

Initially, Colton’s parents were skeptical too. Skeptics have tried to explain Colton’s experience based on his knowledge of Bible stories. Colton could describe everyone he saw in heaven and shared details about Jesus, the Arch Angel Michael with his special sword, Mary, John the Baptist, and even his unborn sister, who had “died in his mommy’s tummy.” Colton Burpo wants you to know that “Jesus really, really loves you.” He told them he sat on Jesus’ lap, surrounded by winged angels. Colton told his parents that the angels sang to him, so he would not be afraid. Here's even more about Colton Burpo's description of Heaven. What is heaven like? Who did Colton Burpo see in Heaven? Told by Colton’s father Todd Burpo – yet often in Colton’s own words – the disarmingly simple messages tells us what Heaven is like and Colton Bupro's description of heaven, including: The young son of a Nebraska pastor, Colton slipped from consciousness and entered heaven during emergency surgery.Ĭolton’s pictures of heaven, the angels he met and the animals he saw, along with many more details are available in his book Heaven is for Real for Kids.

In the Heaven is for Real book (and subsequent movie), we learn the true story about Colton Burpo’s experience. Eventually, Todd Burpo recorded Colton’s story in the New York Times #1 bestseller, Heaven Is for Real. Young Colton Burpo shared impossible-to-know details about his surgery and about his family members. And he met Pop, his great-grandfather who died 30 years before he was born. Colton saw his miscarried sister whom no one had told him about – she hugged him while he was in heaven. He saw his dad praying in the waiting room and yelling at God while he prayed. As word spread, everyone asked: “What is heaven like?” And Colton had more to say!Ĭolton told how he was able to look down and see his doctor operating on him. At age 4, Colton Burpo would be forever changed, because of this experience – God has given him a heavenly perspective of life.

Colton’s parents began to realize that the “difference” they were sensing in their son had to do with his encounter with Jesus and his heavenly experiences.
