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Heaven is Real Book Video Website in conjunction with UniGlobal Media Group. During the course of a Ryden's nationwide book tour, which benefited mightily from a massive social media following, UniGlobal collected a number of radio show audio files and TV interviews that were then folded into videos which were then edited in subject based video vignettes using video, pictures, images and graphics to highlight the discussions.
In the end 22 Radio Show Videos, 8 Edited TV Show Segments, 2 Edited Documentary Interviews, 1 Edited Lecture, combined with 11 Un-Edited TV Shows or Documentaries about Ryden's True Life in God Foundation, combined to create the 44 video strong Heaven is Real Playlist on You Tube and Daily Motion. Feeling a need to bring the videos together in an easily accessible format, UniGlobal Media put together a website at
www.VassulaRydenVideos.com that allows for quick selection by type and subject matters.
For example, in the 10 Part James Lowe Radio Show Video Playlist one might find video topics like Book Overview, Warnings from God or Church Unity. In another section, from a mixture of radio shows from around the county, topics range from Opening Spiritual Eyes to Why is Easter Important, from Fear of God to Praying the Our Father and much more. Segments were selected to cover a wide-range of issues taken from Heaven is Real, Vassula's spiritual autobiography, or discussions brought up radio hosts seeking to bring in headlines or their own personal thoughts.
Vassula three lengthy appearances on the Malcolm Out Loud TV Show yielded 7 Edited segments based on subject in addition to the three full-length un-edited versions uploaded to the playlist. The Fox News segment, done in Chicago on the show Chat Room, is included along with an un-edited lecture from her subsequent Chicago Barnes & Noble book signing and audience reaction about listening to and meeting Vassula.
To see the videos go to
www.VassulaRydenVideos.com Opening Spiritual Eyes Radio Show Video
About the Heaven is Real, But So Is Hell: An Eyewitness Account of What is to Come by Vassula Ryden:
Vassula Ryden's deeply engaging Heaven Is Real But So Is Hell became a bestseller in March, hitting #1 on Barnes & Noble online and #1 on Amazon (Orthodoxy). Vassula is an internationally-acclaimed advocate for peace and unity who's been awarded the Gold Medal Peace Prize in Bangladesh. She's spoken in 80 countries, and has met with leaders at the U.N., the World Council of Churches, and the Vatican, including the last three popes. She takes no money for her work.
A Greek Orthodox Christian, Vassula's book True Life in God has been published in 40 languages. Her new book, Heaven Is Real But So Is Hell, addresses questions like:
o What is the key to world peace?
o If God is good, why is there evil in the world?
o Are we living in the last days?
o What is in store for us, both in this life and in the next?
Vassula's writings are endorsed by highly respected church leaders ("What she says conforms to Gospel truth," says Cardinal Franjo Kuharic), as well as lay people ("Whether you're a person of faith, or no faith, you'll be blown away by her book," says S. Annunziata, a reader on B&N online).
A common housewife and mother of two, Vassula Ryden has gained worldwide attention because she says her spiritual wisdom comes from interior visions from God. Through this God-given gift, she is shown the supernatural world that affects every moment of our lives, and she understands more clearly the teachings of the Bible.
"God is calling us to reconcile with Him and with each other," Vassula says. "The divisions in our families, in our society, and between religions, are leading to our self-destruction. The war we carry in our hearts is exteriorizing itself into war in the world."
Vassula believes world peace must begin within the Christian churches. "The churches are supposed to embody Christ, the Prince of Peace," says Vassula. "But the divisions in the churches have maimed the Body of Christ, weakening its ability to bring peace into the world. Christ has told me, 'The lance's blade lies deep in My Heart,' symbolizing this division.
"I am asking the officials of the Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox churches to stop their quarrelling and permit the Holy Spirit to unite them around one Altar, and achieve 'unity in diversity'. Catholics and Protestants celebrate Easter on a different day than Orthodox Christians, and this is a scandalous sign of the divided Church. The churches need to humble themselves and reconcile with one another to unite the date of Easter. If they do this, Christ will do the rest. This unity will not only heal the Church, but it will affect the whole world by leading it into peace."
As for individuals, Vassula urges all people to reconcile with God and with each other. She warns that if humanity fails to answer God's call for reconciliation and unity, we will undergo a chastisement of fire. "I don't know if the fire is manmade, like a nuclear war, or a comet crashing into the earth. But the fire will have a profound impact on humanity. In the end, the earth will be renewed and at last peace will come."
Quotes from the media:
"A really interesting story. I don't think I've ever met anyone else quite like her before." – Fox News, Good Day Chicago
"Vassula is helping remind us of the importance of open discussion about belief and faith. I implore you to take a look at the messages that Vassula delivers in her book." - Malcolm Out Loud, TV Host
"Vassula Ryden's reputation preceded her and she lived up to it as an enlightening and engaging guest whose messages reaffirmed my own faith. She's always welcome on my radio show." - Rhett Palmer, Radio Host, WAXE
Book Overview of Vassula Ryden's Heaven is Real, But So Is Hell: An Eyewitness Account of What is to Come.
About Vassula Ryden: Vassula Ryden, author of "Heaven is Real But So is Hell: An Eyewitness Account of What is to Come," is a Greek Orthodox Christian mystic with a worldwide following. Born of Greek parents, Ryden grew up in Egypt, until her family moved to Switzerland when she was a teenager. Then in 1985, while she was living in Bangladesh, she had a spiritual encounter that changed her life, as well as many others. Ryden was working on a grocery list when she felt the presence of an angel. "My hand was taken as if by an invisible hand, and I let it go because I felt he wanted me to write something," she says.
At the time of the encounter, she had no relationship with God and hadn't received any religious training. Soon after that encounter, God allowed Ryden to experience a painful purification process. After experiencing this dark and lonely time when she did not hear from God, she made the decision to fully surrender to Him and put God first in her life.
Since then, she has had thousands of similar experiences, transcribing "messages" from God in a different style than her normal handwriting. The messages have been compiled in books, videos and other materials, which are promoted and distributed under the title, 'True Life in God' after Vassula was told by God in 1987, I have chosen you as a blank canvas to fill it up only with My Work which I will name: "True Life in God."
Ryden also has what she calls "interior visions" of heaven and the future and has foreseen three important events, which came to fruition:
The destruction of the World Trade Center towers on September 11, 2001;
The Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004; and The fall of Communism in the former Soviet Union.
But such "doomsday" prophecies are not the focus of her ministry. God's messages to Ryden emphasize His love and desire that all people have an intimate relationship with Him. They also stress the need for unity among Christian denominations.
Although she is Greek Orthodox, Ryden has a large Catholic following. She has cordial relations with many Vatican officials and presented a copy of "True Life in God" to Pope Benedict XVI in 2008.
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