Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Bill Wiese is an American Protestant Christian leader, who came to prominence after claiming to experience ‘23 Minutes in Hell,’ back in 1998.
- Since then, he has become a bestselling author, public speaker and preacher.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Bill’s father was an insurance salesman. Growing up, Bill lived in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, along with his four siblings and parents.
- After graduating from school in 1970, Bill’s chosen career was to be a Real Estate Broker. For many years, he was extremely successful in the real estate business, working in Orange County, California.
- Bill is married to his spouse Annette and the couple lives in Orange County, CA. They have no children.
The Hell Experience :
- It was in the 1970s that Bill started to teach and lead worship.
- On November 23, 1998, Bill’s life was to change forever when he claimed that he had a journey in his spirit body and experienced 23 minutes in hell where he was eventually rescued by Jesus.
- He says it was just a normal Sunday for him and he had returned from a prayer meeting with his pastor. He had gone to bed as usual, and at 03:00 his journey began where he was dropped into a prison cell where he encountered four ‘creatures’ and couldn’t believe the heat, stench, and screaming of others.
- For six years following this experience, Bill researched scriptures to find out what the Bible said about hell.
Church Work, Books and Net Worth :
- In 2000 Bill & his wife Carol founded Soul Choice Ministries to spread the word of the Gospel.
- It wasn’t until 2005 following his talks in church and on some radio and TV programs, that Bill was approached to write a book ‘23 Minutes in Hell’ about his 1998 experience. This book appeared on the extended New York Times’ ‘Best Sellers List.’ Such was the success of the book that it was later translated into more than ten languages.
- In 2007, Bill found himself in such demand to talk about his Hell experience that he gave up his job as a realtor and entered full-time in the ministry that he had founded.
- Other books have followed such as ‘23 Questions About Hell’ and ‘Recession Proof Living.’
- Despite the success of the books, Bill has also received a great deal of criticism. However, he stands by his truth and has many believers in his story.
- He has appeared on the TV show ‘It’s Supernatural’ sharing near-death experiences that people have shared with him.
- He published a book ‘What Happens When I Die’ which recount peoples near-death experiences. These stories present not only Christian views but views and teachings regarding death across other religions.
Interesting Facts, Height and Trivia :
- Bill says that after he visited Hell, it was a year before he calmed down and felt less traumatized.
- Through his research Bill realized that a few other people too had experienced hell.
- As a young boy, Bill was a surfer. On a surfing trip in Florida, he even survived a shark attack.
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The last thing I would have expected to read from someone who posted on this site was enmity. Yet here it is along with jealousy, covetousness, pride, ad hominem, etc.
Bill’s experience in Hell was real and he set out to alert/warn others, whether they be Christian or not, about the sheer terror of hell and the fact that you have no hope of ever getting out. He was shocked to discover that many Christian’s believe in universalism – or all roads lead to heaven and many who don’t believe in jell at all.
Read his book, “23 minutes in hell.” Get saved and Repent now. Turn away from your sin, make positive changes today so you can enjoy the gift of life and avoid the suffering and torment of hell. Good works do not get you an invitation to heaven. Belief in Jesus as your savior, turning away from sin and being obedient to Him will place you on the narrow road to salvation.
We all have to be very careful, not to fall for a fake!
Just for the record, I found a site that said Bill’s net worth is TEN MILLION DOLLARS.
When I was writing a book about 18 years ago, I called Bill Wiese and spoke to his wife. I asked her if I could quote from his book 23 Minutes in Hell. I felt he would appreciate that I would share his God-given experience. She was fiercely opposed to me quoting him and said the book was copyrighted and that this was their property. So much for sharing God’s message of Hell.
Under the section net worth, it doesn’t explicitly state his net worth. Why is that? Has Bill made millions from his experience? What are the charities that Bill donates his money to?
Has he come out of the closet yet?
Just stop it! He’s been married to his wife for many years. Stop judging people please!