All that we truthfully have to go on is the here and now. If, during your life, you discover that people like to tell tall tales and call it true, that's a lesson learned. If it sounds like a fantasy then it probably is. If you've never seen a bush speak words while it is on fire and the idea seems ludicrous then that too gets logged into your life's lessons play book. On the other hand, if you read a book that tells you that a wreath is a sexual symbol and people who choose to hang one on their door are putting their souls at risk, then you are ignoring life's lessons.
People write books with outrageous statements to push buttons and make money.
People are neither evil or holy and they're eternal outcome will not be as easily defined as Hell or Heaven. No one knows what happens after you die. Anyone who says that they do is a liar, a fool or crazy. You have yet to discover that your education hasn't begun. School will tell you.