Rene, Dr Eby died Dec 26, 2002. As he very specifically said Jesus told him he would be alive when He returned I would not place any significance in anything he said. He said that he would be ALIVE when the rapture happened and this clearly has NOT happened. He would be considered a false prophet and would have been stoned according to the law of God. Of course, one can always spiritualize what he said and claim that Jesus returned spiritually or that perhaps Dr Eby was a bit confused, but he was not a senile old man when he had his "trips to heaven and hell".
 
One can make excuses for any false prophets, but God's true prophets are never confused and a sovereign God will not deliver a garbled message to His true prophet. He will, however, allow a lying spirit to speak through people based on the idols of their hearts. See  Ezekiel 14.
 
I am not trying to throw cold water on anyone's cherished beliefs. I am trying to speak the truth so that people will see that NOT ALL prophecies are true, no matter how godly the person and how convinced they are. Please do not think I am trying to be unkind and speak ill of the dead as that is NOT my intent. There are far too many false prophecies presented as truth, and far too many undiscerning Christians willing to believe them. If something does not line up with the Word of God, then throw it out. I see nothing in my Bible that speaks of anyone ever having visited heaven or hell, other than the apostle Paul, who was caught up to the third heaven, yet even he did not know the time of Jesus's return. I hardly think Dr. Eby was on the same level as the apostle Paul, who spent several years in Arabia being personally taught by the Lord Jesus Christ.