This book tells you basically what happens to a persons soul after the body dies. How scarry is that moment of death if you are not ready or don't have any knowledge of what happens to the soul at the time of death.
The book tells you how the soul goes through torments by the fallen spirits of the air, the same spirits that try to get you to sin on earth they will put ones soul on trial and try to take the soul to the DARK ABYSS known as HELL.
But you are guarded by angels throughout your journey to heaven and at each station the angels present the goodness the soul has done while living on earth while the demons are judging the soul for that perticular sin.
But once the angels run out of goodness to show for a perticular sin committed usually an unforgiven cardinal sin, than the angels depart because they have nothing to show for the deeds the soul made for that perticular sin and the demons grab the soul and the soul is taken down as you see the earth open up and the fires of HELL awaiting your coming.
In HELL your soul will be tormented day and night without stopping and the worm that never sleeps will constently eat at your soul, this is the place where no one can help you out or save you, no one can give you water or food or anything the will make your stay pleasent.
In summary this book and the ORTHODOX religion teaches us how important it is to abide by the commendments of our Lord Jesus Christ and how important it is to repentant our sins on a daily basis, for all unrepentent sins will be tried by the fallen spirits at the mmoment of death.
A must read for anyone who wants to know what really happens to a SOUL after the body dies.