Posted on 06/02/2012 2:25:23 PM PDT by NYer
Sometimes we need a reminder of what awaits us and this story seems appropriate. Enjoy!
I loved this post.Thank you.
Well said. Nice to hear how their lives have changed after something like this. Makes many less afraid of death.
Make that 2009.
"You don't have a soul. You are a soul. You have a body."
~ C.S. Lewis
I was curious about whether comatose patients near death were still in possession of their soul on earth during those final hours. When my wonderful dad passed away a few weeks ago, I had my answer. YES, he *was* there, and in an instant, not a second, but an instant, I knew that he was with God. His eyes had been closed, and his head remained still, but I watched and witnessed that exact moment that his soul left earth.
In a strange way, it was comforting to see that he was taken, not slowly, but *instantly* into eternity with God. God is good. Bob
profound.
Delightful and fascinating post. Thank you.
Early December 2009, I was bleeding out after a fall from a mountain in NM during a blizzard. Wound up losing a spleen and a kidney, broke 3 ribs and a vert, and took one of the ribs into the chest cavity. 2 hours for rescue guys to get to me because of the blizzard.
I woke up 3 days later in a hospital with a few tubes down my throat and spent another 2 weeks in critical care/trauma ward. Took me a long time to recover.
But the thing I first thought when I woke up was 'dammit, I'm still here'. I can relate to what the doc is talking about.
/johnny
I have observed ths many times in my work as a hospice chaplain.
A question occurs to me while reading this inspiring story.
The question is: Has anyone heard of a muslim every having a NDE and coming back with awe and wonder in their heart about what awaits them when they pass?
Serious question and not asked to provoke.
In all seriousness, I can only offer up the old joke about an afterlife encounter with a group of old men in white wigs known collectively as the 72 Virginians.
Oh how I hope this is what my son experienced.
You’ll never know how appropriate this was today...THANK YOU...Dad fell/sat down twice this afternoon. DR appointments are made but it’s in HIS hands.
Blessing to you as you have blessed others.
Thank you for posting.
Beautiful story, thank you.
Thanks for sharing. On list to read.....very soon.
I always enjoy near death experience stories since they are inspiring.
The problem is that these stories shouldn’t take the place of scriptural authority.
The web site for the author here has a whole section on “pre-birth” experiences — so this sounds like re-incarnation.
Traditional Christian theology doesn’t teach that we have souls in heaven before birth.
Perhaps there is a way to explain this as experiencing the future now or something.
Otherwise it sounds like new age counterfeit teachings.
What do you think?
Babies are not in heaven waiting to be born — right?
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