I’m still unsure what I think about near death experiences, if I’m honest. The Bible says no one sees the father and lives, right? Also if you aren’t a believer, can you have a glimpse of heaven? I thought only believers make it to heaven?
Not trying to combat or diminish anything in this, just sharing burning questions I have had for a long time. ☺️👍
Hello, in love, I just wanted to shed some light on some verses, because one detail is easily overlooked. Heaven is a spiritual realm and not a physical one. Randy was in spiritual form. “No man” and “no one”, refers to humanity in physical form:
Exodus 33:20 - “But He said, 'You cannot see My face; for no man shall see Me, and live.'"
John 1:18 - “No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him."
Jesus actually tells us what the Father looks like. He tells us that He is the image of God. If we want to know who God looks like, we can look at Jesus. He is the physical image of our spiritual God:
Colossians 1:15 - “He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation."
John 14:9 - "He who has seen Me has seen the Father."
Some think it is impossible to die for an extended time and be brought back to life. Both Jesus and the Apostles raised people from the dead as easily as the healed them. Jesus raised Lazarus after three days and He raised Himself after three days.
When I was 20 years old ( today I am 63 years old), I prayed Psalm 23 and called out to Jesus because there was an invisible evil presence in my room and I was frightened more than I had ever been before. Jesus brought me into His presence in my spiritual form. I say spiritual, even though it felt physical, because when I opened my eyes, I could only see a very bright white light. Brighter than what my physical eyes could look upon. Just like we can’t look at the sun. He was embracing me. I never saw His face but I knew that it was Him. It was “known” to me. He spoke to me in my head not by physical voice. He told me to not be afraid. I felt His love. It is all-consuming. It does not exist here on earth. His love cannot be explained because it is so complete and we have no reference or definition that will make others understand.
I stand by Randy’s true testimony because I hear the truth in his words. I hope this will help bring truth, love, and clarity to all who read them. Jesus loves you more than you can imagine. May His peace and love be always with you.
I’ve been casually studying NDEs. Whatever one thinks about them, there are some verifiable incidents that are hard discount.
If anything, they lend support to that fact something beyond nature exists after we die.
I love the point about seeing children who didn’t make it in the womb. Our first child is waiting for us in heaven, and it’s a really joyful thought.
I’m still unsure what I think about near death experiences, if I’m honest. The Bible says no one sees the father and lives, right? Also if you aren’t a believer, can you have a glimpse of heaven? I thought only believers make it to heaven?
Not trying to combat or diminish anything in this, just sharing burning questions I have had for a long time. ☺️👍
Hello, in love, I just wanted to shed some light on some verses, because one detail is easily overlooked. Heaven is a spiritual realm and not a physical one. Randy was in spiritual form. “No man” and “no one”, refers to humanity in physical form:
Exodus 33:20 - “But He said, 'You cannot see My face; for no man shall see Me, and live.'"
John 1:18 - “No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him."
Jesus actually tells us what the Father looks like. He tells us that He is the image of God. If we want to know who God looks like, we can look at Jesus. He is the physical image of our spiritual God:
Colossians 1:15 - “He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation."
John 14:9 - "He who has seen Me has seen the Father."
Some think it is impossible to die for an extended time and be brought back to life. Both Jesus and the Apostles raised people from the dead as easily as the healed them. Jesus raised Lazarus after three days and He raised Himself after three days.
When I was 20 years old ( today I am 63 years old), I prayed Psalm 23 and called out to Jesus because there was an invisible evil presence in my room and I was frightened more than I had ever been before. Jesus brought me into His presence in my spiritual form. I say spiritual, even though it felt physical, because when I opened my eyes, I could only see a very bright white light. Brighter than what my physical eyes could look upon. Just like we can’t look at the sun. He was embracing me. I never saw His face but I knew that it was Him. It was “known” to me. He spoke to me in my head not by physical voice. He told me to not be afraid. I felt His love. It is all-consuming. It does not exist here on earth. His love cannot be explained because it is so complete and we have no reference or definition that will make others understand.
I stand by Randy’s true testimony because I hear the truth in his words. I hope this will help bring truth, love, and clarity to all who read them. Jesus loves you more than you can imagine. May His peace and love be always with you.