Radiata
5th August 2007, 10:32 PM
Taking a quick break from my theology studies, I have started to look into… Heaven. I haven’t been this enthusiastic about a topic for a while. So where do you go to learn about this place? Naturally, we would look to the bible, but that doesn’t say very much about it. We all know that we are going there eventually, but has anyone ever thought about what it would be like? Or has it been something like Pandora’s Box?
I think I find that the best information comes from people that have actually been there. That’s right, I’m talking about Near Death Experiencers(NDE’s). There are many people that have died, and then been brought back to life with a defibrillator. You know, those machines that give an electric shock to the heart to get it started again. (I’m a lifeguard, I know how to work one.) Anyway, when people die, they commonly tell of an “out of body experience.” Some times they stay in the room, other times they go to Heaven, and still other times they go to hell. Rarely has anyone ever actually gotten to Heaven, and then come back. They just get to the gates before they are brought back to life. But this is where things get really interesting. When they are in this “out of body” state, they feel peace, and happiness without any pain. Often times when people die, they are in a lot of pain, and all of it stops. They then ascend upward toward heaven. Rarely have I seen a clear testimony about the ascension, but one person told of passing through a golden curtain. This is appropriate because in Exodus when it talks about the blueprints of God’s temple, the curtain is what separates the holy place, from the Most Holy Place. Every time I said “Help me Jesus” I rose a little higher in the air. I said it again and rose higher and higher. This happened over and over. I noticed I was in absolutely no pain and realized Jesus was helping me. The “sky” held a golden lace curtain though it was solid and very large. It extended as far as I could see and was directly in front of me. I say lace because it was ornate with gaps between the “carvings”. I was bathed in a bright white light that came from a single source. It shown through the gaps in the gold “lace” curtain and touched my soul. It made you feel endless love, complete peace and supreme happiness. Without a doubt it was God.He made a photoshop of it. But he says that it doesn’t compare to the real thing. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v215/kinglizard/heavenascent.jpg
At this point, people encounter a Christ figure. Sometimes people describe Him as a being of light, others say that He is just a presence found everywhere around the person. George Ritchie's says, “This Person was power itself, older than time and yet more modern than anyone I had ever met. Above all, with that same mysterious inner certainty, I knew that this man loved me. Far more even than power, what emanated from this Presence was unconditional love. An astonishing love. A love beyond my wildest imagining. This love knew every unlovable thing about me...and accepted and loved me just the same." Then, this God/Christ figure says something like, “Lets see what you have done in your life.” It is then, that the person’s life flashes before their eyes. That is probably where the saying, “I saw my life flash before my eyes” comes from. Often times during this session, the person feels immense guilt or embarrassment. Many times during the life review, the Christ figure reveals to the person that the sole propose of life was to love other human beings. When the experiencer hears this and says, “Why didn’t anyone tell me?” Christ’s response is simple and straightforward. “I did tell you. I told you by the life I lived. I told you by the death I died.
One person here wrote an incredible testimony about his actual ascension. He tells the story of actually seeing heaven. After he passed the curtain, he saw a golden city. Softly, peacefully I was floating just outside a beautiful golden wall that seemed to surround heaven. I was floating slowly down the wall just above it’s highest point allowing me to see beyond the wall and into the “city”. Like I said, this person has seen heaven. The most awesome and beautiful sight ever to be seen. I find myself turning to jealousy. I almost cry thinking about how lucky he was to be able to tell people about God and his overwhelming love for us.
The full testimony can be found here (http://www.christianforums.com/t2945599-<my-near-death-experience-and-ascent-to-heaven>.html).
I think I find that the best information comes from people that have actually been there. That’s right, I’m talking about Near Death Experiencers(NDE’s). There are many people that have died, and then been brought back to life with a defibrillator. You know, those machines that give an electric shock to the heart to get it started again. (I’m a lifeguard, I know how to work one.) Anyway, when people die, they commonly tell of an “out of body experience.” Some times they stay in the room, other times they go to Heaven, and still other times they go to hell. Rarely has anyone ever actually gotten to Heaven, and then come back. They just get to the gates before they are brought back to life. But this is where things get really interesting. When they are in this “out of body” state, they feel peace, and happiness without any pain. Often times when people die, they are in a lot of pain, and all of it stops. They then ascend upward toward heaven. Rarely have I seen a clear testimony about the ascension, but one person told of passing through a golden curtain. This is appropriate because in Exodus when it talks about the blueprints of God’s temple, the curtain is what separates the holy place, from the Most Holy Place. Every time I said “Help me Jesus” I rose a little higher in the air. I said it again and rose higher and higher. This happened over and over. I noticed I was in absolutely no pain and realized Jesus was helping me. The “sky” held a golden lace curtain though it was solid and very large. It extended as far as I could see and was directly in front of me. I say lace because it was ornate with gaps between the “carvings”. I was bathed in a bright white light that came from a single source. It shown through the gaps in the gold “lace” curtain and touched my soul. It made you feel endless love, complete peace and supreme happiness. Without a doubt it was God.He made a photoshop of it. But he says that it doesn’t compare to the real thing. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v215/kinglizard/heavenascent.jpg
At this point, people encounter a Christ figure. Sometimes people describe Him as a being of light, others say that He is just a presence found everywhere around the person. George Ritchie's says, “This Person was power itself, older than time and yet more modern than anyone I had ever met. Above all, with that same mysterious inner certainty, I knew that this man loved me. Far more even than power, what emanated from this Presence was unconditional love. An astonishing love. A love beyond my wildest imagining. This love knew every unlovable thing about me...and accepted and loved me just the same." Then, this God/Christ figure says something like, “Lets see what you have done in your life.” It is then, that the person’s life flashes before their eyes. That is probably where the saying, “I saw my life flash before my eyes” comes from. Often times during this session, the person feels immense guilt or embarrassment. Many times during the life review, the Christ figure reveals to the person that the sole propose of life was to love other human beings. When the experiencer hears this and says, “Why didn’t anyone tell me?” Christ’s response is simple and straightforward. “I did tell you. I told you by the life I lived. I told you by the death I died.
One person here wrote an incredible testimony about his actual ascension. He tells the story of actually seeing heaven. After he passed the curtain, he saw a golden city. Softly, peacefully I was floating just outside a beautiful golden wall that seemed to surround heaven. I was floating slowly down the wall just above it’s highest point allowing me to see beyond the wall and into the “city”. Like I said, this person has seen heaven. The most awesome and beautiful sight ever to be seen. I find myself turning to jealousy. I almost cry thinking about how lucky he was to be able to tell people about God and his overwhelming love for us.
The full testimony can be found here (http://www.christianforums.com/t2945599-<my-near-death-experience-and-ascent-to-heaven>.html).