After Death Experiences Most of us have heard or read of those who died and have returned to life to relate what the experience was like. Here is a composite picture of what people say it is like to die and then return to life. “After being pronounced dead, I moved through a long tunnel and saw the efforts to resuscitate me. I was outside my body, though I knew the body was mine. I was greeted by relatives who had gone on before me. Suddenly I encountered a long grid and in the middle was a brilliant light. The light gave me an evaluation of my life and spoke peace to me. I knew no discomfort, no pain, and no sadness. Then, I woke again to life.” This is representative of several testimonies given over a number of years by those who say they have been pronounced dead and then revived. Raymond Moody and Elisabeth Kuebler–Ross authored a best selling book entitled, Life After Life. It was a study of the experiences people have had with death and near–death experiences. The book seeks to prove that there is life after death and that it is filled with joy, renuion with others who have died, and reward. No matter what religious views one held in life, whether “Christian,” Jewish, Buddhist, Mohammedan or those with no religion whatsoever, those who pass into the life after life are rewarded with peace and joy. In every case, they all returned to life after being pronounced legally dead. These two authors claim around one–hundred–fifty cases were thoroughly researched. Not one of the entire number had the same experience as the others. Moody listed “fifteen or so” components of the composite picture of what death is like. Of these he claimed that most of those who have been pronounced dead and revived have at least eight of the elements but no more than twelve. Some, he said, “remembered nothing when they ‘returned to life’.” How does this fit into the biblical picture of life and death? The Bible clearly teaches that there is life after death. There are numerous instances where a person was brought back to life after death. The single most notable case in history is that of Jesus who “died for our sins, according to the Scriptures, was buried, and rose again the third day, according to the Scriptures” (1 Cor. 15:3-4). In the Old Testament there is the record of Elijah and the revival of life to a young child.
Posted on: Sat, 03 Aug 2013 21:11:21 +0000
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