| Case ID | Source Citation | Source URL | Text Summary | Veridical Score | Veridical Classification | Tabatt Total Score | Biblical Compatibility | Non Orthodox Elements | Biblical Assessment Summary | ||
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| 12 | NDERF 10022 Brad K NDE | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1brad_k_nde.html | Brad had multiple NDEs, first drowning at age 2-3 (1953) and later being stabbed with a stiletto in 1971. In the stabbing incident, he was attacked with pipes and knifed, severing an artery above his More ... | 34 | Strong Evidence | 9 | Low Compatibility | non-human beings, rejection of Christ's unique role, universal spirituality | While containing many typical NDE elements, the experience includes significant departures from biblical teaching. The non-human beings, rejection of Christ's unique salvific role, and embrace of reli More ... | ||
| 14 | NDERF 81 D NDE 35 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1d_nde.html | D experienced a catastrophic car crash on March 5, 1978, while driving at 125 MPH. His body was severely mutilated with his left hand severed at the wrist and the lower section of his body separated. More ... | 32 | Strong Evidence | 8 | Low Compatibility | reincarnation, past lives | While the experience contains many biblical elements like OBE and encountering spiritual beings, it includes significant unbiblical content. The belief in reincarnation and past lives directly contrad More ... | ||
| 17 | NDERF 10002 Cougar NDE 62 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1cougar_nde.html | Cougar experienced three NDEs across his lifetime. At age 11, he fell from a swing set causing diaphragm shock and inability to breathe, during which he saw the past 400 years of history and gained Na More ... | 33 | Strong Evidence | 8 | Incompatible | telepathic killing, past lives, reincarnation, occult powers | While containing some biblical elements like heaven and hell, the experience is dominated by occult and new age concepts. The detailed discussion of using telepathic powers to harm others, belief in r More ... | ||
| 19 | NDERF 21 Diane NDE 16 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1diane_nde2.html | Diane experienced an NDE caused by gas leak from a heater while watching TV during her children's naptime. Her deceased grandmother appeared and called her to wake up, communicating telepathically wit More ... | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 8 | Low Compatibility | spirit communication, psychic abilities, chi energy healing | While core NDE elements align with biblical accounts, extensive post-NDE involvement with spirit communication, psychic phenomena, and energy healing contradicts biblical prohibitions against divinati More ... | ||
| 21 | NDERF 408 David O NDE 79 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1david_o_nde.html | David experienced an extensive NDE at age 19 after overdosing on PCP cut with rat poison at a party. Unable to re-enter his body, he called to God for help and was met by a glowing androgynous being w More ... | 7 | Weak Evidence | 9 | Low Compatibility | reincarnation, Gaia consciousness, soul evolution, planetary spirits, choosing p More ... | While including Jesus and God, experience heavily incorporates new age cosmology incompatible with biblical theology. Reincarnation, conscious planet worship, and eternal Earth training ground directl More ... | ||
| 32 | NDERF 10031 Israel NDE 17 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1israel_nde.html | In mid-summer 1961, a 13-year-old boy had an NDE during a drowning incident at a public swimming pool in Israel. After betting a professional diver he could swim 83 yards underwater on one breath for More ... | 29 | Strong Evidence | 8 | Low Compatibility | collective consciousness evolution, regular OBE travel | Initial NDE has biblical elements but subsequent teachings about human evolution into collective consciousness and regular OBE travel contradict biblical theology. | ||
| 37 | NDERF 428 Jerome NDE 81 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jerome_nde.html | Jerome experienced chest discomfort that progressively worsened over hours, spreading to his arm and neck. Despite feeling unwell, he went to work but collapsed in the emergency room. He heard a disti More ... | 24 | Moderate Evidence | 6 | Low Compatibility | Buddhist philosophy, self-generated judgment, rejection of Abrahamic religions | While containing valid OBE elements, explicitly rejects biblical framework in favor of Buddhist concepts of self-generated judgment and personal universes. | ||
| 47 | NDERF 10023 Linda NDE 26 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1linda_nde.html | At age 5-6, Linda experienced a near-drowning incident at a river where her father took her to swim. The river had a drop-off point and she went down for the third time, realizing she was dying. She e More ... | 7 | Weak Evidence | 8 | Low Compatibility | reincarnation, past lives | Experience contains standard NDE elements but led to belief in reincarnation and past lives, directly contradicting biblical teaching. The transformation was positive but theological understanding div More ... | ||
| 51 | NDERF 426 Kelly NDE 80 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1kelly_nde.html | Kelly experienced heart problems when vagal nerve was affected during surgery, causing heart to stop during deep sleep. Over three consecutive nights (May 5-7, 1995), she had repeated NDEs. She felt b More ... | 16 | Moderate Evidence | 6 | Incompatible | Wicca, psychic powers, aura reading | Experience involved dark entity possibly demonic. Led to complete rejection of Christianity for Wicca/paganism. Claims of psychic powers directly contradict biblical warnings against occult practices. | ||
| 59 | NDERF 10016 Peter NDE 39 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1peter_nde.html | Peter's earliest memory is an out-of-body experience as an infant, viewing his own body floating underwater in a blue wool outfit from above. He observed himself drowning while his spirit watched from More ... | 7 | Weak Evidence | 4 | Low Compatibility | reincarnation, multiple forms in journey | Experience contains basic OBE elements but includes significant unbiblical concepts of reincarnation and cyclical existence. No encounter with divine beings or spiritual realms beyond physical observa More ... | ||
| 63 | NDERF 10035 Paul NDE 12 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1paul_nde.html | Paul was shot multiple times by machine gun fire in Cambodia on October 1, 1970, while trying to save his buddy Pete. Hit in both legs with a severed artery, he viewed the scene from 16 feet above his More ... | 32 | Strong Evidence | 6 | Low Compatibility | reincarnation, pre-existence of souls, spirit communication | While showing spiritual survival after death, the account heavily features reincarnation beliefs, pre-existence of souls, and normalized spirit communication that contradicts biblical teaching. Mixed More ... | ||
| 79 | NDERF 10010 Tim NDE | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1tim_nde_10010.html | Around 1974-1975 in Texas, a 2.5-year-old boy was jumping on his mother's bed when his sister pushed him. He fell headfirst onto a glass of tea sitting on a wooden end table. As he fell, time slowed d More ... | 21 | Moderate Evidence | 9 | Low Compatibility | reincarnation, multiple realms, soul cycling | Experience heavily features reincarnation concepts with souls cycling through multiple realms and lives. Promotes moral relativism stating any belief is acceptable. Multiple non-biblical cosmological More ... | ||
| 84 | NDERF 572 Arielera NDE 146 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1arielera_nde.html | Arielera attempted suicide by drinking liquid paraffin and fell into a coma for three weeks. She was cyanotic (blue, no air) when taken to hospital and may have been clinically dead. During the coma, More ... | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Low Compatibility | alternate realities, multiple versions of self | Experience contains some standard NDE elements but is dominated by alternate reality themes. The complete alternate life with non-existent husband and the concept of multiple versions of self are inco More ... | ||
| 88 | NDERF 506 Bill V NDE 97 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1bill_v_nde.html | Bill was traveling in a Toyota pickup when struck from behind by a Chevrolet Caprice at 65mph. His seat broke loose, he was trapped in the seatbelt, and suffered numerous head injuries as the truck fo More ... | 14 | Suggestive Evidence | 7 | Incompatible | no heaven or hell, reincarnation concepts, pantheistic universe | Experience explicitly denies biblical heaven and hell, promotes pantheistic universe concept, and suggests reincarnation through life essence. Direct contradiction of core Christian doctrine despite s More ... | ||
| 91 | NDERF 552 Bob A NDE 124 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1bob_a_nde.html | Bob fell approximately 30 feet from a church roof while doing repairs. Upon impact, he experienced an immediate out-of-body experience where he perceived himself standing up and walking around, seeing More ... | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Low Compatibility | reincarnation, psychic abilities, shamanism, spirit communication, demons | Experience contains standard NDE elements but includes significant unbiblical content including reincarnation, psychic abilities, shamanic practices, and spirit communication which directly contradict More ... | ||
| 95 | NDERF 619 Bill W NDE 180 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1bill_w_nde.html | Bill underwent emergency triple bypass surgery after doctors discovered 85% and 95% occlusion in his main heart arteries. He died twice on the operating table. During his first death, he instantly app More ... | 35 | Exceptional Evidence | 8 | Low Compatibility | anti-religious stance, psychic abilities, ghost communication, energy healing, o More ... | While containing standard NDE elements and service mission, experience led to anti-religious stance and extensive occult practices directly contradicting biblical teachings. | ||
| 105 | NDERF 645 Frank A NDE 190 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1frank_a_nde.html | Frank woke at 1:30am with his heart racing extremely fast, confirmed by his wife who felt his rapid heartbeat. He called an ambulance, but by the time it arrived, he blanked out and experienced clinic More ... | 25 | Strong Evidence | 9 | Low Compatibility | reincarnation, past lives, energy reading, psychic abilities | Contains significant unbiblical elements including reincarnation and psychic abilities that contradict scripture. | ||
| 118 | NDERF 536 Janet B NDE 109 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1janet_b_nde.html | On October 29, 1983, Janet B was deliberately poisoned with twice a lethal dose by someone she had rejected before a Halloween party. Upon dying, she heard the word "Jesus" from inside herself, experi More ... | 4 | Weak Evidence | 8 | Low Compatibility | self-salvation, divine self-identity, ritual sacrifice | This experience contains significant theological problems despite some biblical elements. While it begins with hearing "Jesus" as "THE WORD" (John 1:1), it diverges into problematic territory. The cla More ... | ||
| 122 | NDERF 586 JR M NDE 149 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jr_m_nde.html | JR M experienced one of several NDEs while being transported to Lexington, KY after falling from a three-story building. His neck and head were swollen from the trauma. In the ambulance, after intense More ... | 23 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Low Compatibility | reincarnation, pre-existence choice, co-creator theology | While the experience contains several biblical elements like connection to divine presence and spiritual insight, it includes significant unbiblical concepts. The references to multiple lifetimes and More ... | ||
| 135 | NDERF 539 Leanne V NDE 113 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1leanne_v_nde.html | Leanne contracted viral encephalitis and spent two weeks in the ICU on life support. During this time, she experienced being in a vast dark space that felt "soupy," like liquid mercury. She was floati More ... | 21 | Moderate Evidence | 8 | Low Compatibility | Wiccan conversion, earth-religion | While the experience itself contains some biblical elements (darkness, light, boundary), the spiritual outcome directly opposes biblical teaching. The conversion to Wicca involves practices forbidden More ... | ||
| 141 | NDERF 518 Maria G NDE 101 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1maria_g_nde.html | Maria was in a coma on July 15, 1987, when she was told she was dying and her sons were called to her bedside. During the coma, she experienced being transported rapidly through a tunnel with physical More ... | 7 | Weak Evidence | 7 | Low Compatibility | psychic development, tarot reading | While the experience contains highly biblical elements including direct encounter with Jesus Christ and deceased Christian relatives, the subsequent turn to occult practices (psychic classes and tarot More ... | ||
| 143 | NDERF 616 Madeleine S NDE 174 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1madeleine_s_nde.html | Madeleine received dental gas in 1996 for a procedure, but the dosage was incorrectly administered. She experienced palpitations, horror, anxiety, and paralysis with inability to move or adjust vision More ... | 20 | Moderate Evidence | 8 | Low Compatibility | psychic abilities, seeing spirits | While the OBE and veridical observations align with biblical accounts, the subsequent development of psychic abilities is problematic. Seeing spirits and auras resembles mediumship condemned in Deuter More ... | ||
| 147 | NDERF 12009 Neil H NDE 182 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1neil_h_nde.html | Neil had a drowning incident in 1956 at his grandmother's country home. While playing in a creek, he slid into a deep hole and went underwater. His father saw what happened from the front porch and ju More ... | 12 | Suggestive Evidence | 5 | Low Compatibility | hatred of creation, desire for soul uncreation, psychic pursuits | While the OBE itself is not inherently unbiblical, Neil's response to the experience is deeply problematic from a biblical perspective. His hatred of creation directly contradicts Genesis 1:31 where G More ... | ||
| 151 | NDERF 30001 Sheila B NDE 165 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1sheila_b_nde.html | Sheila B experienced cardiac arrest during childbirth while delivering her stillborn daughter. Her heart stopped and she had an out-of-body experience where she saw a beautiful light and encountered h More ... | 20 | Moderate Evidence | 8 | Low Compatibility | polytheism | Experience contains standard NDE elements like OBE, encountering deceased father, bright light, and receiving knowledge about the afterlife. The father's message about it not being her time aligns wit More ... | ||
| 152 | NDERF 587 Sherry G NDE 148 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1sherry_g_nde.html | Sherry G suffered a near-fatal heart attack on February 13, 1997, following years of severe bulimia, anorexia, and methamphetamine abuse. She had been experiencing visits from deceased friends and Mar More ... | 36 | Exceptional Evidence | 9 | Low Compatibility | pantheism, spirit communication, new age concepts | Experience contains all classic NDE elements including life review with moral reckoning. However, significant unbiblical elements include spirit communication with deceased (Marilyn Monroe), pantheist More ... | ||
| 156 | NDERF 20053 Sylvia W NDE 152 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1sylvia_w_nde.html | Sylvia fell backwards from a kitchen bar stool at her boyfriend's house, suffering a large forehead laceration with significant bleeding. She experienced clinical death requiring CPR from two witnesse More ... | 37 | Exceptional Evidence | 9 | Low Compatibility | reincarnation, past lives, pre-existence | Experience contains standard NDE elements but includes significant non-biblical concepts of reincarnation and past lives. The notion of choosing bodies for spiritual lessons and having previous incarn More ... | ||
| 160 | NDERF 538 SK W NDE 114 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1sk_w_nde.html | SK W had two distinct NDEs related to peritonitis. First experience (April 1978): During severe abdominal infection with high fever, she entered an altered state and found herself viewing from approxi More ... | 31 | Strong Evidence | 8 | Low Compatibility | Walk-In concept, past life memories, spirit guide role | While containing some biblical elements like divine purpose and spiritual gifts, the experience includes significant New Age concepts of Walk-Ins, past lives, and spirit guides that contradict biblica More ... | ||
| 170 | NDERF 543 Yolanthe v M NDE 118 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1yolanthe_v_nde.html | Yolanthe fell off a horse which stood on her head, causing brain injury and clinical death for 8 days. She went up a ray of light and was stopped by someone asking "Do you believe in God?" Upon answer More ... | 20 | Moderate Evidence | 8 | Low Compatibility | Rejection of God and religious belief, embracing "free thinking" | While experience contains biblical elements like divine light and deceased relatives, post-NDE theology completely rejects God and faith. Claims belief in God causes suffering and illusions, directly More ... | ||
| 174 | NDERF 226 Anne M NDE 726 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1ann_m_nde.html | Anne M experienced a car accident with severe neck injury on Friday the 13th, June 1980. The car flew off a cliff, flipped, and crashed into a tree. She suffered a painful neck snap that sent energy t More ... | 5 | Weak Evidence | 6 | Low Compatibility | reincarnation, healing powers | This experience contains concerning unbiblical elements. While the void experience and remorse could align with separation from God, the embrace of reincarnation directly contradicts biblical teaching More ... | ||
| 175 | NDERF 247 Anna M NDE 739 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1anna_m_nde.html | Anna M experienced cardiac arrest during surgery on November 20, 1969. She "popped" from her body and was met with a bright light that gave her unconditional love. The Presence explained she had to re More ... | 7 | Weak Evidence | 9 | Incompatible | reincarnation, karma, no heaven/hell, no good/evil, past lives, astrology | This experience directly contradicts core biblical doctrines. The entity's teaching that there is no heaven, hell, good, or evil fundamentally opposes biblical truth about God's holiness, human sin, a More ... | ||
| 187 | NDERF 267 Beverly H NDE 20154 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1beverly_h_nde.html | Beverly was scuba diving alone in July 1967 when she stumbled underwater and began drowning after being hit by waves and swallowing water. As she was drowning, she experienced memories of another life More ... | 3 | Weak Evidence | 8 | Incompatible | reincarnation, past lives, exit from void | This experience is fundamentally incompatible with biblical theology due to its central focus on reincarnation and past lives. The Bible teaches "it is appointed for men to die once, and after this th More ... | ||
| 194 | NDERF 276 Brooks B NDE 20194 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1brooks_b_nde.html | Brooks was a young child vacationing at her aunt's house when she attempted to retrieve a ball from the deep end of a swimming pool. Having just learned to swim, she quickly ran out of strength and be More ... | 7 | Weak Evidence | 7 | Low Compatibility | Past life drowning implied | While the OBE and emotional elements align with biblical accounts, the strong implication of experiencing a past life drowning and funeral contradicts biblical teaching. The experiencer herself interp More ... | ||
| 200 | NDERF 300 Chris D NDE 794 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1chris_d_nde.html | Chris experienced a fatal drug overdose from combining mushrooms, marijuana, and nitrous oxide. After inhaling nitrous, he felt electrical tingles throughout his body and found himself floating at the More ... | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 9 | Low Compatibility | reincarnation, parallel dimensions, alien worlds | While containing standard NDE elements, the experience heavily features reincarnation and past lives which directly contradict biblical teaching. The otherworldly realm is described as an alien planet More ... | ||
| 209 | NDERF 315 David W NDE 797 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1david_w_nde.html | In July 1987 at age 15 at summer camp, David rose quickly from bed to get a pen, triggering severe orthostatic hypotension. He lost consciousness and fell, hitting his head and swallowing his tongue, More ... | 21 | Moderate Evidence | 6 | Low Compatibility | nihilistic afterlife view | Life review aspect aligns with biblical accountability. However, resulting nihilistic worldview directly contradicts biblical teaching on eternal life, resurrection, and conscious afterlife. His belie More ... | ||
| 214 | NDERF 331 Denise B NDE 831 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1denise_b_nde.html | During childbirth on July 10, 2002, Denise had been sucking on nitrous oxide continuously overnight unsupervised with the gas turned to maximum. During the final episode when they lost the baby's hear More ... | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 9 | Low Compatibility | pantheism, multiple universes, simultaneous time, becoming one with universe | While containing some biblical elements like divine light and life review, the experience is heavily colored by New Age concepts including pantheistic unity, multiple universes, and the absence of God More ... | ||
| 221 | NDERF 252 Edward B NDE 741 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1edward_b_nde.html | Edward experienced clinical death from an allergic reaction in August 1999. He briefly witnessed both heaven and hell realms. The hell he observed was worse than traditional fire and brimstone depicti More ... | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 8 | Low Compatibility | self-created hell, psychic abilities, What Dreams May Come | While the experience includes biblical elements of heaven and hell, it contains significant theological problems. The concept that souls send themselves to hell and can get themselves out directly con More ... | ||
| 235 | NDERF 275 John C NDE 11066 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1john_c_nde.html | John experienced an NDE at age 18, about a month after recovering from a collapsed lung. During sleep, he dreamed of falling from a cliff and upon impact felt he had stopped breathing, realizing he mu More ... | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Low Compatibility | reincarnation, past lives, predetermined death dates | While the experience contains some biblical elements like encountering Jesus and hearing God's voice as Alpha and Omega, it is significantly compromised by the central focus on reincarnation. The clai More ... | ||
| 239 | NDERF 327 John-Paul K NDE 824 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1john_paul_k_nde.html | In June 1998, John-Paul K experienced severe clinical depression from Valium withdrawal that led to a suicide attempt via flecainide overdose. He was without pulse or respiration for approximately 80 More ... | 12 | Suggestive Evidence | 4 | Incompatible | Buddhist conversion, rejection of God | Experience led to rejection of Christian faith and conversion to Buddhism. The experiencer explicitly states he no longer believes in God and interprets his experience through a Buddhist framework of More ... | ||
| 254 | NDERF 321 Kurt K NDE 10076 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1kurt_k_nde.html | At age 15, Kurt had severe pneumonia and thought he was dying. After receiving a penicillin injection, his father took him home instead of to the hospital due to lack of insurance. Every breath was pa More ... | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 8 | Low Compatibility | God as collective consciousness, spiritual collective government | While the experience contains biblical elements like encountering biblical prophets and experiencing divine unity, the interpretation severely diverges from orthodox Christianity. The experiencer expl More ... | ||
| 255 | NDERF 205 Lars Ö NDE 661 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1lars_o_nde.html | Lars has a heart condition causing racing episodes since 1984. When his heart returns to normal, it apparently stops temporarily. During one severe episode, he experienced floating and could see himse More ... | 9 | Weak Evidence | 8 | Low Compatibility | psychic abilities, precognition, nature worship | While the experience contains some biblical elements like out-of-body consciousness and a guiding presence, the aftermath is deeply problematic from a biblical perspective. The development of psychic More ... | ||
| 256 | NDERF 264 Lynn M NDE 20152 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1lynn_m_nde.html | Lynn died from an asthma attack on April 4, 2002, showing no signs of life for forty minutes. She experienced leaving her physical body and entering a light body, describing herself as pure pulsating More ... | 28 | Strong Evidence | 8 | Low Compatibility | reincarnation, extraterrestrials, energy shifts | While the experience contains many traditional NDE elements including out-of-body experience, encountering beings, and receiving knowledge, it includes significant non-biblical concepts. The reference More ... | ||
| 277 | NDERF 206 Natasha E NDE 20123 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1natasha_e_nde.html | In July 1985, 11-year-old Natasha E fell ill with flu that progressed to pneumonia and collapsed her left lung. She was rushed to hospital by ambulance and placed in an oxygen tent. During her first n More ... | 38 | Exceptional Evidence | 6 | Low Compatibility | Paganism, Wicca, psychic abilities | The NDE itself contains biblical elements including OBE and precognitive knowledge. However, the aftermath is problematic from a biblical perspective. The experiencer explicitly rejected Christian fai More ... | ||
| 287 | NDERF 301 Priscilla O NDE 790 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1priscilla_o_nde.html | On September 8, 2001, Priscilla experienced anaphylactic shock, knowing she was dying as she went blind then deaf. She died, exited through her body down through the ER bed, then flew up into a corner More ... | 16 | Moderate Evidence | 8 | Low Compatibility | mediumship, spirit communication | While the core experience shows biblical elements of God's sovereignty and emphasis on selfless love, the post-NDE claims of mediumship and spirit communication are explicitly forbidden in scripture. More ... | ||
| 292 | NDERF 744 Roger C NDE | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1roger_c_nde.html | On September 3, 1990, Roger was involved in a head-on collision while his friend was driving. At the moment of impact, he was immediately projected from his body and observed both his friend and himse More ... | 23 | Moderate Evidence | 9 | Low Compatibility | karma system, alien civilizations, cosmic evolution, date setting | While this experience contains some biblical elements like the divine light, life review, and meeting deceased loved ones, it is heavily dominated by non-biblical concepts. The karma-based accounting More ... | ||
| 298 | NDERF 324 Sabeti R NDE 825 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1sabeti_r_nde.html | On September 1, 1974, Sabeti had a near-death experience during surgery. After the surgery, while still under the effects of anesthesia or in recovery, he observed his parents and doctor standing arou More ... | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 5 | Low Compatibility | telepathy, mind reading | While the basic out-of-body experience and perception of bright light are consistent with biblical accounts of spiritual experiences, the claimed development of telepathic and mind-reading abilities i More ... | ||
| 306 | NDERF 296 Suresh K NDE 774 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1suresh_k_nde.html | On December 17, 1972, Suresh underwent a liver abscess aspiration procedure. During the second aspiration, he felt spears piercing his anus and a whirlpool in his abdomen as energy centers activated. More ... | 18 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Low Compatibility | Hindu deities, chakras, religious syncretism | This experience demonstrates low biblical compatibility due to significant syncretistic and pluralistic elements. While some aspects align with biblical teaching - clinical death with conscious awaren More ... | ||
| 310 | NDERF 215 Tony D NDE 693 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1tony_d_nde.html | Tony was walking home from school when he was hit by a car after walking between parked cars. His head cracked open when his body hit a telephone pole. He found himself above his body watching his mot More ... | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 9 | Low Compatibility | pre-existence of souls, past existences | While containing many standard NDE elements, the experience includes significant unbiblical concepts. The claim of pre-existing before the universe's creation contradicts Christian doctrine of soul cr More ... | ||
| 313 | NDERF 256 Todd R NDE 731 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1todd_r_nde.html | Todd was driving on an icy road at 65 mph when the car slid off the road and flew through the air approximately 50 feet high for 100 yards. During what should have been 8-10 seconds, Todd experienced More ... | 19 | Moderate Evidence | 8 | Low Compatibility | drug use, anti-religious views | While the NDE itself contains biblical elements (life review, spiritual being, miraculous preservation), Todd's interpretation and response are problematic. His use of psychedelic drugs to recreate sp More ... | ||
| 330 | NDERF 376 Aubaud V NDE 898 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1aubaud_v_nde.html | Aubaud experienced a severe migraine leading to a ruptured aneurysm and coma in October 1991. Awakened by violent hiccups and nausea, she felt death approaching and peacefully rolled onto her side to More ... | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Low Compatibility | Atheism | While experience contained biblical elements like life review focused on love and profound spiritual transformation, the outcome contradicts biblical faith. The extraordinary love and understanding of More ... | ||
| 336 | NDERF 475 Barry C NDE 1037 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1barry_c_nde.html | Barry attempted suicide by taking many medications on February 2, 1981, and while unconscious experienced an NDE. He found himself in perfect blackness - not a tunnel but a velvet-like deep darkness w More ... | 5 | Weak Evidence | 7 | Low Compatibility | death prediction abilities, impersonal divine force | While the light and love elements could reflect divine attributes, significant concerns exist. The impersonal nature of the light being "indifferent" to identity contradicts the personal God who knows More ... | ||
| 338 | NDERF 520 Carlos V NDE 1060 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1carlos_v_nde.html | On January 6, 1995, Carlos lost consciousness after breakfast and remained in a coma for nine days. He was admitted to San Blas Clinic in Valencia, Venezuela, clinically dead with no vital signs. A ne More ... | 12 | Suggestive Evidence | 9 | Low Compatibility | karma, detachment, illusory reality, roles to play | While this NDE contains standard elements like the tunnel, life review, and encountering deceased relatives, it is heavily influenced by Eastern religious philosophy incompatible with biblical Christi More ... | ||
| 340 | NDERF 539 Beth V NDE 2094 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1beth_v_nde.html | In September 2002 during the Harvest Moon, Beth attempted suicide with serious intent, taking a huge number of sedatives mixed with alcohol. She had many previous overdoses due to severe mental illnes More ... | 7 | Weak Evidence | 8 | Low Compatibility | Buddhist enlightenment, world as poem | This frightening NDE differs significantly from typical biblical accounts. While the life review and transformative effects align with scripture, the experience led directly to Buddhist rather than Ch More ... | ||
| 365 | NDERF 372 Dot NDE 904 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1dot_nde.html | Dot experienced multiple NDEs across different years. In 1969, a head-on collision caused her to see a lady in white like an angel who stayed with her. In 1987 during childbirth, her heart rate droppe More ... | 21 | Moderate Evidence | 8 | Low Compatibility | pre-existence, predetermined fate, spirit types | While containing some biblical elements like angels, light/dark spiritual distinction, and divine authority, the experience presents significant theological problems. The pre-existence of souls and pr More ... | ||
| 378 | NDERF 538 Gloria G NDE 1099 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1gloria_g_nde.html | Gloria attempted suicide by shooting herself in 1964. After losing consciousness, she experienced traveling through a tunnel and arriving in a beautiful garden. She walked with an extraordinarily beau More ... | 8 | Weak Evidence | 9 | Low Compatibility | Mormon theology, becoming an angel, minimization of suicide | This experience raises significant theological concerns from a biblical perspective. While it contains standard NDE elements like encountering beings, visiting paradise-like realms, and experiencing s More ... | ||
| 380 | NDERF 518 Gunter P NDE 2067 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1gunter_p_nde.html | On November 21, 1998, Gunter P prevented a potential double murder by a drug addict threatening his ex-girlfriend and her mother. During the intervention, he was kicked in the head approximately twent More ... | 20 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Incompatible | Universal Justice Command, works-based survival, cosmic police force replacing G More ... | This experience presents serious theological problems from a biblical perspective. The "Universal Justice Command" concept fundamentally contradicts biblical monotheism by replacing God's unique sover More ... | ||
| 394 | NDERF 539.5 Ina N NDE 2091 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1ina_n_nde.html | Ina had been experiencing severe bleeding for three days in July 1982, with blood in her urine and coughing up blood. By the time she reached the hospital, her hemoglobin level was critically low at 0 More ... | 7 | Weak Evidence | 6 | Low Compatibility | Tarot cards, psychic abilities, orbs, UFOs, pagan beliefs | While the core NDE experience contains biblical elements like divine light and transcendent understanding, the aftermath presents significant biblical conflicts. The embrace of Tarot reading, psychic More ... | ||
| 432 | NDERF 483 Marta M NDE 2002 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1marta_m_nde.html | Marta became dizzy and collapsed on the front porch. She remembers floating up into a tube-like area with a very bright light at the end. Everything was turning around like a tornado as she elevated t More ... | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 7 | Low Compatibility | psychic abilities, tarot reading | While this NDE contains some elements that could be interpreted as spiritual awakening - the tunnel of light, overwhelming peace, and transformative effects - the aftermath raises serious biblical con More ... | ||
| 439 | NDERF 358 Nigel M NDE 880 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1nigel_m_nde.html | Nigel suffered a catastrophic kite surfing accident that threw him approximately 70 meters horizontally and 6 meters vertically into the edge of his house roof. He sustained 21 fractures to his hips, More ... | 23 | Moderate Evidence | 8 | Low Compatibility | works-based progression, meditation techniques, aura reading | This experience contains some biblical parallels but is dominated by non-Christian spiritual concepts. The division between those moving toward light versus darkness resembles biblical separation of s More ... | ||
| 456 | NDERF 465 Robert M NDE 1038 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1robert_m_nde.html | Robert was admitted to the emergency room on September 10, 2003, with chest pain from a heart attack. He was being treated with clot-busting medicine for a blockage in the vessel feeding the bottom of More ... | 28 | Strong Evidence | 5 | Low Compatibility | self-control over death | This experience shows limited biblical compatibility with concerning theological implications. The out-of-body experience itself is not inherently unbiblical, as Paul describes a similar experience in More ... | ||
| 459 | NDERF 497 Renee G NDE 2004 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1renee_g_nde.html | On January 14, 1987, Renee died from smoke inhalation in a house fire. She was declared dead on arrival and remained clinically dead for 29 minutes, toe-tagged in a body bag awaiting transport to the More ... | 28 | Strong Evidence | 8 | Low Compatibility | psychic abilities, moral relativism, multiverse | This experience presents significant biblical compatibility challenges despite the miraculous nature of resurrection after 29 minutes of documented clinical death. The positive biblical elements inclu More ... | ||
| 463 | NDERF 491 Ruth NDE 2038 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1ruth_nde.html | Ruth experienced three NDEs across 35 years. In 1965, while in a coma from terminal cervical cancer weighing only 65 pounds, she was out of body hearing medical staff say "we have lost her now." She t More ... | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 9 | Incompatible | Reincarnation, soul recyclers, Council beings, Buddhist beliefs, universe as com More ... | Despite containing some biblical elements like divine light, life review, and hellish realms, this account is fundamentally incompatible with biblical Christianity due to its central embrace of reinca More ... | ||
| 475 | NDERF 386 Tine NDE 940 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1tine_nde.html | Tine had a cardiac arrest on March 3, 2004, requiring resuscitation. Initially she heard and saw nothing, then found herself looking from the top of the operating room at her own body. She watched doc More ... | 12 | Suggestive Evidence | 5 | Low Compatibility | complete atheism | While containing traditional NDE elements like tunnel and divine light suggesting God's presence, the complete absence of faith transformation is deeply problematic from a biblical perspective. Script More ... | ||
| 484 | NDERF 678 Alan P NDE 2317 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1alan_p_nde.html | Alan P experienced a diabetic coma at work approximately ten years before submission. As a long-term diabetic since age thirteen, he was familiar with medical crises but this event was unique. During More ... | 5 | Weak Evidence | 6 | Low Compatibility | Scientific materialism, quantum soul theory | Experience contains some biblical NDE elements but interpreted through agnostic/scientific worldview. Alan experienced separation from body, encountered beings in another realm, and felt supernatural More ... | ||
| 488 | NDERF 589 Adrian L NDE 2164 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1adrian_l_nde.html | Adrian L was at home with his two-and-a-half-year-old daughter in August 2004 when he suddenly felt extremely weak and ill. He managed to call his neighbor to watch his daughter. According to the neig More ... | 3 | Weak Evidence | 7 | Low Compatibility | Mystical ship, luminescent female entity | Adrian's experience contains concerning elements from a biblical perspective. While the out-of-body experience and supernatural peace could align with spiritual encounters, the specific imagery raises More ... | ||
| 489 | NDERF 669 Akemi A NDE 2296 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1akemi_a_nde.html | In February 1973, Akemi was swimming with her cousin when a current dragged them out to sea. Her panicking cousin stepped on Akemi's head trying to reach the surface, causing Akemi to lose orientation More ... | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 8 | Low Compatibility | Psychic abilities, premonitory dreams, causing harm through resentment | Akemi's drowning NDE contains both biblical and concerning elements. The positive aspects include the life review (consistent with judgment), out-of-body observation, approaching a divine light with i More ... | ||
| 493 | NDERF 688 Andrew P NDE 16071/2335 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1andrew_p_nde.html | Andrew P, a high school senior preparing for graduation in June 1955, drowned during a class picnic at a Michigan lake. Despite his mother's warnings about cold water and eating, he attempted to swim More ... | 14 | Suggestive Evidence | 9 | Low Compatibility | reincarnation, other planets, no judgment | While containing profound spiritual elements, this experience includes significant unbiblical concepts. Positive biblical aspects include the Light knowing him personally by name (Isaiah 43:1), divine More ... | ||
| 495 | NDERF 548 Andy S NDE 2104 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1andy_s_nde.html | Andy S underwent a six-hour cardiac ablation procedure on July 25, 2000, to correct severe abnormal heart rhythms (SVT - Supraventricular Tachycardia). During the procedure, surgeons routinely shock, More ... | 12 | Suggestive Evidence | 6 | Low Compatibility | new religious system, The Ithon | While containing genuine spiritual elements, this experience led to problematic theological developments. Positive aspects include the Light experience consistent with God as light (1 John 1:5), trans More ... | ||
| 501 | NDERF 547 Barbara S NDE 7375/5023/2102 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1barbara_s_nde.html | Barbara S experienced an NDE at age 10-11 while at her family's cabin in northern Michigan during summer 1962. While wading in a crystal-clear river at chest height, she stepped into deep water and we More ... | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 8 | Low Compatibility | Pre-existence, reincarnation beliefs, rejection of hell | Barbara's NDE contains both profound biblical truths and significant theological contradictions. The experience of divine light and overwhelming love aligns with biblical descriptions of God as light More ... | ||
| 505 | NDERF 691 Brandy F NDE 2366 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1brandy_f_nde.html | Thirteen-year-old Brandy fell into a diabetic coma (later diagnosed as Type 1 diabetes). She experienced a terrifying dark tunnel with inhuman creatures trying to grab her while speeding toward a brig More ... | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 8 | Low Compatibility | self-judgment, biblical inaccuracy claims, Christ purpose denial | Experience contains both biblical and problematic elements. The dark tunnel with threatening creatures aligns with biblical spiritual warfare concepts. Progressive light levels could represent heavenl More ... | ||
| 525 | NDERF 707 Donni H NDE 2385 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1donni_h_nde.html | On December 27, 2004, Donni H was brought to the emergency room by ambulance experiencing severe chest pain, vomiting, and numbness in his right arm. While sitting on the gurney speaking with the doct More ... | 28 | Strong Evidence | 5 | Incompatible | rejection of God, denial of Christianity | This experience led to explicit rejection of God and Christianity, which directly contradicts biblical teaching. While the experience contained some elements found in biblical accounts (otherworldly r More ... | ||
| 527 | NDERF 618 Elaine G NDE 2201 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1elaine_g_nde.html | At age four in Glasgow, Scotland during summer 1974, Elaine G was playing outside after a dock rat infestation had been cleared by the army. An older boy threw a large live rat at her face, causing th More ... | 35 | Exceptional Evidence | 8 | Low Compatibility | paganism, rejection of Christianity | While this experience contains many biblical elements - paradise-like realm, deceased relatives as guides, divine timing, and supernatural peace - it resulted in complete rejection of Christianity. Th More ... | ||
| 548 | NDERF 652 Graciela H NDE 2274 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1graciela_h_nde.html | Twenty-three-year-old Graciela H experienced clinical death during a cesarean section surgery. After anesthesia was administered, she became aware of the surgery room appearing dark while observing he More ... | 36 | Exceptional Evidence | 9 | Low Compatibility | divine mistake claim, psychic abilities, supernatural heat | This dramatic experience contains both powerful biblical imagery and significant theological problems. The positive biblical elements include a clear angelic encounter with wings and overwhelming ligh More ... | ||
| 567 | NDERF 576 Julie D NDE 2142 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1julie_d_nde.html | Julie D experienced respiratory and cardiac arrest following internal bleeding after surgery in February 2000. She was recovering from a second surgery when breathing difficulties escalated, with medi More ... | 28 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Low Compatibility | rejection of Jesus Christ | Experience led to rejection of Christ despite initially containing biblical elements of divine love and peace. This represents a significant theological concern. | ||
| 579 | NDERF 550 Lisa S NDE 1071 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1lisa_s_nde.html | Lisa overdosed on heroin and was brought to the hospital by friends who left her at the reception desk. She was clinically dead on arrival with no heartbeat or respiration. Medical staff worked urgent More ... | 18 | Moderate Evidence | 6 | Low Compatibility | Nature-based spirituality, non-Christian God concept | Experience has standard NDE elements but post-experience beliefs shifted toward universalism and away from Christian orthodoxy. While the experience itself contains biblical elements like OBE and spir More ... | ||
| 581 | NDERF 567 Lori C NDE 2129 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1lori_c_nde.html | Lori, struggling with heroin addiction, took too many withdrawal medication pills and blacked out. Her boyfriend carried her to the emergency room where she was declared critical and might not survive More ... | 7 | Weak Evidence | 5 | Incompatible | Wicca, goddess worship, syncretism | While the void experience and guiding hand could have biblical interpretations, the post-experience embrace of Wicca, goddess worship, and religious syncretism directly contradicts biblical monotheism More ... | ||
| 582 | NDERF 607 Lorraine W NDE 2192 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1lorraine_w_nde.html | Lorraine was in a car accident where both she and the driver were shot in a criminal attack. In the hospital, she suddenly felt unable to breathe and saw her body while floating above it. She entered More ... | 7 | Weak Evidence | 9 | Low Compatibility | Atheism maintained | Despite containing all classic NDE elements that align with biblical accounts, the maintenance of atheism after such a profound spiritual encounter contradicts biblical expectations. The experience of More ... | ||
| 589 | NDERF 713 Marcia LS NDE 2375 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1marcia_ls_nde.html | At age 12, Marcia drowned in a hotel swimming pool in Brazil when she fell into the deep end. After going under several times, she lost consciousness and experienced a 360-degree life review movie tha More ... | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 9 | Low Compatibility | atheism maintained, spirit guide relationship | While containing many NDE elements, the experience's interpretation and effects are problematic from a biblical perspective. The subject's maintained atheism despite the profound spiritual encounter c More ... | ||
| 594 | NDERF 614 Matthjis vH NDE 2199 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1matthjis_vh_nde.html | On April 17, 2005, Matthjis, who had been diabetic for three years, experienced the worst hypoglycemic episode of his life. He woke during the night with dangerously low blood sugar and could barely w More ... | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Low Compatibility | atheistic interpretation | While the experience itself contains biblical elements (OBE supporting body-spirit duality, enhanced perception suggesting spiritual realm), the experiencer's interpretation is explicitly anti-biblica More ... | ||
| 595 | NDERF 591 Marita G NDE 1115 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1marita_g_nde.html | Marita experienced a life-threatening respiratory crisis when her lungs became swollen, likely from an allergic reaction. Unable to lie on her back and without asthma medication available, she went to More ... | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 5 | Low Compatibility | deceased person helping, psychic abilities | Mixed biblical compatibility. The spiritual intervention during crisis could represent angelic help, which is biblical. However, the helper being identified as a deceased person contradicts scripture More ... | ||
| 599 | NDERF 635 Monik J NDE 1114 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1monik_j_nde.html | Monik J experienced an NDE due to complications during surgery in October 1972. An artery burst when the surgeon attempted to remove an organ, causing a hemorrhage that filled her stomach. She went in More ... | 16 | Moderate Evidence | 6 | Low Compatibility | psychic abilities, mediumship, astral travel | While the experience contains some biblical elements (OBE, bright light, understanding of death as transformation), it is significantly compromised by clearly unbiblical practices developed afterward. More ... | ||
| 604 | NDERF 676 Nicholas P NDE 2319 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1nicholas_p_nde.html | Nicholas was accidentally poisoned and almost instantly could not breathe, experiencing severe chest pain. Knowing he was dying, he ran to his brother's bedroom and laid on the bed. Suddenly he "poppe More ... | 7 | Weak Evidence | 8 | Low Compatibility | no hell exists, pre-existence of souls, universalism | While containing biblical elements like divine "I AM" encounter and accurate prophecy, the experience fundamentally contradicts core biblical doctrines. The denial of hell's existence, claim that soul More ... | ||
| 608 | NDERF 727 Pascal C NDE 10100 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1pascal_c_nde.html | Pascal attempted suicide in January 1989 by overdosing on pills, then went to confront God at a church during a winter storm. Collapsing in the snow, he struggled home where the overdose took full eff More ... | 7 | Weak Evidence | 8 | Low Compatibility | reincarnation, pre-mortal existence, council of beings | The experience contains both biblical and unbiblical elements. Biblical aspects include the OBE, encountering spiritual beings, and receiving a divine purpose. However, the narrative strongly suggests More ... | ||
| 615 | NDERF 720 Rachelle G NDE 2377 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1rachelle_g_nde.html | During gynecologic surgery on June 16, 2004, Rachelle experienced complications with anesthesia, receiving four times the normal dose. She felt a fight within her body followed by escape into a black More ... | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 8 | Low Compatibility | Self-willed escape from hell | This experience contains significant biblical and unbiblical elements. The vivid description of hell as a place of torment aligns with scripture, as does the concept of spiritual purpose. However, the More ... | ||
| 621 | NDERF 578 Richard L NDE 2140 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1richard_l_nde.html | Eight-year-old Richard L was riding his bicycle along a busy street in El Monte, California when he was struck by a 1962 Chevy Impala after his friend incorrectly told him the road was clear. The impa More ... | 38 | Exceptional Evidence | 9 | Low Compatibility | Reincarnation, pantheism, anti-worship stance | While containing some biblical elements like angelic beings and divine light, the experience is dominated by reincarnation theology, pantheistic philosophy equating humans with God, and explicit rejec More ... | ||
| 624 | NDERF 672 Reeva NDE 2318 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1reeva_nde.html | Five-year-old Reeva had measles with an extremely high fever in June 1980. She was kept at home as she could not be moved to a hospital, and the doctor was uncertain if she would survive the night. He More ... | 28 | Strong Evidence | 6 | Low Compatibility | Mediumship, psychic abilities | While the childhood NDE itself contains biblical elements like OBE and divine light, the development of psychic abilities and especially becoming a medium represents direct violation of biblical comma More ... | ||
| 627 | NDERF 628 Romona B NDE 2237 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1romona_b_nde.html | Romona's NDE occurred on February 2, 2003, when she was trapped under a barge after her aluminum boat struck it. She hit her head on the barge, went underwater, and became trapped beneath it, unable t More ... | 24 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Low Compatibility | psychic abilities, mediumship, channeling deceased | While containing some biblical elements like out-of-body experience and spiritual realm, the account includes significant unbiblical content. The development of psychic abilities and mediumship direct More ... | ||
| 628 | NDERF 724 Ron K NDE 2408 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1ron_k_nde.html | At age 15 in 1962, Ron K experienced clinical death following a severe car accident. The car, traveling at 90 mph on back roads, crashed into a tree after missing a T-intersection. Ron's head was trap More ... | 35 | Exceptional Evidence | 9 | Incompatible | reincarnation, past lives, psychic abilities, electronic disruption | Despite containing all nine biblical NDE elements, the experience includes fundamental contradictions to Christian doctrine. The explicit reincarnation narrative with detailed past lives directly oppo More ... | ||
| 639 | NDERF 562 Shirley J NDE 2123 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1shirley_j_nde.html | Shirley, a single mother working multiple jobs, experienced an accidental valium overdose on August 21, 2001, while traveling to Arizona for her husband's new pilot position. Due to chronic pain from More ... | 25 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Low Compatibility | Psychic abilities, ongoing spirit communication | While containing standard NDE elements, the ongoing communication with deceased twin and development of psychic abilities are biblically problematic, suggesting mediumistic practices condemned in scri More ... | ||
| 641 | NDERF 685.5 Shaida VH NDE 2347 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1shaida_vh_nde.html | Hours after giving birth to her first child Adrijana on September 9, 1969, Shaida began experiencing excruciating pain in her womb. When she complained, she was told to be quiet as it was disturbing o More ... | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 6 | Low Compatibility | Precognitive abilities | While OBE aligns with spirit-body dualism, the development of precognitive abilities resembles divination condemned in scripture. Lacks any divine encounter or spiritual message. | ||
| 647 | NDERF 564 Thomas F NDE 2117 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1thomas_f_nde.html | Twenty-two-year-old Thomas experienced a sudden cardiac emergency in 1998, with his heart rate reaching 160-180 beats per minute with irregular rhythm. He felt overwhelming fear, gasping for breath wi More ... | 26 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Low Compatibility | pyramid structure, psychic abilities, meditation, spirits, telekinesis | This NDE presents significant compatibility concerns with biblical theology. While some elements align with scripture - the out-of-body experience, spiritual journey, and loss of death fear - numerous More ... | ||
| 649 | NDERF 606 Talia NDE 2195 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1talia_nde.html | Eleven-year-old Talia was struck by a car in 1983, suffering severe head injuries that resulted in a 12-day coma. Doctors initially said she might not walk or talk again. During the experience, she fo More ... | 30 | Strong Evidence | 8 | Low Compatibility | mediumship, pathfinding, lost souls, vibrations, many transitions | While this NDE contains many standard elements that could be interpreted biblically, the post-experience developments raise serious theological concerns. The positive aspects include the comforting di More ... | ||
| 654 | NDERF 643 Tina G NDE 2248 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1tina_j_nde.html | Tina G underwent plastic breast surgery on May 1, 2003, which became life-threatening when complications arose. What was supposed to be a three-hour procedure extended to six and a half hours, during More ... | 35 | Exceptional Evidence | 7 | Low Compatibility | apparitions, ongoing spirit visits | This experience contains both biblical and problematic elements requiring careful analysis. The out-of-body experience and observation of verifiable details during surgery align with potential spiritu More ... | ||
| 661 | NDERF 834 Alejandro M NDE 2545 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1alejandro_m_nde.html | Eight-year-old Alejandro passed out from low blood pressure during blood tests at a clinic. During unconsciousness, he traveled through thousands of luminous arcs of extreme beauty into an illusory la More ... | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 6 | Low Compatibility | cosmic races, universe hierarchies, non-biblical cosmology | While containing some biblical elements like beings of light and crystal city, the experience is dominated by non-biblical cosmology including racial hierarchies, universe systems, and New Age imagery More ... | ||
| 663 | NDERF 821 Anaica NDE 2553 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1anaica_nde.html | Anaica experienced two clinical deaths with comas - first at young age from sledding into a tree (3-week coma), second from tin can embedded in forehead (3-day coma). The experience involved infinite More ... | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 7 | Incompatible | divination, anti-religion stance, occult practices | While containing some biblical elements, the experience led to occult practices (divination) explicitly forbidden in scripture and rejection of all religion. The equal presentation of darkness with li More ... | ||
| 668 | NDERF 852 Ann S NDE 2617 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1ann_s_nde.html | Ann experienced complications during a difficult two-day labor with her first child. When medical problems arose involving tachycardia, oxygen levels, and fetal distress, she suddenly left her body an More ... | 18 | Moderate Evidence | 9 | Low Compatibility | reincarnation, pre-existence of souls, Wiccan conversion | This NDE presents significant biblical incompatibilities. The concept of souls queuing to be born contradicts biblical teaching that God forms each person in the womb (Psalm 139:13) and knows them bef More ... | ||
| 674 | NDERF 981 Bilge M NDE 2593 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1bilge_m_nde.html | In April 1995, during a religious festival, Bilge drank water after breakfast and suddenly felt strong chest pain before fainting. While unconscious, she remained aware but in a different location. In More ... | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 7 | Low Compatibility | psychic abilities, divination, mind-reading | While core NDE elements are biblical, post-experience psychic abilities and divination practices directly violate biblical prohibitions against fortune-telling and mediumship. | ||
| 675 | NDERF 759 Bob M NDE 2466 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1bob_m_nde.html | In October 1995, Bob was returning from a yacht race when a strong gust caused the boom to swing and strike the back of his head, cutting it wide open and nearly shattering his skull. He lost consciou More ... | 19 | Moderate Evidence | 5 | Low Compatibility | reincarnation, parallel lives, over-soul | Experience contains reincarnation themes with identity as Hans and psychic interpretations of multiple incarnations, directly contradicting biblical teaching of one life per soul. | ||
| 679 | NDERF 930 Cara M NDE 21310 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1cara_m_nde.html | Cara, a wild teenager, experienced cardiac arrest from a dangerous cocaine and alcohol overdose while camping in a remote area. Friends witnessed violent seizures and erratic heartbeat before it cease More ... | 29 | Strong Evidence | 8 | Low Compatibility | collective consciousness, pantheism, thousands of years bound to body | This experience strongly diverges from biblical teaching. While it confirms consciousness beyond death, the content contradicts scripture significantly. Being bound to a decomposing body for thousands More ... | ||
| 694 | NDERF 869 Dan NDE 2649 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1dan_nde.html | Dan was sixteen years old in August 2002 when he experienced a profound NDE following a car accident and subsequent allergic reaction to penicillin. While being driven home from the mall with his fath More ... | 34 | Strong Evidence | 8 | Incompatible | pantheism, no God, universal interconnection, life on other worlds | Despite having profound spiritual elements typical of NDEs, Dan's interpretation directly contradicts core biblical teachings. He explicitly denies the existence of God, heaven, and hell, fundamental More ... | ||
| 698 | NDERF 901 Debra J NDE 2705 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1debra_j_nde.html | In November 1978, Debra was murdered by Andrew Thornton, a major drug dealer and gun runner. After being beaten, tortured, and forced to overdose on cocaine, she experienced clinical death for three d More ... | 25 | Strong Evidence | 8 | Low Compatibility | alien-like beings, council of thirteen, works-based return | This experience diverges significantly from biblical accounts. The council of thirteen non-human beings with pointed ears resembles extraterrestrial or occult imagery rather than biblical angels or di More ... | ||
| 700 | NDERF 873 Denny B NDE/ADC 31028 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1denny_b_nde.html | On December 24-27, 1995, Denny experienced a near-death event during a diabetic crisis. His spirit was dragged by two guardian angels or light beings across a long white bridge. Halfway across, he saw More ... | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Low Compatibility | no hell for humans, multiple heaven levels, universal salvation implied | While the experience contains beautiful imagery of angels, a heavenly city, and divine love that resonates with biblical descriptions, it includes serious theological errors. The explicit denial of he More ... | ||
| 709 | NDERF 921 Dominique S NDE 2745 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1dominique_s_nde.html | On November 11, 1993, in Zurich, seventeen-year-old Dominique was poisoned with strychnine (rat poison mixed with sugar) by an emotionally disturbed man. She went to school feeling increasingly ill be More ... | 38 | Exceptional Evidence | 6 | Low Compatibility | Psychic abilities, mediumship development | This frightening NDE lacks almost all positive biblical elements while containing concerning features. The complete absence of God, Jesus, angels, or any divine presence during death contradicts bibli More ... | ||
| 712 | NDERF 861 Dustin M NDE 2635 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1dustin_m_nde.html | In October 1989, Dustin suffered from acute amoebic dysentery caused by poisoned water in his duplex apartment. After being sent home from a private hospital with only antibiotics and painkillers, his More ... | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 8 | Low Compatibility | astral projection, remote viewing, OBE attempts | Dustin's NDE contains both biblical and seriously problematic elements. The positive aspects include encountering deceased family members (communion of saints), receiving a message about divine timing More ... | ||
| 736 | NDERF 964 Jacob B NDE 2827 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jacob_b_nde.html | At age 17 in September 1990, subject was electrocuted to death after becoming bonded to raw/live filament of photographic lamp. Describes experiencing clinical death and being "medical impossibility" More ... | 26 | Strong Evidence | 9 | Low Compatibility | soul evolution, ancient history, reshaping world, perfect interconnectedness | Experience contains significant new age and reincarnation themes incompatible with biblical teaching | ||
| 746 | NDERF 918 Jessica W NDE 2710 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jessica_w_nde.html | At age sixteen, Jessica experienced an NDE during a severe asthma attack in the middle of the night. She had a cold that made breathing difficult, and was tossing, turning, and gasping for breath when More ... | 25 | Strong Evidence | 9 | Low Compatibility | fortune-telling, psychic abilities, mediumship | While the core NDE contains biblical elements like encountering deceased relatives in a realm of light and love, the resulting psychic abilities are deeply problematic from a biblical perspective. For More ... | ||
| 756 | NDERF 808 Johnathon NDE 2535 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1johnathon_nde.html | Johnathon was a paratrooper driving a Land Rover during military exercises on Salisbury Plain when exhaustion caused him to crash around 2:30 AM on July 14, 1994. The vehicle rolled over, throwing him More ... | 32 | Strong Evidence | 8 | Low Compatibility | self-deification, rejection of supreme being | While experience contains many biblical elements like OBE, paradise-like realm, and spiritual beings, the post-NDE beliefs directly contradict scripture. Claiming to be one's own god violates the Firs More ... | ||
| 763 | NDERF 812 Julio M NDE 2231 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1julio_m_nde.html | Julio M experienced clinical death in winter 1976 in Puerto Madryn, Argentina, when severe bronchopneumonia caused his heart to stop. After exposing himself to extreme weather conditions (-22°C with 1 More ... | 38 | Exceptional Evidence | 9 | Low Compatibility | astral projection, interdimensional travel, changing future, Matrix worldview | Initial NDE has biblical elements but extensive occult-like abilities and anti-theistic worldview are highly problematic. | ||
| 767 | NDERF 965 Lavona F NDE 2828 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1lavona_f_nde.html | Eight-year-old Lavona was wading in a creek during a family outing when she moved into deeper water while holding onto the bank. After checking the depth with one hand, she became submerged and lost c More ... | 5 | Weak Evidence | 5 | Low Compatibility | psychic abilities, paranormal experiences, spirit communication | While the tunnel and light imagery could align with spiritual transition, the experience lacks biblical content. No encounter with God, Jesus, angels, or deceased believers occurred. The music and lig More ... | ||
| 771 | NDERF 949 Kent M NDE 2788 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1kent_m_nde.html | Kent experienced a severe motor vehicle accident resulting in coma, head injury, collapsed lung, spinal cord damage, and permanent nerve damage. During his coma, he experienced complete disassociation More ... | 19 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Incompatible | pantheistic theology, divination, anti-religious views | This experience contains serious theological errors incompatible with biblical faith. Most egregious is the pantheistic claim that all deceased souls collectively "are God," directly contradicting bib More ... | ||
| 774 | NDERF 936 Lloyd P NDE 2764 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1lloyd_p_nde.html | On November 23, 2004, Lloyd experienced an allergic reaction to succinylcholine during surgery and died instantly. During his clinical death, he found himself in a dark void resembling space without s More ... | 12 | Suggestive Evidence | 7 | Low Compatibility | reincarnation, universal salvation | While containing genuine divine encounter elements, the experience led to beliefs in reincarnation and universal salvation that directly contradict core biblical doctrines, despite experiencer's theol More ... | ||
| 797 | NDERF 929 Mel NDE 21309 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1mel_nde.html | Mel, a nursing student, attempted suicide by taking 42 ecstasy tablets after suffering severe depression. She experienced the overdose effects for about 3.5 hours before her boyfriend took her to the More ... | 28 | Strong Evidence | 6 | Low Compatibility | suicide attempt, drug-induced | This experience has significant biblical compatibility issues due to its origin in a suicide attempt via drug overdose. While it contains some standard NDE elements like out-of-body experience and enc More ... | ||
| 810 | NDERF 787 Nick S NDE 2503 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1nick_s_nde.html | Nick S experienced an NDE after inhaling helium from a balloon at a video store and immediately blacking out. He felt himself falling into a very deep hole and landed in what seemed to be a pile of bo More ... | 7 | Weak Evidence | 8 | Low Compatibility | Black dogs, orbs in photos, spirit photography | This experience presents significant theological concerns. While the divine voice expressing love and purpose aligns with biblical themes, the hellish imagery doesn't match scriptural descriptions. Th More ... | ||
| 815 | NDERF 803 Peg A NDE 2527 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1peg_a_nde.html | Peg experienced a ruptured ovarian cyst causing internal bleeding and peritonitis. She accepted her death was inevitable and felt deep peace. She separated from her body and was drawn toward an intens More ... | 24 | Moderate Evidence | 9 | Low Compatibility | Spirit guides, channeling, mediumship | While the initial NDE contains biblical elements (divine light, life review, divine voice, spiritual transformation), the post-NDE developments are deeply problematic from a biblical perspective. The More ... | ||
| 836 | NDERF 780 Shukri F NDE 2495 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1shukri_f_nde.html |
Shukri experienced an electric shock while working on January 30, 2004. He lost consciousness and felt trembling sensations. After one to two hours, he regained consciousness. During his unconsciou More ... |
9 | Weak Evidence | 7 | Low Compatibility | nihilistic worldview | This experience shows mixed compatibility with biblical teachings. While some elements align with scripture, particularly the bright mystical light that could represent divine presence and the momenta More ... | ||
| 846 | NDERF 928 Suzanne R NDE 21308 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1suzanne_r_nde.html | As a child, Suzanne R had an accident at a club where she hit her head against the edge of a locker while running in the locker room. She passed out from the impact and briefly regained consciousness More ... | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Low Compatibility | Neopagan beliefs | While the OBE itself is not unbiblical, the spiritual path it initiated led toward Neopaganism, which contradicts biblical monotheism and prohibitions against pagan practices. The experience lacks pos More ... | ||
| 854 | NDERF 815 Wayne H NDE 2543 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1wayne_h_nde.html | Wayne H was a pedestrian pushing a disabled car when struck from behind in August 1996. The impact was severe, bending frames on both cars. He regained consciousness in the emergency room knowing he w More ... | 26 | Strong Evidence | 9 | Incompatible | reincarnation, past lives, Jesus as non-divine, universalism | This experience contains fundamental contradictions to biblical Christianity. The experiencer claims direct knowledge that Jesus was not divine, had no virgin birth, was not crucified but hanged, and More ... | ||
| 861 | NDERF 1232 Ada R NDE 3336 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1ada_r_nde.html | Ada R experienced post-surgical respiratory and cardiac arrest on March 8, 2001. During her NDE, she found herself walking out in the universe among the stars with infinite softness, peace, and knowle More ... | 16 | Moderate Evidence | 8 | Low Compatibility | Cosmic consciousness, anger at God | While experience contains some biblical elements like eternal soul awareness and divine light, it diverges significantly from biblical framework. The cosmic consciousness and walking among stars sugge More ... | ||
| 881 | NDERF 1386 Bernice N NDE 274 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1bernice_n_nde.html | Bernice experienced clinical death during a CAT scan due to an allergic reaction. She felt tightness in breathing and began to gasp, observing technicians through a window talking in another room. Aft More ... | 32 | Strong Evidence | 5 | Low Compatibility | Psychic abilities, precognitive visions | While the OBE supports biblical dualism, the development of predictive psychic abilities is highly problematic. Biblical prophecy comes from God for specific purposes, while these precognitive visions More ... | ||
| 886 | NDERF 1373 Buffy N NDE 300 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1buffy_n_nde.html | During a suicide attempt with alcohol and valium in 1975, Buffy experienced cardiac arrest requiring resuscitation. She found herself observing from the left corner of the room, looking down at a bed More ... | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 4 | Low Compatibility | void experience, complete emotionlessness | This experience significantly diverges from biblical accounts of death and the afterlife. While the out-of-body element aligns with the biblical concept of spirit-body separation, the complete void an More ... | ||
| 908 | NDERF 1084 Christopher R NDE 3056 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1christopher_r_nde.html | At age 8 in 1966 or 1967, Christopher R was electrocuted while trying to unplug a record player by putting an extension cord in his mouth and pulling it apart. His eyes rolled back and he could see th More ... | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 8 | Low Compatibility | ghost sighting, metaphysics, divination | While containing some biblical elements (being in white, divine purpose), the experience led to occult practices including ghost sighting, divination for gambling, and metaphysical beliefs that contra More ... | ||
| 923 | NDERF 1065 Dave A NDE 3003 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1dave_a_nde.html | Dave experienced an accident that left him incapacitated and slipping into physical failure with bodily functions ceasing. While being monitored in a bedroom, he focused on a hallway light that sudden More ... | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 8 | Low Compatibility | God as collective consciousness, UFOs, universal evolution | While this experience contains traditional NDE elements like out-of-body travel and receiving divine knowledge, it presents highly unorthodox theological views. The experiencer describes God not as th More ... | ||
| 926 | NDERF 1400 Daniel A NDE 241 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1daniel_a_nde.html | Daniel experienced cardiac arrest while lying in bed after consuming excessive coffee. Listening to his heartbeat, it suddenly stopped completely. He immediately became detached from his body, hoverin More ... | 18 | Moderate Evidence | 9 | Low Compatibility | reincarnation, universal salvation, religions wrong | While this experience contains powerful elements consistent with biblical NDEs - encountering God's presence, life review, divine love and knowledge - it makes explicit claims that contradict core bib More ... | ||
| 933 | NDERF 1418 David R NDE 215 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1david_r_nde_215.html | David R suffered a heart attack in January 1999, having recently undergone his second heart bypass surgery just months earlier. His wife, a nurse, performed CPR while awaiting assistance. During clini More ... | 20 | Moderate Evidence | 8 | Low Compatibility | Spiritual evolution, impersonal consciousness, reincarnation beliefs | This experience lacks biblical grounding despite containing some compatible elements like consciousness after death and having earthly purpose. The supreme consciousness described as humanity's evolut More ... | ||
| 948 | NDERF 1262 Don T NDE 3181 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1don_t_nde.html | In Spring 1964, Don had undergone a tonsillectomy two weeks prior and broke a stitch while playing vigorously, causing him to lose significant blood overnight by continually swallowing it. After regur More ... | 17 | Moderate Evidence | 8 | Low Compatibility | reincarnation | While this experience contains many biblical elements such as out-of-body consciousness, encounters with beings, and divine knowledge, it includes a significant unbiblical element: reincarnation. The More ... | ||
| 949 | NDERF 1280 Donna D NDE 483 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1donna_d_nde.html | On April 23, 2001, Donna was hit in the temple with a basketball, causing her to lose balance, fall, and hit her head on concrete. She was unconscious for 15-20 seconds. During this time, she experien More ... | 7 | Weak Evidence | 6 | Low Compatibility | new age concepts, scientific mysticism | While this experience includes an encounter with Raphael (a biblical archangel), the overall content diverges significantly from biblical themes. The focus on scientific concepts like string theory, D More ... | ||
| 953 | NDERF 1339 Erika K NDE 3400 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1erika_k_nde.html | Erika, at age 16 in the Marine Corps, experienced severe depression due to intersex condition and took sleeping pills in a suicide attempt resulting in clinical death. She remembers leaving her body a More ... | 20 | Moderate Evidence | 9 | Low Compatibility | reincarnation, pre-birth memory, universal salvation, all paths lead to God | While containing some biblical elements like divine light and spiritual beings, the experience strongly diverges into reincarnation, pre-existence of souls, and universal salvation. The belief that al More ... | ||
| 961 | NDERF 1024 Francesca T NDE 2940 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1francesca_t_nde.html | Francesca experienced severe blood loss and clinical death in 1978. She flatlined in the hospital, causing panic among the medical staff. During this critical moment, she found herself floating above More ... | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 4 | Low Compatibility | mediumship, spirit communication | The experience contains some biblical elements but includes significant unbiblical content. The out-of-body experience and clinical death align with biblical understanding of spirit-body separation. H More ... | ||
| 963 | NDERF 1181 Frankie NDE 3250 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1frankie_nde.html | On June 25, 1995, Frankie had a severe car accident while driving his 1970s Chevy Blazer. After hitting a concrete culvert, his truck launched into the air and flipped multiple times. He was ejected a More ... | 9 | Weak Evidence | 9 | Incompatible | psychic abilities, death prediction, spirit communication, entity detection | While the initial NDE contains biblical elements like divine light and peace, the extensive post-NDE occult practices are strongly condemned in scripture. The psychic predictions, mediumship, and spir More ... | ||
| 978 | NDERF 1027 Graham B NDE 2943 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1graham_b_nde.html | Graham was involved in a road accident outside his workplace when attempting to cross a main road. A police motorcycle was blocking traffic on one side, and he thought it was safe to cross, but an obj More ... | 5 | Weak Evidence | 4 | Low Compatibility | cannabis use for spiritual experience | While the basic OBE aligns with biblical concepts of spirit-body separation, the experience lacks depth and spiritual content. More concerning is the attempt to reproduce spiritual experiences through More ... | ||
| 980 | NDERF 1267 Grzegorz K NDE 1089 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1grzegorz_k_nde.html | Grzegorz suffered a brain hematoma from an accident that left him near death for several days. He experienced clinical death during this time. He regained consciousness believing he was in his apartme More ... | 6 | Weak Evidence | 8 | Low Compatibility | Buddhist interpretation, deceptive guide, underground factory realm | This experience raises significant biblical concerns. The deceptive female guide contradicts biblical accounts of truthful divine messengers (Hebrews 13:2). The underground factory realm with aimless More ... | ||
| 981 | NDERF 1061 Howardena P NDE 2995 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1howardena_p_nde.html | In October 1979, Howardena was a passenger in a VW Beetle when another driver on medication crossed the median and struck them head-on. She sustained severe head, neck, and hip injuries, leaving her u More ... | 9 | Weak Evidence | 6 | Low Compatibility | Buddhist Bardo concept, movement toward atheism | Experience contains some biblical NDE elements but interpretation through Buddhist framework and resulting movement toward atheism are problematic. The void/Bardo concept conflicts with biblical after More ... | ||
| 986 | NDERF 1073 Hope S NDE 3026 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1hope_s_nde.html | In 1964, pre-kindergarten-aged Hope contracted Rubella with a fever spiking to 107°F, falling into a three-day coma at home. Doctors declared her brain dead and told her parents she would likely die i More ... | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 8 | Low Compatibility | Alien beings, psychic abilities, voluntary OBEs | While containing some biblical elements like miraculous healing and possible angelic beings, the alien/extraterrestrial interpretation is highly problematic. Beings from another "home planet" contradi More ... | ||
| 989 | NDERF 2550 James FM NDE 4957 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1james_fm_nde.html | James FM's ulcer exploded during a cauterization procedure on May 29, 2000, causing massive hemorrhaging. He was clinically dead for 43 minutes. During this time, he floated above his body watching me More ... | 34 | Strong Evidence | 8 | Low Compatibility | Chinese Dragon guide, third eye, scorpion protector | While containing some biblical elements like OBE and boundary experience, the predominant features are non-Christian. The Chinese Dragon as recurring spiritual guide, third eye mysticism, and protecti More ... | ||
| 992 | NDERF 1419 James B NDE 214 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1james_b_nde_214.html | James B was rear-ended at 65 mph while stopped on May 26, 1991. A nurse found no pulse or respiration and moved on. After 4.5 minutes clinically dead, he crawled through the passenger window. During h More ... | 20 | Moderate Evidence | 8 | Incompatible | shamanism, blood rituals, Medicine Circle, Shadow World | While beginning with biblical elements of light and divine encounter, experience led directly to shamanic practices incompatible with Christianity. Blood mixing rituals, Medicine Circle, Shadow World More ... | ||
| 994 | NDERF 1300 James R NDE 400 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1james_r_nde.html | James R followed his older cousin into a pool and had the air knocked out of him. Unable to swim, he took in water and experienced clinical death. He vividly remembers watching himself bobbing in the More ... | 17 | Moderate Evidence | 8 | Low Compatibility | reincarnation, past lives, drug use for spiritual experiences | While the experience contains valid NDE elements like OBE and encountering beings, it includes significant unbiblical content. The mention of past lives and incarnations directly contradicts Hebrews 9 More ... | ||
| 1003 | NDERF 1274 Jason DH NDE 724 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jason_dh_nde.html | On February 15, 1986, Jason DH was the victim of a criminal attack where a woman attempted to murder him by forcing masses of pills down his throat while physically restraining him in a motel. After m More ... | 20 | Moderate Evidence | 9 | Low Compatibility | reincarnation, multiple lifetimes, last incarnation | This experience presents significant theological tensions with biblical Christianity. While it contains some biblical elements such as the "book of life" mentioned in Revelation 20:12, the presence of More ... | ||
| 1015 | NDERF 1151 Jewel H NDE 3315/3235 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jewel_h_nde.html | Seventeen-year-old Jewel H was body surfing for about 30 minutes in rough surf with a strong undertow in summer 1973. Exhausted and unable to escape the undertow as waves grew larger, she dove under a More ... | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 9 | Low Compatibility | Hinduism, reincarnation | While Jewel's NDE contains numerous elements consistent with biblical accounts - divine intervention, unconditional love, life review, and purpose-driven existence - the experience ultimately led her More ... | ||
| 1052 | NDERF 1174 Kelly A NDE 3234 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1kelly_a_nde.html | Kelly had recurring strep throat and received a mandatory penicillin shot at the doctor's office. After the injection, she told the nurse she was fine but then passed out. During this time, she experi More ... | 4 | Weak Evidence | 5 | Low Compatibility | Past life or alternate identity experience | This unusual experience is difficult to reconcile with biblical teaching. The vivid experience of being another person with a complete life history, family, and identity strongly suggests either past- More ... | ||
| 1053 | NDERF 1278 Ken A NDE 488 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1ken_a_nde.html | Ken went into respiratory and cardiac arrest for seven minutes due to an allergic reaction to a pet cat. He became a point of consciousness observing medical staff working on his body. Time slowed for More ... | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 9 | Incompatible | Reincarnation, psychic abilities, alien contact, occult practices | While some elements align with biblical truth (light as love, life review, transformation), the experience is heavily laden with unbiblical and occult elements. The explicit reference to choosing betw More ... | ||
| 1056 | NDERF 1414 Kitty W NDE 3427 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1kitty_w_nde.html | Kitty W has experienced four separate NDEs throughout her life due to a rare genetic defect (IGH1 Enzyme) causing spontaneous anaphylactic shock. Her first and most detailed NDE occurred at age 22 whe More ... | 25 | Strong Evidence | 9 | Low Compatibility | Reincarnation, psychic abilities, spirit photography | While this experience contains many biblical NDE elements such as out-of-body consciousness, a paradise-like realm, and encounters with spiritual beings, it includes significant unbiblical content tha More ... | ||
| 1075 | NDERF 1285 Malina E NDE 454 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1malina_e_nde.html | Around 1968, Malina E was at a party where she had been drinking beer and smoking marijuana socially but was not drunk or high. While walking down stairs with friends, she began seeing flashes of ligh More ... | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 8 | Incompatible | past lives, psychic abilities, OBEs, spirit visitations | Malina's experience raises significant biblical concerns despite some initially compatible elements. While her maintained consciousness during physical unconsciousness supports biblical understanding More ... | ||
| 1076 | NDERF 1310 Malinda K NDE 3362 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1malinda_k_nde.html | In 1991, Malinda K experienced a massive grand-mal seizure while doing dishes in her kitchen. She fell face-forward onto the floor into a plastic grocery bag, losing all awareness of who and where she More ... | 30 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Incompatible | We ARE God, pantheism, atheism, psychic abilities | Malinda's experience fundamentally contradicts biblical teaching despite some superficially compatible elements. Her central claim that "We ARE God" constitutes blasphemy by biblical standards, direct More ... | ||
| 1081 | NDERF 1325 Mark D NDE 3382 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1mark_d_nde_3382.html | On August 9, 1996, Mark D was attempting to cross a road in south London when a motorcycle riding between stopped traffic hit him. The handlebars struck his right ribcage, spinning him 180 degrees, wi More ... | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 6 | Low Compatibility | Ghost sightings, seismic sensitivity, seeing own ghost | While the NDE itself contains some biblical elements like consciousness during trauma and life reflection, the extensive post-NDE paranormal claims are highly problematic. Seeing ghosts, spirits, and More ... | ||
| 1084 | NDERF 996 Mathilde M NDE 16006 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1mathilde_m_nde.html | Mathilde experienced a profound NDE during meningitis in May 2006. She consciously chose to let go during extreme fever and pain, entering an infinite bright energy vortex where she passed through cos More ... | 4 | Weak Evidence | 7 | Low Compatibility | cosmic consciousness, universal consciousness, pantheism, all paths valid | Experience heavily influenced by Eastern mysticism and New Age concepts. While containing some biblical elements like divine light and love, the core message contradicts biblical teaching about indivi More ... | ||
| 1090 | NDERF 1328 Mary P NDE 3385 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1mary_p_nde_3385.html | Mary was driving on Simi Valley freeway October 2, 1999, when hit from behind, causing severe head/neck/back injury and unconsciousness. She found herself above her car in euphoria with beautiful suns More ... | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 7 | Low Compatibility | suicide attempts, mediumship, spirit contact | Contains biblical elements like divine voice providing guidance and warning. Choice to return to save lives reflects biblical value of preserving life. However, severely problematic response including More ... | ||
| 1108 | NDERF 1378 Padraic R NDE 3412 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1padraic_r_nde.html | During a criminal attack, Padraic escaped by punching through a 14-16 foot plate glass window, severely cutting himself. Glass severed an artery and he watched himself bleed while waiting for help. Hi More ... | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 9 | Low Compatibility | reincarnation, Seth teachings, life tones, communication with nature | While containing many standard NDE elements, the experience includes significant unbiblical content. The belief in reincarnation directly contradicts Hebrews 9:27. The Seth teachings contain occult an More ... | ||
| 1116 | NDERF 1131 Patsy D NDE 307 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1patsy_d_nde.html | Patsy collapsed at home following elective vein-stripping surgery, experiencing clinical death for approximately one hour. She floated above her body in the carport, watching neighbors carry her body More ... | 43 | Exceptional Evidence | 9 | Incompatible | reincarnation, Christ denial, no sin exists, multiple lives | Experience contains multiple elements directly contradicting core Christian doctrine. Denial of Christ's crucifixion, claim that sin doesn't exist, and belief in reincarnation fundamentally oppose bib More ... | ||
| 1118 | NDERF 1253 Peter M NDE 3163 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1peter_m_nde.html | Five-year-old Peter jumped from a kindergarten rooftop after being told he could fly, experiencing clinical death from the fall. While falling, he saw a fast movie of his life. After hitting the groun More ... | 9 | Weak Evidence | 8 | Low Compatibility | past life memories, pre-existence | While the tunnel, light, and healing by beings in white align with biblical accounts, the detailed past life memories and pre-mortal conscious existence directly contradict Christian teaching about th More ... | ||
| 1129 | NDERF 1135 Philippe R NDE 3156 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1philippe_r_nde.html | Six-year-old Philippe was at his relatives' home in Toulon during summer holidays. While trying to swim in the pool, he slipped from the last step and was immediately driven to the bottom, sliding dow More ... | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 7 | Low Compatibility | Buddhism, rejection of Christianity | While the experience contains some biblical elements like consciousness surviving bodily death and a transcendent peaceful realm, the outcomes are concerning from a biblical perspective. The rejection More ... | ||
| 1135 | NDERF 1216 Rob D NDE 3216 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1rob_d_nde.html | Rob D had a massive heart attack on the highway. A nurse performed CPR for 15-20 minutes until ambulance arrived. He was shocked 7-8 times total and had no heartbeat or pulse for 20 minutes. He encoun More ... | 18 | Moderate Evidence | 9 | Low Compatibility | reincarnation, universal salvation, multiple lives | While containing many biblical NDE elements, the experience heavily features reincarnation ("we go back many times"), universal salvation ("all is forgiven, all can be redeemed"), and Buddhist concept More ... | ||
| 1158 | NDERF 1022 Sharon D NDE 2934 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1sharon_d_nde.html | Sharon D, age 21, was in a severe motorcycle accident that nearly severed her left leg, broke it in five places, and caused her to lose over 4.5 pints of blood from a severed artery. She was reported More ... | 38 | Exceptional Evidence | 9 | Low Compatibility | reincarnation, karma, universalism, moral relativism | While containing powerful biblical elements, this experience includes significant unbiblical concepts. The positive aspects include the life review with accountability (similar to judgment), the wheat More ... | ||
| 1170 | NDERF 1410 Stephanie S NDE 220 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1stephanie_s_nde_220.html | During wisdom teeth surgery, 16-year-old Stephanie had a premonition the night before. She had a massive heart attack three minutes into the operation - not a normal allergic response, just crashed. W More ... | 27 | Strong Evidence | 8 | Low Compatibility | medium consultation, spirit guide, dimensional travel, psychic abilities | While containing some biblical elements (OBE, spiritual awakening), heavily influenced by New Age concepts. Consulting mediums is explicitly forbidden in Scripture. Spirit guides, governing boards, an More ... | ||
| 1171 | NDERF 1185 Stephen C NDE 3254 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1stephen_c_nde.html | Stephen was stabbed repeatedly and shot twice in spine by a gang. In ER, he observed from above as doctor said "He won't be here in the morning" and told cop to take belongings to property. He saw him More ... | 20 | Moderate Evidence | 9 | Incompatible | no hell, new spirit possession, occult healing arts, higher selves, ET knowledge | Experience contradicts core biblical teachings. Denies existence of hell, involves spirit replacement/possession, grants instant occult knowledge (Reiki, connecting to "higher selves"). Claims about u More ... | ||
| 1172 | NDERF 1308 Stephen T NDE 3359 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1stephen_t_nde.html | Stephen was caught underwater in huge surf while surfing, trapped in a trough. After panic and resignation, he lost track of body and had graphic life review. Passed through spiral tunnel seeing blue- More ... | 7 | Weak Evidence | 9 | Incompatible | pantheism, no personal God, no hell/judgment, non-dualism, infinite universes | Fundamentally contradicts biblical Christianity. Denies personal God, hell, sin, and judgment. Promotes pantheistic non-dualism ("I AM That"), infinite universes theory, and absolute universalism. Exp More ... | ||
| 1174 | NDERF 1184 Steve H NDE 3253 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1steve_h_nde.html | Steve had massive heart attack and stroke (brain attack), experiencing 15 cardiac arrests over 5-6 hours but remained aware most of the time. He looked down, knew he was dead but denied it saying "I c More ... | 24 | Moderate Evidence | 9 | Low Compatibility | God not as described in Bible | While containing many biblical NDE elements (tunnel, light, life review, deceased beings), the conclusion that God is "not as described in the Bible" directly contradicts biblical authority. Making re More ... | ||
| 1177 | NDERF 1189 Sherri A NDE 3260 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1sherri_a_nde.html | Sherri fainted and hit head on frozen concrete in Canada, was unconscious over 10 minutes with beautiful smile on face. Found herself in complete darkness alone with no body but complete sense of self More ... | 5 | Weak Evidence | 7 | Low Compatibility | pantheism, we are God | While containing some biblical elements (consciousness after death, heavenly realm, transformative truth), promotes pantheistic theology that humans are God ("we are he"). Emphasis on self-directed fa More ... | ||
| 1191 | NDERF 1145 Susan NDE 3309 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1susan_nde.html | Susan was at dinner with parents when she felt deep chest pain and passed out. She remembers people she didn't know coming toward her, showing only their faces, telling her to go back. She felt calm a More ... | 7 | Weak Evidence | 5 | Low Compatibility | psychic abilities | While the experience contains some biblical elements like peace and being sent back, the development of psychic abilities is problematic. The ability to "speak along with others" and know about infide More ... | ||
| 1193 | NDERF 1401 Suzanne B NDE 239 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1suzanne_b_nde_239.html | Suzanne was in a car accident and pronounced dead. She came back screaming just as medics were about to body-bag her. She felt comfortable and knew she had obligations to clean up her life, stop alcoh More ... | 17 | Moderate Evidence | 8 | Incompatible | alien beings, astral travel, continued entity contact | This experience is highly problematic from a biblical perspective. The "alien" beings claiming to be soul family, childhood astral travel, and continued communication with these entities strongly sugg More ... | ||
| 1209 | NDERF 1053 Violet P NDE 2969 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1violet_p_nde.html | Violet experienced clinical death from uncontrolled bleeding during childbirth on November 2, 1986. She left her body and watched medical staff working on her. Despite being legally blind without glas More ... | 38 | Exceptional Evidence | 7 | Low Compatibility | Wiccan religion, pagan goddess worship | This experience presents a complex compatibility assessment. The NDE itself contains strongly biblical elements: clinical death with consciousness surviving, divine light, prophetic knowledge proven t More ... | ||
| 1212 | NDERF 1405 William R NDE 232 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1william_r_nde.html | William R attempted suicide at age 16 by overdosing on multiple medications and alcohol from his mother's nursing supplies. He was discovered the next evening and taken to Los Angeles Community Hospit More ... | 25 | Strong Evidence | 9 | Low Compatibility | reincarnation, psychic abilities, multiple lifetimes | While this experience contains many standard NDE elements including OBE, encountering beings, and otherworldly realms, it includes significant unbiblical concepts. The central theme of reincarnation a More ... | ||
| 1215 | NDERF 1368 Winton R NDE 326 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1winton_r_nde.html | Winton R was a young child on vacation with his family at Daytona Beach in 1959. Despite being a strong swimmer, he had never been in the ocean before. His father took him out on an inflatable raft wh More ... | 20 | Moderate Evidence | 6 | Low Compatibility | dark robed entity, paranormal experiences, sixth sense | While the core NDE contains benign elements of consciousness during drowning and a peaceful otherworldly experience, the aftermath raises serious biblical concerns. The recurring dark robed entity vis More ... | ||
| 1218 | NDERF 1000 Will Y NDE 21434 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1will_y_nde.html | Will Y deliberately crashed his car into a concrete lamppost at 100 miles per hour in September 1980, attempting suicide due to complicated romantic relationships involving his pregnant wife and anoth More ... | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 7 | Low Compatibility | human choice over eternal destiny | This experience presents significant theological concerns despite containing some biblical elements. While the OBE and bright light could align with biblical accounts, the casual choice offered betwee More ... | ||
| 1219 | NDERF 1290 Willane T NDE 438 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1willane_t_nde.html | Willane T experienced a seizure on July 10, 2000, during which her heart stopped, caused by an undiagnosed brain abscess. While trying to start her car outside a grocery store, her left leg went numb More ... | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 6 | Incompatible | annihilationism, no conscious afterlife | This experience directly contradicts fundamental biblical teachings about death and the afterlife. The complete dissolution into unconscious energy fragments opposes scripture's clear teaching that th More ... | ||
| 1221 | NDERF 1469 Andrei NDE 3229 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1andrei_nde.html | Five-year-old Andrei drowned in a kindergarten swimming pool in Uzbekistan on a hot summer day. He was pushed into deep water and could not swim, sinking to the bottom where he stopped breathing for a More ... | 32 | Strong Evidence | 8 | Low Compatibility | Zen Buddhism adoption | While the experience contains many biblical NDE elements including out-of-body consciousness, passage through darkness to light, and life review, the spiritual interpretation adopted is distinctly non More ... | ||
| 1222 | NDERF 1537 Andrew R NDE 3469 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1andrew_r_nde.html | Andrew experienced an NDE during a severe car accident when his vehicle flipped. After the initial chaos of breaking glass and noise, everything went calm. He experienced himself leaving his body twic More ... | 17 | Moderate Evidence | 6 | Incompatible | satanic influence, violence, darkness | This experience presents serious biblical concerns. While it contains some standard NDE elements like out-of-body experience, the overwhelmingly negative spiritual fruits are antithetical to biblical More ... | ||
| 1230 | NDERF 1666 Alfonso SD NDE 3618 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1alfonso_sd_nde.html | Alfonso nearly drowned in rough seas at a Rio de Janeiro beach during a company training course. Dragged out to sea, he struggled desperately while praying to his late parents for help, swallowing wat More ... | 21 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Incompatible | nihilistic void, absence of God | This disturbing experience directly contradicts biblical teaching about the afterlife. The absolute nothingness with no God, meaning, heaven, hell, or continued existence opposes scripture's clear tea More ... | ||
| 1242 | NDERF 1643 Antonio C NDE 3638 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1antonio_c_nde.html | Antonio was riding his motorcycle at high speed at night on May 26, 2008, when he had to swerve around a car with no lights. He cannot remember the actual accident but assumes he crashed at high speed More ... | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 6 | Low Compatibility | dark heaven, strange symbols | This experience presents significant departures from biblical descriptions of heaven and divine encounters. While the experiencer identified the figures as Jesus and St. Peter, their appearance in pur More ... | ||
| 1244 | NDERF 1713 Armandina G NDE 3714 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1armandina_g_nde.html | On New Year's Eve 1997, Armandina was at a party feeling depressed about relationship problems. Over five hours, she drank heavily from a liter of vodka, eventually consuming dangerous amounts. She fe More ... | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Low Compatibility | self-reliance theology | While this experience contains some biblical elements, it raises significant theological concerns. The encounter with a being offering choice between life and death could represent divine intervention More ... | ||
| 1251 | NDERF 1649 Cabell M NDE 3642 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1cabell_m_nde.html | Cabell experienced clinical death during surgery in 1976 and was resuscitated. His experience was not of the mind but what he believes to be of the soul and spirit. He encountered a huge light and und More ... | 19 | Moderate Evidence | 6 | Low Compatibility | reincarnation, soul progression | While this experience contains some biblical elements like eternal soul existence and divine light, it strongly emphasizes reincarnation and soul progression through multiple lives, which directly con More ... | ||
| 1281 | NDERF 1542 Debra C NDE 3477 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1debra_c_nde.html | Sixteen-year-old Debra was at her first concert (Styx) and date with Mike and friends. Having never drunk alcohol or used drugs before, she followed the group in drinking Southern Comfort and smoking More ... | 28 | Strong Evidence | 8 | Low Compatibility | Psychic abilities, colored orbs | While the experience contains biblical elements like OBE, life review, and spiritual beings, the development of psychic predictive abilities is explicitly condemned in scripture as divination. The col More ... | ||
| 1287 | NDERF 1672 Damien R NDE 21840 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1damien_r_nde.html | Damien attempted suicide in 1995 by taking 72 sleeping pills due to severe depression. He awoke unable to move, with a high-pitched ringing in his head, realizing he would die awake. After extreme dif More ... | 19 | Moderate Evidence | 8 | Low Compatibility | Psychic abilities, prophetic dreams | While containing some biblical elements like divine encounter and tunnel experience, the angry divine being shooting him back in fear contradicts God's loving nature in scripture. The development of p More ... | ||
| 1292 | NDERF 1500 David B NDE 31 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1david_b_nde_31.html | In June 1996, David attempted suicide due to severe life problems including gambling addiction, pregnant wife leaving, and financial troubles. His body began convulsing, cold and numb. In his mind's e More ... | 21 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Low Compatibility | Galaxy imagery, spirit at navel, dismissal of religion | While containing some biblical elements like crying to God and spiritual separation, the experience is dominated by non-biblical imagery (rotating galaxies, Star Trek references) and concepts (spirit More ... | ||
| 1297 | NDERF 1671 Ekaterina A NDE 3667 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1ekaterina_a_nde.html | Sixteen-year-old Ekaterina underwent surgery for pheochromocytoma, an extremely rare adrenal tumor. Under anesthesia, she found herself floating above the operating room watching the surgery. She obse More ... | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 9 | Low Compatibility | reincarnation, past lives, spacecraft beings, karma | While containing some biblical elements like OBE and spiritual beings, the experience is heavily dominated by unbiblical concepts. The detailed past life visions and belief in reincarnation directly c More ... | ||
| 1303 | NDERF 1567 Dian C NDE 3512 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1dian_c_nde.html | Dian, age 50, suffered a burst appendix, ileum and cecum with an 80% fatality rate, waiting 8 hours in the ER before surgery. She experienced months of spiritual time while only 8 days passed on Earth More ... | 16 | Moderate Evidence | 9 | Low Compatibility | karma, dharma lords, reincarnation, shamanism, multiple past lives | While containing genuine spiritual experiences and divine love encounter, the theological framework is fundamentally incompatible with biblical Christianity. The emphasis on karma and dharma lords rep More ... | ||
| 1313 | NDERF 1493 Goldy NDE 64 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1goldy_nde.html | Young Goldy was repeatedly strangled by her cousin and mother until losing consciousness. After intense fear and paralysis, she left her body and found herself riding on a large female cougar. She cou More ... | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 8 | Low Compatibility | spirit animal guide, physical control techniques | While containing some biblical elements like OBE and divine protection themes, the spirit animal guide and Eastern-style physical control techniques diverge significantly from biblical spirituality. T More ... | ||
| 1317 | NDERF 1447 Francis R NDE 161 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1francis_r_nde.html | Francis R experienced his fifteenth seizure when everything went black. He found himself walking barefoot (had been wearing hiking boots). He encountered his deceased grandmother and experienced great More ... | 16 | Moderate Evidence | 8 | Low Compatibility | telepathy with another universe | While containing some biblical elements, the emphasis on telepathy with another universe and persistent unhappiness contradicts biblical teaching. The experience lacks explicit Christian framework and More ... | ||
| 1340 | NDERF 1748 Jen C NDE 3752 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jen_c_nde.html | Jen took a double dose of valerian root for insomnia and collapsed. After being rushed to hospital, she stopped breathing while waiting in a hallway. She felt pulled out of her body into a vast void t More ... | 17 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Low Compatibility | Meditation access to void, psychic abilities | Experience lacks explicit Christian content. The void encountered could represent spiritual realm but contains no biblical imagery, beings, or God/Jesus. Post-NDE psychic abilities and meditation prac More ... | ||
| 1341 | NDERF 1517 Jennie NDE 5 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jennie_nde.html | Jennie had severe asthma attack while raking leaves. After using inhaler failed to help, she was rushed to hospital where she had respiratory arrest and was DOA. She floated in complete darkness feeli More ... | 9 | Weak Evidence | 5 | Incompatible | Reincarnation, soul ages, multiple lives | Experience directly contradicts core biblical doctrine through explicit reincarnation teachings. Claims souls have ages and return for multiple lives to learn lessons opposes biblical teaching of sing More ... | ||
| 1351 | NDERF 1536 Jeff C NDE 3467 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jeff_c_nde.html | Jeff had anaphylactic shock from fire ant bites. Using relaxation training to slow heart rate, he "let go" and everything went black. He felt warm, comfortable, floating in darkness with complete awar More ... | 16 | Moderate Evidence | 6 | Low Compatibility | Rejection of religion for individual spirituality, quantum physics as spiritual More ... | While experiencing consciousness after death aligns with biblical soul concept, post-NDE path diverges sharply from Christianity. Rejection of organized religion for individual spirituality contradict More ... | ||
| 1357 | NDERF 1604 Karen H NDE 3570 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1karen_h_nde_3570.html | On December 24, 2006, after losing her husband, home, horses, dogs, car, and job within two years, Karen attempted suicide by overdose. During her unconscious state, she found herself in a pitch-black More ... | 12 | Suggestive Evidence | 6 | Low Compatibility | Religious pluralism, psychic abilities | This suicide-related NDE presents significant theological challenges from a biblical perspective. While the experience of overwhelming love and peace in the void could represent God's mercy even in de More ... | ||
| 1358 | NDERF 1545 Kat M NDE 3484 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1kat_m_nde.html | In July 2000, Kat attempted suicide by overdosing on sleeping pills to escape an abusive marriage. After taking two bottles of pills, she lost consciousness but immediately rose out of her body. Her m More ... | 20 | Moderate Evidence | 8 | Incompatible | Spirit harassment, death obsession, psychic abilities | This suicide-related NDE exhibits deeply concerning spiritual elements from a biblical perspective. While the initial out-of-body observations could represent genuine spiritual awareness, the aftermat More ... | ||
| 1372 | NDERF 1792 Larry NDE 3817 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1larry_nde_3817.html | During karate sparring, Larry was struck in the forehead with a spinning reverse open hand strike. He watched himself fall in slow motion from above his opponent's right shoulder. The room's light bec More ... | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 6 | Low Compatibility | Palm reading, seeing ghosts, spirit in praying mantis | While the OBE and enhanced perception align with biblical spiritual experiences, the post-NDE development of occult practices (palm reading, ghost seeing) directly contradicts biblical prohibitions (L More ... | ||
| 1374 | NDERF 1561 Lela L NDE 3503 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1lela_l_nde.html | During a suicide attempt by hanging, Lela experienced her body's weight cutting off circulation to her brain. She could have stopped but chose not to. She floated down a dark tunnel at good pace, line More ... | 5 | Weak Evidence | 5 | Incompatible | Psychic abilities, prophetic dreams, suicide attempt | Experience involves suicide attempt which violates biblical commandments. Dark tunnel leading to black hole suggests hellish destination rather than divine encounter. Post-experience psychic abilities More ... | ||
| 1389 | NDERF 1575 Lindsey S NDE 3532 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1lindsey_s_nde.html | Lindsey was struck by lightning at Greenwood Lake, New Jersey, along with her husband Paul and niece Nicole. A voice commanded her to step away from the car just before lightning struck a tree 30 feet More ... | 35 | Exceptional Evidence | 9 | Low Compatibility | lost souls in limbo, psychic abilities, mediumship, auras, evolutionary layers | While the experience contains some biblical elements like divine love, deceased relatives, and being sent back for a purpose, it includes many unbiblical concepts. The idea of lost souls in limbo cont More ... | ||
| 1429 | NDERF 1761 NT NDE 3770 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1nt_nde.html | During sexual asphyxiation play, the experiencer lost consciousness when her boyfriend strangled her. Upon passing out, she experienced falling through blackness, losing orientation of up and down, th More ... | 4 | Weak Evidence | 6 | Low Compatibility | Cthulhu-like entity, dark spiritual realm | This experience has significant problematic elements from a biblical perspective. While it includes an out-of-body experience and entry into a spiritual realm, the encounter was with a potentially evi More ... | ||
| 1436 | NDERF 1464 Nicole C NDE 3437 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1nicole_c_nde.html | One week after her 16th birthday, Nicole was strangled by her boyfriend during an argument about a birthday gift. He wrapped a jacket around her throat and twisted it tight. She first experienced bein More ... | 9 | Weak Evidence | 7 | Low Compatibility | three beings wanting to take her, psychic abilities, prophetic dreams of tragedi More ... | This experience raises significant biblical concerns despite some compatible elements. While the out-of-body experience itself is not unbiblical, the aftermath is deeply problematic. The three beings More ... | ||
| 1445 | NDERF 1678 Paul T NDE 3679 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1paul_t_nde.html | In May 1989, five-year-old Paul was returning from a tailor with his parents to get a new school uniform. When they reached near their house on the opposite side of the road, Paul jumped from the jeep More ... | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 6 | Low Compatibility | religious relativism, universalism | While the childhood NDE itself contains biblical elements - the out-of-body experience, encounter with a religious figure (Mary), and lasting spiritual transformation - Paul's later interpretations se More ... | ||
| 1464 | NDERF 1426 Sara D NDE 197 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1sara_d_nde.html | Sara was 12 or 13 years old when her father violently assaulted her, punching her in the face and strangling her while slamming her head against wooden stairs. She had been enduring abuse since age si More ... | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 8 | Low Compatibility | universal salvation, non-Christian salvation, pagan imagery | This experience presents significant theological problems from a biblical perspective. While it contains standard NDE elements like leaving the body and encountering a being in another realm, the cont More ... | ||
| 1481 | NDERF 1434 Susan P NDE 183 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1susan_p_nde.html | In 1986, a young woman had a premonition of disaster before a car accident, telling her boyfriend "If I don't sit in the front seat, I'll end up in the hospital." While driving on the interstate after More ... | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 6 | Low Compatibility | psychic abilities, energy reading | This NDE presents significant biblical concerns. While the peace in darkness could reference Psalm 23 and the premonition might suggest divine warning, the development of psychic abilities directly co More ... | ||
| 1482 | NDERF 1574 Shelley S NDE 3530 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1shelley_s_nde_3530.html | On February 13, 1995 (which she calls Black Friday), a mother with fibromyalgia took two new over-the-counter pills her doctor had prescribed. While driving to the hospital with her five-month-old dau More ... | 18 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Low Compatibility | Wiccan practices, empathic abilities | This NDE presents serious biblical incompatibilities despite some initial alignment. While the presence showing future purpose could suggest divine providence, the development of empathic/psychic abil More ... | ||
| 1483 | NDERF 1712 Shirley R NDE 3713 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1shirley_r_nde.html | On April 12, 2000, a woman lying in bed with life-threatening pancreatitis, uncertain if she would survive, experienced a profound near-death encounter. The severity of her condition left her hovering More ... | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 8 | Low Compatibility | psychic abilities, frightening visions | While this NDE initially appears biblical with deceased loved ones in a spiritual realm and divine light, the aftermath raises serious concerns. The development of psychic abilities directly contradic More ... | ||
| 1494 | NDERF 1585 Tammy R NDE 3546 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1tammy_r_nde.html | Tammy had two profound NDEs. At age 3 (1976), she was in a severe car accident that split her head open. She went down a beautiful Golden Tunnel at incredible speed, coming to a sudden stop at a Golde More ... | 9 | Weak Evidence | 7 | Low Compatibility | reincarnation, spirit communication, universalism | While these experiences contain powerful biblical elements - direct encounter with God, divine sovereignty over life, miraculous healing, and speaking in tongues - the subsequent beliefs and practices More ... | ||
| 1495 | NDERF 1485 Tim NDE 90 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1tim_nde.html | Tim experienced massive pain one night in bed and was later diagnosed with a ruptured appendix causing severe peritonitis. During his experience, he felt pulled from his body and saw a mist and blackn More ... | 5 | Weak Evidence | 9 | Low Compatibility | dark shadowy figures, psychedelic elements, telepathy/clairvoyance | Experience contains all nine classic NDE elements but with concerning aspects. The dark void environment with shadowy "gorgon" figures differs from biblical accounts of the afterlife. While the life r More ... | ||
| 1520 | NDERF 3966 Berta P NDE | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1berta_p_nde.html | Sixteen-year-old Berta, intoxicated with history of abuse, was in a severe motor vehicle accident that threw her 138 feet, landing face-first on pavement. She was pronounced dead after the code team e More ... | 38 | Exceptional Evidence | 6 | Incompatible | ESP, telekinesis, UFOs, Grays, occult | While initial NDE had some biblical elements, extensive occult/psychic abilities developed afterward directly contradict scripture. UFO/alien encounters, telekinesis, ESP, and mediumistic abilities al More ... | ||
| 1521 | NDERF 3920 Adaline C NDE | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1adaline_c_nde.html | Adaline was strangled to death by her boyfriend after he saw her with her ex-boyfriend. He dragged her to her apartment and choked her until death. She felt no pain but struggled unsuccessfully to bre More ... | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 6 | Low Compatibility | Hell denial, universalism | While experience contains heavenly elements and angelic being, explicit denial of Hell contradicts Jesus' teachings. Claims Hell is for "political and religious control" directly opposes scripture. Un More ... | ||
| 1556 | NDERF 1992 Clint G NDE 4143 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1clint_g_nde.html | In 1986, thirteen-year-old Clint G was shot in the right thigh with a rifle, the bullet breaking his femoral artery. This created an immediately life-threatening situation where he would have bled to More ... | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 5 | Low Compatibility | Psychic abilities, precognitive déjà vu | While the life review flash aligns with biblical concepts of divine judgment and God's complete knowledge of human life, significant concerns arise from the aftermath. The development of psychic abili More ... | ||
| 1558 | NDERF 2041 Edie F NDE 4167 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1edie_f_nde.html | Edie experienced an NDE during childbirth of twins in March 1964. She had high blood pressure and severe fluid retention. During delivery, she was awake when her daughter was born at 3:18 am, but hemo More ... | 19 | Moderate Evidence | 8 | Low Compatibility | reincarnation, cartoon-like being | While containing some biblical elements like consciousness after death and divine oversight of life spans, the experience includes significant unbiblical elements including belief in reincarnation, th More ... | ||
| 1567 | NDERF 2008 Debbie P NDE 7001 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1debbie_p_nde.html | Three-year-old Debbie drowning when child pushed her under. Saw body from above with swimsuit and bubbles. Floated higher into clouds like airplane view. Felt lifted not flying. Electrical shock jolt More ... | 21 | Moderate Evidence | 6 | Low Compatibility | astral projection, rejects salvation | While containing biblical elements, led to beliefs contradicting Christian doctrine including rejection of judgment and salvation. | ||
| 1585 | NDERF 2042 Jake NDE 4169 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jake_nde_4169.html | Jake fell from a rope swing 25 feet, dislocating his wrist completely with bones visible through translucent skin. The extreme pain caused him to swallow his tongue, leading to suffocation. During thi More ... | 17 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Low Compatibility | cursing God, self-salvation through fury | This intense near-death experience contains both biblical and deeply problematic elements. The dialogue with an otherworldly voice during the death process reflects biblical accounts of spiritual comm More ... | ||
| 1588 | NDERF 1962 Jason NDE 4082 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jason_nde.html | Jason was hit by a car while riding his bicycle and died for five minutes. Instead of a typical tunnel of light, he saw angels or clerics in white robes leaning over him. He received a "Book of Prophe More ... | 20 | Moderate Evidence | 8 | Incompatible | Wiccan, pagan, mystic magic, Buddhism, dragons, no Jesus | This series of near-death experiences presents a deeply troubling spiritual trajectory from a biblical perspective. While the initial experience contained some biblical elements - angels in white robe More ... | ||