In 1974, a 30-year-old woman underwent a hospital examination for a suspected brain tumor. During the procedure, a doctor accidentally hit her central nervous system multiple times while inserting a n More ...
40
Exceptional Evidence
9
Low Compatibility
Reincarnation, past lives, universal salvation themes
This experience contains significant non-biblical elements that contradict core Christian doctrine. The most problematic aspect is the detailed description of multiple past lives (reincarnation), whic More ...
At age 16, the subject was in an accident with a school bus. After impact, they felt themselves outside the car looking in, observing people running toward the accident and a man trying to save anothe More ...
This experience contains some biblical elements overshadowed by significant non-biblical practices and beliefs. The positive aspects include the bright white light that could represent divine presence More ...
A woman experienced multiple NDEs throughout her life due to ongoing health issues including toxic shock during childbirth and severe illness on an airplane. During her second major NDE on a plane, sh More ...
38
Exceptional Evidence
8
Low Compatibility
Pre-existence, Heavenly Mother, Big Bang caused by Satan
These NDEs present a complex cosmology mixing Christian and non-biblical elements. While featuring Jesus Christ, the Book of Life, and biblical War in Heaven, the experiences introduce highly unorthod More ...
Soldier in Army Basic Training received concussion from illegal pugil stick uppercut after sparring ended. Collapsed getting into ambulance, temperature reached 107-109°F. Doctors declared him brain d More ...
32
Strong Evidence
9
Low Compatibility
Soul joining/possession, entity speaking through him
This complex NDE contains concerning elements alongside some biblical themes. The experience of potential heaven, life review, and meeting spiritual beings initially aligns with Christian concepts. Th More ...
A man was struck by a car while riding his motorcycle and died on the operating table during emergency surgery. He experienced passing through darkness into a soft bluish light where an entity he iden More ...
11
Suggestive Evidence
8
Incompatible
universal salvation, no hell exists
This experience directly contradicts fundamental biblical doctrine despite the encounter with Jesus. While positive elements include meeting Jesus Christ, experiencing divine light, and receiving a li More ...
While riding a bicycle past a golf course, the experiencer saw a van run a stop sign and couldn't swerve away in time. Staring through the windshield at the driver while hoping they wouldn't brake, th More ...
13
Suggestive Evidence
8
Low Compatibility
acting as guide for dying, crossing over repeatedly
While this experience contains some biblical elements, the post-NDE practices raise serious theological concerns. Positive aspects include the golden being potentially representing an angel, as angels More ...
In 2015, a woman was in a coma on ECMO life support with less than 1% chance of survival. Her CO2 level exceeded 200 (normal 20-30), indicating near-complete CO2 in lungs with no oxygen to the brain. More ...
32
Strong Evidence
8
Low Compatibility
Dimensional travel, alien species, consciousness transfer to plants/fish
This NDE contains minimal biblical elements alongside extensive non-biblical content. The biblical aspects are limited to seeing Jesus Christ appear as a hologram from a silver sphere and experiencing More ...
A 39-year-old man who had childhood experiences with a spirit guide named "Mr. Cardine" from ages 3-8 had a near-death experience on July 14, 1995. After eating a peanut butter sandwich, he experience More ...
28
Strong Evidence
8
Low Compatibility
spirit guide from childhood, tar-like evil beings, predetermined "home" built wh More ...
This experience contains concerning elements from a biblical perspective, particularly the prominent role of "Mr. Cardine," a spirit guide who appeared throughout the experiencer's childhood and durin More ...
A woman had an asthma attack and was put on a respirator in ICU for five days. She experienced four states of consciousness: awake, dreaming, hallucinating, and out-of-body in another realm. She overh More ...
30
Strong Evidence
9
Low Compatibility
oneness consciousness, pre-birth existence, blue light being as spirit guide, ps More ...
This experience contains significant New Age and Eastern religious elements that diverge substantially from biblical Christianity. The central concept of "oneness" where the experiencer becomes one wi More ...
In February 2006, the experiencer was critically ill with staph infection in lungs and all sinus cavities, plus C-diff infection, experiencing 103-degree fever, black mouth sores, poor breathing, and More ...
15
Moderate Evidence
8
Low Compatibility
energy healing, Universal Consciousness, yoga, reading energy fields
While this experience contains some biblical elements such as angelic visitation and divine healing, it is heavily influenced by New Age and Eastern spiritual concepts that diverge from biblical Chris More ...
The experiencer blacked out after witnessing gruesome violence, beginning with terror and confusion similar to a frightening experience years earlier. They moved through darkness at beyond light speed More ...
11
Suggestive Evidence
8
Incompatible
universal consciousness, oneness with everything, pre-existence, experiencing pa More ...
This experience is fundamentally incompatible with biblical Christianity, representing Eastern mystical and New Age concepts of ultimate reality. The core experience of becoming "the same as everythin More ...
4089
IANDS 1733 Childhood drowning leads to lifetime of after-effects
A 10-year-old girl at summer camp in California went on a canoe trip on the Russian River with her 7-year-old sister in the early 1970s. Due to shortage of life jackets, children who could swim didn't More ...
13
Suggestive Evidence
9
Low Compatibility
medium consultation, psychic abilities
This experience presents significant compatibility challenges from a biblical perspective, despite containing some standard NDE elements. The life review component, while common in NDEs, occurred with More ...
4092
IANDS 1741 Teen on drugs almost dies but has NDE and learns a lot
A 15-year-old girl, angry and isolated after moving to a new state, attended a bonfire party deep in the woods and took strong drugs that caused severe hallucinations. The hallucinations were terrifyi More ...
17
Moderate Evidence
9
Low Compatibility
choosing life before birth, multiple lives, eternal beings choosing earthly expe More ...
This experience contains significant theological incompatibilities with biblical Christianity despite some positive elements. The most problematic aspect is the guide's teaching that souls choose thei More ...
4094
IANDS 1744 Hitting head at age 8 leads to lifetime of visits to heaven
An 8-year-old boy died when he fell and hit his head on an end table next to his bed. He saw a being in a burgundy robe, then fell asleep but never forgot the encounter. This initial experience opened More ...
9
Weak Evidence
8
Incompatible
reincarnation work, Sirius origin, psychic consultations, Thomas identity claim, More ...
This experience presents fundamental incompatibilities with biblical Christianity despite mentioning Jesus and heaven. The most problematic claims include identifying as the apostle Thomas reincarnate More ...
Michael Tamura experienced five NDEs between 2004-2012, with the most significant being three major events. First, severe gout pain led him to call out to God, resulting in being escorted by Archangel More ...
22
Moderate Evidence
8
Low Compatibility
reincarnation, psychic abilities, kundalini
While Tamura's experiences contain some biblical elements like encountering Archangel Michael and witnessing angelic worship around God's throne (reminiscent of Revelation), the overall framework is h More ...
Following childbirth, a woman developed post-partum pre-eclampsia (possibly eclampsia), a rare condition with 99% mortality rate when occurring after delivery. While resting at home, she felt she coul More ...
18
Moderate Evidence
9
Low Compatibility
medium abilities, Mother Mary conduit, divine mother ways
This experience contains concerning elements that significantly diverge from biblical Christianity despite some surface-level compatible features. While the encounter with angels and deceased loved on More ...
A childhood sexual abuse survivor experienced visits from "the light" throughout his life during trauma, beginning with his first abuse. The light would visit during abuse episodes, causing ecstatic s More ...
17
Moderate Evidence
7
Incompatible
drug-induced, psychic abilities, psychokinesis
This drug-induced experience presents serious biblical incompatibilities despite containing some common NDE elements. The deliberate use of LSD to induce spiritual experiences violates biblical comman More ...
Three weeks before heart attack, experiencer felt sick at school (thought to be heart attack but was acid reflux). Week before, watching TV transplant patient warning convinced them to declare "no hea More ...
17
Moderate Evidence
9
Low Compatibility
no right and wrong, heaven open to all, universal salvation
This heart attack experience contains significant biblical elements overshadowed by universalist teachings contradicting core Christian doctrine. Positive biblical aspects include the council of twelv More ...
On Valentine's Day 2017 in Providence, RI, a woman was hit by a car driven by a drunk driver while waiting at a crosswalk. Her last conscious thought was "I'm not gonna make it." She found herself flo More ...
This NDE contains elements fundamentally incompatible with biblical Christianity. The entity encountered appeared as a pagan deity from Central or South American mythology rather than any biblical fig More ...
In November 2011, a young Hindu Nepalese man experienced a profound NDE following a motorcycle accident. Earlier that day, he had taken an illegal substance with friends and was riding home when he ex More ...
25
Strong Evidence
9
Incompatible
Hindu cosmology, Vaikuntha realm, parasites on human emotion
This NDE is fundamentally incompatible with biblical Christianity, being thoroughly rooted in Hindu cosmology and beliefs. The experience centers on Vaikuntha, the abode of Vishnu in Hindu tradition, More ...
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IANDS 1527-heart-attack-leads-to-teachings-about-dimensions-by-higher-self.html More ...
On May 4, 2015, during heart bypass surgery, a man experienced cardiac arrest when his heart stopped on its own during the operation. Through the surgeon's quick action using physical pressure rather More ...
38
Exceptional Evidence
8
Low Compatibility
Higher Self concept, multi-dimensional consciousness, spirit guides, pre-chosen More ...
This NDE, while medically well-documented, presents significant biblical incompatibilities due to its interpretive framework. The problematic elements include extensive new age concepts like the "High More ...
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IANDS 1535-spanish-man-pleads-to-return-is-given-more-time-and-now-serves-others More ...
On May 22, 2011, at 1:45 pm, Antonio suffered a fainting fit during a police training course, experiencing what was diagnosed as left bundle branch block, syncope, and sudden death. He found himself i More ...
38
Exceptional Evidence
8
Low Compatibility
Psychic abilities, knowing death dates, seeing beings from other planes
The experience contains several biblical elements including the out-of-body experience, encountering beings in a realm of light, and seeing deceased relatives which could align with biblical accounts More ...
During a severe asthma attack, the experiencer was rushed to hospital where they stopped breathing and required resuscitation. As a child in a hospital for dying children with collapsed lungs, they ha More ...
7
Weak Evidence
7
Low Compatibility
preference for non-existence, nihilistic view
This void experience presents challenging theological elements that diverge from biblical teaching. While the life review and self-evaluation partially align with biblical concepts of judgment, the na More ...
The experiencer was driving to ballet class when broadsided by a Lincoln Continental going 60-70mph. Time turned to slow motion at impact. She imagined pulling ahead and telling everyone about her clo More ...
6
Weak Evidence
8
Low Compatibility
psychic abilities, pure light being, multiple NDEs
This experience contains concerning elements that diverge significantly from biblical teaching. While the life review and void experience could align with some spiritual concepts, the later revelation More ...
On March 25, 2002, the experiencer underwent 9.5 hours of surgery for Arnold-Chiari Malformation I to relieve brain compression on the spine. After counting backward from 10 under anesthesia, the expe More ...
11
Suggestive Evidence
8
Low Compatibility
psychic abilities, vibrational healing, readings
This surgical NDE contains both biblically compatible and seriously concerning elements. The positive aspects include the out-of-body observations during surgery, encountering deceased relatives who c More ...
A 55-year-old woman hospitalized on an oncology ward with a brain tumor experienced a profound near-death event. She sensed impending death and alerted nurses, feeling her spirit tugging to exit her b More ...
This experience contains some elements consistent with biblical accounts, such as the out-of-body experience and consciousness surviving physical death. The concept of being given a choice to return a More ...
4176
IANDS 1782-young-man-hit-by-car-goes-out-of-body-and-has-four-broken-bones-heale More ...
A 20-year-old LDS missionary in Puerto Rico was hit by a car while riding his bike and thrown into a telephone pole. He immediately left his body as a spirit, seeing his body wrapped around the pole a More ...
38
Exceptional Evidence
7
Low Compatibility
Energy medicine, ascended masters, medical intuitive work
This experience contains both biblical and unbiblical elements. The miraculous healing strongly demonstrates divine intervention consistent with biblical accounts of healing. The encounter with angels More ...
4180
IANDS 1789-child-leaves-body-when-suffocated-and-returned-knowing-religions-are- More ...
An 8-year-old girl was being suffocated with a pillow by her abusive mother after taunting her mother about faking being unconscious. Her mother slammed her head against the bunk bed frame and held th More ...
28
Strong Evidence
8
Low Compatibility
Dreams of others' deaths, conviction religions are false
This traumatic childhood NDE contains both biblical and deeply concerning elements. The out-of-body experience with the silver cord connecting spirit to body actually has biblical precedent in Ecclesi More ...
In March 1994, the experiencer suffered a severe wrist injury in their Folkestone flat, with a three-inch wound cut to the bone through tendons. After calling for help and collapsing, they lost consci More ...
34
Strong Evidence
8
Low Compatibility
Reincarnation, karma, astrology
This near-death experience contains both biblical and significantly unbiblical elements. The positive aspects include the tunnel of light experience, which some interpret as consistent with transition More ...
The experiencer went to the hospital for an overnight "simple procedure" for reflux that went horribly wrong, resulting in a long-standing esophageal perforation lasting 7-10 days, when most people do More ...
16
Moderate Evidence
7
Low Compatibility
Animal spirit guide, energy healing, medicine cards
This near-death experience contains significant elements that conflict with biblical Christianity. While the life-threatening medical crisis was genuine (esophageal perforation with severe sepsis requ More ...
On October 18, 2007, the experiencer was in a head-on collision when another car crossed the median. Realizing death was imminent, they prayed angrily to God about not seeing their children grow up or More ...
36
Exceptional Evidence
8
Low Compatibility
Reincarnation offer, creative godlike powers, pantheistic God concept
This near-death experience contains deeply problematic elements from a biblical perspective, despite some positive aspects. The experiencer's initial prayer to God in anger and their encounter with a More ...
A 10-12 year old boy underwent dental anesthesia with laughing gas in the early 1960s, when correct pediatric dosing was not yet established. He immediately experienced leaving his body as a formless More ...
11
Suggestive Evidence
7
Low Compatibility
Hindu cosmology, universal consciousness, Aum/Om
This experience contains several elements that align with biblical NDEs, including out-of-body consciousness, otherworldly realms, and lasting spiritual transformation. The experiencer left his physic More ...
An experienced RN suffered a stroke while on vacation in Barcelona and was rushed to the hospital for an angiogram. During the procedure, initial success was followed by a complication when tissue bro More ...
27
Strong Evidence
9
Low Compatibility
Reincarnation, karma, universal consciousness
This experience contains all nine classic NDE elements, including an out-of-body experience, encountering a deceased person, life review, and profound lasting effects. The experiencer met her deceased More ...
An 11-year-old girl experienced an NDE during a car accident in 1989 when the vehicle hit black ice and flipped. She was thrown from the vehicle and found herself standing on a beach looking at the oc More ...
While this experience contains standard NDE elements like encountering beings and otherworldly realms, the interpretation and subsequent life path are fundamentally incompatible with biblical Christia More ...
A Hindu man experienced severe complications 15 days after triple bypass surgery, developing uncontrollable coughing and deterioration requiring emergency hospitalization on New Year's Day. In the ER, More ...
27
Strong Evidence
7
Low Compatibility
Hindu theology, Brahman, Buddhist eight-fold path
This experience contains classic NDE elements including out-of-body observation, entering a realm of bright light, and profound lasting transformation. The experiencer accurately observed medical proc More ...
At age 22, the subject was diagnosed with Myasthenia Gravis (80% mortality rate) and experienced respiratory failure in their apartment. After pounding on a neighbor's door for help, they collapsed an More ...
27
Strong Evidence
8
Low Compatibility
Source communication, nature worship elements
This experience diverges significantly from biblical accounts in several key ways. While it includes an out-of-body experience and visit to an otherworldly realm, the nature of that realm and the bein More ...
On July 8-9, 2024, a man in his mid-30s fell asleep on his sofa around 11:30 PM-midnight. His home camera captured the incident that began around 12:50 AM and intensified until he woke himself at 1:00 More ...
10
Suggestive Evidence
4
Low Compatibility
death personification
This experience has limited biblical compatibility and concerning elements. While the instinctive recognition of danger and fighting to return to life could reflect the biblical value of life and natu More ...
The experiencer was eating when food entered his lungs, causing his body to convulse. He felt increasingly cold in his extremities as if vital fluid couldn't pulse, with numbness, draining sensations, More ...
10
Suggestive Evidence
8
Low Compatibility
energy manipulation, cosmic consciousness, new age physics
This experience diverges significantly from biblical themes and contains predominantly new age and esoteric elements. The minimal biblical compatibility might be found in the encounter with a mysterio More ...
4235
IANDS 1591-girl-drowns-and-meets-angelic-looking-woman-but-is-told-not-to-share. More ...
At approximately age 7, a girl had a drowning accident in a friend's pool when rough play resulted in her being held underwater too long. The traumatic incident led to a profound near-death experience More ...
7
Weak Evidence
8
Low Compatibility
Past lives mentioned
This experience contains both compatible and incompatible elements from a biblical perspective. The encounter with an angelic-looking woman who provided reassurance could align with biblical accounts More ...
4237
IANDS 1594-woman-s-out-of-body-experience-leaves-her-with-psychic-powers-new-rel More ...
In December 2015, a woman with Lyme disease complications and cardiac issues experienced a dangerous arrhythmia requiring emergency treatment and surgical intervention. After an initial angiograph sho More ...
26
Strong Evidence
6
Low Compatibility
Universal salvation, all religions valid, consciousness in trees, psychic abilit More ...
While this experience contains some elements that could be interpreted within a biblical framework, such as the out-of-body experience and the transformative nature of the encounter, the theological c More ...
The experiencer, after decades of spiritual searching through various churches, courses, and philosophies, suffered a major heart attack while at a friend's free church. As he lay on a sofa in severe More ...
16
Moderate Evidence
6
Low Compatibility
Rosicrucian beliefs, reincarnation mentioned
This experience presents a complex mixture of authentic Christian elements alongside concerning esoteric influences. The positive aspects include a direct encounter with Christ in white light, recogni More ...
On August 5, 2000, at approximately 9 AM, the experiencer was driving to a counseling appointment after running errands. While proceeding through an intersection with a green light, another driver cra More ...
15
Moderate Evidence
8
Incompatible
channeling entity called "They"
While this NDE began with biblical-compatible elements - the beautiful white light suggesting divine presence, the peaceful and loving nature matching God's character, and a life review consistent wit More ...
During a hiking accident in 1999, the experiencer careered off a mountain and faced almost certain death or catastrophic injury over approximately 30 seconds. As the person lost control descending the More ...
7
Weak Evidence
6
Low Compatibility
pantheistic merging, Matrix reference
This experience contains some standard NDE elements but with significant non-biblical content. The experiencer faced near-certain death during a mountain fall and underwent a life review with no regre More ...
During a childhood game of follow-the-leader involving bicycle jumps over a manhole cover, the experiencer flipped over and landed on their head. They immediately left their body and observed themselv More ...
26
Strong Evidence
6
Low Compatibility
spirit visitations
This experience presents significant biblical concerns despite some compatible elements. The initial out-of-body experience aligns with biblical accounts like Paul's in 2 Corinthians 12:2-3. The grand More ...
A 57-year-old man with TWAR bacterial lung disease for two years experienced severe breathing difficulties one October evening about 10 years ago. After taking the wrong medication in panic, his breat More ...
25
Strong Evidence
9
Low Compatibility
reincarnation, universal consciousness, all lives across time
This experience contains significant elements that contradict biblical theology despite some compatible aspects. The positive elements include the transformative life review showing the consequences o More ...
On May 11, 2024, an acupuncturist in her 30s was driving home from dinner in Hoboken, NJ on the turnpike at 11:44 PM. While in the right lane at 60+ mph, a car suddenly appeared directly in front of h More ...
25
Strong Evidence
6
Low Compatibility
communication with deceased spirits
This experience presents significant biblical concerns despite some potentially compatible elements. The life-threatening nature of the accident and the miraculous survival could be seen as divine int More ...
During pre-term labor in the hospital, the experiencer received terbutaline (brethine) intravenously which immediately caused distress. Within seconds of saying "Something doesn't feel right," the med More ...
29
Strong Evidence
9
Low Compatibility
Reincarnation suggestion, psychic abilities development
This experience contains several biblical elements alongside problematic departures from Christian orthodoxy. The life review with emotional experiencing of past events could align with biblical conce More ...
At eight years old, the experiencer was pulled underwater by a strong riptide at the beach. Despite trying to swim out of the tide, they couldn't escape its grip. After losing their breath, they exper More ...
13
Suggestive Evidence
8
Low Compatibility
Spirit guide, psychic abilities
This childhood near-death experience contains some elements consistent with biblical accounts but raises significant theological concerns. The tunnel and light imagery could represent approach to the More ...
A 40-year-old man discovered a brain tumor the size of his fist in December 1997, occupying half his cranium. The tumor had pushed the left side of his brain to the right side, and doctors estimated h More ...
22
Moderate Evidence
7
Low Compatibility
Spirit guides, Masters, pre-birth planning
This experience contains significant elements that conflict with biblical theology. The most concerning aspect is the framework of "spirit guides" and "Masters" who oversee life decisions, which align More ...
In December 2008, the experiencer underwent routine surgery and had an extraordinary out-of-body experience that challenged their scientific worldview. Upon waking while being wheeled from theater, th More ...
45
Exceptional Evidence
6
Low Compatibility
Persistent telepathic and precognitive abilities
This experience presents significant biblical compatibility concerns due to its emphasis on psychic phenomena. While out-of-body experiences during medical procedures have biblical precedent in Paul's More ...
The subject experienced a near-death event at birth, delivered at home as a breech birth with only an aunt attending the mother. Coming out feet first, the baby was blue and not breathing. The infant More ...
12
Suggestive Evidence
5
Low Compatibility
Past lives, death prediction abilities
This experience presents significant biblical compatibility concerns due to its emphasis on reincarnation and psychic abilities. The most problematic element is the subject's claim to see past lives m More ...
An 18-year-old university student in her first term had severely starved herself through anorexia. Unaware of her illness, she ran for weeks on nervous energy rather than physical energy. One evening More ...
24
Moderate Evidence
8
Low Compatibility
Evil being pulling soul, spirit guides
This experience presents significant biblical concerns due to the presence of malevolent spiritual forces and ambiguous spiritual beings. The evil being with magnetic force pulling her from her body r More ...
Two years after her first NDE, the subject accidentally committed suicide by taking an overdose following a broken love affair. This time, an angel gently removed her from her body, creating a much mo More ...
13
Suggestive Evidence
8
Low Compatibility
Permanent clairvoyance, spirit guides, gurus
This second NDE presents a complex mixture of Christian and problematic elements. The positive aspect is the encounter with Jesus as a being of immense power rather than "meek and mild," which could r More ...
4333
IANDS 1626-irish-sixteen-year-old-boy-leaves-body-during-wisdom-teeth-extraction More ...
A 16-year-old Irish boy underwent wisdom teeth extraction for impacted teeth requiring immediate removal. During the procedure, he was given Sodium Pentothal (Thiopental Sodium) for anesthesia, but th More ...
20
Moderate Evidence
7
Low Compatibility
pantheistic unity, orgasmic consciousness
This experience contains significant departures from biblical theology despite some potentially compatible elements. The complete blackness rather than light contradicts biblical descriptions of God a More ...
4334
IANDS 1627-tibetan-man-in-car-accident-experiences-his-divinity-but-is-stopped-b More ...
A Tibetan man was involved in a car accident and experienced an out-of-body state. He found himself in a vehicle after the accident with a traffic police officer and a driver present as rescue members More ...
4
Weak Evidence
5
Incompatible
becoming God, God substance within self
This experience fundamentally contradicts biblical theology through its central claim that humans can "become God by themselves" and possess "God substance" within. This directly opposes the biblical More ...
4339
IANDS 1896-ten-year-old-girl-freezes-to-death-in-her-own-bed-in-cold-house.html More ...
A ten-year-old girl living in an 1800s farmhouse with minimal heating experienced death from hypothermia while sleeping in her bed. The house had only one functioning furnace, leaving her room dangero More ...
32
Strong Evidence
9
Low Compatibility
Reincarnation, past lives, karma, auras
This extensive childhood NDE contains both biblical and distinctly non-biblical elements. The biblical aspects include separation of consciousness from body, encounters with luminous beings that could More ...
A woman with severe dental anxiety had used nitrous oxide for teeth cleanings for approximately 40 years. In May 2021, during a routine cleaning with a new hygienist, she experienced a life-threatenin More ...
22
Moderate Evidence
6
Low Compatibility
Time travel abilities, dimensional shifting, prophetic feelings
This dental emergency NDE presents concerning elements despite some biblical parallels. The life review aspect aligns with biblical concepts of judgment and accountability, where one's life deeds are More ...
During a routine dental cleaning, the patient requested nitrous oxide for anxiety relief, having used it successfully years earlier for wisdom teeth extraction. Initially comfortable and aware of surr More ...
17
Moderate Evidence
5
Low Compatibility
void experience contradicting Christian expectations
This disturbing NDE profoundly challenged the experiencer's Christian faith and expectations about death and the afterlife. As a believing Christian who felt prepared for death, they anticipated meeti More ...
At age 39, while sick in bed with bronchitis, the experiencer left their body through the crown chakra, noting this was not their first out-of-body experience. They arrived at a place filled with brig More ...
7
Weak Evidence
7
Low Compatibility
reincarnation belief, soul contracts, crown chakra
This experience presents significant conflicts with biblical Christianity through its core concepts of reincarnation, pre-birth soul contracts, and Eastern spiritual elements. The experiencer explicit More ...
In October 2001, a gay man underwent surgery to remove precancerous growths from his colon. During the procedure, the anesthetist gave him another full dose when he appeared to be coming around. Due t More ...
31
Strong Evidence
8
Low Compatibility
no Jesus despite Christian upbringing, universalist conclusions
This experience presents a complex relationship with biblical theology. While it contains many classic NDE elements found in scripture - the out-of-body experience, encounters with the deceased, other More ...
A French Canadian man experienced nine NDEs throughout his life, beginning at age 8 when hit by a car while riding his bike. His NDEs included two bicycle accidents with cars, two serious car accident More ...
12
Suggestive Evidence
7
Incompatible
demons, reptilian aliens, Pleiadian guides, Starseed identity, ferryman of souls More ...
This account contains numerous elements that directly contradict biblical teaching. While the multiple near-death experiences from legitimate medical crises are noteworthy, the after-effects and inter More ...
4388
IANDS 1652-nine-year-old-girl-hit-by-car-has-psychic-lifetime-of-adventure.html More ...
In March 1960, a 9-year-old girl was struck by a 1955 Buick while crossing the street near her home after art class. The driver, traveling at high speed down a long hill without glasses while eating, More ...
While this account begins with a legitimate life-threatening trauma, the subsequent development and cultivation of occult practices makes it incompatible with biblical teaching. The experiencer's limi More ...
4395
IANDS 1666-girl-is-hit-by-falling-tree-leaves-body-and-returns-with-knowledge.ht More ...
A 10-year-old girl was ice fishing with multiple families in northern Canada when a 12-year-old boy chopped down a large birch tree that fell on her while she sat by the campfire. The impact caused a More ...
15
Moderate Evidence
6
Low Compatibility
psychic abilities, aura reading
This experience contains concerning elements that conflict with biblical teaching. While the out-of-body experience itself could be biblically compatible, as scripture acknowledges spirit-body distinc More ...
An 11-year-old girl was swimming at a Wisconsin lake with family and neighbors when she drowned in 10-15 feet of water. While playing tag, she jumped off a floating platform to escape her brother but More ...
19
Moderate Evidence
5
Low Compatibility
psychic abilities, Eastern concepts
This drowning NDE presents significant biblical compatibility concerns due to the resulting psychic abilities and Eastern spiritual practices. While the initial out-of-body experience during drowning More ...
A man who spent 40 years as an "equal opportunity hater" filled with anger experienced a life-changing NDE during a camper accident. Unable to stop due to brake failure at 60mph approaching a red ligh More ...
29
Strong Evidence
8
Low Compatibility
no sin concept, crown chakra, multiple worlds
This experience contains both biblical and problematic elements. The out-of-body experience and spiritual realm align with biblical accounts, as does the transformative change from hatred to love (1 J More ...
On August 8, 1959, an American graduate student in Paris was struck by a taxi while riding a Vespa to develop film. The accident resulted in severe head trauma, broken bones, hearing loss, and aphasia More ...
40
Exceptional Evidence
8
Low Compatibility
no sin/guilt, crown chakra, time simultaneity
While this experience contains several biblical elements including out-of-body consciousness and encounters with spiritual beings, it presents significant theological problems. The claim that sin and More ...
At age 53 in spring 2003, a genetic condition caused the experiencer's heart to stop beating in an emergency room. Fully awake when dying, they felt their last breath pass and heart stop. They were ca More ...
This experience contains significant departures from biblical theology despite some compatible elements. The out-of-body experience and consciousness after death align with scripture. However, major c More ...
Teddy Waiyaki, a deaf and mute man from Nairobi, Kenya, experienced death in 2012 while suffering from severe heart pain and headaches. After collapsing one night, his spirit was lifted at incredible More ...
24
Moderate Evidence
8
Low Compatibility
claim to be son of God
This experience contains both biblical and highly problematic elements. Positive biblical aspects include encountering Jesus Christ and Jehovah God, seeing angels, experiencing heaven as a divine thro More ...
4421
IANDS 1916-algerian-man-hit-by-car-is-visited-by-jesus-mohammed-shiva-and-female More ...
Malek from Algeria was hit by a car traveling 80 km/h during a sandstorm in 2002 while working at a Sahara hotel. The impact threw him several meters, causing fractures to his right hand, double fract More ...
19
Moderate Evidence
9
Incompatible
religious syncretism, visits from deceased, cosmic consciousness
This experience is fundamentally incompatible with biblical Christianity due to extreme religious syncretism. While Jesus Christ appears, He is presented as one among equals with Mohammed, Shiva, and More ...
The experiencer was a liver transplant recipient whose near-death experience resulted from severe complications during an initial surgical procedure. Due to deteriorating conditions that other tests f More ...
36
Exceptional Evidence
7
Low Compatibility
spirit communication
This near-death experience presents several elements that align with biblical accounts of supernatural awareness during life-threatening situations. The clinical death for six minutes followed by retu More ...
In 1981, the experiencer underwent arthroscopic surgery to repair decade-old knee damage. She had deliberately waited for this less invasive procedure to be perfected, knowing recovery would be faster More ...
15
Moderate Evidence
9
Incompatible
channeling, automatic writing, psychic abilities, left Christianity
This experience contains some elements that could initially appear consistent with biblical themes, such as encountering beings of light and experiencing unconditional love. The hooded, monk-like bein More ...
The experiencer had a near-death experience that involved traveling through a tunnel into a light. Upon entering the light, they found themselves standing in an environment described as solid-state pl More ...
9
Weak Evidence
7
Low Compatibility
cosmic consciousness, universe as body, language codes, plasma energy
This experience contains some elements compatible with biblical NDEs, including the journey through a tunnel toward light and the experience of unconditional love, which could align with divine love d More ...
4458
Liester, Mitchell B., Journal of Near-Death Studies, Vol 16, Inner Communication More ...
Ms. C, at age 8, was hospitalized for blood in her urine and underwent a kidney biopsy. During the procedure, her portal vein was inadvertently punctured. Despite strict warnings to limit activity aft More ...
29
Suggestive Evidence
8
Low Compatibility
karmic carryover, universal destination, god force
This experience contains significant elements that contradict biblical theology, placing it in the low compatibility category. While the miraculous healing of the liver could align with divine healing More ...
4471
Bockie, Simon. Death and the Invisible Powers: The World of Kongo Belief. Bloomi More ...
A man from a strict Christian sect stopped breathing and his body became cold while his wife wept beside him at the hospital. His wife spent most of the night weeping with red and swollen eyes. When h More ...
28
Suggestive Evidence
6
Low Compatibility
Works-based entry requirement
This experience presents significant theological concerns from a biblical perspective. While it includes an encounter with Jesus and heavenly realms, the core message contradicts the biblical doctrine More ...
4546
Rommer, Barbara R. "The Frightening Near-Death Experience: A Catalyst for Positi More ...
Wesley, raised in an Episcopalian family, experienced a Type IV Less Than Positive NDE in his early twenties secondary to a drug overdose. Though playing brinkmanship with substances rather than expli More ...
29
Suggestive Evidence
9
Incompatible
Reincarnation, past/future lives, third eye, equal good and evil forces
This experience contains multiple elements that directly contradict biblical theology. The most problematic aspect is the explicit teaching about reincarnation through visits to past and future lives, More ...
4559
Greyson, Bruce. "Near-Death Experiences and Claims of Past-Life Memories." Journ More ...
After struggling with lymphoma for four years, Anita Moorjani fell into a coma and was rushed to the hospital. Full-body scans revealed lemon-sized tumors throughout her body. Her vital organs had shu More ...
43
Moderate Evidence
7
Low Compatibility
past lives, choosing incarnation
This experience contains both biblical and non-biblical elements. The out-of-body experience and heightened awareness could align with biblical accounts of spiritual experiences. The verified observat More ...
4560
Greyson, Bruce. "Near-Death Experiences and Claims of Past-Life Memories." Journ More ...
David Moquin was hospitalized with double pneumonia at age 48, experiencing multiple days in and out of coma. During this time, he experienced at least two events that felt like past lifetimes. The mo More ...
46
Moderate Evidence
4
Incompatible
past lives, reincarnation, psychic consultation
This experience is largely incompatible with biblical teaching due to its central focus on reincarnation and past-life memories. The experiencer vividly recalled dying as Captain Fryer in a P-51 Musta More ...
4563
Shushan, Gregory. "The Sun told me I would be restored to life": Native American More ...
Don Talayesva, a 17-year-old Hopi youth, was near death from pneumonia in a U.S. government boarding school hospital in 1907. A Guardian Spirit visited him and told him he would travel to the House of More ...
23
Suggestive Evidence
8
Low Compatibility
Rejection of Christianity, Hopi spirit beings
This experience is primarily rooted in Hopi traditional spirituality rather than biblical Christianity. While it contains some elements that could parallel biblical themes - such as a judgment scene w More ...
4575
Shushan, Gregory, "My heart sang within me, and I was glad to be dead": The Rece More ...
Ka-ilio-hae from Maui died from an illness but revived and told his family about his wonderful journey to the land of ghosts. His soul left his body through his left eye, and looking back, the body ap More ...
15
Suggestive Evidence
7
Low Compatibility
Milu (pagan deity), soul through eye/foot, sister with power over ghosts
Ka-ilio-hae's experience contains both compatible and problematic elements from a biblical perspective. The positive aspects include consciousness after death, meeting deceased relatives who retain th More ...
4579
Tassell-Matamua, Natasha. "Phenomenology of Near-Death Experiences: An Analysis More ...
Nga, an indigenous Māori woman, became seriously ill for the only time in her life in the early 1960s. Her illness was severe enough that her breathing stopped and her family believed she had died. Th More ...
25
Suggestive Evidence
8
Low Compatibility
Māori spiritual elements, ancestor worship, spirit journey to underworld
This NDE reflects traditional Māori spiritual beliefs rather than biblical Christianity. The experience centers on a journey to Te Rerenga Wairua, the traditional Māori launching point for spirits tra More ...
4582
Kellehear, Allan. "An Hawaiian Near-Death Experience." Journal of Near-Death Stu More ...
Kalima, a woman from Kona, Hawaii, had been seriously ill for many weeks before she appeared to die. Her family prepared her for burial and laid her beside her grave for funeral rites when she unexpec More ...
7
Weak Evidence
6
Low Compatibility
Pele's Pit (volcano as entrance to afterlife), ancestral/cultural afterlife conc More ...
This Hawaiian NDE from the early 1900s reflects strong cultural and ancestral beliefs rather than biblical themes. The experience centers on Kalima's journey through transformed earthly locations popu More ...
4614
Wilde, David J., and Craig D. Murray. "The Evolving Self: Finding Meaning in Nea More ...
Deborah experienced her NDE during surgery in a hospital in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. The operation was proceeding smoothly until her heart rate and blood pressure began falling dangerously. The surgical More ...
20
Suggestive Evidence
8
Low Compatibility
Kundalini yoga, psychic college teaching, spiritual master in India
Deborah's NDE initially presents strong biblical elements including direct communication with God, making a covenant to do His work, and returning to life for a divine purpose. The hand reaching from More ...
4708
Titus Rivas et al., The Self Does Not Die: Verified Paranormal Phenomena from Ne More ...
A woman undergoing carpal tunnel surgery experienced a severe allergic reaction to the local anesthetic, resulting in respiratory arrest and seizures. Her husband witnessed her apparent death before m More ...
58
Strong Evidence
7
Low Compatibility
spontaneous mediumship, communication with the dead
This experience presents significant theological challenges from a biblical perspective, primarily due to its central feature of apparent communication with the deceased. The patient effectively funct More ...
4745
Titus Rivas et al., The Self Does Not Die: Verified Paranormal Phenomena from Ne More ...
Mrs. P.B.B., a patient of Spanish physician Dr. Enrique Vila López, retained psychic abilities following her near-death experience. The specific details of her NDE are not provided, but the aftermath More ...
38
Moderate Evidence
2
Low Compatibility
Precognition, medical intuition
While the NDE details are not provided, the resulting abilities raise biblical concerns. The development of precognitive abilities and medical intuition following the NDE could be viewed as divination More ...
4746
Titus Rivas et al., The Self Does Not Die: Verified Paranormal Phenomena from Ne More ...
Canadian artist and former Armed Forces music instructor Cherylee Black experienced three NDEs: falling down stairs as a preschooler, ruptured appendix at age 10, and car accident at age 29 causing br More ...
48
Moderate Evidence
8
Low Compatibility
Psychokinesis, mediumship, precognition
While Black's NDEs included seeing deceased relatives and otherworldly realms, the extensive paranormal abilities that developed afterward present significant biblical concerns. The psychokinetic abil More ...
4752
Wills-Brandon, Carla. Seven Heavens: The Afterlife in the Jewish Tradition. Roch More ...
Diane LaRoe, a Juilliard-trained vocalist, was killed in an automobile accident many years ago. The ambulance doctor pinned a DOA (Dead on Arrival) sign on her coat and delivered her to the Santa Moni More ...
32
Moderate Evidence
7
Low Compatibility
Contact with dead, healing powers
This experience presents significant biblical compatibility concerns despite some positive elements. The affirming aspects include the encounter with God described as the "Omnipotent Power," which ack More ...
4753
Wills-Brandon, Carla. Seven Heavens: The Afterlife in the Jewish Tradition. Roch More ...
J.R. Barrett, a prolific writer of over thirty books whose family included Holocaust survivors, experienced a profound NDE when thrown from her horse during a ride. Her father was a French-Romanian As More ...
31
Moderate Evidence
8
Low Compatibility
All paths lead to God
This experience contains both biblical and problematic elements that create significant compatibility concerns. The positive biblical aspects include the out-of-body experience, which aligns with Paul More ...
4790
P.M.H. Atwater, Dying to Know You: Proof of God in the Near-Death Experience, Ra More ...
In 1976, George Rodonaia, a vocal communist dissident in Tbilisi, Georgia (then part of Russia), was deliberately run over twice by a car driven by a KGB member while waiting for a taxi to take him to More ...
90
Exceptional Evidence
7
Low Compatibility
Mind reading, time travel
This extraordinary case presents significant challenges from a biblical perspective while demonstrating remarkable veridical evidence. The three-day period in the morgue creates an interesting paralle More ...
4802
Nancy Evans Bush, Reckoning: Discoveries after a Traumatic Near-Death Experience More ...
Nancy Evans Bush experienced a distressing NDE during childbirth in July 1962 at age 28. She was in labor with her second child when emergency induction was required three weeks before the due date. F More ...
7
Weak Evidence
8
Incompatible
nihilistic void, reality as illusion, absence of God, Yin-Yang symbols
This NDE presents significant theological challenges from a biblical perspective. The experience contains several standard NDE elements including an out-of-body experience, encounters with beings, and More ...
4827
Fortner, Michael D. The Truth About Angels and Near-Death Experiences. Trumpet P More ...
RaNelle Wallace ignored multiple divine warnings about a future plane crash and died when their small aircraft crashed in 1984. She was badly burned with most of her face burned off, including her lip More ...
29
Suggestive Evidence
9
Low Compatibility
Progressive spiritual levels, self-judgment
RaNelle Wallace's experience contains biblical elements severely compromised by unbiblical theology. The positive aspects include recognition that ignoring responsibilities is sin, experiencing conseq More ...
4839
Simon Bown, Verified Near Death Experiences, Chapter 13: From the Spider's Sting More ...
Ryan McCully developed dangerous abscesses from a poisonous spider bite requiring emergency surgery. After examination and testing, doctors confirmed the severity and immediately prepared him for surg More ...
34
Moderate Evidence
8
Low Compatibility
Ocean of souls, reincarnation themes
This experience contains some biblical elements including out-of-body perception, heightened spiritual awareness, encountering deceased relatives (grandmother), and receiving knowledge beyond normal m More ...
4840
Simon Bown, Verified Near Death Experiences, Chapter 14: The Garden of What Is a More ...
Amber Cavanagh suffered a massive stroke on December 23, 2021, caused by a tear in her carotid artery. After waking at 4:45 AM paralyzed on one side, her husband Mike called 911. Paramedics initially More ...
45
Moderate Evidence
9
Low Compatibility
Past/future lives, beings from other planets
This experience contains some biblical elements including the description of divine light ("light of God"), a paradise-like garden setting, encounters with deceased family members, and spirit guides w More ...
4845
Simon Bown, Verified Near Death Experiences, Chapter 19: Three Souls I Would Kno More ...
In 2000, 17-year-old Crystal Faith suffered an amniotic fluid embolism during emergency C-section after 20 weeks of hospitalized pre-term labor. When breaking the amniotic sac to place a head monitor, More ...
50
Strong Evidence
8
Low Compatibility
Pre-existence of souls, future unborn children
This experience contains some biblical elements including encounters with deceased relatives, angel-like beings with light radiating from chakra points creating wing illusions, and a light-filled heav More ...
4852
Sunday Express London, May 26 1935, cited in Bown 2025, Chapter 23
W. Martin, age 16, was struck by a falling wall in 1911 when a coping stone hit his head, causing severe skull fractures. Witnesses believed he had a broken neck and crushed skull. He was pronounced n More ...
37
Moderate Evidence
5
Low Compatibility
Reincarnation suggestion
This experience from 1911 demonstrates classic out-of-body phenomena with remarkable veridical perceptions, including accurate observations of events occurring twelve miles away at his parents' home. More ...
4928
Long, Jeffrey. God and the Afterlife. HarperOne, 2016. Chapter 7, Jeremiah J, pp More ...
Jeremiah was undergoing surgery to repair a hernia when complications caused his heart to stop. This cardiac arrest during surgery created a life-threatening emergency requiring immediate medical inte More ...
22
Suggestive Evidence
7
Low Compatibility
universe is God, all is one
This experience contains significant theological problems despite some positive elements. The positive aspects include recognition of God's existence as absolute reality (God Is), understanding that G More ...
4984
Parr, AJ. The Girl Who Visited Heaven And Other Children's Near-Death Experience More ...
Two-year-old Ingrid Honkala drowned in a large water tank at her family's Colombian home while playing with her three-year-old sister. The children had climbed onto the 900-gallon tank while unsupervi More ...
38
Moderate Evidence
8
Low Compatibility
beings of light, psychic abilities, spirit communication, reincarnation concepts
Ingrid's experience contains significant elements that diverge from biblical Christianity. While the initial life-saving telepathic connection with her mother could be seen as divine providence, the s More ...
4985
Parr, AJ. The Girl Who Visited Heaven And Other Children's Near-Death Experience More ...
Three-year-old Jacob Cooper was playing at a playground when he climbed to the top of a slide. Unknown to anyone, he had contracted pertussis (whooping cough), a potentially fatal condition for young More ...
30
Moderate Evidence
9
Low Compatibility
past lives, reincarnation, past life regression therapy
Jacob's experience presents significant theological challenges from a biblical perspective. While the encounter with angels and the experience of divine love could align with biblical accounts, the co More ...
4988
Parr, AJ. The Girl Who Visited Heaven And Other Children's Near-Death Experience More ...
Four-year-old Mark Anthony, born into a family of mediums and already seeing spirits at age three, experienced cardiopulmonary failure that caused his "electromagnetic soul" to leave his body. During More ...
22
Suggestive Evidence
8
Incompatible
mediumship, electromagnetic soul theory, quantum spirituality, family of mediums
Mark Anthony's experience and subsequent life work stand in direct opposition to biblical Christianity. Born into a family of mediums and seeing spirits from age three indicates involvement in practic More ...
4991
Parr, AJ. The Girl Who Visited Heaven And Other Children's Near-Death Experience More ...
Nine-year-old Sharon Sananda was searching for agates in her grandparents' vineyard when a distant relative who had been repeatedly abusing her appeared. As she tried to escape, he attacked her physic More ...
20
Suggestive Evidence
8
Incompatible
reincarnation, psychic mediumship, past life therapy, kundalini academy
While Sharon's encounter with Jesus (Jeshua) initially appears positive, the overall experience and its aftermath are fundamentally incompatible with biblical Christianity. Her understanding that she More ...
5047
Smith, Near-Death Experiences, Sophia Institute Press, Chapter 6, Stephen Not th More ...
Stephen was traveling on business to Constantinople when he fell sick and died. With no surgeon available to embalm him, he lay dead all day and night. His soul was carried down into the dungeons of H More ...
13
Weak Evidence
6
Low Compatibility
Bureaucratic error in Hell
Stephen's account contains concerning elements alongside biblical truths. The reality of Hell and its torments aligns with Scripture. However, the portrayal of Hell making bureaucratic errors contradi More ...
5053
Parr, The Girl Who Visited Heaven, Grapevine Books, Chapter 7, Jacob Cooper, Pag More ...
Jacob Cooper was three years old when he had a near-death experience while playing at a playground. Unknown to anyone, he had contracted pertussis (whooping cough), a potentially fatal condition for y More ...
15
Suggestive Evidence
9
Low Compatibility
Past lives, reincarnation, soul evolution
Jacob's NDE contains significant elements incompatible with biblical Christianity. While the experience included encounters with angelic beings and transformative divine love, the central feature of p More ...
5056
Parr, The Girl Who Visited Heaven, Grapevine Books, Chapter 9, Mark Anthony, Pag More ...
Mark Anthony was four years old when he experienced cardiopulmonary failure and had a profound near-death experience. Born into a family of mediums with a lineage of psychic abilities, Mark had alread More ...
Mark's NDE experience itself contained divine elements - encountering light beings and Infinite Love could align with biblical descriptions of angelic beings and God's presence. However, significant b More ...
5058
Parr, The Girl Who Visited Heaven, Grapevine Books, Chapter 16, Sharon Sananda, More ...
Sharon Sananda was nine years old when she experienced a near-death experience during a violent physical attack by a relative in her grandparents' vineyard. Living with grandparents due to her parents More ...
13
Weak Evidence
8
Incompatible
Reincarnation, past life therapy, mediumship, OBE practices
While Sharon's initial encounter with Jesus showed His compassion for her suffering, the experience and its aftermath contain multiple elements incompatible with biblical Christianity. Her understandi More ...
5059
Parr, The Girl Who Visited Heaven, Grapevine Books, Chapter 10, Tamara Caulder R More ...
Tamara Caulder Richardson was five years old when she died from pneumonia complications after strep throat, with a fever of 103.9°F. She was declared dead on arrival at Rex Hospital in Raleigh, North More ...
Tamara's childhood encounter with Jesus contained beautiful biblical elements - Christ's love, compassion, and commissioning her to spread love aligns with Gospel accounts. The heavenly realm, Jesus' More ...
5106
Hill, Roy L. Jesus and the Near-Death Experience: Testimonies of the Ascended Ch More ...
The medical context for Sharon Milliman's near-death experience was a sudden, life-threatening electrocution that occurred at her home. A lightning strike caused a nearby electrical transformer to exp More ...
20
Suggestive Evidence
9
Low Compatibility
universal salvation, no judgment
Sharon Milliman's NDE contains several elements that align with biblical accounts, including the out-of-body experience, encountering divine beings, and experiencing otherworldly realms. The appearanc More ...
5107
Hill, Roy L. Jesus and the Near-Death Experience: Testimonies of the Ascended Ch More ...
The specific medical trigger for Stanley S.'s near-death experience is not detailed in the provided text. The account begins with him already in the afterlife, ascending a staircase in a church-like s More ...
5
Weak Evidence
7
Incompatible
sin does not exist, universal salvation
Stanley's NDE begins with recognizable Catholic imagery - a confessional setting that would seem to affirm traditional religious structures. The encounter with Jesus Christ and the experience of uncon More ...
5120
Atwater, P. M. H., The New Children and Near-Death Experiences, Bear & Company, More ...
Eleven-year-old Cecil attempted to save his drowning brother in a river, but both boys went under multiple times. As Cecil could no longer stay afloat, he heard a strange ringing sound and felt peacef More ...
22
Suggestive Evidence
8
Low Compatibility
universal salvation, works-based salvation, denial of Satan
This experience contains significant theological problems that contradict biblical teaching. The account explicitly denies the existence of Satan, which contradicts numerous biblical passages includin More ...
5122
Atwater, P. M. H., The New Children and Near-Death Experiences, Bear & Company, More ...
Ten-year-old Denise experienced dramatic personality changes and excessive water consumption in summer 1999. On November 5, she became unresponsive with eyes rolled back and was rushed to the hospital More ...
This experience presents a complex mixture of deeply biblical elements alongside problematic occult practices. The positive aspects are substantial: three days spent with Jesus Christ learning about H More ...
5168
Parnia, Sam. Lucid Dying: The New Science. Hachette Books, Chapter 12, Accountan More ...
An accountant with a wife and three small children attempted suicide using sleeping pills and alcohol during a period when his marriage was falling apart. He had become consumed with fear and self-pit More ...
17
Suggestive Evidence
9
Low Compatibility
reincarnation
This suicide-related NDE contains both strongly biblical and problematic elements. The encounter with a loving, compassionate being who provides truth without condemnation reflects God's character. Th More ...
5179
Ring, Kenneth. Lessons from the Light. Mellen-Thomas Benedict. Brain condition. More ...
Mellen-Thomas Benedict had an extraordinary NDE in 1982 while dying from an undiagnosed brain condition. Given 6-8 months to live, he "died" for over 90 minutes. His journey began with seeing his body More ...
12
Weak Evidence
8
Low Compatibility
Pantheistic concepts, Light can be any religious figure
While the experience contains some biblical elements like encountering divine light and receiving special knowledge, it contains significant unbiblical concepts. The idea that we are God experiencing More ...
5183
Shushan, Gregory. Near-Death Experience in Indigenous Religions. Oxford Universi More ...
A converted Wyandot woman experienced an exceptionally influential near-death experience around 1646 that sparked one of the earliest recorded religious revitalization movements. The woman, who had em More ...
18
Suggestive Evidence
8
Low Compatibility
separate afterlife realms based on cultural identity
This powerful Wyandot woman's NDE from 1646 presents significant theological challenges to biblical orthodoxy while containing some compatible elements. The experience includes clear death and resurre More ...
5188
Shushan, Gregory. Near-Death Experience in Indigenous Religions. Oxford Universi More ...
Dona Beatriz Kimpa Vita was a devout Kongolese Catholic and medium in the traditional Kimpasi healing cult. In 1704, she fell gravely ill, with her illness lasting for a week and culminating in her de More ...
5
Weak Evidence
7
Low Compatibility
spirit possession, weekly death rituals, syncretic Christianity
While this experience began with seemingly orthodox elements - a journey to Christian heaven and encounter with Saint Anthony of Padua - it quickly diverged into problematic territory. The claim of pe More ...
5203
Shushan, Gregory, Near-Death Experience in Indigenous Religions, Oxford Universi More ...
A man from Kuala, Hawaii fell into a death-like state that lasted an extraordinary eight days, viewed by his family and community as completed and irreversible death. His soul journeyed to the spirit More ...
10
Weak Evidence
6
Low Compatibility
Underworld deity Milu
This experience presents low biblical compatibility due to significant polytheistic elements. While the eight-day death and return demonstrates miraculous resurrection paralleling biblical accounts, t More ...
5208
Shushan, Gregory, Near-Death Experience in Indigenous Religions, Oxford Universi More ...
Tui Liku from the Lau Islands of Fiji experienced his soul being taken from his body by a divine being while his lifeless body washed up on shore, indicating clinical death or profound trance. Being h More ...
12
Weak Evidence
8
Low Compatibility
Multiple gods, beautiful maidens temptation
This Fijian narrative presents low biblical compatibility due to significant polytheistic elements. While it contains classic NDE features like soul travel, divine beings, and return with proof, the t More ...
5209
Shushan, Gregory, Near-Death Experience in Indigenous Religions, Oxford Universi More ...
Ua Halai from Arihava village at Orokolo Bay experienced death during an illness, but anticipating this, instructed his community not to dig a grave and to avoid approaching his body too closely, sayi More ...
16
Suggestive Evidence
7
Low Compatibility
Spirit temples, ancestress worship, syncretism
This experience shows low biblical compatibility despite the three-day resurrection parallel to Christ. While the timing echoes Jesus' resurrection and the moral teachings against stealing and adulter More ...
5212
Shushan, Gregory. Near-Death Experience in Ancient Civilizations: The Origins of More ...
The Sumerian poem "The Death of Bilgames" recounts what may be the world's earliest documented near-death experience, involving the historical king of Uruk, Bilgames (Gilgamesh), who reigned around 27 More ...
8
Weak Evidence
8
Low Compatibility
Polytheism, Deification of human
The near-death experience of Bilgames, as recounted in the ancient Sumerian poem, presents a complex case when analyzed for biblical compatibility. On a structural level, the narrative contains numero More ...
5216
Shushan, Gregory. Near-Death Experience in Ancient Civilizations: The Origins of More ...
The complex and detailed near-death experience of a woman named Li O is recorded in the 4th-century CE collection In Search of Spirits and is dated to the year 199 CE. The account begins with Li O suc More ...
47
Moderate Evidence
7
Incompatible
Communication with the dead (necromancy), Occult/folk magic, Afterlife bureaucra More ...
The near-death experience of Li O is one of the most evidentially compelling cases from the ancient world, yet it is also one of the most theologically problematic from a biblical perspective, earning More ...
5217
Shushan, Gregory. Near-Death Experience in Ancient Civilizations: The Origins of More ...
The near-death experience of Princess Miaoshan is a central event in a Chinese Buddhist legend dating to around the 6th century CE. The medical crisis was not the result of illness but of a violent, l More ...
5
Weak Evidence
6
Incompatible
Polytheism, Reincarnation (implied), Works-based salvation, Deification of human
The legend of Princess Miaoshan's near-death experience is a foundational myth in East Asian Buddhism and, as such, is theologically "Incompatible" with a biblical worldview. While the narrative conta More ...
5218
Shushan, Gregory. Near-Death Experience in Ancient Civilizations: The Origins of More ...
The near-death experience of Quetzalpetlatl, a Mexica princess of Tlatelolco, is a profound narrative recorded in the 16th century by the Spanish Franciscan missionary Bernardino de Sahagún. The medic More ...
22
Suggestive Evidence
7
Low Compatibility
Polytheism, Female deity of the dead
The near-death experience of the Mexica princess Quetzalpetlatl, while containing the powerful and biblically resonant element of a fulfilled prophecy, is ultimately rated as having "Low Compatibility More ...
5219
Shushan, Gregory. Near-Death Experience in Ancient Civilizations: The Origins of More ...
This near-death experience is recounted in the ancient Chinese text known as the Five Agents Treatise and is dated to the year 1 CE. The account provides only sparse details about the medical circumst More ...
10
Weak Evidence
7
Low Compatibility
Communication with the dead (necromancy), Occult/folk magic
The near-death experience of the unnamed woman from 1 CE, while structurally simple, contains elements that place it in direct conflict with biblical prohibitions, resulting in a "Low Compatibility" r More ...
5220
Shushan, Gregory. Near-Death Experience in Ancient Civilizations: The Origins of More ...
The near-death experience of Vrsashusma is recounted in the ancient Indian text, the Jaiminiya Brahmana, which dates to approximately 700-900 BCE. The event is precipitated by a sequence of sudden dea More ...
5
Weak Evidence
7
Low Compatibility
Works-based salvation, Polytheism
The near-death experience of Vrsashusma from the Jaiminiya Brahmana presents a narrative with several structural parallels to biblically compatible NDEs, yet its core theological message is fundamenta More ...
5260
Tabatt, Shaun, The NDE Conspiracy, Destiny Image Publishers, Chapter 2, Bristol More ...
Bristol O experienced severe blood loss from a ruptured ovarian cyst, leading to a near-death experience. The medical emergency was life-threatening, though specific clinical details about monitoring More ...
This experience contains severely unbiblical elements that directly contradict core Christian doctrine. The primary theological problem is the detailed explanation of reincarnation as the fundamental More ...
5261
Tabatt, Shaun, The NDE Conspiracy, Destiny Image Publishers, Chapter 2, Robyn, P More ...
Robyn experienced a profound near-death experience during a medical procedure when given an overdose of anesthesia. During the procedure, while still under anesthesia, Robyn felt the surgeon apply pre More ...
12
Weak Evidence
7
Incompatible
pantheism, moral relativism, self-deification
This experience contains extremely problematic elements that fundamentally contradict biblical teaching. The most egregious statement is that "murder, rape and cannibalism, they are all okay" - descri More ...
5262
Holden, Janice Miner, et al. The Handbook of Near-Death Experiences: Thirty Year More ...
Seven-year-old Katie experienced a profound NDE following a near-drowning incident that required emergency resuscitation in the hospital. Dr. Melvin Morse successfully resuscitated her in the emergenc More ...
14
Weak Evidence
5
Low Compatibility
Reincarnation
The experience of seven-year-old Katie contains elements that appear consistent with Christianity on the surface, yet includes a significant theological feature placing it in direct conflict with bibl More ...
5264
Holden, Janice Miner, et al. The Handbook of Near-Death Experiences: Thirty Year More ...
Nine-year-old Erin experienced a remarkably detailed NDE following acute asthma attack leading to cardiopulmonary arrest. According to her father, she was clinically dead for approximately three minut More ...
17
Suggestive Evidence
7
Incompatible
Reincarnation, Polycephalic deity
Nine-year-old Erin's near-death experience is rich and complex, containing many familiar Christian figures and concepts yet including theological elements fundamentally incompatible with biblical doct More ...