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1945
NDERF 2457 Raven W NDE 4845
34
Strong Evidence
8
Low Compatibility
Psychic abilities, seeing spirits, Universal religion, rejection of Christian exclusivity
Raven's childhood NDE contains both biblical and deeply problematic elements. The supernatural hands that caught her falling could represent angelic protection as described in Psalm 91:11-12 about angels bearing one up. The white void and sensation of ascending toward an important being (God) aligns with biblical imagery of approaching the divine throne. Her prior conversion experience, prompted by a terrifying vision of Hell, demonstrates the Holy Spirit's convicting work. The involuntary return to her body reflects God's sovereignty over the time of death. Her childhood faith and immediate concern for salvation during the crisis showed genuine spiritual awareness.
However, severe theological problems emerged after the experience. Her development of psychic abilities to sense deaths and see spirits directly violates Leviticus 19:31 and Deuteronomy 18:10-12 regarding mediumship and spiritism. Her ability to see auras and energy reflects new age occultism rather than biblical spirituality. Most concerning is her explicit rejection of Christian soteriology, particularly the exclusivity of salvation through Christ, citing Gandhi as an example of why she left Christianity. Her adoption of Mystic Universalism directly contradicts Jesus' statement in John 14:6 about being the only way to the Father. While she claims the NDE didn't cause her apostasy, the psychic abilities it produced clearly influenced her spiritual trajectory away from biblical truth.
Young Raven was in a school cafeteria when she choked on a Jolly Rancher candy while racing with a friend. She hit a table edge, couldn't breathe, and watched her mother walk out unaware of the emergency. According to witnesses, she "dropped like a rag doll," her head bounced off the ground, she turned blue, and her heart stopped. Her mother, a licensed nurse, performed the Heimlich maneuver and CPR to revive her. The school principal had refused to call 911, dismissing it as not a "real emergency."
During her clinical death, Raven distinctly felt hands catch her as she fell backward, gently setting her on the ground, though no one was actually there. She then found herself sitting cross-legged on a rising platform in an endless white void with floating television screens showing static. She felt complete ease and normalcy despite knowing it was wrong. She sensed she was ascending to meet someone important (possibly God). A dropping sensation like a roller coaster pulled her back to her body. The experience profoundly affected Raven, who had been terrified of death and had recently converted to Christianity after a vivid vision of Hell. Afterward, she developed abilities to sense when loved ones die, see spirits, auras, and energy. She later became a Mystic following Universal religious principles, though the NDE wasn't the cause of her leaving Christianity - that came from questioning how someone like Gandhi could go to hell. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The supernatural hands catching her could represent angelic protection. The white void and sense of ascending toward God align with heavenly imagery. Her prior conversion experience and concern about salvation reflect biblical themes. The return to her body against her apparent will shows God's sovereignty over life and death timing. Unbiblical elements: Development of psychic abilities and seeing spirits contradicts biblical warnings against mediumship. Her later rejection of Christianity's exclusive salvation claims and adoption of Universal religious views opposes biblical teaching. The seeing of auras and energy relates to new age concepts. |