| Case Id | Source Type | Record Type | Source Citation | Source Url | Nde Year | Nde Date | Year Nde Submitted | Subject Age At Nde | Subject Gender | Text Summary | Clinical Death Type Id | Medical Setting | Medical Context Score | Veridical Quality Score | Total Score | Classification | Stated Verification Score | Narrative Quality Score | Medical Context Justification | Veridical Quality Justification | Corroboration Justification | Alternatives Justification | Doc Type | Eeg Documented | Cardiac Monitoring | Anesthesia Records | Eyes Taped | Ears Blocked | Deep Anesthesia | Other Barriers | Records Reviewed By | Review Date | Updated At | Observation Count | Corroboration Count | Primary Observation | Primary Obs Verified | Primary Witness | Biblical Compatibility | Tabatt Total Score | |
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| 601 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 692 Melanie W NDE 2363 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1melanie_w_nde.html | 1977 | 2005 | F |
Melanie W suffered severe head trauma in Fall 1977 after being struck by a shot-put at a track and field tournament. She initially felt like she was drowning in her own blood before rising above the scene without any associated pain. Her head had been immediately wrapped in ice and towels by someone at the scene, preventing her from physically seeing what was happening. During her NDE, Melanie experienced herself as part of the air - warm and weightless as she drifted upward. Remarkably, she was wearing a shirt from her childhood that her mother had made for her as a small child. From her elevated vantage point, she watched the activity on the field with exceptional visual clarity, having a wide-angle view where her peripheral vision was as clear as her direct vision. She observed an ambulance van pull onto the field and saw a body being placed inside it, feeling no connection to it - she was merely an observer. Her return to her body coincided with paramedics cutting her shirt off, which was her last memory before waking in the hospital. The experience was characterized by overwhelming feelings of peace, love, incredible joy, and no fear. She felt a comfort that cannot be described in human emotions and experienced unity with the universe, understanding everything in that moment. The dimension felt clearly different though not distinctly defined. The experience eliminated her fear of death as a teenager, giving her certainty that passing over will be okay when her time comes. She developed enhanced intuition and energy-reading abilities that she denied for years but now trusts almost unconditionally. Her first sharing of the experience was with a hospital nurse who provided her the book "Life After Death." Though raised Catholic with unanswered questions, the experience transformed her understanding to seeing God as love present everywhere, finding truth in love and forgiveness across all religions. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience witnessing earthly events from above aligns with biblical accounts of spiritual sight. The overwhelming peace, love, and joy reflect fruits of the Spirit and divine presence. The transformation from questioning faith to understanding God as omnipresent love resonates with 1 John 4:8 "God is love." The complete absence of fear echoes 1 John 4:18 "Perfect love casts out fear." Unbiblical elements: The development of energy-reading abilities and enhanced intuition that she "trusts unconditionally" ventures into potentially occult territory not endorsed in Scripture. The universalist view that "most religions speak the same truth" contradicts Jesus's exclusive claim in John 14:6. However, these elements appear secondary to the core experience of divine love and peace. |
5 | Other | 3 | 10 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Severe head trauma from shot-put impact at track tournament | OBE with specific observations of accident scene while head wrapped, wide-angle vision, saw ambulance and body being loaded | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Head wrapped in ice and towels | 4/16/2025 | 1 | 0 | Observed accident scene from above | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 602 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 686.5 Mikae Y NDE 2355 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1mikae_y_nde.html | 1990 | 2005 | F |
Mikae Y experienced an NDE in September 1990 during a coma resulting from a head injury. The experience centered on a profound reunion with her deceased father who had died twenty years previously, standing alongside her late uncle who had passed about fifteen years earlier. Upon encountering her father, Mikae was overwhelmed with happiness at seeing him again. Her father, however, was very surprised to see her and immediately asked, "Why are you here?" When she replied that she didn't know, he firmly told her "You must go back." The place where they met was extraordinarily peaceful and wonderful, with all feelings of pain and sadness completely gone. It was a white-colored scene that smelled beautiful. Mikae desperately wanted to remain with her father in that place and refused to return. Her father then yelled at her saying, "You must go, this is not a place for you!" Despite her protests and calling out "Daddy!" she was sent back and awoke from her coma. When Mikae first awoke and saw her family, she immediately said "I met daddy," though everyone assumed she was still dreaming. The experience fulfilled a deep longing she had carried for twenty-two years since her father's death - she had thought about seeing him again almost every day. After the NDE, this constant wish completely disappeared, having been fulfilled through their reunion. The experience brought Mikae incredible peace and joy, a sense of harmony with nature, and understanding about the universe. She felt time moving faster than usual with incredibly vivid senses and saw brilliant, mystical light. Since the NDE, she has become more sensitive to others' feelings and pain, choosing relationships that provide emotional satisfaction. Her religious understanding shifted from traditional Christianity to a more spiritual belief in God. She firmly believes her father continues to watch over her, as many positive things have happened in her life since the experience. The NDE gave her a chance to investigate the meaning of her own life. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The encounter with deceased relatives, particularly a protective father figure preventing premature entry to the afterlife, has some biblical precedent in the rich man and Lazarus account. The peaceful, wonderful realm with absence of pain aligns with biblical descriptions of paradise. The brilliant white light and beautiful environment resonate with heavenly descriptions. The transformation toward greater compassion and spiritual awareness reflects spiritual fruit. Unbiblical elements: None specifically identified. The experience remains within general spiritual parameters without venturing into clearly unbiblical practices or beliefs. The shift from "conservative" to "spiritual" Christianity may indicate movement away from orthodox doctrine, but specific unbiblical beliefs are not articulated. |
4 | Hospital | 5 | 4 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Head injury resulting in multi-day coma | Met deceased father and uncle, but no verifiable earthly observations reported | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Coma | 4/16/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||||
| 603 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 657 Nevie G NDE 2283 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1nevie_g_nde.html | 1973 | 1973-08-15 | 2005 | 13 | F |
On her 13th birthday, Nevie consumed an entire glass of gin (approximately 15 shots) while her parents were out. She quickly became disoriented and fell unconscious. Her sister and friend placed her in bed, but when her parents returned, they found her unresponsive and carried her to the dining room floor. At this point, Nevie experienced an out-of-body experience, floating above her body and observing the scene below with complete clarity, no longer intoxicated. She encountered a Being of light who informed her she was going to die as her body was severely damaged. Nevie argued adamantly, expressing faith that God could heal her body and not wanting to repeat childhood. She insisted on returning based on her faith. The Being eventually allowed her return. She was then taken through a life review beginning from birth, seeing all events in detail including people met only once or twice. She was shown future events including that she would have a son early in life, leave her church, have a period of rebellion and drug experimentation, become a writer whose words would touch many, and die before her sisters. When she awoke, she was in the ICU after being in a coma for three days. Her church preacher was praying over her. The experience profoundly changed her religious views - she left the Southern Baptist church and embarked on an 11-year journey studying comparative religions, understanding there are many paths to the same destination. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains several elements consistent with biblical accounts: separation from the physical body (2 Corinthians 12:2-4), encountering a divine being of light, comprehensive life review showing all deeds (Ecclesiastes 12:14), and receiving prophetic knowledge about future events. The presence of her church's preacher praying during her return suggests divine intervention through prayer. Her argument with the Being about God's power to heal reflects biblical faith in divine omnipotence. Unbiblical elements: The concept of having to "repeat childhood" suggests reincarnation, which contradicts Hebrews 9:27. Her post-NDE belief that "there are many paths to the same destination" contradicts Jesus's statement in John 14:6 about being the only way. The idea of negotiating with a divine being about returning to life based on personal preference rather than God's sovereign will may conflict with biblical submission to divine authority. |
4 | Home | 5 | 8 | 17 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Coma for three days mentioned, loss of consciousness from alcohol poisoning | Out of body observation of being moved to dining room floor, clarity despite intoxication | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/16/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw herself lying on dining room floor | 1.00 | Mother | Mixed Compatibility | 9 | |||||||
| 604 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 676 Nicholas P NDE 2319 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1nicholas_p_nde.html | 1969 | 1969-06-01 | 2005 | M |
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 "popped" out of his body and was on the other side of the room, observing his shell on the bed. He encountered a brilliant Light that communicated with him through gentle laughter and profound wisdom. The Light identified itself as "the great I am," explaining it comes to people as they wish to see it, that there's a golden thread in all religions, and Nicholas was a thread of the divine blanket. When Nicholas questioned if this was his imagination, the Light challenged him with "Is it Nick?!" making him more certain than ever. The Light told him his shell wouldn't die yet as he had chosen an experience to live that was far from over. He was told there is no hell except as lack of harmony, and heaven is harmony, available in or out of the body. Significantly, he received a prophecy that he would have a child late in life with his third wife, calling him Quentin - which came true when he had his first child at age 55. Nicholas maintains daily contact with the Light since the experience. He describes it as awakening from sleep to find the rest of the world still sleeping. His experience transformed his religious views from Catholic schooling to a more spiritual perspective, understanding that "religion is for people afraid of hell, spirituality is for people who have been there." --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience includes several biblical parallels: encountering the divine "I AM" (Exodus 3:14), the concept of divine omnipresence and personal revelation, receiving prophetic knowledge that proved accurate (like biblical prophecies), and ongoing spiritual communion. The Light's teaching about being threads in a divine blanket echoes 1 Corinthians 12 about being parts of one body. The transformation from religious formalism to genuine spiritual relationship reflects biblical themes of moving from law to grace. Unbiblical elements: The statement "you can't die, you were never born" contradicts biblical teaching about creation and mortality. The claim that there is no hell conflicts with numerous biblical passages about judgment and eternal separation. The idea that heaven and hell are merely states of harmony/disharmony rather than actual places or conditions after death diverges from biblical eschatology. The universalist implication that the divine appears to all religions equally contradicts biblical exclusivity. |
5 | Home | 3 | 4 | 7 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Accidental poisoning causing inability to breathe and chest pain | Out of body experience seeing his body on bed, accurate prophecy about future son | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/16/2025 | 1 | 0 | Prophecy about future son | 1.00 | Low Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||
| 605 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 593 Noname NDE 1100 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1noname_nde.html | 1997 | 1997-04-30 | 2005 | M |
This individual experienced a severe motorbike accident resulting in internal bleeding and 48 hours of unconsciousness. The experience began with unfathomable blackness and an out-of-body sensation, followed by encountering light everywhere - not dazzling, neither hot nor cold, but feeling like being bathed in love. Time ceased to exist during the experience, and there was a complete absence of fear that has persisted since the event. The experiencer witnessed their entire life story from beginning to end, though upon return to Earth (whether by personal choice or being sent back remains unclear), all specific details of what was seen were erased, possibly to avoid modifying destiny. The return to the body was described as very difficult. Some memories remained, including the understanding that time doesn't exist on the other side, the complete absence of fear both during the experience and continuing afterward, and the presence of what was described as "music." The individual found it difficult to find the right words to describe the experience, particularly the fear of not being understood. The ability to perceive without physical constraints was noted - being able to move without effort or movement in a space beyond three-dimensional reality. The experience was marked by understanding everything about the universe during the event, though specific details were not retained. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience aligns with several biblical themes: the presence of divine light and love (1 John 1:5, God is light), the comprehensive life review similar to judgment scenes in Scripture, the transcendence of earthly time reflecting eternal perspective (2 Peter 3:8), and the ineffability of heavenly experiences as Paul described in 2 Corinthians 12:4. The complete absence of fear in divine presence reflects 1 John 4:18 about perfect love casting out fear. Unbiblical elements: None clearly identified. The erasure of future knowledge to prevent destiny modification could be interpreted various ways. The ambiguity about whether return was personal choice or divine will leaves theological questions unanswered but doesn't directly contradict Scripture. |
5 | Unknown | 5 | 4 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Motorbike accident with internal bleeding, unconscious 48 hours | Complete life review witnessed, understanding of universe, though details erased upon return | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/16/2025 | 1 | 0 | Complete life review and future scenes | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 606 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 552 Muhammad F NDE 1109 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1muhammad_f_nde.html | 1994 | 2005 | M |
Muhammad experienced a car accident where the vehicle turned upside down. During this life-threatening event, he underwent a profound life review, remembering everything in his life with complete accuracy and detail - from birth until the moment of the accident. This comprehensive review included all people he had ever known, even those met only once or twice, and all events both important and mundane, including detailed memories from when he was less than a year old. The entire life review passed before him like a cinema show compressed into just fifteen minutes. When he emerged from the car, he was in full consciousness but felt a paradoxical sense of existing and not existing simultaneously - a feeling he found difficult to describe. He had the distinct awareness of being both in and not in the car during the experience. Throughout the event, he felt the presence of something protective watching over people. He heard the initial screeching of car wheels on asphalt which then disappeared, replaced by an undefined noise. He experienced a sensation like passing through a tunnel, comparing it to being in a spaceship. Time seemed to stop or lose all meaning during the experience. His primary emotion was awaiting death. While he didn't report seeing specific beings or receiving special knowledge beyond the life review, the experience left him with a deep sense that there exists a protective presence for humanity. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The comprehensive life review aligns with biblical concepts of divine omniscience and judgment where every deed is known (Ecclesiastes 12:14, 2 Corinthians 5:10). The protective presence sensed could represent guardian angels or divine providence (Psalm 91:11). The experience of existing beyond physical constraints reflects the biblical understanding of humans as both physical and spiritual beings. The accurate recall of earliest childhood memories suggests divine revelation of forgotten events. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience focuses primarily on life review without making theological claims that would contradict Scripture. The protective presence mentioned aligns with biblical concepts of divine protection. |
5 | Other | 5 | 6 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Car accident with vehicle overturning, life-threatening situation | Perfect recall of entire life including infant memories impossible to normally remember | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/16/2025 | 1 | 0 | Complete life review with perfect recall | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 5 | ||||||||||
| 607 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 588 Murry M NDE 2161 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1murry_m_nde.html | 1987 | 1987-08-01 | 2005 | M |
Murry attempted suicide by hanging in August 1987 during a period of depression. Upon clinical death, he experienced floating upward with his hand extended toward an extremely bright light. The light was extraordinarily brilliant yet he could look directly at it without discomfort. A cool breeze blew across his face, creating the most comforting feeling he had ever experienced. He could see a great figure within the light and was slowly floating upward toward "it, or him" before being suddenly returned to his body. The experience left him with absolute certainty about life after death and filled him with profound peace. He gained special knowledge that his purpose is to help humanity reach God through peace and harmony with fellow humans, nature, and self. He describes feeling united with the universe and understanding everything about it during the experience. The overwhelming emotions were incredible peace and joy, with no sense of time during the event. Murry believes he was chosen for a specific purpose that burns in his soul, heart, and mind. He feels called to find others who share this divine mission to continue "the Father's business." He looks forward to eventually reuniting with God but understands he has work to complete on Earth first. The experience was so profoundly real that it has maintained the same vivid reality for him over the decades since it occurred. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The brilliant divine light recalls biblical theophanies (Exodus 34:29-35, Acts 9:3). The overwhelming peace in God's presence fulfills biblical promises (Philippians 4:7). The sense of divine calling and purpose aligns with biblical concepts of divine commission (Jeremiah 1:5). Understanding his mission to promote peace and harmony reflects biblical peacemaking (Matthew 5:9). The certainty of life after death confirms biblical teaching on eternal life. The language of "the Father's business" directly echoes Jesus's words in Luke 2:49. Unbiblical elements: None identified. While the suicide attempt itself is concerning from a biblical perspective, the experience doesn't promote suicide and instead gave him purpose to live. His understanding of helping others reach God through peace aligns with biblical principles. |
5 | Unknown | 10 | 4 | 14 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Clinical death from suicide attempt by hanging | Floating toward light, seeing figure, profound spiritual understanding | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/16/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw brilliant light and figure | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 608 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 727 Pascal C NDE 10100 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1pascal_c_nde.html | 1989 | 2005 | M |
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 effect. After agonizing physical symptoms, he experienced a profound calm and found himself flying through stars toward a point at the end of the universe. A calm, faceless entity with womanly ways pulled him back, telling him he had a mission to fulfill. He was brought before a council of seven or nine light beings who reminded him of his chosen earthly mission. They told him answers would come in due time and sent him back. The experience profoundly affected his spiritual journey and understanding of life's purpose. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains several biblical elements including an out-of-body experience, encountering otherworldly beings that could be interpreted as angelic entities, receiving a divine mission or purpose, and being sent back to complete earthly tasks. The council of beings and the concept of pre-existence align with some theological interpretations. Unbiblical elements: The narrative contains problematic elements including references to past centuries spent in another world suggesting reincarnation ("his mind left our world for a long time... altered by all those centuries spent in the other world"), the concept of pre-mortal choice of mission, and a council structure that resembles new age or gnostic concepts rather than traditional biblical depictions. |
5 | Home | 5 | 2 | 7 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Overdose with pills causing life-threatening condition | Only subjective spiritual experiences, no verifiable observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/16/2025 | 2 | 0 | Flying through stars at high velocity | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||||
| 609 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 644 Patrick R NDE 2255 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1patrick_r_nde.html | 1994 | 2005 | 56 | M |
Patrick experienced two NDEs. First incident (1986): A steel bar penetrated his cheek and brain, nearly exiting through his skull. He found himself looking down at his body in fetal position while experiencing beautiful light. Second incident (1994): While loading vehicles, his head was crushed between equipment. In the hospital, as doctors stitched him, he had an OBE and was clinically dead for 5 minutes. He went to the light and observed himself bleeding with his arm nearly severed. He accurately described to the doctor what each nurse did during resuscitation, though the doctor couldn't understand how he knew this while dead. Both experiences featured the most beautiful light he had ever seen in his 56 years. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experiences contain classic biblical NDE elements including out-of-body experiences, encounters with divine light that could represent God's presence, and a return to the physical body. The light experience aligns with biblical descriptions of divine radiance. No contradictory spiritual messages were received. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experiences focus purely on the phenomenological aspects without introducing any theological concepts that contradict scripture. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 18 | 38 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Clinical death for 5 minutes with doctor present | Accurately described medical procedures performed while clinically dead | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/16/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw self from above during accident | 1.00 | Hospital doctor | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 610 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 647 Paul S NDE 2265 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1paul_s_nde.html | 2003 | 2003-03-22 | 2005 | M |
Paul was in a severe car accident on March 22, 2003, sustaining head injuries with the back of his head ripped open. That night at 22:00, his heart stopped and he stopped breathing with a doctor at his bedside who resuscitated him. He was in a coma for 10 days and ICU for 16 days. During his clinical death, Paul found himself standing in a room with a coffin. Jesus stood beside him and told him it was his coffin but he should not be afraid as He had paid for Paul's sins 2000 years ago. Jesus said Paul would not die but must focus on Him and He would bring Paul in contact with people and opportunities to be used by God. Paul felt guilty about past sins including his divorce, but Jesus reassured him of forgiveness. The experience gave Paul certainty that Jesus lives and there is an afterlife. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: This experience strongly aligns with biblical Christianity. The encounter with Jesus Christ, the message of sins being paid for at the crucifixion, the themes of forgiveness and redemption, and being given a divine purpose all correspond directly with New Testament teachings. The experience reinforced Christian faith and led to sharing testimony with others as commanded. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The entire experience reinforces orthodox Christian doctrine including substitutionary atonement, personal encounter with Christ, and evangelistic mission. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 4 | 14 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Heart stopped and breathing ceased with doctor present who resuscitated | Subjective spiritual experience without verifiable observations | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Severe head trauma | 4/16/2025 | 1 | 0 | Encounter with Jesus Christ | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 611 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 666 Oscar D NDE 20916 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1oscar_d_nde.html | 1998 | 1998-04-23 | 2005 | M |
Oscar was involved in a critical accident on April 23, 1998, where his heart stopped for 7 minutes. After resuscitation, he went into an immediate coma for 2 weeks. During his cardiac arrest, Oscar had an out-of-body experience and saw his deceased grandmother who had died about two years prior. She was holding his hand, assuring him everything would be okay. He experienced entering a clearly mystical realm and his past flashed before him. He came to a barrier he was not permitted to cross and was sent back. The most meaningful aspect was seeing his grandmother holding his hand while he lay on the hospital bed. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience includes several biblical elements: out-of-body experience, encountering a deceased loved one (which some interpret as the communion of saints), entering an otherworldly realm, a life review, and encountering a barrier with return to life. These align with some biblical and traditional Christian concepts of the afterlife. Unbiblical elements: None identified. While seeing deceased relatives is debated theologically, it doesn't directly contradict scripture and appears in some biblical contexts. |
2 | Hospital | 10 | 4 | 14 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Heart stopped for 7 minutes, then 2-week coma | Subjective experience of deceased grandmother, no verifiable observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/16/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw deceased grandmother | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 612 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 725 Padma NDE 21054 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1padma_nde.html | 1959 | 1959-02-20 | 2005 | F |
Padma fell from the third floor directly onto concrete on February 20, 1959, sustaining multiple fractures and spinal cord rupture with massive hematoma. During emergency treatment, she suddenly found herself on the ceiling looking down at her twisted body. She observed doctors cutting off her clothes and applying traction - a contraption of thick metal rods with heavy chains and metal balls. She was then pulled by a tornado-like force toward a beautiful rotating light that moved like the universe, had life and knowledge, and felt like a loving parent. Though the feeling near the light was indescribably beautiful, she knew going through meant no return. Her worldly obligations, especially finishing school for her parents, made her fight to return. The accident left her paraplegic for a long time. She later developed psychic abilities and had spiritual experiences including seeing Lord Krishna. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience, divine light representing ultimate reality, and the transformative aftereffects align with some biblical mystical experiences. The light as a loving, knowledgeable presence could represent divine encounter. The life review and sense of divine purpose are consistent with biblical themes. Unbiblical elements: The later manifestation of Lord Krishna and Hindu spiritual elements indicate a syncretic spiritual worldview rather than biblical Christianity. The development of psychic abilities post-NDE raises concerns from a biblical perspective. |
5 | Hospital | 5 | 16 | 21 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Third floor fall with multiple fractures and spinal injury | Detailed observations of medical procedures and traction equipment | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Multiple fractures, spinal cord rupture | 4/16/2025 | 2 | 0 | Observed medical procedures from ceiling | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||
| 613 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 595 Park Sang Hee NDE 1098 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1park_sang_hee_nde.html | 2001 | 2001-09-20 | 2005 | F |
Park Sang Hee experienced an NDE during a C-section on September 20, 2001. Before anesthesia, she prayed and left everything to God. During the procedure, while under anesthesia, she found herself in a heavenly realm with no pain, worries, or anxieties. She thought only of God and Jesus, calling God "Daddy" and playing in fields blooming with white flowers and dandelions. Jesus came and gave her a beautiful child. The place had clear blue autumn-like skies and vast green pastures where she rolled with a shepherd's lamb. A distant fence existed but she had no curiosity about it. She was very annoyed when her husband woke her, having many regrets about leaving such a wonderful place. Her husband was fascinated and said "God is a living God." --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: This experience strongly aligns with biblical imagery of heaven - green pastures, the Good Shepherd's lamb, Jesus's presence, childlike faith calling God "Daddy" (Abba), and the peaceful heavenly realm. The white flowers and beautiful fields echo biblical descriptions of paradise. The experience reinforced Christian faith. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The entire experience uses traditional Christian imagery and reinforces biblical concepts of heaven, Jesus, and intimate relationship with God as Father. |
3 | Hospital | 7 | 2 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | C-section surgery under general anesthesia | Entirely subjective spiritual experience with no verifiable observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 4/16/2025 | 1 | 0 | Heavenly realm experience | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 4 | |||||||||
| 614 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 684.5 Polina NDE 2341 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1polina_nde.html | 2005 | 4 | F |
Polina, age 4, was playing with her grandmother in a pool, jumping into her arms. During one jump, she fell short and went underwater in the deep pool. Unable to swim, her mouth and lungs filled with water as she sank. She then experienced leaving her body and watching her lifeless form settle on the pool floor. She felt no distress observing this, only happiness, lightness, wonder and peace. She remembers flying over the city and seeing the building with the pool from a great height. She wanted to leave her body permanently but felt forcefully pulled back when her grandmother grabbed her body and pulled her to the surface. She coughed up water and felt annoyed at being brought back, having experienced such freedom outside her body. The experience included clear out-of-body perception where she observed her own body underwater from an external vantage point. She also reported an aerial view of the city and building, suggesting distant observation capabilities. The emotional response was overwhelmingly positive with feelings of peace, freedom and reluctance to return. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains a clear out-of-body experience, one of Tabatt's nine core NDE elements. The sense of leaving the physical body and existing in a non-physical state aligns with biblical concepts of the soul/spirit being distinct from the body. The aerial perspective and ability to observe from outside the body reflects the spiritual nature described in scripture. The feelings of peace and lightness could correspond to descriptions of spiritual states. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience does not contain any references to reincarnation, universal salvation, new age concepts, or other elements that would contradict biblical theology. The child's simple description focuses on the phenomenological aspects without theological interpretation. |
5 | Other | 5 | 4 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Drowning incident described, life-threatening but no medical monitoring | Out-of-body observation of own body and aerial view, but no verification attempted or claimed | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/16/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw own body at bottom of pool | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 5 | ||||||||||
| 615 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 720 Rachelle G NDE 2377 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1rachelle_g_nde.html | 2004 | 2004-06-16 | 2005 | F |
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 tunnel with bronze-colored stripes, moving at increasing speed through unexpected bifurcations. She felt her body disintegrating and the tunnel wrapping around her as she moved in spirals. After a blow, she found herself in a viscous sea of mud with many suffering people unable to escape. She recognized this as Hell, thinking it resembled Dante's description and wondering why she deserved it. The torment seemed eternal until she thought of her five-month-old baby and boyfriend, visualizing her son growing up without her. She also felt an unfulfilled spiritual mission in life. With renewed strength, she escaped the mud at incredible speed and encountered a White Light. She became part of the light briefly before bouncing back as if hitting an energetic wall. She returned through a different tunnel exit, awakening in a hospital room with blurred vision, experiencing a hysterical crisis. Veridical elements include her awareness of receiving excessive anesthesia (four times normal dose) which was medically confirmed. She had visions of her son's future without her, describing it as seeing exact reality rather than imagination. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience strongly features hell as a place of torment and suffering, with souls unable to escape on their own power. The description of a dark, viscous place of anguish aligns with biblical imagery. The tunnel and movement between realms reflects spiritual transition. The White Light could represent divine presence. The concept of having an unfulfilled spiritual purpose resonates with biblical ideas of God's plan for each life. Unbiblical elements: The ability to escape hell through one's own willpower and thoughts of loved ones contradicts biblical teaching that hell is permanent and escape is impossible without divine intervention. The reference to Dante suggests literary rather than biblical framing. The idea of bouncing off the light rather than being welcomed or judged doesn't align with biblical accounts of divine encounters. |
3 | Hospital | 7 | 6 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Surgery with general anesthesia and documented complications requiring 4x normal dose | Awareness of excessive anesthesia dosage that was medically confirmed, visions of future | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 4/16/2025 | 3 | 0 | Awareness of anesthesia complications | 1.00 | Low Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||
| 616 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 661 Ramie N NDE 2287 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1ramie_n_nde.html | 1962 | 1962-06-01 | 2005 | 12 | M |
In June 1962 in South Texas, twelve-year-old Ramie was swimming in a deep canal near water pumps when a strong current pulled him down into approximately forty-foot deep water. His lungs filled with water and he sank, hitting a log at the bottom. He then left his physical body, observing himself swaying at the canal bottom. Rising through the water and above the surface, he saw his father and coworker running and yelling, with two boys diving to search for him - they did not see him but he saw them clearly. He continued rising into the sky as light turned darker, hearing unfamiliar calming music. He experienced tumbling upward with soft blue and pink lights, floating toward a distant bright light. Approaching the light, he felt deep love for his anxious father and heard internally it was not his time, with a choice to stay or return. He chose to return for his father. He awoke to someone performing CPR, having been blue without pulse. He was bloated, spitting water continuously. The veridical observation of his father and others searching, which he could not have physically witnessed while unconscious underwater, provides evidential value. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: Clear out-of-body experience with consciousness surviving physical death aligns with biblical soul/spirit concepts. The journey toward divine light parallels accounts of approaching God's presence. The message about timing ("not your time") resonates with biblical sovereignty over life and death. The choice to return motivated by love reflects biblical values. The peaceful transition and beautiful realm align with paradise descriptions. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience contains standard NDE elements without contradicting biblical theology. No references to reincarnation, universal salvation, or new age concepts appear. |
5 | Other | 10 | 8 | 18 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Clinical death explicitly stated - blue, no pulse, CPR required | Observed father and others searching while physically underwater and unconscious | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/16/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw father and others searching | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 617 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 670 Paula C NDE 20949 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1paula_c_nde.html | 1980 | 2005 | F |
In 1980, Paula experienced alcohol poisoning leading to coma with kidney and liver failure. While comatose, she had an out-of-body experience, floating high above and looking down at her mother standing over her in bed trying to wake her. Everything felt peaceful and safe while floating. The scene went white/colorless, then she found herself looking down a tunnel toward a point of light where her deceased Uncle Tony was floating with a beautiful bouquet of flowers. Paula had been spiritually connected to Uncle Tony since childhood. At age seven, she dreamed of him carrying a crucifix like Jesus the night before learning he had been murdered. He would visit her at night asking about where her aunt had moved. As she floated toward him in the tunnel with arms outstretched, she felt sudden pain and returned to her body. Her mother confirmed the next day that Paula had been near death from organ failure. The doctor told her mother that Paula was talking to her uncle, which he considered a good sign. When the mother informed him the uncle was dead, the doctor urged her to do whatever necessary to bring Paula back or she would not return. The veridical element involves medical confirmation of her talking to her deceased uncle while comatose. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience affirms consciousness beyond physical form. The tunnel and light imagery parallels biblical accounts of approaching divine realms. Encounter with a deceased relative aligns with biblical concepts of souls continuing after death. The warning about not returning if she stayed too long reflects the finality of death. The spiritual visitations from her deceased uncle throughout childhood suggest ongoing spiritual connection. Unbiblical elements: The uncle's repeated visits asking about earthly matters (where aunt moved) suggests earthbound spirits inconsistent with biblical teaching about the deceased resting in God. These visitations resemble mediumistic contact rather than biblical visions. |
4 | Hospital | 5 | 10 | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Coma with kidney and liver failure documented | Doctor confirmed she was talking to deceased uncle while comatose | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/16/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw mother trying to wake her | 0.00 | Doctor | Moderately Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 618 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 732 Perry R NDE 2435 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1perry_r_nde.html | 2000 | 2000-10-04 | 2005 | M |
Perry had been hospitalized for two weeks following a major heart attack that damaged one-fifth of his heart, causing bradycardia. On October 4, 2000, while sitting on the bed awaiting discharge paperwork, he experienced ventricular fibrillation. Had this occurred minutes later during the drive home, he would not have survived. During the arrest, Perry perceived himself at the bottom of a huge, tall smokestack-like tunnel, dark except for a bright light at the top. He rose rapidly through this tunnel toward the white, circular light, feeling no fear but rather mesmerized by its brightness. The journey felt like flying at very high speed, stopping immediately upon passing through the light into his hospital room. Upon return, he observed burns on his chest from defibrillation, his urine-soaked jeans, and a nurse with tears in her eyes. His wife had been taken to another room. The experience profoundly changed him - he lost all fear of death and gained deep appreciation for what matters most: family happiness over daily frustrations. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The tunnel with bright light at the end parallels biblical imagery of moving from darkness to divine light. The peace and absence of fear during the transition reflects biblical promises about death for believers. The life transformation afterward, prioritizing family and eternal values over temporal concerns, demonstrates the spiritual impact of encountering the divine. The timing of the arrest in the hospital rather than at home suggests divine providence. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience focuses on the phenomenological aspects without theological claims that would contradict scripture. No new age, reincarnation, or universalist themes appear. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 4 | 14 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest in hospital with monitoring | Observed defibrillation burns and nurse's emotional state upon return | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/16/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw defibrillation burns on chest | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 6 | |||||||||
| 619 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 596 Peter H NDE 2168 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1peter_h_nde.html | 1962 | 1962-02-15 | 2005 | M |
On February 15, 1962, Peter suffered a car accident resulting in skull fractures in three places. He lost all blood through eyes, ears, nose and mouth while lying in the road for over forty-five minutes. Police pronounced him dead at the scene. During this time, he experienced comfort beyond physical life, finding himself in darkness with star-like specks of light. He discovered he was not a physical being but "a pin cushion of electric energy." Another similar being to his right, feeling extremely comforting and closer than any human could be, took him on a determined upward path away from earth. This being telepathically conveyed the concept "FACTORY" - meaning don't feel incomplete or you'll return to the factory. Looking down left, he saw factory buildings with smokestacks and conveyor belts, which matched the industrial town where the hospital was located. Feeling incomplete in some way, he was returned to his physical body. He remained in a coma for three days, then spent six weeks in intensive care. The veridical element involves seeing the factory town that he was taken to, which he could not have known about while unconscious. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The consciousness surviving bodily death as an energy being aligns with biblical concepts of the spirit. The journey upward away from earth parallels ascension imagery. The other comforting being could represent an angel guide. The concept of needing completion before progressing resonates with spiritual perfection themes. The choice to return based on feeling incomplete reflects free will. Unbiblical elements: The concept of returning to "the factory" if incomplete suggests a reincarnation-like cycle rather than biblical judgment and afterlife. The industrial metaphor for spiritual progression doesn't align with biblical imagery of heaven, hell, or judgment. |
5 | Other | 10 | 6 | 16 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Pronounced dead at scene, lost all blood, skull fractures, 3-day coma | Observed factory buildings of town where hospital was located while unconscious | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/16/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw factory town from above | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||
| 620 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 730 Richard H NDE 2439 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1richard_h_nde.html | 1968 | 2005 | M |
Richard H was traveling down the DaNang River in Vietnam in August 1968 when his Am track hit a booby-trapped 500-pound round. He was unconscious for a week and clinically died twice - first for 21 minutes, then for 24 minutes. During his first death, his soul separated from his body and he observed doctors and nurses trying to revive him from above, experiencing relief, peace, and happiness. He saw a bright light and was in an extremely bright place where he felt joined by those who loved him. A penetrating voice told him he needed to change how he was dealing with his life. During his second near-death experience, Richard reached what he calls "The Plane of All Knowing" where all puzzles of life unraveled and he understood everything. This second experience was more instructive and purposeful, changing him from being "hell bent on destruction to being creative, peaceful, and helping those who are unable." He experienced time as non-existent during both episodes, and knowledge was generated directly into his soul without traditional language. The medical team successfully resuscitated him both times, with documented periods of clinical death lasting 21 and 24 minutes respectively. While no specific veridical observations of the resuscitation room were detailed, Richard heard the doctors pronounce him dead and saw his "double" - his lifeless body - surrounded by medical staff attempting revival. Upon return, he experienced a complete transformation of his core being and life purpose. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: Richard's experience includes several elements consistent with biblical accounts of the afterlife. He experienced an out-of-body state where his soul separated from his physical body, consistent with Paul's account in 2 Corinthians 12:2-4. The bright light he encountered aligns with biblical descriptions of divine light and God's glory. The presence of loving beings and the penetrating voice providing guidance reflects biblical accounts of divine messengers and God's direct communication with individuals. The transformation from destructive to peaceful behavior mirrors biblical conversion experiences. The "Plane of All Knowing" could parallel Paul's experience of receiving revelations and understanding mysteries. Unbiblical elements: Some aspects diverge from orthodox biblical teaching. The concept of reincarnation or multiple lives is implied when Richard states "felt a presence of ones who loved me" suggesting pre-existence relationships. His theological view that "God is intelligent enough to give different people different religions for a purpose" contradicts biblical exclusivity of salvation through Christ. The idea that "man has corrupted God's message" while simultaneously endorsing religious pluralism conflicts with biblical authority. His post-NDE agnosticism and liberal religious views, rejecting organized religion entirely, stand in contrast to biblical commands about gathering in fellowship and maintaining sound doctrine. |
2 | Hospital | 10 | 12 | 32 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Two documented episodes of clinical death lasting 21 and 24 minutes | Observed body from above, heard death pronouncement, but limited specific details | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Extensive physical injuries from explosion | 4/16/2025 | 2 | 1 | Heard doctors pronounce death | 1.00 | Doctors and nurses | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||
| 621 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 578 Richard L NDE 2140 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1richard_l_nde.html | 1965 | 2005 | 8 | M |
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 impact left him spread-eagled on the road with a broken leg, torn clothes, and he stopped breathing. A bystander performed mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to revive him. During his clinical death, Richard floated about twenty feet above his body, observing the scene below with strange detachment. Richard witnessed remarkable veridical details during his out-of-body experience. He could hear both the spoken words and simultaneous thoughts of the people below - one man saying "Call an ambulance, he's not breathing!" while thinking "Oh my god, oh my god, don't die on me!" He observed a bright pearl-colored light with streaks of blue, pink, green, and gold opening above him, accompanied by a loud buzzing sound that became a whooshing roar as he was pulled through it at light speed. On the other side, Richard encountered three tall, slender beings in flowing robes who told him "You're not supposed to be here yet. You have to go back. You know what you agreed to." During an extended dialogue, they answered fifteen questions about the nature of reality, God, and existence. They explained that all beings are expressions of God, that separation is an illusion, and that this realm is home where all journeys begin and end. Richard saw familiar faces from many lives and times, experiencing a continuity spanning centuries. He later experienced déjà vu in the ambulance, recognizing the scene from a dream days earlier. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: Richard's experience contains several biblical parallels including the out-of-body experience similar to Paul's account, encounters with angelic-type beings in robes, the concept of divine light, and the return to earthly life with a purpose. The beings' teaching that we are all expressions of God could align with humans being made in God's image. The concept of "home" in the afterlife resonates with Jesus' promise of preparing a place for believers. Unbiblical elements: The experience contains strong reincarnation themes with references to "many lives, many places, many times" and seeing people he had "known before" across centuries. The beings' teaching that "God isn't interested in being worshipped" directly contradicts biblical commands. The pantheistic view that "we are all expressions of God" and "there is no separation" conflicts with biblical distinction between Creator and creation. Richard's conclusion that church is "a waste of time and energy" opposes biblical instruction about gathering in fellowship. The concept of pre-existence agreements ("You know what you agreed to") suggests soul contracts incompatible with biblical theology. |
2 | Other | 10 | 18 | 38 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Stopped breathing, CPR performed by bystander | Heard both spoken words and thoughts simultaneously, prophetic dream verified | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/16/2025 | 3 | 1 | Heard both spoken words and thoughts | 0.00 | Bystander who performed CPR | Low Compatibility | 9 | ||||||||
| 622 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 626 Richard P NDE 2236 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1richard_p_nde.html | 2005 | 2005-05-21 | 2005 | M |
Richard P was talking to a friend at a bar on May 21, 2005, when he suddenly felt sweaty, lightheaded, and faint. He attempted to go outside for fresh air but collapsed on the floor. The manager revived him, but he went unconscious a second time. Emergency medical technicians monitored his unstable vitals and provided oxygen until an ambulance transported him to the hospital, where standard testing found nothing conclusive. He later developed a full case of flu. During his unconscious episodes, Richard found himself in a dark grey void where he encountered a voice. In the first episode, the voice asked "Richard, why are you here?" When he replied he wanted to come home, the voice told him "It's not time yet. You have more work to do. You have a family that loves you and that you need to take care of." During his second episode in the void, he again expressed wanting to stay, but the voice insisted he return to care for his family. Richard experienced profound peace, rest, and relaxation in the void, feeling he was "home where he belonged." He was incredibly sad when forced to leave. The experience gave him a new perspective on his importance to his family and served as a directive from a higher source. No specific veridical observations were reported, and the medical cause remained uncertain. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience includes communication with what Richard interpreted as a higher power or divine voice, reminiscent of biblical accounts of God speaking to individuals. The emphasis on family responsibility and having "more work to do" aligns with biblical concepts of divine purpose and earthly responsibilities. The profound peace experienced could parallel biblical descriptions of divine peace. The reluctant return to earthly life for a specific purpose mirrors some biblical calling narratives. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience was minimal and contained no explicitly unbiblical content. Richard maintained moderate religious views before and after the experience without adopting any new age or occult beliefs. The voice's focus on family responsibility aligns with biblical values. |
6 | Hospital | 3 | 2 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 4 | Collapsed with unstable vitals, cause unknown | No specific veridical observations, only void experience | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/16/2025 | 0 | 1 | Four EMTs | Highly Compatible | 5 | ||||||||||
| 623 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 580 Raylene S NDE 2147 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1raylene_s_nde.html | 2001 | 2001-10-16 | 2005 | F |
On October 16, 2001, Raylene S was viciously attacked by her ex-husband who beat her for five hours straight, knocking her unconscious at least three times from head injuries. Previously suicidal and praying for her deceased father to take her to heaven, she begged her attacker to kill her. Near the end of the attack while lying on the floor, she called for help three times with her voice growing softer until it became a whisper. She then felt numbness spread from her head to her feet as she left her body. During her out-of-body experience, Raylene floated above her body, staring down at herself lying on the floor for what seemed like a long time. She was surrounded by bright fluorescent-like light and felt overwhelming peace. While looking at herself, she thought "look at what a disgrace I have become." She then heard her deceased father's voice behind her (though she didn't see him) telling her it wasn't her time and showing her what she would leave her children to face. She saw her oldest child sitting against his bedroom door. After returning to her body, Raylene inexplicably got up, calmly told her attacker she needed to go to the hospital, and despite temporary paralysis and continued beating, managed to drive herself to the emergency room where she collapsed. The experience took two weeks to fully remember, coming back in puzzle pieces. She gained an incredible learning speed afterward and maintains a different perspective on life and relationships, becoming remarkably easy-going. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: Raylene's out-of-body experience aligns with biblical accounts of soul-body separation. The bright divine light surrounding her reflects biblical descriptions of God's glory. Communication with her deceased father, while controversial, has some biblical precedent in the appearance of Moses and Elijah at the Transfiguration. The overwhelming peace experienced reflects the peace of God that surpasses understanding. Her transformation afterward toward increased spirituality reflects biblical conversion experiences. Unbiblical elements: The ability to communicate with deceased relatives is biblically questionable, as Scripture generally prohibits consulting the dead (Deuteronomy 18:11). However, since Raylene didn't seek this contact and her father directed her back to fulfill earthly responsibilities, this differs from necromancy. No other unbiblical elements were identified in this account. |
5 | Home | 7 | 12 | 26 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Five-hour beating with multiple head injuries causing unconsciousness | Saw her body from above, observed oldest child in bedroom | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Multiple head injuries | 4/16/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw her body from above | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 624 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 672 Reeva NDE 2318 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1reeva_nde.html | 1980 | 1980-06-01 | 2005 | 5 | F |
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. Her parents later reported she was in a coma for approximately three weeks and could not even open her eyes. During this medical crisis, Reeva had a profound out-of-body experience. During her experience, Reeva observed remarkable veridical details while floating above her body. She saw herself in bed and her grandmother asleep in a chair beside her. Most remarkably, the walls of the house became transparent to her - she could see through them as if they didn't exist. She observed her parents asleep in the next room and her other grandmother sleeping in the third bedroom. She moved higher toward a beautiful bright light resembling the moon but with long rays that seemed to embrace her. The experience ended when her grandmother suddenly woke up, opened her prayer book, and began praying. Reeva was immediately "sucked down" toward her body and landed with a thump. After the experience, she developed psychic abilities including knowing when something was wrong with loved ones and occasionally knowing before someone would pass away. She later became a medium. The family confirmed her three-week coma state. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: Reeva's out-of-body experience where she saw herself from above aligns with biblical accounts of spiritual experiences. The bright light with embracing rays could represent divine presence or angelic beings. Her grandmother's prayers coinciding with her return suggests the biblical power of intercessory prayer. The experience of walls becoming transparent might parallel spiritual sight described in some biblical visions. Unbiblical elements: The development of psychic abilities and becoming a medium after the NDE directly contradicts biblical prohibitions against divination and consulting spirits (Leviticus 19:31, Deuteronomy 18:10-12). While the NDE itself contains biblical elements, the subsequent involvement in mediumship represents a path Scripture explicitly forbids. The claimed ability to know when people will die suggests fortune-telling, which the Bible condemns. |
4 | Home | 5 | 16 | 28 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Measles with high fever, three-week coma documented by family | Saw through walls to observe family members in different rooms, grandmother's prayer action | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Three-week coma | 4/16/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw through walls to other rooms | 0.00 | Parents and grandmothers | Low Compatibility | 6 | ||||||
| 625 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 569 Richard G NDE 2132 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1richard_g_nde.html | 1982 | 1982-04-23 | 2005 | M |
On April 23, 1982, Richard G was thrown from the back of a motorcycle, hitting a car bumper head-first. A neighbor found him without pulse or breathing and performed CPR and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to revive him. He awoke in the hospital three weeks later. During his clinical death, Richard left his body and traveled upward through clouds, arriving at a wall with electrical currents running back and forth across its top. At this mysterious wall, Richard encountered his grandfather who had died when Richard was six years old. Though his grandfather appeared younger than Richard had ever known him, he recognized him immediately. His grandfather repeatedly told him he could either stay or return to be with his family - it was his choice. He emphasized that Richard was the only person he knew there but was welcome to stay. Richard chose to return to his family, and his grandfather expressed love before sending him back. During his return journey, Richard came down through the clouds and observed an accident scene with people surrounding "someone all bloodied up on the ground," thinking "Bummer" without realizing it was himself. His life flashed before his eyes in an instant during the experience. The three-week coma and successful resuscitation were confirmed. Richard later survived being buried in a trench in 2001 where he felt something grab and pull him to safety, wondering about his purpose after being spared twice. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: Richard's out-of-body experience and journey through clouds to another realm aligns with Paul's account of being caught up to the third heaven. Meeting his deceased grandfather parallels biblical accounts of recognition in the afterlife. The electrical wall could represent a boundary between earthly and heavenly realms. The life review ("life flashed before my eyes") reflects the biblical concept of life accountability. The choice to return for family reflects biblical values of earthly responsibility. Unbiblical elements: None explicitly identified. While communication with the deceased grandfather might raise questions, the grandfather's role was simply to present a choice about returning to family responsibilities, not to provide spiritual teachings or act as a guide. The experience led Richard to wonder about his purpose rather than adopting any unbiblical beliefs. |
2 | Other | 10 | 10 | 30 | Strong Evidence | 10 | No pulse or breathing confirmed by neighbor who performed CPR | Observed accident scene from above, recognized younger-appearing grandfather | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/16/2025 | 1 | 1 | Saw accident scene from above | 0.00 | Neighbor | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 626 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 711 Rodney O NDE 2390 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1rodney_o_nde.html | 1997 | 2005 | M |
Rodney experienced an accidental overdose that led to clinical death. He had been pronounced clinically dead five times throughout his life, with this being his last experience on August 21, 1997. During the event, he found himself rising upward from his body on the bathroom floor and moving across a beautiful valley filled with green grass and flowers, feeling as if he was flying. He experienced overwhelming peace and ease, with no sense of urgency or demands. He felt a presence behind him that seemed to be leading him somewhere. The experience featured incredibly vivid sensory perception - he could see individual flowers and butterflies on them with remarkable clarity. Suddenly, he was pulled backward at an amazingly fast pace, the field becoming a green blur, followed by a bright flash of light before returning to his body on the dining room floor surrounded by paramedics and his crying wife. There were no specific veridical observations of earthly events reported. The experience was primarily transcendent, focusing on the otherworldly realm rather than observations of the resuscitation scene. However, the vividness and consistency of his multiple NDEs (having been clinically dead five times) provides a unique perspective on the phenomenon. Upon return, Rodney had no fear of death and developed stronger religious convictions. He now believes that God has something special waiting for him when his time comes, and expresses confidence about the afterlife based on his experiences. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains several elements consistent with biblical accounts of the afterlife. The beautiful pastoral scene with green grass and flowers could represent a paradise-like realm. The overwhelming peace and joy experienced aligns with biblical descriptions of being in God's presence. The bright light encountered could represent divine presence. His strengthened faith and belief that God has something special waiting for him reflects a Christian understanding of the afterlife. The complete absence of fear regarding death and the sense of being led or guided by an unseen presence could represent angelic guidance or divine direction. Unbiblical elements: The account lacks explicitly Christian imagery such as encounters with Jesus, angels, or deceased believers. There is no mention of judgment, heaven or hell in traditional biblical terms, or any life review with moral assessment. The experience seems more naturalistic (flying over fields) rather than the biblical descriptions of golden streets, throne rooms, or worship scenes. The multiple clinical deaths without any mention of different experiences or progression in spiritual understanding might be seen as inconsistent with traditional Christian views of death being a one-time transition. However, these absences don't constitute contradictions to scripture, merely an incomplete picture. |
5 | Home | 10 | 4 | 14 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Clinical death explicitly stated, has been pronounced dead five times total | General observations of otherworldly realm, no specific earthly veridical content | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/16/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 627 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 628 Romona B NDE 2237 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1romona_b_nde.html | 2003 | 2005 | F |
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 to find her way out despite desperate swimming. After giving up and then making one final attempt to escape for her son's sake, she experienced extreme cold followed by complete calm and happiness. She heard someone say "she has no pulse oh my God" and found herself out of body, feeling incredibly light, free, and content. During her out-of-body state, she experienced several remarkable observations. She simultaneously observed both her mother screaming over her body and her father across town - a feat of bilocation that defies normal perception. She felt overwhelming peace, happiness greater than ever experienced in life, and gained sudden understanding about life's simplicity and why humans cannot access their full brain potential. She understood that the restricted part of the brain containing knowledge of the other side remains dormant while the heart beats but returns when it stops. After receiving CPR and having no pulse or heartbeat, Romona returned to her body. The experience left her with lasting psychic abilities, including successfully channeling a message from her deceased brother-in-law containing his secret code words "Yellow Bubbles" that only his wife knew, and predicting an event on the Golden Gate Bridge that occurred as she foresaw. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience includes classic biblical NDE elements such as leaving the body, encountering an otherworldly realm of peace and understanding, and returning with spiritual insights. The overwhelming feelings of love, acceptance, and peace align with descriptions of divine presence. Her understanding that earthly life is a school for learning through suffering reflects biblical themes of spiritual growth through trials. Her enhanced spiritual awareness and conviction that death is not the end but a transition to a better existence aligns with Christian belief in eternal life. The experience of being everywhere and nowhere simultaneously could reflect divine omnipresence. Unbiblical elements: The account contains several elements that diverge from orthodox biblical teaching. The concept that part of our brain contains dormant knowledge of the afterlife that activates at death suggests hidden gnosis rather than revelation through faith. Her development of psychic abilities, including mediumship (channeling her brother-in-law's message) directly contradicts biblical prohibitions against consulting the dead (Deuteronomy 18:10-12). The predictive abilities regarding future events could be seen as divination. The idea that we are all deeply connected and that turning left instead of right affects everything suggests a deterministic or new age interconnectedness rather than biblical free will and divine sovereignty. |
2 | Other | 10 | 12 | 24 | Moderate Evidence | 2 | Clinical death explicitly stated - no pulse or heartbeat, CPR administered | Remarkable bilocation - saw mother at her body and father across town simultaneously | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/16/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw mother screaming over her body | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 7 | ||||||||||
| 628 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 724 Ron K NDE 2408 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1ron_k_nde.html | 1962 | 2005 | 15 | M |
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 trapped behind the rearview mirror mount, and he was found hanging in the windshield, soaked in blood. Both friends thought he was dead. During his clinical death, Ron found himself floating near the hospital ceiling, observing Dr. Ketter and two nurses working frantically on his body with blood transfusions and chest compressions. Ron experienced extensive veridical and transcendent observations. From the ceiling, he clearly observed the medical procedures, recognizing the doctor and seeing the specific medical interventions. He felt wonderful, free from pain, and had no desire to return to his body. He then traveled instantly to what he calls the "Heavenly Plains," encountering a group of 50-100 spirits he recognized as his past lives, including three oriental women as his most recent incarnations. He experienced telepathic communication and was taken to a Council of three beings (Trinity) who gave him a life review where he felt the actual pain and pleasure he had inflicted on others. The Trinity showed him past and future world events and indicated he could affect future outcomes if he returned. Despite his desperate desire to stay, after throwing a tantrum like a child, Ron chose to return for his mother's sake. The experience included profound spiritual insights about the nature of love as the fundamental force of the universe. Upon return, Ron experienced unusual phenomena including disruption of electronic equipment in his presence and psychic abilities to read people's souls through their eyes. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience includes many biblical elements: the Trinity representation of God, life review similar to judgment, the overwhelming divine love, telepathic/spiritual communication, and transformation of understanding. The concept of feeling others' pain aligns with biblical empathy and golden rule teachings. The heavenly realm of light and love matches biblical descriptions. His return being motivated by love for his mother reflects biblical selfless love. The lasting spiritual transformation and enhanced spiritual perception align with being "born again" or spiritually awakened. Unbiblical elements: The account contains significant unbiblical elements that contradict orthodox Christian doctrine. The most prominent is the explicit reference to reincarnation and past lives, with Ron seeing 50-100 of his previous incarnations including "three oriental women." This directly contradicts the biblical teaching of living once then judgment (Hebrews 9:27). The concept of choosing to return contradicts biblical sovereignty over life and death. The development of psychic abilities and the ability to disrupt electronics suggests occult phenomena. The Trinity's portrayal as evolved beings who mastered universal force rather than the eternal God of scripture represents a non-biblical theology. |
5 | Hospital | 10 | 18 | 35 | Exceptional Evidence | 7 | Severe car accident with clinical death, extensive medical intervention documented | Detailed medical observations, extensive transcendent experiences, past/future visions | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/16/2025 | 2 | 1 | Observed medical procedures from ceiling | 1.00 | Mother | Incompatible | 9 | ||||||||
| 629 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 587 Rick S NDE 2160 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1rick_s_nde.html | 1996 | 2005 | M |
On March 9, 1996, Rick S experienced clinical death when his car was struck by two tractor trailers traveling approximately 70 miles per hour. The massive impact resulted in cessation of breathing and heart function. During this traumatic event, Rick found himself floating in an orange glow of light, experiencing overwhelming joy and happiness far beyond anything he had ever felt on earth. He moved upward through this orange luminous space as if on an escalator, feeling incredible peace and a sense of understanding everything about the universe. Rick reported a unique observational experience - he was able to look down on the accident scene and see how it would appear when the accident was finished, suggesting a temporal perception beyond normal consciousness. He felt no connection to earth other than this observation of the scene below. The orange glow that surrounded him seemed to be an aura-like environment within which he was floating upward. The joy and happiness he experienced were so profound that nothing on earth could compare to it. Upon his return to life, Rick gained special knowledge about what to expect when we pass from this world. He has shared his experience many times since, finding that people are encouraged by his account. He wishes everyone could feel and see what he experienced, believing it would eliminate all fear of death. The experience was so powerful that he views it as a gift to be cherished. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains several biblical elements including the bright mystical light often associated with divine presence, overwhelming joy and peace consistent with being in God's presence, and the upward movement suggesting ascension toward heaven. The complete understanding of universal truths aligns with biblical promises of full knowledge in the afterlife. His loss of fear regarding death reflects biblical teachings about victory over death through faith. The transformative nature of the experience and his desire to share it with others to provide comfort mirrors Christian testimony. The description of death as a wonderful and joyful transition to the next journey aligns with biblical hope. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience, while not explicitly mentioning God, Jesus, or angels, contains no elements that contradict biblical teaching. The orange glow rather than white light is simply a variation in description rather than a theological concern. The temporal perception of seeing the accident's completion could be understood as divinely granted insight rather than anything problematic. The account maintains consistency with Christian understanding of death as a transition to a better existence. |
5 | Other | 10 | 10 | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 2 | Clinical death from massive vehicle collision with two tractor trailers | Unique temporal perception - saw accident scene as it would appear when finished | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/16/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw accident scene from above | 1.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||
| 630 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 701 Robert B NDE 2379 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1robert_b_nde.html | 1957 | 2005 | 13 | M |
On March 31, 1957, 13-year-old Robert B was electrocuted by an 8,200-volt power line while putting up a short-wave antenna with his brother. He held onto the pole for the entire duration until it burned through the power line. His brother released earlier but still received burns. Robert experienced excruciating pain initially, then extreme calm and peace. He observed his crumpled body from above, smelling burning flesh mixed with ozone and steam, and could see he was holding the pole as it burned through the power line. His shoes were blown 60 feet away, and he had six holes burned to his bones in both legs, with blood exiting his eyes, nose, and ears. During his out-of-body experience, Robert encountered remarkable phenomena. He was everywhere dead and nowhere alive, observing both his mother screaming over his body and his father across town simultaneously. An entity initially appeared as the Virgin Mary but revealed its true form when questioned. Robert experienced what he calls an "Interview" with a supreme being in brilliant light, involving an exchange of profound information. He saw physical music, understood that time is a parochial human concept, and witnessed a blue light surrounding him that extended up into the clouds during the electrocution. The incident caused a widespread power outage throughout the city that was documented in the newspaper. Robert's experience profoundly changed his religious views. Previously a devout Catholic altar boy, he immediately felt that human religion was arrogant and silly compared to his direct spiritual experience. He developed unusual abilities including molecular-level focus and enhanced perception. The medical documentation included "impossible" aspects - doctors said the circular scars couldn't have been produced by electricity and that shoes couldn't be blown 60 feet away, yet both occurred. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience includes many biblical elements: out-of-body experience with spiritual perception, encounter with a supreme being in brilliant light consistent with divine presence, profound peace transcending human understanding, and lasting spiritual transformation. The initial appearance of a holy figure (Virgin Mary) that transformed when questioned could represent a test of discernment. The life-changing impact moving him from religious formalism to genuine spiritual understanding reflects biblical transformation. The enhanced spiritual perception afterward aligns with spiritual gifts. The overwhelming love and peace experienced matches biblical descriptions of divine presence. Unbiblical elements: The account contains concerning elements from a biblical perspective. The entity that initially appeared as the Virgin Mary but shape-shifted when questioned raises questions about deceptive spiritual beings warned about in scripture. The description of religion as "arrogant and silly" contradicts biblical emphasis on corporate worship and fellowship. The notion that asking questions yields special knowledge or status ("full Interview and Exchange") suggests gnostic ideas of secret knowledge. The implication that most NDErs "get off lightly" without the full truth unless they actively question suggests levels of spiritual knowledge contrary to biblical equality of salvation. |
5 | Other | 10 | 20 | 40 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Severe 8,200-volt electrocution with extensive physical damage and clinical death | Multiple impossible phenomena: shoes blown 60 feet, blue light to clouds, bilocation observations, newspaper documented citywide outage | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Newspaper documentation of event and power outage | 4/16/2025 | 3 | 2 | Saw mother screaming over body | 1.00 | Mother | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | |||||||
| 631 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 702 Robert W NDE 2376 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1robert_w_nde.html | 2005 | 2005 | M |
On June 1, 2005, Robert W's heart stopped for 17 seconds during a tilt table test at the eight-minute mark. During the four minutes before he recovered, he heard the hospital public address system call out a code blue for his room. He then found himself in a unique otherworldly experience - floating or standing in the center of a giant gray sphere that seemed to be spinning at a tremendous rate of speed. Unlike many NDEs, he did not leave his body, see lights in a tunnel, or encounter deceased relatives. Instead, he was fully aware that he had died on the table. Within the sphere, Robert could hear voices clearly but could not find any way to reach them despite the walls appearing solid and without openings. He specifically tried to hear the voice of his brother who had passed away a few years earlier. Despite being completely alone except for the voices, he felt entirely safe and was not afraid, even with full awareness of his death. The sphere's color remained solid and unchanging despite its rapid spinning, and his hearing was extra sensitive to both the voices beyond the walls and the sound of the sphere's rotation. Following the experience, Robert was diagnosed with a heart condition where his heart did not properly pick up electrical signals to beat, and a pacemaker was installed on June 2. Emergency room doctors were present during his recovery, confirming the medical severity of the event. The experience left him with the understanding that he had died and a complete absence of fear about death, knowing what to expect in the transition. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains several elements consistent with biblical accounts of death and the afterlife. The awareness of having died while maintaining consciousness aligns with biblical teaching of the soul's survival after physical death. The feeling of complete safety and absence of fear despite death reflects biblical promises of peace for believers. The hearing of voices beyond physical barriers could represent the spiritual realm described in scripture. The gray sphere might symbolize a transitional space or waiting area mentioned in some biblical interpretations. The lasting impact of losing fear of death reflects the biblical victory over death through faith. Unbiblical elements: None identified. While the experience differs from typical biblical descriptions of heaven or paradise, it doesn't contradict scripture. The absence of explicitly Christian imagery (no Jesus, angels, or heaven) is not problematic as the experience appears to represent a transitional state rather than a final destination. The sphere environment, while unusual, doesn't conflict with biblical teaching and may represent a unique individual experience of the transition between life and death. The experience maintains consistency with biblical understanding of consciousness after death. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 8 | 28 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Cardiac arrest for 17 seconds during monitored tilt table test, code blue called | Unique sphere experience with full death awareness and voice perception | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/16/2025 | 1 | 1 | Heard code blue announcement | 0.00 | Emergency room doctors | Highly Compatible | 6 | |||||||||
| 632 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 717 Santo C NDE 21035 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1santo_c_nde.html | 1968 | 1968-05-16 | 2005 | M |
Santo C was wounded in Vietnam on May 16, 1968, when a mortar round struck near him. The injury was severe - he noted that another half-inch and he would have been dead. Upon being wounded, he suddenly found himself above his body, looking down at himself on the ground. From this elevated perspective approximately fifteen feet above his physical form, he had no body or form himself. His first thought was concern for the three women in his life and how they would cry upon learning of his death. He experienced a warm, secure feeling that everything would be alright, accompanied by a sense of unconditional love. However, once he thought about those women crying rather than himself, he was immediately hurled back into his body and found himself up and running despite his injuries. The experience included a profound sense of timelessness, with time appearing to stand still. He felt super-alert with a "cottony" feeling, and experienced a level of all-knowing understanding. The emotional content was mixed - sadness for the women who would grieve, yet a pervasive sense that everything was okay, with no fear present. He understood death as simply another stage of life rather than an ending. When he came to the border or point of no return, he felt he was sent back specifically because he had thought of others first rather than himself. Following the NDE, Santo developed psychic abilities he did not previously possess. From that point forward, he could always "hear" his mother and sister's voices in his head when they were in trouble. His friends became accustomed to him saying he needed to go to his sister because he heard her calling, and every time this happened, his sister or mother would confirm they had needed him and thought of him first during their physical or spiritual troubles. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains several elements consistent with biblical accounts of the afterlife. The out-of-body experience aligns with Paul's description of being "caught up to the third heaven" (2 Corinthians 12:2-4). The warm, secure feeling and unconditional love Santo experienced reflects the biblical concept of God's perfect love. His understanding that death is another stage of life resonates with biblical teachings about eternal life. The experience of being sent back because he thought of others first rather than himself reflects Christ's teaching about selfless love being the greatest commandment. The development of supernatural knowledge about family members in distress could be interpreted as a spiritual gift of discernment mentioned in 1 Corinthians 12. Unbiblical elements: The experience lacks several key biblical elements and contains some potentially problematic aspects. There is no mention of encountering God, Jesus, angels, or any divine beings, which are common in biblical visions. The concept of being sent back simply for thinking of others first, while noble, doesn't align with biblical accounts of divine encounters where specific missions or messages are given. The psychic abilities developed afterward - specifically hearing voices of living people in distress - more closely resemble clairvoyance than biblical spiritual gifts. The Bible warns against certain forms of supernatural communication (Deuteronomy 18:10-12). Additionally, the complete absence of any life review, judgment, or divine presence differs from biblical descriptions of the afterlife. |
5 | Other | 5 | 8 | 18 | Moderate Evidence | 5 | Severe combat injury from mortar round, life-threatening but not clinical death | Clear OBE with specific height mentioned (15 feet) but no verifiable observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/16/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw own body from above | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 6 | |||||||||
| 633 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 708 Sara Charlotte NDE 2386 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1sara_charlotte_nde.html | 1987 | 2005 | F |
Sara Charlotte experienced total cardiac arrest and flat-lined in October 1987 following an allergic reaction to medications in the hospital. Upon dying, she heard a sound exactly like the movie theater sound check stating "The audience is listening." She became suddenly aware of being outside her body and heard her sister crying and fighting to stay next to her. She was then pulled rapidly through a very long hallway by two beings she sensed on each side of her, whom she believed were angels. Initially scared, she saw pictures of her mother crying at her funeral flash before her, but the angelic beings made her calmer and she suddenly knew she would see her grandfather. The experience progressed to what she described as a "Limbo" where her sins were dealt with. She felt sensations of sadness and witnessed her first sin being committed, aware of an invisible judge-like presence. The two angels remained beside her as she was lifted to a mountain-like top where she was told to look down and witnessed both heaven and hell. She found her faith very quickly at that moment and realized when God had tried to speak to her previously but she had been too busy with material things. She felt completely cleansed and a magnetic pull with the angels, wanting to move forward, but was told she had to go back to tell what she had seen. The veridical aspects included her awareness of her sister's presence and emotional state while clinically dead. She experienced impossible knowledge and understanding, receiving complete knowledge of everything and everyone that she couldn't access after returning. The experience included automatic writing in perfect Latin despite not knowing the language, with a priest confirming the content was biblical. She also temporarily understood foreign languages. The transformation was complete - from non-believer to Christian, with her testimony influencing her mother and sister to become religious. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: This experience strongly aligns with biblical accounts. The angelic beings escorting her match biblical descriptions of angels as guides and protectors. The judgment scene with sin review reflects biblical teachings about accountability before God (2 Corinthians 5:10). The vision of both heaven and hell corresponds with scriptural descriptions of the afterlife's dual destinations. The cleansing she experienced parallels biblical concepts of forgiveness and purification. The commission to return and testify about what she saw mirrors biblical prophetic callings. The automatic writing of biblical content in Latin and the priest's confirmation suggests divine inspiration similar to biblical prophecy. Unbiblical elements: While largely biblical, some elements raise concerns. The concept of "Limbo" is not found in Protestant biblical teaching, though it exists in Catholic tradition. The ability to understand all foreign languages temporarily resembles but exceeds the biblical gift of tongues, which typically involves specific languages for gospel proclamation. The experience of being at a mountain top observing heaven and hell simultaneously doesn't match specific biblical descriptions, though it could be symbolic. The complete universal knowledge gained temporarily goes beyond typical biblical revelations. Despite these variations, the core message and transformation align with biblical truth, and no directly contradictory teachings appear. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 16 | 40 | Exceptional Evidence | 14 | Total cardiac arrest and flat-lined explicitly stated in hospital setting | Awareness of sister's emotional state while dead, automatic writing in unknown Latin verified by priest | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/16/2025 | 2 | 1 | Heard sister crying and fighting to stay | 0.00 | Priest | Highly Compatible | 9 | |||||||||
| 634 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 671 Saundra V NDE 2316 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1saundra_v_nde.html | 1969 | 2005 | F |
Saundra V experienced clinical death in summer 1969 during a severe lupus (SLE) flare-up. She had been hospitalized for two weeks with debilitating symptoms and was told she needed three more weeks of treatment. Unable to bear separation from her two toddlers, she convinced her husband to take her home against medical advice. At home, her condition worsened dramatically with excruciating chest and spine pain that literally took her breath away. She became increasingly drowsy and knew she was losing consciousness and dying, calling for her husband to contact a minister she had recently met. Upon clinical death, she found herself no longer in her body, initially thinking she was dreaming. She was bewildered to find herself above the earth, surrounded by huge moving clouds, where she heard the most gloriously beautiful heavenly chorus she had ever experienced. The angelic voices sang tremendous hymns replete with "Hallelujahs" and "Glorias," and remarkably, she found herself singing along as if she had known these songs before. When she suddenly realized she was dead, she became very frightened, not wanting to leave her babies or this life. Despite the beauty of the experience, she cried out to God, whom she KNEW was there, begging not to die and expressing her concern for her children. God answered her telepathically with the exact words: "Don't be afraid, you will not die, you will live, and you will live to be with your children." Immediately after these words, she was back in her body as if awakening from deep sleep. All the horrible symptoms - the pain, difficulty breathing, and deadly weakness that had plagued her for weeks - were completely gone. She shared the experience immediately with her husband and in-laws, who came expecting her to be bedridden but found her recovered. The healing was permanent; she never experienced such severe symptoms again. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: This experience contains numerous biblical elements. The heavenly chorus singing "Hallelujahs" and "Glorias" directly parallels Revelation's descriptions of heavenly worship (Revelation 19:1-6). The telepathic communication from God aligns with biblical accounts of divine communication. God's compassionate response to her plea reflects His nature as described in Psalm 34:18. The instantaneous and complete healing mirrors biblical accounts of divine healing. The clouds as a setting recall biblical theophanies where God appears in clouds (Exodus 19:9, Matthew 17:5). Her immediate recognition of God's presence demonstrates the innate knowledge of the Creator mentioned in Romans 1:19-20. Unbiblical elements: The experience is remarkably free of problematic elements. One minor concern is the absence of visual confirmation of God or angelic beings - she sensed and heard but didn't see them, though this could simply reflect the limitations of human perception of the divine. The idea of knowing the heavenly songs beforehand could suggest pre-existence, but might also reflect the Spirit bearing witness with our spirit (Romans 8:16). The experience focuses entirely on God's love, without mention of Christ as mediator, though this absence doesn't constitute contradiction. Overall, the experience strongly supports biblical teachings about God's compassionate nature and power to heal. |
1 | Home | 10 | 12 | 30 | Strong Evidence | 8 | Clinical death explicitly stated with cessation of breathing and heart function during lupus crisis | Profound heavenly experience with angelic chorus but no specific earthly observations to verify | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/16/2025 | 2 | 1 | Heard heavenly chorus | 0.00 | Husband and in-laws | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 635 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 557 Salena NDE 20676 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1salena_nde.html | 1997 | 1997-04-16 | 2005 | F |
On April 16, 1997, Salena was driving to the grocery store with her mother and 11-day-old son when they were involved in a severe car accident. Her mother was driving, and at the moment of impact when another vehicle struck them, Salena went to "another place and time." She found herself in what she later realized was a desert-like area, wearing a natural-colored burlap or sackcloth robe instead of her regular clothes. Her right hand was palm-up in sand, and she could actually feel the grains falling through her fingers when she tested her reality. In this otherworldly location, she observed people in the distance all wearing similar robes, crowded around and worshipping someone. As she approached, everything began moving in slow motion except for her. The crowd was crying and moaning in worship of the Lord, whose presence she could feel though she couldn't clearly see His face. The Lord pointed her out and asked her to come forth, then began asking her to do something. The crowd was shocked that she had appeared from nowhere and was standing next to Him. Just as she heard what He wanted her to do, she woke up in the car wreck. When Salena became conscious in the car, she found her glasses in her lap, her seatbelt still on, and her right hand positioned exactly as it had been in the desert experience - down by her side with palm facing up. Her mother was convulsing and unresponsive, and her newborn was on the floorboard screaming. She was so disoriented that when asked by paramedics, she thought it was Saturday instead of Wednesday. Both her mother and infant were airlifted to the hospital. Her mother remained in intensive care for two months before passing away, while her son survived with lasting effects. A year later, Salena suddenly remembered that the Lord had asked her to speak to others about Him, despite her feeling unqualified for such a task. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains strong biblical parallels. The desert setting and sackcloth clothing echo biblical narratives of prophets and John the Baptist. The worship scene resembles heavenly worship described in Revelation. Being singled out by the Lord and given a commission to speak about Him mirrors biblical prophetic callings like Isaiah's or Jeremiah's. The slow-motion effect when approaching the divine presence could represent entering sacred time/space. Her feelings of inadequacy about speaking for God parallel Moses' and Jeremiah's initial responses to their callings. The transformative nature leading to Bible study and testimony aligns with biblical conversion experiences. Unbiblical elements: Some elements require careful consideration. The inability to see the Lord's face clearly, while possibly reflecting Exodus 33:20 ("no one may see me and live"), leaves ambiguity about whether this was truly Christ or another entity. The crowd's shock at her appearance suggests she didn't belong there naturally, which could imply she witnessed a past biblical scene rather than heaven. The delayed memory of the commission (one year later) is unusual for biblical callings which are typically remembered clearly. The experience lacks explicit Christian identifiers like the cross, salvation message, or clear identification of Jesus, though the commission to speak about "the Lord" suggests Christian context. |
5 | Other | 5 | 14 | 25 | Strong Evidence | 6 | Severe car accident with life-threatening injuries to all occupants | Specific detail of hand position in vision matched exact position upon waking, unique desert scene | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/16/2025 | 2 | 0 | Desert scene with robed figures | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 636 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 719 Sam J NDE 2405 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1sam_j_nde.html | 1985 | 2005 | M |
In 1985, Sam J experienced clinical death from an overdose in the emergency room. While on the examining table, he heard the nurse say "We lost him. He's gone." He observed the doctor jump on the table and strike him in the chest with doubled fists, feeling no pain. The nurse commented that the doctor had hit too hard and broken his sternum. At that point, a voice in his head said, "Let go and everything will be fine." He let go and trusted that voice. After being revived and taken to intensive care, he coded again. The nurse said "We've lost him again." From outside his body in the corner of the ICU, he watched as they shocked his chest twice - "3-2-1 pop! Again 3-2-1 pop!" He then entered what he described as a golden-white lit room resembling a library, with no tunnel transition - like going directly from sleep into a dream. There was an entity he believed was God sitting at a large architecture-style table. Sam was below the table looking up at this entity. The entity looked down at him and said: "What are you doing here? When I want you, I will come and get you. Now go back." Then the entity kicked him in the head with a sandaled foot that appeared to be made from an old tire. The next thing Sam remembered was looking eyeball-to-eyeball with the doctor. Following the experience, Sam walked away from organized religion but maintains absolute certainty about a supreme being and feels protected. He knows there is life after life and recognizes he was sent back because he didn't yet know what unconditional love was. The experience continues to unfold daily in his understanding. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: Several elements align with biblical accounts. The divine entity's sovereign decision about Sam's time to die reflects Ecclesiastes 3:2 and Job 14:5 about God's control over life and death. The golden-white light resembles descriptions of God's glory. The library setting could symbolize the books mentioned in Revelation 20:12. The direct communication from the divine and the command to return parallel various biblical encounters with God. The understanding about unconditional love as his purpose aligns with 1 Corinthians 13 and Christ's teachings about love being paramount. The protective presence he continues to feel reflects Psalm 91 about God's protection. Unbiblical elements: Several aspects raise concerns from a biblical perspective. The casual, almost dismissive tone of the entity ("What are you doing here?") and the physical kick to the head seem inconsistent with biblical depictions of God's character, though God does sometimes use unexpected methods. The sandal made from an old tire is peculiar and lacks biblical precedent. The rejection of organized religion, while maintaining belief in God, contradicts Hebrews 10:25 about not forsaking assembly. The context of the overdose (implied drug-related) and the absence of any conviction, repentance, or life review differs from biblical accounts of divine encounters which typically include conviction of sin. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 15 | 32 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Clinical death explicitly stated twice - lost in ER and again in ICU | Observed specific medical procedures - chest compressions, defibrillation sequence "3-2-1 pop" | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/16/2025 | 2 | 0 | Doctor striking chest to revive | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||||
| 637 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 634 Sam P NDE 2261 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1sam_p_nde.html | 1994 | 1994-12-20 | 2005 | M |
On December 20, 1994, Sam P was sleeping in the passenger seat when their vehicle hit the back of a truck at 60 mph. During the accident, he went straight up through the air and approached what initially appeared as a cloud that became a cluster of beings. He immediately knew that these beings knew everything about him and there was no need to explain himself. As he approached, the cloud-like figures became human-like, and he recognized that they had always known him and that he was returning home. The experience was characterized by a magnetic sensation, like a piece of metal being swept into a magnet, accompanied by overwhelming love. He became aware of incredible knowledge that he cannot now recall but seemed to involve understanding the universe, its rhythms, and the purpose of people. Everything in his life, including long-forgotten details, suddenly made perfect sense. He saw his life as a very brief timespan relative to what he perceived as time before and after earth life. There was incredible music ever present, which was the most memorable sensory aspect. He encountered three beings total and sensed that some beings had been to earth while others had not, with earth appearing to be an odd learning experience. Sam didn't want to leave and felt incredible peace, like every dream was fulfilled and exceeded expectations. He was concerned about his child but received assurance that such matters were taken care of and not for him to worry about. When he returned to his body, it felt like putting on soiled clothes. The experience profoundly changed him - he understands that this world is entirely about love and maintains that the NDE was more real than anything in his life. His religious practices changed, becoming more understanding of various opinions while staying somewhat reserved in church. He describes the emotional completeness as all emotions of love quenched - comparable to falling in love, love for children, and even the unity felt after 9/11, but more complete than all combined. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: Multiple elements align with biblical teaching. The beings' complete knowledge of him reflects God's omniscience (Psalm 139). The sense of returning "home" echoes Jesus' promise of preparing a place (John 14:2-3). The overwhelming love corresponds with 1 John 4:8 declaring God is love. The revelation that earth is about learning and that this world is entirely about love aligns with Christ's greatest commandments. The music recalls heavenly worship in Revelation. The understanding that earthly life is brief compared to eternity matches James 4:14 and 2 Corinthians 4:17-18. The peace surpassing understanding reflects Philippians 4:7. Unbiblical elements: Some elements warrant caution. The concept of beings who have and haven't been to earth, suggesting earth as an "odd learning experience," hints at possible pre-existence or reincarnation ideas foreign to scripture. The absence of Christ, the cross, or salvation message in an otherwise loving encounter lacks the Christocentric focus of biblical revelation. The idea of automatic return home without mention of faith, repentance, or Christ's mediation contradicts John 14:6. While becoming "more understanding of various opinions" shows charity, if this implies all religious paths are equal, it contradicts biblical exclusivity. The experience, while profound and transformative, lacks the gospel message central to biblical encounters with the divine. |
5 | Other | 5 | 12 | 21 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | High-speed collision at 60 mph, life-threatening but clinical death not confirmed | Profound otherworldly experience with beings and knowledge, but no verifiable earthly observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/16/2025 | 2 | 0 | Universal understanding | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||
| 638 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 679 Sheila NDE 2313 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1sheila_nde.html | 1992 | 2005 | F |
This secondhand account describes a woman in her twenties who collapsed in the intensive care unit during a serious illness. According to her mother-in-law, a team of twelve doctors worked for three hours to revive her. During this time, the patient experienced going down a black tunnel that felt "interesting" as she observed various phenomena she could not later recall in detail. At the end of the tunnel, she encountered a tall, dark man standing with a lantern who told her "No, no. Not you. It's another Sheila that I am waiting for." There was no further conversation or other beings present. The experience felt very brief to her despite the three-hour resuscitation effort on Earth. She awoke with no memory of being taken to the operating theatre or the medical team's efforts. The experience occurred approximately 13 years before being reported, and the subject, now in her forties, views it as definitely real. She shared it with others who, within Hindu cultural context, accepted it as a real possibility given their beliefs about other realms and Yama, the God of death, whose messengers are described as dark figures. However, she felt no menace or fear during the encounter. The case demonstrates the common NDE element of time distortion, where subjective experience duration differs dramatically from objective Earth time. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: This experience contains several elements consistent with biblical accounts of near-death experiences. The tunnel experience aligns with passages about transitions between earthly and spiritual realms. The encounter with a gatekeeper figure resonates with biblical concepts of divine messengers or angels stationed at thresholds between life and death. The fact that she was told it was not her time and sent back reflects the biblical understanding that God determines the appointed time for each person's death (Ecclesiastes 3:2, Hebrews 9:27). The experience of being in a different realm while the body was clinically dead supports the biblical view of consciousness surviving bodily death, consistent with passages about the soul's existence apart from the body (2 Corinthians 5:8). Unbiblical elements: The description of the figure as a "tall/big dark man with a lantern" differs from typical biblical descriptions of angels as beings of light. The Hindu cultural interpretation connecting this to Yama and his messengers represents a non-biblical religious framework. The lack of any life review, judgment scene, or encounter with divine presence differs from biblical accounts of post-death experiences. The absence of any heaven/hell imagery or moral/spiritual dimension to the experience is notable. While not directly contradicting scripture, the experience lacks the transformative spiritual elements typically associated with biblical encounters with the divine or afterlife. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 3 | 18 | Moderate Evidence | 5 | Patient collapsed in ICU requiring 3-hour resuscitation by team of 12 doctors, indicating cardiac arrest with monitoring | Limited veridical content - only subjective tunnel and entity encounter with no verifiable observations | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/16/2025 | 0 | 1 | Mother-in-law | Highly Compatible | 4 | |||||||||||
| 639 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 562 Shirley J NDE 2123 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1shirley_j_nde.html | 2001 | 2001-08-21 | 2005 | F |
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 nine back surgeries and a permanent spine injury, she had lost track of her medication dosing. Her husband found her unresponsive in their motel room and flight officers airlifted her to the hospital. During the flight, she experienced a wonderful feeling of peace, saw a dark tunnel with a light, and heard her deceased identical twin sister (who died at age one) saying "It's okay Shirley, but you must fight! Fight Shirley, fight." She reports that identical twins are always connected and she had heard her sister's voice many times before. The medical team reported losing her vital signs during transport, with someone saying "We're losing her." She made a conscious decision to return to life. Following the experience, she developed psychic abilities, particularly mind-reading capabilities that she finds frightening and rarely discusses. She considers the experience definitely real and states she is no longer completely afraid of dying because she now knows how peaceful it is. The encounter with her twin sister was especially meaningful as she continues to listen to her whispers. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains classic biblical NDE elements including the tunnel and light imagery consistent with transitions to the afterlife. The encounter with a deceased family member aligns with biblical concepts of conscious existence after death (Luke 16:22-23, Hebrews 12:1). The message to "fight" and return to earthly life reflects the biblical understanding that God determines each person's appointed time (Ecclesiastes 3:2). The overwhelming peace experienced resonates with Philippians 4:7 describing "the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding." The transformative effect reducing fear of death echoes 1 Corinthians 15:55 "O death, where is your sting?" The conscious decision to return suggests the soul's agency while separated from the body, supporting the biblical view of spirit-body dualism. Unbiblical elements: The claim of ongoing communication with her deceased twin sister throughout life before the NDE is problematic from a biblical perspective, as scripture warns against communicating with the dead (Deuteronomy 18:10-12). The development of psychic mind-reading abilities post-NDE conflicts with biblical teaching, as such abilities outside of divine gifting are often associated with occult practices. The idea that twins are "always connected" spiritually has no biblical basis and reflects new age concepts about soul connections. While not explicitly stated, the ongoing whispers from her deceased sister suggest mediumistic communication condemned in scripture. The absence of any encounter with God, Christ, or angels is notable. |
1 | Ambulance | 10 | 8 | 25 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Clinical death reported during medical airlift with loss of vital signs | Clear tunnel/light experience with specific communication from deceased twin, though not externally verifiable | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/16/2025 | 1 | 1 | Heard medical team discussing her condition | 0.00 | Flight medical team | Low Compatibility | 7 | ||||||||
| 640 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 705 Sévin NDE 2333 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1sevin_nde.html | 2004 | 2004-05-15 | 2005 | M |
Sévin experienced his NDE on the night of May 15-16, 2004, while in a coma at a Paris Hospital intensive care unit following aortic bypass surgery performed on May 4th. The surgery was necessitated by superior mesenteric artery occlusion, and he subsequently developed septicemic embolism requiring intensive antibiotic treatment and causing very high fever. His experience occurred in two distinct phases. In Phase One, he experienced flight through an extremely bright white space with a mild, muffled ambience, having no awareness of a physical body while surrounded by other similar beings. The flight occurred at low speed with no noise or air friction for approximately ten minutes. Phase Two began suddenly when he saw and dove into a tunnel at very high speed, again experiencing no noise or friction. Upon reaching the bottom, he made a conscious decision to return, which he believes was his decision to live. Everything stopped abruptly after this choice. He retained memories of family visits during the coma, particularly his eldest daughter speaking to him, caressing him, and writing her surname on his arm, to which he responded with slight movement. The experience left him with feelings of incredible peace, happiness, and unity with the universe. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The bright light and white space align with biblical descriptions of divine radiance and heavenly realms (1 Timothy 6:16, Revelation 21:23). The presence of other beings in the bright space could represent angels or souls in paradise (Hebrews 12:22-23). The tunnel experience reflects transition between earthly and spiritual realms. The conscious decision to return demonstrates free will and suggests God's allowance for human choice within divine sovereignty. The incredible peace and unity experienced resonates with biblical descriptions of God's presence bringing perfect peace (Isaiah 26:3). The complete absence of physical limitations while maintaining consciousness supports the biblical view of spirit existing independently from body (2 Corinthians 5:8). Unbiblical elements: The description of beings as "similar to me" floating together lacks the hierarchical structure of heaven described in scripture with God, Christ, and angels in authority. No mention of encountering God, Jesus, or receiving any spiritual message or revelation. The experience lacks any moral or spiritual dimension such as life review or judgment. The extended flight phase without clear purpose or destination differs from biblical accounts of immediate transport to paradise or Abraham's bosom. The absence of any transformative spiritual message or calling is notable. |
4 | Hospital | 7 | 5 | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 3 | Post-surgical coma in ICU with septicemic embolism and high fever | Vivid two-phase experience but no externally verifiable observations reported | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/17/2025 | 1 | 1 | Awareness of daughter's actions while comatose | 1.00 | Eldest daughter | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 641 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 685.5 Shaida VH NDE 2347 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1shaida_vh_nde.html | 1969 | 1969-09-09 | 2005 | F |
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 other mothers. Several hours later, she began leaving her body, floating upward toward the ceiling. She intuitively knew she was leaving her body to die. As she reached the ceiling looking down at herself, she thought of her newborn baby and what would happen to her if she died. This motivated her to stretch her arms and push against the ceiling to return to her body. She came back to find herself being transferred to a trolley for emergency surgery in the operating theatre. She was never told why they needed to operate. During the experience, her vision became overwhelmingly photographic, recording every angle and object in the room. She noted everything was grey and transparent, enabling her to see through objects. All sounds ceased completely - the world had shut itself off from her. She felt extremely frightened and alarmed during the experience but gained knowledge about her baby's bleak future if she died. The experience was definitely real to her, and she has always known she prevented her own death through conscious choice. Years later, she had a precognitive experience seeing a newspaper report about the assassination of Senator Kennedy in Ireland one day before it actually happened. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience with consciousness surviving apart from the physical body aligns with biblical teaching about the spirit-body distinction (2 Corinthians 5:8, Ecclesiastes 12:7). The intuitive knowledge of dying reflects spiritual discernment. The conscious choice to return for the sake of her child demonstrates sacrificial love consistent with biblical values (John 15:13). The ability to see beyond normal physical limitations during the OBE could reflect temporary spiritual sight. The definite reality of the experience supports biblical accounts of spiritual experiences being as real as physical ones (2 Corinthians 12:2-4). Unbiblical elements: The development of precognitive abilities years later (seeing Kennedy assassination before it happened) is problematic from a biblical perspective. While prophecy is a biblical gift, fortune-telling and divination are condemned (Deuteronomy 18:10). The experience lacks any encounter with God, angels, or spiritual beings typically present in biblical visions. No heaven, hell, or divine realm was experienced. The complete absence of any spiritual message or transformation is notable. The transparent vision allowing sight through objects resembles occult astral projection descriptions more than biblical visions. |
5 | Hospital | 5 | 8 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Life-threatening childbirth complication requiring emergency surgery | Detailed OBE with unique perceptual changes (photographic vision, transparency) but no verification attempted | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/17/2025 | 1 | 0 | Photographic vision of entire room from ceiling | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 6 | |||||||||
| 642 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 687.5 Sharla S NDE 2348 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1sharla_s_nde.html | 2001 | 2001-10-27 | 2005 | F |
On October 25, 2001, Sharla stayed home sick and later that evening went to the emergency room with severe pain from a large kidney stone stuck in her urethra. She was admitted and placed on a morphine pump that malfunctioned at 8:00 PM on October 26th. While asleep on her right side, she vomited and inhaled the vomit into her lungs, causing respiratory arrest. A nursing assistant found her severely cyanotic and unresponsive during a vitals check. The code team took fifteen minutes to revive her, with the defibrillator team waiting outside her door. During this time, Sharla found herself in an extremely black room, blacker than she had ever seen, experiencing profound quiet and peace. Initially unconscious of anything, she felt nothing mattered in this blank space where she existed without a body. After some time, she began feeling uncomfortable and got the thought that "it" was a lie, though she didn't know what "it" meant. She started hearing bursts of TV or radio static, then her name and other words coming through occasionally. As she struggled to listen, she became aware of nurses and doctors trying to get her to respond. Eventually she could speak but realized she was completely blind despite her eyes being wide open. Her vision slowly returned through stages - first lighter grays, then colors, then shapes. She ended up with bilateral inhalation pneumonia and spent the weekend in ICU. She describes being completely at peace in that black room and believes it was hard to resuscitate her because she didn't want to leave that peaceful place. She is no longer afraid of dying. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The profound peace experienced during clinical death aligns with biblical promises of peace in God's presence (Philippians 4:7). The existence of consciousness without a body supports biblical teaching about the spirit's survival after physical death (2 Corinthians 5:8). The struggle between staying in peace and returning to life reflects the apostle Paul's dilemma in Philippians 1:23-24 about departing to be with Christ versus remaining for others' sake. The complete loss and gradual restoration of vision could symbolize spiritual blindness and awakening (Acts 9:18). The lasting reduction in fear of death echoes 1 Corinthians 15:55 about death losing its sting. Unbiblical elements: The complete blackness rather than light is unusual for positive death experiences in scripture, which typically involve light and glory. The absence of any divine presence, angels, deceased loved ones, or spiritual beings differs from biblical death experiences (Luke 16:22). The concept of "it" being a "lie" without understanding what "it" meant lacks the clarity typically found in divine revelations. No life review, judgment, or moral dimension to the experience. The static-like communication differs from the clear divine communication in biblical accounts. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 6 | 26 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Respiratory arrest from aspiration, code blue called, 15-minute resuscitation with defibrillator team on standby | Profound peace in black void, heard resuscitation efforts, but limited specific verifiable observations | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/17/2025 | 1 | 1 | Heard medical team through static | 0.00 | Code team, nursing assistant, RN | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||
| 643 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 597 Sharon S NDE 2171 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1sharon_s_nde.html | 1983 | 1983-11-13 | 2005 | F |
On November 13, 1983, Sharon was working as a clerk at a convenience store when a car driven by intoxicated individuals swerved around gas pumps and struck her, pinning her against the store's concrete wall. The impact crushed her body, severely damaging her left hand. The perpetrators, who had been "drinking and doing drugs for two days," held her hostage for 45 minutes, refusing to get help despite her pleas. She fought to stay conscious to report the crime. Once in the ambulance, EMTs refused pain medication due to her loss of consciousness. She became exhausted and ready to give up. She then felt herself floating in total darkness that brought relief from pain, with no awareness of her earthly body. The darkness felt comforting with no sound or light. She felt extreme nothingness and was unconcerned about anyone or anything, welcoming the feeling. Suddenly, flashes of her entire life in "Kodak moments" zipped past her consciousness at increasing speed. They slowed until she felt she was inside a casket looking up at her own funeral, seeing her crying mother held up by her father, both with hands on her eight-year-old daughter's shoulders. Her daughter was crying uncontrollably, shouting "Don't leave me Momma, Momma come back." She felt given a choice and knew she needed to return for her daughter and parents. She experienced being slammed back into her body with tremendous force. The EMT reported her blood pressure had bottomed out and they thought they were losing her. The experience has made her search beyond church teachings while maintaining belief in the Trinity, and she now wonders if she has completed her earthly purpose. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The life review experience aligns with biblical concepts of life flashing before one's eyes at death and the recording of deeds (Revelation 20:12). The vision of loved ones' grief and choosing to return for their sake reflects Christ-like sacrificial love (John 15:13). The complete relief from physical pain in the spiritual state supports Paul's teaching about the mortal body's limitations versus the spiritual body (1 Corinthians 15:42-44). The sense of being given a choice by a higher power suggests divine sovereignty allowing human agency. The transformative effect leading to deeper spiritual searching reflects the life-changing nature of divine encounters. The maintained belief in the Trinity despite expanded spiritual seeking shows retention of core Christian doctrine. Unbiblical elements: The complete darkness and nothingness without any divine light or presence differs from biblical descriptions of the afterlife which involve either paradise or torment, not neutral void. The absence of God, Christ, angels, or any spiritual beings during the experience is notable. The feeling of not caring about anyone or anything contradicts the love that characterizes heaven (1 Corinthians 13). No judgment scene or moral evaluation despite the life review. The questioning of church teachings and broadening to "listen to other people's beliefs and theories" could lead away from biblical truth if not carefully discerned. |
5 | Other | 5 | 12 | 24 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Severe trauma from being crushed by vehicle against wall, massive injuries, critical blood loss | Detailed life review and prophetic funeral vision, though not externally verifiable | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/17/2025 | 3 | 1 | Heard EMT discussing critical status | 0.00 | Female EMT and Jim (EMT driver) | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 644 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 697 Terence D NDE 2367 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1terence_e_nde.html | 1954 | 1954-02-21 | 2005 | 11 | M |
In February 1954, 11-year-old Terence was involved in an explosion that caused severe chest and lung injuries from metal fragments. The NDE occurred two days after the accident while hospitalized. During a medical crisis where his lungs collapsed and required resuscitation, Terence experienced falling horizontally down a tunnel toward an incredibly bright light. He felt intense love and a powerful attraction to the light, describing it as "sweet" and wonderful. He felt no fear, only an incredible wanting for what was at or in the light. Suddenly he felt himself returning, not back up the tunnel but somehow out of it. His next memory was becoming aware of the hospital surroundings. The light was extraordinarily bright but did not hurt his eyes. He described a "sweetness" to the light that was intense, as if he had heightened senses beyond normal perception. Time seemed to have no relevance during the experience. He remained on a respirator for a week before he could speak, and immediately wanted to talk about his wonderful light. The experience eliminated his fear of death and gave him a sense of being privileged to have seen something special. He developed an unusual ability to sense when people have problems or are hurting, even strangers, and people often seek him out for advice about private matters. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains several elements consistent with biblical NDEs including out-of-body experience, passage through a tunnel-like space, encounter with supernatural light, and positive transformation afterward. The bright light that didn't hurt the eyes parallels descriptions of divine light in scripture. The overwhelming love and peace align with biblical descriptions of God's presence. The lasting positive effects including increased compassion and ability to help others reflects spiritual transformation. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience lacks any problematic elements such as reincarnation, universal salvation, or new age concepts. There is no contradiction of biblical teachings, no occult elements, and no suggestion of works-based salvation. The light is not identified specifically as God or Jesus, but nothing in the description contradicts biblical theology. |
2 | Hospital | 10 | 8 | 25 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Clear life-threatening event with lung collapse requiring resuscitation, occurring in hospital setting two days after explosion injury | Experience includes specific sensory details about the light being bright but not hurting eyes, described as "sweet" with heightened senses. However, no specific veridical observations of earthly events | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/17/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw bright light at end of tunnel | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 645 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 731 Teri NDE 2436 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1teri_nde.html | 2005 | 2005-06-23 | 2005 | F |
Teri was walking underneath a building under construction when a steel pole slipped from workers on the second floor and struck her on the head, knocking her unconscious. Witnesses reported her head slammed hard into the pavement as well. As her vision faded to black, she encountered disturbing imagery that contrasted sharply with typical NDE reports. She saw strange beings on a white landscape that appeared to be made of fire, but with a quality rougher and more frightening than ordinary fire. These fire beings were screaming - a terrible sound - while throwing blood everywhere. The blood became an ocean. The fire beings remained present until she regained consciousness with an oxygen mask over her face. The entire experience was characterized by fear and denial rather than the peace typically reported in NDEs. This experience took considerable time to process, and Teri described it as "very creepy." The sensory aspects were vivid, with everything appearing both 2-D and 3-D simultaneously, and the screaming sound was exceptionally clear and memorable. She continues to hear the screams and see the fire beings in her memory. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: This experience contains potential hellish imagery consistent with biblical descriptions of judgment and separation from God. The fire beings could represent demonic entities, and the landscape of blood and fire aligns with biblical imagery of judgment and hell. The fear and disturbing nature matches biblical warnings about spiritual darkness. The lasting traumatic impact could serve as a warning about spiritual realities. Unbiblical elements: None specifically identified, though the experience lacks positive biblical elements like encounters with God, Jesus, or heaven. The imagery, while disturbing, doesn't contradict scripture but rather might confirm biblical warnings about dark spiritual realms. |
5 | Other | 7 | 6 | 18 | Moderate Evidence | 5 | Head injury with loss of consciousness from construction accident. Witnesses confirmed severity of impact. Required oxygen upon revival. | Vivid and specific descriptions of fire beings, screaming sounds, and blood ocean. Unique 2D/3D visual perception. However, no veridical observations of physical world events. | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/17/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw fire beings and heard screaming | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 646 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 575 Theresa G NDE 2141 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1theresa_g_nde.html | 1971 | 1971-01-30 | 2005 | 17 | F |
Seventeen-year-old Theresa had given birth at 12:07 pm on January 30, 1971. At 2:00 pm, she experienced a severe postpartum hemorrhage. Her blood pressure dropped critically to 60/40 then 40/20, and she lost approximately three pints of blood. Medical staff were visibly distressed, with nurses crying as her condition deteriorated. During this crisis, Theresa had an out-of-body experience where she observed the medical team from above. She saw specific details including the doctor arriving in regular clothes and brown shoes with snow on them - a detail she couldn't have known as it wasn't snowing when she arrived at the hospital. She heard nurses stating her blood pressure readings and saw them crying. She then traveled through a tunnel toward a bright light. She heard a voice calling "Teri, open your eyes" (using her nickname that staff didn't know) warning that she would die if she didn't open them. She heard water dripping, which turned out to be blood hitting the floor. When she opened her eyes, the doctor was hitting her stomach with his fist. She told him "I know where it's at" and expelled what appeared to be a large blood clot, possibly an undeveloped twin. The verification was remarkable - the doctor documented everything she reported the next day, amazed that she knew about his snow-covered boots and everything said while she was unconscious. The experience gave her knowledge that heaven exists and she has since experienced premonitions, including predicting Princess Diana's death the day before and accurately foreseeing a minor car accident involving herself. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains classic biblical NDE elements including out-of-body experience, travel through a tunnel toward divine light, and a commanding voice providing life-saving guidance (similar to divine intervention). The resulting conviction about heaven's existence and development of prophetic abilities aligns with biblical spiritual gifts. The mysterious voice using her nickname suggests intimate divine knowledge. Unbiblical elements: The premonitions about future events, while biblical prophets had such gifts, could be interpreted as psychic abilities if not attributed to God. However, nothing explicitly contradicts scripture. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 18 | 38 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Clinical death with blood pressure 40/20, massive hemorrhage losing 3 pints of blood during postpartum complications. Clear life-threatening emergency in hospital. | Multiple specific veridical observations: doctor's brown shoes with snow (unknown to patient), exact blood pressure readings, nurses crying, blood dripping sound. Observations verified and documented by doctor next day. | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/17/2025 | 4 | 1 | Saw doctor's appearance and shoes | 1.00 | Doctor and nurses | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||
| 647 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 564 Thomas F NDE 2117 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1thomas_f_nde.html | 1998 | 2005 | 22 | M |
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 with his heart feeling like it was beating out of his chest. At the hospital emergency cardiac unit, he lost consciousness while being monitored. During his NDE, Thomas found himself hovering over the room observing himself and the medical equipment, though the people were difficult to see clearly. He then shot off rapidly through what seemed to be space, with planets and stars appearing very close. He hovered over a large black pyramid structure before being pulled into a vortex. Throughout the experience there was no sound, only images. He felt complete peace and the sense of journeying somewhere special. His vision had extraordinary capabilities - able to zoom in and out automatically without strain. Near the end of his journey, as things slowed down, he felt he understood everything about the universe with overwhelming strength and peace. His return to his body was forceful rather than gentle. The experience profoundly transformed Thomas. He turned to meditation and spiritual work, developing abilities to see auras, increased intuition, healing through touch, and temporary telekinesis. He began hearing voices and seeing things during meditation that he identifies as spirits or unearthly beings. Where he once feared death, he now has only peace, understanding this body is just the first stage in many transitions. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience, journey through spiritual realms, overwhelming peace, and universal understanding align with biblical mystical experiences. The transformation toward spiritual awareness and healing abilities could reflect spiritual gifts. The loss of death fear reflects biblical promises of eternal life. The understanding of multiple transitions could refer to resurrection and eternal life. Unbiblical elements: The pyramid structure, development of psychic abilities (aura reading, telekinesis), meditation practices, and reference to "many transitions" could suggest new age or reincarnation concepts. Communication with "spirits or unearthly beings" raises concerns about mediumship. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 8 | 26 | Strong Evidence | 8 | Clear cardiac emergency with documented 160-180 bpm irregular heartbeat, loss of consciousness in emergency cardiac unit with monitoring | Observed self and medical equipment from above, saw cosmic imagery including black pyramid and space travel. No earthly veridical details verified by others. | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/17/2025 | 3 | 0 | Out-of-body view of room | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 7 | |||||||||
| 648 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 710 Suranna NDE 2389 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1suranna_nde.html | 2005 | 2005 | M |
Suranna experienced clinical death after being beaten and mugged in a criminal attack in January 2005. During the NDE, he found himself walking through a desert with strange confidence. The environment was dark without sun, yet he had awareness of people surrounding him without hearing or feeling them directly. The experience was characterized by complete stillness and silence. He experienced the deepest relaxation of his life, with no pain and barely feeling himself. All cravings ceased and he felt completely satisfied. The desert setting was notable - he knew it was a desert though it was not hot. His emotional state was one of calm and peace, and he felt no longer in conflict with nature. During the experience, he suddenly seemed to understand everything about the universe and received knowledge about the future of the world, though he has since forgotten these details. The experience had unique sensory qualities - everything was dark yet he could see, but only things he wanted to see. He described using "new senses" during the experience. Despite the darkness and desert setting, the overall experience was one of relief and calmness rather than fear. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience of understanding universal truths and receiving knowledge about the future could align with prophetic visions in scripture. The peace and satisfaction might reflect divine presence. The desert setting has biblical significance as a place of spiritual encounter and testing. The presence of unseen beings could represent angels or spirits. Unbiblical elements: None explicitly identified. The desert setting without clear divine encounter is unusual but not contradictory to scripture. The forgetting of future knowledge prevents evaluation of its content. |
5 | Other | 7 | 4 | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Criminal attack resulting in clinical death, though medical details are limited | Unique sensory experience with ability to see in darkness and awareness of presences. No specific veridical observations of physical events. | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/17/2025 | 2 | 0 | Desert environment with presences | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||
| 649 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 606 Talia NDE 2195 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1talia_nde.html | 1983 | 2005 | 11 | F |
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 found herself in a vast dark space, nearly jet blue in color, as pure consciousness without a body. A comforting light was directly behind her, providing warm familiarity. She observed tear-shaped or comet-like spirits in mostly blue colors traveling across her vision to unknown destinations. A question came to her in pure clarity asking if she would like to stay or go. She felt glad about returning to "that home" she knew well in that state, but decided to honor the knowing that she had more to accomplish. The decision ended the experience. Upon awakening from the coma, she remained strongly connected to the spiritual energy, greeting everyone with love and joy. Despite predictions she wouldn't walk or talk, she fully recovered and gained new abilities including language acquisition, mediumship, pathfinding (out-of-body travel over terrain), dream travel with shared experiences, time perception alterations, and dream interpretation abilities. She helps others understand their dreams and attracts lost souls seeking positive vibrations. She now has no fear of death and sees it as transition. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience includes classic NDE elements of leaving the body, encountering spiritual light, seeing spirit beings, choice to return, and positive transformation. The loving presence behind her could represent divine protection. The lasting gifts of helping others and increased spiritual awareness align with spiritual gifts. The loss of death fear reflects biblical promises. Unbiblical elements: The development of mediumship directly contradicts biblical prohibitions. The ability to travel out-of-body at will (pathfinding) and attract "lost souls" suggests spirit communication forbidden in scripture. References to "positive vibrations" and viewing death as one of "many transitions" hints at new age concepts. |
4 | Hospital | 10 | 10 | 30 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Severe head trauma from car accident, 12-day coma, doctors predicted permanent disability. Clear life-threatening injury with extended unconsciousness. | Specific descriptions of spirit forms as tear/comet-shaped in blue colors, unique jet-blue space environment, light positioned behind rather than ahead. Had knowledge of things that occurred during coma upon awakening. | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/17/2025 | 3 | 1 | Saw spirit beings traveling | 0.00 | Classmates | Low Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||
| 650 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 551 Tazell NDE 1070 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1tazell_nde.html | 1995 | 2005 | M |
Approximately 10 years prior to his report, Tazell experienced a heart attack and was in the emergency room when he was given TPA (tissue plasminogen activator) to dissolve a clot. His heart stopped beating and only fluttered with no blood flow to the brain for 3.5 minutes. During this time, he found himself in a warm, comfortable place in dark space, not on Earth. He had the strong feeling of having been there before, like being home at last. He had no physical eyes but could see in every direction simultaneously. Beyond enhanced vision, he possessed many more senses than normal human senses and had access to an ocean of knowledge. He had no awareness of Earth, his wife, or son, and saw no people. The experience included understanding everything about the universe and gaining special knowledge. He witnessed scenes from both his past and the world's future. He believed he could experience any location he wanted. The darkness coexisted with light in this realm. After the experience, Tazell became unafraid to die and maintained his Baptist faith. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience includes separation from the body, enhanced spiritual perception, universal knowledge similar to prophetic revelation, and the complete elimination of death fear which aligns with biblical promises about eternal life. The sense of being "home" could reflect the biblical concept of our true home being with God. The simultaneous darkness and light might represent divine mystery. Unbiblical elements: None identified. While the experience lacks explicit Christian imagery, nothing contradicts biblical theology. The maintenance of Baptist faith afterward suggests the experience confirmed rather than challenged his beliefs. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 6 | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 6 | Clear cardiac arrest in ER with 3.5 minutes of no blood flow to brain while receiving TPA for clot. Well-documented medical emergency. | Enhanced omnidirectional vision, access to ocean of knowledge, scenes from past and future. However, no specific earthly observations that could be verified. | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/17/2025 | 3 | 0 | Omnidirectional vision without eyes | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||||
| 651 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 645 Wayne R NDE 2256 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1wayne_r_nde.html | 1998 | 1998-01-05 | 2005 | 42 | M |
Wayne R experienced a severe medical crisis from bleeding ulcers on January 5, 1998. After days of trying to rest at home without insurance, he realized he was critically ill when bleeding through his ears. He called a friend and positioned himself in the bathtub to avoid making a mess, expecting to die. He was found without a pulse by paramedics after his friend called 911. During this clinical death state, Wayne found himself in a warm, bright place and was initially confused about where he was. He saw his grandmother who had died around 1967-1968, wearing the same purple dress he remembered from her funeral. Beside her stood a Boston terrier dog. When Wayne asked about his deceased parents, his grandmother told him "You can't stay - you have to go back now." She promised "next time you can stay. You can stay the third time." Wayne understood more than just her words, sensing deeper meaning in the communication. After awakening in the hospital, doctors confirmed he had been found without a pulse in the bathtub. The most remarkable veridical element came when Wayne later searched through old family photos and identified the dog with his grandmother as Trixie, their household pet from when he was born in 1956 until about 1958. He had no conscious memory of this dog, making this recognition particularly significant. Wayne spent two weeks recovering in the hospital. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains several elements consistent with biblical accounts of the afterlife. Wayne encountered his deceased grandmother in a bright, warm place suggestive of a heavenly realm. The communication about it not being his time to stay echoes biblical concepts of appointed times for death (Ecclesiastes 3:2). The ability to recognize deceased relatives aligns with biblical suggestions of recognition in the afterlife (1 Corinthians 13:12). The bright light and warmth are consistent with descriptions of God's presence and heaven as a place of light. The profound understanding beyond words reflects the spiritual communication described in scripture. Unbiblical elements: The statement about being able to stay "the third time" suggests Wayne had a previous near-death experience (he mentions drowning at age 3) and implies a predetermined number of close calls before final death. This concept of multiple predetermined near-death events before actual death is not found in scripture. While the Bible speaks of God's sovereignty over the time of death, it doesn't support the idea of a set number of near-death experiences. The experience lacks any mention of God, Jesus, or spiritual judgment, focusing entirely on reunion with deceased relatives. |
2 | Home | 10 | 18 | 38 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Clear cardiac arrest documented - found without pulse by paramedics | Remarkable verification of dog Trixie from 1956-1958 that experiencer had no memory of, identified later in family photos. Also specific details about grandmother's purple dress from funeral. | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/17/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw deceased grandmother in specific dress | 1.00 | Self | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||
| 652 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 604 Wendy D NDE 20780 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1wendy_d_nde.html | 2004 | 2004-12-01 | 2005 | F |
Wendy D experienced a life-threatening medical crisis in December 2004, one week after surgery. She developed a severe infection with a bleeding vessel in her abdomen, leading to sudden massive hemorrhage while hospitalized. Medical staff documented her deteriorating vital signs, with the nurse stating "I can't get a pulse or blood pressure, we're losing her!" Twenty-two units of blood were required for resuscitation. During this medical crisis, Wendy experienced an out-of-body state where she watched the medical team from above. She observed nurses packing gauze into her wound and rushing to obtain blood products. Despite the severity of her condition, she felt no pain or discomfort during the experience, having no real sense of a physical body. She felt only curiosity and some regret about leaving her family, believing they needed her. The experience included encounters with presence of beings, some known to her and others unknown, though all seemed to know her. Communication occurred without spoken words, only through supportive feelings. She entered what she described as a clearly mystical realm. Medical staff later reported she was hallucinating and talking to people who weren't there for several days while in intensive care. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains several elements consistent with biblical accounts. The out-of-body experience where she viewed her body from above aligns with descriptions of the spirit separating from the physical body (2 Corinthians 5:8). The absence of pain and physical discomfort in her spiritual state reflects biblical promises about the afterlife being free from suffering. The encounter with deceased beings who seemed to know her corresponds with biblical concepts of recognition in the afterlife. The supportive, loving presence she felt from these beings aligns with biblical descriptions of comfort in the spiritual realm. Unbiblical elements: The experience lacks explicit Christian content despite Wendy identifying as Wiccan both before and after the NDE. There is no mention of God, Jesus, angels, or any divine judgment. The communication through "feelings" rather than words, while not explicitly unbiblical, differs from biblical accounts where clear verbal communication occurs in spiritual encounters. Her Wiccan religious framework, which she maintained after the experience, represents a non-biblical spiritual worldview. The absence of any life review, divine presence, or moral/spiritual transformation suggests a limited spiritual encounter. |
5 | Hospital | 10 | 12 | 32 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Life-threatening hemorrhage with loss of pulse and blood pressure documented by medical staff | Specific observations of medical procedures including gauze packing and obtaining 22 units of blood | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/17/2025 | 1 | 1 | Watched medical team working on her body | 1.00 | Nurses and doctors | Mixed Compatibility | 7 | ||||||||
| 653 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 715 Yvonne W NDE 2396 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1yvonne_w_nde.html | 1989 | 1989-01-14 | 2005 | F |
Yvonne W experienced a catastrophic medical emergency on January 14, 1989, three months after a cesarean section. She suffered a massive uterine hemorrhage when her uterus essentially ruptured and fell apart, requiring over 100 units of blood and fluid. The severity was such that medical staff called her the "miracle lady" for surviving. She went into respiratory failure during emergency surgery and likely cardiac arrest, evidenced by a direct line placed to her heart muscle for medication delivery. During surgery before cutting began, Yvonne felt pulled upward into a tunnel made of brown bricks that appeared wet or shiny but felt dry when touched. The tunnel slanted upward toward a brilliant light. At the tunnel's end, she saw outlines of six or seven people standing in the light, recognizing her grandfather who died the year before and a female child about seven years old she believed was her sister who died before she was born. Looking back down the tunnel, she saw herself on the operating table with two physicians working. Initially feeling complete peace, she remembered her children aged four years and three months, fearing their father would abuse them and never teach them about God if she died. A voice offered her the choice to return or enter the light. Feeling anguish at the decision, she crouched against the tunnel wall and chose to return for her children. She felt the pulling sensation in reverse and could hear doctors talking before feeling them cut across her lower abdomen. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: This experience strongly aligns with biblical themes. The tunnel leading to brilliant light corresponds with biblical imagery of passing from death to eternal light. Encountering deceased relatives including her grandfather reflects biblical promises of reunion (1 Thessalonians 4:14). The divine voice offering choice shows God's sovereignty while respecting human will. Her concern about her children learning about God demonstrates spiritual priorities. The peace experienced initially reflects biblical promises of perfect peace in God's presence. Her successful intercession for her children's spiritual welfare aligns with biblical parental responsibilities. Unbiblical elements: The experience presents no significant unbiblical elements. The choice offered to return, while not explicitly described in scripture, doesn't contradict biblical teaching as it could represent God's sovereign will working through human choice. The tunnel structure, while not specifically biblical, serves as a transitional space consistent with passing from earthly to heavenly realms. The presence of her deceased sister (died before birth) actually supports biblical views of infant souls in heaven. Overall, this represents one of the most biblically consistent NDEs in this collection. |
3 | Hospital | 10 | 16 | 36 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Massive hemorrhage with respiratory failure during surgery, required 100+ units blood/fluid, likely cardiac arrest with direct cardiac line | Saw operating room setup and two physicians from above, heard and felt surgical procedures while under anesthesia | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 4/17/2025 | 2 | 1 | Viewed surgery from above | 0.00 | Medical staff | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 654 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 643 Tina G NDE 2248 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1tina_j_nde.html | 2003 | 2003-05-01 | 2005 | F |
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 which she nearly died twice according to hospital staff. The severity required calling in a replacement anesthesiologist during the surgery. During the experience, Tina found herself looking down at the nurse and doctor working on her, then floating down what seemed to be a hospital hallway where everything appeared bright white. She observed her living mother in a waiting room through a glass door. Her mother had turned her chair around from all others (noted as bright blue), and was reading a book. A woman with long brown hair wearing an orange and brown wrap was in the corner. As Tina reached toward her mother, she noticed black hands touching her feet, then felt herself falling down a tunnel before waking up. The remarkable verification came when Tina called her mother the next morning. Her mother confirmed she had indeed moved her chair apart from others to watch for Tina's father and husband. Most significantly, the woman Tina saw had arrived after surgery began and left with her son while Tina was still in surgery - someone Tina could not have known about. Additionally, the replacement anesthesiologist was a black man whom Tina never saw but whose presence explained the black hands she observed. Tina believes this experience prepared her for her son Chase's death in 2005, when she experienced his spirit visiting her at the moment of his death, calling out "Mom!" She and Chase had both been seeing a spiritual presence following him for months before his death. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience aligns with biblical concepts of spirit-body separation. The bright white environment suggests heavenly light. Her concern for family reflects biblical love. The experience of her deceased son's spirit visiting to say goodbye could align with God's mercy in allowing comfort to grieving parents. Her gratitude to God and recognition of His role in allowing her son to "come home" shows faith. The premonitions before her son's death could represent spiritual warnings. Unbiblical elements: The months-long sightings of a "large man in plaid" following her son before his death suggests either demonic oppression or psychic phenomena not supported by scripture. While God may give warnings through dreams or visions, persistent apparitions following someone are more associated with occult phenomena. The emphasis on continuing visits from her deceased son ("he comes to visit all the time") conflicts with biblical teaching about the finality of death and the impropriety of ongoing communication with the dead (Deuteronomy 18:11). Though her Church of God background is Christian, the paranormal elements overshadow biblical truth. |
3 | Hospital | 7 | 18 | 35 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Surgery complications, died twice during 6.5 hour procedure per nurse confirmation | Verified details about mother's chair position, unknown woman in waiting room, and black anesthesiologist she never saw | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 4/17/2025 | 3 | 2 | Saw mother in waiting room | 1.00 | Mother | Low Compatibility | 7 | ||||||||
| 655 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 723 TJ NDE 2410 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1tj_nde.html | 1974 | 2005 | 3 | F |
TJ, at age three in spring 1974, stubbornly held her breath during an argument until she lost consciousness. Her sister and mother found her unconscious, and when her sister held a mirror under her nose, there was no vapor and no pulse for approximately five minutes. This self-induced loss of consciousness led to a profound near-death experience. TJ felt her body fall away and hovered near the ceiling, watching her sister and mother place her on a bed. She then felt herself flying upward through what seemed like a dark void rather than a confined tunnel, with a bright light growing closer. She experienced the sensation of spirits ascending and descending at different speeds, similar to Jacob's ladder from the biblical dream. At the edge of the light, she found herself in a large grassy field with trees and a running stream. A low cobblestone wall divided the field, with a dirt path on her side. She heard children laughing and saw them playing with a dotted ball (later identified as a soccer ball, which she had never seen before). A loving voice in her head asked if she knew who these children were, and she suddenly understood they were children who had died young from accidents, abortions, or illness - eternally innocent and joyful. When steps appeared on the wall and she moved to join them, a being of light appeared and told her it wasn't her time and she couldn't return if she crossed. Simultaneously, she saw her sister crying and praying over her body, begging God to send her back. Despite wanting to stay, TJ chose to return to prevent her sister's suffering. She was thanked for choosing and returned to her body. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: This experience contains remarkably strong biblical elements. The ascending/descending spirits directly reference Jacob's ladder (Genesis 28:12). The being of light represents angelic or divine presence. The children's eternal innocence aligns with Jesus's teaching about children and the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 19:14). The intercessory prayer of her sister being heard reflects biblical prayer principles. The choice between spiritual peace and earthly responsibility echoes biblical themes of sacrifice and love. The understanding that children who die young, including from abortion, are in heaven aligns with biblical concepts of the age of accountability and God's mercy toward innocents. Unbiblical elements: The experiencer later identified as Universalist, believing "we will all be welcomed" and unable to attend Baptist churches or evangelize, suggesting universal salvation which contradicts biblical teaching about the narrow path (Matthew 7:13-14). However, the experience itself contains no explicitly unbiblical elements. The being of light thanking her for choosing could be interpreted as respecting free will rather than contradicting sovereignty. The childhood nature of the experience maintains remarkable theological coherence despite the experiencer's later universalist interpretation. |
5 | Home | 5 | 14 | 29 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Unconscious with no pulse or breath for ~5 minutes, witnessed by family | Saw children playing with soccer ball she had never seen before, understood their identities as deceased children | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Mirror showed no breath | 4/17/2025 | 4 | 1 | Saw sister and mother from above | 0.00 | Sister and mother | Moderately Compatible | 8 | |||||||
| 656 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 659 Vilous R NDE 20910 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1vilous_r_nde.html | 2001 | 2001-05-27 | 2005 | M |
Vilous R was hospitalized on May 27, 2001, with a serious illness (specific disease not detailed). After being moved from the emergency room to a regular room the next morning, he collapsed face-first after eating and speaking with his girlfriend. He experienced a state between life and death that medical staff worked to reverse. The experience left him temporarily blind for a week and paralyzed in both legs. During his first out-of-body experience, God showed him where he would go if he didn't change his life - a vision of hell. He saw it as wet and nasty, though God prevented him from feeling the heat. He passed through this darkness toward a light at the end of a tunnel. During a second experience, God again showed him the medical team trying to save his life. He watched the doctors working on his body from an elevated perspective. Vilous describes sitting "in the air with God" during the experience. His past flashed before him uncontrollably, suggesting a life review component. He also received visions of the future. The experience fundamentally changed his perspective, making him want to get his life together and deepen his faith. He was grateful for the chance to see where his life was heading and wishes everyone could have such an experience. His girlfriend at the time prayed extensively for his recovery. Medical staff in North Carolina successfully resuscitated him, though the severity of his condition caused temporary blindness and paralysis. The experience strengthened his conservative Christian faith and commitment to church. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: This experience contains strong biblical elements including a direct encounter with God, a vision of hell as a place of darkness and torment (matching biblical descriptions), and a warning about spiritual consequences. The life review aligns with biblical judgment concepts. The tunnel toward light represents transition from darkness to God's light. The transformative effect leading to repentance and renewed faith demonstrates biblical conversion. The intercessory prayer of his girlfriend being answered reflects biblical prayer principles. His desire for others to experience such warning aligns with evangelical concern for souls. Unbiblical elements: The statement that "the light can fool so don't go near the light unless you are ready" is problematic, as it suggests the light might be deceptive, contradicting biblical teaching that God is light with no darkness (1 John 1:5). This could imply spiritual deception or false light, which while a valid concern about Satan appearing as an angel of light (2 Corinthians 11:14), is oddly placed in this context where he claims to be with God. Otherwise, the experience aligns well with biblical warnings about hell and calls to repentance. |
5 | Hospital | 7 | 10 | 27 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Life-threatening illness causing collapse, between life and death, temporary blindness and paralysis | Two OBE episodes watching doctors work, shown hell and spiritual realities by God | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/17/2025 | 2 | 1 | Watched doctors working on his body | 0.00 | Medical staff | Highly Compatible | 9 | ||||||||
| 657 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 777 Andreas SH NDE 2498 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1andreas_sh_nde.html | 1986 | 2006 | 7 | M |
Seven-year-old Andreas was sailing with his family in Denmark when he fell backwards off a bridge while testing a paper sailboat with fishing line. Landing head-first in the water, he initially panicked and fought to surface but could not make it up. After realizing he couldn't survive, he instantly became peaceful and resigned, sinking to the bottom where he observed seaweed on bridge pillars and small fish. Pictures of his family, house, and cat Felix appeared like a slideshow as he said goodbye with sympathy but little sadness. Then a brilliant white light approached him in a rolling motion - described as vibrating threads of pure white fire that embraced him with unconditional love. Every molecule melted into this loving energy that communicated "Don't worry my beloved" without words, just penetrating presence. His father rescued him and he was revived on the bridge. The next day he was happy and eager to swim again, completely untraumatized by the experience. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains several elements consistent with biblical accounts of the afterlife. The brilliant white light aligns with descriptions of divine light and God's presence. The unconditional love and peace experienced reflects biblical descriptions of God's love. The out-of-body experience where consciousness separated from the physical body supports dualist views of human nature. The life review showing loved ones parallels judgment scenes. The communication without words resembles spiritual communication described in scripture. The complete lack of fear and overwhelming peace matches biblical promises about death for believers. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience does not contain any explicitly unbiblical elements such as reincarnation, universal salvation, or contradictions to scripture. The being of light did not identify itself specifically, but its characteristics of pure love and light are consistent with angelic or divine presence as described in biblical texts. |
5 | Other | 5 | 12 | 17 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Drowning incident, life-threatening but no medical monitoring | Observed underwater environment while unconscious, peaceful state during drowning | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/17/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw underwater environment while drowning | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 658 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 966 Andrew S NDE 2829 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1andrew_s_nde.html | 1972 | 2006 | 15 | M |
Fifteen-year-old Andrew experienced severe allergic reaction causing his lips and ears to swell. After being sent home from ER with Benadryl, his condition worsened overnight with whole body swelling and repeated loss of consciousness. At the doctor's office, he experienced an out-of-body state where he looked down at himself and his frightened parents from above, feeling indescribable peace with no pain. He felt very alive and aware of a gentle feminine presence who spoke to him mentally, telling him all things would be plain to him. He experienced profound knowledge of how the universe works. A brilliant mystical light appeared that he felt drawn to enter. He observed the doctor entering and telling his parents about giving adrenaline to keep his heart going. When he returned to his body after the injection, he felt pain again. Years later he shared this with his parents and wife who responded positively. The experience removed his fear of death and strengthened his faith. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience with consciousness separate from the physical body strongly supports biblical dualism. The feminine presence could represent an angel, as angels can appear in various forms. The brilliant unearthly light aligns with biblical descriptions of divine light. The peace that surpasses understanding reflects Philippians 4:7. The universal knowledge gained resembles 1 Corinthians 13:12 about knowing fully. The experience strengthened his Christian faith and removed fear of death, consistent with biblical promises. His father was an Episcopal priest, providing religious context. Unbiblical elements: None identified. While the presence was feminine rather than specifically identified as an angel or religious figure, this does not contradict scripture as angels can take various forms. The experience led to strengthened faith rather than departure from Christianity. |
5 | Other | 5 | 14 | 26 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Life-threatening allergic reaction with organ shutdown risk | Heard doctor's conversation about adrenaline while out of body, observed parents' reactions | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/17/2025 | 1 | 0 | Observed scene from above and heard doctor | 1.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 659 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 980 Angel S NDE 2854 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1angel_s_nde.html | 2003 | 2006 | M |
Angel was watching a movie with his son when he suddenly developed speech problems, movement difficulties, and balance issues from a stroke. He left his body and observed paramedics, police, firemen and neighbors trying to revive him, watching like other spectators. He could move freely everywhere and felt very calm. Looking down at his body, he entered a dark room where he encountered two deceased neighbors he had loved very much. When he tried to hug them, they dispersed like smoke. They communicated telepathically without words, showing him repeatedly all the damage inflicted by people he cared for. He received messages about his physical recuperation and others' conditions. He slipped into a coma but retained vivid memories. Doctors said he wouldn't walk or see again, but he recovered. The experience taught him about behavioral consequences and made him more aware of people's emotions. He became more religious and developed ability to see future events that have come to pass. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience supports biblical dualism of body and spirit. Encountering deceased people aligns with biblical accounts of the afterlife where consciousness continues. The telepathic communication resembles spiritual communication in scripture. The review of wrongs done by others has parallels to judgment scenes. The message "Do not lie" aligns with biblical commandments. His increased religious practice and spiritual awareness following the NDE reflects positive spiritual transformation. The predictive abilities could be interpreted as a spiritual gift. Unbiblical elements: The deceased appearing as smoke that disperses when touched is unusual but not necessarily unbiblical. The focus on karma-like behavioral consequences ("your behavior will alter everything, including your next life") suggests possible reincarnation beliefs which contradict biblical teaching of one life followed by judgment. |
5 | Home | 5 | 12 | 17 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Stroke/CVA documented as life-threatening event | Observed paramedics and emergency response from outside body | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/17/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw emergency response efforts | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 9 | ||||||||||
| 660 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 924 Anita M NDE 2766 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1anita_m_nde.html | 2006 | 2006 | F |
Anita had terminal Hodgkin's Lymphoma and was rushed to hospital where doctors diagnosed grade 4B lymphoma with organ shutdown, giving her 36 hours to live. While drifting in and out of consciousness, she experienced leaving her body and witnessed conversations between her husband and doctors 40 feet away down a hallway, later verified. She crossed over to another dimension engulfed in overwhelming love and obtained extreme clarity about her cancer, life purpose, and how life works. She understood illnesses start energetically before becoming physical. She was shown she had a choice to return or continue to death, and that if she chose life, her body would heal in days not months. She saw her brother on a plane coming to see her (later verified). She understood test results would show organ function if she chose life, or organ failure if she chose death. After choosing to return, doctors rushed in saying her organs were functioning normally despite expecting failure. She recovered rapidly - within days lymph nodes shrank dramatically. Biopsies found no cancer in bone marrow or lymph nodes large enough to test. Full body scans were clear. Her complete recovery baffled doctors who attributed it to chemotherapy response. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience strongly supports biblical dualism. Being surrounded by loving spiritual beings including her deceased father aligns with biblical afterlife. The choice between life and death resembles accounts where people are sent back for a purpose. The overwhelming love experienced reflects God's nature. The rapid miraculous healing demonstrates divine intervention. Understanding of spiritual reality preceding physical reality has biblical parallels. The experience of heaven as a state rather than just a place aligns with Kingdom of God teachings. Unbiblical elements: Heavy emphasis on creating one's own reality through consciousness and energy levels reflects New Age philosophy. Statement that "there is no heaven or hell" contradicts biblical teaching. Viewing separation as an illusion and feeling "one with everything" suggests Eastern mysticism. The concept that we create our surroundings through energy rather than God's sovereignty is problematic. Emphasis on self-love and personal magnificence over God's glory shifts focus from Creator to creation. |
5 | Hospital | 10 | 20 | 50 | Exceptional Evidence | 20 | Terminal cancer with documented organ failure, 36 hours to live | Verified conversations 40 feet away, brother's arrival, test results, miraculous healing documented | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/17/2025 | 3 | 2 | Heard conversation 40 feet away | 1.00 | Multiple doctors | Mixed Compatibility | 9 | |||||||||
| 661 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 834 Alejandro M NDE 2545 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1alejandro_m_nde.html | 1984 | 2006 | 8 | M |
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 landscape where everyone was young with porcelain-like skin and subtle light around them. A woman asked what he was doing there and directed him to three tall beings (2.5 meters) with "M" on their belts. A magnificent woman in a black gown made of thousands of tiny universes and galaxies approached - her garment was living energy with revolving galaxies, silver hair, blue-gray eyes. She communicated mentally calling him "little mortal" and saying he had commitments in worlds of time and space. She explained he would return someday to know "he who sustains us with a thought." They entered a crystal structure with translucent energy walls where young people studied. In a sealed room with millions of stars, a voice declared he belonged to the blue and bronze races, universe of Michael de Salgton, and should return. He was told his internal light would embrace him again someday. He awakened to find his mother beside him, kept the experience secret for years. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The beings of light could represent angels or heavenly beings. The reference to returning to know "he who sustains us with a thought" suggests God as creator and sustainer. The crystal city with translucent walls resembles New Jerusalem descriptions. The teaching/learning environment aligns with growth in wisdom. The promise of return suggests afterlife continuation. The overwhelming love and peace are consistent with divine presence. Unbiblical elements: The cosmology of "blue and bronze races" and "universe of Michael de Salgton" introduces non-biblical hierarchies and terminology. The woman's gown made of universes suggests New Age cosmic consciousness. The beings with "M" symbols and harps for communication are not found in scripture. The emphasis on races and cosmic hierarchies rather than salvation through Christ is problematic. The entire framework appears more science fiction than biblical. |
5 | Hospital | 3 | 8 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Passed out from low blood pressure during blood draw | Extensive detailed observations of other realm but not verifiable | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/17/2025 | 1 | 0 | Detailed observations of other realm | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 6 | |||||||||
| 662 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 767 Alexis R NDE 21114 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1alexis_r_nde.html | 2005 | 2006 | F |
Alexis was with friends when she became overwhelmed by everyone's emotions and felt she could see inside people. Having anxiety and unable to breathe properly, she asked for help getting to her car but her legs gave out. A friend reported she turned pure white, stopped breathing, and felt like dead weight. After darkness, a brilliant light flashed and she found herself watching from above as everyone ran to help her unconscious body. She could hear them screaming and felt all their emotions of fear and confusion. She felt she was helping carry herself to the car and trying to communicate with them to calm them down. She suddenly returned to her body, immediately saying she didn't need the hospital. For fifteen minutes afterward, she felt tiny and everyone seemed giant. She didn't share the experience for months. The experience convinced her that consciousness and body are separate things that can exist independently. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience with consciousness observing the physical body strongly supports biblical dualism. The brilliant light could represent divine presence. The ability to perceive others' emotions and inner states resembles spiritual discernment. The experience of consciousness surviving apparent death aligns with biblical teaching about the soul. Her conclusion that consciousness and body are separate supports biblical anthropology. Unbiblical elements: None specifically identified. The experience is relatively brief and focused on the OBE aspect without controversial theological elements. |
6 | Other | 3 | 10 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Clinical death reported by witnesses - stopped breathing | Observed friends' actions and heard conversations while unconscious | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/17/2025 | 1 | 0 | Observed and heard friends helping her | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 5 | ||||||||||
| 663 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 821 Anaica NDE 2553 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1anaica_nde.html | 1984 | 2006 | M |
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 beings of light and darkness swirling around him, pressing to suffocation then expanding to vast expanse repeatedly, like a dance of sounds and sensations. He encountered beings everywhere who he knew but couldn't identify, hearing many whispers with words he still cannot remember. He saw both light and darkness unseparated without shadow. The experience felt like it lasted forever in an instant with no time existing. He felt joy and fear simultaneously, understanding everything about the universe. After the experiences, he became extremely accurate at divination with all predictions about people coming to pass, though he stopped after predicting deaths. Years of nightmares followed but eventually ceased. He now views all religion as mankind's downfall and considers the experience transformative, creating needed spiritual growth. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The presence of beings of light aligns with biblical descriptions of angels or heavenly beings. The timeless nature of the experience reflects eternal dimension described in scripture. The transformative spiritual growth following the NDE shows lasting impact. The mixture of light and darkness could represent spiritual warfare or the contrast between divine and fallen realms. Unbiblical elements: Developing divination abilities directly contradicts biblical prohibitions against fortune-telling and occult practices (Deuteronomy 18:10-12). His conclusion that all religion is mankind's downfall opposes biblical faith. The beings of darkness presented equally with light suggests dualistic rather than biblical cosmology where God is supreme. His embrace of occult studies contradicts scripture. |
5 | Unknown | 5 | 6 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Two separate head trauma incidents causing clinical death and comas | Mystical observations but not verifiable | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/17/2025 | 1 | 0 | Mystical perceptions of beings and dimensions | 0.00 | Incompatible | 7 | ||||||||||
| 664 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 830 Arthur W NDE 2576 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1arthur_w_nde.html | 1979 | 2006 | M |
Arthur was playing pool with his pregnant wife at a tavern when a violent incident erupted. Someone was stabbed and Arthur fled the scene. While running down the street, he was struck by a car owned by someone from the opposing group. The impact sent him flying over the vehicle, causing severe head and arm injuries. Instantly, he found himself floating above the scene in darkness, observing everything below. He watched in horror as the car turned around to run him over again, with his wife standing protectively in front of his body. In desperation, he cried out "Please God, not now" and witnessed the car miraculously pass through them without causing further harm. He then returned to his body in excruciating pain with a gashed head and broken arm. The experience left him with an unshakeable belief in God, though he describes his relationship as personal rather than religious. Multiple witnesses were present, including his ex-wife Teresa who confirms the miraculous nature of the car passing through them. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains several elements consistent with biblical accounts including an out-of-body experience where consciousness separates from the physical form, awareness of a divine presence (God), and direct divine intervention in response to prayer. The miraculous protection from the car passing through them aligns with biblical accounts of divine protection and intervention. Arthur's transformation to having an "unshakable belief in God" reflects the spiritual transformation common in biblical encounters. The presence of darkness surrounding the scene while maintaining clear vision could parallel spiritual warfare themes. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience focuses primarily on divine intervention and protection without introducing concepts contrary to biblical teaching. Arthur's preference for a "personal relationship with God" over "religious dogma" is not inherently unbiblical, as Scripture emphasizes personal relationship with God through Christ. |
5 | Other | 7 | 12 | 29 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Hit by automobile at high rate of speed causing head injury and broken arm | Observed specific details including car turning around and wife's protective stance, verified by witness | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/17/2025 | 1 | 1 | Saw car turning around to run him over again | 1.00 | Ex-wife Teresa | Highly Compatible | 5 | |||||||||
| 665 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 830 Arthur W NDE 22781 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1arthur_w_nde.html | 1980 | 2006 | M |
Arthur and his wife were visiting friends when a violent altercation erupted at a local pub. One patron was stabbed, prompting Arthur and his wife to flee. As they crossed the street, a vehicle driven by friends of the stabbed patron pursued them. Arthur pushed his wife to safety but was struck himself, flying over the car and landing on his head. He instantly found himself outside his body, hovering above the scene in a dark void while maintaining clear vision of events below. He observed his injured body, his wife standing protectively in the street, and the vehicle turning around for another pass. Realizing the imminent danger to both himself and his wife, who stood directly in the car's path, Arthur pleaded with God: "Please Dear God, No! Not Now!" focusing especially on his six-month-old son. He sensed a divine presence accompanying him in this state. Miraculously, he witnessed the car pass directly through the scene without striking anyone, defying physical laws. Arthur immediately returned to his body, experiencing severe pain from his injuries. His ex-wife Teresa can verify this account, particularly the inexplicable passing of the vehicle through the scene despite its speed and proximity. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: This account contains strong biblical elements including the out-of-body experience consistent with Paul's description in 2 Corinthians 12, the sensing of God's presence similar to Psalm 139:7-10, and answered prayer resulting in miraculous protection. The divine intervention preventing certain death parallels biblical accounts of supernatural protection. Arthur's awareness of a presence beyond the physical realm aligns with biblical teaching about the spiritual dimension. His concern for family welfare reflects biblical values of family responsibility. The transformation from moderate belief to certainty about God's existence mirrors biblical conversion experiences. Unbiblical elements: The description of returning to choose life after seeing a preview is not explicitly biblical but not necessarily contradictory. The void or darkness surrounding the scene is neutral - neither supporting nor contradicting Scripture. No reincarnation, universalism, or occult elements are present. The experience strengthens rather than undermines biblical faith. |
5 | Other | 7 | 14 | 31 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Severe trauma from automobile impact with head injury requiring medical attention next day | Multiple specific details including wife's position, car trajectory, miraculous passing through verified by witness | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/17/2025 | 2 | 1 | Observed vehicle turning around for second impact | 1.00 | Teresa (ex-wife) | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 666 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 977 Barbara J NDE 2847 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1barbara_j_nde.html | 2004 | 2006 | 12 | F |
Barbara was at a friend's pool party participating in a breath-holding competition. While underwater, she became entangled with the pool sweeper cord stuck on the drain and couldn't free herself. Her friends Shelby and Lizzie dove in to help after she signed "HELP" in sign language, but she ran out of air and passed out. She then found herself outside her body watching her friends pull her lifeless form from the pool. She observed Shelby checking for breathing and Sarah crying before being called to dial 911. Barbara then encountered a brilliant white light and traveled through a pure white tunnel. Her entire life flashed before her eyes before she arrived at a golden city with streets of pure gold that could be seen through, exactly as described in the Bible. An angel with a large book (the Lamb's Book of Life) told her it wasn't her time. When she protested about her difficult life and deceased best friend, she was allowed to meet Jake, her friend who had died in a car accident three years prior. They held hands through the gate and talked until the angel said she must return. Miraculously, two paramedics appeared at the scene despite no neighbors being home on the entire street. They revived her with 18 defibrillator shocks, then mysteriously vanished immediately after she began breathing, leading the witnesses to believe they were angels. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: This NDE contains numerous biblical elements including the tunnel of light, arrival at heaven with golden streets matching Revelation 21:21's description, encounter with an angel holding the Lamb's Book of Life (Revelation 20:12), and meeting a deceased friend in paradise. The concept of it "not being your time" aligns with Ecclesiastes 3:2 about appointed times. The mysterious appearance and disappearance of helping paramedics suggests angelic intervention as described in Hebrews 13:2. The life review reflects biblical judgment concepts, and the golden city clearly represents the New Jerusalem. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience strongly reinforces biblical descriptions of heaven and angelic beings. The friend Jake appearing the same age could be interpreted various ways biblically. The mysterious paramedics who vanished suggests divine intervention through angels, which is thoroughly biblical. |
5 | Home | 5 | 16 | 35 | Exceptional Evidence | 14 | Near-drowning with loss of consciousness, CPR required | Multiple specific details about heaven's appearance, deceased friend recognition, mysterious paramedics | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/17/2025 | 3 | 1 | Observed friends performing CPR on her body | 0.00 | Shelby, Lizzie, Sarah | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 667 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 931 Barney A NDE 21321 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1barney_a_nde.html | 1978 | 2006 | 8 | M |
Eight-year-old Barney was playing crossing guard as a joke while his group headed to his godmother's house for swimming. He was struck directly in the head by a Jeep coming up a steep hill too fast. He has no memory of leaving his body but found himself at treetop level observing the scene below in complete silence, like watching a silent movie. He watched his friend's mother run out with a lime green baby blanket to cover him. He observed a yellow and white ambulance arrive from an unexpected direction (not from the nearby fire station) and could see the lights and number on its roof. Looking around from his elevated vantage point, he saw a Frisbee and baseballs on his friend's rooftop and a kite stuck in a tree in front of his godmother's house. He heard faint crying that sounded like his father and felt he had done something terrible. Closing his eyes, he heard his dad saying "it's ok" repeatedly. When he opened them, he was in the ambulance with his father. He died three times during the ten-hour operation to repair his skull, which was cracked completely around. Later investigation confirmed the ambulance was from the neighboring town (explaining its different colors and approach direction), and all the objects he saw from above were retrieved from their locations. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience with consciousness separate from the physical body aligns with biblical concepts of spirit and body distinction (2 Corinthians 5:8). The elevated perspective and ability to observe impossible details parallels prophetic visions in Scripture. The father's comforting presence and words "it's ok" could represent divine comfort during trauma. The verified observations of hidden objects demonstrate supernatural knowledge consistent with biblical accounts of revealed knowledge. The multiple deaths and returns during surgery suggest divine preservation of life according to God's timing. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience focuses on veridical observations without introducing any concepts contrary to biblical teaching. No reincarnation, occult practices, or universalist ideas appear. The child's sense of guilt and need for forgiveness aligns with biblical concepts of human conscience. |
5 | Other | 10 | 18 | 38 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Hit by vehicle at high speed with severe head trauma, died 3 times during surgery, skull cracked completely around | Multiple verified impossible observations: ambulance details, hidden objects on roofs and in trees, all later confirmed | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/17/2025 | 3 | 1 | Yellow and white ambulance with roof number | 1.00 | Mother, Father | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||
| 668 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 852 Ann S NDE 2617 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1ann_s_nde.html | 1966 | 2006 | F |
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 and found herself in a dark place filled with people standing in line. A clicking sound occurred each time someone was born. A being of light explained they were waiting to be born and would see a preview of their coming life. Ann was excited about becoming human and having a family. When her turn came, she saw her entire future life flash before her - both good and bad events, including the child being born and future challenges. She was asked to choose whether to live this life or stop. Despite seeing difficult times ahead, she chose life with enthusiasm. She saw the complete life timeline including its end, and wanted another chance when it was over because it seemed so wonderful. The clicking stopped, she returned to consciousness, and life has progressed as shown in the preview. The experience transformed her from Mormon to Wiccan faith, emphasizing the interconnectedness of all existence. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The life review or preview could align with God's foreknowledge and predetermined plans mentioned in Jeremiah 1:5 and Psalm 139:16. The concept of choosing life echoes Deuteronomy 30:19. The being of light could represent an angel or divine messenger. The excitement about earthly life and family reflects God's design for human relationships and His declaration that creation is "good." Unbiblical elements: The concept of souls waiting in line to be born contradicts biblical teaching about God creating each soul individually. The preview of future life with ability to choose whether to live conflicts with God's sovereignty in creation. The transformation from Christian faith to Wiccan practice represents a departure from biblical truth toward pagan spirituality. The idea of wanting "another go around" suggests reincarnation, which contradicts Hebrews 9:27 about dying once then facing judgment. The worldview of universal interconnectedness reflects New Age philosophy rather than biblical cosmology. |
3 | Hospital | 10 | 8 | 18 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Childbirth complications with tachycardia and critical oxygen levels documented | Preview of future life events that have reportedly come to pass as shown | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/17/2025 | 1 | 1 | Preview of entire future life | 1.00 | Low Compatibility | 9 | ||||||||||
| 669 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 851 Anne C NDE 2616 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1anne_c_nde.html | 1971 | 2006 | F |
Anne hemorrhaged one week after delivering her baby and was rushed to the hospital. After whispering to her husband to care for their children, she found herself floating on the ceiling watching her body below. She observed her husband running out yelling for help. She then floated through what seemed like a dark tunnel toward a white light in the distance. As she approached the light, she experienced tremendous peace and a vague sense of being surrounded by friends or family. In this wonderful state, she wanted to stay forever, but a voice told her it wasn't time and she needed to go back. She returned to find medical staff giving her oxygen, pounding on her chest, and administering several pints of blood. Her doctor said they thought they had lost her. The experience gave her certainty about the afterlife and God's forgiving, merciful nature. Four years later when her mother died in Florida, Anne in Connecticut sat up at 1:10 AM saying "Mom's dead" - her father called at 9 AM confirming her mother died at 1 AM, suggesting continued psychic connection. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience aligns with biblical concepts of spirit-body separation. The tunnel and light could represent transition to God's presence, as God is described as light (1 John 1:5). The overwhelming peace matches biblical descriptions of God's peace. Being told "it's not your time" reflects God's sovereignty over life and death (Ecclesiastes 3:2). The presence of family/friends could represent the communion of saints. The post-NDE psychic awareness of her mother's death could be seen as spiritual sensitivity, though this requires careful biblical discernment. Unbiblical elements: None explicitly identified. The experience strengthened faith in God and the afterlife without introducing reincarnation, universalism, or occult practices. The psychic awareness of mother's death, while unusual, doesn't necessarily contradict Scripture if understood as God-given knowledge rather than occult practice. |
5 | Hospital | 10 | 8 | 25 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Post-delivery hemorrhage requiring emergency intervention and blood transfusions | Observed husband running for help, medical procedures, doctor saying they almost lost her | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/17/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw husband running out for help | 0.00 | Doctor | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 670 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 758 Annette S NDE 2464 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1annette_s_nde.html | 2004 | 2006 | F |
Annette, suffering from multiple health conditions and taking numerous medications, became unconscious at home while watching a movie with her children. Her kids couldn't wake her and called their father, who called 911. She found herself floating near the living room ceiling, observing 8-10 paramedics working on her unconscious body below. She saw specific details: a grey-haired man with mustache in a white shirt talking to her husband, saying "She wasn't breathing, but they're intubating and we have a faint pulse now." Her husband asked "how long" regarding time without breathing. She observed her children frozen in the kitchen archway and her husband trapped in the entryway. She felt no fear or temperature, only concern that her husband couldn't reach the children. The memory ends with "let's move" and "on three" before she awoke intubated in the ambulance. Weeks later, her husband confirmed every detail was accurate - more accurate than his own memory. Six months later during a house fire, she recognized the man in the white shirt as the incident response coordinator, confirming her impossible observation. Within six weeks she was treated at Mayo Clinic and recovered after reducing her medications. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience with retained consciousness aligns with biblical understanding of spirit existing independent of the body (2 Corinthians 12:2-4). The complete accuracy of observations impossible from her physical position demonstrates supernatural awareness consistent with biblical accounts of revealed knowledge. Her primary concern for family welfare reflects biblical values of family love and protection. The experience led to spiritual awakening and life transformation consistent with divine encounters in Scripture. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience consists entirely of veridical observations without any religious imagery or doctrine. No reincarnation, universalism, or occult elements appear. The shift from agnosticism toward spirituality represents movement toward rather than away from faith. |
6 | Home | 7 | 20 | 37 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Medication-related unconsciousness, not breathing initially, required intubation | Extremely detailed accurate observations verified by husband and later recognition of EMT impossible to see from floor | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/17/2025 | 3 | 1 | Grey-haired man with mustache in white shirt | 1.00 | Husband | Highly Compatible | 6 | |||||||||
| 671 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 776 Bobby H NDE 2494 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1bobby_h_nde.html | 2000 | 2006 | 40 | M |
Bobby H, a 40-year-old fisherman from Alaska, experienced a severe leptospirosis infection after skinning dead snakes in Key West. On May 28, 2000, he was admitted to a Seattle hospital where he died twice on the operating table and was shocked back to life. During his clinical death, Bobby found himself sitting in a 12-15 foot crater next to a man who looked like Anthony Quinn in 'Zorba the Greek.' A burnt truck covered the top of the crater with light visible around the edges. The being told him "You're going to be okay" during his first death, and when he died the second time and returned to the same scene, the being said "Look I told you you're going to be okay." After coming out of a coma on June 3, 2000 (his 40th birthday), medical staff tried to get him to sign papers for liver and kidney transplants as his organs had failed. Bobby refused, insisting he would be okay based on what he was told during his NDE. His mother and sister supported his decision despite doctors saying he would need dialysis for life. Against all medical expectations, Bobby recovered without transplants or dialysis. By August 2000, he had recovered enough to return to Key West, and by September 2001, he was back fishing at sea for another year. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains several elements consistent with biblical accounts of divine encounters. Bobby met a authoritative being in a transcendent realm who provided prophetic knowledge about his recovery. The being's appearance as a wise, older figure and the setting in a crater with light could represent divine presence. The accurate prophecy of healing against medical odds, Bobby's complete faith in the message, and his miraculous recovery without medical intervention align with biblical healing narratives. His post-NDE transformation included newfound belief in God and understanding that being Christian means acting as God would want. Unbiblical elements: The experience lacks explicit Christian imagery such as Jesus, angels, heaven, or judgment scenes. The being is not identified as God or Jesus but resembles a movie character. There's no life review, encounter with deceased relatives in a heavenly realm, or discussion of salvation. The setting (a crater with a burnt truck) doesn't match biblical descriptions of the afterlife. However, these absences don't contradict scripture, and Bobby's interpretation remains within orthodox Christian understanding. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 18 | 38 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Clinical death documented twice with resuscitation via defibrillation in hospital setting with full monitoring | Prophetic knowledge of recovery despite organ failure proved accurate; refused transplants based on NDE message and recovered completely | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/17/2025 | 1 | 1 | Prophetic knowledge of recovery | 1.00 | ER doctor, nurses, medical team | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 672 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 882 Bobby NDE 2678 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1bobby_nde.html | 2000 | 2000-12-02 | 2006 | F |
Bobby was leaving an art show on December 2, 2000, when she was struck by a car in an intersection. The driver, distracted by Christmas decorations, hit Bobby at full force on her left knee, throwing her approximately 70 feet. Bobby experienced the impact in slow motion while simultaneously observing from above. During her unconscious state, she saw the rooftops of City Hall and other buildings from an elevated perspective, including the library behind trees that should have been hidden from ground level. She felt no pain or fear, only calm and serenity. When she regained consciousness, she was sitting upright, surprising witnesses who thought she was dead. The main witness had jumped from his vehicle with a blanket to cover what he believed was a corpse. A nurse witness immediately called an ambulance expecting the worst. Hospital examination revealed multiple breaks, fractures, joint dislocations, internal bleeding, and numerous contusions. Bobby saw her son's shocked face at their home's front door and worried about who would tell him of her death. She experienced incredible peace and felt assured all would be well. The elevated perspective and impossible vantage points suggest an out-of-body experience during the traumatic event. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains classic NDE elements found in biblical accounts - separation from the physical body, supernatural peace during trauma, and heightened awareness. The concern for her son reflects biblical themes of maternal love and family bonds that transcend death. The impossible vantage point from above aligns with accounts of spiritual vision. Her survival of what witnesses deemed a fatal accident could be seen as divine protection. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience lacks any elements that contradict biblical teaching. While it doesn't include explicit religious imagery, the profound peace and out-of-body observations are consistent with biblical accounts of spiritual experiences during life-threatening situations. |
5 | Other | 5 | 12 | 24 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Life-threatening pedestrian accident with multiple serious injuries documented at hospital | Observed buildings and rooftops from impossible vantage point, including library hidden behind trees | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/17/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw building rooftops from above | 0.00 | Main witness | Moderately Compatible | 5 | ||||||||
| 673 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 957 Barney M NDE 2812 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1barney_m_nde.html | 1987 | 2006 | M |
In August 1987, Barney was driving to bail hay with a friend when he broad-sided a station wagon at a crossroads while speeding on a gravel road. His truck flipped six times over the car. His friend was thrown through the windshield, and Barney was thrown 80 feet into a soybean field with the driver's door. He broke his left arm and ribs, punctured his lung, bruised his heart, and swallowed his tongue. Medical records indicate he lay undiscovered for at least eight minutes until his friend asked about him. During this time, Barney felt perfect peace with no pain. He experienced himself being pulled upward and saw his body on the ground. He observed EMTs working on him but felt detached. As he traveled through a tunnel toward a bright light, he saw deceased relatives including aunts, uncles, and his grandmother. His recently deceased brother stopped him at the light, saying "It's not your time." He then returned to his body in severe pain with tubes down his throat. Barney's doctor later told him that in her 38 years of practice, sixteen patients had described seeing the light. The experience transformed his life - he began attending church, read the Bible many times, and developed a new perspective on life, trying to live by God's law. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The tunnel of light with deceased relatives aligns with biblical accounts of the afterlife and family reunions in paradise. The brother's message "It's not your time" suggests divine timing and purpose for continued earthly life. The perfect peace, bright heavenly light, and encounter with deceased family members in a transcendent realm match biblical descriptions. His post-NDE conversion to active faith, church attendance, and Bible study demonstrate authentic spiritual transformation consistent with divine encounters. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience contains only orthodox elements - the tunnel and light are common biblical metaphors for transition to the divine presence, and meeting deceased believing relatives aligns with the communion of saints doctrine. |
2 | Other | 10 | 8 | 28 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Cardiac arrest equivalent with swallowed tongue, bruised heart, punctured lung for 8+ minutes | Encountered specific deceased relatives including recently deceased brother who delivered message | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | swallowed tongue | 4/17/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw body and EMTs from above | 0.00 | Doctor (38 years experience) | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 674 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 981 Bilge M NDE 2593 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1bilge_m_nde.html | 1995 | 2006 | F |
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. Initially in darkness, she found herself flying rapidly as if searching for herself, feeling light and relaxed. She saw her body lying on the floor on its right side and attempted to lift it but found it impossibly heavy. Looking up, she saw a beautiful green place with small running streams. She felt pulled toward this paradise-like realm and reached out as if an unseen hand was drawing her there. As she neared this place, she heard her husband's and daughter's voices, causing her to withdraw while screaming "Not now, not now." She described her return as like separating a column of water from another body of water. Since then, Bilge has experienced similar fainting episodes, including one in May 2006 where she found herself in the same mysterious place. She fears she might love that place too much and not return, believing her earthly duties aren't complete. Following her NDE, she developed psychic abilities including mind-reading and precognitive dreams about others' futures, guided by an inner voice she sometimes fears. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience of leaving the body during a medical crisis aligns with biblical accounts of the spirit's separability from flesh. The beautiful paradise with flowing waters mirrors biblical descriptions of heaven with its river of life. Her sense of unfinished earthly duties and choice to return reflects biblical concepts of divine purpose and appointed times. The initial darkness followed by beauty could represent transition from death to eternal life. Unbiblical elements: The development of psychic abilities, mind-reading, and fortune-telling through an inner voice strongly contradicts biblical prohibitions against divination and mediumship (Deuteronomy 18:10-12). Her repeated voluntary returns to this spiritual realm through fainting resembles occult practices. The fear associated with her prophetic voice and her statement about death happening "if one wants to leave" suggests problematic spiritual influences. |
5 | Home | 3 | 6 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 2 | Sudden chest pain with loss of consciousness, possible cardiac event | Observed own body from outside perspective, paradise-like realm with specific details | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/17/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw own body on floor | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 7 | ||||||||||
| 675 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 759 Bob M NDE 2466 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1bob_m_nde.html | 1995 | 1995-10-01 | 2006 | M |
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 consciousness immediately. During his NDE, Bob found himself hovering in the air above old Holland, admiring beautiful geometric gardens, light blue water, and large pink windmills. Colors appeared as vivid soft pastels. He experienced perfect hearing despite being slightly deaf normally. Most remarkably, during the experience his identity completely changed - he believed his name was Hans (with a Germanic surname he couldn't recall) and had no memory of being Bob. He felt tremendous peace and the sense of finally coming home. When crew members called "Bob, come back," he wondered who Bob was, insisting he was Hans. He felt irritated at being pulled away from this beautiful place. An emergency room doctor who was part of the crew saved his life with a well-stocked first aid kit. Bob fluctuated between realities, bouncing between his normal identity and Hans's world. He describes the NDE reality as more real than ordinary reality. Two psychics later suggested his Bob incarnation shut down from trauma and temporarily transferred to another time track being run by his over-soul. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience of consciousness surviving severe head trauma aligns with biblical teaching about the eternal soul. The beautiful otherworldly realm with enhanced perception could represent a glimpse of paradise. The vivid colors and perfect peace reflect biblical descriptions of heaven's beauty and the peace that surpasses understanding. Being called back to life parallels biblical accounts of resurrection. Unbiblical elements: The complete identity change to "Hans" in another time period suggests reincarnation or parallel lives, contradicting biblical teaching of one life per soul (Hebrews 9:27). The psychics' interpretation involving "over-soul" and multiple incarnations on different time tracks reflects New Age concepts incompatible with Christian doctrine. The absence of any divine beings or spiritual significance reduces the experience to dimensional travel rather than a spiritual encounter. |
5 | Other | 7 | 8 | 19 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Severe head trauma with skull nearly shattered, life-threatening injury | Vivid specific details of old Holland setting, complete identity change to Hans | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/17/2025 | 2 | 1 | Complete sensory experience of old Holland | 0.00 | ER doctor (crew member) | Low Compatibility | 5 | ||||||||
| 676 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 870 Bruna D NDE 2653 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1bruna_d_nde.html | 2006 | 11 | F |
Bruna was 11 years old when she jumped into a swimming pool to save her drowning 8-year-old brother. Her brother climbed on top of her to get air, pushing her underwater where she lost consciousness and experienced clinical death. She was resuscitated for 10-12 minutes by a lifeguard. During her NDE, she left her body and observed the resuscitation efforts from above, watching them breathing into her. She heard her deceased grandmother calling her in Italian and floated toward a bright light through what felt like tall walls closing in gently. She felt profound peace and had to make a decision about whether to return. She observed specific details including reading the label on the lifeguard's shirt and seeing her brother hide in the public toilets behind the middle door - a fact later verified when she told her family where he had hidden while she was being resuscitated. Her mother was deeply disturbed by this knowledge and forbade her from speaking about the experience. The experience left her with a sense that death is peaceful and she has resuscitated many patients in her career with a calm knowing about who will return. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains several elements consistent with biblical accounts of the afterlife including an out-of-body experience where consciousness separates from the physical form, encountering a deceased family member (grandmother) who serves as a guide, movement toward a brilliant divine light, and a conscious decision point about returning to earthly life. The profound peace and lack of fear align with biblical promises about the afterlife for believers. The ability to observe earthly events while separated from the body parallels accounts like Paul's experience in 2 Corinthians 12. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience does not contain reincarnation themes, new age concepts, universal salvation claims, or other elements that would contradict biblical teaching. The grandmother's presence as a guide rather than a deity figure is consistent with the communion of saints. |
5 | Other | 10 | 18 | 38 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Clinical death from drowning, resuscitated for 10-12 minutes | Specific observation of brother hiding behind middle toilet door while unconscious, reading lifeguard's shirt label | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/17/2025 | 3 | 1 | Saw resuscitation efforts from above | 0.00 | Mother and brother | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 677 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 804 Bryan S NDE 2528 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1bryan_s_nde.html | 2006 | 36 | M |
Bryan has experienced multiple NDEs throughout his life, beginning at age 8 when he nearly choked to death jumping a fence. His most recent and intense experiences occurred at ages 36-37 following post-surgery complications. He describes a consistent pattern: his back locks up opposite the solar plexus, paralysis runs down his legs and up through his shoulders and arms, followed by a high-pitched shrill in his ears and loss of vision before release from the body. He traveled up an inverted hurricane tunnel spinning counter-clockwise, filled with brilliant neon sunset colors and fire flames that did not burn. At the top, he entered a globe-like room with twelve portals (which he identifies as the twelve gates) where his life pictures flashed in three categories: eighteen good experiences, eighteen bad deeds, and eighteen nature scenes. The room had walls of brilliant water-like colors and a golden triangle ceiling from which the brightest light emanated. Star-like beings swam through the dense light, creating reverberating waves of love when they collided - the greatest love he ever experienced. Each NDE ended abruptly with a painful fall back into his body. These experiences have made him more detached from earthly life, calling them a "heavenly blessing but earthly curse." --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience includes clear death of the individual with systematic bodily shutdown, out-of-body travel through a tunnel toward divine light, encounter with a structured heavenly realm featuring twelve gates (matching Revelation 21:12-13), a golden triangle suggesting the Trinity, beings of light resembling angels described as stars (consistent with biblical symbolism), and a life review showing good and bad deeds. The profound divine love and the architectural perfection of the heavenly city align with biblical descriptions of the New Jerusalem. Unbiblical elements: The structured categorization of exactly eighteen items in three categories (good, bad, nature) appears formulaic rather than biblical. References to "star beings" swimming in light, while poetic, lean toward new age imagery. The mechanical, predictable pattern of the NDE process and the recurring nature without lasting transformation suggests a more naturalistic than supernatural phenomenon. The detachment from earthly life as a "curse" contradicts biblical teaching about purposeful earthly existence. |
5 | Unknown | 7 | 15 | 27 | Strong Evidence | 5 | Multiple NDEs from surgery complications, detailed systematic shutdown sequence | Highly specific and structured observations including 12 portals, golden triangle, life review categories | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/17/2025 | 3 | 0 | Globe room with twelve portals | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 9 | ||||||||||
| 678 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 909 Bryan Z NDE 2725 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1bryan_z_nde.html | 1998 | 2006 | 21 | M |
Bryan, a 21-year-old philosophy major and atheist, suffered severe head trauma on Valentine's Day 1998 when he fell over a stairwell railing at university, striking his head on concrete stairs ten feet below. He fractured multiple facial bones, his skull, and tore the dura layer protecting his brain. He lost four pints of blood and was blind from optic nerve compression. During his NDE, he experienced initial darkness and pure awareness without pain, then found himself observing friends and family at his bedside in the ICU while feeling completely free of all earthly burdens and able to move at the speed of light through pure will. He saw everyone's faces despite being blind and tried to console them about their grief while he felt better than ever. He experienced time as a simultaneous point rather than linear, reliving his entire life while observing real-time events through a movie theater screen. Before surgery, he was surrounded by intense white light and felt infinite unconditional love. The experience culminated in attending a dinner party in ancient Greece as an honored guest, with men in white tunics enjoying wine and roasted lamb, lasting until daylight when his NDE ended. His surgeons called his recovery miraculous, with only 1-3% of patients achieving his level of recovery. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience includes consciousness surviving bodily death, heightened awareness and understanding, freedom from physical limitations, observing earthly events while separated from the body, experiencing divine light and unconditional love, and a transformative encounter that changed his worldview from atheism to spirituality. The initial darkness followed by light parallels biblical death and resurrection imagery. The sense of being held in a protective hand suggests divine providence. Unbiblical elements: The culminating scene of a Greek symposium with wine and festivities seems more influenced by his philosophy studies than biblical heaven. The pagan setting with servants and sensual pleasures (wine, food) resembles Greek concepts of the afterlife rather than biblical paradise. His description of understanding "everything about the universe" suggests universalist enlightenment rather than Christian revelation. The emphasis on human consciousness and will rather than divine sovereignty reflects philosophical rather than biblical perspectives. |
5 | Hospital | 10 | 16 | 34 | Strong Evidence | 8 | Severe head trauma with skull fracture, torn dura, blood loss, documented blindness | Saw faces and details while medically blind from optic nerve compression, observed real-time events | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Bilateral eye swelling blocking optic nerves | 4/17/2025 | 3 | 1 | Saw people's faces while blind | 1.00 | Brain and plastic surgeons | Moderately Compatible | 9 | |||||||
| 679 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 930 Cara M NDE 21310 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1cara_m_nde.html | 1997 | 2006 | F |
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 ceased. Unable to reach medical help, they thought she died and left her without a pulse. She remembers her heart going out of control before falling asleep in her tent, then awakening standing on a distant hillside, revitalized. Friends reacted as if seeing a ghost. A week later, the memory returned: she experienced a repeating loop of entering the tent, with a gunshot sound she realized was her last heartbeat. She watched medical personnel arrive, her mother weeping over her body, her funeral, and burial. She remained bound to her body for thousands of years until it fully decomposed. Upon final dissolution, she became pure energy without form - a pinpoint of consciousness connected to thousands of others in perfect universal balance. She experienced indescribable light, colors, music, and patterns, losing all human comprehension while connected to everything. The experience ended when her own voice said "You died. You're really dead. But you're not supposed to die yet," returning her to her body. She has since lived drug-free and experienced ongoing vibration states and sleep paralysis. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience includes separation of consciousness from the body, witnessing her own death and funeral (similar to prophetic visions), and a form of judgment or waiting period. The concept of being bound to the physical body until complete decomposition could parallel the biblical concept of the body returning to dust (Genesis 3:19). The return with a message that her time hadn't come suggests divine timing and purpose for continued life. Unbiblical elements: The thousands of years bound to a decomposing body contradicts biblical teaching of immediate presence with the Lord (2 Corinthians 5:8) or conscious waiting in Sheol/Paradise. The final state as formless energy in collective consciousness strongly contradicts biblical individuality and bodily resurrection. The universal connection where "everything was me and I was everything" reflects Eastern mysticism and pantheism rather than biblical theism. The absence of God, Christ, judgment, or any biblical figures combined with new age collective consciousness makes this largely incompatible with scripture. |
1 | Other | 10 | 12 | 29 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Cardiac arrest from cocaine/alcohol overdose, violent seizures, no pulse confirmed by multiple witnesses | Extended unique experience with afterlife journey, but limited verifiable observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/17/2025 | 2 | 1 | Repeating gunshot sound | 0.00 | Friends at camping site | Low Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||
| 680 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 877 Brian H NDE 2663/8493 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1brian_h_nde.html | 2005 | 2006 | M |
Brian was riding his Harley home when the drive belt broke. He was immediately attacked by six Hispanic males, one with a baseball bat. During the assault, he was stabbed and hit in the head with the bat, losing consciousness. He found himself on a beach in Panama where he used to snorkel during his Army service. The trees looked ancient, over 1000 years old. A 12-13 year old girl in blue shorts and white shirt with bright green eyes smiled at him. She identified herself as his guardian angel and told him he was in Heaven - his version of it. She said he was dead but couldn't stay, that he had much to do. He could hear deceased people talking in the jungle, including a high school friend who died in a car wreck and his older brother he never met. When it turned to night, she said it was time to return. He awoke in the emergency room having been stabbed 27 times with his neck slit, thrown in a dumpster for 9 hours until found by a woman walking her dog. The medical staff couldn't understand how he survived without bleeding to death. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience includes meeting a guardian angel, which aligns with biblical teaching about angels as ministering spirits (Hebrews 1:14). Being in a personalized version of Heaven and hearing deceased relatives supports biblical concepts of paradise and the communion of saints. The angel's authority to send him back reflects divine timing and purpose for his life. The miraculous survival despite 27 stab wounds suggests divine intervention and protection. Unbiblical elements: The description of a young girl as a guardian angel differs from biblical angel appearances, which are typically masculine or non-gendered beings of power. The concept of a personalized Heaven ("your version of it") rather than God's established paradise is questionable. The casual, familiar interaction lacks the awe and reverence typically associated with angelic encounters in scripture. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 14 | 34 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Stabbed 27 times, neck slit, survived 9 hours in dumpster, medical staff amazed at survival | Specific beach location, guardian angel encounter, deceased relatives identified | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/18/2025 | 2 | 1 | Beach in Panama with ancient trees | 0.00 | ER nurses and doctors | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 681 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 809 Brian T NDE 2538 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1brian_t_nde.html | 1977 | 2006 | 10 | M |
Brian, age 10 and profoundly deaf from birth, drowned at Comal River in Texas during extreme heat when thousands of people overwhelmed the area. He slipped on algae while crossing a small dam and got caught in an undertow. Unable to determine direction, he panicked, screamed underwater, and blacked out. Electrical jolts ran from his feet to his head, followed by his life flashing year by year, beginning with seeing his mother's face at birth and realizing her love for him. He flew through a light tunnel at light-speed, seeing the universe through the tunnel's transparency (like the movie Contact). At the boundary, he experienced complete freedom from earthly bondage and laws, while universal knowledge drew into him. About twenty ancestors communicated with him telepathically - remarkable since he was born deaf. His grandmother expressed surprise at his early arrival. A Guardian Angel he recognized from his birth firmly asked what he was doing there, scanned him to see he drowned, and declared "Your time is not up. You have unfinished business." The angel pushed him back at incredible speed. He returned to his body still underwater, heard a voice saying "Stand straight firmly," felt a large hand pull him from the current, and expelled massive amounts of water. He kept the experience secret for 21 years until age 31, when his family learned of it. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience powerfully demonstrates spiritual reality transcending physical limitations - a deaf person experiencing telepathic communication with ancestors and angels. The Guardian Angel's presence from birth aligns with Psalm 91:11 about angels given charge over us. The life review, boundary experience, divine authority determining his time, and the miraculous rescue by an unseen hand all support biblical supernatural reality. The lasting transformation and prophetic dreams/visions following the experience suggest spiritual gifting. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience remains within biblical parameters, with the angelic being exercising appropriate authority, the ancestors not being worshipped or channeled but simply present, and the return serving God's purposes for his remaining life. |
5 | Other | 10 | 20 | 40 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Drowning with complete loss of consciousness, underwater for extended period | Profoundly deaf person experienced telepathic communication, Guardian Angel from birth identified, divine rescue | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Profound deafness from birth | 4/18/2025 | 3 | 1 | Mother's love at birth | 0.00 | Mother, brother, sisters | Highly Compatible | 9 | |||||||
| 682 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 796 Bruce C NDE 2518 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1bruce_c_nde.html | 2004 | 2006 | M |
Bruce was driving at 30 mph when an oncoming vehicle came around a bend at 50+ mph and crashed head-on into him. He wasn't aware of being hit but knew he wasn't where he was. He felt no pain but was totally at peace, unable to move, talk, or see, yet didn't care. Time had no meaning in this place. He stood/laid/sat simultaneously in a state of pure consciousness. When he asked "Am I dead?" his grandfather, who had passed four months earlier, answered "No!" and when asked "What happens now?" he regained consciousness on the ground surrounded by people who had pulled him from the car, in tremendous pain and shock. The experience gave him renewed faith in God and removed his fear of death, providing him with a "respectful familiarity" with the afterlife and heightened spiritual awareness. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience includes consciousness surviving trauma, encounter with a deceased relative (grandfather) who provides guidance, and a realm beyond physical constraints where time has no meaning - consistent with eternal/spiritual dimensions. The grandfather's authoritative "No!" preventing him from crossing over suggests divine timing. The resulting renewed faith in God and loss of death's fear align with biblical promises. The "holy" quality of the light/energy he sensed suggests divine presence. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The brief encounter with his grandfather serves only to redirect him back to life rather than providing unbiblical teachings or engaging in mediumship. The experience remains simple and within biblical parameters. |
5 | Other | 7 | 10 | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 5 | Head-on collision at high speed, loss of consciousness | Direct communication with grandfather who died 4 months prior, told not dead | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/18/2025 | 2 | 1 | Awareness without physical senses | 0.00 | People who pulled him from car | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 683 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 827 Cassie M NDE 2645/2572 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1cassie_m_nde.html | 1979 | 2006 | F |
In January 1979, Cassie experienced severe asthma in a hospital setting that led to respiratory and cardiac arrest. The doctor detected no pulse, and she saw herself fall sideways onto the nurse before losing consciousness. During resuscitation attempts with CPR and defibrillation, Cassie had a remarkable out-of-body experience. She found herself floating at the top corner of the hospital room, experiencing an amazing feeling of release, happiness, and peace. From this elevated perspective, she observed a crowd of medical personnel performing procedures on her body below, though she felt no concern. She then found herself flying at tremendous speed through the hospital corridors, following above a hospital trolley being rushed toward the intensive care unit. She passed through the ICU window and met the trolley as staff handed over care to the ICU team. Cassie reported specific observations during her experience, including the layout of the hospital with its double-story buildings connected by long corridors, the route from her ward to the ICU in a taller building, and the medical team's actions. She didn't hear sounds during the experience but was aware of events. Upon awakening in the ICU, she remembered the pain from CPR and defibrillation. Medical staff confirmed they had tried for a very long time to restart her heart. She immediately shared her experience with ICU nurses and later with ward nurses who knew her well, all of whom accepted it as a real experience. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: This experience contains several elements consistent with biblical accounts of the afterlife and spiritual experiences. The out-of-body experience where Cassie observed her physical body from above aligns with Paul's description of being "caught up to the third heaven" (2 Corinthians 12:2-4). The overwhelming peace and joy she experienced reflects biblical descriptions of God's presence. The ability to move through physical barriers and travel at great speed mirrors accounts of resurrected bodies having supernatural abilities. The light and the sense of being in a different realm are consistent with biblical near-death accounts. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience focuses on the out-of-body state and observations of earthly events without introducing concepts contrary to scripture. There is no mention of reincarnation, universal salvation, spirit guides, or other new age concepts. The experience does not contradict biblical teaching about death, judgment, or the afterlife. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 18 | 38 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Clear cardiac arrest with no pulse detected, CPR and defibrillation performed, extended resuscitation efforts documented | Multiple specific observations including hospital layout, corridor connections, route to ICU, medical procedures, ability to follow trolley at speed | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/18/2025 | 3 | 1 | Observed medical team and procedures from ceiling | 1.00 | ICU nurses and ward nurses | Highly Compatible | 5 | |||||||||
| 684 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 827 Cassie M NDE 2572 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1cassie_m_nde.html | 1980 | 2006 | F |
In April 1980, Cassie was teaching swimming when she became severely ill with life-threatening asthma and pneumonia. Her condition deteriorated rapidly, and she was taken to the emergency department of a local private hospital. The doctor noted her extraordinarily fast heartbeat, and she turned dark purple during the night, prompting emergency intervention. During this medical crisis, Cassie had her second near-death experience. She became aware of being in a dark, black tunnel like outer space, traveling fast toward a warm, bright, beautiful light. She identified this light as Jesus, feeling it was everything she could ever need or want. The experience was characterized by an intense desire to reach and remain in the light. She was being pulled back by someone calling her name, which she recognized as her family doctor. Despite feeling very sad about having to return, she felt she was being told to go back. The doctor was cutting open her arm to access a vein for IV medication when she regained consciousness. The key observation was the tunnel experience with the divine light identified as Jesus. She experienced telepathic or non-verbal communication, sensing she needed to return rather than hearing actual words. The pulling sensation and the doctor's voice calling her name were the primary sensory experiences during the NDE. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: This experience strongly aligns with biblical theology. The identification of the light as Jesus corresponds with John 8:12 where Jesus declares "I am the light of the world." The tunnel leading to divine light parallels many biblical visions of approaching God's presence. The overwhelming attraction to the light and desire to remain reflects the soul's longing for God described throughout Psalms. The communication without words aligns with the Spirit's intercession described in Romans 8:26. Being called back for a purpose reflects God's sovereignty over life and death. The experience strengthened her Catholic faith and understanding of divine reality. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience maintains orthodox Christian theology throughout, identifying the light specifically as Jesus rather than an impersonal force or universal consciousness. There is no suggestion of earning salvation through works, no reincarnation concepts, and no new age spirituality. The sadness about returning but acceptance of God's will demonstrates proper submission to divine authority consistent with biblical teaching. |
5 | Hospital | 10 | 12 | 29 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Life-threatening asthma and pneumonia, turned purple indicating severe hypoxia, required emergency IV access | Clear tunnel experience, specific identification of light as Jesus, awareness of doctor's actions and voice | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/18/2025 | 2 | 1 | Dark tunnel and bright light | 0.00 | Family doctor | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 685 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 978 Cathy M NDE 2850 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1cathy_m_nde.html | 1984 | 2006 | F |
In May 1984, Cathy was undergoing kidney transplant surgery as a donor for her sister when she experienced severe complications. During the procedure to remove her kidney, her lung was punctured and doctors had difficulty waking her from anesthesia. She had recently given birth to her daughter Elizabeth on January 16, and the transplant had been postponed due to the pregnancy. During this medical crisis, she had an out-of-body experience. Cathy felt a powerful impulse that knocked her into what she perceived as floating above her body. She was not focused on the doctors having problems with her punctured lung but instead was held by a warm, loving light that surrounded her. From this elevated perspective, she observed the surgical team working on her body below. She experienced overwhelming peace, warmth, and love, with no sense of time or space - everything simply WAS. Suddenly, she heard her baby daughter cry, which immediately brought her back to her body. She knew in that moment she had to care for her child. The primary observation was seeing the doctors working on her during surgery while she floated above, surrounded by light. She was aware of the medical complications with her punctured lung. The sound of her infant daughter crying was the catalyst for her return. Upon awakening, she immediately knew what had transpired and understood she had been trying to escape the pain of her husband's lack of support for her kidney donation decision. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains several biblical elements including the out-of-body experience consistent with Paul's account in 2 Corinthians 12. The warm, loving light surrounding her aligns with biblical descriptions of God's presence as light and love (1 John 1:5, 4:8). The overwhelming peace transcends human understanding as described in Philippians 4:7. Her return motivated by maternal love reflects the sacrificial love praised throughout scripture. The experience led to increased faith and spiritual awareness, demonstrating good fruit. Her subsequent psychic abilities could be interpreted as spiritual gifts mentioned in 1 Corinthians 12. Unbiblical elements: The claim of becoming a practicing psychic after the experience raises concerns from a biblical perspective, as scripture warns against mediums and fortune-telling (Leviticus 19:31, Deuteronomy 18:10-12). However, she frames this as helping others with love and compassion rather than occult practices. Her statement about telling bodies to heal through meditation could be seen as new age practice, though it might also be interpreted as faith-based prayer for healing. |
3 | Hospital | 7 | 14 | 28 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Kidney transplant surgery with documented complication of punctured lung, difficulty waking from anesthesia | Clear observation of surgical team from above, awareness of lung complication, specific trigger of baby's cry for return | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 4/18/2025 | 2 | 1 | Doctors working on body during surgery | 0.00 | Surgical team | Mixed Compatibility | 6 | |||||||||
| 686 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 782 Cecilia H NDE 2499 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1cecilia_h_nde.html | 1996 | 1996-09-21 | 2006 | F |
On September 21, 1996, Cecilia experienced death caused by hypovolemic shock during childbirth. She explicitly states she experienced clinical death with cessation of breathing and heart function. During this medical crisis, she had a profound near-death experience that has deeply impacted her life. During her clinical death, Cecilia was attracted to a magnificent light like a magnet. The light was white and captivating, drawing her toward it with an irresistible pull. She followed the light but then retreated from it because she heard the crying of people surrounding her body. She describes turning to the right rather than going up or down, experiencing powerful feelings throughout. The light completely captured her attention, and she felt only mental awareness without any physical sensations. The beauty of the experience made her not want to leave the light. When she followed the light, she suddenly came back and opened her eyes, finding it difficult to breathe the dark air again. Her primary observation was the brilliant white light that attracted her magnetically. She was aware of people crying around her body, which ultimately drew her back. She heard everything clearly, including when the doctor pronounced her dead. Upon return, she immediately realized her baby needed her, providing the motivation to stay. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience of clinical death and return aligns with biblical accounts of resurrection and near-death experiences. The brilliant, attractive light corresponds with biblical descriptions of God as light (1 John 1:5) and Jesus as the light of the world (John 8:12). The overwhelming peace and joy reflect the presence of the divine. The awareness of loved ones and their needs drawing her back demonstrates the bonds of love that scripture celebrates. Her subsequent spiritual transformation and deeper awareness of the interconnectedness of all creation echoes biblical themes of spiritual awakening. Unbiblical elements: Some concerning elements appear in her post-NDE worldview. Her statement about seeking "the unique and true God that comprehends everything that surrounds us" could suggest universalism or pantheism rather than the personal God of scripture. Her emphasis on everything being connected including animals and plants, while containing truth about creation's unity, may lean toward new age consciousness. However, these could also be interpreted as recognizing God's presence throughout creation without necessarily contradicting orthodox theology. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 10 | 27 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Clinical death explicitly stated with cessation of breathing and heart function during childbirth, hypovolemic shock | Specific description of white light, hearing people crying, awareness of doctor pronouncing death | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/18/2025 | 2 | 1 | Brilliant white light | 0.00 | Medical staff | Moderately Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 687 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 854 Celeste Y NDE 2621 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1celeste_y_nde.html | 1991 | 1991-03-18 | 2006 | F |
On March 18, 1991, Celeste was driving at forty mph when another car suddenly turned left directly in front of her. Knowing she could not stop in time and would be involved in a serious accident, she experienced an immediate out-of-body experience at the moment of impact. This spontaneous separation from her physical form occurred before the actual collision, demonstrating the profound nature of her near-death experience. At the instant she realized the crash was inevitable, Celeste was suddenly removed from her body and found herself standing on a street corner holding her deceased grandmother's hand. From this vantage point outside the vehicle, she watched herself in the car as the accident happened. She experienced no fear or pain during this time, though she remained aware that she was the person in the crashing vehicle. The experience was characterized by a surprising clarity of vision where everything seemed clearer and more visible than normal. After observing the accident, her grandmother suddenly disappeared and Celeste was placed back into her body, at which point she felt the actual physical pain of the impact. The key veridical observation was her ability to view the accident from an external perspective while holding her deceased grandmother's hand. She maintained awareness of being in the car while simultaneously observing from outside. The experience left her with the remarkable ability to sense when people would die, which proved accurate 100% of the time when she later worked at hotels near a medical center with many ill guests. She eventually blocked this ability due to the emotional burden of knowing such information. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: This experience contains several elements consistent with biblical accounts. The out-of-body experience parallels Paul's description in 2 Corinthians 12:2-4. Meeting her deceased grandmother aligns with the biblical concept of the communion of saints and the continuity of relationships beyond death. The overwhelming sense of peace and comfort reflects God's presence during crisis. The protective nature of the experience, removing her from pain during trauma, demonstrates divine mercy. Her subsequent gift of discernment regarding death, while emotionally challenging, could be understood as a spiritual gift mentioned in 1 Corinthians 12. Her use of this ability to help people aligns with biblical service. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience focuses on protection during trauma and the comfort of a deceased loved one's presence without introducing any concepts contrary to scripture. There is no mention of reincarnation, universal salvation, or new age spirituality. Her subsequent ability, while unusual, was used to help others and she maintained her Roman Catholic faith throughout. |
5 | Other | 5 | 16 | 31 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Life-threatening car accident at 40 mph, severe impact causing immediate OBE | Specific observation of accident from outside vehicle, holding deceased grandmother's hand, subsequent verified predictive ability | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/18/2025 | 3 | 1 | Viewed accident from outside vehicle | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 688 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 828 Carmen B NDE 2574 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1carmen_b_nde.html | 2006 | 2006-08-29 | 2006 | F |
On August 29, 2006, Carmen experienced a heart attack leading to clinical death with cessation of breathing and heart function. This was one of three near-death experiences she had, with previous events in July 1969 and July 1970. Across all three experiences, she encountered consistent elements that profoundly impacted her spiritual understanding and life perspective. During her experiences, Carmen found herself looking down on her body in the hospital bed from above. She was surrounded by a soft, pale yellow light and experienced serenity with soft music and a sense of great peace. The colors she witnessed were not of the physical world and remain indescribable. She felt herself floating and observed trees that were unlike normal earthly trees. In her most recent experience, she witnessed rolling dunes of reddish and pale yellow extending into the distance, with some dunes displaying peaks, her perspective panning over the scene. Throughout these experiences, she encountered no other entities but was immersed in total peace. The primary observations included the out-of-body view of her physical form in the hospital bed, the unearthly quality of light and colors, the unique characteristics of the otherworldly trees, and the distinctive landscape of rolling dunes. She experienced a tangible sense of evil in the universe as a palpable force, gaining understanding about the nature of good and evil. Despite multiple returns to life, she felt a consistent desire not to return and wondered about the purpose of being repeatedly sent back. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains multiple biblical elements including the out-of-body experience consistent with 2 Corinthians 12, the presence of unearthly light reflecting God's glory, and overwhelming peace that surpasses understanding (Philippians 4:7). The soft music could represent heavenly worship. Her perception of good and evil as tangible forces aligns with the biblical spiritual warfare described in Ephesians 6:12. The otherworldly realm with unique trees might reflect glimpses of paradise or the new creation. Her strengthened faith and rejection of organized religion's limitations while maintaining liberal faith shows spiritual growth. Unbiblical elements: The repeated sending back without clear divine communication or purpose might suggest a more impersonal spiritual mechanism rather than personal divine sovereignty. Her development of higher standards for others and intolerance of lack of goodwill could indicate spiritual pride rather than the patience and forbearance commanded in scripture. However, these are minor concerns that don't fundamentally contradict biblical teaching. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 12 | 26 | Strong Evidence | 4 | Heart attack with clinical death, cessation of breathing and heart function documented | Specific observations of body from above, unique trees, rolling dunes landscape, unearthly colors | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/18/2025 | 3 | 1 | Looking down on body in hospital bed | 0.00 | Medical staff | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 689 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 853 Carol W NDE 2618 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1carol_w_nde.html | 1986 | 2006 | F |
In March 1986, Carol was working at a power plant during sandblasting when she suffered heavy metal poisoning from zinc. Initially presenting as stroke-like symptoms with numbness and facial paralysis, her condition rapidly deteriorated. After being transferred between multiple hospitals over 180 miles, she experienced cardiac arrest in an ambulance. The paramedics declared she would be "dead on arrival," but her friend who was the attending paramedic performed CPR and restored her heartbeat to a minimal ten beats per minute. At the moment of cardiac arrest, Carol shot out of her body "like a roaring train" straight up, not pausing to observe her body below. She traveled through a revolving tornado that was initially dark. Inside, she experienced a complete life review where she was stripped of all negative deeds and instantly forgiven, with negative acts pulling her down and positive ones pulling her up. Emerging from the tunnel, she encountered her deceased grandmother and aunt Carrie on a horizon. Her aunt appeared remarkably young, as she had been 27 when she died when Carol was eight. Both relatives escorted her to crowds of hundreds of people whom she felt she had known and loved somewhere in time, though she had never met them in this life except for her two relatives. Carol found herself at a barrier of lace with warm, bright light on the other side. She heard in her head "What is your answer?" and responded that she couldn't cross because her children (ages 9 and 14) needed her. She received acknowledgment and knowledge that she would have to return and suffer greatly but would be allowed back for a while. The experience gave her understanding that we are all cells in the body of Christ, truly part of God, and that positive energy never dies. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: This experience powerfully aligns with biblical theology. The life review with instant forgiveness reflects God's grace and mercy. Meeting deceased relatives supports the communion of saints. The crowds of souls known from somewhere in time could suggest the body of Christ across all ages. The barrier before the ultimate light parallels the veil between earthly and heavenly realms. Her understanding of being cells in Christ's body directly echoes 1 Corinthians 12:27. The concept that positive energy (good works) continues eternally aligns with storing treasures in heaven (Matthew 6:20). Her acceptance of future suffering with purpose reflects biblical perseverance through trials. Unbiblical elements: The suggestion of having known hundreds of souls "somewhere in time" whom she never met in this life could imply reincarnation, though she frames it more as eternal spiritual connections. Her post-NDE psychic abilities, while she had them before, could raise biblical concerns about divination. However, she doesn't emphasize occult practices and maintains Roman Catholic faith. |
1 | Ambulance | 10 | 18 | 38 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Cardiac arrest in ambulance, heart stopped, CPR performed, restored to 10 bpm | Specific encounters with identified deceased relatives, life review experience, crowds of souls, barrier observation | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/18/2025 | 4 | 1 | Tornado tunnel with life review | 0.00 | Paramedic friend | Moderately Compatible | 9 | |||||||||
| 690 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 774 Carolina NDE 2338 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1carolina_nde.html | 1991 | 2006 | F |
In November 1991, Carolina was struck by a car and run over, leaving tire marks even on her underwear. The accident caused internal head injury, ruptured eardrum, broken pelvis, ribs, shoulder, and kidney failure. She was in a deep coma for four days. The doctors suggested disconnecting life support, giving her extreme unction, but her mother insisted they wait. One doctor later told her mother that her faith was stronger than his diagnosis. During the coma, Carolina felt a powerful impulse that knocked her into a large park. She found herself in a place of marvelous peace and fulfillment, with no sense of time or space - everything simply WAS. The temperature was embracing, everything brilliantly illuminated with sunlight. Behind her was a massive closed door with brilliant gold-colored bands, impossible to climb over. Before her was grass with a straight road disappearing at the horizon. She saw people in white, each in their own world, and a fountain. Her deceased grandmother appeared, looking 30 years younger than her death at 89, with loose long hair, barefoot, wearing a white blouse and black skirt. They communicated telepathically without words. Her grandmother expressed joy at seeing her after so long. They began walking/floating on the road without touching it. Suddenly, her grandmother became agitated and said she had to go, couldn't continue there. She left decisively without looking back or saying goodbye. Carolina's kidneys then began functioning (she started urinating for the first time), leading to her immediate and total recovery from the coma, which doctors couldn't explain. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains strong biblical elements including the otherworldly realm with brilliant light reflecting heavenly glory. The golden door recalls Revelation's description of heaven's gates. Meeting her deceased grandmother aligns with the communion of saints. The perfect peace and joy reflect God's presence. The telepathic communication mirrors spiritual communication in the divine realm. Her miraculous healing and recovery demonstrate divine intervention. The timing of her grandmother's departure coinciding with her physical healing suggests divine orchestration of her return. Unbiblical elements: None clearly identified. While her later description of seeking "the unique and true God that comprehends everything that surrounds us" might sound universalistic, it could also reflect expanded understanding of the one true God. The experience strengthened her faith without introducing contradictory elements. |
4 | Hospital | 10 | 14 | 31 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Deep coma for 4 days, multiple severe injuries, kidney failure, given extreme unction | Detailed park description, golden door, grandmother's specific appearance, road observation | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/18/2025 | 3 | 1 | Large park with golden door | 0.00 | Medical team and doctors | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 691 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 944 Chrystal W NDE 2796 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1chrystal_w_nde.html | 1995 | 2006 | F |
Chrystal experienced two separate car accidents resulting in near-death experiences. In the first accident on May 6, 1995, she suffered numerous injuries including broken bones and internal injuries. During this event, she found herself standing in a beautiful, peaceful landscape with trees and a babbling brook. A person wearing a flowing robe with a golden rope belt appeared before her, though she never saw their face. This being told her she had to go back, but Chrystal felt so peaceful and happy she didn't want to return. The person became more forceful, insisting "You have to go back now." She then heard the Jaws of Life and emergency personnel screaming at her before losing consciousness again, waking up days later in the hospital. The second accident on February 29, 1996 resulted in head trauma and brain swelling, leading to a coma. She experienced amnesia and lost her short-term memory, not remembering people's names or basic words. Following the accidents, she experienced precognitive dreams where she would dream her entire day the night before it happened. She developed heightened sensitivity to violence and anger, becoming very intolerant of any aggressive behavior even on television. The experience gave her a complete loss of fear regarding death and a deeper appreciation for beauty in the world. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains several elements consistent with biblical accounts of the afterlife. The beautiful, peaceful landscape with natural features like trees and water aligns with biblical descriptions of paradise. The robed figure acting as a guide or messenger is consistent with angelic beings described in scripture. The command to return suggests divine timing and purpose, reflecting the biblical concept that God determines the appointed time for each person. The overwhelming peace and joy experienced align with biblical promises of God's presence. The transformation afterward, including increased sensitivity to violence and deeper appreciation for beauty, reflects the spiritual transformation often described in scripture. Unbiblical elements: The narrative does not contain explicitly unbiblical elements. The figure in the robe is not identified specifically, and no claims are made about reincarnation, universal salvation, or other concepts contrary to biblical teaching. The experience focuses primarily on the peace, beauty, and the message to return, without introducing new age or occult elements. |
5 | Unknown | 10 | 12 | 32 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Two separate car accidents with life-threatening injuries, internal injuries, broken bones | General observations of peaceful environment, robed figure, no specific veridical details | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/18/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw beautiful landscape environment | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||
| 692 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 843 Chuck B NDE 2603 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1chuck_b_nde.html | 1982 | 2006 | M |
Chuck was swimming in cold ocean water off La Jolla Bird Rock beach in July 1982 when he was caught in a severe rip tide that pulled him out to sea and north rapidly. Despite trying to swim back to shore where his friends were climbing up, he became completely exhausted more than two hundred yards from where he started struggling. Unable to swim, paddle, or stay afloat, he managed one call for help before realizing he was done. His friends were too far away to help. As he began to drown and ponder the discomfort of drowning in cold water, it initially hurt to swallow water but became tolerable. As waves broke over his head and he resigned to his fate, he suddenly found himself in a brightly lit tunnel. He remained in a watery environment, but the water transformed from freezing and uncomfortable to warm and natural. He was gently deposited on smooth, cement-like pool-side decking in a very bright, warm, tropical but foggy environment. He could not see beyond a few feet but recognized this place as home and knew home was just to the left, somewhere beyond the fog. He understood being on Earth was a mission, not the end-all reason for being, and felt relieved to be home. A small voice behind him began calling his name insistently. He didn't want to acknowledge it, knowing that if he didn't turn around he wouldn't have to go back. Eventually the voice compelled him to turn and face it, and instantly he was back in the cold ocean water struggling for his life. His friend Ted, wearing a wetsuit, had swum several hundred yards to reach him, meaning Chuck had been underwater for over ten minutes. Though angry at being pulled back from home, Chuck somehow regenerated strength to swim back to shore with Ted's encouragement. Since then, he has no fear of death and has faced many dangerous situations as a police officer without fear, knowing there is no such thing as death. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The bright tunnel and transition to a peaceful realm align with biblical accounts of the afterlife and near-death experiences. The recognition of a "home" beyond earthly existence resonates with biblical teachings about our eternal dwelling place with God. The understanding that earthly life is a "mission" parallels biblical concepts of purpose and divine calling. The complete loss of fear of death afterward reflects the biblical promise that death has lost its sting for believers. The warm, bright, tropical environment could represent paradise or heaven as described in scripture. Unbiblical elements: The experience contains subtle suggestions of reincarnation or pre-existence when Chuck states that Earth is just "an unpleasant assignment" and refers to it as a "classroom," which aligns more with reincarnation beliefs than biblical teaching. The idea that death doesn't exist contradicts biblical teaching that acknowledges physical death as real, though not final for the soul. No specific mention of God, Jesus, or spiritual beings is made, which is notable given the biblical context of such experiences. |
5 | Other | 10 | 8 | 25 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Cold-water drowning, underwater for over 10 minutes per witness account | General observations of otherworldly realm, no specific veridical details | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/18/2025 | 1 | 1 | Bright tunnel with warm water environment | 0.00 | Ted | Mixed Compatibility | 6 | |||||||||
| 693 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 926 Craig B NDE 21292 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1craig_b_nde.html | 1999 | 2006 | M |
Craig was practicing judo in a gymnasium in September 1999 when he experienced a brief but profound near-death experience. During a grappling match with a brown belt named Andy beneath a basketball net, Craig had established the mount position and was positioning for an arm bar. Andy, instead of defending properly, reached up with his long arms, grabbed Craig's uniform lapels, and used his knuckles to apply pressure against Craig's carotid arteries. Craig didn't defend his neck, thinking the choke attempt from an inferior position would be futile. Suddenly, Craig found himself looking up at the basketball net from what seemed to be the center of the mat. He heard Andy calling "Coach! Coach! Something's wrong here!" Craig wondered if he had broken his neck, as he couldn't feel anything including his own breathing. He thought he must be paralyzed and worried about what they would tell his girlfriend. He experienced panicked thoughts but notably without corresponding panicked feelings - a dissociation between mental and emotional states. Craig then woke up still on top of Andy, staring down at him in the mounted position. Andy explained that Craig's eyes had rolled back in his head and he had gone out for just a few seconds. The coach shouted from across the mat that Craig needed to tap out sooner. They resumed grappling, and this time Craig defended his neck and successfully got the arm bar, making Andy tap out. Time had seemed to slow down dramatically during the experience, and Craig's hearing seemed more acute. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience where Craig observed the scene from above aligns with biblical accounts of the spirit being distinct from the physical body. The dissociation between panicked thoughts and absent panic feelings suggests a spiritual state beyond normal physical-emotional responses. The experience of time dilation and heightened awareness could reflect the timeless nature of the spiritual realm described in scripture. Unbiblical elements: None identified. This brief OBE contains no elements that contradict biblical teaching. No claims are made about the afterlife, reincarnation, or spiritual beings that would conflict with scripture. |
5 | Other | 7 | 6 | 17 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Carotid artery choke causing loss of consciousness in judo match | Out-of-body observation of scene from different vantage point | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/18/2025 | 2 | 1 | Viewed scene from above | 0.00 | Andy, Coach | Highly Compatible | 4 | |||||||||
| 694 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 869 Dan NDE 2649 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1dan_nde.html | 2002 | 2006 | 16 | M |
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 father, their car was sideswiped by a speeding vehicle and pushed into a transport trailer, dragged under for about two hundred feet. Dan was severely injured with head trauma while in the ambulance when a paramedic gave him medication containing penicillin, causing a severe allergic reaction. Within seconds, Dan's vision went dark and he couldn't breathe, though he could still hear the paramedics panicking. Suddenly he could breathe again without effort and saw a small white light at the end of a tunnel with an orange glow. As he moved through the tunnel, he saw an image imprinted in his mind of the entire universe - appearing as a giant bluish see-through egg with millions of light points in different colors, all connected by darker blue links full of different kinds of life. He understood the "scientifics" of it instantly. The tunnel then filled with colors not on our spectrum, accompanied by gentle chiming music that seemed to sync with the color changes. He felt energized, happy, fearless, and knew the answers to everything. At the tunnel's end was a bright white room where he encountered his friend Brydon who had died five years earlier in a boating accident but appeared Dan's current age. Brydon communicated through thought: "Mistakes are made. He made one, and he'll pay with his job. This is not your time yet Dan, I'll see you later." Brydon then walked into the light. Dan was instantly "warped" back down the tunnel, falling into one of the light points on the cosmic egg. Breathing became difficult again as his normal vision returned. He heard a paramedic yell "He's back, he's back" and saw another with defibrillator paddles. Two weeks later, Dan learned the paramedic who administered the drug had lost his job. Since then, Dan has experienced precognitions, heightened senses, and strangely, clocks don't keep proper time around him. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The tunnel and bright light experience aligns with many biblical and traditional Christian accounts of near-death experiences. Meeting a deceased friend reflects the biblical teaching about consciousness after death and reunion with loved ones. The communication through thought rather than speech mirrors descriptions of spiritual communication in scripture. The message that it wasn't Dan's time suggests divine sovereignty over life and death. The transformative effects including loss of fear and heightened spiritual awareness align with biblical accounts of spiritual encounters. Unbiblical elements: Dan explicitly states his experience led him to believe "there is no God, no heaven or hell" and that "we are one small part of a whole that must co-exist," which directly contradicts biblical teaching about God, judgment, and the afterlife. His vision of the universe as an interconnected egg with all life forms suggests a pantheistic or new age worldview rather than biblical creation. The claim about life on other worlds and universal interconnectedness reflects new age philosophy rather than biblical cosmology. His interpretation rejects core Christian doctrines despite having an experience with spiritual elements. |
5 | Ambulance | 10 | 14 | 34 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Severe car accident injuries plus life-threatening allergic reaction to penicillin | Accurate prediction about paramedic losing job, detailed otherworldly observations | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/18/2025 | 3 | 1 | Vision of universe structure | 0.00 | Incompatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 695 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 789 Charlie D NDE 2506 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1charlie_d_nde.html | 1975 | 2006 | M |
Charlie went to the doctor on a Monday evening in July 1975 and was sent to the hospital for emergency surgery the next day for a ruptured appendix and possible peritonitis. He remembered nothing until Saturday afternoon when he thought he had awakened. He saw the old man in the next bed watching a baseball game and still remembers the specific play that was made. The room was bright and in vivid color. Charlie then saw three people standing at the foot of his bed. One was his maternal grandmother with whom he was very close and who had died in 1965. Another was his cousin's grandmother who had died in the early 1970s. The third was a woman he knew to be his aunt, his mother's sister, who had died in early childhood around 1919, before his mother was born in 1929 - someone he had never met or seen in life. His grandmother was standing dressed in a white gown, bathed in and back-lit by a bright light, as were the other two. Remarkably, his grandmother who had lost a leg to diabetes now had both legs restored. She told him he was going to be all right and that there was a plan for him. When Charlie heard a nurse walking down the corridor, he had heightened sensory awareness and "knew" she was coming to his room. His grandmother told him to lie down and again stated he would be all right. As Charlie turned left and the three women faded from sight, he looked back at his pillow and saw himself laying there with his eyes closed. He heard his grandmother say "Go to sleep now" and felt himself falling into his body while hearing what sounded like a metal trash can being struck by a million volts of electricity. He felt the atoms of his body buzzing and vibrating. His eyes popped open as the nurse entered with a syringe, but he told her to get out and looked for his grandmother who was no longer there. Charlie also mentioned a prior experience in 1970 while in the US Army when he heard his grandmother's voice warn him to leave an area where he was standing. After moving, a helicopter crashed exactly where he had been standing, suggesting ongoing spiritual connection with his grandmother. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The appearance of deceased relatives in white robes bathed in bright light strongly aligns with biblical descriptions of the righteous in heaven. The restoration of his grandmother's amputated leg reflects the biblical promise of restored bodies in the resurrection. The message about "a plan" for Charlie echoes biblical teaching about God's purpose for each life. The heightened spiritual awareness and the dramatic re-entry into the physical body with electrical sensations align with biblical accounts of spiritual experiences. The protective warning from his grandmother in 1970 could represent the communion of saints or angelic protection described in scripture. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience contains traditional Christian elements of deceased believers appearing in glory, bodily restoration, and divine purpose without any contradictory teachings. |
5 | Hospital | 10 | 16 | 33 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Ruptured appendix with peritonitis requiring emergency surgery, serious condition per doctor | Saw aunt who died before his mother was born - impossible knowledge; grandmother's restored leg | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/18/2025 | 3 | 0 | Saw three deceased relatives | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||
| 696 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 967 Christine D NDE 2830 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1christine_d_nde.html | 1949 | 2006 | 4 | F |
Christine was only four years old in 1949 when she was gassed in her home and experienced clinical death. She went through a dark tunnel where she was spinning very fast but felt no fear. A bright light appeared at the tunnel's end, though not from any bulb or external source. When she stepped out, she encountered an elderly woman who scolded her, saying she should not be there yet. Christine believes this was her grandmother who had died when Christine was one year old. She saw many people dressed in white robes and experienced something extraordinary - as she looked at each person, she could see their entire life story, understanding what they did and how they felt when they did it. She suddenly knew everything about life, understanding what humans were supposed to do and why it needed to be done. The people communicated not with their mouths but telepathically with their minds. Among the many people in white robes, Christine saw a man in a red robe with long hair who was very beautiful. When this figure looked at her, she was instantly back in her house with firemen working on her. Despite being only four years old and having no knowledge of such concepts, she retained one crucial understanding from the experience: that all people are connected to one another and have one purpose on Earth. The experience brought her incredible joy, peace, contentment, and happiness. She felt united with the world and suddenly understood everything about the universe. When she tried to tell her mother about the experience, her mother did not believe her. Christine notes that a child of four would not know these things, which validates the reality of her experience. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The tunnel and bright light are common elements in Christian near-death experiences. The appearance of her grandmother and people in white robes aligns with biblical descriptions of the saints in heaven. The telepathic communication reflects spiritual communication described in scripture. The understanding of life's purpose and human interconnection could reflect biblical teachings about the body of Christ and divine purpose. The figure in the red robe with long hair who was "very beautiful" could represent Christ, as red symbolizes sacrifice and royalty in biblical tradition. Unbiblical elements: The ability to see everyone's complete life story and feelings resembles omniscience, which biblically belongs only to God. The concept that "we are all connected" could be interpreted as new age universal consciousness rather than biblical unity in Christ, though given her age and limited vocabulary, she may have been describing biblical concepts in simple terms. |
6 | Home | 10 | 8 | 20 | Moderate Evidence | 2 | Clinical death from gas exposure in home requiring resuscitation by firemen | Recognized grandmother who died when she was 1, telepathic communication | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/18/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw grandmother and people in robes | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 6 | |||||||||
| 697 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 825 Christine E NDE 2569 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1christine_e_nde.html | 1959 | 2006 | F |
Christine experienced a near-death event on November 1, 1959, during childbirth when she suffered a massive hemorrhage requiring blood transfusion. The persistent bleeding resulted from birth trauma and created a life-threatening situation. During this crisis, she found herself walking in a valley surrounded by white mist. Words came into her mind: "So this is the valley of the shadow..." referring to the biblical Psalm 23. The environment was filled with brilliant white light, as if the sun was shining behind clouds. The brightness was extremely intense but remarkably, she didn't need to shade her eyes, accepting it as normal. She was unable to see through the mist except for the brilliant light. While walking through this valley with seemingly all the time in the world, she experienced an intense curiosity about her surroundings. Christine then floated into the air and looked down at herself. A "still small voice" in the back of her mind said "we can't have this, there's a little girl I have to get back to." She recognized this voice as herself. She made a conscious decision to return, mentally "folding" into herself and re-entering her body. Throughout the experience, she was never frightened, only intensely curious. She felt incredible peace and pleasantness, and suddenly seemed to understand everything about the universe. Christine has since had other out-of-body experiences, including a second one during the birth of her second daughter. In that experience, she was in a dense forest sitting under a magnificent tree with someone in a dark hooded robe who talked with her. When he placed her hand on the tree bark, she blended with the tree and understood everything. She also developed telepathic communication abilities with her older daughter, being able to communicate "in pictures," though skepticism has since blocked this ability. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The reference to "the valley of the shadow" directly quotes Psalm 23:4, showing biblical awareness during the experience. The brilliant white light aligns with biblical descriptions of divine light and glory. The "still small voice" echoes the biblical description of God's voice to Elijah (1 Kings 19:12). The floating/ascending experience parallels biblical accounts of spiritual ascension. The incredible peace reflects the peace that passes understanding described in scripture. The conscious decision to return for her child shows sacrificial love consistent with biblical values. Unbiblical elements: The second experience of blending with a tree and "knowing everything" suggests pantheistic merger with nature rather than biblical distinction between Creator and creation. The telepathic abilities developed afterward, while not explicitly condemned in scripture, are not typical biblical spiritual gifts. The hooded figure in the forest who facilitated the tree-merging experience is ambiguous and could represent non-biblical spiritual teaching. |
5 | Hospital | 10 | 6 | 18 | Moderate Evidence | 2 | Massive hemorrhage during childbirth requiring blood transfusion | Out-of-body experience with self-observation, biblical references | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/18/2025 | 2 | 0 | Valley with white mist and brilliant light | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 7 | ||||||||||
| 698 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 901 Debra J NDE 2705 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1debra_j_nde.html | 1978 | 2006 | F |
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 days. During this time, she found herself standing before a council of thirteen non-human beings seated in large chairs, surrounded by gray mist. The central being was twice the size of the others. They questioned her telepathically about her life and how she had lived it, expressing displeasure. She felt completely exposed and terrified. They told her she would not remember most of the experience and decided to send her back because "You have to get it right." Upon returning to her body three days later, she experienced extreme dehydration, with her tongue stuck to the roof of her mouth. Despite severe physical trauma, she heard a voice urgently telling her to leave. As she attempted to escape, she saw two of Thornton's men approaching with what appeared to be a body bag. The voice commanded her to run, and she experienced being supernaturally transported two miles away to safety. She describes the beings as having non-human heads with large, pointed ears, existing in a gray misty environment with no actual light. The experience was characterized by confusion, dread, and fear rather than the typical peaceful NDE elements. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains several elements found in biblical accounts, including separation from the physical body, encountering otherworldly beings in a non-earthly realm, and a form of judgment or life review. The concept of being sent back to "get it right" could align with biblical ideas of purpose and divine timing. The supernatural protection and transportation she experienced during her escape could be interpreted as angelic intervention or divine protection mentioned throughout scripture. Unbiblical elements: The description of the council of thirteen beings with non-human appearance, large pointed ears, and their placement in a hierarchical structure differs significantly from biblical descriptions of divine judgment. The gray misty environment lacks the typical biblical imagery of heaven or divine realms. The beings' apparent displeasure and the statement "you have to get it right" suggests a works-based view rather than grace. The overall tone of fear, confusion, and dread contrasts with biblical accounts of believers' experiences with divine beings. The lack of any mention of God, Jesus, or recognizable biblical figures, combined with the alien-like description of the beings, raises concerns about the source and nature of this experience. |
2 | Other | 10 | 8 | 25 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Clinical death for three days following murder/forced overdose | Specific details about escape, supernatural transportation verified by her survival | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/18/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw attackers approaching with body bag | 1.00 | Low Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||||
| 699 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 898 Denise NDE 21249 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1denise_nde.html | 1990 | 2006 | F |
In 1990, Denise was driving after 2 AM when she hit a telephone pole, totaling her car. She was pronounced dead at the scene and remained clinically dead for twenty minutes before being resuscitated at the hospital. During this time, she experienced floating above her body, watching the firefighters working to save her. She could hear them saying she was gone and observed everything from above, seeing herself covered in blood. She began floating higher into clouds where she encountered many people, including deceased family members and others she somehow recognized despite not knowing them in life. There was a bright light that didn't hurt her eyes, and everyone was standing in the clouds smiling. She felt the most incredible peace - "the best peace you could ever wish for." She saw her father who had died when she was fourteen, who told her it wasn't her time and to go back, expressing his love for her. She then woke up in the hospital, where firefighters later joked about calling her "the walking dead." Following the experience, she developed precognitive abilities, with most of her dreams coming true, including a dream about a hurricane that hit Louisiana. She can sense when people are going to pass away and reports that spirits visit her home regularly. She states with certainty that "There is a Heaven! That I do know!" --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains many elements consistent with biblical accounts: the out-of-body experience and consciousness surviving bodily death aligns with the biblical view of the soul. Meeting deceased relatives, particularly her father, reflects the biblical concept of conscious existence after death. The bright light could represent divine presence, and the overwhelming peace aligns with biblical descriptions of God's presence. The clouds as a meeting place echo biblical imagery of heaven. Her certainty about heaven's existence affirms biblical teaching. Unbiblical elements: The development of psychic abilities, precognitive dreams, and sensing deaths contradicts biblical warnings against divination and fortune-telling (Deuteronomy 18:10-12). Regular spirit visitations to her home raise concerns about the source of these manifestations, as the Bible warns against consulting with spirits (Leviticus 19:31). While God can give prophetic dreams, the consistent predictive nature of her dreams resembles occult practices more than biblical prophecy. The absence of any mention of God or Jesus, despite the heavenly imagery, is notable. |
2 | Hospital | 10 | 12 | 32 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Clinically dead for 20 minutes, pronounced dead at scene | Specific observation of firefighters and their comments about her being gone | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/18/2025 | 2 | 1 | Heard firefighters declare her dead | 1.00 | Firefighters | Mixed Compatibility | 7 | |||||||||
| 700 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 873 Denny B NDE/ADC 31028 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1denny_b_nde.html | 1995 | 2006 | M |
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 a large city made of crystal light with colors of silver blue, white, and silver. He entered a large white dome at the end of the bridge where he sat while his guardian angels communicated telepathically with other beings seated around the dome's circumference. The beings discussed whether he should be admitted to the city and heavens or return to earth. While the consensus was that he should stay, a leader stood and told him he had free will to choose. Denny chose to return, stating "I have a daughter that must know who I am, and also earth is in a lot of darkness right now. They need as many people with good heartedness within them alive and on earth right now." Upon his decision, he felt renewed strength and was guided by four guardian angels. As he passed the city, he sent love from his heart and felt at least 10,000 hearts return that love to him. He woke up in ICU with birds unusually gathering on his window sill in winter. For three days in the hospital, he felt invisible angel wings on his back and sat up to avoid lying on them. The wings were the same silver-blue color as the city he had seen. After three days, the feeling disappeared. Despite continuing health challenges with diabetes and other diseases, he maintains that the experience taught him there is no hell for humans, only levels of heaven, and that death is less traumatic than being born. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains numerous biblical elements including guardian angels (Hebrews 1:14), a city of light reminiscent of the New Jerusalem (Revelation 21), a bridge that could represent transition to the afterlife, and divine beings in council. The concept of choosing to return for the sake of others reflects Christian service and sacrifice. The overwhelming love experienced aligns with God's nature (1 John 4:8). The unusual gathering of birds could be seen as a sign of divine presence in creation. Unbiblical elements: The claim that there is no hell contradicts clear biblical teaching about judgment and eternal separation from God (Matthew 25:46, Revelation 20:15). The statement that hell is only for Lucifer and fallen angels contradicts Jesus' teachings about human judgment. The concept of multiple levels of heaven, while mentioned by Paul (2 Corinthians 12:2), is presented here more like new age dimensional thinking. The emphasis on personal choice rather than God's sovereignty in life and death decisions shows a human-centered rather than God-centered perspective. |
4 | Hospital | 7 | 10 | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 5 | Diabetic crisis leading to comatose state for 3 days | Specific details about crystal city, dome, multiple beings, returned love from thousands | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/18/2025 | 1 | 0 | Birds gathering at hospital window in winter | 1.00 | Low Compatibility | 7 | ||||||||||
| 701 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 741 David K NDE 2444 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1david_k_nde.html | 1994 | 2006 | M |
In 1994, David, a homeless heroin addict in Philadelphia, overdosed in a Dunkin Donuts bathroom at 3 AM. His friends saw him and their jaws dropped as he collapsed. He was immediately transported to another plane of light, first white then bright purple. He traveled as waves of light energy alongside other guiding spirits who welcomed him with overwhelming love like a mother would. He felt a connection with them that had no origin. The spirits told him about a source energy that all spirits must pass through where one's true spirit is revealed. Despite being homeless and having committed crimes to support his addiction, the spirits showed him moments of kindness from his life that reflected his true nature. He felt pure and believed them completely. He was anticipating visiting the source energy because he felt he had important things to do, though he couldn't specify what. Before reaching the source, he felt the worst pain ever as he was ripped back into his body. He woke up in a hospital bed vomiting, shaking, sweating profusely, and extremely angry at the doctor, cursing him. The experience left him with the absolute knowledge that there is life after death with full awareness. Eleven years later, he still cries when thinking about what awaits on the other side and can channel the peace and love from that dimension. He describes feeling free with purpose there, in contrast to his hatred of existing in this world. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience of consciousness surviving bodily death aligns with biblical teaching about the eternal soul. The overwhelming love and peace experienced could reflect God's nature. The concept of one's true spirit being revealed parallels biblical ideas about God knowing our hearts (1 Samuel 16:7). The beings showing him his acts of kindness despite his circumstances reflects divine grace and the biblical principle that God judges the heart, not outward appearances. Unbiblical elements: The description of "source energy" rather than a personal God suggests new age or eastern religious influence. The concept of all spirits passing through this source energy for revelation differs from biblical judgment. The absence of any mention of God, Jesus, or need for salvation despite discussion of purity is concerning. The idea of having predetermined important things to do suggests a works-based purpose rather than grace-based salvation. The ongoing ability to "channel" peace and love from that dimension eleven years later resembles new age practices more than biblical spiritual disciplines. |
2 | Other | 10 | 8 | 18 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Heroin overdose leading to clinical death and resuscitation | Friends witnessed collapse, specific details about purple light and spirit communications | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/18/2025 | 0 | 0 | Mixed Compatibility | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 702 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 849 David M NDE 2614 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1david_m_nde_2614.html | 1994 | 2006 | M |
During a 1994 spinal fusion surgery, David's aorta was accidentally severed. He immediately knew he was dead and went up through the wall to the outside where he watched a helicopter land and unload a baby. Overwhelmed with grief about his children, he sobbed asking "who's going to take care of my kids?" A voice he didn't see responded, "Fear not for I will watch over them." This instantly filled him with the greatest warm feeling that sucked all fear out of him. A light appeared and he traveled toward it, eager to continue. Near the end he saw glowing people he knew were his deceased grandmother and father. Then suddenly he woke up in recovery, paranoid and insisting something had gone wrong. The doctor initially denied any complications. Six months later, during a checkup, David noticed a staple-like piece of metal on his x-ray. The doctor then admitted they had nearly lost him - his aorta was snipped, he was placed on a heart-lung machine, and it took about ten shocks to restart his heart after prolonged cardiac arrest. David was furious about being lied to, explaining that the deception had made him think he was going crazy. Since then, he has had three heart attacks and carries a marker on his repaired aorta. He now has prophetic dreams that come true quickly and has seen his future death with his son during what appears to be a catastrophic event with "fires coming from the sky." He is no longer afraid to die and is certain there is life beyond. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience strongly aligns with biblical themes. The voice saying "Fear not for I will watch over them" echoes numerous biblical passages where God or angels say "fear not" (Isaiah 41:10, Luke 2:10). The overwhelming peace and removal of fear reflects perfect love casting out fear (1 John 4:18). Seeing deceased relatives aligns with the communion of saints. The prophetic dreams could be considered a spiritual gift (1 Corinthians 12). The transformation from fear to faith reflects biblical conversion experiences. Unbiblical elements: While the experience is largely compatible with biblical teaching, the specific apocalyptic vision of fires from the sky and knowing his future death raises questions. Biblical prophecy typically serves to warn or encourage rather than reveal personal death details. The certainty about his specific future death could reflect fatalism rather than trust in God's sovereignty. However, these elements don't directly contradict scripture and could be interpreted within a biblical framework. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 15 | 37 | Exceptional Evidence | 12 | Aorta severed during surgery, heart-lung machine, multiple shocks to restart heart | Specific observation of helicopter and baby, verified surgical complications on x-ray | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 4/18/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw helicopter land and unload baby | 0.00 | Surgeon | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 703 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 920 David M NDE 2743 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1david_m_nde_2743.html | 1974 | 2006 | M |
In 1974, David was run over by a boat with the propeller cutting into his right chest. He lost consciousness from blood loss and lack of oxygen halfway to the hospital. He immediately saw the red ambulance lights and street lights while floating at the ceiling inside the ambulance, watching attendants remove him. He then found himself inside a bright white light that he associated with Jesus. He had a conversation with this being about whether it was his time to go. David expressed that he still had things to do - his wife and kids to raise. The instant the being agreed with him, he popped back into his body and woke up while they were working on him in the emergency room, surprising the medical staff. He also left his body during surgery, observing the doctor using long forceps in his chest saying "Just a minute, I found another one." The nurses later told him he had a big smile on his face when he woke up in the emergency room. The doctor confirmed he was "as dead as a person could be and still live." David describes the experience as loving, warm, and peaceful with no sense of time - "it just was." He states with certainty that there is life after death with full awareness, and references Jesus' words: "You believe because you saw, blessed are they who believe and have not seen." --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: This experience strongly aligns with biblical Christianity. The bright light being identified as Jesus reflects biblical descriptions of Christ as the light of the world (John 8:12). The conversation about whether it was his time echoes biblical concepts of God's appointed time for each person (Ecclesiastes 3:2). The loving, warm, peaceful presence aligns with biblical descriptions of being in God's presence. The reference to Jesus' words about believing without seeing (John 20:29) shows biblical knowledge and faith. The consciousness after clinical death supports the biblical view of the eternal soul. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience is remarkably consistent with biblical accounts, including the identification of the being as Jesus, the mutual agreement about returning to fulfill earthly responsibilities (particularly family care which aligns with 1 Timothy 5:8), and the lasting conviction about eternal life. The experience strengthened his faith and religious practice without introducing any non-biblical elements. |
5 | Ambulance | 10 | 12 | 32 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Propeller injury to chest, massive blood loss, clinical death confirmed by doctor | Specific observations in ambulance and surgery, doctor found additional injuries | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/18/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw removal from ambulance | 0.00 | Doctor and nurses | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 704 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 829 David Se NDE 2575 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1david_se_nde.html | 1979 | 2006 | M |
In June 1979, David was walking across a parking lot when a speeding van hit him and dragged him approximately 75 feet into a muddy lot adjoining a new strip mall. The van became stuck in the mud, then attempted to back up and run over him again but couldn't move. He grabbed onto the grill as he went down and was pulled about 70% under the vehicle. Despite the severity of the incident, he only received superficial wounds and a broken nose. The remarkable aspect of his experience is that he watched the entire event from the sidewalk, outside his body. He remembers standing there thanking God that the van became stuck and didn't take his life. Everything appeared very clear "like watching a movie on a big screen" and seemed to occur in slow motion. Things seemed louder, and areas outside his field of vision appeared very bright. After observing the incident from the sidewalk, he was suddenly back under the van and woke up at the local hospital. David felt the experience was a blessing from God showing it wasn't his time to die. He can recall it vividly decades later "like it happened yesterday." He continues to have occasional dreams with the same unusual clarity where everything appears crisper than normal. He felt happy and relieved to be alive, experiencing a sense of calm during the out-of-body observation. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience aligns with the biblical concept of the spirit being distinct from the body. David's immediate thanksgiving to God for preservation shows recognition of divine providence. His interpretation of the event as a blessing and message from God that it wasn't his time reflects biblical understanding of God's sovereignty over life and death (Psalm 139:16). The lasting spiritual impact and continued vivid recall could be seen as a divine encounter meant to strengthen faith. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience is simple and straightforward without any elements that contradict biblical teaching. While brief compared to other NDEs, it contains the essential element of consciousness existing outside the physical body, and David's immediate response was gratitude to God. The experience strengthened his faith without introducing any problematic spiritual concepts. |
5 | Other | 5 | 10 | 20 | Moderate Evidence | 5 | Hit by van, dragged 75 feet, life-threatening but not clinical death | Specific details about watching from sidewalk, van getting stuck, attempted second strike | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/18/2025 | 1 | 0 | Watched accident from sidewalk | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 4 | ||||||||||
| 705 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 850 Donna M NDE 2615/3196 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1donna_m_nde.html | 1968 | 1968-06-30 | 2006 | F |
During childbirth on June 30, 1968, Donna experienced cardiac arrest after turning gray. Multiple doctors rushed to the delivery room as nurses struggled to find a vein for injection. During this crisis, she encountered her deceased father who had passed away the previous month. He appeared on the left side of her doctor, showing deep concern. Donna felt incredible peace and wanted to go with him. She experienced an instantaneous life review where she understood everything about her life - all the good and not-so-good she had done and how it affected others. She felt she was doing "pretty good" in her self-judgment. She then received a clear message that it was not her time and she was needed to raise her children. When nurses told her to hold her baby, her father was gone. The experience left her without any fear of death, knowing there is no such thing as death but rather continuation. Twenty-two years later in 1990, she had another near-death experience during an arrhythmia episode where she again received a message that it wasn't her time and her husband needed her. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains several elements consistent with biblical accounts of the afterlife. The encounter with her deceased father aligns with biblical descriptions of consciousness after death and reunion with loved ones. The life review with moral self-judgment reflects biblical concepts of accountability for one's actions and their effects on others. The sense of incredible peace and joy matches descriptions of divine presence. The clear message about having a purpose and being needed reflects the biblical concept of God's sovereign timing and purpose for each life. The complete absence of fear of death afterward aligns with biblical promises about believers having victory over death. Unbiblical elements: The experience lacks explicit Christian references such as encountering Jesus, angels, or seeing heaven/hell. The self-judgment aspect, while containing moral evaluation, doesn't involve God or Christ as judge, which differs from biblical descriptions of divine judgment. The message about returning for her children, while purposeful, came from an unidentified source rather than explicitly from God or Jesus. The automatic nature of the life review without divine mediation is more aligned with near-death experience common elements than specific biblical accounts. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 8 | 28 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Clear cardiac arrest during childbirth with multiple medical personnel present | Encounter with recently deceased father, life review with specific insights about effects on others | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/18/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw herself turn gray | 0.00 | Doctor, nurses | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 706 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 959 Dr. Ralph H NDE 2820 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1dr_ralph_h_nde.html | 1997 | 1997-07-13 | 2006 | M |
Dr. Ralph H experienced ten cardiac arrests over twenty-four hours following coronary bypass surgery in July 1997. He had developed heart failure, pulmonary edema, and critically low blood pressure. During each arrest requiring defibrillation, he had the same repeating vision. He heard distant bagpipe music coming from what seemed like a PA speaker on the ceiling. The music grew clearer with Irish-sounding melody and singing. As the music filled the room, the physical room faded and he found himself standing fit and strong on a small hill overlooking rolling hills resembling Ireland or Scotland. A small man in kilts walked away playing bagpipes in a meadow below. Ralph was overwhelmed with indescribable emotions of love, peace, contentment, hope, and joy - feeling this was what he had pursued all his life. He wanted to follow the piper but thoughts of his wife and four teenage children held him back. On one occasion he told the man he would "come later." His vision included an ancient stone fence, rolling meadows, and a rocky shoreline with breaking waves. A "being of light" he identified as "The One nailed to the cross" pulled him back through a tunnel toward light where he met his deceased father who said "So, you have again played the fool!" He experienced unspeakable love in the Light which he identified as God, though the source was hidden by a sword. He was surrounded by beings with triangular faces in uttermost happiness before being sent back because his daughter needed him. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains strong Christian elements including explicit identification of Jesus as "The One nailed to the cross" who rescued him. The encounter with God as Light emanating infinite love aligns with biblical descriptions of divine presence. Meeting his deceased father suggests consciousness after death. The tunnel leading to light, the overwhelming love and joy, and beings in happiness resemble biblical paradise. The message about his daughter needing him reflects divine purpose and timing. His transformation from nominal to fundamentalist Christian demonstrates the life-changing impact consistent with genuine spiritual encounters. Unbiblical elements: The Celtic imagery of bagpipers and Irish/Scottish landscapes doesn't align with biblical descriptions of the afterlife. The triangular-faced beings are unusual and not found in scripture. The sword hiding God's face is peculiar as biblical accounts describe either direct encounters with God or being unable to see Him due to His glory, not physical barriers. The repetitive nature of the experience (ten identical visions) is atypical of biblical visions which tend to be unique events. |
2 | Hospital | 10 | 12 | 29 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Ten documented cardiac arrests requiring defibrillation | Celtic landscape details, deceased father encounter, specific dialogue recalled | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/18/2025 | 2 | 1 | Heard bagpipe music | 0.00 | Nurse Janice | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 707 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 923 Dr. Sahar NDE 16004 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1dr_sahar_nde.html | 2006 | F |
Dr. Sahar experienced severe abdominal pain and discovered she was one month pregnant. The next day, the pain returned severely like delivery pain, and she fainted at home. Her husband, also a doctor, quickly slapped her face to revive her. At the hospital, doctors discovered an ectopic pregnancy with a ruptured fallopian tube causing hemorrhage, requiring urgent surgery. During her brief faint at home, which her husband said lasted only two seconds, Sahar experienced going to another place with good weather and a lovely breeze. She felt calm and peace she had never experienced in life. She was talking with anonymous people for what seemed like a long time - months even. Though she doesn't remember what they discussed or who they were, she remembers being extremely happy with them. She felt very angry when her husband brought her back to consciousness, feeling this life was narrow, dirty, and disgusting. She wanted to return there and stay forever. The extreme time dilation - experiencing months in two seconds - left her unable to understand how so much happened in such brief time. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience of supernatural peace surpassing earthly understanding aligns with biblical descriptions of divine peace. The encounter with beings in a peaceful realm could represent paradise or Abraham's bosom where souls rest. The reluctance to return and viewing earthly life as inferior compared to the spiritual realm reflects Paul's statement about preferring to depart and be with Christ. The time dilation - months in seconds - demonstrates the eternal dimension where God exists outside temporal constraints. Unbiblical elements: The anonymous nature of the beings encountered lacks the biblical pattern of identification (angels, Christ, saints). No explicitly Christian elements like God, Jesus, or biblical imagery appear. The description of earthly life as "dirty and disgusting" could reflect an unbiblical devaluation of God's creation, though this might simply express the contrast between realms. The lack of any message, purpose, or spiritual insight differs from biblical visions which typically convey meaning. |
5 | Hospital | 5 | 4 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 2 | Life-threatening hemorrhage from ruptured ectopic pregnancy | Brief experience with peaceful place and beings, extreme time dilation | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/18/2025 | 1 | 1 | Time dilation experience | 1.00 | Husband (doctor) | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||||
| 708 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 757 Dominique NDE 2346 (Secondhand) | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1dominique_nde.html | 1990 | 2006 | M |
This secondhand account describes Dominique's NDE following a severe drunk driving accident in 1990. The narrator's cousin, an uneducated alcoholic with no interest in spiritual matters, had an experience that profoundly impacted him. After a violent crash that killed his friend, Dominique left his body and saw an "ugliness" emanating from his dead friend's corpse. He floated above the accident scene for an extended time, watching the ambulance arrive. He tried to follow the ambulance but couldn't return to his body. Upon reaching the hospital, he was pulled into a dark tunnel where he experienced a life review, feeling his good deeds amplified and overwhelming shame for the bad ones. He found himself in what he called Hell - floating above ground while multitudes of anguished, furious beings including people, dogs, and lions tried to pull him down. This was the most frightening experience of his life. A "being of light" he identified as "The One nailed to the cross" rescued him, pulling him back through a tunnel toward light. There he met his deceased father who jokingly scolded him. He experienced unspeakable love in the Light which he identified as God, though hidden by a sword. Beings with triangular faces surrounded him in happiness. His father told him his daughter needed him and he must return. The experience left him physically disabled for months but eventually recovering, now living on disability and saving money for his daughter. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience powerfully depicts both hell and heaven, consistent with biblical teaching. The hellish realm with tormented beings trying to drag others down aligns with biblical descriptions of separation from God. Jesus Christ explicitly identified as "The One nailed to the cross" rescuing him from hell matches the biblical gospel message. The life review with moral accountability, meeting deceased relatives, experiencing God's overwhelming love, and being given a purpose for return all align with biblical themes. The transformation from atheist to believer demonstrates genuine spiritual impact. Unbiblical elements: The triangular-faced beings in heaven have no biblical precedent. The sword hiding God rather than His glory is unusual. Dogs and lions in hell, while symbolic in scripture, aren't described as literal inhabitants. The ability to see "ugliness" emanating from the deceased friend's soul suggests a spiritual perception not typically described in scripture. Some elements like floating and extended out-of-body observation are more common to NDEs than biblical accounts. |
1 | Other | 10 | 14 | 31 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Fatal car accident with clinical death documented | Detailed hell and heaven experiences, specific beings and dialogue | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/18/2025 | 3 | 0 | Saw accident scene from above | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 9 | ||||||||||
| 709 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 921 Dominique S NDE 2745 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1dominique_s_nde.html | 1993 | 1993-11-11 | 2006 | 17 | F |
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 before lying down on a stone bench by the Limmat River, where she died watching ducks. She suddenly woke up terrified and disoriented, finding herself floating - not sitting, standing, or lying down. The world appeared veiled in grey. She could see the bridge where she was supposed to meet her boyfriend at 2:00 PM and confirmed he wasn't there yet (later verified). Consumed by fear, remorse, guilt and despair, she screamed but heard only her thoughts. Paramedics arrived working frantically on someone on the bench (her body). She tried desperately to communicate with them, getting in their faces, but they couldn't see or hear her - as if separated by glass. She flew up to the tree crowns crying without tears, feeling separated from everyone she loved. Hearing them call "Michele" (her ID's second name), she was suddenly sucked back into her body with overwhelming tightness, violent convulsions requiring restraints. She asked a paramedic why he didn't answer her earlier; he confirmed she was dead at 2:00. Mistaken for a drug addict, she was taken to police instead of hospital, suffering a second cardiac arrest before finally receiving proper medical care. The second death brought only complete darkness. She now cannot sleep without lights on. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience with clear consciousness after death aligns with biblical teaching about the soul's survival. The inability of living people to perceive her spirit state reflects the biblical separation between physical and spiritual realms. The overwhelming emotions of fear, remorse, and guilt could represent the beginning stages of judgment or conviction of sin. The experience led to lasting changes and new abilities, similar to biblical accounts of spiritual transformation. Her ability to help suicidal people with her testimony demonstrates redemptive purpose. Unbiblical elements: The complete absence of divine presence, angels, or spiritual guides contradicts biblical promises that believers are carried by angels at death. The grey, veiled world doesn't match biblical descriptions of either paradise or judgment. No God, Jesus, heaven, or hell appears - only isolation and fear. Being "trapped" between worlds without guidance opposes biblical teaching about immediate presence with the Lord or judgment. The second death bringing only darkness rather than renewed spiritual experience is concerning. Some reported psychic abilities afterward lean toward occult rather than biblical spiritual gifts. |
1 | Other | 10 | 18 | 38 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Strychnine poisoning with two documented cardiac arrests | Verified 2PM timeframe, detailed observations of paramedics, boyfriend absence confirmed | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/18/2025 | 3 | 2 | Saw boyfriend not at bridge at 2PM | 1.00 | Paramedics | Low Compatibility | 6 | |||||||
| 710 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 801 Don S NDE 21159 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1don_s_nde.html | 1974 | 1974-09-24 | 2006 | M |
Don S experienced a life-threatening internal hemorrhage twelve hours after being admitted for auto accident injuries in September 1974. Initially treated for lacerations and a cracked pelvis, he used crutches without proper adjustment. Around 2 AM, he woke sweating profusely with dangerously falling blood pressure, prompting the lone nurse to call for help. He passed out and slowly began seeing his hospital room from above, high enough to clearly view all four corners. The image slowly brightened like a movie fade-in. He watched himself in bed and observed the nurse repeatedly taking his blood pressure with great concern. He saw doctors burst in, with his friend arriving first followed by his personal physician. From above, he watched his friend wipe his ankle and make a cut with a scalpel, inserting a small tube while the other doctor stitched it. A nurse brought a bag of blood (his first time seeing blood bags rather than glass containers). He clearly observed the blood bag being connected to the tube in his ankle and his friend squeezing it forcefully. At that moment, his clear aerial view began sparkling intensely until everything went white. The white darkened and he was looking up at the ceiling from his bed, seeing both doctors at his foot. He was immediately rushed to surgery where they discovered his ribs had torn loose from the sternum, with jagged edges creating an inch-long gash in his aorta and ripping one lung. He had pumped himself dry, filling his chest cavity with blood, requiring ten pints to replace. The damage hadn't shown on initial x-rays as the ribs had jumped back into position. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience with maintained consciousness aligns with biblical teaching about the soul's existence independent of the body. The ability to perceive events from an impossible vantage point (aerial view of room) suggests spiritual sight beyond physical limitations. The experience occurred during a genuine life-threatening crisis where he nearly bled to death internally. The calm, emotionless observation from above could reflect the peace that comes with spiritual separation from physical suffering. Unbiblical elements: None identified. This is a straightforward evidential OBE without any religious or spiritual content that would conflict with biblical teaching. No beings, afterlife realms, or spiritual messages appeared. The experience focused entirely on veridical perception of medical procedures, making it evidentially valuable while remaining theologically neutral. |
5 | Hospital | 10 | 20 | 40 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Life-threatening internal bleeding from aortic tear, 10 pints blood loss | Detailed observations of specific medical procedures including ankle cut-down for blood transfusion | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/18/2025 | 3 | 1 | Saw room from above including all four corners | 0.00 | Two doctors, nurse | Highly Compatible | 4 | ||||||||
| 711 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 935 Florence O NDE 2765 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1florence_o_nde.html | 2001 | 2006 | F |
Florence experienced an accidental drug interaction in 2001 that led to clinical death. She was at home with her husband when she became aware she was dying seconds before it happened. Her husband caught her as she fell and held her body while screaming her name. She was clinically dead for approximately two minutes according to her husband's report. During her death, she observed the scene from way above her husband's head, watching him hold her body and yell at her to "get back here right now." She laughed at his futile attempts, thinking his yelling couldn't help since she wasn't in her body. She found herself moving backward through a tunnel when she realized where she was. At that critical moment, she thought "please don't let me die like this. Not like this," expressing concern about bringing shame to her family due to the circumstances of her death. The most remarkable aspect was her encounter with a woman in a yellow dress who grabbed her shoulder and waist, pushing her back into her body. She immediately opened her eyes and was looking at her husband. Nearly a year later, her uncle showed her old photos from a shoebox, and she identified the woman in the yellow dress as her grandmother's sister, Aunt Maggie, whom she had never met in life. This provided extraordinary veridical confirmation of her experience. Florence mentioned this was not her first NDE, having died previously as a child. She comes from a Native American family with intuitive abilities spanning generations. The experience left her unafraid of death and motivated to straighten up her life to join her family with pride. She changed her life around, pursuing psychology, and now associates only with people who "have it together." --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience and observation from above aligns with biblical accounts of the spirit's separation from the body (2 Corinthians 5:8). The tunnel experience corresponds to many biblical near-death accounts. The intervention of a deceased family member acting as a guide reflects the biblical concept of the communion of saints and the continued existence of souls after death. Her sense of family waiting for her echoes Jesus' promise of preparing a place (John 14:2-3). The transformation of life priorities and loss of fear of death reflects 1 Corinthians 15:55, "O death, where is your sting?" Her concern about dying with honor relates to biblical teachings about finishing well (2 Timothy 4:7). Unbiblical elements: The family's generational intuitive abilities and openness to these experiences, while not explicitly unbiblical, exist in a gray area. The Bible acknowledges spiritual gifts but warns against certain forms of divination. Her statement about being "born with intuitions" and the whole family having such abilities could be interpreted as either spiritual gifts or psychic abilities, depending on their nature and use. |
2 | Home | 7 | 18 | 35 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Clinical death from drug interaction lasting about 2 minutes, confirmed by husband but no medical monitoring | Extraordinary veridical element: identified deceased great-aunt Maggie from photo whom she had never met, specific yellow dress detail | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/18/2025 | 2 | 2 | Saw husband holding her body from above | 1.00 | Husband | Highly Compatible | 9 | |||||||||
| 712 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 861 Dustin M NDE 2635 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1dustin_m_nde.html | 1989 | 2006 | M |
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 condition worsened dramatically. With no heat in twenty-degree weather and only one blanket, he battled severe diarrhea and vomiting for one and a half days before passing out. His fiancée could find no pulse or heartbeat, and he had stopped breathing. She administered CPR and successfully revived him after a period of clinical death. During his unconscious state, Dustin experienced what he describes as either a hallucination or spiritual event where he spoke with a group of deceased family members. They greeted him warmly but quickly informed him that it wasn't his time to die. The encounter felt completely real and lucid to him, with clear communication occurring between him and his deceased relatives. Shortly after receiving this message, he experienced being pulled backward away from them as if attached to a tether. The return to his body was marked by a distinctive popping sound, like Eustachian tubes clearing, followed by his return to consciousness. He described the environment as having no surface tension under his feet and no sense of gravity, with a fluid background sound like waves in open sea. His vision during the experience showed his family members clearly while the surrounding area was blurred, creating a tunnel-vision effect. Behind his relatives was an illuminating unearthly light. The experience profoundly changed his religious views, moving him from conservative Christianity to a more liberal interpretation. He began studying the history of his faith, its politics, and self-editing, while maintaining belief in Christ's teachings but seeking knowledge beyond traditional church sources. He noted that his fear of death disappeared except for concerns about its effects on his family. He had previously been visited by deceased relatives and has had several paranormal experiences since, including successful attempts at meditation, astral projection, and remote viewing. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The encounter with deceased family members aligns with the biblical concept of the communion of saints and continued consciousness after death (Luke 16:22-23, Hebrews 12:1). Their message that "it wasn't your time" reflects biblical sovereignty over life and death (Ecclesiastes 3:2). The bright light behind the relatives corresponds to biblical descriptions of divine light. The pulling back with a tether-like sensation could represent the silver cord mentioned in Ecclesiastes 12:6. His maintained faith in Christ's teachings despite questioning organized religion shows spiritual growth rather than apostasy. Unbiblical elements: His subsequent involvement in astral projection, remote viewing, and attempts at out-of-body experiences represents a significant departure from biblical Christianity. These practices are associated with occultism and New Age spirituality, which scripture warns against. His earlier visitations by deceased relatives and ongoing paranormal experiences, while he views them positively, would be considered problematic from a traditional biblical perspective. His movement away from conservative Christianity toward incorporating extra-biblical sources of spiritual knowledge conflicts with sola scriptura principles. |
2 | Home | 7 | 8 | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | No heartbeat, no breathing detected by fiancée, successfully resuscitated with CPR | Encountered group of deceased family members with clear message, tunnel vision effect, distinctive sounds | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/18/2025 | 2 | 1 | Communication with deceased relatives | 0.00 | Fiancée (now wife) | Low Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||
| 713 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 744 Edwin A NDE 21085 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1edwin_a_nde.html | 1970 | 2006 | 4 | M |
Between ages three to five in the late 1960s or early 1970s, Edwin suffered from severe asthma attacks requiring emergency room visits almost every night. During one particular episode, he was rushed to the hospital where many doctors and nurses worked on him frantically. There was a sense of urgency as he stopped breathing, with medical staff in panic. He had a tube in his mouth with a funnel on the end, and doctors were pouring something into it while speaking with raised, urgent voices. Edwin's spirit rose to the ceiling of the hospital room, where he observed his body lying on a very high bed with all the medical staff working on him. Despite being a small child, he could see the entire room from an elevated perspective, including a wall division with a small window on the door. His family was on the other side of the wall, crying and fighting for position to look through the window at him. He stood on the floor yet could see high up onto the bed, higher than his normal height would allow. He calmly watched the frantic activity below. As he rose higher, he felt sad about his family's distress, but the sadness diminished as he elevated. He saw a pleasant light above and the entire ceiling became the sky with a trail of light leading upward. A Being stopped him - though no words were exchanged, everything was understood through feelings. He sensed this was a male figure whose face he couldn't see due to increasing brightness. The Being either gave him a choice to stay or go, or told him it wasn't his time (he cannot remember clearly which). He saw lots of colors like a rainbow as he approached the Being. He felt he didn't want his family to suffer his loss. His brother later provided partial confirmation that something serious happened to him that day, though he refused to discuss details. Edwin has never feared death and has always believed in the afterlife since this experience. He believes he was sent back for a purpose, though he doesn't yet know what that purpose is. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience watching medical intervention aligns with biblical accounts of spirit-body separation (2 Corinthians 12:2-3). The Being of light who communicates without words reflects biblical descriptions of divine encounters. The sky opening with trails of light corresponds to biblical visions of heaven opening (Acts 7:56). The rainbow colors around the Being echo Revelation 4:3's description of a rainbow around God's throne. His understanding that he has a purpose to fulfill on earth aligns with biblical teaching about God's plans for each person (Jeremiah 29:11). The loss of fear of death reflects 1 Corinthians 15:55. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience contains only elements consistent with biblical accounts - divine light, a heavenly being, concern for family, and a sense of divine purpose. There are no references to reincarnation, universal salvation, occult practices, or new age concepts. The communication through feelings rather than words aligns with Paul's description of "groanings too deep for words" in spiritual experiences (Romans 8:26). |
5 | Hospital | 7 | 14 | 25 | Strong Evidence | 4 | Severe asthma attack with apparent respiratory failure requiring emergency intervention | Detailed observation of room layout, wall division, family behind window, medical procedures, Being of light | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/18/2025 | 4 | 1 | Medical procedures from above | 0.00 | Older brother | Highly Compatible | 9 | ||||||||
| 714 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 779 Erick M NDE 2460 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1erick_m_nde.html | 2005 | 2005-10-03 | 2006 | M |
Erick experienced severe head and body pain for a week, becoming so intense he could not speak or hear. On October 3, 2005, approximately 10 PM, three hours after calling his family together, a doctor administered a serum injection. His pulse accelerated and body convulsed, leaving him unable to move. He then found himself observing his body from above, with his family gathered around the bed. His family later confirmed he was without vital signs during this time. The experience transported him to a dark place without borders where the pain completely disappeared. He felt incredibly light, unable to feel himself walking. He observed ten to twelve shadowy figures approaching him with a glow around them, and behind them was the reflection of a light. The entire experience was characterized by an absence of physical limitations and complete relief from his severe pain. His most significant veridical observation was seeing his own body lying on the bed with his family around him, viewing the scene from an elevated perspective outside his physical form. He specifically noted the positioning of family members around his bed and their emotional state during the crisis. This out-of-body perception occurred while he was without vital signs. The experience ended when he returned to consciousness in his body, with his pain returning. His family's confirmation of his lack of vital signs during the experience provides corroboration of the timing of his NDE during clinical death. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains several elements consistent with biblical accounts of death and the afterlife. The out-of-body experience aligns with Paul's description of being "absent from the body" (2 Corinthians 5:8). The presence of light and spiritual beings corresponds to biblical descriptions of angels and heavenly light. The complete relief from pain echoes Revelation 21:4 about no more pain in the afterlife. The dark place initially entered could represent the valley of the shadow of death from Psalm 23:4. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience does not contain references to reincarnation, universal salvation, or new age concepts. The shadowy figures are not described as spirit guides or ascended masters but simply as beings with a glow, which could be interpreted as angelic beings. The experience maintains focus on a singular transformative encounter without contradicting biblical theology. |
2 | Unknown | 7 | 6 | 20 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Patient was without vital signs as confirmed by family, suggesting cardiac arrest but no monitoring equipment mentioned | Out-of-body observation of his body and family arrangement around bed, but limited specific details provided | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/18/2025 | 1 | 1 | Saw own body and family from above | 1.00 | Family members | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||
| 715 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 876 Erika FS NDE 2591 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1erika_fs_nde.html | 1980 | 2006 | 6 | F |
At age six in 1980, Erika fell off a wash basin and struck her head on a bathroom heater. Simultaneously, a water glass from a shelf broke between the floor and her head, creating a life-threatening situation with head trauma and broken glass. The traumatic injury caused her to lose consciousness immediately after the impact. During her unconscious state, she experienced a profound out-of-body journey. She found herself walking along a pathway of stones, accompanied by someone who held her hand. The companion wore a white tunic, and she walked on his left side. Together they moved toward a resplendent, very white light. Throughout this journey, she felt no fear, only peace and a sense of being guided. She could not see the face of her companion but was aware of his protective presence. The most significant aspect was her observation of the pathway and the brilliant white light they were approaching. She maintained clear visual awareness of the stone path beneath her feet and the luminous destination ahead. The experience had a quality of heightened reality, with vivid sensory details of the path and light. She noted the specific position of walking on the left side of her white-robed companion. The experience ended abruptly when she heard her mother's voice calling her. Upon hearing this earthly summons, she turned back and immediately awakened, returning to physical consciousness. The experience left her with lasting memories and possible hearing loss in one ear, though she cannot confirm if the hearing loss resulted from the accident. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience strongly aligns with biblical imagery of the afterlife. The white-robed figure guiding her recalls biblical descriptions of angels in white garments (Mark 16:5, Acts 1:10). The pathway of stones suggests the narrow path to life mentioned by Jesus in Matthew 7:14. The brilliant white light corresponds to descriptions of God's glory and the light of heaven (Revelation 21:23). The peaceful, fearless state during the journey reflects Isaiah 43:1, "Fear not, for I have redeemed you." The companion holding her hand echoes Psalm 73:23, "You hold me by my right hand." Unbiblical elements: The second experience she describes involving visions triggered by music, seeing a car accident, and feeling physical sensations appears more psychic in nature and less aligned with biblical accounts. However, this appears to be a separate phenomenon from her childhood NDE. The NDE itself contains no explicitly unbiblical elements such as reincarnation, universal salvation, or new age concepts. |
5 | Home | 5 | 8 | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 2 | Head trauma from fall and broken glass, life-threatening for a 6-year-old but no medical documentation mentioned | Specific details about stone pathway, companion in white tunic on her right, brilliant white light | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/18/2025 | 2 | 0 | Stone pathway observation | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 716 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 889 Esteban FR NDE 2670 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1esteban_fr_nde.html | 1995 | 1995-02-05 | 2006 | M |
Esteban, a theoretical physicist and professor, experienced a heart attack on February 5, 1995, while in the intensive care unit of a hospital in Granada, Spain. After feeling ill in Madrid and returning to his office, he was hospitalized with chest pressure and rapid pulse. At approximately 6 PM, despite nitro drip and other interventions, his heart stopped as the attack progressed. He remained without heartbeat or breathing for more than two and a half minutes, with brain activity ceasing after ten seconds without blood flow. At the moment his heart stopped and his back hit the mattress, he instantaneously disconnected from his body. He experienced overwhelming fulfillment, weightlessness, and found himself alive with incredible peace and wellbeing. He understood with absolute clarity that he had died and was free from all physical burden. In this state, he felt immense love for all beings with no possibility of rancor - a perfect state of existence. Time and space had no meaning, which particularly struck him as a physicist. Images of his wife and children came to him but caused no distress, as he understood the eternal wonder awaiting them made earthly concerns insignificant. His primary observation was hearing a woman's voice with a Valencian accent saying, "He's coming back, he's coming back!" as he returned to his body. Upon opening his eyes, he observed doctors surrounding him with defibrillation paddles and various medical equipment used in resuscitation. He experienced both grief and anguish upon returning to his body, not wanting to leave the marvelous state he had been in. The experience profoundly impacted his life. As a theoretical physicist, the sensation of existing outside space-time particularly amazed him. He wrote a book about his experience and gave conferences, including one at the Real Casino of Madrid in October 2005. He created a charitable institution (now a foundation) and concluded that love is the only important thing we can take from this life. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: Esteban's experience strongly aligns with biblical teachings about the afterlife. His immediate consciousness after physical death confirms 2 Corinthians 5:8 about being "absent from the body, present with the Lord." The overwhelming peace and love he experienced reflects the biblical promise of perfect peace in God's presence. His understanding that earthly concerns become insignificant echoes Matthew 6:19-20 about storing treasures in heaven rather than earth. His conclusion that love is paramount aligns perfectly with 1 Corinthians 13 and Jesus' teaching that love is the greatest commandment. His loss of fear of death mirrors 1 Corinthians 15:55, "O death, where is your victory?" Unbiblical elements: None identified. As a Catholic, Esteban interprets his experience within a Christian framework. He specifically references God as love and understands the soul as made in God's image. His experience contains no reincarnation, universal salvation apart from Christ, or new age concepts. His scientific perspective actually strengthens rather than contradicts his faith-based interpretation. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 12 | 32 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Clear cardiac arrest in ICU with monitoring, over 2.5 minutes without heartbeat | Heard specific voice with Valencian accent, saw defibrillation equipment and medical team | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/18/2025 | 2 | 1 | Heard voice during return | 0.00 | ICU medical team | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 717 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 945 FS NDE 21336 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1f_s_nde.html | 1973 | 2006 | 4 | F |
At approximately four years old in 1973, FS was left at an unfamiliar house with an elderly woman who had angina. While her sister was babysitting, she found and consumed what she thought were sweets but was actually a full bottle of angina tablets. After her parents questioned her about the empty medicine bottle, she lost consciousness. Her heart stopped beating, constituting clinical death from the medication overdose. She awakened to find herself standing on the floor looking up at her body on a very high hospital bed. A tube was in her mouth with a funnel on the end, and doctors and nurses were frantically working on her, pouring something into the tube. Their voices were raised with a sense of urgency, people moving quickly and looking worried. Despite being a small child standing on the floor, she could see high up onto the bed at a height her normal stature wouldn't allow. She observed everything in color and with remarkable clarity. Her most significant observations included seeing the entire room layout including a wall division, with her family on the other side crying and looking through a small window on the door. They were fighting for position to look through the window at her. She maintained a calm observational state while watching the medical team hurriedly work on her body. The ability to see both inside the room and perceive her family's actions outside demonstrated an expanded visual perspective impossible from her physical body's position. This vivid image remained with her throughout life like a short film, though she didn't understand what had happened until her teenage years when her mother told her about the incident. A psychic medium later independently told her she had passed over briefly as a young child, providing unexpected external validation of her experience. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience aligns with biblical descriptions of the spirit's ability to separate from the physical body, as suggested in 2 Corinthians 12:2-3 where Paul describes being "caught up" whether in body or out of body. The calm, peaceful observation despite the crisis reflects the peace that surpasses understanding (Philippians 4:7). The expanded perception and ability to see beyond normal physical limitations could relate to spiritual sight mentioned throughout scripture. The child's lack of fear during apparent death echoes Psalm 23:4 about fearing no evil in the valley of the shadow of death. Unbiblical elements: The mention of a psychic medium providing confirmation introduces a problematic element from a biblical perspective. Scripture warns against consulting mediums (Leviticus 19:31, Deuteronomy 18:10-12). While the NDE itself contains no unbiblical elements, seeking or receiving validation from a psychic medium conflicts with biblical teaching. However, this consultation occurred years after the experience and doesn't affect the nature of the NDE itself. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 14 | 28 | Strong Evidence | 4 | Clinical death from medication overdose, heart stopped beating in hospital | Detailed observation of medical procedures, room layout, family behind window, elevated perspective | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/18/2025 | 3 | 1 | Medical procedures observation | 0.00 | Mother | Moderately Compatible | 5 | ||||||||
| 718 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 927 G M NDE 21295 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1g_m_nde.html | 2000 | 2006 | F |
After moving to a new city, G M went to meet friends on their boat at the quay. Following an argument with her partner who walked off, she ran after him on the wooden walkway. She experienced a sudden blackness and found herself floating and sinking simultaneously in pitch darkness. She then observed herself from above and slightly to the left, looking peaceful while floating on the water. Her friends heard something, found her floating unconscious with blue lips, and had to revive her. The experience of watching herself drown has stayed with her permanently. G M reported feeling neither cold nor wet during the experience, just a floating and sinking sensation. She saw herself from an out-of-body perspective, observing her physical form in the water. Her friends confirmed finding her floating on top of the water with blue lips and unconscious, requiring resuscitation efforts that took approximately five minutes before she recovered completely. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: This experience contains several elements consistent with biblical accounts of near-death experiences. The out-of-body experience where G M observed herself from above aligns with descriptions of the spirit separating from the physical body. The sense of peace she felt while observing herself is consistent with biblical accounts of spiritual experiences. The pitch-black darkness she initially experienced could represent a transitional state or the valley of the shadow of death mentioned in Psalm 23. Her survival and return to life after being found unconscious mirrors biblical accounts of divine preservation. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience lacks any overtly unbiblical elements such as reincarnation, new age concepts, or contradictions to scripture. There is no mention of spirit guides, universal salvation, or works-based salvation. The experience appears to be a straightforward out-of-body experience during a life-threatening drowning event without any theological complications. |
5 | Other | 5 | 8 | 20 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Clear drowning incident with loss of consciousness, blue lips indicating hypoxia | Observed herself floating with blue lips, which friends confirmed finding | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/18/2025 | 1 | 1 | Saw herself floating on water from above | 1.00 | Friends on boat | Highly Compatible | 4 | |||||||||
| 719 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 760 Gabe G NDE 2470 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1gabe_g_nde.html | 1964 | 2006 | M |
Gabe G lost consciousness from an overdose of asthma medicine as a child in 1964. He felt his spirit leave through the top of his head like removing a hand from a glove. His spirit descended through the floor and deep into the earth until reaching a large cavern of total darkness where he could still see clearly. In this dark cavern, he encountered a fluorescent orange spider the size of an automobile tire with a human head. Through telepathy, he learned this being was called a "watcher" from the time of Adam and Eve, imprisoned in this cave/jail for crimes against God and humanity. The spider and its companions (snakes, scorpions with human heads, all glowing different colors according to their transgressions) threatened to torment him for eternity. Frozen in fear, Gabe covered his eyes and called out "God help me" telepathically, immediately flying up through the cave ceiling and returning to his body. The experience profoundly changed his life, giving him spiritual gifts including understanding, wisdom, knowledge, and healing abilities mentioned in the Bible. He learned through subsequent revelation that this place was not hell but "the place for the spirits that are in prison" mentioned in Revelation 20:7, awaiting judgment. The beings he encountered were fallen watchers who had rebelled against God and humanity during the time of Adam and Eve. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: This experience strongly aligns with biblical accounts of spiritual warfare and imprisoned fallen beings. The "watchers" directly correspond to the Nephilim and fallen angels mentioned in Genesis 6 and the Book of Enoch. The prison for spirits awaiting judgment matches Revelation 20:7 and 2 Peter 2:4 descriptions of fallen angels held in chains of darkness. The immediate divine response to his prayer ("God help me") demonstrates biblical prayer efficacy. The spiritual gifts received afterward align with 1 Corinthians 12 spiritual gifts. The telepathic knowledge and understanding of these beings' crimes reflects biblical accounts of spiritual discernment. Unbiblical elements: None identified. While the imagery is disturbing (human-headed creatures), this aligns with biblical descriptions of demonic beings and judgment. The experience contains no reincarnation, new age concepts, or universal salvation themes. The clear distinction between good (God's intervention) and evil (imprisoned beings) maintains biblical orthodoxy. |
5 | Home | 3 | 6 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 2 | Overdose of asthma medicine causing loss of consciousness | Detailed observation of spiritual prison realm with specific beings | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/18/2025 | 2 | 0 | Encountered imprisoned spiritual beings called watchers | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||||
| 720 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 805 Gail D NDE 2529 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1gail_d_nde.html | 1975 | 2006 | F |
During a violent home invasion around 1975, Gail D was attacked, gagged, beaten, and raped in her bedroom at her parents' house. She stopped breathing and believes she was dead for several minutes. During this time, she found herself in a rowboat on a very still lake in darkness, observing herself calmly without fear or emotion. She could see purple silhouettes on mountains suggesting an approaching sunrise, creating a beautiful and peaceful scene. She then heard her mother and her two-year-old daughter calling her name, but her daughter's voice was that of an adult. This caused her body to move rapidly through an air current toward a bright light and a beach where she saw her mother and daughter (now grown) standing. This vision pulled her back to life. The aftermath was severe - she was bound, gagged, severely bruised, and required emergency medical treatment at Newark's rape crisis unit. The experience profoundly changed her perspective on life, transforming her from suicidal to appreciating life's precious nature. She developed psychic abilities including prophetic dreams and intuitive card reading abilities. The precognitive vision of her daughter as an adult gave her purpose and showed her what was most important in life. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains several biblical elements including the out-of-body experience during clinical death, the peaceful otherworldly realm (lake and mountains), and the transformative life changes afterward. The bright light she moved toward aligns with biblical descriptions of divine light. The voice calling her back could represent divine intervention through loved ones. Her subsequent spiritual gifts of prophecy and intuition align with spiritual gifts mentioned in 1 Corinthians 12. The complete transformation from suicidal to life-affirming reflects biblical themes of redemption and renewal. Unbiblical elements: The development of tarot card reading abilities represents a problematic element as divination is explicitly forbidden in scripture (Deuteronomy 18:10-12). While prophetic dreams are biblical, using tarot cards for fortune-telling contradicts biblical teachings. The precognitive vision, while not inherently unbiblical (as prophetic visions appear in scripture), when combined with card reading suggests a mixing of biblical and occult practices that scripture warns against. |
5 | Home | 5 | 10 | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Violent assault causing breathing cessation, believed dead for minutes | Precognitive vision of daughter as adult, heard adult voice of 2-year-old daughter | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Bound and gagged | 4/19/2025 | 2 | 1 | Precognitive vision of daughter as adult | 0.00 | Brother, parents | Mixed Compatibility | 7 | ||||||||
| 721 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 858 Gary A NDE 2630 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1gary_a_nde.html | 1966 | 2006 | M |
Gary A experienced an NDE during the first Hong Kong flu outbreak in 1966 when his temperature reached 106 degrees. His mother was tapping the thermometer in disbelief when he entered a black void and began traveling toward an almost globe-like bubble of light that he knew contained all knowledge. While traveling through the dark void toward this intensely attractive light, he became aware of three other entities accompanying him. The closest entity was positioned with its upper self at his waist level, a second entity below that, and a third entity further below. The first entity communicated telepathically with incredible love and compassion, telling Gary it was not his time and he had a very long life to live. The love and sincerity from this being was so overwhelming that despite his urgency to reach the light, Gary accepted the message and returned. This experience profoundly impacted his life, leading him to live somewhat recklessly believing he had a long life ahead. After a major accident in the 1990s where he called out to God three times and survived against impossible odds, he realized "long life" didn't guarantee quality of life and became more careful. The signature feeling of love from the entity remains with him, and he anticipates meeting this being again where time does not count. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains strong biblical elements including the globe of light representing divine knowledge and presence, consistent with descriptions of God as light (1 John 1:5). The three accompanying entities could represent angels or divine messengers. The telepathic communication of love and compassion aligns with biblical descriptions of divine love. The message about his life purpose and predetermined lifespan reflects biblical concepts of divine sovereignty and purpose (Psalm 139:16). His calling out to God during later danger and being preserved demonstrates biblical prayer and divine protection. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience maintains biblical orthodoxy throughout, with clear divine authority over life and death, angelic-type beings serving as messengers, and no contradictory theological elements present. |
5 | Home | 5 | 6 | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Hong Kong flu with 106-degree fever, life-threatening condition | Globe of light containing all knowledge, three entities with telepathic communication | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/19/2025 | 1 | 0 | Encountered three entities during journey toward light | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||||
| 722 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 925 Francis McG NDE 2750 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1francis_mcg_nde.html | 2007 | 2007-01-15 | 2006 | M |
Francis McG suffered a severe car accident where his head bent the steering wheel in half, resulting in a fractured skull (part 3 lumbar fracture) and fractured back. During an 8-hour surgery, while conscious but unable to communicate, he experienced unbearable pain as surgeons sawed into his head. When the surgeon noted he wasn't deep enough under anesthesia, Francis's NDE began. He saw a grey cloud form overhead with a huge hand reaching down to hold him. His deceased grandmother and Uncle John (dead 10-15 years) appeared, with his grandmother saying in Irish "A Gra, you will be fine." He then floated out of his body and observed the surgery, seeing calipers on his head and his flesh pulled down. He heard a surgeon say, "It's such a shame, so young for all this to happen." He tried to interact with them but couldn't be heard. After being pulled into a void, he was taunted by dark entities trying to convince him to join them. Two beings of light rescued him, taking him through a colorful tunnel to meet a being of light who showed him his life review, including seeing his girlfriend's hidden pain. He was shown armies of angels fighting darkness, a city in silver and gray, and prayers from Earth appearing as an inferno of light. The being of light told him his time wasn't up and sent him back for himself, with Francis promising to spread the message of love. He awoke from a two-month coma blind and in a wheelchair but completely accepting of his condition. His vision eventually returned, and he regained the use of his legs. Twenty years later, he used his experience to comfort his dying father, telling him exactly what to expect. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: This experience contains numerous biblical elements including angels as beings of light (Hebrews 1:14), the life review similar to judgment scenes, armies of angels fighting spiritual warfare (Ephesians 6:12), and prayers ascending from Earth (Revelation 8:3-4). The grandmother and uncle appearing aligns with the communion of saints. The being of light's emphasis on love matches 1 Corinthians 13. The dark entities represent demonic forces trying to claim souls. The transformation and acceptance afterward demonstrate fruits of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23). Unbiblical elements: The being of light telling jokes and Francis asking "Who pays for the electricity?" introduces inappropriate levity to divine encounters not found in scripture. The statement "there is no hell, only darkness" contradicts clear biblical teaching about hell as a place of torment (Matthew 25:46, Revelation 20:10). The suggestion that his return was "for yourself" rather than for God's purposes contradicts biblical teachings about divine purpose. |
3 | Hospital | 10 | 18 | 38 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Car accident with skull fracture, 8-hour brain surgery documented | Saw specific surgical details: calipers, flesh pulled down, heard surgeon's exact words about youth | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | Calipers on head during surgery | 4/19/2025 | 2 | 1 | Observed surgical procedure from outside body | 1.00 | Surgical team | Moderately Compatible | 9 | |||||||
| 723 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 778 Francisco S NDE 2449 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1francisco_s_nde.html | 2005 | 2005-10-08 | 2006 | M |
Francisco S suffered a respiratory arrest five days after being bitten by a coral snake (micrurus lemniscatus) when his left lung collapsed. The next scene he remembered was observing an intense blue color like the sky while descending in a slow spiral until arriving at the bottom of total darkness. At the bottom of this darkness, there was a brilliant light that gradually became more and more brilliant, giving him an indescribable sensation of peace. He then saw his grandfather who had died in March 2005, who asked him with great tranquility if he was fine there. Francisco told him he wanted to come back, and his grandfather responded, "Then, get out of here; this is no place for you." After that, Francisco started turning around in a foggy environment and returned to his body. He began hearing the doctors' voices unclearly at first, then more clearly as he realized they were fighting to make him breathe. Only at that moment did he realize he had left his body. The experience left him more peaceful and serene about life, understanding that it hangs by a thread. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains several biblical elements including the out-of-body experience during clinical death, the brilliant light representing divine presence (1 John 1:5), and encountering a deceased relative which aligns with the communion of saints concept. The grandfather's role as a guide who sends him back reflects divine timing over life and death. The profound peace experienced aligns with Philippians 4:7 "peace that surpasses understanding." The transformation toward greater serenity and appreciation for life reflects spiritual renewal. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience maintains biblical orthodoxy throughout. The grandfather's message to return aligns with divine sovereignty over life and death. No new age concepts, reincarnation, or contradictions to scripture are present. |
5 | Hospital | 7 | 4 | 18 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Coral snake bite causing lung collapse and respiratory arrest on day 5 | Blue spiral descent, brilliant light, deceased grandfather encounter | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/19/2025 | 1 | 1 | Saw deceased grandfather who had died earlier that year | 0.00 | Medical team | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||
| 724 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 837 Freda S NDE 2588 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1freda_s_nde.html | 2004 | 2004-07-17 | 2006 | F |
Freda S, a registered nurse, experienced an NDE on July 17, 2004, due to ruptured cerebral aneurysms with subarachnoid bleeding. While unconscious with her brain swelling, she saw beams of light and initially wondered if she was dead, looking for the tunnel that everyone describes. Finding no tunnel, she walked toward the light for what seemed like a long time. She encountered her deceased father with his arms outstretched, her deceased niece who had been killed in an auto accident years earlier, and a coworker who had died from breast cancer, sitting and smiling at her. There was also an older woman in period clothing from the 1800s - a long black dress with full white apron and white bonnet - whose face was turned away. When Freda reached out to turn her around to see her face, the experience ended. She woke up in the neurological intensive care unit remembering her entire journey. The experience transformed her from someone who didn't believe in NDEs despite hearing patient accounts, to someone with strong spiritual beliefs who prays daily and no longer swears. She no longer fears death, telling her physicians, "I know where I'm going. I have been there." --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains strong biblical elements including beams of divine light, encountering deceased loved ones which aligns with the communion of saints, and profound spiritual transformation. The complete change in religious practice - daily prayer and changed behavior - demonstrates fruits of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23). Her loss of fear of death reflects 1 Corinthians 15:55 "O death, where is your victory?" The peaceful acceptance and joy align with biblical accounts of heaven. The mysterious woman in period clothing could represent an ancestor or spiritual guide. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience maintains complete biblical orthodoxy. The transformation from skeptic to believer with changed lifestyle reflects biblical conversion. No new age, reincarnation, or occult elements are present. |
2 | Hospital | 10 | 4 | 21 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Ruptured cerebral aneurysms with subarachnoid bleed in neurological ICU | Saw deceased father, niece, coworker, and mysterious woman in 1800s clothing | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/19/2025 | 2 | 0 | Encountered multiple deceased individuals | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 5 | |||||||||
| 725 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 872 Graham M NDE 2659 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1graham_m_nde.html | 2002 | 2006 | M |
Graham collapsed on a bus and could not be revived by his wife, a nurse, who performed resuscitation attempts including knuckle to sternum. He was unconscious for 7-10 minutes according to paramedics who found no abnormalities upon arrival. During his NDE, Graham was drawn to a joyous white light and traveled upward through a layer of personalities with comet-like tails. He entered a space where he was tended by silver, featureless beings with thin limbs and inverted conical heads who communicated telepathically. They told him he could stay if he wished, and though tempted by the ecstatic feeling, he chose to return. The white light remained in his peripheral vision for two hours after the event. Graham experienced overwhelming joy and a sense of understanding everything about the universe. The beings appeared to be 'servants' of the light. His subjective experience lasted about 30 minutes while objective time was 7-10 minutes. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains several elements consistent with biblical accounts including an encounter with otherworldly beings who could be interpreted as angelic servants, a brilliant mystical light that brought joy and peace, telepathic or spiritual communication beyond normal human abilities, and a choice about whether to remain or return to earthly life. The overwhelming feelings of joy, peace, and unity with the universe align with descriptions of divine presence. The concept of servants of the light could correspond to angelic beings serving God. Unbiblical elements: The description of the beings as silver, featureless creatures with inverted conical heads and thin limbs differs significantly from biblical descriptions of angels, who typically appear as men or in glorified human form. The absence of any mention of God, Jesus, judgment, or spiritual evaluation is notable. The subjective time distortion and the light remaining in peripheral vision for hours after the event are not typical biblical elements. No specific divine message or purpose was communicated beyond personal choice. |
2 | Other | 10 | 8 | 28 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Clinical death with cessation of breathing/heart function for 7-10 minutes, unable to be revived by nurse | Limited specific veridical content, mainly mystical/spiritual observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/19/2025 | 1 | 1 | Encountered silver beings who communicated telepathically | 0.00 | Wife (nurse) | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 726 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 859 Greta J NDE 2631 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1greta_j_nde.html | 2006 | F |
Greta was swimming in a lake with her brothers when she attempted to swim to a stump and back. Not being a strong swimmer, she began going under halfway through the journey. Initially very frightened, she suddenly experienced peace as she began floating in what felt like a tunnel or tube going upward toward a brilliant white light. She felt incredible peace and wanted to go to the light before her brother rescued her. Remarkably, she cannot remember the fear from drowning but vividly recalls the intense pleasure from the tunnel experience. The experience included classic NDE elements of a tunnel, brilliant mystical light, incredible peace and joy, and a sense of harmony with the universe. She understood everything about the universe during the experience. Her son later displayed unusual spiritual awareness at age 3, spontaneously praising God without religious upbringing. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience strongly aligns with biblical themes including a tunnel passage that could represent transition from earthly to spiritual realm, a brilliant white light consistent with divine presence, overwhelming feelings of peace and joy as described in divine encounters, and a sense of understanding universal truths. The complete absence of fear and replacement with peace mirrors biblical promises about death for believers. Her young son's spontaneous praise of God years later could suggest divine influence on the family. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience contains only classic NDE elements without any contradictory spiritual claims, reincarnation references, or new age concepts. No beings were encountered that could be evaluated for biblical consistency. |
5 | Other | 7 | 6 | 20 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Near-drowning experience with loss of consciousness | Classic tunnel and light experience but no specific veridical observations of physical world | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/19/2025 | 1 | 1 | Saw tunnel and brilliant white light | 0.00 | Brother | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||||
| 727 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 867 Hanz J NDE 2646 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1hanz_j_nde.html | 2006 | March 27, 2006 | 2006 | M |
Hanz experienced a severe allergic reaction on March 27, 2006, resulting in clinical death. He flat-lined twice for two minutes each time, with paramedics breaking ribs during resuscitation. According to witnesses, he was unconscious for approximately 25 minutes total, changing colors from light brown to blue to grey and back. During his NDE, though brief, he saw a silhouette of a woman in black with patent leather shoes and black lace, whom he knew to be his grandmother who had died before he was born. There was a faint light behind her but no tunnel, though he understood how people might perceive it as such. His grandmother appeared as a barrier, sending him back. The experience gave him a peaceful feeling that has never wavered and a sense of having unfinished purpose. He experienced a unity with the world and understanding of everything about the universe. Coincidences increased significantly after the experience. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience includes consciousness during clinical death, consistent with the biblical concept of the soul's survival. The encounter with a deceased relative (grandmother) aligns with biblical accounts of recognition in the afterlife. The light, though faint, could represent divine presence. The sense of being sent back for a purpose mirrors biblical themes of divine mission. The lasting inner peace and changed values reflect spiritual transformation. The barrier preventing further progression could represent divine boundaries between life and death realms. Unbiblical elements: None explicitly present. While the grandmother acts as the agent sending him back rather than God or Jesus, this doesn't necessarily contradict scripture as God could work through deceased believers. The absence of explicit divine figures or judgment is notable but not contradictory. |
1 | Ambulance | 10 | 12 | 32 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Clinical death with cardiac arrest, flat-lined twice for 2 minutes each, documented by paramedics | Specific recognition of grandmother never met, accurate observation of color changes during death | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/19/2025 | 2 | 2 | Saw grandmother who died before his birth | 0.00 | Paramedics | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 728 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 740 HB NDE 2445 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1hb_nde.html | 1994 | 2006 | F |
HB experienced an allergic reaction in 1994 at a friend's house, collapsing in the bathroom with cessation of breathing for 3-4 minutes. She heard herself fall but was conscious of being upright in total darkness. Taking a step to her left, she entered a sun-lit beautiful place with happy, busy people and many children. Her deceased grandfather appeared with his arm around her, showing her a building with children. She was told she could stay if she wished but heard a voice say "You will remember nothing of this" before being pulled back. Upon return, she experienced complete stillness, then breathing felt like the universe expanding within her. Friends' voices initially had no sound though lips moved, then sound suddenly returned mid-sentence. The other world contained beautiful landscape with grass, flowers, water and trees. She felt incredible joy, rightness, calm, love, and unity with the universe, understanding everything. The experience changed her perspective on death permanently. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience strongly aligns with biblical themes including consciousness after death, encounter with deceased relatives in a paradise-like setting, beautiful otherworldly landscapes reminiscent of heavenly descriptions, overwhelming joy and peace in divine presence, choice about remaining or returning suggesting divine sovereignty over life and death, and lasting spiritual transformation. The presence of many children could reflect Jesus' teaching about children and the kingdom of heaven. The grandfather's loving presence aligns with biblical reunion concepts. Unbiblical elements: The voice saying "You will remember nothing of this" contradicts the fact that she did remember, and doesn't align with biblical patterns where divine encounters are meant to be remembered and shared. The absence of God, Jesus, or angels is notable. The experience focuses on personal choice rather than divine will. No spiritual evaluation or life review occurred. |
5 | Home | 7 | 14 | 28 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Allergic reaction with cessation of breathing for 3-4 minutes | Detailed observations of otherworldly realm, deceased grandfather, sensory anomalies upon return | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/19/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw deceased grandfather and otherworldly location | 0.00 | Friends present | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 729 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 742 Gary D NDE 2428 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1gary_d_nde.html | 1972 | 2006 | 17 | M |
Gary, age 17, experienced a scuba diving accident in Corona Del Mar, California in 1972 when both his primary oxygen and reserve air failed at 40 feet underwater. Unable to get his friends' attention for buddy breathing, he blacked out after 5-10 minutes without air according to witnesses who saw him change from light brown to blue to grey. During his extensive NDE, Gary observed his body from above the beach, seeing their equipment and ice chest. He traveled northwest over Disneyland and Knott's Berry Farm, attempting to measure his movement with his diving watch, discovering non-linear time distortion. He floated above his home, sensing his mother's grief in the kitchen. At Rose Hill Cemetery, he encountered a Hispanic guide with a mustache who showed him his own funeral with his parents, sister, girlfriend and friends present. A beautiful land appeared with glowing plants, three-tailed birds, and unusual trees. Jesus Christ then appeared, walking down invisible stairs, appearing as a slender man with blue robe and golden blonde curly hair. Jesus communicated telepathically, saying Gary would have a long life and work to do through him. Gary chose to return and immediately found himself back underwater with his friends. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: This experience contains numerous biblical elements including a direct encounter with Jesus Christ who communicated divine purpose and promised long life. The telepathic communication reflects spiritual rather than physical interaction. The beautiful otherworldly realm with glowing vegetation could represent paradise or heaven. The presence of a guide figure could represent an angel. The choice between continuing to the divine realm or returning for earthly purpose aligns with biblical themes of divine mission and God's sovereignty over life and death. Unbiblical elements: The detailed physical description of Jesus differs from biblical accounts where his appearance is not emphasized. The ability to observe one's own future funeral suggests foreknowledge typically reserved for God alone. The Hispanic guide figure is not clearly identified as an angel. The measuring of movement with an earthly watch and the specific aerial tour over California landmarks seem more evidential than spiritual. |
5 | Other | 10 | 18 | 38 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Drowning with complete air failure at 40 feet, unconscious 5-10 minutes, color changes documented | Extensive observations including viewing own funeral, Jesus encounter, detailed otherworldly realm | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Underwater | 4/19/2025 | 4 | 1 | Aerial view of beach equipment and surroundings | 0.00 | Richard and Ricky | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||
| 730 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 792 Geoffrey NDE 2510 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1geoffrey_nde.html | 1980 | 2006 | 14 | M |
Geoffrey, age 14, was in a severe car accident in 1980 where a truck hit their stopped car at 60 mph. He and his sister were thrown from the vehicle, with Geoffrey thrown 180 feet according to police reports. He woke up under a snow-plow wheel, dragged himself out, then lost consciousness again until reaching the hospital. During the accident, he experienced complete loss of time and a floating sensation as he left his body. He was welcomed by his great-grandmother who told him "You need to go back." Though he looked at her for what seemed like hours, he then awoke in the hospital. The experience included passing through a huge, welcoming tunnel that moved slowly while time seemed stopped. He encountered multiple beings including his clearly recognizable great-grandmother, whom he had never met but later confirmed through photos. The tunnel was vast and welcoming, with brilliant white light that was bright but not bothersome. He experienced incredible peace, happiness, harmony with the universe, and understood everything about the universe. Upon making a conscious decision to return, he found himself back in the hospital. Remarkably, despite being thrown 180 feet, he suffered only two stitches and a concussion, with his sister similarly surviving being thrown 200 feet. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience strongly aligns with biblical accounts through the tunnel passage representing transition to the afterlife, brilliant divine light, encounter with a deceased relative in the spiritual realm, consciousness surviving bodily trauma, and the decision to return suggesting divine sovereignty over life and death. The incredible peace and understanding of universal truths reflects proximity to divine omniscience. The miraculous survival with minimal injuries could indicate divine protection. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience contains only classic NDE elements consistent with biblical themes. The great-grandmother's role in sending him back doesn't contradict scripture as God could work through departed believers. |
5 | Other | 10 | 15 | 35 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Severe trauma from high-speed collision, thrown 180 feet from vehicle | Recognition of great-grandmother never met, later confirmed by photos; specific details of tunnel and beings | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/19/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw and recognized great-grandmother never met before | 1.00 | Police | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 731 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 904 Gia P NDE 21272 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1gia_p_nde.html | 1982 | 2006 | 16 | F |
Gia, nearly 16, experienced an unusual OBE in 1982 while watching Superman II at a friend's trailer. When Superman was attacked and experienced pain in the movie, she empathically felt his pain intensely. A curtain-like phenomenon of "textured air" or "translucent woven air" descended around her three-dimensionally, though only she noticed it. After falling off the toilet and passing out on her friend Debbie's shoulder, she observed herself from outside her body, referring to her body as "Gia" in third person while maintaining her identity as the observing consciousness. She watched as Debbie and her stepmother (a nurse) carried her body to the couch, standing 20 feet away at a corner. She felt responsible for "Gia" and worried about her vulnerability. After willing herself back to her body and successfully re-entering it, the air gradually returned to normal, lifting like a stage curtain. She experienced intense craving for oranges afterward, consuming 6-8 oranges before feeling restored. The experience left her with lasting belief that consciousness survives physicality and that humans have attributes beyond imagination. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The clear separation of consciousness from the physical body aligns with biblical dualism of body and spirit. The sense of responsibility for the physical body while existing separately reflects the biblical concept of humans as both physical and spiritual beings. The lasting transformation in beliefs about life beyond physicality aligns with spiritual awakening. The unusual atmospheric phenomenon could represent a spiritual veil being lifted. Unbiblical elements: The trigger being empathy with a fictional character's pain is highly unusual and not found in biblical accounts. The lack of any divine presence, spiritual beings, or religious imagery is notable. The experience seems more phenomenological than spiritual, focusing on consciousness mechanics rather than divine encounter. No mention of God, afterlife, or spiritual purpose. |
6 | Home | 3 | 10 | 20 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Loss of consciousness with unknown cause, possibly vasovagal response | Clear observations of self from outside body, specific vantage point 20 feet away at corner | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/19/2025 | 2 | 1 | Observed own body being carried from outside perspective | 0.00 | Stepmother (nurse) | Highly Compatible | 5 | ||||||||
| 732 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 874 Grace C NDE 21190 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1grace_c_nde.html | 1945 | 2006 | F |
Grace experienced severe hemorrhaging in 1945 and was rushed to the hospital by ambulance when her mother couldn't stop the bleeding. Doctors worked extensively to stabilize her during a life-threatening situation. During her NDE, she floated out of her body and could see both parents in the waiting room with her mother crying. She was then pulled into a tunnel with a bright white light, experiencing complete peace without fear. Her grandmother, who had recently passed away and whom she had disliked for being mean to her, appeared and stopped her progression. The grandmother told her she must go back as she had many things not yet done, stating it was not her time. Grace then saw the doctors still working on her before returning to her body. One doctor later questioned her extensively about what she had seen during the experience, showing medical interest in her NDE even in 1945. She had another brief OBE experience recently where doctors brought her back quickly, but was disappointed not to see the tunnel or white light again. The experience left her unafraid of death. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains classic biblical elements including out-of-body consciousness confirming the soul's existence separate from the body, a tunnel and bright light consistent with divine presence or transition to the afterlife, encounter with a deceased relative in the spiritual realm, and being sent back for unfinished purposes reflecting divine sovereignty over life and death timing. The complete peace without fear aligns with biblical promises about believers' death experience. The transformation leaving her unafraid to die reflects spiritual understanding. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The grandmother's role in sending her back, despite their difficult relationship, could demonstrate forgiveness and divine purpose working through the deceased. The experience contains only elements consistent with biblical accounts of the afterlife. |
5 | Hospital | 10 | 12 | 29 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Life-threatening hemorrhaging requiring emergency hospitalization and extensive medical intervention | Observed parents in waiting room, mother crying; tunnel and light experience; grandmother encounter | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/19/2025 | 3 | 1 | Saw parents in waiting room during OBE | 0.00 | Doctors | Highly Compatible | 6 | |||||||||
| 733 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 772 IA NDE 2257 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1ia_nde.html | 2002 | 2006 | M |
War correspondent in Afghanistan experienced severe vehicle accident in August 2002 while traveling to ISAF encampment. The all-terrain vehicle rolled multiple times, killing his New Zealand journalist companion. Subject suffered skull fracture and internal bleeding, placed under observation for several days. During the accident, subject experienced clear out-of-body perception, floating above the accident scene with a calming presence he perceived as Jesus-like. From above, he observed himself lying on the ground and his companion who had died. The being communicated telepathically, reassuring him he would return while his companion had "decided to remain." Subject felt wrapped in security and warmth despite seeing the tragic scene below. Upon regaining consciousness in the German military ambulance, subject demonstrated unusual clarity, responding in perfect English despite head trauma and sedatives. His first concern was confirming he could move fingers and toes. He experienced profound tranquility and certainty that nothing bad would happen to him. The morphine likely contributed to the peaceful state, but the veridical observations occurred before medical intervention. The experience fundamentally changed his life perspective. He reports being "more lost than ever" yet wouldn't exchange his current life for his past, finding it more challenging but "much more real." He experienced complete personality transformation, losing previous illusions about life. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: Experience includes clear out-of-body perception consistent with 2 Corinthians 12:2-3. The presence of a comforting being aligns with biblical accounts of divine messengers. The subject perceived this being as Jesus-like, providing peace during trauma. The concept of his companion "choosing to remain" while he was sent back reflects biblical sovereignty over life and death. The profound life transformation afterward mirrors biblical accounts of spiritual encounters. Unbiblical elements: The characterization of death as the companion's "choice" rather than God's sovereign will is problematic. The suggestion that "there is no conflict with death" and "no reason to grieve" contradicts biblical mourning as appropriate (John 11:35). The experience being potentially explained by morphine effects raises questions about its spiritual nature. The resulting state of being "more lost than ever" contradicts the clarity that genuine divine encounters typically bring. |
5 | Other | 7 | 14 | 28 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Severe trauma with skull fracture and internal bleeding, but not cardiac arrest | Clear OBE with specific observations of accident scene from above, unusual linguistic ability | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/19/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw accident scene from above | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 7 | ||||||||||
| 734 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 746 Irene NDE 2452 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1irene_nde.html | 2005 | 2005-11-28 | 2006 | F |
During cardiac angiography procedure on November 28, 2005, patient experienced severe complication when contrast dye caused heart spasm leading to ventricular fibrillation. Heart stopped for approximately 10 seconds requiring defibrillation. Cardiologist Dr. Paul confirmed this was his first such complication in over 2000 procedures. Patient experienced being "vacuumed upward" from toes to head, finding herself floating 15 feet above the scene. From this vantage point, she observed her physical body on the table surrounded by medical staff in vivid color, all encompassed by what she described as a "black liquid blanket" or "floating ink bath." She clearly saw nurse Jane to her right, another nurse to her left, and Dr. Paul standing at thigh level, all in surgical scrubs. The observation was remarkably detailed with specific positioning of medical staff confirmed. Patient noted the strange dichotomy of vivid colors for people and equipment while everything was surrounded by black. The experience ended when successfully defibrillated, with Dr. Paul urgently saying "You're back Irene, take some deep breaths." Patient experienced profound exhaustion afterward, describing it as having "run several marathons." Was transferred to ICU for monitoring. Experience produced lasting sense of wonder about consciousness existing separately from physical body, proving "there can't just be nothing after the physical body has died." --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: Clear out-of-body experience aligns with 2 Corinthians 12:2-3 describing being "caught up." The separation of consciousness from body reflects biblical distinction between body and spirit. Experience occurred during clinical death, consistent with near-death accounts. Produced spiritual awakening and awareness of afterlife existence. Patient maintained Greek Orthodox faith, seeing experience as proof of separate spirit/consciousness. Unbiblical elements: None identified. Experience was observational without theological claims. No encounters with beings making unbiblical statements. No new age concepts or reincarnation themes. Patient interpreted experience within existing Orthodox Christian framework without adding non-biblical elements. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 18 | 38 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Documented cardiac arrest (VF) with defibrillation in medical setting | Detailed observation of room layout and staff positions from impossible vantage point during cardiac arrest | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/19/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw medical team from above during cardiac arrest | 1.00 | Dr. Paul (cardiologist), Jane (nurse), other nurse | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||
| 735 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 891 Jackie H NDE 2690 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jackie_h_nde.html | 1954 | 2006 | 1 | F |
As an infant in 1954, subject fell from high chair causing severe head injury. Parents reported she stopped breathing, turned blue, and was completely lifeless for approximately five minutes. This represents a significant hypoxic event in an infant, potentially life-threatening given the duration of respiratory arrest. During the experience, subject observed from above as her father carried her while mother held onto father, rushing to hospital. She specifically saw her father slap her hard trying to revive her. The scene was witnessed from an elevated perspective impossible for an infant being carried. Simultaneously, she experienced being surrounded by dancing angels "like ballet dancers, swirling" who were leading her toward a beautiful glowing light. The subject felt intense love, security and desire to continue with the angels into the light. When father's slap brought her back, she felt extreme unhappiness about being pulled away from the light. This emotional response was inconsistent with normal infant reactions to trauma. Experience remains one of clearest childhood memories despite occurring in infancy. Produced lifelong belief in God and afterlife, helping her cope with death of loved ones. She experiences the memory as a recurring dream of not being able to stay in the light, waking up crying. Impact suggests genuine transcendent experience rather than constructed memory. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: Angels appearing as dancers aligns with biblical descriptions of angelic beings in worship. The brilliant light consistent with divine presence (1 Timothy 6:16). Out-of-body experience during near-death parallels 2 Corinthians 12:2-3. Overwhelming peace and joy reflects biblical heaven. Being sent back involuntarily shows divine sovereignty over life and death timing. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The dancing angels, while unique in presentation, don't contradict scripture as angels are described in various forms. The experience led to strengthened faith rather than new age beliefs. No reincarnation, universal salvation, or works-based salvation mentioned. |
5 | Home | 8 | 15 | 30 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Infant respiratory arrest for 5 minutes is severe hypoxic event | Impossible observation of parents from above, specific detail of being slapped while unconscious | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/19/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw parents rushing to hospital from above | 1.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 736 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 964 Jacob B NDE 2827 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jacob_b_nde.html | 1990 | 2006 | 17 | M |
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" for surviving. The electrocution would have caused cardiac arrest and severe electrical burns. During death state, subject passed through tunnel and encountered beings. Experienced complete life review seeing "soul progression with crystal clarity." Could perceive energy in everything with heightened senses - heard vibrations in different tones and qualities, saw energy patterns. Received understanding about his soul's ancient history and evolution. Had conscious choice whether to return or move on. Subject describes testing "on every level" in pure spirit form, understanding answers about life and death he had searched for. Experienced knowledge of future purpose - must "fulfill destiny to reshape the world." The transformation was so profound it took months to integrate, requiring extensive study of philosophy and history to comprehend. Post-experience, subject was "completely awoken" with enhanced creative abilities and energy perception lasting 19 years. Claims to understand "perfect interconnectedness between all things" and feels liberated from human religious limitations. Describes preferring to know truth despite the price of losing carefree youth. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: Passing through tunnel reflects transition between realms. Life review aligns with biblical judgment concepts. Choice to return shows divine sovereignty in life/death decisions. Lasting transformation mirrors Damascus road type conversion. Understanding of spiritual reality beyond physical matches biblical worldview. Unbiblical elements: Claims about "soul's ancient history and evolution" suggest pre-existence or reincarnation incompatible with Hebrews 9:27. "Reshaping the world" destiny sounds messianic. Liberation from "human condition as far as religion" suggests relativism. Understanding "everything about universe" claims omniscient knowledge belonging only to God. Perfect interconnectedness sounds more Eastern/New Age than biblical. |
2 | Unknown | 10 | 12 | 26 | Strong Evidence | 4 | Electrocution causing clinical death is clear life-threatening event | Enhanced perception and consciousness but no specific veridical observations reported | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/19/2025 | 1 | 0 | Awareness verified later | 1.00 | Low Compatibility | 9 | |||||||||
| 737 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 868 James B NDE 2648 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1james_b_nde.html | 1989 | 1989-11-28 | 2006 | M |
On November 28, 1989, patient experienced cardiac arrest during stent placement procedure. Nurse alerted doctor to falling blood pressure, then heart stopped with blood pressure reaching zero. Required immediate defibrillation. After initial intervention failed, had to wait for elevator for emergency surgery, eventually receiving two bypass operations from different surgeon. During cardiac arrest, patient entered black tunnel moving at high speed toward small light at end. Initially confused about what was happening, then experienced overwhelming peace and loss of concern. Worried the light opening was too small to fit through, then realized he wasn't in his body. Experience ended when defibrillated, waking to family crying around him. First words after surgery were asking wife and children for forgiveness "for what I was." Only heard own thoughts during experience, no other sounds. Described the tunnel as pitch black with light growing larger as he approached, though still not large enough when pulled back. Experience produced complete religious transformation. Previously moderate in faith, became devout Catholic, entering church and embracing family faith fully. Interprets experience as God giving new chance for redemption. Now loves family and the Lord with conviction absent before. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: Classic tunnel and light imagery consistent with many Christian NDEs. Overwhelming peace reflects "peace that passes understanding" (Philippians 4:7). Immediate desire for forgiveness upon return shows conviction of sin. Complete conversion to devout Catholic faith demonstrates spiritual transformation. Interpretation as divine second chance aligns with God's mercy and grace. Unbiblical elements: None identified. Experience led directly to Christian conversion and increased devotion. No new age elements, reincarnation, or unbiblical theology presented. Catholic faith tradition is within orthodox Christianity. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 8 | 24 | Moderate Evidence | 6 | Documented cardiac arrest with zero blood pressure requiring defibrillation | Tunnel and light experience but no specific veridical observations of physical environment | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/19/2025 | 1 | 0 | Heard nurse alert about blood pressure | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 5 | |||||||||
| 738 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 842 Hijo H NDE 2601 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1hijo_h_nde.html | 1996 | 2006 | M |
In December 1996, subject experienced severe SUV rollover accident after striking dirt berm head-on. Vehicle rolled multiple times causing T7 vertebrae compression fracture and severe chest trauma from seatbelt impact that created bubble in heart sack. The extreme force pushed ribcage nearly against spine. During rollover, experienced detachment from body with stationary perspective while vehicle spun around - like watching clothes in dryer while standing still. Could clearly hear sounds of metal and dirt with heightened auditory perception. Visual perception showed everything spinning while consciousness remained fixed in space. Complete peace and calm with no pain during experience. Upon vehicle stopping, was "jerked back" into body experiencing severe chest pain from seatbelt trauma. The contrast between peaceful OBE state and painful return was dramatic. Later discovered vertebrae fracture in hospital. Time distortion occurred - what seemed like moments was nearly an hour, with significant gaps in memory during shock state. Experience produced lasting awareness that death is peaceful and painless. Subject certain of consciousness continuing lucidly beyond physical trauma through mechanism beyond simple shock. Material things became less important over months following. Desire to "live in moment" and absorb surroundings increased significantly. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: Out-of-body experience consistent with consciousness separate from physical form (2 Corinthians 5:8). Complete peace during near-death aligns with biblical accounts of divine peace. Return to body parallels biblical accounts of resurrection or revival. Lasting positive transformation and reduced materialism reflects spiritual awakening. Unbiblical elements: None identified. Experience was purely observational without theological claims or being encounters. No new age concepts, reincarnation, or unbiblical teachings emerged. Interpretation remains open without contradicting scripture. |
5 | Other | 7 | 10 | 21 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Severe trauma with vertebrae fracture but not clinical death | Unique stationary perspective during violent rolling, heightened senses, time distortion | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/19/2025 | 2 | 0 | Stationary perspective during vehicle rolling | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 5 | ||||||||||
| 739 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 881 Hillary H NDE 2677 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1hillary_h_nde.html | 2006 | 2006-05-20 | 2006 | 17 | F |
On May 20, 2006, 17-year-old experienced severe anaphylactic reaction to nuts at friend's gathering. Within 30 seconds mouth swelled shut, followed by complete facial swelling preventing vision. Body broke out in hives as throat progressively closed. Located 25 minutes from hospital with no EpiPen available. Friends called ambulance but patient's throat closed completely causing loss of consciousness. During unconscious state, experienced complete life review in darkness, reliving every important event from first birthday to most recent. Repeatedly thought "I am only seventeen" and felt too young to die. Told friends to relay love to family, certain of impending death. Then heard deceased grandfather's voice in the blackness saying not to be scared, that she would be fine and was getting second chance. Suddenly awakened in ambulance with paramedics shocked at revival, having believed too late to save her. Friends were crying at her survival. Paramedics couldn't believe she survived without EpiPen given severity and duration of anaphylaxis. Bright white light appeared just before waking. Experience changed life fundamentally, producing belief in God from previous non-belief. Now tells everyone she loves them daily, no longer afraid to express feelings knowing life's fragility. Grandfather's presence provided assurance everything would be okay. Views experience as God giving second chance at life. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: Life review aligns with biblical concept of life flashing before eyes at death. Deceased grandfather's comforting presence consistent with Hebrews 12:1 "cloud of witnesses." Message of second chance reflects divine mercy and sovereignty over life/death. Complete transformation from non-belief to faith in God demonstrates spiritual awakening. White light before return often associated with divine presence. Unbiblical elements: Communication with deceased grandfather requires careful interpretation - while not explicitly forbidden, the Bible warns against seeking the dead (Deuteronomy 18:11). However, this was unsought and brought comfort pointing toward God rather than away, similar to Moses and Elijah appearing at Transfiguration. |
5 | Other | 8 | 12 | 27 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Severe anaphylaxis with complete airway closure is life-threatening | Life review and grandfather's voice, but no veridical observations of physical environment | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/19/2025 | 2 | 1 | Complete life review | 0.00 | Paramedics | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||
| 740 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 818 Jasun E NDE 2548 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jasun_e_nde.html | 1996 | 2006 | M |
In April 1996, Jasun underwent kidney x-ray testing with dye injection to determine if his kidney was suitable for donation to his brother who had kidney failure. Upon injection of the IVP dye, he experienced a severe allergic reaction. The warm dye tracked directly to his heart, causing immediate cardiac arrest. He became paralyzed, unable to move or speak, though initially conscious. The nurse screamed and activated an emergency code. Medical staff attempted resuscitation with defibrillator paddles twice unsuccessfully. Finally, a doctor climbed onto his body and thrust a large needle directly into his chest, injecting medication that restarted his heart. During the cardiac arrest, Jasun experienced a profound out-of-body experience. His vision shifted from color to black and white before he found himself outside his body, observing the resuscitation efforts from above. He watched himself lying on the table as medical staff worked frantically. He saw the paddles being applied twice and witnessed the doctor climbing onto him and inserting the needle into his chest. He felt completely at peace with no pain or urgency to return. His life flashed before him during this time. When his heart restarted, he felt himself being pulled back into his body. He then fell into a coma for several days. This was his second NDE, having previously experienced one during severe blood loss when his heart had stopped. After awakening from the coma, Jasun retained vivid memories of watching his resuscitation from outside his body. The experience left him with lasting changes - he no longer fears death and feels he gained abilities to read people's characters and increased intuition about future events. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains several elements consistent with biblical accounts of near-death phenomena. Jasun experienced an out-of-body state where his consciousness separated from his physical form, aligning with biblical concepts of the soul's existence independent of the body. He experienced profound peace during clinical death, saw his life flash before him, and underwent a clear return to his body. The experience also resulted in lasting spiritual transformation, including loss of fear of death and enhanced spiritual perception. He encountered an older man in robes who appeared cold and expressionless, though this being's identity remains unclear. Unbiblical elements: The account mentions enhanced psychic abilities and intuition about future events following the NDE, which some biblical interpreters might view as problematic. The figure in robes that frightened him initially could be interpreted various ways. However, the experience lacks explicitly unbiblical content such as reincarnation, universal salvation, or new age concepts. The enhanced abilities could be understood as heightened natural perception rather than occult powers. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 11 | 24 | Moderate Evidence | 3 | Clear cardiac arrest with failed defibrillation attempts requiring direct cardiac injection | Multiple specific veridical observations including seeing paddles used twice and doctor climbing on body to inject needle | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/19/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw defibrillator paddles being used on his body | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 8 | ||||||||||
| 741 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 955 Javed A NDE 2801 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1javed_a_nde.html | 2006 | 2006 | M |
In September 2006, Javed experienced cardiac arrest with his heart completely stopping. During the clinical death, he had an out-of-body experience where he left his physical form and observed the medical team attempting to restart his heart. He watched from outside his body as nurses and doctors worked to shock his heart back into rhythm. The medical emergency occurred in what appears to be a hospital setting given the immediate availability of cardiac resuscitation equipment. During the experience, Javed felt the warmth and presence of other beings, though he did not see physical bodies - it was more like mind-to-mind interaction. He experienced incredible peace, joy, and a sense of unity with the universe. There was a powerful feeling of warmth and a strong desire to remain in that state rather than return to his body. He gained a sense that everything in existence has purpose and meaning. The out-of-body portion specifically involved observing the medical team's resuscitation efforts. He saw what the nurses and doctors were doing as they attempted to shock his heart back to life. This veridical observation occurred while he was clinically dead with no heartbeat. Following the experience, Javed reports feeling a lasting sense of peace that continues to affect his daily life. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience aligns with biblical concepts of consciousness surviving physical death. Javed's out-of-body experience during cardiac arrest demonstrates the soul's ability to exist independently of the body, consistent with biblical teaching about the spiritual nature of humanity. The incredible peace and joy he experienced resonates with descriptions of divine presence. His sense of universal purpose and meaning reflects biblical themes of God's sovereign plan. The warmth and presence of unseen beings could represent angels or the communion of saints described in scripture. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience lacks any explicitly unbiblical content. There is no mention of reincarnation, universal salvation regardless of faith, or new age concepts. The mind-to-mind interaction with other presences, while unusual, does not contradict biblical accounts of spiritual communication. The experience appears to be a straightforward near-death encounter consistent with Christian understanding of the soul's immortality. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 8 | 18 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Clear cardiac arrest with heart completely stopped | Observed medical team shocking heart while clinically dead | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/19/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw medical team attempting cardiac resuscitation | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||||
| 742 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 762 Jay L NDE 2474 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jay_l_nde.html | 1966 | 2006 | M |
On November 21, 1966, Jay was involved in an extreme car accident with a collision occurring at over 100 mph. The massive trauma triggered a profound near-death experience. Though not clinically dead, the life-threatening nature of the accident precipitated an extraordinary spiritual encounter that has remained vivid in his memory for decades. During the experience, Jay passed through a tunnel and encountered an unearthly light that he describes as more than just illumination - it was approaching God's presence itself. The feeling was beyond his power to describe in words. He experienced his past life flashing before him in rapid succession. Time seemed to operate differently, with everything happening simultaneously. His senses were incredibly heightened and more vivid than normal consciousness. Jay heard or sensed a definite being or voice of mystical origin during the encounter. He felt incredible peace and came to understand everything about the universe in that moment. He reached a barrier or point that he was not permitted to cross and was involuntarily sent back to life. The experience was followed by extreme physical pain as he returned to awareness of his injured body. The encounter had profound lasting effects on Jay's religious life. He changed from moderate to conservative/fundamentalist in his faith practices. He considers the experience intensely personal, almost like a sacred secret. Even decades later, he describes it as one of the most intense experiences of his life, with the moment just before leaving the divine presence being the peak of consciousness and alertness. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: This experience powerfully aligns with biblical accounts of divine encounters. The tunnel and unearthly light strongly parallel descriptions of heavenly visions in scripture. Jay's interpretation of the light as God's presence resonates with biblical descriptions of God as light (1 John 1:5). The life review reflects biblical themes of accountability before God. The mystical voice or being could represent an angel or divine communication. The barrier he could not cross aligns with biblical boundaries between earthly and heavenly realms. His transformation toward deeper faith afterward demonstrates the life-changing nature of genuine divine encounters. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience is remarkably free of problematic content. There is no mention of reincarnation, universal salvation, or new age concepts. Jay's shift toward conservative Christian faith following the experience suggests it reinforced rather than contradicted biblical truth. The sacred, ineffable quality he attributes to the encounter mirrors biblical accounts of those who experienced divine visions and struggled to express them in human language. |
5 | Other | 5 | 3 | 8 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Extreme car accident at over 100 mph with life-threatening trauma | General spiritual observations without specific veridical details | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/19/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 743 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 962 Jan S NDE 2825 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jan_s_nde.html | 2005 | 2005-02-16 | 2006 | F |
On February 16, 2005, Jan experienced cardiac arrest while undergoing an angiogram following a heart attack. She was conscious and watching the screen showing her arteries and heart when suddenly her heart stopped. Fortunately, she was already in the operating theatre with full medical support available. The medical team successfully resuscitated her, though the exact methods are not detailed in her account. During the cardiac arrest, Jan had a profound spiritual experience. She encountered her deceased father and her sister-in-law's deceased mother, along with other familiar beings. She sensed they were pleased but somewhat surprised to see her, as if she were an unexpected but welcome guest. The overwhelming feelings during the experience were of indescribable happiness, calmness, and contentment - a sense that everything would always be okay. This feeling was unlike anything she had experienced in earthly life. Following the resuscitation, Jan retained conscious memories of the encounter with deceased relatives. The experience brought her a lasting sense of peace and wisdom that she can still access during difficult times. Her faith has strengthened, though religious labels have become unimportant to her. She describes the knowledge gained as spiritual and impossible to fully convey in words. Her relationships have become more balanced, with increased empathy and less need to "win" in interactions. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The encounter with deceased relatives aligns with biblical accounts of the communion of saints and the consciousness of the departed. The overwhelming peace and joy reflect biblical descriptions of God's presence. The sense that "everything will be okay" resonates with Romans 8:28 about all things working together for good. The spiritual transformation and strengthened faith demonstrate the positive fruits of a genuine spiritual encounter. The increased empathy and improved relationships reflect biblical values of love and humility. Unbiblical elements: None explicitly identified. While some might question communication with the deceased, the Bible contains examples of such encounters (Moses and Elijah at the Transfiguration). The experience lacks any problematic elements such as reincarnation, universal salvation doctrine, or new age concepts. Jan's comment that religious labels became unimportant could be interpreted various ways but doesn't necessarily contradict biblical faith, as relationship with God transcends denominational boundaries. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 3 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Clinical death during angiogram procedure in operating theatre | General spiritual encounter without specific veridical details | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/19/2025 | 1 | 0 | Encountered deceased relatives | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 6 | |||||||||
| 744 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 910 Jared C NDE 2728 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jared_c_nde.html | 1961 | 2006 | 5 | M |
In July 1961, five-year-old Jared was visiting his aunt's lake cabin when he fell off a long boat pier into the lake. Unable to swim, he initially floundered in the water, swallowing large amounts while calling for his mother. He noticed himself starting to float under the pier and calmly realized that no one would be able to reach him in time if he went too far underneath. Rather than panic, he felt remarkably calm and uncaring about his predicament. After going face-down in the water, Jared suddenly found himself outside and below his own body. From this vantage point beneath himself, he could clearly see his body floating face-down above him. He watched himself attempt to shout again and observed the bubbles racing out of his mouth. He was aware that water was pouring into his lungs but felt no physical sensation, fear, or discomfort. Instead, he felt completely dispassionate, observing the drowning as a detached spectator. The out-of-body experience ended abruptly when his brother, who had been swimming nearby, yanked him from the water. At that instant, Jared was immediately back in his body, gagging and choking on the water in his throat and lungs. After considerable coughing and back-pounding, he was hauled to the beach where his mother and aunt checked on him. The total time in the water was approximately two to three minutes. Now a clinical psychologist with 25 years of experience, Jared has never previously shared this experience. Despite his professional knowledge of psychological explanations for such phenomena and his natural skepticism about paranormal events, he remains convinced this was a genuine out-of-body experience. The memory has remained vivid for over 45 years when most other early childhood memories have faded. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: This childhood drowning experience demonstrates the biblical concept of consciousness existing independently of the physical body. The calm, peaceful state during a life-threatening situation reflects the peace that can come from spiritual presence. The clear observation of his own body from an external perspective aligns with accounts of the soul's ability to separate from physical form. The lasting impact and vivid memory after 45 years suggest a genuinely transcendent experience that left an indelible mark on his consciousness. Unbiblical elements: None identified. This straightforward out-of-body experience during drowning contains no problematic theological content. There is no mention of reincarnation, universal salvation, new age concepts, or anything contradicting biblical doctrine. The experience appears to be a pure example of consciousness separating from the body during a near-death crisis, which aligns with biblical understanding of human beings possessing both body and soul. |
5 | Other | 5 | 13 | 18 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Near-drowning of 5-year-old child unable to swim | Specific observations of own body from below including bubbles from mouth | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/19/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw own body from below while drowning | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 4 | |||||||||
| 745 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 956 Jesse N NDE 2809 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jesse_n_nde.html | 2001 | 2006 | M |
Jesse experienced clinical death from a lethal injection of cocaine and morphine in his London flat in February 2001. After shooting the drugs in the bathroom, he died instantly and was dead for approximately five minutes before being resuscitated by his friend. During his NDE, Jesse left his physical body and encountered extraordinary music of indescribable beauty and clarity. He witnessed two worlds simultaneously - the physical world appeared black and white compared to the vibrant, luminous colors of the spiritual realm. Jesse approached a door with joyous laughter coming from inside and felt an overwhelming sense of being HOME. A being of infinite love emerged from the door - someone Jesse felt he had known for thousands of years. This being had eyes like an endless sea of love, too bright to look at initially. The being knew every detail of Jesse's life and gazed at him with infinite love, compassion, and peace. Jesse experienced telepathic communication where nothing was hidden. After this profound encounter, Jesse was sent back to his body with a touch on his forehead from the loving being. He returned with the knowledge that we all live forever, joined by love and spiritual evolution. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains several elements consistent with biblical accounts including an out-of-body experience, heightened sensory perception, encountering a divine being of pure love and light, experiencing a heavenly realm described as "HOME," and returning to earthly life. The being's omniscient knowledge of Jesse's life aligns with biblical descriptions of divine omniscience. The overwhelming love and compassion reflects God's nature as described in scripture. Unbiblical elements: Jesse describes having known the being for "thousands of years" which could suggest pre-existence or reincarnation concepts not found in orthodox Christianity. He mentions "spiritual evolution" and states that "all ways is the way, all faiths valid" in his post-NDE beliefs, suggesting universalism. His current identification as "born again Christian/charismatics/very liberal" with beliefs that "all faiths are valid" contradicts biblical exclusivity of salvation through Christ alone. |
2 | Home | 10 | 8 | 28 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Clinical death from lethal drug overdose explicitly stated, dead for 5 minutes | No specific veridical observations of physical environment, primarily spiritual/mystical experience | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/19/2025 | 0 | 1 | Friend | Mixed Compatibility | 9 | |||||||||||
| 746 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 918 Jessica W NDE 2710 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jessica_w_nde.html | 2006 | 16 | F |
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 she suddenly separated from her body. She found herself hovering toward a sparkling bright light and looked down once more at her lifeless body before opting for the light. Jessica entered what felt like an endless tunnel that was comfortably warm where she knew she would be all right. In the light, she encountered her deceased grandmother who was holding out her hand toward her, though her vision of her grandmother was blurred and not entirely clear. Her grandmother communicated important information about Jessica's future, specifically that she would need to take care of her mother because her mother's boyfriend would become an alcoholic. Jessica felt tremendous love and warmth in this place, describing it as the best place she had ever been with everyone welcoming her and being glad to see her. She sensed her deceased father's presence among the large group, though couldn't identify exactly which person he was. When Jessica expressed her desire to stay with her grandmother, she was told it was not her time and was immediately pulled back into her body. The experience left her with lasting psychic abilities including seeing silhouettes from the corners of her eyes and the ability to tell fortunes from cards. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience includes a clear out-of-body experience, passage through a tunnel toward divine light, encounter with deceased relatives in a heavenly realm, and an involuntary return to earthly life when told it was not her time. The overwhelming feelings of love, warmth, and welcome align with biblical descriptions of paradise. The life review element where she saw everything "like in a movie" is consistent with biblical concepts of divine judgment and life accountability. Unbiblical elements: The development of psychic abilities including fortune-telling with cards directly contradicts biblical prohibitions against divination (Deuteronomy 18:10-12). Seeing spirits or "silhouettes" suggests mediumistic abilities also forbidden in scripture. The predictive element about her mother's boyfriend's future alcoholism, while potentially a divine warning, is presented more as fortune-telling than prophecy. |
5 | Home | 5 | 12 | 25 | Strong Evidence | 8 | Severe asthma attack causing breathing cessation | Predictive information about mother's boyfriend becoming alcoholic, though not immediately verifiable | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/19/2025 | 1 | 1 | Prediction about mother's boyfriend | 0.00 | Mother | Low Compatibility | 9 | |||||||||
| 747 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 934 Jill NDE 2771 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jill_nde.html | 1981 | 2006 | 3 | F |
Jill was three or four years old when she experienced an NDE after being pushed off a bed by her older sister while jumping. She flew off the bed and hit the floor, immediately losing consciousness. During the experience, Jill could see everyone around her crying and shaking her body. They were saying "She's blue, Jill wake up, somebody do something!" She could hear and see everything they were doing but couldn't move her body despite trying. She attempted to make her body respond but it wouldn't do what she wanted. Then instantly, she found herself floating in the corner of the bedroom underneath the ceiling, watching everyone run around frantically trying to revive her. During this out-of-body state, she felt a very comforting female presence with her, though this presence never spoke. Her aunt went to the bathroom to get cold washcloths to apply to her face, and when these were applied, Jill suddenly regained the ability to move her body and returned to consciousness. Everyone was very upset and crying when she awoke. She immediately told them that she had heard them but couldn't move. The experience was clearly remembered by her whole family, with her aunt specifically recalling that Jill had turned blue and stopped breathing, and remembering getting the cold washcloths that helped revive her. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience includes a clear out-of-body experience where Jill observed events from above, consistent with biblical accounts of the spirit separating from the body. The comforting female presence could represent an angel, as scripture describes angels as ministering spirits. The verified observations of family members' actions and words while unconscious demonstrate consciousness surviving bodily death. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience is relatively simple and contains no elements that contradict biblical teaching. The comforting presence, while unidentified, does not claim divinity or teach anything contrary to scripture. |
5 | Home | 5 | 14 | 31 | Strong Evidence | 12 | Child turned blue and stopped breathing from trauma | Observed specific actions and heard exact quotes while unconscious, saw aunt getting washcloths | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/19/2025 | 2 | 1 | Heard family members' words while unconscious | 1.00 | Aunt and other family members | Highly Compatible | 5 | ||||||||
| 748 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 885 Jim W NDE 2681 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jim_w_nde.html | 1960 | 2006 | M |
Jim had a hole in his heart between the right and left ventricles, requiring multiple catheterizations from age five at Harper Hospital in Detroit. In June 1959, during a catheterization procedure, he experienced severe pain on a flat steel round table on the upper floor of the hospital. Suddenly, he found himself above the building with no pain, realizing someone was with him. The feeling was wonderful with great love, and he wanted to stay forever. He was told he had to go back. Jim heard the doctor say "Folks we are losing him. Let's bring him back." He observed that he was above the building as daylight was coming up. When transferred to a gurney, he returned to his body but didn't want to be back because of the pain. The following year in June 1960, he had open heart surgery with a heart-lung machine (newly developed at the time). He was the third patient to use it, with the first two not surviving. He had a 50/50 chance of living. During this surgery, he again experienced being with someone who told him he had to go back, though he didn't want to return. He described beautiful feelings of love for all mankind and the world. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience includes clear out-of-body experiences during life-threatening medical procedures, encounters with a divine presence, overwhelming feelings of love and peace consistent with God's nature, and being sent back to earthly life. The universal love for mankind reflects biblical teachings about divine love. Jim's Baptist faith remained unchanged, suggesting the experience confirmed rather than contradicted his beliefs. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience aligns well with Jim's conservative Baptist faith, which he maintained after the NDE. The divine presence and feelings of universal love are consistent with biblical descriptions of God's nature. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 12 | 32 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Life-threatening heart procedures, clinical death mentioned | Heard doctor say "we are losing him", observed being above building at dawn | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/19/2025 | 2 | 0 | Heard doctor's statement during crisis | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||||
| 749 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 860 Jeanne NDE 2632 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jeanne_nde.html | 1987 | 1987-06-29 | 2006 | F |
Jeanne was hit from behind by a drunk driver traveling over 100 mph with no headlights at 3:55 AM on Highway I-10 in Southern California on June 29, 1987. She was ejected from her pickup truck and thrown over 200 feet, suffering two broken femurs, a broken hip, fractured ribs, arm partially torn off, and facial cuts. While lying on the highway before the ambulance arrived, she experienced an NDE. She found herself walking down a dark street that seemed familiar, feeling lost and knowing she should be home. Turning a corner, she saw a beautiful little house with all lights on, a white picket fence, and a yard full of people welcoming her with tremendous love and warmth. She felt her deceased father's presence among the group. It was the best place she had ever been. Then a man's voice asked if she was ready to go. She answered no, saying she needed to say goodbye to her two children. Her deceased relatives communicated that she needed to take care of them. Immediately upon saying no, she was back in her body feeling all the pain. The accident report stated she never lost consciousness. EMTs who didn't expect her to survive later visited her in ICU. Notably, this was her second NDE - she had heard the same man's voice asking if she wanted to go when near death at age 21 while giving birth. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience includes encountering deceased relatives in a beautiful, welcoming realm of light and love, consistent with paradise. The divine voice giving her a choice reflects God's sovereignty while respecting human will. The concern for her children and being sent back for their sake shows divine compassion. The lasting loss of fear of death and understanding of eternal life aligns with biblical promises. Unbiblical elements: None identified. Jeanne's experience strengthened her conservative faith and gave her biblical assurance of the afterlife where loved ones are reunited. Her understanding that death timing is partly our choice could be seen as aligned with God allowing human participation in divine will. |
5 | Other | 10 | 8 | 28 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Near-fatal trauma with multiple critical injuries, EMTs didn't expect survival | Experience primarily spiritual/visionary rather than veridical observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Multiple severe injuries | 4/19/2025 | 0 | 1 | Emergency Medical Technicians | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 750 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 912 Jedraine C NDE 2733 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jedraine_c_nde.html | 2006 | 2006-04-14 | 2006 | 17 | M |
Jedraine, age 17, was driving home from school at 140 km/h when he lost control, skidded into a ditch, and struck a telephone pole sideways in April 2006. He was clinically dead for ten minutes and transported to a hospital 80 miles away. Initially experiencing total darkness, Jedraine presumed he was dead but remained conscious. He began thinking there was no God or afterlife when suddenly terrifying voices and screams began. Evil beings surrounded him, shouting "Come with us!" and mocking his attempts to invoke Jesus' name, saying "There is no fucking God you pathetic ugly bastard!" Despite his previous agnosticism, Jedraine called out "Jesus loves me! The power of God will kill you all!" As he continued invoking Jesus, the demons slowly retracted. Then a piercing white beam of light shot down, causing the demons to scream and disappear. The blinding light widened, and artistic portrayals of Jesus and the crucifixion flashed before him. Jesus appeared, and Jedraine fell to his knees in utter reverence. Jesus said "You are worthy child, rise" and told him he would return to spread God's love. Jedraine then saw his deceased relatives (two uncles, aunt, grandfather, great-grandmother) who pointed downward, indicating he must return. He immediately found himself back in the hospital. The experience transformed him from an atheist/agnostic to a Christian follower of Jesus Christ. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: This powerful NDE contains numerous biblical elements including demonic opposition overcome by Jesus' name (similar to biblical exorcisms), the saving power of calling on Christ, Jesus appearing in glory with divine authority, deceased saints in paradise, and a commission to spread God's love. The transformation from atheism to faith mirrors biblical conversion accounts. The demons' hatred of God's name aligns with scripture. Unbiblical elements: The use of profanity attributed to demons, while possibly accurate to their vile nature, is jarring. However, no theological contradictions are present. The experience powerfully affirms Christian exclusivity - salvation through Christ alone defeating demonic forces. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 10 | 28 | Strong Evidence | 8 | Clinically dead for 10 minutes after severe car crash | Profound spiritual encounter with verifiable transformation from atheist to Christian | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/19/2025 | 0 | 1 | Hospital medical staff | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 751 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 765 Jennifer N NDE 2485 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jennifer_n_nde.html | 2000 | 2006 | F |
Jennifer was hospitalized for a serious illness with high fever in December 2000 when she was negligently overdosed on medication. She passed out feeling all circulation stopping, experiencing unbearable darkness and a sense of being annihilated. She then found herself in a large, softly lit gray room with a velvety soft floor and high rounded ceiling. The room had a round stained-glass-like skylight rosette mandala pattern emanating calm, white, cloud-like radiance unlike any earthly light. The place felt deeply familiar, as if she had been there before. She sensed several coach-like presences who reassured her repeatedly that she would be okay and would be going home. After a period of darkness where she could still hear the guiding voices, she returned to her hospital room. It took great effort to wake up and several hours before she could see or hear correctly. A concerned nurse discovered the medication overdose. Following the experience, Jennifer began praying earnestly for the first time, repeatedly saying "I love you God, Amen," feeling God's palpable presence. She recovered ahead of schedule. The experience gave her unshakeable belief in a God who knows her personally, stronger will, and deeper, more honest relationships. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience includes separation from the body during medical crisis, a transcendent realm of peace and light, divine presences providing comfort and guidance, and a return with strengthened faith in God. The mandala/rosette pattern could represent divine order and beauty. Jennifer's subsequent prayer life and sensing God's presence align with biblical spiritual awakening. Her improved relationships reflect biblical transformation. Unbiblical elements: None identified. While Jennifer describes herself as "interfaith" and skeptical of organized religion, her core experience of a personal God who knows and cares for her is thoroughly biblical. The familiar quality of the spiritual realm could reflect the biblical concept of humans being created for eternity. |
5 | Hospital | 7 | 8 | 23 | Moderate Evidence | 8 | Serious illness with negligent medication overdose causing life-threatening event | Primarily mystical/spiritual experience without veridical observations of physical environment | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | High fever, medication overdose | 4/19/2025 | 0 | 1 | Nurse | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||||
| 752 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 841 JoAnn C NDE 2598 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1joanne_c_nde.html | 1960 | 2006 | 4 | F |
JoAnn C was four years old in June 1960 when she was injured in an accidental fire and hospitalized. During treatment, she experienced clinical death with CPR being performed. Her spirit left her body and she observed medical staff working on her physical form from above. She saw a bright light and was drawn to a path leading toward it. A woman she felt she knew met her and told her it wasn't her time to join her. JoAnn called the woman by name, amazing her that she knew her identity - she was Ann, her father's sister who had passed away many years prior. JoAnn wanted to stay in the peaceful, pain-free environment, but Aunt Ann said she needed to return to her parents because God had a plan for her. Specifically, Ann prophesied that one day JoAnn's future daughter would come to her with a problem and need her help. Ann also told her she would comfort her father when he passed to the Other Side. Despite JoAnn arguing and trying to run into the light, she felt pushed back into her body. Ann's final message was that many years would pass before JoAnn could successfully make the journey on the path again. The experience provided lasting comfort about death being peaceful. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: This experience strongly aligns with biblical themes. Meeting a deceased relative in the afterlife is consistent with the communion of saints and biblical accounts of recognition in heaven. The bright light drawing her toward a path reflects biblical imagery of God as light and the narrow path to eternal life. Being told "it's not your time" and that "God had a plan" emphasizes divine sovereignty and purpose, core biblical concepts. The prophecy about her future daughter and comforting her father demonstrates spiritual foreknowledge. Being involuntarily returned to fulfill God's purpose on earth aligns with biblical accounts of people sent back to complete their mission. The peace and absence of pain in the spiritual realm matches biblical descriptions of paradise. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience contains no elements that contradict scripture. The prophetic elements about future events and the role of the deceased aunt as a messenger align with biblical accounts of angels and messengers delivering divine messages. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 18 | 32 | Strong Evidence | 4 | Clinical death with CPR being performed in hospital setting | Met deceased aunt by name, received specific prophecies about future daughter and father | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/19/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw medical staff performing CPR from above | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 753 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 902 Joe D NDE 2708 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1joe_d_nde_2708.html | 2005 | 2005-03-14 | 2006 | M |
Joe D suffered a massive heart attack on March 14, 2005, at 5pm. Paramedics used defibrillation which improved his breathing slightly. In the emergency room, he flatlined on the cardiac monitor for 44 seconds, triggering a code blue. He was placed in a medically induced coma for three days, awakening on March 17. He developed pneumonia and required triple bypass surgery with a maze operation on March 24, with 50-50 survival odds. Days before surgery, Joe recalled his NDE from the 44-second flatline. Initially experiencing the blackest darkness he'd ever seen, unable to see even an inch ahead, a flash of brilliant white, blue and yellow light suddenly appeared. He found himself in spirit form floating a few feet above vast acres of beautiful flowers in colors he'd never seen before, smelling their wonderful scent. A bright light appeared again revealing a man in white whose face was not visible. This being told Joe "very special things" including that he should not fear death and revealed future events including the exact date when Jesus Christ will return to Earth. Joe hesitates to share all details, uncertain if the revelations were meant for him alone or to be shared. He experienced no tunnel, didn't meet God or Jesus directly, saw no angels, didn't travel to heaven, and had no life review. Two doctors later called his survival a miracle. His heart remains 40% damaged and dangerously enlarged. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains significant biblical elements including brilliant divine light, a heavenly realm of extraordinary beauty, and most notably, a figure in white (possibly an angel or divine messenger) who provided prophetic knowledge about Christ's return. The message to "not fear death" aligns with biblical promises about eternal life. The miraculous survival acknowledged by doctors suggests divine intervention. The transformation from intense fear of death to complete peace reflects biblical promises of God's perfect peace. The prophetic revelation about Jesus Christ's return directly relates to biblical eschatology and the Second Coming described in scripture. Unbiblical elements: The claim to know the exact date of Christ's return potentially contradicts Jesus's statement in Matthew 24:36 that "no one knows the day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father." However, Joe's hesitation to share this information and uncertainty about whether it was meant for him alone shows appropriate caution. Otherwise, no unbiblical elements are present. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 20 | 40 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Flatlined for 44 seconds on cardiac monitor, code blue called, miracle survival per doctors | Prophetic knowledge of future events including Christ's return, spiritual realm experience | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/19/2025 | 2 | 1 | Received prophetic information about the future | 0.00 | Two doctors | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 754 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 751 Johan I NDE 2456 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1johan_i_nde.html | 1954 | 2006 | 8 | M |
Johan I was eight years old in 1954 when he fell through ice and slipped underneath it, experiencing drowning. As his young life ebbed away, it transformed into beautiful music and extraordinary colors. He lost consciousness and didn't regain it for three days. During the experience, the colors were projected in a tunnel form through which he slowly drifted, with intense light at the end. The brightness of the colors was unlike anything in daily life, and the music had a quality he never experienced again. He felt only pleasant emotions, incredible peace and joy, and a sense of unity with the universe. His entire past flashed before him uncontrollably. He came to a barrier he was not permitted to cross and was involuntarily sent back to life. The experience taught him he must not be egotistical. A year later in 1955, the exact same experience repeated when he nearly drowned again, though he retains little memory of the second event. The wind on his face felt nice, and he experienced everything being clearer and brighter in the otherworldly realm. He encountered religious spirits and gained understanding about everything in the universe. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The tunnel of light leading to intense brightness at the end strongly parallels biblical near-death accounts and descriptions of the pathway to heaven. The complete life review aligns with biblical concepts of judgment and accountability. The otherworldly music and colors of unprecedented beauty match biblical descriptions of heavenly realms that surpass earthly understanding. Being stopped at a barrier and sent back involuntarily reflects divine sovereignty over life and death. The profound peace, joy, and unity experienced align with biblical promises of God's presence. The transformation away from egotism toward humility reflects biblical values of dying to self and spiritual transformation. Unbiblical elements: None explicitly identified. The experience remains largely consistent with biblical accounts of near-death experiences, focusing on the transcendent beauty of the spiritual realm and personal transformation rather than specific religious imagery. |
5 | Other | 10 | 10 | 24 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Drowning under ice, unconscious for three days before recovery | Classic tunnel with light, life review, beautiful colors and music | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/19/2025 | 2 | 0 | Tunnel of colors with music | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 755 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 785 John F NDE 2501 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1john_f_nde_2501.html | 1985 | 2006 | M |
John F was driving when another vehicle crossed into his lane causing a head-on collision in 1985. Upon impact, he heard glass breaking then felt himself drifting upward, observing his body still in the car from above. He could see the accident scene clearly and watched as people shook his physical body, though he felt no pain and could not hear or speak. He saw a bright mystical light shining and felt himself hovering over the accident scene in a state of perfect peace with no worries. Eventually he re-entered his body with no injuries but experienced confusion about what had occurred. His hair began falling out in bunches afterward. The experience transformed his life purpose - he became a Mental Health Professional to help others, understanding his life was spared for this reason. He reports clinical death with cessation of breathing and heart function during the accident. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains several elements consistent with biblical accounts of near-death experiences. The out-of-body experience with the spirit separating from the physical form aligns with biblical concepts of the soul's existence independent of the body. The bright mystical light he encountered could represent divine presence, as light is frequently associated with God throughout scripture. The transformation of life purpose toward helping others reflects biblical themes of being saved for a divine purpose and using one's experiences to serve others. The profound peace he experienced while separated from his body echoes biblical descriptions of divine peace that surpasses understanding. Unbiblical elements: The narrative lacks specific mentions of encountering God, Jesus, angels, or deceased relatives which are common in biblical accounts. There is no life review, judgment scene, or glimpse of heaven or hell. The experience seems more focused on the out-of-body phenomenon itself rather than spiritual encounters. While not contradicting scripture, the absence of explicitly religious content makes this a relatively neutral experience from a biblical perspective. |
1 | Other | 10 | 8 | 25 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Clinical death with cessation of breathing and heart function explicitly stated | Clear out-of-body experience with observations of accident scene and people trying to help | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/19/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw accident scene from above | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 5 | ||||||||||
| 756 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 808 Johnathon NDE 2535 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1johnathon_nde.html | 1994 | 1994-07-14 | 2006 | M |
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 violently about the cabin as grass came through the windows. He experienced intense pain and terror before blacking out. Upon awakening, he saw rescue helicopter rotors, bright lights from torches, and heard people shouting as firefighters cut away the vehicle roof. A woman held his hand saying they would get him out. He then felt himself slip out of his body to the right, floating about twenty feet away, watching the rescue from outside. Initially terrified realizing he had died, he then felt warmth envelop him and began to fade like mist. He found himself in the same location but transformed - everything was clearer, brighter, and peaceful. His deceased dog Bruce appeared and they embraced. A man in an early 1900s suit, whom he intuitively knew was related to him, appeared and walked with him discussing life and the importance of goodwill to all creatures. They reached a meeting place where he could feel everyone's happiness. Under an oak tree sat a beautiful woman in Roman-style robes with long red hair who told him his time was not up and he must return. Despite wanting to stay, he suddenly awoke in the helicopter with a needle in his chest. Doctors informed him he was clinically dead for over one minute. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience strongly aligns with biblical accounts through multiple elements: out-of-body experience consistent with the soul's separation from the body, encountering deceased beings in a transformed realm, meeting what appear to be spiritual guides or angels, experiencing a paradisiacal environment of perfect peace and joy, receiving moral instruction about goodwill to all creatures (reflecting biblical love commandments), being told it's not his time (divine timing), and involuntary return to life. The beautiful realm with enhanced clarity and the oak tree could symbolize paradise or heaven's outer courts. Unbiblical elements: While Johnathon states his faith changed from Protestant to Agnostic after the experience, claiming he felt like his "own god" and "own creator" with no supreme being watching over humanity. This directly contradicts biblical monotheism and God's sovereignty. The absence of encountering God or Jesus despite the profound spiritual experience, combined with the shift away from Christian faith, raises concerns about the source of the experience from a biblical perspective. |
1 | Other | 10 | 12 | 32 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Clinically dead for over one minute as confirmed by doctors | Out-of-body observation of rescue scene while clinically dead, spiritual realm experience | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/19/2025 | 2 | 1 | Observed rescue scene from outside body | 1.00 | Doctors | Low Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||
| 757 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 922 Joy H NDE 2749 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1joy_h_nde.html | 2006 | 2006-06-19 | 2006 | F |
Joy H was undergoing surgery to repair a broken hip on June 19, 2006, when she developed breathing complications. She became aware of a doctor telling her to breathe and saw great light flashing around the room very quickly. Suddenly she was above the bed looking down at the medical team working on her body. She perceived translucent, fluffy beings associated with the flashing light moving around the room. She felt herself moving with or toward the light and became aware she might not survive. Without fear, she thought of her grandbabies and daughter, then realized or was told she didn't have to go - that she could stay if she worked at it. An internal conversation began where she willed herself to survive, telling herself to stay calm and concentrate on making it. This self-directed determination continued for some time until she awoke in her room surrounded by family. Later, friends informed her of emergency calls from the operating room about complications, confirming the reality of her crisis. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains several biblical elements including the out-of-body experience where the spirit separates from the physical form, consistent with biblical understanding of the soul. The brilliant mystical light could represent divine presence or angelic beings. The translucent beings she perceived align with biblical descriptions of spiritual beings or angels. The sense of having a choice whether to return reflects the concept of divine will working with human will. The peace and calmness despite facing death echoes biblical promises of divine peace. Her focus on family, particularly her grandchildren and daughter, reflects biblical values of family bonds and responsibilities. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience remains relatively neutral from a biblical perspective, neither strongly affirming nor contradicting scripture. The absence of explicitly religious content (no mention of God, Jesus, heaven, or hell) makes this primarily a consciousness-survival experience rather than a deeply spiritual one. |
3 | Hospital | 7 | 10 | 24 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Surgery with breathing complications requiring medical intervention | Out-of-body observations of medical team, saw beings and lights during crisis | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 4/19/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw medical team from above during surgery | 1.00 | Friend | Highly Compatible | 5 | ||||||||
| 758 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 781 Juan HCU NDE 2491 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1juan_hcu_nde.html | 1981 | 1981-02-28 | 2006 | M |
Juan HCU, inexperienced with ocean swimming, was caught by a wave at Agua Dulce beach on February 28, 1981. Dragged approximately 100 meters from shore, he panicked and began drowning, feeling water entering through his eyes and ears as he lost oxygen. Fighting against death, he thought "What have I done? Why me? I have not lived life yet. I have not sinned. It is not fair." After losing consciousness, lifeguards performed mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and used a resuscitator device for fifteen minutes without response. As they declared him dead and ordered transport to the morgue, Juan could hear them but couldn't move or signal he was alive. He then saw a beautiful bright light illuminating his location. He appeared as an 8-9 year old boy in a white robe. Two groups of Roman soldiers appeared - one in red uniforms, one in blue - fighting over him saying "He belongs to us" and "No, he belongs here." While they argued with swords drawn, Juan took the opportunity to run and escape through a mine-like cave with two exits, taking the left path. This action brought him back to consciousness where he began coughing. Lifeguards called it a miracle, saying "We thought you were dead and were taking you to the morgue." --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains several biblical parallels: the bright mystical light often associated with divine presence, appearing in white robes (common in biblical visions), and what could be interpreted as spiritual warfare between angels and demons fighting for a soul (the red and blue Roman soldiers). The struggle between two forces over his soul echoes biblical concepts of spiritual battle. His desperate clinging to life and eventual resurrection after being declared dead parallels biblical accounts of miraculous returns to life. The witnesses calling it a "miracle" acknowledges divine intervention. Unbiblical elements: None explicitly identified. The Roman soldier imagery is unusual but could be symbolic representation of spiritual forces. The self-directed escape (running away) rather than divine deliverance is somewhat atypical for biblical accounts, but doesn't contradict scripture. |
5 | Other | 10 | 15 | 35 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Drowning with 15 minutes of failed resuscitation, declared dead | Conscious awareness while declared dead, heard lifeguards, saw spiritual realm | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/19/2025 | 1 | 1 | Heard lifeguards while unable to move | 1.00 | Lifeguards | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||
| 759 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 819 Karoline A NDE 21180 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1karoline_a_nde.html | 1991 | 2006 | F |
Karoline A experienced a near-death event during gallbladder surgery in April 1991 when she had a severe allergic reaction to Penicillin. She stopped breathing on the operating table, causing a life-threatening medical crisis that required immediate intervention. During her NDE, Karoline reported leaving her body and encountering a "big white angel" who was ready to take her away. From an elevated perspective near the ceiling, she observed her body lying on the operating table with doctors working frantically to save her. She could see the entire surgical scene, including where everyone was positioned, what instruments were being used, and their exact locations in the operating room. The angel asked if she wanted to stay or go with her, and Karoline chose to return, stating she wasn't ready to leave yet. The veridical aspects of her experience were particularly striking. She accurately observed the surgical procedures and equipment placement while unconscious. When she awakened and asked her doctor if she had stopped breathing during surgery, he confirmed this was true and was amazed when she described exactly where everyone had been standing and what instruments had been used. Upon returning to her body, she felt wonderful and described the out-of-body experience as unlike anything she had ever experienced in her life. The doctor warned her that Penicillin was potentially fatal for her and to never allow anyone to administer it again. Following this experience, Karoline reported having more experiences with angels and stronger spiritual connections. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains several elements consistent with biblical accounts of supernatural encounters. The presence of an angel aligns with biblical descriptions of angelic beings as messengers and guides. The out-of-body experience resonates with Paul's account in 2 Corinthians 12:2-3 of being "caught up to the third heaven" whether in body or out of body. The choice given to stay or return, while not explicitly biblical, doesn't contradict scripture. The sense of peace and the angelic presence are consistent with biblical descriptions of divine encounters. Unbiblical elements: The experience lacks certain distinctly Christian elements such as encountering Jesus Christ, experiencing judgment or life review, or receiving specific spiritual messages. The angel's offer of choice about whether to stay or return is not typical of biblical death narratives, where God's sovereignty over life and death is emphasized. However, there are no explicitly unbiblical or contradictory elements present. The increased "power connections" mentioned afterward could be interpreted various ways but isn't necessarily problematic from a biblical perspective. |
5 | Hospital | 7 | 12 | 26 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Surgery with allergic reaction causing respiratory arrest - clear life-threatening event | Multiple specific observations of surgical scene, positions, and instruments while unconscious | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/19/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw body on operating table from above | 0.00 | Attending physician | Highly Compatible | 6 | |||||||||
| 760 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 919 Karyn T NDE 21278 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1karyn_t_nde.html | 1994 | 1994-05-15 | 2006 | F |
Karyn T experienced a near-death event on May 15, 1994, during childbirth after eleven hours of labor. While beginning the pushing process without proper breathing instruction, she suffered a seizure due to lack of oxygen, creating a life-threatening situation for both mother and child. The medical team observed her seizing and worked to bring her back to consciousness. During the seizure, Karyn found herself completely disconnected from her body, positioned high near the ceiling off to the right near the head of the bed. She experienced extraordinary clarity and awareness, able to see everything happening in the room from multiple perspectives simultaneously, as if she had "ten sets of eyes." She observed the doctor's face showing a twinge of panic, her husband's concerned expression, and the nurse gently slapping her face saying "Karyn, come back to us. Come on, you have a baby to deliver here." She watched her own body seizing with her head rocking to the right, observing all these details with remarkable mental clarity. The veridical observations were particularly detailed. She could see through walls simply by thinking about it and was aware of events in other rooms. She sensed that someone in an adjacent room was about to die, which occurred hours later that morning. Throughout the experience, she felt the presence of a familiar, comforting entity beside her, with the sensation of an arm wrapped around her arm for guidance. A voice eventually told her she needed to "go back," and she returned to her body as if pulled by a ripcord. Upon return, she immediately resumed pushing and successfully delivered her daughter, who had the umbilical cord wrapped twice around her neck. The nurse later expressed that she had never seen someone seize during birthing and had "thought you were gone." The experience led Karyn to a firm belief in God's existence and eventually to Christian baptism. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains multiple elements consistent with biblical accounts. The out-of-body experience parallels Paul's account in 2 Corinthians 12. The presence of a guiding spiritual entity could represent an angel. The command to return and complete her earthly purpose aligns with biblical concepts of God's sovereignty over life and death. Her subsequent conversion to Christianity and baptism represent genuine spiritual transformation. The heightened awareness and ability to perceive beyond normal limitations reflects biblical accounts of spiritual sight. Unbiblical elements: The ability to see through walls at will and the predictive knowledge of another patient's death could be seen as resembling divination or supernatural knowledge typically associated with occult practices in scripture. However, these could also be understood as temporary spiritual sight granted during the crisis. The experience doesn't include explicit Christian imagery, judgment scenes, or encounters with Jesus Christ. The lack of these elements doesn't make it unbiblical, but represents an absence of distinctly Christian content during the experience itself. |
5 | Hospital | 5 | 15 | 30 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Seizure during childbirth with loss of consciousness - documented life-threatening event | Multiple specific observations including faces, actions, statements, and prediction of death in adjacent room | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/20/2025 | 3 | 1 | Observed and heard medical team actions | 1.00 | Attending nurse | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 761 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 802 Katie NDE 2526 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1katie_nde_2526.html | 2006 | 2006-03-09 | 2006 | F |
Katie experienced a near-death event on March 9, 2006, when she went into anaphylactic shock and faced a life-threatening medical crisis. The allergic reaction was severe enough to require immediate medical intervention to save her life. During her NDE, Katie felt extreme peace and loved being where she was, with no fear whatsoever and a strong desire to stay. She began observing events around her body from above and behind, watching the medical activity for several moments. She then heard a voice instructing her to go back because it was not her time to die. Though she never saw where the voice came from, she felt the definite presence of a being beside her on the right. The being communicated clearly: "It is not time for you to come yet. You have to go back." Katie's experience included a profound sense of understanding about the universe and described feeling happiness, love, extreme peace, joy, and contentment. She knew she was in a good place and wanted to stay, but did not question the voice's command and obediently returned to fight for her life. She described passing through something when sent back, though she couldn't explain exactly what it was. When she returned to consciousness, the first thing Katie said was that she had seen everything while the medical team worked on her. She immediately began telling everyone who came into her room about her experience. The event strengthened her existing conservative Christian faith, and she felt certain that it was God or Jesus who had spoken to her and sent her back. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience strongly aligns with biblical themes. The commanding voice and presence beside her is consistent with divine or angelic intervention. The instruction that "it is not your time" reflects biblical sovereignty over life and death (Ecclesiastes 3:2). The immediate obedience to divine command mirrors biblical examples of submission to God's will. Her existing conservative Christian faith and interpretation of the being as God or Jesus, combined with the peace and joy experienced, align with biblical descriptions of divine presence. The lack of fear in the face of death reflects biblical promises about believers' deaths. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience contains no elements that contradict biblical teaching. While it lacks some common NDE features like life review or visions of heaven/hell, what is present is entirely consistent with a biblical worldview. The simplicity and clarity of the divine command, the immediate obedience, and the strengthening of existing Christian faith all support biblical compatibility. |
5 | Hospital | 5 | 8 | 18 | Moderate Evidence | 5 | Anaphylactic shock is life-threatening but medical details are limited | General observations from above, presence felt, voice heard, but few specific veridical details | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/20/2025 | 2 | 0 | Viewed medical team working from above | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 762 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 938 Julie C NDE 2752 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1julie_c_nde.html | 1970 | 2006 | F |
Julie C experienced clinical death in 1970 when she was accidentally given an overdose of morphine by a doctor at another hospital. The overdose caused complete cessation of breathing and heart function, requiring aggressive resuscitation including adrenaline injections and electroshock. She remained on a heart-lung machine and in a coma for six days before recovering. During her clinical death, Julie first observed four people dressed in green surgical attire - caps, coats, and face masks - working on her in what appeared to be a large operating theater. She watched them give her an injection in the chest that felt like being stabbed with a red-hot poker. She was then transported to an entirely different scene: observing from above a Victorian-era couple on a cobblestone street at night. The woman wore a brilliant blue Victorian dress, the man wore black Victorian attire, and the scene was lit by candle streetlights on a wet, red-orange clay-colored street after rain. The man removed his outer coat and placed it over a puddle so the lady could cross. The most remarkable aspect of Julie's experience was the extraordinary vividness of colors - more brilliant than anything she had seen before or since. She maintained perfect visual clarity despite being normally short-sighted. The experience felt completely real and peaceful, with no fear, and she gained empathy for others and acceptance of herself. When she awoke, she immediately told the nurse "I died," who confirmed "Yes, but you are now here." A doctor from Royal Prince Alfred Hospital visited her days after she awoke to specifically ask if she had seen anything during her death, showing medical interest in her experience. Julie told him exactly what she had witnessed. She remains absolutely certain of the reality of her experience decades later, stating there is definitely life after death. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience of clinical death and consciousness beyond the body aligns with biblical concepts of the soul's existence independent of the physical body. The peaceful nature of the experience and lack of fear could reflect the peace promised to believers. The lasting transformation including increased empathy and acceptance reflects spiritual growth. The medical confirmation of death and the doctor's specific interest in her experience provides credibility. Unbiblical elements: The Victorian scene appears to be neither heaven, hell, nor any biblical realm, but rather a temporal historical scene with no apparent spiritual significance. The absence of any divine beings, judgment, life review, or spiritual messages is notable. There is no mention of God, Jesus, angels, or any biblical figures. The experience, while profound, lacks distinctly spiritual or religious content and could be interpreted as a temporal rather than eternal glimpse. The brilliant colors and clarity, while remarkable, don't necessarily indicate a spiritual realm. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 10 | 30 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Clinical death with cessation of breathing and heart function, required heart-lung machine for 6 days | Specific unique observation of Victorian scene with extraordinary detail and brilliant colors | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/20/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw medical team in green surgical attire | 0.00 | Nurse and visiting doctor | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 763 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 812 Julio M NDE 2231 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1julio_m_nde.html | 1976 | 2006 | M |
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 180-220 km/h winds) while investigating workplace fraud, he developed a severe fever and was found delirious. At the clinic, a doctor predicted he would not survive the night, and indeed his heart stopped around 2:00 AM. During his NDE, Julio awakened to an insufferably loud whistling sound and saw a luminous white silhouette that transmitted a beautiful sensation of peace. The light was unique - intense yet not radiating, dense and concentrated, making everything else appear black. He found himself outside his body, positioned above the building near the roof, able to see through walls simply by thinking about it. He observed a nurse in a distant room preparing an injection for another patient who he knew would die hours later (which occurred). He experienced incredible mental clarity and could visualize whatever he wanted. Julio received a profound choice during his experience. Something communicated: "If you want you can go. You still have a lot left to do. It's your choice" - and he chose to return. His life changed 180 degrees afterward, developing abilities to have out-of-body experiences at will, travel throughout the universe, and help others. He reports continuing experiences where he can see past and future events, travel to other dimensions and planets, and observe beings in other realms. He seeks scientific rather than religious explanations for these phenomena. The experience had lasting transformative effects beyond typical NDEs. Julio developed what he describes as permanent abilities including voluntary OBEs, precognitive visions, healing abilities, and interdimensional travel. He maintains a scientific perspective, believing everything has a quantum physics explanation rather than mystical or religious significance. He experiences a constant whistling in his head that he interprets as connection to a data network. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The initial NDE contains some biblical elements including the bright light often associated with divine presence, the sense of peace, and the life-changing transformation. The ability to see beyond physical limitations during the experience could parallel spiritual sight in scripture. The choice offered about returning aligns with some biblical accounts of divine encounters. Unbiblical elements: The extensive post-NDE abilities claimed are highly problematic from a biblical perspective. Voluntary astral projection, communicating with beings in other dimensions, attempting to change the future, and traveling to other planets resemble occult practices condemned in scripture. His rejection of religious explanations in favor of viewing everything as a "Matrix" or "ultra-supercomputer" contradicts biblical theism. The ongoing ability to "pass through the veil at will" and communicate with various dimensional beings resembles mediumship and divination prohibited in Deuteronomy 18:10-12. His belief that he can change past and future events challenges God's sovereignty. The permanent "data network" connection and interdimensional travel align more with New Age concepts than biblical spirituality. |
2 | Hospital | 10 | 18 | 38 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Heart stopped due to bronchopneumonia - clear clinical death | Specific observations including nurse preparation and prediction of another patient's death that occurred | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/20/2025 | 3 | 0 | Saw nurse preparing injection in distant room | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 9 | ||||||||||
| 764 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 771 Karen G NDE 2239 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1karen_g_nde.html | 2005 | 2005-05-11 | 2006 | F |
Karen G experienced respiratory collapse and clinical death on May 11, 2005, following a severe allergic reaction to a corticoid injection given for bronchitis and asthma. Within five minutes of receiving the injection, she developed severe breathing problems and lost consciousness upon leaving her house. She arrived at Santa Maria Clinic with no pulse and in complete respiratory collapse, requiring resuscitation with adrenaline and electroshock. During her NDE, Karen found herself in a tunnel of diffuse, beautiful lights, feeling as though she was in a high-speed train leaning back in a seat. She saw thousands of light spirals passing rapidly beside her and was frightened by the speed. At the end of the tunnel, she observed a very strong light with a golden frame and Roman columns with the infinity symbol. As she approached, the light grew stronger, and she understood that passing through this entryway meant no return. Throughout the experience, thousands of voices spoke to her simultaneously, urging her to "let go, abandon yourself," but Karen resisted, repeatedly thinking "Not yet. I am dying. Not yet." She felt anguished because she didn't want to go to the light. When the medical team administered adrenaline and used electroshock, the train stopped and reversed at the same speed. A voice from behind told her, "Not yet. It is not your moment yet." The train slowed until it stopped completely, her body arched and fell back on the hospital bed. Upon awakening, Karen immediately told the nurse "I died," who confirmed "Yes, but you are now here." She learned that police (carabineros) had escorted her to the clinic, though her mother perceived them as angels. The experience made her less afraid of death, more attached to loved ones, and prompted her to read the Bible, seek confession, and become more involved with the church, feeling she still has something important to experience in life. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The tunnel of light could represent transition to the afterlife mentioned in near-death accounts. The Roman columns might symbolize eternal architecture. The voice saying "it is not your moment yet" aligns with biblical sovereignty over life and death (Ecclesiastes 3:2). Her subsequent turn toward faith, Bible reading, confession, and church involvement represents genuine spiritual awakening consistent with biblical transformation. The fear and resistance to death followed by acceptance shows a spiritual journey. Unbiblical elements: The thousands of voices urging her to "let go, abandon yourself" without identification could be concerning, as biblical accounts typically identify spiritual voices clearly as either divine or demonic. The absence of explicit Christian imagery, life review, or encounters with Jesus or identifiable angels is notable. However, nothing explicitly contradicts scripture. The infinity symbol on Roman columns is neutral - neither biblical nor anti-biblical. The high-speed train imagery is simply a modern metaphor for transition. |
2 | Hospital | 10 | 12 | 27 | Strong Evidence | 5 | Respiratory collapse with no pulse requiring resuscitation - clinical death documented | Specific details of tunnel, lights, columns, but mostly subjective experience | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/20/2025 | 3 | 1 | Tunnel of lights like high-speed train | 0.00 | Attending nurse | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 765 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 911 Krikrikit NDE 2730 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1krikrikit_nde.html | 1969 | 2006 | 14 | M |
At age 14, Krikrikit accidentally overdosed on street drugs including Darvon, amphetamines, and alcohol. He experienced severe heart palpitations alternating between extremely slow heavy beats and wild fluttering. His heart eventually stopped completely. Immediately upon cardiac arrest, he found himself in a black void, feeling peaceful but puzzled by his apathy. He moved through the void toward a circular opening that oscillated like something alive, entering a tunnel-like hall. At the far end was a great Fire or Light that he understood represented God. This presence communicated telepathically, asking "You don't really KNOW yourself do you?" with multiple layers of meaning about knowledge, love, and existence. Krikrikit had to admit he didn't know anything in the presence of this all-knowing being. He was immediately sent back, moving through the tunnel in reverse. Upon return, he experienced cold sweats and was surrounded by medical staff who informed him his heart had stopped for 2.5 minutes. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains several elements consistent with biblical accounts including the dark void or separation (similar to the "outer darkness" in Matthew), the tunnel passage representing transition between realms, and most significantly, an encounter with a divine light/fire representing God. The telepathic communication from God about self-knowledge echoes biblical themes of God knowing us better than we know ourselves (Psalm 139, Jeremiah 1:5). The immediate return upon acknowledging one's limitations before God reflects biblical humility themes. Unbiblical elements: The representation of God as an impersonal light/fire that "stood for" God yet paradoxically "WAS" God suggests a more mystical than biblical understanding of the divine. The emphasis on self-knowledge rather than sin, redemption, or judgment diverges from biblical priorities. No mention of Jesus Christ, salvation, or moral accountability appears in the narrative. The communication focused on philosophical knowledge rather than spiritual transformation or eternal destiny. |
2 | Unknown | 10 | 0 | 10 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Clear cardiac arrest with heart stopping for 2.5 minutes as confirmed by medical staff | No veridical observations reported - experience was entirely transcendent | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/20/2025 | 0 | 0 | Moderately Compatible | 7 | |||||||||||
| 766 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 856 Kristin D NDE 2628 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1kristin_d_nde.html | 2004 | 2004-05-10 | 2006 | F |
Kristin D, a nurse struggling with cocaine addiction, experienced endocarditis (heart infection) complicated by heart failure and sepsis following dental extraction and drug use. She fell into a coma that lasted two days, during which medical staff could not rouse her despite painful stimuli that caused bleeding. During the coma, she experienced three distinct levels: first, a dark, cold vortex that pulled her down; second, a field of green grass under blue sky where she saw her children and a brilliant white light; third, entry into the light where she became separated from her body. She encountered her deceased nephew who wanted his mother to know he was safe, plus grandparents who were surprised to see her as they expected her father (who had cancer). She received telepathic communication that heaven exists, Jesus's teachings are real, and she must return as a messenger of faith. A piece of infection permanently blinded her left eye during the coma. Upon awakening, she found her doctor sitting at her bedside during a late-night vigil. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: Strong biblical compatibility through multiple elements: transition through darkness before reaching light (valley of shadow of death), encounter with deceased relatives in a heavenly realm, and explicit confirmation that "heaven does exist and the teachings of Jesus were real." The commission to return as a messenger aligns with biblical testimonies. The brilliant light, fields of grass, and blue sky match biblical paradise imagery. The sense of completeness and joy beyond earthly emotion reflects biblical descriptions of God's presence. Unbiblical elements: The three-level cosmology with a pulling vortex as the first level suggests influence from other traditions. The surprise of deceased relatives about who was arriving implies limited knowledge in the afterlife, contrasting with biblical suggestions of fuller heavenly awareness. The emphasis on her role as messenger of "good faith despite destruction from drug use" focuses more on personal redemption than Gospel message. No direct encounter with Jesus despite the message about his teachings being real. |
4 | Hospital | 7 | 10 | 27 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Coma state with attempted resuscitation, infection causing permanent blindness documented | Telepathic knowledge about heaven and Jesus, encounter with deceased relatives with specific messages | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/20/2025 | 2 | 1 | Awareness of medical procedures during coma | 1.00 | Doctor | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 767 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 965 Lavona F NDE 2828 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1lavona_f_nde.html | 1949 | 2006 | 8 | F |
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 consciousness. Her next awareness was of being cradled in a warm, wavy motion at the opening of a tunnel with billowy soft sides that was well lit. The tunnel dimensions decreased while brightness increased toward a single bright light. She heard wonderful soft music that seemed to be approaching clarity at the light source. The tunnel end was opaque, and she felt she just needed to reach beyond it to get to the light. She felt no fear or anxiety, only curiosity about the music source and a sense of being very close to reaching through to the light. Her next awareness was lying on rocks being resuscitated by her sister who had pulled her from the water. She was in extreme pain with water filling her nostrils and lungs, longing to return to the warmth and music. The experience left her with lasting psychic sensitivities and paranormal experiences throughout life. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The tunnel of light aligns with near-death passages described in various spiritual traditions and some interpret as the transition to heaven. The wonderful music echoes biblical descriptions of heavenly worship and angelic songs. The warm, peaceful, nurturing sensations reflect the comfort of God's presence. The complete absence of fear in the face of death suggests divine peace that surpasses understanding. The brilliant light could represent the divine light of God's presence as described throughout scripture. Unbiblical elements: The experience lacks any encounter with divine beings, Jesus, or God directly - only an impersonal light and music. No life review, judgment, or spiritual instruction occurred. The lasting psychic abilities and paranormal experiences (seeing spirits, premonitions, astral travel, physical objects moved by deceased mother) strongly suggest occult involvement which scripture condemns. These ongoing supernatural experiences outside of God's framework indicate potential deception or dangerous spiritual influences. |
5 | Other | 5 | 0 | 5 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Drowning incident described but no medical details provided | No specific veridical observations - purely subjective tunnel and light experience | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/20/2025 | 0 | 0 | Low Compatibility | 5 | |||||||||||
| 768 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 848 LDL NDE 2613 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1ldl_nde.html | 1974 | 2006 | M |
LDL tripped and fell, hitting his left temple on the sharp corner of a low table. While unconscious, he heard people standing over him asking "Is he dead?" He then began moving feet-first through a dark tunnel, slowly turning counterclockwise. Red, green, and darker colored lights appeared around the tunnel edge. Human faces were clearly visible around the inside of the tunnel - all looking at him with various expressions, some smiling, others seeming bored. He felt no threat or fear from any of the faces and did not recognize any of them. As he moved faster through the tunnel, he suddenly returned to his body and awakened with no pain or apparent physical damage from the incident. The experience included verified awareness of people's comments while unconscious and a vivid journey through a tunnel populated with observing faces. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The tunnel experience could represent a transitional spiritual realm. The presence of human faces might suggest souls or spiritual beings observing the passage. The lack of fear despite the unusual circumstances could indicate divine protection or peace. Awareness while unconscious aligns with the biblical concept of spirit being separate from body. Unbiblical elements: The experience lacks any encounter with God, Jesus, or angels. No spiritual message, life review, or divine communication occurred. The observing faces showed indifference (boredom) which contrasts with biblical depictions of intense spiritual reality. The rotating, feet-first travel through the tunnel differs from biblical accounts of being caught up to heaven. No heavenly or hellish realm was reached, and no transformation resulted. The experience seems more phenomenological than spiritual. |
5 | Unknown | 3 | 2 | 7 | Weak Evidence | 2 | Head injury with loss of consciousness but no medical evaluation mentioned | Heard people asking if he was dead while unconscious | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/20/2025 | 1 | 0 | Heard people while unconscious | 1.00 | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||||
| 769 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 831 Kelly K NDE 2578 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1kelly_k_nde.html | 1961 | 1961-01-09 | 2006 | F |
During childbirth complications with suspected anesthetic overdose, Kelly experienced clinical death. She ascended face-first through a warm, reddish tunnel toward a golden-white light. She was shown the universe as an interconnected net where everything is connected, understanding that all life is important and destruction tears holes in this universal composition. She experienced beautiful stringed music unlike anything on earth and discovered that colors have sound coordinating with music. The light grew more brilliant, and she breathed it in through every pore, gaining universal knowledge. She saw outlines of 4 beings who telepathically sent unconditional love, which she reciprocated. They gently prevented her from going to the light source and told her it wasn't her time. On descent, universal knowledge was erased from her memory. Upon awakening, she tried to tell her husband the knowledge in a foreign language neither understood. The doctor confirmed they nearly lost her. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The ascending journey toward divine light parallels biblical accounts of being caught up to heaven. The interconnectedness of all creation reflects God's sovereignty over all life. The beings sending unconditional love could be angels or saints. The divine light that energizes and illuminates matches biblical descriptions of God's glory. Being told "it's not your time" aligns with God's sovereignty over life and death. The ineffable nature of the experience echoes Paul's account of paradise where he heard inexpressible things. Unbiblical elements: The universe depicted as an interconnected net where destruction "tears holes" suggests a mechanical rather than personal creation under God's judgment. The breathing in of light "through every pore" resembles New Age energy concepts. Universal knowledge being granted then erased lacks biblical precedent - God's revelations remain with prophets. Speaking in an unknown foreign language differs from biblical tongues which were real languages or spiritual utterances. The experience emphasizes cosmic unity over personal relationship with God through Christ. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 8 | 28 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Clinical death during childbirth confirmed by doctor saying they nearly lost her | Precognitive knowledge demonstrated - knew procedures before doctor performed them | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/20/2025 | 1 | 1 | Precognitive awareness of medical procedures | 1.00 | Doctor | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||
| 770 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 823 Kenneth N NDE 2559 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1kenneth_n_nde.html | 1983 | 2006 | M |
Kenneth was selling blood plasma while dehydrated and having not eaten for 24 hours. Due to procedural error, his blood volume dropped critically low, causing cardiac arrest for 2.5 minutes. He found himself in a black, silent void feeling totally alone with just his thoughts. After calling out for help and praying to God and Jesus, he began moving through the void toward a distant bright light at incredible speed. He had 360-degree simultaneous vision and observed streams of flickering lights on either side also heading toward the light. Concentrating on one, he telepathically heard it speak in a little girl's voice asking her mother why he was looking at them. The mother light responded that he was curious. As he slowed approaching the light, he relearned concepts of hearing, sound, voices, words, names, recognizing they were calling his name. He immediately returned to his body surrounded by medical staff with defibrillator paddles, who confirmed his heart stopped for 2.5 minutes. He experienced psychic abilities for about a year afterward. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The initial void and isolation could represent spiritual separation from God. His prayer to God and Jesus immediately initiated movement toward the light, demonstrating the power of calling upon the Lord. The bright light destination aligns with God as light. The 360-degree vision suggests expanded spiritual perception. The other souls (lights) journeying toward the same destination parallels the gathering of souls to God. The return to spread knowledge of the afterlife serves as testimony. Unbiblical elements: The souls appearing as fluttering lights like Tinkerbell rather than recognizable human forms differs from biblical accounts. The casual conversation between soul-lights lacks the gravity of eternal destination. No encounter with God, Jesus, or angels occurred despite his prayers. The temporary psychic abilities (precognition, telepathy, spirit communication) afterward involve occult practices scripture condemns. The experience emphasizes phenomenology over spiritual transformation or divine encounter. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 4 | 18 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Cardiac arrest for 2.5 minutes confirmed by medical staff with defibrillator present | Telepathic perception of other souls as lights with specific dialogue heard | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/20/2025 | 1 | 1 | Awareness of resuscitation efforts | 0.00 | Doctor and nurses | Mixed Compatibility | 7 | |||||||||
| 771 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 949 Kent M NDE 2788 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1kent_m_nde.html | 1979 | 1979-09-09 | 2006 | M |
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 from body and personality, traveling to another time and place where he witnessed a future world at war with people dying. He felt a profound realization that he needed to be there to bring attention to these ignored events. He experienced transitions through warm loving light described as mother's breath to a baby, gaining understanding that transcended earthly knowledge. He was shown that the only thing that matters is how one's actions make others feel, and that taking life tears the fabric of universal composition. Upon regaining consciousness, he repeatedly screamed about needing to return to where he had been. His experience included visions of future perpetual war with an undefeatable enemy and knowledge that all who have lived form God. Afterward, he developed psychic abilities to foretell others' futures and know details about their lives. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The warm, loving light resembles divine presence and comfort. The understanding that life is sacred and murder is abhorrent aligns with biblical commandments. The concept that how we make others feel matters most echoes biblical love commands. The vision of future wars could parallel biblical end-times prophecies. The gathering of all souls forming divine presence has some parallel to the body of Christ concept. Unbiblical elements: The statement that "all those who have come and gone before - they are God" is pantheistic heresy, contradicting biblical monotheism. Receiving visions of future wars without redemptive purpose differs from biblical prophecy which calls for repentance. The development of fortune-telling abilities violates biblical prohibitions against divination. The claim that virtually all religious norms are incorrect or superstitious contradicts biblical authority. The experience led to rejection of organized religion rather than deeper faith. |
4 | Hospital | 7 | 6 | 19 | Moderate Evidence | 6 | Severe trauma with coma, multiple life-threatening injuries documented | Visions of future wars, prophetic knowledge of others' lives demonstrated | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/20/2025 | 2 | 1 | Prophetic visions of future wars | 0.00 | Various individuals | Incompatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 772 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 879 Kim C NDE 2669 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1kim_c_nde.html | 1980 | 2006 | F |
Kim, an experienced motorcycle rider and nursing student, crashed attempting to jump a concrete flood control channel. Her last memory was going head over end thinking "Wow! I'm about to die!" She became aware in a black void, floating in complete silence and stillness. Initially panicked realizing she was dead, she catalogued regrets including not having children (despite not wanting them previously). The peace and stillness made her happy, expecting to meet Jesus. An unearthly bright light appeared with a voice in her head confirming she was dead and heading to heaven but not there yet. The voice conveyed peace and love but said her time wasn't finished and she must return. Despite pleading to stay, she was sent back through a narrow tunnel at increasing speed. She awakened in a pickup truck en route to the hospital, disappointed to be alive. First responders had found her pulseless. She experienced lasting changes including increased sensitivity to energy, toxins, and people's conditions, plus occasional "dial tone moments" of complete mental stillness. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience strongly aligns with biblical accounts through the black void representing death/separation, the divine light and voice confirming afterlife reality, and explicit mention that she was "on the way to heaven." Her expectation of meeting Jesus and the voice's authority over life and death reflect biblical theology. The command to return for unfinished purposes echoes biblical accounts of divine sovereignty over human life spans. The peace and love emanating from the divine presence match scriptural descriptions of God's nature. Unbiblical elements: The voice stated she was heading to heaven without mention of judgment, faith, or Christ's mediation, suggesting automatic heaven which contradicts biblical salvation theology. The development of energy healing abilities and sensitivity to people's "toxic" energy fields reflects New Age concepts rather than biblical spiritual gifts. The ongoing "dial tone moments" of mental emptiness resemble Eastern meditation rather than biblical prayer or communion with God. |
5 | Other | 5 | 6 | 16 | Moderate Evidence | 5 | Motorcycle crash with reported pulselessness by first responders | Awareness of being dead, divine communication about heavenly destination | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/20/2025 | 1 | 1 | Awareness of death and divine communication | 0.00 | First responders | Moderately Compatible | 9 | |||||||||
| 773 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 763 Lizzette T NDE 2476 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1lizzette_t_nde.html | 1955 | 2006 | 4 | F |
At age 3-4, Lizzette developed severe whooping cough while staying with relatives in Lancaster, California. Her parents rushed her to the hospital as she repeatedly lost consciousness from the severe coughing preventing her from breathing. Upon arrival at the hospital, she experienced clinical death requiring resuscitation. During the NDE, Lizzette found herself in a dark tunnel, initially observing herself from behind before becoming herself and walking toward a brilliant light. At the tunnel's edge, she emerged into a realm with the bluest sky and beautiful green rolling hills. A being seated on a translucent yet solid throne, radiating pure light like the sun, called her forward. This being wore white garments with a face of pure radiating light, accompanied by several beings standing at attention on both sides. The being communicated telepathically that she had to return as it was not her time, showing her a vision of herself as an adult indicating she would have a full life. She instantly returned to her body after understanding the message. This experience profoundly impacted her childhood, causing her to constantly contemplate existence and occasionally see spirits and have prophetic dreams about people's deaths. She kept the experience private until seeing Dr. Moody's documentary about NDEs five years before submitting her account, when she finally understood what had happened to her. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains several elements consistent with biblical accounts including a brilliant divine light reminiscent of God's glory, a throne scene similar to Revelation, beings in white garments matching descriptions of heavenly beings, and divine communication about it not being her time to die. The transcendent realm with perfect beauty aligns with biblical descriptions of heaven, and the message about having a full life ahead reflects divine sovereignty over human lifespan. Unbiblical elements: The narrative includes some problematic elements such as ongoing ability to see spirits after the NDE, which could be interpreted as mediumship or occult practice warned against in scripture. The prophetic dreams about deaths, while potentially a spiritual gift, blur into fortune-telling territory. The being on the throne, while majestic, is not explicitly identified as God or Jesus, leaving room for ambiguity about the encounter's nature. |
2 | Hospital | 10 | 2 | 12 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Clear clinical death requiring resuscitation from severe whooping cough | No specific veridical observations reported, only transcendent experience | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/20/2025 | 0 | 0 | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||||
| 774 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 936 Lloyd P NDE 2764 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1lloyd_p_nde.html | 2004 | 2004-11-23 | 2006 | M |
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 stars, with a pulsating light in the distance that appeared alive. He was drawn toward and then moved at light speed toward this boundary of transparent light. Upon passing through into the light, Lloyd was blinded by pure white light comparable to looking into the sun multiplied a million times, yet it did not hurt his eyes. He felt warm, safe, peaceful, and surrounded by pure unconditional love. The light seemed to absorb him as his entire life was shown before him instantaneously. He became emotional and felt ashamed of aspects of his life, but experienced complete love and knew everything was alright. He was certain he was in the presence of God. Lloyd spent a week in intensive care before being strong enough for surgery. He immediately told his son about going into the light and not wanting to return. The experience fundamentally changed his religious beliefs despite having a minor in Bible from Abilene Christian University. He now believes everyone returns to the light/God and that all have lived past lives, concepts that contradict his previous conservative Christian beliefs. He struggles with reconciling these new beliefs with his religious training but feels unable to question the love and power of God he experienced. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience strongly aligns with biblical descriptions of divine encounters including brilliant divine light, the presence of God, life review with moral awareness, feelings of being in God's presence, and overwhelming divine love and forgiveness. The initial darkness followed by light parallels biblical death imagery, and the transformative aftereffects reflect genuine spiritual encounter. Unbiblical elements: The most problematic element is Lloyd's post-NDE belief in reincarnation and past lives, which directly contradicts biblical teaching about appointed once to die (Hebrews 9:27). His belief in universal salvation (everyone returns to the light) conflicts with biblical teachings about judgment and salvation through Christ. These new beliefs represent a significant departure from orthodox Christian doctrine despite his theological education. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 2 | 12 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Allergic reaction causing instant death during surgery with medical team present | No veridical observations reported, purely transcendent experience | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/20/2025 | 0 | 0 | Low Compatibility | 7 | |||||||||||
| 775 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 905 Loran G NDE 2713 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1loran_g_nde.html | 2000 | 2006 | M |
In August 2000, Loran suffered a massive cerebral cortex bleed due to undiagnosed high blood pressure and excessive overtime work, resulting in weeks of coma. During this critical period, he experienced being bathed in the most extreme living light imaginable, far exceeding any earthly experience of love. From this perspective, Loran saw everything on earth and witnessed how this light loved everything with an intensity billions of times greater than human love. Even minute details like fine hairs underneath plant leaves were not only loved but somehow accounted for. He laughed at humanity's ignorance of how deeply we are loved, experiencing stupendous emotion and never wanting to leave that love. Suddenly feeling he wasn't done with his children, he gasped this thought and everything flew backward as he awoke to his smiling son. The most difficult aftereffect has been living with the constant desire to return to that light, as no earthly relationship or belief can approach that divine love. The experience provides great solace during meditation, giving him certainty that God is good and no one will be forgotten. His only frustration is wishing everyone could experience and remember that transformative light. As a psychiatric nurse, his professional sensitivity seems more attuned since the experience. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience powerfully depicts divine omnipresence and omniscience with God's intimate knowledge of all creation down to plant leaves, reflecting Matthew 10:29-31 about God knowing every sparrow and hair. The overwhelming divine love, brilliant light of God's presence, and transformative aftereffects align with biblical encounters. The return for his children reflects God honoring parental responsibility. Unbiblical elements: The description of light as a "living light that supported the fabric of the universe" tends toward pantheistic concepts rather than personal God. The statement "man is exactly as what he wanted to be" could imply self-determination rather than divine creation. While not explicitly heretical, these elements lean toward New Age universalism rather than biblical theism. |
4 | Hospital | 10 | 2 | 12 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Massive cerebral cortex bleed resulting in weeks of coma | No veridical observations, transcendent experience only | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/20/2025 | 0 | 0 | Moderately Compatible | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 776 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 884 Lennie B NDE 2664 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1lennie_b_nde.html | 1992 | 2006 | 39 | M |
In April 1992, at age 39, Lennie experienced his first heart attack after two weeks of chest pain he had dismissed. Despite severe symptoms, he drove himself to work and attempted to continue cooking as head chef before colleagues convinced him to seek emergency care. He drove himself 60 kilometers to the hospital, losing consciousness upon arrival. After being rushed to intensive care with blood pressure of 220/135, his heart stopped Tuesday night, prompting emergency transport to Gothenburg where his heart stopped again during attempted balloon procedure. During clinical death, Lennie observed himself lying on the bed while simultaneously moving toward a wonderful light. He described floating rather than walking toward this warm, joyful place filled with love beyond description - a realm without stress, demands, or evil. Everything was beauty and warmth with wonderful verdure. As he stood ready to cross over, he heard someone repeatedly calling "Lennie come back, you are needed here." Turning, he saw the most beautiful woman he had ever seen standing at his right side, with stunning eyes and perfect features. Despite being happily married, he felt drawn to embrace her. She humbly begged him to stay, saying they needed him. Unable to resist her plea, he turned around and woke in his body. About an hour later, Lennie asked staff about this nurse, but was told no such person existed or had ever worked there. He wondered if she was his guardian angel. The experience fundamentally changed his life values - he now appreciates small things, finds life fantastic, and no longer fears death, knowing it represents a new phase at another level. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience includes classic NDE elements consistent with biblical accounts: out-of-body experience, movement toward divine light, a beautiful heavenly realm, and an angelic being calling him back for a purpose. The transformative aftereffects including loss of death fear and changed values align with genuine spiritual encounters. The possibility of a guardian angel matches biblical teaching about ministering spirits. Unbiblical elements: None identified. While the beautiful woman could be interpreted various ways, guardian angels are biblical, and there's no inappropriate spiritual content. The experience remains within orthodox Christian parameters without promoting reincarnation, universalism, or occult practices. |
2 | Hospital | 10 | 6 | 20 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Two cardiac arrests documented during heart attack treatment | Out-of-body observation of self, encounter with non-existent nurse verified by staff | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/20/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw himself lying on hospital bed | 0.00 | Hospital staff | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 777 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 790 Leta C NDE 2507 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1leta_c_nde.html | 1986 | 1986-06-10 | 2006 | F |
On June 10, 1986, Leta gave birth to an 8-pound 6-ounce baby who literally tore her apart, requiring over 80 stitches to repair the damage. Despite massive blood loss, nothing was immediately done. An hour and a half after delivery, a nurse taking vital signs could not find blood pressure or heartbeat with multiple stethoscopes, prompting removal of Leta's mother from the room while Leta remained conscious before losing awareness. During clinical death, Leta experienced falling through a black tunnel before arriving at brilliantly beautiful white light unlike any earthly color or light type. Upon reaching the light, a warm masculine voice she never saw welcomed her, asking if she knew where she was. Initially confused, she suddenly realized she was in heaven but frantically pleaded to return, explaining she had just had a baby and her husband knew nothing about babies. When asked if she truly didn't want to be there, she affirmed wanting to be there someday but not now, wanting to be with her baby. After being told "Okay," she felt herself rising back through the tunnel. Leta regained consciousness as medical staff held defibrillator paddles ready to shock her heart. A nurse looked at her saying "I've seen that face before. You have been to the other side." When Leta tried sharing the experience with her mother and husband the next day, neither wanted to hear it. Months later, seeing Oprah's show about NDEs amazed her that others had similar experiences. The experience deepened her Christian faith, created stronger bonds with her husband and first child, and left her wondering about her unfinished earthly purpose. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience strongly aligns with biblical accounts including movement through darkness to divine light, arrival in heaven, communication with a divine presence (possibly God or angel), being sent back for parental responsibilities, and lasting spiritual transformation. The deepening of Christian faith and stronger family bonds reflect positive spiritual fruit. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience remains within orthodox Christian framework without promoting reincarnation, universalism, or occult practices. The divine voice's willingness to let her choose about returning shows divine mercy rather than theological error. |
2 | Hospital | 10 | 2 | 14 | Suggestive Evidence | 2 | Clinical death with no detectible blood pressure or heartbeat after childbirth hemorrhage | No specific veridical observations beyond standard NDE elements | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/20/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||||
| 778 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 783 Lidia G NDE 21144 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1lidia_g_nde.html | 1988 | 2006 | 13 | F |
In 1988, at age 13, Lidia was visiting a friend when she straightened an old Christmas decoration hanging from a glass ceiling light fixture. Looking up, the fixture fell and struck her right brow bone. She calmly walked home, holding her hand over the injury, where her father examined the wound in the bathroom. As he turned to wet a cloth, she experienced a controlled yet involuntary sliding down the door into a squatting position, remaining mentally alert while her body relaxed. Suddenly, Lidia found herself positioned behind her father, observing her body slumped against the door. Initially thinking she had died, a momentary fear quickly dissipated. She realized if dead, she wanted to remain so, experiencing tranquil peace surrounded by love that passed through her effortlessly. The feeling was lighter than air itself, with love becoming her very essence rather than something external. Her sister's fearful calling and her father's panic as he tried to revive her made Lidia attempt to soothe them with thought waves, smiling facelessly to express she was okay. Awareness of their potential suffering caused her return, suddenly feeling like carrying two sacks of sand on each shoulder with oppressive air pressure. Lidia kept the experience private for three years until reading other NDE accounts confirmed its reality. She now views the body as a vehicle for the soul, like a car for transportation that eventually wears out. She believes her soul exited her body and experienced total freedom for the first time. The experience left her able to feel others' emotions deeply and occasionally receive accurate premonitions about future events. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience and overwhelming divine love align with biblical spiritual encounters. The concern for family suffering leading to return reflects biblical values of compassion. The understanding of body as temporary vessel matches Paul's teaching about earthly tents and spiritual bodies. Unbiblical elements: The development of psychic abilities and premonitions after the NDE raises concerns about divination practices warned against in scripture. The description of prescient knowledge about future events, particularly regarding others' interactions with police and personal troubles, suggests fortune-telling abilities that conflict with biblical prohibitions against soothsaying. |
5 | Home | 3 | 8 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Head injury causing loss of consciousness, not clearly life-threatening | Out-of-body observation of self and family members in bathroom | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/20/2025 | 1 | 0 | Observed self and family from behind father | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 6 | |||||||||
| 779 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 900 Louise NDE 2703 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1louise_nde.html | 2006 | F |
Louise underwent a routine hospital surgery when complications arose. During the operation, her blood pressure dropped rapidly, causing the nurse to scream repeatedly to the doctor about the critical situation. The doctor ordered the bed into shock position. Louise experienced floating out of her body and could observe herself lying in the hospital bed with the medical staff standing beside her. From this elevated perspective, she witnessed the scene below while begging God not to let her die, repeatedly saying "My babies, my babies, please God, my babies need me" as she had two young children and didn't want to leave them. She felt an overwhelming sense of peace and beauty during the experience, describing it as so wonderful that if she hadn't had children, she probably would have continued her journey without turning back. Eventually, she returned to her body. The experience left her without any fear of death, knowing it is a beautiful transition. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains several elements consistent with biblical accounts of the afterlife. Louise's out-of-body experience aligns with the biblical concept of the soul separating from the physical body at death. Her direct communication with God through prayer during the crisis reflects the biblical teaching of God's omnipresence and accessibility. The overwhelming peace and beauty she experienced resonates with biblical descriptions of divine presence. Her concern for her children and God's apparent response in allowing her return demonstrates the compassionate nature of the divine as portrayed in scripture. The transformation from fear to peace about death mirrors biblical promises about eternal life. Unbiblical elements: The narrative is remarkably free of elements that contradict biblical teaching. There is no mention of reincarnation, spirit guides, universal salvation, or new age concepts. Louise does not describe encountering deceased spirits teaching unbiblical doctrines, nor does she mention any occult practices or contradictions to scripture. Her experience remains focused on her interaction with God and her concern for her earthly responsibilities. The absence of problematic elements makes this experience highly compatible with orthodox Christian theology. |
2 | Hospital | 7 | 4 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Surgery with blood pressure crisis requiring shock position | Basic out-of-body observation of self and medical team | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/20/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw self in hospital bed from above | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 5 | |||||||||||
| 780 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 937 Lucia L NDE 2759 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1lucia_l_nde.html | 2002 | September 3, 2002 | 2006 | F |
Lucia experienced a severe allergic reaction to synthetic morphine during gallbladder surgery on September 3, 2002. Despite pre-operative consultation about her narcotic allergies, she was given morphine and suffered two cardiac arrests with flatline events. During the first arrest, she observed from above as the head nurse screamed about the allergic reaction and tripped over an IV while rushing to help. She witnessed herself from the vantage point at the head of her body. During the second arrest, she traveled through a colorful tube and entered a dark tunnel where her guardian angel protected her from a damaged soul trying to reach out. She then stood before a tall being of white light and later encountered Jesus, who appeared with long hair, beard, and white robe with golden light. Jesus presented her with an ornate wooden treasure box containing gifts. A beautiful woman in golden robes (likely Mary) intervened when Jesus said she was staying, arguing she had unfinished business. After their discussion, Lucia was sent back through the narrow path to her body, which felt cold and too small upon return. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains multiple elements consistent with biblical accounts. The encounter with Jesus Christ matches traditional descriptions, including his compassionate nature and divine authority. The presence of angelic beings providing protection aligns with biblical teachings about guardian angels. The tunnel and light imagery resonates with near-death accounts in scripture. The concept of having unfinished earthly purpose before being sent back reflects biblical themes of divine mission and God's sovereign timing. The overwhelming love and peace experienced in the divine presence matches biblical descriptions of God's nature. The transformation from clinical death to life mirrors biblical resurrection accounts. Unbiblical elements: While most elements align with biblical teaching, the interaction with the "damaged soul" with black marks presents some theological questions about the state of souls in the afterlife. The description of the beautiful woman (presumably Mary) negotiating with Jesus about Lucia's return could be seen as giving Mary more authority than typically portrayed in Protestant theology, though it aligns with some Catholic traditions. The treasure box of "gifts" is somewhat ambiguous in nature. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 18 | 35 | Exceptional Evidence | 7 | Two cardiac arrests with flatline, severe allergic reaction to morphine | Multiple specific observations including nurse tripping, seeing people around bed, treasure box from Jesus | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 4/20/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw head nurse's reaction and fall | 0.00 | Visitors during hospitalization | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||
| 781 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 788 Lutz JH NDE 2504 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1lutz_jh_nde.html | 2002 | July 27, 2002 | 2006 | F |
Lutz was hospitalized with Hemorrhagic Dengue Fever on July 26, 2003, facing critical blood loss with only 0.001 platelets and white blood cells remaining. Multiple doctors believed she would die that night. While receiving her third blood transfusion after two failed attempts, she felt her body grow heavy and witnessed her doctor friend crying, knowing there was nothing more to be done. She suddenly felt light and translucent, jumping on her hospital bed feeling healed and free. Looking down, she saw a pale, weak version of herself on the bed while her mother pulled blood clots from her body and her ex-boyfriend wiped her forehead. Despite crying out "Mama, I'm here! That girl isn't me!" no one heard her. A being with long black curly hair in a black robe appeared and communicated telepathically to follow. They passed through the hospital wall, ascending rapidly over the city. They reached a small arched door where another man guided her onto a narrow path through darkness toward a compelling pinhead-sized light. The path was silver-grey, shimmering, covered in fog. Upon reaching the light, she felt incredible love, peace, and sense of home. A beautiful woman in golden robes carrying a baby appeared, with an angel swooping to take the child. The Light (God) declared she was staying home, but the woman insisted she had unfinished business. After their discussion, Lutz was sent back through the narrow path to her cold, heavy body at 7:30 AM, just 30 minutes before being declared clinically dead. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience strongly aligns with Christian theology through the encounter with divine beings including God (the Light), Mary (golden-robed woman), baby Jesus, and angels. The tunnel and light imagery matches biblical near-death accounts. The overwhelming love and peace in God's presence reflects scripture's descriptions of divine nature. The concept of having unfinished earthly purpose before permanent transition aligns with God's sovereignty over life and death. The transformation of consciousness and separation of soul from body corresponds with biblical anthropology. The intercessory role of Mary, while more prominent in Catholic tradition, doesn't contradict core biblical doctrine. Unbiblical elements: The being in black robes who guides her initially is ambiguous - while possibly an angel, the dark appearance is atypical for biblical angel descriptions. The detailed description of the afterlife path and infrastructure (silver-grey shimmering path) goes beyond biblical descriptions. The notion that she could have stayed if she hadn't had earthly obligations suggests more personal choice in death than typically presented in scripture. |
5 | Hospital | 10 | 12 | 26 | Strong Evidence | 4 | Hemorrhagic Dengue with critical blood loss, nearly declared clinically dead | Specific observations of medical procedures, people's positions and actions | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/20/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw medical scene from above | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 782 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 939 Lori H NDE 2756 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1lori_h_nde.html | 1988 | 8-18-88 | 2006 | F |
Lori experienced severe post-cesarean complications on August 18-19, 1988, after her daughter was born at 7:22 PM. Four hours post-delivery, her uterus stopped contracting, requiring emergency massage. Her blood pressure dropped critically multiple times throughout the night, requiring four blood transfusions and repeatedly calling her parents back to the hospital. At approximately 4:30 AM, when the blood pressure monitor alarm sounded, she told the nurse she was dying and had no recordable blood pressure. Her abdomen was so full of blood it appeared solid like wood. With the blood bank depleted of her type, emergency supplies were flown in from Asheville. In the operating room, she experienced floating above her body, sitting on the operating room lights, calmly watching doctors and nurses working on her hands, arms, feet, and legs trying to establish IV lines for blood and fluids. She could see her incision line and everything they were doing with remarkable clarity, noting specifically who had which limb. She tried desperately to go see her daughter Erica in the nursery, as she didn't want to die without seeing her, but couldn't leave the operating room. After hearing someone announce her blood had arrived, she experienced a flash of bright light, intense pain, and awakened in recovery. She later verified specific details about who was working on which part of her body during the resuscitation efforts. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience aligns with biblical concepts of the soul's ability to exist separately from the physical body. The profound sense of peace during near-death reflects biblical promises of God's peace that passes understanding. Her desperate desire to see her newborn daughter demonstrates the God-given maternal love and earthly responsibilities. The bright light experienced before return could represent divine intervention in preserving her life. The calm observation without fear during the crisis suggests divine comfort. The verified observations support the reality of consciousness beyond physical death, consistent with biblical teaching about eternal souls. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience is notably free of any reincarnation concepts, occult elements, or teachings contrary to scripture. No deceased spirits provided unbiblical messages, no universal salvation was suggested, and no new age concepts were present. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 14 | 31 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Hypovolemic shock with cardiac arrest, no blood pressure despite transfusions | Specific verified details of who worked on which limbs during resuscitation | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/20/2025 | 2 | 1 | Observed resuscitation efforts from above | 1.00 | OR medical staff | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||
| 783 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 845 Lori L NDE 2605 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1lori_l_nde.html | 2003 | February 27, 2003 | 2006 | F |
Lori experienced a severe asthma attack on February 27, 2003, requiring her father to call 911 when she couldn't breathe. The EMT attempted to give her a nebulizer in the ambulance, which she had never seen before and kept pushing away. Her last memory before losing consciousness was the EMT commenting on her St. Louis Rams sweatshirt and her fear they would cut it. She was admitted unconscious directly to the emergency room where the hospital chaplain came to sit with her father, causing him concern. She underwent emergency intubation and was connected to a ventilator in the ICU due to constricted, non-functioning lungs. During her five days of unconsciousness, she had one brief out-of-body experience where she viewed herself from above with the blue ventilator tube in her mouth. No other people were visible during this observation. She briefly awakened once to see her daughter and boyfriend at bedside and tried to motion for pen and paper to share her experience, but staff thought she was trying to remove her IV and restrained her arms. When fully awakened five days later, she noted there were no mirrors where she could have seen the equipment, and the nurse quickly removed the tube before she could see it normally. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience demonstrates the biblical concept of consciousness existing independently of the physical body, supporting the scriptural teaching of the soul's eternal nature. The calm, peaceful feeling during the experience despite the medical crisis reflects the peace that can come from divine presence during life-threatening situations. The desire to immediately share the experience upon awakening suggests its profound impact and reality. The strengthening of her faith and increased certainty of God's existence following the experience aligns with biblical transformation through divine encounter. Unbiblical elements: None identified. This brief experience contains no reincarnation concepts, occult elements, deceased spirits, or teachings contrary to scripture. No new age philosophies or universal salvation ideas were present. |
5 | Hospital | 7 | 6 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Severe asthma attack requiring emergency intubation and ICU ventilator | Single specific observation of blue ventilator tube from impossible angle | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/20/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw self with ventilator from above | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 4 | |||||||||
| 784 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 890 Louise B NDE 2684 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1louise_b_nde_2684.html | 1987 | 2006 | 21 | F |
In March 1987, Louise fell ill and was hospitalized, sinking into a coma that lasted two weeks due to a virus causing encephalitis, meningitis, and myelitis. On the night she emerged from the coma, she experienced floating above her body with an overwhelming feeling of fullness and intensity beyond description. From her vantage point at the head of her body, she observed a being dressed in white on her right side moving air with his robe to cool her hot body, while she felt nothing from above. She saw and heard multiple visitors who had come during her two-week coma, accurately recalling what they wore, where they stood around her bed, and what they said - details she later verified with them. She experienced profound peace, serenity, and love during this state. Upon realizing she couldn't see her two daughters, she instantly felt pulled back into her body, which felt painfully small like putting on child's nightclothes. She awakened paralyzed with blurred vision but eventually recovered physically by May. The experience convinced her she has a soul, eliminated her fear of death, and led her to work as a physiotherapist for twelve years before transitioning to work with dying patients. She continues to feel the intensity of that divine experience most strongly when with people at end of life. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience powerfully demonstrates biblical truths about the soul's existence beyond the physical body. The presence of a being in white attending to her corresponds with biblical descriptions of angels ministering to humans. The overwhelming divine love and peace she experienced reflects God's nature as described in scripture. Her instant return upon thinking of her children shows God's compassion for earthly responsibilities and relationships. The complete transformation - knowing rather than just believing in God and the soul - mirrors biblical accounts of divine encounters. Her subsequent calling to minister to the dying reflects biblical compassion and service. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience is free from reincarnation, occult practices, or teachings contrary to scripture. No deceased spirits provided unbiblical messages, and no new age concepts were introduced. Her lasting sense of having "one foot here and one there" reflects the biblical tension of being in the world but not of it. |
4 | Hospital | 10 | 16 | 36 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Two-week coma from encephalitis, meningitis, and myelitis | Verified observations of multiple visitors - clothing, positions, conversations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/20/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw being in white cooling her body | 0.00 | Multiple visitors during coma | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 785 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 816 Marco C NDE 2522 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1marco_c_nde.html | 1986 | 2006 | M |
Marco was hospitalized with serious pancreatitis and given little time to live. Around 2:00 AM on June 26, 2002, he entered a pre-coma state that medical staff expected, remaining unconscious for six hours. During this time, he experienced passing through a huge dark tunnel toward a brilliant light, feeling his body lighter and almost brittle. He felt incredible warmth and peace as he traveled, with soft air waving through his hair. Time had no meaning in this state - minutes could last hours or hours could pass in milliseconds. He briefly disconnected from his earthly body, observing a doctor or nurse bent over him from what seemed to be a ceiling corner. Upon reaching the light, he encountered his grandmother who had died six years earlier. She placed her hand on his forehead at the entrance to the light and told him, "Go back - not yet! I'll always be there waiting for you - don't worry!" He then passed back through the tunnel in what felt like a thousandth of a second and opened his eyes to find his father stroking his forehead. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains several elements consistent with biblical accounts of the afterlife. The tunnel and brilliant light align with biblical descriptions of transitions between earthly and spiritual realms. The encounter with a deceased loved one (grandmother) who serves as a guide or gatekeeper reflects biblical themes of the communion of saints. The message to return because it was not yet his time echoes biblical concepts of divine timing and purpose. The overwhelming sense of peace, love, and wellbeing corresponds to biblical descriptions of God's presence. The out-of-body observation of medical personnel working on his physical form aligns with the biblical distinction between body and spirit. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience does not contain any elements that directly contradict biblical theology such as reincarnation, universal salvation regardless of faith, or new age concepts. The grandmother's role as a welcoming presence rather than as a judge or spiritual authority figure remains within biblical boundaries of deceased believers being present with the Lord. |
4 | Hospital | 10 | 8 | 28 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Serious pancreatitis with pre-coma state, hospitalized with little time to live | Out-of-body observation of medical staff, specific sensory details of warmth and air | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/20/2025 | 2 | 0 | Out-of-body view of medical staff | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||
| 786 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 897 Margaret B NDE 21239 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1margaret_b_nde.html | 1998 | 2006 | F |
Margaret was in the washroom preparing for bed when she suddenly felt dizzy. She sat on a stool and applied a cold wet towel to her face and neck, but began sweating profusely as if water had been poured over her head. Recognizing she was in serious trouble, she managed to reach the bathroom door and tried calling her husband who was asleep on the living room sofa. Though her voice came out as a whisper, he suddenly jumped up and ran to her. As she collapsed, she told him she loved him, then lost consciousness - eyes open, not breathing, no pulse detectable. Margaret found herself still in the bathroom doorway, watching her husband run back and forth between the bedroom and living room. She heard everything he said and saw everything he did as he attempted to resuscitate her until the ambulance arrived. The paramedics detected low blood pressure and said she was coming back. Notably, she never saw her own body during the experience but felt a falling sensation when re-entering it. The wonderful peace she had felt was suddenly gone. She didn't tell her husband about the experience for approximately two weeks. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience where Margaret observed earthly events from a spiritual vantage point aligns with biblical distinctions between body and spirit (2 Corinthians 5:8). The profound peace she experienced reflects biblical descriptions of God's peace that surpasses understanding (Philippians 4:7). Her ability to perceive events while clinically dead suggests consciousness beyond physical death, consistent with biblical teaching about the eternal soul. The falling sensation upon return to the body mirrors biblical accounts of spirit-body reunification. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience contains no references to reincarnation, universal salvation, new age practices, or any concepts that contradict biblical theology. The absence of encounters with spiritual beings or visions of afterlife realms keeps the experience within biblically neutral territory. |
2 | Home | 10 | 12 | 29 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Clinical death with cardiac arrest, no breathing or pulse detected | Detailed observations of husband's actions and verbal statements while unconscious | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/20/2025 | 2 | 1 | Observed husband's movements | 1.00 | Husband | Highly Compatible | 5 | |||||||||
| 787 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 914 Mari E NDE 2742 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1mari_e_nde.html | 2006 | F |
Mari experienced an allergic reaction to Aleve, which she had taken for the first time. She was flatlined for forty-six seconds during the medical emergency. As she was dying, Mari went through a mental checklist: reviewing whether she had accomplished everything she wanted in life, whether she had left anything unsaid to loved ones, and whether her children would be loved and cared for. After answering "no," "no," and "yes" respectively, she felt at peace with dying. She then experienced floating and felt very peaceful as a bright light surrounded her. The light felt like a large, warm hand that cradled her with comfort. From this vantage point, she looked up and saw what she knew to be her body - appearing as a glowing, flesh-colored form resembling Gumby, with visible veins running through it. She felt beautiful leaving her body, knowing she could take all the wonderful feelings and thoughts with her. Suddenly everything went dark and she felt someone jump on her chest (the defibrillator paddles). She opened her eyes to see many doctors and nurses around her, confused about why she had to return. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience strongly aligns with biblical teachings about the eternal soul and consciousness beyond physical death. The bright light that surrounded and comforted her parallels biblical descriptions of divine light and God's comforting presence (Psalm 23:4, John 8:12). Her life review process echoes biblical themes of self-examination and the importance of love and relationships. The out-of-body experience where she viewed her physical form as merely a vessel corresponds to Paul's teaching about the body as a temporary tent (2 Corinthians 5:1). The profound peace she felt reflects the "peace of God which surpasses all understanding" (Philippians 4:7). Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience contains no references to reincarnation, universal salvation regardless of faith, occult practices, or new age concepts. Her understanding that she could take "good feelings and thoughts" with her, while not explicitly biblical, doesn't contradict scripture and could align with the continuity of the soul's essence. |
2 | Hospital | 10 | 15 | 35 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Flatlined for documented 46 seconds from allergic reaction | Detailed observation of own body appearance, specific life review content | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/20/2025 | 2 | 1 | Viewed own body from above | 0.00 | Medical team | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||||
| 788 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 961 Lynn C NDE 2822 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1lynn_c_nde.html | 1974 | 2006 | 8 | F |
Lynn was eight or nine years old, severely ill with a high fever causing hallucinations. Her father sat beside her bed, applying cold facecloths to reduce her temperature. She recalls seeing strange hallucinations like weavers on the wallpaper and blood oozing from walls before losing consciousness. She then found herself in total darkness - a void where she felt tremendously sad and lonely, aware she had died and must leave her family. She experienced dreadful homesickness while floating weightless in this void. The sadness lifted when she found herself on a boat resembling a canoe with several unknown adults. An Native American in full traditional dress with feather headdress was rowing the boat. The river was silver like mercury, with oars making no ripples. Nobody spoke but the silence was comfortable. Soon an island appeared with brilliant light behind it, casting everything in silhouette. The grass was verdant, and dozens of people on shore waved joyously. A enormous brilliant white peacock-style chair stood in the center with a magnificent being seated upon it, though the backlighting prevented clear sight. As the boat approached shore, the joyous waving turned to urgent gesturing for her to go back. Though no one spoke audibly, her mind filled with voices saying it wasn't her time. Despite desperately wanting to stay, she found herself back in bed with her father asleep in the chair beside her. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains multiple biblical parallels. The initial void of darkness and separation aligns with biblical descriptions of Sheol or spiritual separation. The river crossing with a guide echoes biblical and ancient imagery of death as crossing waters (River Jordan, mythological River Styx with Christian interpretation). The brilliant light behind the island corresponds to divine light that obscures direct vision of God (Exodus 33:20). The magnificent being on the throne strongly parallels Revelation's throne room imagery. The verdant island suggests Paradise or the Garden of Eden. The message that it wasn't her time reflects divine sovereignty over life and death. The telepathic communication mirrors spiritual communication in scripture. Unbiblical elements: The Native American guide, while not explicitly unbiblical, represents non-Christian spiritual imagery. However, this could be a child's cultural interpretation of an angelic guide. No other problematic elements like reincarnation or universalism are present. |
5 | Home | 5 | 18 | 23 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Severe childhood illness with very high fever and hallucinations | Detailed otherworldly journey with specific visual elements and telepathic communication | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/20/2025 | 3 | 0 | Saw otherworldly boat journey | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 789 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 743 Madison T NDE 2455 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1madison_t_nde.html | 1981 | 2006 | F |
Madison was in a car accident in May 1981, rolling her vehicle and suffering a concussion. She experienced going through a dark tunnel filled with thick fog while in a horizontal swimming position. Looking down through what seemed like a Plexiglas tube, she could see the earth twelve to fifteen feet below. She observed her overturned car with wheels spinning and stereo blasting. Upon entering the car, she saw her own body and made a deal to come back. Her first attempt to re-enter through the forehead didn't fit properly - the last joints of fingers and toes didn't align, as if she were a glove that was too big. She exited and tried again, thinking "you made a deal," achieving a perfect fit on the second attempt. Initially, she wasn't fully integrated with the body and couldn't remember how to make it breathe. Once fully connected, everything became crystal clear with sharp, vivid lines and colors unlike anything she'd seen before. She got out of the car and next found herself at a phone booth where a man was calling in the accident. He had tried to get her out earlier and thought she was dead. Madison has no memory of how she traveled from the car to the phone booth. The experience included telepathic conversation with an entity near the light at the tunnel's end. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The tunnel and light imagery aligns with near-death experiences that don't contradict biblical teaching. The negotiation to return ("made a deal") could reflect divine permission to return, similar to biblical accounts of extended life (Hezekiah in 2 Kings 20). The spirit-body separation and reintegration challenges reflect the biblical understanding of humans as both physical and spiritual beings. The enhanced perception upon return might represent a glimpse of heavenly clarity. The helper at the phone booth could be viewed as providential assistance or even angelic intervention. Unbiblical elements: None explicitly identified. While the "deal-making" aspect isn't typical biblical language, it doesn't contradict scripture if understood as being granted permission to return. The experience lacks any new age, reincarnation, or universalist themes. |
5 | Other | 5 | 16 | 28 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Rolled car accident with concussion and unconsciousness | Detailed observations of overturned car, wheels spinning, stereo playing, re-entry attempts | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/20/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw overturned vehicle | 1.00 | Man at phone booth | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 790 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 844 Marci S NDE 2604 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1marci_s_nde.html | 2000 | 2006 | F |
On October 9, 2000, Marci was crushed when a newly constructed structure with a 1.5-ton roof collapsed on her without warning. The structure hit her head first, then a beam struck her left shoulder, shooting her out approximately 10 feet. She immediately found herself outside her body, looking down at it with no emotional attachment, viewing it as merely a vehicle she had used. She determined the body was too injured to return to. While flying through the air with complete awareness of everything around her, Marci wanted to see her sister Phyllis who had died in 1997 from brain cancer. She knew Phyllis was somewhere to her left and that reaching her would mean not returning. Her father, who had died four months earlier, repeatedly told her "Marci, breathe. Breathe Marci!" His voice was clear though not audibly heard. When urgency entered his voice, a family portrait appeared showing all her living family and friends' faces individually. She then found herself back in her body, consciously directing her breathing by thinking "In, out, in, out!" She had great difficulty breathing due to thoracic injuries. Her husband found her after she returned. It took approximately six months to feel completely reintegrated into her body. She sustained a brain injury and painful body injuries that made breathing painful for an extended period. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The immediate out-of-body experience upon severe trauma aligns with the biblical distinction between body and spirit (2 Corinthians 5:1-8). Her deceased father's intervention as a guide reflects the communion of saints and possible divine messengers. The vision of living family members as motivation to return suggests God's use of earthly relationships and responsibilities. The complete knowledge and awareness while outside the body corresponds to enhanced spiritual perception described in scripture. Her viewing the body as merely a "vehicle" aligns with Paul's teaching about the body as a temporary tent. The presence of deceased loved ones (father and awareness of sister) without seeing angelic beings or deity maintains biblical boundaries. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience contains no reincarnation, universal salvation, new age concepts, or practices contradicting biblical teaching. The father's role as messenger rather than as having authority over life and death respects divine sovereignty. |
5 | Other | 10 | 20 | 37 | Exceptional Evidence | 7 | Structure collapse with 1.5 ton roof, head trauma, beam strike, thoracic injuries | Detailed OBE observations, deceased father's voice, vision of living family portrait, awareness of deceased sister | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/20/2025 | 4 | 1 | Saw own injured body | 0.00 | Husband | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 791 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 953 Marjorie H NDE 21359 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1marjorie_h_nde.html | 2006 | 2006-07-12 | 2006 | F |
Marjorie experienced chest pains while watching her husband's eye exam and passed out. Paramedics were called, recognizing she had angina with one artery 90% blocked. She was at risk of a heart attack and was transported to the hospital. During the emergency, Marjorie had a profound out-of-body experience where she floated approximately ten feet above her body. She felt an overwhelming sense of happiness - not exuberant, but a calm, peaceful joy where everything felt wonderful. From this elevated perspective, she could look down and observe her physical body below. She had the cognitive awareness to recognize she was having an out-of-body experience and began looking around for the tunnel often described in near-death accounts. The moment she actively searched for the tunnel, she was immediately pulled back into her physical body. Upon returning, she could feel the pain in her body that she had been separated from while floating above. Her doctor later confirmed this was a near-death experience, telling her she had been "near enough" to death. When she shared her experience with others, some from the scientific community suggested it was drug-induced and could be replicated in a lab with electrodes, but her doctor clearly didn't believe this explanation and encouraged her to report her experience. The experience left Marjorie with a profound sense of the reality of consciousness existing beyond the physical body. She maintained clear awareness throughout, distinguishing herself from her body and experiencing a state of pure peace and joy free from physical pain. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience aligns with biblical concepts of the spirit being distinct from the physical body, as referenced in 2 Corinthians 5:8 about being "absent from the body." The overwhelming peace and joy she experienced reflects biblical descriptions of divine peace that "surpasses all understanding" (Philippians 4:7). The separation of consciousness from the physical form supports the biblical view of humans as both physical and spiritual beings. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience contained no elements contradicting biblical teachings. There were no references to reincarnation, universalism, or new age concepts. The brief nature of the experience and immediate return when she began analyzing it prevented exposure to any potentially problematic spiritual content. |
5 | Unknown | 5 | 4 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Angina with one artery 90% blocked, paramedics called, life-threatening but not cardiac arrest | Basic out-of-body observation of own body from above, no specific details verified | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/20/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw own body from above during OBE | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 4 | |||||||||
| 792 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 863 Marsha NDE 2638 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1marsha_nde.html | 1971 | 1971-10-01 | 2006 | 17 | F |
At age 17, Marsha was standing on a street talking to people in a parked car when she witnessed an approaching vehicle in slow motion. The car hit the parked vehicle, and the bumper caught her behind the knees, flipping her onto her back. She bounced on the back of her head as the car dragged her, stopping just three feet from railroad tracks. It was a hit-and-run incident with the driver never found. During the traumatic head injury, Marsha experienced her life playing in reverse, going back through all her experiences to the womb. After reaching the beginning of her existence, she experienced what she described as a "star-burst" sensation, feeling almost as if she were in space. The experience had a crystal-clear quality with time seeming to collapse - everything happened simultaneously in a vacuum-like space where there was no sound. Following the life review and space experience, Marsha believed she had gotten up and was walking around, telling the ambulance crew she was okay. However, she actually woke up in the emergency room as they were removing her clothes. The medical staff informed her she had just regained consciousness and had been unconscious the entire time since the accident. Her sense of time was severely distorted - she thought it was two weeks earlier than it actually was. The experience left her profoundly changed. Her mother noticed she wasn't the same person anymore, saying it was like somebody else was inhabiting her body. Marsha's interest in psychic phenomena and paranormal issues significantly increased, and she felt the experience had fundamentally altered her identity and perspective on existence. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The life review experience has some parallel to the biblical concept of one's life being examined, though not in a judgment context. The out-of-body experience during unconsciousness aligns with the biblical understanding of consciousness existing beyond physical form. The transformative nature of the experience resulting in changed values reflects spiritual transformation described in scripture. Unbiblical elements: The star-burst space experience and heightened interest in psychic phenomena and paranormal issues after the NDE raise concerns from a biblical perspective. These interests could lead toward practices the Bible warns against. However, the experience itself contained no explicitly anti-biblical content such as reincarnation or contradictions to scripture. |
5 | Other | 5 | 2 | 7 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Severe head trauma from hit-and-run, unconscious, life-threatening but not cardiac arrest | Life review experience but no specific verifiable observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/20/2025 | 1 | 0 | Life review in reverse to the womb | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 793 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 754 Martha C NDE 21096 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1martha_c_nde.html | 1992 | 2006 | F |
Martha was experiencing fainting spells due to cardiac arrhythmia, which created a life-threatening situation. During one of these episodes in August 1992, she had a profound near-death experience that would leave her permanently changed. During her experience, Martha felt separated from her physical body and perceived her spirit as golden light. She observed that she remained connected to her body through her chest by what appeared as a purple junction or cord. This connection suggested she was not completely separated from physical existence but was experiencing a profound altered state of consciousness. She was surrounded by and witnessed a beautiful golden light that she recognized as having an unearthly, mystical quality. Martha was very alert and conscious during the experience. She could hear the doctors in the background trying to revive her, maintaining awareness of both the physical and spiritual dimensions simultaneously. The experience was characterized by strong emotions, particularly a feeling of awe at what she interpreted as God's love for her. She felt she had entered a clearly mystical realm where her senses were heightened and her awareness expanded beyond normal consciousness. Following the experience, Martha found her voice was immensely improved and she began experiencing episodes of extrasensory perception. Her beliefs became stronger, and she experienced a change in her values. The experience was not difficult for her to express in words, and she felt certain of its reality and significance in her life. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The golden light and sense of God's love align with biblical descriptions of divine presence and light. The separation of spirit from body while maintaining connection reflects the biblical understanding of humans as embodied spirits. The transformative effect and strengthened faith are consistent with spiritual encounters in scripture. The awe at experiencing God's love reflects biblical themes of divine love and grace. Unbiblical elements: The development of extrasensory perception (ESP) abilities after the experience is problematic from a biblical perspective, as such psychic abilities are generally warned against in scripture. However, the experience itself contained no explicitly anti-biblical elements. |
5 | Hospital | 5 | 4 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Cardiac arrhythmia causing fainting spells, life-threatening condition | Observed spirit as golden light, heard doctors trying to revive her, but no specific verified details | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/20/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw spirit as golden light connected to body | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 6 | ||||||||||
| 794 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 917 Maria R NDE 2738 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1maria_r_nde.html | 1998 | 1998-07-02 | 2006 | F |
Maria underwent gastric surgery and experienced severe complications including massive bleeding and cardiac arrest during the operation. She awakened in the ICU connected to a respirator, IVs with plasma and heparin, and monitoring equipment. Medical staff informed her she remained in serious condition. In the afternoon, her heart rhythm became erratic, causing her to cough and attempt to sit up before losing consciousness. The nurse detected no pulse and called for help. Maria experienced thirty seconds of complete darkness before suddenly finding herself floating above the room with exceptionally sharp vision. She could see the entire ICU illuminated as if by sunlight, though it was actually dark. She observed her nude body on the bed, the doctor taking notes, nurses checking tubes and electrodes, and could see multiple beds, a partition, and laboratory area. Remarkably, she couldn't hear voices but knew what everyone was thinking and saying before they spoke it, as if reading their minds telepathically. Without a physical body, Maria experienced complete freedom from chronic leg pain she had suffered for years. She felt weightless, with continuous pleasure like "the moment before orgasm" but eternal. Despite feeling pure joy, she felt guilty about abandoning her blind husband and disabled brother. Suddenly, the light grew impossibly brighter until she could see nothing but light - light without source or destination, filling everything including herself. She felt the presence and love of every living being focused on her, understanding that "pure love is light." Maria heard her husband calling her name, which bothered her and interrupted her trance. She perceived her deceased mother's presence (who died when Maria was four) without seeing features - just feeling the security of her presence and the scent of roses. Her mother seemed to caress her hair, and when Maria asked not to let go, her mother said, "They are calling you. You can't leave them now. We shall meet again." After a push, Maria returned to darkness and pain, feeling the chest wound and leg pain again. Most remarkably, when she returned, her hair had been mysteriously untangled and combed, though it had been knotted in gauze. No nurse could explain this, and the gauze was never found. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The bright light and understanding that "love is light" aligns with biblical descriptions of God as light and love (1 John 1:5, 4:8). The encounter with her deceased mother waiting in the afterlife is consistent with the biblical concept of believers being reunited. Being sent back for a purpose reflects God's sovereignty over life and death. The transformation from suffering to perfect peace reflects biblical promises of the afterlife. Unbiblical elements: None explicitly identified. While the telepathic communication is unusual, it doesn't contradict biblical teaching about spiritual communication. The physical evidence of the untangled hair, while mysterious, doesn't present theological problems. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 18 | 35 | Exceptional Evidence | 7 | Cardiac arrest during surgery with resuscitation, monitoring equipment documented | Exceptionally detailed observations of ICU room, equipment, staff actions, telepathic awareness of thoughts, plus physical evidence of hair mysteriously combed | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/20/2025 | 3 | 1 | Saw entire ICU room from above | 0.00 | Doctor and nurses | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 795 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 892 Maria S NDE 2671 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1maria_s_nde.html | 1958 | 2006 | 0 | F |
Maria was only five months old when she experienced severe dehydration and possible coma, leading to what the doctor declared as death. Her family was transporting her when their car broke down in front of a cemetery. Despite being an infant, Maria experienced adult consciousness during her NDE, maintaining full cognitive abilities, sentience, and even a sense of humor - perceiving herself exactly as she would be as an adult. From outside the car, Maria observed her family's grief - her father and driver in front, her mother and grandmother in back. Her grandmother held a baby wrapped in a black shawl that Maria didn't recognize as herself. She felt everyone's emotions, read their thoughts, but couldn't communicate with them. She found her grandmother's comment about the car dying at a cemetery amusing. Leaving through the car roof by floating, she paused to observe the countryside at dusk - fields in bloom, wet earth, everything emanating beauty and surrounded by pastel-colored auras of light. The golden sun began growing enormous, and Maria felt she could return "home" to her place of origin through it. As she tried to enter this ball of light, a powerful Voice with authority said "NO!" and told her sweetly but firmly that she had to return. When Maria protested that nobody could see or hear her and she didn't know where or how to return, the Presence indicated the baby's body was where she must go back to. She felt enormous pain realizing she would have to return to that "inert, unfeeling, small and asphyxiated" body, knowing she would forget who she truly was. The Voice promised to always be by her side and insisted she return. Hours after being declared dead, she let out a moan when the doctor gave her serum at her father's threatening insistence. Maria has continued having experiences "from the other side" throughout her life, eventually remembering who she truly is, and confirms the Voice kept its promise to remain with her. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The authoritative Voice sending her back aligns with divine sovereignty over life and death. The promise of the Voice to "always be by her side" reflects God's promise never to leave or forsake us (Hebrews 13:5). The concept of coming from and returning to a divine "home" resonates with Ecclesiastes 12:7 about the spirit returning to God. The beautiful, light-filled vision of earth reflects seeing creation through spiritual eyes. Unbiblical elements: The concept of pre-existence (knowing she came from somewhere before birth) could be interpreted as suggesting the soul exists before conception, which some Christian traditions reject. Her continued "experiences from the other side" throughout life, while not detailed, might involve practices outside biblical boundaries. However, the core experience itself doesn't explicitly contradict scripture. |
4 | Other | 7 | 10 | 17 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Severe dehydration, possible coma, doctor declared death, infant revived hours later | Remarkably detailed observations with adult consciousness in 5-month-old, telepathic awareness of family thoughts, observed family from outside car | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/20/2025 | 3 | 0 | Observed family in car from outside | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 796 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 813 Marisol HF NDE 2457 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1marisol_hf_nde.html | 1991 | 2006 | F |
Marisol suffered a severe car accident in 1991 when an Isuzu Trooper struck her Nissan. The passenger seat broke free and hit her head, requiring hydraulic shears to extract her from the vehicle. She went into cardiac and respiratory arrest with weak vital signs and dilated pupils. After resuscitation with electroshock, she remained in a three-week coma at the Medical Center in San Juan, later requiring two eye surgeries for diplopia. During her coma, Marisol found herself in a completely dark tunnel without a floor, floating and hearing distant, incomprehensible voices like soft library conversation. An incredible scent of red roses filled the space. She saw a small light at the tunnel's end and began trying to reach it, raising her hands in prayer: "Lord, my soul praises and glorifies you. Help me God. I want to get to the light and I can't." An angel then appeared, intensifying the rose scent, speaking in a perfect tone with breath smelling of roses, saying: "Daughter, do not worry. You have chosen the correct path." Approaching the light, Marisol entered it like throwing herself into a void. Everything became brilliantly white with extreme clarity. She saw clouds, birds, and a beautiful garden with flowers. At a large closed door, a venerable man in white approached and told her: "Daughter, NO. It is not your time yet. You have to go back. There are things left for you to accomplish." She suddenly felt breathless and was pushed back, feeling chest pain as her mother touched her, beginning her return to earth. The experience profoundly transformed Marisol. Initially unable to walk, write, or retain information according to doctors, she overcame all predictions through determination. She now drives, writes, completed education school, and values life more intensely. She became more sensitive to others' pain, developed greater patience and tolerance, and strengthened her Catholic Charismatic faith. She also reports gaining precognitive abilities and continues sharing her experience with others in church and personal settings. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The angel encounter aligns perfectly with biblical accounts of angelic messengers. The tunnel and light imagery parallels many biblical near-death visions. The garden setting evokes Eden or Paradise. Being told "it's not your time" and having unfinished purpose reflects divine sovereignty over life and death. The transformative effects - increased faith, sensitivity to others, and testimony-sharing - demonstrate spiritual fruit. The rose scent could represent the "fragrance of Christ" (2 Corinthians 2:15). Unbiblical elements: The development of precognitive abilities (foreseeing future events) after the NDE is problematic from a biblical perspective, as divination and fortune-telling are prohibited in scripture (Deuteronomy 18:10-12). However, if these are understood as divine revelations rather than occult practices, they could align with biblical prophecy. The experience itself contains no anti-biblical elements. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 12 | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Cardiac and respiratory arrest requiring electroshock resuscitation, three-week coma | Detailed tunnel experience, angel encounter, garden vision, interaction with man in white at door | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/20/2025 | 3 | 0 | Tunnel experience with voices and rose scent | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||||
| 797 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 929 Mel NDE 21309 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1mel_nde.html | 2001 | 2001-09-17 | 2006 | F |
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 hospital. During this time, she was drawn toward a bright white light that she described as peaceful and calling to her. She felt herself floating up and being lifted toward the light, experiencing separation from her physical body on the couch. Her boyfriend kept trying to keep her conscious by slapping her, which would briefly bring her back to her body, though she felt annoyed by the interruption as she wanted to go to the light. At the hospital, she continued being drawn to the light even as medical staff tried to get her attention. She felt complete peacefulness and the panic around her stopped as she was lifted to the light. She woke up three days later from a coma after being on artificial ventilation. Doctors told her parents to prepare for her funeral on day two of the coma, stating it was medically impossible for her to survive or avoid brain damage since she was admitted over 4 hours after taking the tablets. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains several elements consistent with biblical accounts of near-death experiences including out-of-body experience (separation from physical form), encountering an otherworldly light, feeling drawn toward a divine presence, and experiencing supernatural peace. The light could represent divine presence as described in biblical accounts. Her survival against medical impossibility could be viewed as divine intervention. Unbiblical elements: The experience was induced by a suicide attempt via drug overdose, which conflicts with biblical teachings about the sanctity of life. There was no life review, judgment scene, or encounter with religious figures. No mention of heaven, hell, God, Jesus, or angels. The motivation (suicide) and method (illegal drugs) are problematic from a biblical perspective. The absence of any moral or spiritual message or transformation beyond refusing to be depressed again lacks the typical spiritual awakening found in biblical accounts. |
5 | Hospital | 10 | 8 | 28 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Clinical death documented, 3-day coma on ventilation, doctors said medically impossible to survive | Out-of-body experience with consistent perception of surroundings, awareness of boyfriend's actions while unconscious | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/20/2025 | 2 | 1 | Awareness of boyfriend's actions while unconscious | 0.00 | Hospital doctors | Low Compatibility | 6 | ||||||||
| 798 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 784 MF NDE 21146 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1mf_nde.html | 1987 | 2006 | F |
MF and friends were experimenting with deliberate oxygen deprivation through hyperventilation while crouching, then standing quickly while being squeezed around the stomach. This caused MF to black out from lack of oxygen to the brain. After blacking out, MF found herself hovering around the ceiling looking down at her body lying on the floor with friends standing nearby. The room appeared the same but was entirely illuminated with light. She felt calm with a sense of knowing and was not in physical form but was part of the light itself - she was the light. She watched her friends panic when they realized she wasn't breathing and saw them gently kicking her body trying to wake her up. She felt annoyed they were doing this to her body and wanted to tell them she was up near the ceiling and could see what they were doing. Instead of calling out, she decided to return to her body to tell them in person to stop kicking her, that she was okay. The experience involved visual observation of the scene from an elevated perspective and awareness of her friends' actions while unconscious. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience includes a clear out-of-body experience with consciousness separating from the physical form, which aligns with biblical concepts of soul/spirit distinction from body. The illuminated room and becoming one with light could represent divine presence. The heightened awareness and knowledge during the experience reflects spiritual consciousness. The ability to observe earthly events from a spiritual vantage point parallels some biblical accounts. Unbiblical elements: The experience was deliberately induced through dangerous oxygen deprivation rather than occurring naturally, which shows disregard for bodily welfare. There was no encounter with God, Jesus, angels, or deceased persons. No life review, judgment, or moral/spiritual message was received. The motivation was teenage thrill-seeking rather than any spiritual purpose. The absence of heavenly realms or divine communication limits biblical alignment. |
5 | Home | 5 | 12 | 24 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Deliberate oxygen deprivation causing blackout and unconsciousness | Specific observations of friends panicking, kicking her body, hovering at ceiling viewpoint | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/20/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw friends panicking from ceiling viewpoint | 0.00 | Teenage friends | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 799 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 952 Michelle R NDE 2797 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1michelle_r_nde.html | 1999 | 1999-08-28 | 2006 | 18 | F |
Michelle, 18 years old and about to start college, took three bad ecstasy pills during her time as a raver. She realized something was wrong an hour or two after taking them. Suddenly, she found herself at the gates of Heaven, experiencing no confusion about where she was despite having been becoming less religious and more science-oriented. She could not see much, just white like clouds or fog, with a grayish blockage representing the gates of Heaven. An angel appeared in white with a clearer but not totally clear image. God was present not as a visible image but as a presence beyond the blockage, communicating telepathically without words. Michelle understood she was dead and faced judgment while on drugs. She felt shamed and guilty about her circumstances. God asked why He should let her into Heaven while she was on drugs, and she knew she didn't deserve to be allowed in. Her entire life flashed before her in seconds, and she also saw the future - how sad her family and friends would be, all crying. Though upset momentarily, she accepted this. Then suddenly she was back in her body with her boyfriend holding her up, trying to walk but unable to, realizing she had been given a second chance. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience strongly aligns with biblical accounts - gates of Heaven, presence of God, an angel guardian, judgment scene with moral questioning, complete life review, communication with the divine, understanding of deserving or not deserving entry to Heaven. The shame and guilt over sin (drug use) and recognition of unworthiness before God reflects biblical concepts of judgment and grace. Being sent back represents divine mercy and second chance for redemption. Unbiblical elements: While the experience has strong biblical elements, it occurred during illegal drug use. However, unlike some NDEs, this one actually incorporated the drug use into the judgment scene, making it more biblically coherent. The experience didn't include Jesus specifically, though God's presence was central. No hell was shown despite the judgment context. |
5 | Unknown | 7 | 15 | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Bad drug reaction causing apparent death experience | Detailed heavenly gates, angel presence, life review, future vision of family reactions | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/20/2025 | 3 | 0 | Saw gates of Heaven and angel | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 800 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 753 Marty NDE 2463 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1marty_nde.html | 1971 | 2006 | 9 | M |
Marty, age 9-10, had strep throat that his mother (a nursing student) mistook for flu. His fever reached 104-105°F and he was rushed to the hospital. While on a gurney, just after receiving a penicillin shot, his body went into shock with the high fever. He heard a buzzing noise that grew in pitch while the room began spinning in sync with the sound. He felt his body explode out into another realm of calm, peace and beauty, traveling through a tunnel toward a very bright light at the end. He saw brilliant beings of light and understood without words that he would go no further. He heard the most beautiful, indescribable music. The experience lasted a few seconds before reversing - the buzzing sound lowered, the room spun slower, and he returned to consciousness to find himself in an ice bath to reduce his fever. When he told his mother about the experience, she told him to be quiet and didn't believe him. The experience left him unafraid of death and remains his most vivid childhood memory 35 years later. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains many classic biblical NDE elements - traveling through a tunnel toward divine light (pathway to heaven), encountering brilliant beings (angels or heavenly hosts), beautiful heavenly music as described in Revelation, a barrier preventing further progress (judgment/divine will), and profound lasting peace. The communication without words reflects spiritual understanding. The transformative effect of losing fear of death aligns with biblical promises about eternal life. Unbiblical elements: None specifically identified. While the experience doesn't explicitly mention God, Jesus, or use biblical terminology, nothing contradicts scripture. The beings of light and beautiful music are consistent with biblical descriptions of heaven. The barrier preventing further progress aligns with divine sovereignty over life and death. |
5 | Hospital | 10 | 12 | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Strep throat with 105°F fever causing shock and convulsions | Tunnel travel, brilliant beings, beautiful music, understood communication without words | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4/21/2025 | 3 | 0 | Tunnel with bright light and beings | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||