| 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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| 1601 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 1849 Jeanne NDE 3899 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jeanne_nde_3899.html | 1968 | 1968-04-15 | 2009 | F |
As a child walking home from school, Jeanne was picking flowers for her mother on a cliff edge when she fell into a stream with rugged rocks below. She experienced no fear during the fall, simply thinking "oh I am falling." After a period of blackness, she heard noise and felt herself being hurtled quickly through darkness. Then came a tremendous crack like thunder followed by a blindingly brilliant light that was brighter than anything she had ever seen. She felt as though she was shocked back to consciousness, with the strong sense that "it was not her time." She doesn't know how she survived with her face in the water or how long she was unconscious. She awoke with a broken arm, severe bruising, and shock, but survived what should have been a fatal fall. The experience of the light and the thunderous noise has never left her memory. She reports increased faith following the experience and felt no fear but rather wonder and obedience to the light and noise that commanded her to wake. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The brilliant supernatural light aligns with biblical descriptions of divine light and glory. The thunder-like sound resembles biblical theophanies where God's presence is accompanied by thunder. The clear message that it was "not her time" reflects divine sovereignty over life and death. The sense of being commanded to wake suggests divine authority. The increased faith following the experience indicates spiritual transformation. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience focuses on the phenomenology of encountering divine light and sound without introducing theological concepts that contradict Scripture. No problematic spiritual claims or new age elements present. |
5 | Other | 5 | 6 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 2 | Fall from cliff into stream with rocks, face in water unconscious | Specific experience of brilliant light and thunder-like sound | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/11/2025 | 1 | 0 | Brilliant light and thunder-like crack | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 5 | |||||||||
| 1602 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 1978 Jennifer T NDE 4102 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jennifer_t_nde.html | 1980 | 2009 | 8 | F |
Eight-year-old Jennifer suffered a severe head injury resulting in a week-long coma with complete amnesia of her life before age eight. During the coma, she experienced observing herself in the hospital bed from outside her body, feeling dreamlike awe at seeing herself. A Being of Light took her hand, emanating calm and peace while communicating telepathically that everything would be all right. The being had no facial features but emitted soothing light, feeling both maternal in its calming protection and masculine in its strength. After seeing a distant small light, she was instantly transported to an undefined area filled with light, accompanied by her Being of Light and four other Beings scattered nearby. She observed a huge book on an enormous table, which a man with long brown hair and beard wearing a glowing white robe flipped through before asking her with spoken words if she wanted to stay or go back. Upon seeing visions of her mother and infant sister in her mind, she chose to return. She awoke screaming at the sight of the green hospital tiles. The beings were described as glowing like jellyfish in the sea, and she was told the book was the Book of Life. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains multiple biblical elements including the Book of Life mentioned in Revelation, a figure resembling traditional depictions of Jesus or an apostle, beings of light consistent with angels, the choice between life and death under divine authority, and consciousness surviving severe brain trauma. The protective, loving nature of the beings aligns with biblical descriptions of divine love. Unbiblical elements: None explicitly identified. While the beings aren't specifically identified as angels or Jesus, their presentation doesn't contradict biblical descriptions. The absence of judgment, heaven/hell imagery, or deeper theological content leaves the experience open to biblical interpretation without introducing heterodox elements. |
4 | Hospital | 7 | 10 | 19 | Moderate Evidence | 2 | Severe head injury with week-long coma | Specific details about beings, book, and figure in white robe | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/11/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw huge book and man in white robe | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 1603 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 1884 JennZ NDE 3948 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jennz_nde.html | 2006 | 2009 | F |
JennZ, who had chronic asthma and bronchitis and was still smoking despite a chest cold, experienced a severe coughing fit after lighting a cigarette while driving on a rural Vermont highway. The coughing became so intense she couldn't breathe and passed out while driving. During the minute she was unconscious, she experienced moving rapidly through trees with bright sunlight shining through them. She came upon a big white house under a brilliantly blue sky with a flower garden and white sheets blowing on laundry lines. When she looked into what appeared to be a laundry basket, she discovered a baby inside. Her friend's urgent screaming of her name started distant but grew louder, and though she wanted to continue the vision, she felt catapulted back to reality. Her friend had put her leg over JennZ's to hit the brake and taken control of the steering wheel, averting disaster. What felt like at least an hour to JennZ had only been about a minute. She experienced profound calm for the rest of the day, quit smoking, and no longer fears death as much. She believes the baby in the basket may have been herself as an infant. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience of consciousness during unconsciousness supports biblical dualism. The brilliant light and peaceful garden setting resemble biblical paradise imagery. The profound peace and loss of death fear following the experience reflect spiritual transformation. The sense of being called back by her name echoes biblical accounts of divine calling. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience focuses on peaceful imagery without theological claims that would contradict Scripture. No encounters with deceased beings, new age concepts, or heterodox spiritual teachings. The symbolism remains open to interpretation without conflicting with biblical doctrine. |
5 | Other | 3 | 8 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 2 | Respiratory arrest from severe asthma/bronchitis while driving | Vivid visual experience with specific details of house, garden, and baby | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/11/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw white house with garden and laundry | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 5 | ||||||||||
| 1604 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2006 K.C. NDE 4112 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1k_c_nde.html | 1999 | 2006 | M |
K.C. was violently attacked and suffered severe head trauma from being hit with a bottle and falling onto a worktop corner. After collapsing in the street, he experienced an inner voice urging him to get up or die. Despite severe injuries, he managed to stumble home in freezing temperatures. During his unconscious state, K.C. experienced a profound out-of-body experience where he observed himself huddled in a corner of a messy room from an external perspective. He saw his body in two locations simultaneously - on the ground and reaching upward. The experience was accompanied by a greenish-gray light and a deep sense of peace despite the traumatic circumstances. He survived eight hours in minus three degree weather with just a t-shirt, eventually making it to a garden shed where he was found the next morning. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains classic NDE elements consistent with biblical accounts including out-of-body perception, supernatural light, and divine intervention through the warning voice that saved his life. The peaceful acceptance of potential death aligns with biblical descriptions of divine peace that surpasses understanding. Unbiblical elements: The greenish-gray light differs from typical biblical descriptions of pure white or golden light. No encounter with divine beings, life review, or explicit spiritual content was reported. |
5 | Other | 5 | 8 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Severe life-threatening trauma with extended unconsciousness | Clear OBE with specific observation of self from impossible vantage point | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/11/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw self huddled in corner of room | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1605 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2062 Kim C NDE 4230 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1kim_c_nde_4230.html | 2001 | 2001-01-01 | 2009 | F |
On New Year's Day evening, Kim C experienced a sudden medical emergency while sitting on her mother's couch. She felt her body slowing down and lost consciousness after a tear rolled down her cheek. During the 1-2 minutes she was unconscious, Kim had a profound out-of-body experience where she found herself standing behind the couch observing the scene. She watched her mother frantically trying to wake her by slapping her cheeks, saw her boyfriend and friend across the room, and observed her brother's girlfriend in a rocking chair. The EMTs who arrived could not get any vital sign readings and stated "We lost her" before successfully resuscitating her. Upon awakening in the hospital, everything appeared in a baby blue color, which medical staff told her was common after near-death experiences. Kim accurately recalled specific details about people's positions and actions during her unconscious state, which her mother later confirmed. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience, observation of earthly events from a spiritual vantage point, and the profound peace align with biblical accounts. The blue coloration upon return could represent spiritual sight being opened. The experience of consciousness existing apart from the physical body supports the biblical view of humans as body and spirit. Unbiblical elements: None specifically identified. The experience was relatively brief and focused on veridical observations rather than spiritual encounters. |
6 | Home | 3 | 10 | 20 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Medical emergency with EMT unable to get readings, considered DOA | Multiple specific veridical observations of people and positions while unconscious | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/11/2025 | 3 | 1 | Saw mother trying to revive her | 1.00 | EMT personnel | Highly Compatible | 5 | ||||||||
| 1606 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 1854 Krisna T NDE 3909 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1krisna_t_nde.html | 2006 | 2006-06-06 | 2009 | F |
Krisna T was a passenger in a vehicle that rolled three times after the driver lost control. Her seatbelt broke and she was ejected from the vehicle. Though she has no memory of the accident itself, she experienced floating outside her body with her back facing herself. She felt an angelic presence wrap around her arms and legs, protecting her as she was pulled back into her body. Throughout the experience, she was overwhelmed with feelings of peace, calm, and the certain knowledge that she would survive. Remarkably, despite suffering nineteen broken bones to her torso and internal injuries, not a single limb was broken or scraped, which she attributes to divine protection. The experience strengthened her faith in God and her belief in angelic intervention. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience strongly aligns with biblical accounts of angelic protection (Psalm 91:11-12). The supernatural peace, the protective presence wrapping around her limbs, and the miraculous pattern of injuries (torso damaged but limbs completely protected) suggest divine intervention. Her increased faith in God following the experience reflects authentic spiritual transformation. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience focuses on divine protection and angelic intervention consistent with Scripture. |
5 | Other | 5 | 6 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Severe vehicle accident with ejection and multiple injuries | OBE with sensing angelic presence, pattern of injuries suggests protection | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/11/2025 | 1 | 0 | Floating outside body with angelic protection | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 6 | |||||||||
| 1607 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 1876 Kumar NDE 3941 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1kumar_nde.html | 2009 | 2009-01-15 | 2009 | F |
Kumar experienced severe childbirth complications requiring emergency life-saving surgery. During transport to surgery, she demonstrated heightened awareness, accurately predicting events before they occurred. Her lungs collapsed during the procedure and she was clinically dead for eleven seconds. During this time, Kumar experienced herself as consciousness observing the medical team working on her body. She perceived them as trying to fit puzzle pieces but not knowing where to place them. She wanted to help but realized her arm existed in two places - on the operating table and reaching toward the doctor. Initially distressed, she then experienced profound peace and acceptance, feeling satisfied that the doctors had "failed to fit the puzzle piece." She was revived when cold air from the ventilator filled her body. Tragically, her baby did not survive. The experience left her with questions about where her child went and gave her certainty about consciousness beyond the physical body. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience, prophetic knowledge of future events, consciousness surviving clinical death, and profound peace align with biblical accounts. Her concern about where her deceased child went reflects biblical questions about the eternal destiny of infants. The experience of being in two places simultaneously could relate to the spiritual body described in Scripture. Unbiblical elements: None explicitly identified, though the puzzle metaphor is ambiguous and could be interpreted various ways. |
3 | Hospital | 7 | 10 | 27 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Surgery with documented clinical death for 11 seconds, lung collapse | Precognitive abilities, specific observations during clinical death, dual arm perception | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/11/2025 | 2 | 1 | Predicting surgical events | 1.00 | Surgeon | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||
| 1608 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 1882 Julianna D NDE 3945 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1julianna_d_nde.html | 2009 | 2009-03-28 | 2009 | F |
Julianna D, a teenager struggling with depression and feelings of isolation, attempted suicide by stabbing herself with a knife. Immediately after inflicting the wound, she fell to the ground in severe pain with her mouth hanging open. A white light appeared and a teenage girl named Sam emerged, wrapping her arms around Julianna and pulling her spirit from her body. Sam comforted her, saying everything would be alright. Sam led Julianna through a door in the middle of her street into a beautiful field with perfect weather. There they met a man named David in white robes. David showed Julianna scenes from her life that had gone wrong, instructing her to fix what was her fault without reminding others of their wrongs. Despite Julianna's desire to stay in this peaceful realm, Sam and David insisted she return to fix her life and start anew. They played in the field with snowball fights before Sam led her back to her body. Sam removed the knife, healed the wound with her hands, and cleaned the knife before disappearing. Since then, Sam and David have visited Julianna frequently as spiritual companions. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains several elements consistent with biblical NDEs including an out-of-body experience, encountering spiritual beings who serve as guides, a life review with moral instruction about personal responsibility, and beings of light. The peaceful otherworldly realm and the message about God having a purpose for her life align with biblical themes of divine providence and the sanctity of life. Unbiblical elements: The casual, playful nature of the spiritual beings (snowball fights, beach attire) deviates from typical biblical depictions of angels or divine messengers. The physical healing by Sam and the ongoing visits from these beings as "best friends" suggests a more new age interpretation of spirit guides rather than biblical angels. The lack of any mention of Jesus, God directly, or judgment/salvation themes is notable. |
5 | Home | 5 | 2 | 7 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Life-threatening self-inflicted knife wound, suicide attempt | Limited veridical content - only observation was seeing own body on floor | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/11/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw own body lying on floor | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 9 | |||||||||
| 1609 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2003 Julie D NDE 4180 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1julie_d_nde_4180.html | 1994 | 2010 | F |
Julie D was being strangled by her ex-husband during a violent domestic assault. After initially fighting back, she gave up and lost consciousness. During the experience, she found herself standing next to a male being wearing a grey cloak with a hood who stood to her left. She felt her entire life up to that moment and was overwhelmed with sadness because her life had been empty. Without seeing her earthly body or having any awareness of the physical attack, she received the understanding that she had to resume living because she hadn't done or learned what she had come here for. She experienced incredibly fast thoughts, a sense that time had lost meaning, and felt she was using her whole being as her senses rather than individual organs. There was possibly a blue-white light present, though not exceptionally bright. Throughout the experience, she felt both sadness and emptiness, but also relief, calmness, and incredible joy. She felt united with the world and suddenly understood everything about the universe. The life review showed her that humans are accountable for all actions on earth, becoming their own judges, feeling all the pain and happiness they've caused, but only responsible for actions done knowingly. She was shown she had to go back against her will. Upon awakening on the sofa, her partner had just released his grip, and though the attack continued, no further attempts were made on her life. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience includes several biblical NDE elements: out-of-body experience, encountering a spiritual being, comprehensive life review with moral accountability, understanding of divine justice where people become their own judges (consistent with biblical self-judgment themes), and the concept of being sent back for an unfinished purpose. The presence of a cloaked figure could represent an angel or divine messenger. Unbiblical elements: The concept of coming to Earth with a pre-planned purpose to learn suggests pre-existence of souls, which contradicts orthodox Christian teaching. The absence of God, Jesus, heaven, or hell in the narrative is notable. The self-judgment without divine authority and the suggestion that people are only accountable for knowing wrongdoing (rather than absolute moral standards) diverges from biblical theology. |
5 | Home | 5 | 2 | 7 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Life-threatening strangulation by ex-husband | No specific veridical observations reported, only internal experience | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/11/2025 | 1 | 0 | Standing next to cloaked being | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1610 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 1836 Lauren H NDE 3885 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1lauren_h_nde.html | 1994 | 1994-03-22 | 2009 | F |
Lauren H suffered severe trauma in an accident on March 22, 1994, including head trauma, punctured lung, fractured neck and back, broken pelvis, and other fractures. With a core temperature of 91 degrees and in shock, she was found by EMS and considered dead on arrival, then resuscitated on site. During her unconscious state, she experienced an urgent need to let go and slipped into unconsciousness. She saw a very bright but not blinding light and had the sensation of floating upward through darkness past formless shadows. As she approached the light, she reached a barrier where she couldn't go closer. Her deceased loved ones, including her grandfather and aunt Robin, were present, telling her to go back as it wasn't her time yet. She wanted to stay in this place of love, peace, and feeling of being home, but was told she had to make a decision. She heard the paramedics say "We lost her" and later "She's okay" when she returned. The experience felt like hours though it was brief. She was "sucked" backwards into life and awoke in the ambulance. Since then, she has experienced premonitions, déjà vu, and intense intuition, with no fear of death and absolute certainty that there is life after death. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience strongly aligns with biblical NDE accounts: brilliant divine light, encounter with deceased relatives, reaching a boundary between life and death, being told it's not her time (divine timing), feelings of overwhelming peace and love consistent with divine presence. The transformation afterward including loss of death fear and certainty of afterlife reflects biblical spiritual transformation. Unbiblical elements: None specifically identified. The experience maintains consistency with biblical accounts of near-death encounters without introducing conflicting theological elements. |
5 | Ambulance | 5 | 8 | 17 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Clinical death with severe trauma, declared DOA then resuscitated | Heard paramedics say "We lost her" and "She's okay" - specific verifiable dialogue | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Core temperature 91 degrees | 5/11/2025 | 1 | 0 | Heard paramedics during resuscitation | 1.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 1611 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2052 Laurent B NDE 4215 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1laurent_b_nde.html | 1979 | 2010 | 9 | M |
Laurent B, nearly nine years old, was swimming in an unsupervised boat area at Moutchic Lake in France during summer 1979. Unable to swim properly, he was dog-paddling in shallow water when he suddenly reached a drop-off into deep water. He immediately lost footing and began drowning, swallowing water and sinking rapidly. During the drowning, he experienced a classic out-of-body experience, seeing himself from above as his own "twin" struggling and drowning underwater. He felt weightless, calm, serene, and peaceful with no panic or pain - just a spectator feeling "very good indeed." He observed himself flailing underwater from an outside perspective with complete visual clarity. A white glow approached and grew until it became a total whole, engulfing everything. He may have reviewed parts of his early childhood like a movie, though this memory is uncertain. He experienced incredible peace, joy, and unity with the world, with time having no meaning. After the white light covered everything, there was nothing until he found himself on the beach surrounded by people reviving him and spitting water from his lungs. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience with clear consciousness while physically drowning aligns with biblical understanding of spirit/body duality. The brilliant white light could represent divine presence. The overwhelming peace and joy are consistent with encounters with the divine. The life review, even if partial, reflects biblical themes of accountability. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience is relatively brief and focused on the phenomenology rather than theological content, containing no elements that contradict scripture. |
5 | Other | 5 | 6 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Drowning in lake, loss of consciousness underwater | Clear out-of-body observation of self drowning from above perspective | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/11/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw self drowning from above | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 1612 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 1844 Laurie S NDE 3896 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1laurie_s_nde.html | 1997 | 2009 | F |
Laurie S had a severe needle and blood phobia that often caused fainting. In September 1997, while getting a tuberculosis test at a clinic, she became stressed and fainted after receiving the injection. Upon losing consciousness, she experienced her life flashing before her in rapid snapshots from early childhood to her present age, understanding the meaning of all these images despite their remarkable speed. She entered a dark tunnel feeling peace and harmony, then saw a light with a two-dimensional entity without human features. Other presences accompanied her though she didn't recognize anyone. The being communicated that she had to go back because she still had things to do. Despite wanting to stay in this place of wonderful peace and fulfillment, she was urged to leave. She experienced a burst of light and saw herself on the ground surrounded by her mother, friends, and others from above before returning to her body. The nurse had difficulty resuscitating her, frantically trying to give her oxygen because she wasn't responding quickly. The experience felt like much more time had passed than actually did. Since then, she has had frequent intuitions and visions of future events that consistently come true. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience includes classic biblical NDE elements: life review showing moral understanding, tunnel and light imagery consistent with transition between realms, encounter with spiritual beings, being sent back for unfinished purposes (divine timing), and resulting spiritual gifts of prophecy/knowledge. The peace and harmony align with divine presence. Unbiblical elements: The two-dimensional entities without human features differ from biblical descriptions of angels or spiritual beings. The development of psychic abilities or precognition as described could be seen as divination, which scripture warns against, though biblical figures did receive visions and prophecies from God. |
6 | Other | 3 | 4 | 7 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Fainting episode with difficulty in resuscitation | Saw self from above surrounded by people, but no specific verified details | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/11/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw self and surrounding people from above | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 9 | ||||||||||
| 1613 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 1855 Jolene NDE 3913 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jolene_nde.html | 1993 | 2009 | 4 | F |
Jolene was born with Tricuspid Atresia, a rare heart disease, and was expected to be stillborn but survived. At age four, she underwent life-threatening open-heart surgery. After the surgery, she woke briefly in what seemed like an incubator with a plastic dome, feeling wires in her chest and crying uncontrollably without knowing why - a Kundalini-like experience where she had no control over her emotional response. Later, in the hospital room, she began floating toward the ceiling and saw a glowing light that started small but grew bigger and brighter. The pure white, warm light surrounded her with indescribable happiness and comfort. She knew with certainty that she was dead. After what seemed like hours, she was spoken to from within her heart by her inner conscience, asking if she was ready to come home (death). After contemplating deeply, she answered no, wanting to live. She then received intuitions about her future: her relationship with her mother would change, she would find true love and have two children despite difficulties, and eventually find peace and happiness. When asked again if she was sure, she chose to return. On the journey back, she could hear doctors and nurses talking frantically as machines went crazy, and she saw her cold body below with medical staff trying to revive her. All her intuitions about the future have come true. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience powerfully demonstrates consciousness during clinical death, divine light and presence, communication from a higher power (possibly God speaking to the heart), being given a choice about life/death, receiving prophetic knowledge that proved accurate, and the transformative spiritual impact. The divine light and overwhelming love align with biblical descriptions of God's presence. Unbiblical elements: The concept of choosing whether to die or return suggests human autonomy over death rather than complete divine sovereignty. The internal conscience speaking could be interpreted as self rather than God, though biblical precedent exists for God speaking to the heart. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 10 | 27 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Open-heart surgery for congenital heart disease with cardiac arrest | Saw own body from above during resuscitation, heard medical staff | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/11/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw own body during resuscitation | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 1614 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 1924 Joseph U NDE 22053 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1joseph_u_nde.html | 1996 | 1996-12-20 | 2012 | M |
Joseph U was wrestling with a friend in his living room when he was knocked unconscious after his friend fell on him. He immediately found himself floating above near the ceiling, looking down at his unconscious body surrounded by friends. He could clearly hear their worried discussions about his unconscious state, the TV commercials, and see his friends who were in the hallway playing with a ball. He watched as his friends tried to revive him by slapping his face, with one going to get water to splash on him. The experience felt like half an hour though it lasted only about two minutes. During the experience, he felt complete peace, no pain, and understood that his body was like a car his consciousness drives. As soon as he saw them about to splash water, he felt pulled back into his body and awoke confused. Upon awakening, he questioned his friends about what they had said and done, and to everyone's surprise, his observations were accurate. The friends in the hallway confirmed they had been throwing a ball back and forth exactly as he had seen. Since this experience, he has had strong convictions about life after death, frequent déjà vu, precognitive dreams, increased spirituality, and a complete transformation from an argumentative, fighting personality to someone much happier and at peace. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The clear out-of-body experience with verified observations supports biblical teaching about the soul's existence independent of the body. The profound peace, absence of pain, and understanding of the body as a vessel for consciousness align with biblical anthropology. The lasting spiritual transformation, increased faith, and positive character changes reflect biblical spiritual renewal. Unbiblical elements: The development of precognitive abilities and prophetic dreams, while having biblical precedent in God-given prophecy, could also align with practices the Bible warns against if not from God. The experience lacks explicit divine encounter or Christian elements. |
6 | Home | 1 | 12 | 23 | Moderate Evidence | 10 | Unconscious from accident but not clearly life-threatening | Multiple verified observations - seeing and hearing friends accurately | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/11/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw friends in hallway playing | 1.00 | Friends | Highly Compatible | 5 | ||||||||
| 1615 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 1864 Linda S NDE 3922 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1linda_s_nde_3922.html | 1995 | 2009 | F |
Linda contracted bacterial meningitis in January 1995, which led to a high fever and induced coma. During this critical medical event, she experienced a profound near-death experience. She found herself meeting her sister who had passed away twenty-one years earlier. Her sister was working with other beings in a long house structure and appeared happy and giggling. Her sister told her there was someone she wanted Linda to meet, and Jesus Christ emerged from the back. Linda recognized him immediately - he looked like artistic portraits but appeared healthy and robust rather than meek. He put his arm around her and said "I have come for you, that you may know that I am real." She felt overwhelming love and respect for Him. Jesus took her to what she described as a "desert garden" where they sat on large rocks and conversed. He explained various aspects of earthly life, why it was imperfect, and what people had misconstrued about life and living. Notably, He told her that there were many different religions on earth because one faith would not meet everyone's spiritual needs. The conversation contained much more that she could not fully remember afterward. When Linda asked if she could stay, Jesus said "No, it's not your time." When she asked if she could return and tell everyone He was real, He replied "No, this is for others to come to know." She then found herself looking at a small building with stairs, walked up and opened a door, at which point she awoke from the coma. Linda reported having normal consciousness throughout the experience, with incredibly vivid senses and time seeming to slow down. She entered a clearly mystical realm with sweet-smelling ground, pure water from rock, and vibrant unearthly flowers. She felt total release from earthly cares, extreme happiness, joy, and a perfect ethereal love she had never experienced before. The experience completely transformed her from an agnostic to a person of deep Christian faith for whom spirituality became the most important aspect of life. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience strongly aligns with biblical accounts through the direct encounter with Jesus Christ, who appeared with authority and divine knowledge. The otherworldly realm with its garden setting echoes biblical paradise imagery. The profound love, peace, and joy she experienced reflect scriptural descriptions of divine presence. The transformation from agnosticism to faith mirrors biblical conversion narratives. Jesus's statement about coming to reveal Himself as real aligns with biblical themes of divine self-revelation. Unbiblical elements: The statement that multiple religions exist because one faith cannot meet everyone's spiritual needs potentially contradicts evangelical teachings about Christianity as the exclusive path to salvation. This suggests a form of religious pluralism that many conservative Christians would find incompatible with biblical exclusivity claims found in passages like John 14:6. |
4 | Hospital | 5 | 10 | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Coma induced by bacterial meningitis with high fever documented | Direct encounter with Jesus and deceased sister, spiritual knowledge gained, but no independently verifiable observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/11/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw deceased sister in long house structure | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1616 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 1875 Lisa L NDE 3940 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1lisa_l_nde.html | 1993 | 2009 | F |
In July 1993, Lisa was standing outside her car in a parking lot when an elderly man backing up failed to see her and crushed her between two vehicles. Despite the severe impact, she felt no pain initially. She heard a voice telling her to "Look up," and when she did, she saw bright light. Looking back down and then up again, she witnessed her soul leaving her body and ascending into the air. She began praying intensely to God to let her live, explaining she wasn't ready to die - she had just had a baby in May and had three other small children who needed her. As she prayed, she watched her soul return to her body before the ambulance arrived, and then found herself in the hospital. The experience included an out-of-body state where she clearly left her body and existed outside it. She felt her thoughts were incredibly fast and time seemed to stop. She saw a bright light of mystical origin and heard a definitive voice of unearthly origin. She experienced incredible peace and happiness, feeling united with the world and suddenly understanding everything about the universe. Her past flashed before her outside her control, and she came to a barrier she was not permitted to cross before being sent back. Following her first NDE, Lisa developed psychic abilities including the sixth sense and the ability to read people's lives through their photos, particularly through their eyes. The experience brought her closer to God and eliminated her fear of dying, though she remains concerned about how she will die rather than death itself. Remarkably, she died and was revived again on July 26, 2008, exactly fifteen years later during surgery for a tumor removal, though without the same NDE phenomena. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience included hearing a divine voice, seeing mystical light, and experiencing an out-of-body state consistent with Paul's description in 2 Corinthians 12. Her intense prayer to God and the response of her soul returning demonstrates the power of prayer. The transformation bringing her closer to God and the peace experienced align with biblical accounts of divine encounters. Unbiblical elements: The development of psychic abilities and the ability to "read people's lives" through photographs represents divination practices that are condemned in Scripture (Deuteronomy 18:10-12). The claim of having a "sixth sense" suggests occult abilities rather than spiritual gifts from the Holy Spirit. |
5 | Other | 3 | 8 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 2 | Car accident trauma but not explicitly stated as life-threatening | Clear out-of-body experience with soul observation but no verifiable details | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/11/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw soul leaving body | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 7 | ||||||||||
| 1617 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2051 Lisette D NDE 4206 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1lisette_d_nde.html | 1972 | 2009 | F |
In April 1972, Lisette was hitchhiking and needed to cross Highway 132. Despite her friend telling her to run fast, she decided not to run and stepped onto the roadway. She was hit by a speeding car whose driver she could see had blue eyes. Upon impact, she felt herself lift into the air as if taking a giant leap. She saw a butterfly flying nearby and, being a butterfly lover, was looking at it and laughing while feeling an indescribable sense of well-being. A presence was with her, talking and laughing together. She was prevented from looking down and was unaware of what was happening below, where her friend later told her she was bloodied under the car. The euphoric experience gradually changed - colors disappeared, she began seeing in black and white, then images vanished entirely leaving only sounds. She followed the presence with unconditional trust as they approached a group of presences whose voices she could hear. One asked "What's SHE doing here? She mustn't go on; she has to be sent back." An authoritative voice said it wasn't her time and she had to go back urgently, followed by a countdown. The presence accompanied her back, giving her the impression of jumping into the air. She returned with her body running next to her friend who was crying with his face in his hands. When she took his hands away saying "COUCOU," he told her what had happened - how she had been hit and bloodied under the car. Looking at the car about a hundred feet away, she could see the driver searching for her underneath. They fled to catch the subway. Days later, they read in the Journal de Montreal that police were seeking them because there had been a collision without a body. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience of being accompanied by a presence and encountering authoritative beings who determine it's not her time to die aligns with biblical concepts of divine sovereignty over life and death. The transformation from earthly perception to a purely spiritual realm of sound reflects the transition between physical and spiritual states described in Scripture. Unbiblical elements: None specifically identified. The experience lacks explicit religious content but doesn't contradict biblical teachings. |
5 | Other | 10 | 12 | 32 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Hit by speeding car, bloodied under vehicle per witness | Specific observation of driver's blue eyes, witnessed being under car while consciousness elsewhere | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/11/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw driver of car that hit her | 0.00 | Friend | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 1618 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 1943 Lorie NDE 4033 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1lorie_nde.html | 2008 | 2009 | F |
After giving birth to her second child in May 2008, Lorie hemorrhaged while waiting to deliver the placenta. She was violently shaking from shock, blood loss, and medication to stop the bleeding. She began drifting into sleep and awoke in a different place. Still lying on a bed, everything was white with no visible walls or roof - just endless white. Two ladies in white stood on either side of her bed, and a man of Asian origin with plaited hair and beard stood at the foot, chanting something that seemed to be counting down her time to choose between life and death. Initially, she felt peaceful, warm, and didn't want to return. But remembering her newborn and eldest daughter, she fought to go back. She tried her hardest and returned to find herself still shaking violently with her doctor and five midwives running around, her newborn screaming in her father's arms. She went back to the other side again, this time feeling horrible and desperate to return to care for her children. She kept telling herself she didn't want to die. When she came back, she told her partner to remember this moment. She went to the other side a third time, but more briefly, hearing both the chanting man and the midwives calling her name in an echo. She lost 13,000 milliliters of blood (actually 1,300ml - likely a transcription error). Her partner confirmed she stopped shaking several times, which she interprets as when she was on the other side. Her blood pressure would plummet when she stopped shaking and return to normal when she came back. The experience left her unafraid of dying but not ready to die, wanting to see her children grow up. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The white environment and beings dressed in white align with biblical descriptions of heaven and angels. The choice between life and death reflects divine sovereignty over human life. Her desperate prayer-like determination to return for her children shows maternal love that reflects God's design for family bonds. The peace initially felt aligns with biblical descriptions of God's presence. Unbiblical elements: The chanting Asian man with plaited hair and beard doesn't align with typical biblical descriptions of angels or divine messengers. The countdown aspect suggests a mechanical rather than personal divine interaction. |
5 | Hospital | 10 | 10 | 27 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Life-threatening hemorrhage after childbirth with significant blood loss | Multiple transitions between states observed by partner, blood pressure changes correlated with experiences | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/11/2025 | 1 | 1 | Awareness of medical crisis | 1.00 | Partner | Moderately Compatible | 6 | |||||||||
| 1619 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 1910 Lee NDE 3987 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1lee_nde_3987.html | 2009 | 2009 | M |
During a diabetic coma in February 2009, Lee experienced an extraordinary cosmic journey. He instantly shot out of his body as some kind of energy, flying away from Earth at phenomenal speed. He flew away from the solar system, then saw bunches of stars like galaxies flying away from him. These seemed to bunch together into huge packs that appeared to be separate universes. He sensed a force or energy out there way bigger than anything we know and had an enormous sense of understanding the meaning of life. At that moment of realization, thinking "So that's why we are here!", he shot back at phenomenal speed and came round from the coma. Throughout the experience, he maintained heightened consciousness and alertness. He didn't feel like he was looking through eyes but had incredibly vivid perception. There was no sound during the journey. He felt excitement, understanding, shock, and felt truly alive. He experienced incredible peace and joy, feeling united with the world and suddenly understanding everything about the universe. While he gained special knowledge about the purpose of existence, the specific understanding frustratingly eluded him upon return - he remembered feeling the understanding but couldn't articulate what he had learned. Lee describes his view of life after death as going somewhere way beyond planet Earth, with our energy possibly passing to another dimension or different universe. He'd never heard of this type of extreme cosmic NDE before, going far beyond typical reports of seeing Earth from space. The experience felt more real than life itself and has left him with a surreal sense and peace about death, knowing there's something huge beyond our physical existence. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience of transcending physical reality and gaining cosmic understanding could align with Paul's experience of being caught up to the "third heaven" (2 Corinthians 12:2-4), where he heard inexpressible things. The peace, joy, and unity with creation reflect biblical descriptions of divine presence. The sense of understanding purpose and meaning resonates with biblical themes of divine revelation. Unbiblical elements: The complete absence of personal divine encounter, God, Jesus, angels, or any biblical imagery is concerning. The description of multiple universes and dimensions suggests a more naturalistic or New Age cosmology rather than the biblical heaven. The impersonal nature of the experience lacks the relational aspect central to biblical faith. |
4 | Unknown | 5 | 4 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Diabetic coma mentioned but no other medical details | Cosmic journey experience but no verifiable observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/11/2025 | 0 | 0 | Low Compatibility | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 1620 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 1957 Leonard NDE 4046 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1leonard_nde.html | 2009 | 2009 | M |
During a heart attack on April 20, 2009, Leonard experienced clinical death and had an extensive NDE. He felt himself leaving his body and discovered extraordinary paranormal abilities: 360-degree vision allowing him to see in all directions simultaneously, ability to zoom in on specific points, travel at the speed of thought, and pass through walls and matter. He could hear people's thoughts before they spoke. He visited his mother at her home and traveled into deep space where the sight was wonderful. He was then sucked into a long dark tunnel at incredible speed toward a glowing pinpoint of light. Other beings in the tunnel looked at each other saying "I believe we are dead!" The light grew as he approached and when he arrived, he felt wonderful peace, joy, and incredible love. The light being, whom he asked if it was God, answered "Yes I am the light!" This being knew everything about Leonard's life from beginning to end. In the light, Leonard remembered who he truly was and received answers to all his questions about the universe, creation, cosmos, and physics - though he remembered rather than learned this knowledge, recognizing it as a divine state of being. God showed him his entire life from birth to the NDE, making him experience all events again plus the emotions he had raised in others. Leonard was his only judge. God showed him both his generous acts and unloving deeds, even seeing himself stealing sweets as a child. Yet God didn't judge him, only loved him with unconditional love described as a "force-of-love." They communicated telepathically and laughed together extensively. God revealed that we are eternal beings who always existed and always will, that we incarnated on Earth to create in matter, losing memory of our true nature each time. Before creation, all consciousness was united in one point with knowledge but no experience, so we separated into billions of consciousnesses and created the universe for experience. This cycle is unending. God eventually told Leonard he must return for his mother, showing him a vision of her crying. The return to his body felt unpleasant, like putting on a too-small diver suit. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: Direct encounter with God as light aligns with biblical descriptions (1 John 1:5). The life review with experiencing consequences of actions reflects biblical judgment concepts. God's unconditional love and lack of condemnation echoes Romans 8:1. The understanding of eternal existence resonates with biblical teaching about eternal souls. The knowledge of being known completely by God aligns with Psalm 139. Unbiblical elements: The concept of pre-existence of souls, eternal beings who always existed, reincarnation on multiple planets, and the cyclical universe model all contradict biblical creation accounts and the uniqueness of human life. The idea that we are "God-man" and created the universe ourselves is heretical from an orthodox Christian perspective. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 8 | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Heart attack with clinical death explicitly stated | Specific observations of visiting mother but no verification mentioned | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/11/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw hospital staff working on body | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 9 | ||||||||||
| 1621 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 1865 Leta NDE 3923 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1leta_nde.html | 2001 | 2009 | F |
On March 27, 2001, Leta woke at 4:00 AM and went to the bathroom where she began feeling queasy and faint. The next thing she remembered was flying super-fast, head first down a long, dark hallway. Someone on her right was holding her arm and taking her somewhere. She could tell this person knew exactly where they were going and had a mission to bring her there. She was screaming "no, no, no" and didn't want to go. She could see objects going by on each side but couldn't identify them due to the speed. The journey felt long. They stopped in front of a door on the left, and she was determined not to go through it. Her husband later told her she had a seizure, had stopped breathing, and was turning grey. He tipped her head back to get her breathing, then she began seizing. It took her about half an hour to figure out what happened, where she was, and who her husband was. The experience left her knowing there is more after death, though she was frightened during the experience itself and didn't want to go wherever the being was taking her. She reported heightened consciousness throughout, with incredibly vivid senses and faster thoughts. Everything happened very fast in a place where time had no meaning. She could see the being beside her and sensed their purposeful mission. When she spoke, it sounded like her voice wasn't coming from herself. She came to a boundary - the door - that she was not permitted to cross and was sent back against her will. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience of being escorted by a being with a specific mission aligns with biblical accounts of angels conducting souls. The dark tunnel could represent the valley of the shadow of death from Psalm 23. The boundary or door she couldn't cross reflects biblical concepts of divine timing and sovereignty over life and death. Her eventual peace about the afterlife aligns with biblical promises of eternal life. Unbiblical elements: None specifically identified. The frightening nature doesn't contradict Scripture, as even biblical figures often experienced fear during divine encounters. |
5 | Home | 5 | 4 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 2 | Stopped breathing and seizure but unclear if life-threatening | Journey experience but no verifiable external observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/11/2025 | 1 | 0 | Being escorted down dark hallway | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1622 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2021 Linda B NDE 4132 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1linda_b_nde_4132.html | 2003 | 2009 | F |
In April 2003, Linda was traveling through Nebraska when her appendix ruptured. During surgery preparation, she was given a muscle relaxant that stopped her heart. During surgery, when tubes were removed from her throat, she did not breathe. She was aware of these events and knew the medical team attempted resuscitation. A nurse had told her husband she had stopped breathing. During this crisis, Linda felt and saw a bright light containing her daughter-in-law Angela, who had passed away two years earlier. Angela was waiting for her, seeming both in the light and part of the light itself. Linda felt wonderful happiness multiplied a thousand times over - utopian. She moved into the light, knowing she was leaving her husband and family behind but wanting to go. Angela was smiling and getting closer. Then Linda heard her name being called but didn't want to answer. Suddenly she was looking at a doctor, confused and unbelievably angry to still be alive. The doctors confirmed her heart had stopped. She spoke with a priest but couldn't fully explain her feelings - she just wanted to go back. Years later, she still hasn't shaken that feeling. She has a surreal sense most of the time and complete peace about death with no fear, knowing where she's going. She describes the light as soft, bright, all-encompassing, and for unknown reasons associates it with roses. In the light she felt peace, warmth, love, happiness, utopia, and contentment with no remorse about leaving family - feeling this is where she belonged, what all wait for. She felt totally connected to God and goodness. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The bright divine light aligns with biblical descriptions of God's presence. Meeting a deceased loved one waiting in the light resonates with the communion of saints and Paul's teaching about being "present with the Lord" after death. The overwhelming peace, love, and happiness reflect biblical descriptions of heaven. The transformation from non-spiritual to deeply spiritual person with a connection to God demonstrates authentic conversion. The complete absence of fear regarding death echoes Paul's confidence in 2 Corinthians 5:8. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience appears fully compatible with biblical accounts of the afterlife. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 10 | 30 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Heart stopped from medication reaction, clinical death during surgery | Awareness of resuscitation attempts, husband told she stopped breathing | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/11/2025 | 1 | 1 | Aware of resuscitation attempts | 1.00 | Nurse | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 1623 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 1972 Linda Go NDE 22066 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1linda_go_nde.html | 1995 | 2009 | F |
In May 1995, Linda was in post-operative recovery after gallbladder surgery when she began bleeding internally, unknown to nursing staff. Her body was shutting down after losing over four pints of blood. She suddenly became conscious of looking down at herself from the corner of the ceiling. She remembers thinking she didn't look very well, then realizing she was dying. She wasn't scared, just angry that she wouldn't see her daughter grow up. She observed an old lady in the bed next to her who screamed out to the nurses to come check on Linda as she was moaning loudly. The first nurse tried but couldn't get a vein, which Linda found strange since she has perfect veins for giving blood. The nurse called the Matron, who also couldn't get a vein. They then checked the bag attached to her and found it full of blood. The Matron began screaming orders to get the surgeon. He rushed in and Linda was propelled down the corridor very fast, with her consciousness floating along at the same pace above them. Then everything went black. Later she was told she was very lucky. When she asked to see the old lady to thank her, she was told she had been in the room by herself. Linda is certain this happened and often questions whether the old lady was an angel. The experience left her believing in angels and life after death. She's no longer afraid of dying, only of how she will die. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience aligns with biblical accounts of spiritual experiences. The mysterious old lady who wasn't physically present but saved her life strongly suggests an angelic intervention, consistent with Hebrews 13:2 about entertaining angels unaware. The transformation to belief in angels and afterlife reflects authentic spiritual awakening. The peace about death while maintaining respect for life aligns with biblical perspectives. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience of an angel appearing as an old woman to provide life-saving help is consistent with biblical accounts of angelic intervention. |
5 | Hospital | 10 | 15 | 35 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Post-operative bleeding, lost over 4 pints of blood, body shutting down | Detailed observations of medical procedures, mysterious helper confirmed absent | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/11/2025 | 2 | 1 | Observed medical procedures from above | 0.00 | Hospital staff | Highly Compatible | 6 | |||||||||
| 1624 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2005 Maria G NDE 4148 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1maria_g_nde_4148.html | 1976 | 2009 | 23 | F |
Maria G experienced a profound NDE during childbirth complications in 1976. After giving birth to twins, she suffered a severe internal hemorrhage leading to cardio-respiratory arrest. Medical staff reported losing her for two minutes before successful resuscitation with electric shocks. During the experience, Maria felt herself separating from her body, floating horizontally in darkness with a nearby clarity. She perceived a distant light like a bright star and felt compelled to move toward it, experiencing unprecedented peace and joy. Upon entering the light, she heard a tender voice telling her it wasn't her time and she must return for her two children. Despite feeling no attachment to anyone and wanting to stay, she was sent back twice. When she opened her eyes, doctors were injecting adrenaline directly into her heart. The medical team described her recovery as miraculous, avoiding a hysterectomy that seemed inevitable. Maria reports the experience transformed her life profoundly, dedicating herself to religious service and helping others. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains several elements consistent with biblical accounts including separation from the physical body, movement through darkness toward divine light, and a loving authoritative voice making decisions about life and death. The message about having unfinished purpose aligns with biblical concepts of divine timing and earthly mission. The overwhelming peace and joy in the divine presence reflects biblical descriptions of God's presence. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience lacks problematic elements like reincarnation, universalism, or occult practices. The voice's emphasis on maternal duty and the experiencer's subsequent dedication to Christian service demonstrate alignment with biblical values. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 12 | 32 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Clear cardiac arrest with resuscitation documented, electric shocks used | Limited specific veridical details but clear OBE perspective of resuscitation | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/11/2025 | 2 | 1 | Observed resuscitation efforts from above | 1.00 | Doctors and nurses | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 1625 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 1857 Marissa G NDE 3915 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1marissa_g_nde.html | 1986 | 2009 | F |
Marissa G experienced an NDE in December 1986 during a severe illness. She observed herself from outside her body, initially seeing a dying girl in a hospital bed before realizing it was herself. From a ceiling corner perspective, she watched her parents - her father pacing and checking monitors, her mother sitting quietly in an armchair. Three beings appeared around her (left, right, and behind), emanating great wisdom and communicating telepathically. They asked if she wished to go with them or stay. She asked several questions about staying: would she get better, would the pain end, how would she know things would be okay, and was there something she needed to do on earth. The beings provided selective answers, withholding some information. Upon making her decision to stay, she immediately returned to her body and fell asleep. The experience provided her with special knowledge she was meant to pass on, leading to development of healing abilities and angel communication. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience and ability to observe earthly events from a spiritual perspective aligns with biblical accounts of spiritual vision. The presence of three wise beings could represent angels or divine messengers. The concept of having earthly purpose and knowledge to share reflects biblical ideas of divine calling and spiritual gifts. The telepathic communication mirrors biblical accounts of spiritual communication. Unbiblical elements: The vague nature of the beings and their reluctance to provide clear answers differs from typical biblical angel encounters. The development of healing abilities and "connecting with angels" post-experience could lean toward new age practices depending on interpretation. The emphasis on personal choice rather than divine sovereignty in the return decision shows some theological ambiguity. |
6 | Hospital | 3 | 10 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Life-threatening illness mentioned but medical details unclear | Clear OBE with specific observations of parents and room, telepathic communication | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/11/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw parents from ceiling perspective | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||
| 1626 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2055 Mark A NDE 4217 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1mark_a_nde.html | 2003 | 2009 | M |
Mark A experienced a unique NDE following a severe motorcycle accident in October 2003. Riding at 70-75 mph, he was blindsided at an intersection, catapulted 100 feet through the air. His experience differed markedly from typical NDEs - no tunnel, light, or deceased relatives. Instead, he found himself observing three hooded figures sitting around a campfire at night. The fire had unusual silver, snake-like flames that seemed alive. The figures spoke in an unknown language resembling Hebrew or speaking in tongues. Mark felt no pain, existing in a trance-like state about 12 feet from the scene. When the beings noticed him and spoke in unison saying he wasn't supposed to be there, he instantly returned to his body in extreme pain. He suffered a ruptured spleen with internal bleeding, fractured vertebrae T7-T9, pituitary damage, and compound arm fracture, spending four weeks in ICU with life-threatening complications including deep vein thrombosis. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience of being suddenly transported to another realm aligns with biblical accounts of spiritual visions. The unknown language could represent heavenly tongues mentioned in scripture. The three figures potentially representing the Trinity shows theological significance. The authoritative declaration about his presence and immediate return suggests divine sovereignty over life and death. Unbiblical elements: The unusual nature of this experience with hooded figures around a campfire with serpent-like flames could be interpreted as demonic or occult imagery. The lack of typical biblical elements like light, peace, or divine love is concerning. The silver snake-like flames particularly evoke serpent imagery associated with evil in scripture. The overall dark and mysterious nature contrasts with biblical descriptions of God as light. |
5 | Other | 5 | 8 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Severe trauma with multiple life-threatening injuries documented | Unique otherworldly observations but no verification possible | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/11/2025 | 1 | 0 | Three hooded figures around unusual campfire | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1627 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 1859 Mark NDE 3919 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1mark_nde.html | 1977 | 2009 | M |
Mark experienced a profound NDE in 1977 when a lifeguard deliberately drowned him at a motel pool. After being held underwater until his body filled with water, he sank to the bottom where he remained for over five minutes. Angels gathered around him, then lifted him 20-30 feet above the pool where he watched his friend dive in to save him. Seven angels carried him to a cloud gathering with Romanesque pillars and an archway. Three angels debated his fate while a fourth kept him company. He saw large Pure Love Orbs containing human souls and viewed Earth as brown and alive with all souls. He glimpsed Heaven with gold wrought iron fencing and pearly gates. When he resisted returning, the angels sought and received permission from above to show him his Book of Life - a massive four-foot thick book revealing his future, including inventions he would create. His life flashed before him during drowning, then his future was revealed through rapidly flipping scenes. After being convinced to return, adults rescued and revived him by pumping pink fluid from his stomach. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience strongly aligns with biblical themes including angelic beings, Heaven with pearly gates (Revelation 21:21), a Book of Life (Revelation 20:12), divine authority ("permission from above"), and life review. The concept of predetermined purpose and seeing future inventions reflects biblical predestination and divine calling. The transformation from Catholicism to Christianity suggests genuine spiritual impact. Unbiblical elements: The description of Earth as a living entity with souls could reflect new age Gaia concepts. The Pure Love Orbs containing soul silhouettes lacks clear biblical precedent. The detailed preview of future life, while God knows the future, typically isn't revealed in such detail biblically. Some elements like the specific appearance of angels and mechanical return to body are extra-biblical though not necessarily contradictory. |
5 | Other | 5 | 18 | 33 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Clear drowning with 5+ minutes underwater, witnessed rescue | Multiple specific details: saw friend diving to save, Heaven's gates, Book of Life, future inventions | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/11/2025 | 3 | 1 | Saw friend diving into pool from above | 1.00 | Friend and motel adults | Moderately Compatible | 9 | |||||||||
| 1628 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2037 Marta G NDE 4160 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1marta_g_nde.html | 1960 | 2009 | 5 | F |
Five-year-old Marta drowned in a lake in 1960 when she got out too deep and could not swim. After struggling until exhaustion, she surrendered to the water, experiencing particles in the lake as beautiful and feeling profound peace. Upon losing consciousness, she was pulled out by a woman in bright white light who asked what she wanted. Completely satisfied, Marta requested to tour the lake. She discovered she could travel anywhere by intention alone, seeing extraordinary detail despite being legally blind - leaves on trees, birds' feathers and eyes, telephone poles, and distant backyards with clarity exceeding 20/20 vision. She visited the empty diving dock and noticed all the children and adults gathered around someone on the shore. A compelling force suddenly called her back. From her position above and right of the scene, she observed a woman performing mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on a girl, seeing specific details including the woman's bathing cap, protruding hair, bathing suit straps, and a large mole on her back. Realizing the girl was herself, she fought to return. Upon re-entering her body, she experienced heaviness, pain, confusion from loud voices, and passed out for several days. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience allowing spiritual sight aligns with biblical accounts of spiritual vision transcending physical limitations (2 Corinthians 12:2-4). The being of light could represent an angel or divine messenger. The transformation from physical limitation (legal blindness) to perfect spiritual sight reflects biblical promises of restoration. The sovereign calling back to life demonstrates divine authority over death. Unbiblical elements: None clearly identified. While the being in white light isn't explicitly identified as an angel or divine figure, this ambiguity doesn't contradict scripture. The experience of consciousness merging with water before the OBE is phenomenological rather than theological. |
5 | Other | 5 | 16 | 29 | Strong Evidence | 8 | Clear drowning and unconsciousness, revival by rescuer | Extraordinary visual details despite legal blindness, specific observations of rescuer's appearance verified | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/11/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw rescuer's specific physical details from above | 1.00 | Rescuer (woman) | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 1629 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2034 Mary L NDE 4155 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1mary_l_nde_4155.html | 1991 | 2009 | F |
Young Mary experienced an NDE in summer 1991 while choking on hard candy at her grandmother's kitchen. After the candy lodged in her throat, she passed out and found herself observing the scene as a spectator. She watched her grandmother rush in with a horrified expression and perform the Heimlich maneuver. Mary felt no alarm, only numb curiosity and a sense of indecision between leaving everything behind or returning. She experienced growing warmth, comfort, and lightness, feeling she could float away. The environment appeared fuzzy and dream-like with pastel hues, though no tunnel or intense light appeared. Sensing she needed to return, she closed her eyes and reopened them to see the red candy on the cream linoleum floor, with her grandmother sobbing in relief. Her grandmother's extreme distress suggested Mary came very close to death. The experience felt like time slowed during the emergency, with Mary observing events in slow motion while moving normally herself. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience and observation of earthly events from a spiritual perspective aligns with biblical accounts of spiritual consciousness beyond the physical body. The sense of decision between departing and returning reflects the boundary between life and death under divine sovereignty. The profound peace and warmth could represent the beginning of transition to God's presence. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience lacks any elements contradicting biblical theology such as reincarnation, occult practices, or universal salvation. The child's simple experience of separation from body and choice to return contains no theological red flags. |
5 | Home | 3 | 10 | 20 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Life-threatening choking event, near-death per grandmother's reaction | Clear OBE perspective, specific visual details of candy and floor verified | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/11/2025 | 2 | 1 | Watched grandmother perform Heimlich from outside perspective | 1.00 | Grandmother | Highly Compatible | 5 | |||||||||
| 1630 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2064 Lynne H NDE 4233 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1lynne_h_nde.html | 1976 | 2009 | 23 | F |
Lynne experienced a traumatic NDE following childbirth complications in January 1976. After an 11-hour labor and dangerous "jet stream birth" where the baby shot out causing severe tearing, she collapsed when staff tried to sit her up. To escape overwhelming kidney pain and exhaustion, she deliberately slipped out of her body, positioning herself partially out with her soul's head above the bed while legs remained in her body. She observed chaos as nurses shouted about missing oxygen masks, multiple staff rushed in, blood was brought to defrost on radiators, and doctors performed cardiac massage. She saw a junior doctor frantically turning pages without reading, heard blood pressure callouts, witnessed portable x-ray arrival for suspected pulmonary embolism, and observed an older doctor's anger when urine samples were discarded. Floating up a foggy tunnel at 70 degrees, she felt pressure stopping her as God's voice asked about her decision. Shown a vision of her daughter's unhappy upbringing with strict grandparents versus her own loving care, she chose to return despite wanting to stay. Angels applauded her decision. Returning to her body felt like forcing something soft into a small metal casket, bringing back pain, claustrophobia, and deep despair. She has regretted returning for 33 years, feeling Earth is hell. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The deliberate spiritual separation and observation of medical events aligns with biblical concepts of spirit/body distinction. The divine voice questioning her decision and showing future consequences reflects God's sovereignty and omniscience. Angels rejoicing over her selfless choice echoes Luke 15:10 about angels rejoicing. The description of Earth as fallen compared to heavenly peace aligns with biblical theology. Unbiblical elements: The extreme negativity viewing Earth as literal hell contradicts biblical teaching about God's good creation and purpose in earthly life. The persistent death wish and 33-year regret suggests incomplete understanding of God's purpose in her return. Some new age concepts appear in her belief that aliens and God might be the same. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 15 | 35 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Cardiac arrest documented with resuscitation and blood transfusion | Multiple specific medical observations: oxygen mask, x-ray, discarded urine, blood on radiators | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/11/2025 | 2 | 1 | Observed detailed medical emergency response | 1.00 | Doctor and medical staff | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||
| 1631 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 1965 Lynne S NDE 4087 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1lynne_s_nde.html | 1970 | 2009 | F |
Lynne S, a nurse, experienced an NDE during childbirth complications in December 1970. After spinal anesthesia and difficult labor, her blood pressure dropped to 70/30. Despite feeling wonderful and wanting to close the IV line, she left her body, floating face down and observing her body with complete detachment. She watched as doctors ran up shouting "What the hell happened? She was fine a few minutes ago! Get the cart!" She found the resuscitation boring, having participated in many codes herself. She noticed walls fading into blackness with stars above and a large window suggesting she could visit home, but chose not to due to marital problems. Moving through an ethereal tunnel toward light, she encountered two flustered beings who communicated telepathically that it wasn't her time, she had years to live and work to do. They warned she'd have to "do this all over again" if she came forward now. When asked "Who will take care of the baby?" she saw her injured son in the nursery with his misshapen head, fighting to return like swimming backwards. Upon return, her body felt cold, damp, and painful, initially making her angry at being resuscitated. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience and tunnel of light align with many biblical and Christian NDE accounts. The beings' message about having work to do reflects biblical concepts of divine purpose and appointed times (Ecclesiastes 3:1-2). The telepathic communication mirrors spiritual communication in scripture. The maternal love compelling return demonstrates biblical sacrificial love. Unbiblical elements: None clearly identified. The beings' initial confusion seems unusual but doesn't contradict scripture. The warning about "doing this all over again" is ambiguous but doesn't necessarily imply reincarnation - could mean another difficult death experience. |
2 | Hospital | 10 | 12 | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Clear cardiac arrest with crash cart, BP 70/30 documented | Specific medical observations including doctor's exact words, crash cart arrival | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/11/2025 | 2 | 0 | Heard doctor's specific exclamation | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1632 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2033 Malina B NDE 4153 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1malina_b_nde.html | 2007 | 2009 | F |
Malina B, a Type 1 diabetic, experienced an NDE in May 2007 during a severe hypoglycemic episode. After taking insulin for an anticipated dinner that was delayed, she collapsed at her parents' home while acting intoxicated-like from low blood sugar. She recalls standing, telling her parents she felt unwell, then collapsing while conscious, seeing carpet without blinking, hearing echo-type noise and parents shaking her. After seizures began, she found herself in complete darkness except for a brilliant central light. In this light, her living niece was dancing joyfully and singing. The niece appeared distant but happy. Malina felt highly emotional and began crying, feeling simultaneously sad about leaving her niece yet good about the experience. Her parents later confirmed her eyes never closed and tears streamed down her face. She awoke to EMTs and firefighters administering IV sugar water. The experience made her feel at peace with death and her disease. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The brilliant light in darkness could represent divine light piercing spiritual darkness. The overwhelming emotion and tears might indicate a spiritual encounter. The resulting peace with death aligns with biblical promises about death losing its sting for believers (1 Corinthians 15:55). Unbiblical elements: Seeing a living relative rather than deceased ones or spiritual beings is unusual and lacks biblical precedent. The absence of clear divine presence, messages, or spiritual beings differs from biblical encounters. The experience lacks typical biblical elements like life review, divine judgment, or heavenly realms. |
5 | Home | 3 | 6 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Life-threatening hypoglycemia with seizures, EMT response | Limited veridical content - saw living niece in light, tears confirmed | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/11/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw living niece dancing in brilliant light | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 5 | ||||||||||
| 1633 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 1932 Mari Luz CB NDE 4003 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1mari_luz_cb_nde.html | 1973 | 2009 | 12 | F |
Twelve-year-old Mari Luz experienced an NDE in 1973 after striking her temple on an iron bar while playing basketball at school. She immediately found herself floating above the schoolyard, observing fellow players weeping and crying out. From a position to the right and above, she watched her teacher kneeling over a girl on the ground, slapping her face trying to revive her. Approaching to ask what was happening but receiving no response, she realized the unconscious girl with vacant eyes and open mouth was herself. She observed the entire schoolyard with great clarity - children by the fence, comments about the incident, students entering/leaving the playground, and passing cars. Suddenly drawn into darkness by something or someone, she felt increasing comfort and pleasure intensifying the further she moved from life. Realizing this drift from life, she chose to return. Upon waking, she immediately asked about her mouth and eyes, confirming what she had observed. The experience left her without fear of death, understanding it as something not to be feared. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience observing earthly events aligns with biblical accounts of spiritual consciousness beyond physical limitations. The darkness could represent the valley of the shadow of death (Psalm 23:4), while the comforting presence might be divine. The resulting loss of death fear reflects biblical teaching about death losing its sting. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience contains no elements contradicting biblical theology such as reincarnation, occult practices, or universal salvation. The simple childhood experience of separation, observation, and return remains theologically neutral. |
5 | Other | 5 | 12 | 17 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Head trauma causing unconsciousness, teacher attempting revival | Clear OBE perspective, specific observations of self and surroundings verified by asking about mouth/eyes | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/11/2025 | 2 | 0 | Observed self from above with specific details | 1.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 1634 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 1872 Mitzi M NDE 3935 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1mitzi_m_nde.html | 2001 | November 24, 2001 | 2009 | F |
Mitzi experienced sudden cardiac arrest at home after Thanksgiving while preparing leftovers. Initially mistaking it for heartburn, the pain spread to both arms and intensified. Her husband drove her to the emergency room where her heart stopped multiple times, requiring CPR and defibrillation three times. During the cardiac arrest, she experienced profound peace and found herself standing at the entrance of a dark space looking out at a beautiful autumn day with a dirt road and forest. She saw two young boys, ages 6-8, standing in bright sunlight holding hands, though their faces were in shadow. After being resuscitated, she was kept in ICU for several days. Tests showed no heart damage, leading doctors to classify it as sudden cardiac arrest rather than a heart attack. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains several elements consistent with biblical accounts including an out-of-body experience during clinical death, encountering beings (possibly angelic), experiencing supernatural peace, and viewing an otherworldly realm with extraordinary light. The autumn landscape could represent a transitional realm. The profound peace aligns with biblical descriptions of God's presence. Unbiblical elements: None explicitly identified. The two boys' identities are unclear - they could be angels, deceased children, or symbolic figures. The experience lacks explicit Christian imagery like Jesus or heaven, but this doesn't necessarily make it unbiblical. |
2 | Hospital | 10 | 4 | 16 | Moderate Evidence | 2 | Clear cardiac arrest with CPR and defibrillation documented | Limited veridical observations - mainly the otherworldly scene with boys | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/11/2025 | 0 | 1 | ER doctors and nurses | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1635 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 1934 Mr. W NDE 4025 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1mr_w_nde.html | 1990 | 2009 | 15 | M |
Following his best friend's suicide, Mr. W was overwhelmed with guilt and spent two days in prayer before taking an entire bottle of Coumadin (blood thinner). After ingesting the pills, he lay in bed and within 30 minutes became drowsy and cold. He found himself unable to move his body, experiencing complete paralysis while remaining conscious. Suddenly he was outside his body, observing it from beside the bed as a lifeless, pale tool. His room appeared illuminated despite being pitch black, and he could hear distant traffic and conversations upstairs with extraordinary clarity. He felt liberated from physical limitations with accelerated, clear thinking. A warm light appeared and grew intensely bright, filling him with unprecedented love, understanding, and acceptance. He understood this was his true home and that earthly life was temporary. He knew the love awaited only those who lived with kindness and compassion. Just before entering the light, he was suddenly back in his body in intense pain, vomiting blood. His father found him and called 911. The experience transformed him completely, eliminating his fear of death while making clear that suicide would prevent him from experiencing that love again. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience powerfully illustrates consciousness surviving bodily death, divine love and acceptance, understanding of eternal home, moral requirements for afterlife (kindness/compassion), and clear rejection of suicide. The overwhelming light and love align with God's presence, and the understanding that earthly life is temporary matches biblical teaching. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience actually reinforces biblical prohibitions against suicide and emphasizes moral living, divine judgment based on how we treat others, and the eternal nature of the soul - all consistent with conservative Christian theology. |
5 | Home | 7 | 10 | 24 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Intentional overdose causing loss of consciousness and near-death state | Highly detailed observations of room while unconscious, heard distant conversations, enhanced sensory perception | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/11/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw room in complete darkness | 0.00 | Father | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||
| 1636 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 1942 Mustapha M NDE 4038 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1mustapha_m_nde.html | 1963 | September 23, 1963 | 2009 | M |
In September 1963, while swimming at a beach in Algeria against his father's orders, Mustapha was caught in a current and pulled underwater. Despite struggling and calling for help, he was drowning and swallowing seawater. Suddenly, he found himself floating peacefully within the water, observing his own body from outside with incredible calmness. His vision was nearly 360 degrees, with intense luminosity allowing him to see underwater details clearly - ochre-colored pebbles, striped stones, seaweed, and small translucent fish. He watched his body floating beneath the surface with bubbles emerging from its mouth. Then the body's arms suddenly beat the water with incredible force, propelling it waist-high out of the water. This happened twice before his brother and cousin reached him and pulled him to shore. He vomited and was seized with panic, shivering with the realization of his near-death. The experience of total serenity while observing his drowning body remains vivid, along with the mystery of how his arms could beat the water with such superhuman strength to signal for help. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience during life-threatening drowning, supernatural peace during crisis, enhanced perception beyond normal capabilities, and the mysterious force that propelled his body upward (possibly divine intervention) all align with biblical accounts of God's sovereignty over life and death and supernatural preservation. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience lacks any problematic theological elements and could be interpreted as divine intervention saving him from drowning, similar to biblical accounts of miraculous rescues. |
5 | Other | 5 | 8 | 20 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Near-drowning with loss of consciousness | Detailed underwater observations with 360-degree vision, specific details of seabed | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/11/2025 | 2 | 1 | Underwater observations while drowning | 1.00 | Brother and cousin | Highly Compatible | 5 | ||||||||
| 1637 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 1824 Noelia NDE 3855 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1noelia_nde.html | 2008 | 2008-04-13 | 2009 | M |
During a Physical Education Cooper Test (endurance running), Noelia, who has asthma, collapsed after completing laps. Unable to breathe, legs shaking, everything went dark and she fell into her friend's arms, experiencing violent convulsions and losing consciousness. She became aware of beautiful light replacing darkness, saw herself on the ground in her friend's arms, and could hear echoing voices. She descended back into her body and saw a blurred, non-material being leaning over her that no witnesses reported seeing. She remained conscious but unable to move, continuing to have convulsions. Though the experience seemed lengthy, only about five minutes passed. The doctor diagnosed it as an asthma attack causing oxygen deprivation to the brain, resulting in convulsions and unconsciousness. She could later recount the entire scene to friends and teacher despite being unconscious, and they confirmed no one was leaning over her as she saw. The experience included floating above her body, seeing a mysterious being, and feeling familiar peace with this entity. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: Out-of-body experience during medical crisis, encountering a non-physical being (possibly angelic), transition from darkness to light, and consciousness continuing during physical unconsciousness all align with biblical accounts of spiritual experiences and angelic encounters. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The mysterious being could be interpreted as an angel or spiritual guardian, consistent with biblical accounts of supernatural beings present during crisis moments. |
5 | Other | 3 | 7 | 17 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Asthma attack causing brain oxygen deprivation and convulsions | Observed scene while unconscious, saw being others didn't see, verified details of event | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/11/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw self from above while unconscious | 1.00 | Friends and PE teacher | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 1638 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 1846 Norma B NDE 3889 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1norma_b_nde.html | 1982 | 2009 | F |
During recovery from minor surgery under general anesthesia in 1982 or 1983, Norma experienced asthma and slowed her breathing to prevent wheezing from worsening. Suddenly paralyzed from the neck down, unable to move arms, legs, or diaphragm, she struggled for breath until she no longer needed to breathe. Great peace came over her as her consciousness lifted to the upper right corner of the room. From there, she watched the scene below with indifferent wonder about how surprised her sons would be to learn of her death, as she hadn't told them about the surgery. She observed and heard nurses suddenly realize the problem: "Look at those splotches on her face!" "She's not breathing!" They called for the anesthesiologist and began chest compressions. She was suddenly back in her body as they injected adrenaline into her groin. The next day, the doctor simply said she hadn't taken the anesthesia well. The experience left her knowing death is pleasant and strengthened her faith and family relationships. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience with consciousness continuing after cessation of breathing, profound peace replacing fear of death, and observation of resuscitation efforts from above all support biblical teaching about the soul's survival of bodily death and God's peace that surpasses understanding. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience reinforces Christian faith and biblical understanding of death as a transition rather than cessation of existence. |
3 | Hospital | 7 | 10 | 27 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Post-surgical respiratory arrest under medical observation | Heard specific quotes from nurses about splotches and breathing, observed resuscitation | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/11/2025 | 2 | 1 | Observed resuscitation from corner of room | 1.00 | Nurses and anesthesiologist | Highly Compatible | 6 | |||||||||
| 1639 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 1953 Michael B NDE 4069 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1michael_b_nde.html | 1963 | 2009 | 5 | M |
In 1963, five-year-old Michael was in a camping tent fire that killed his mother and several cousins. His mother died after heroically throwing children from the burning tent. Michael sustained severe burns and head trauma from hitting a picnic table. Doctors didn't expect him to survive. While in a coma with family gathered for last rites, Michael experienced walking with his mother in beautiful light toward a source of great goodness and love. Just before entering the light, his mother knelt, hugged him, told him she loved him and it wasn't his time yet. She then crossed into the light alone. Michael then observed his hospital room from outside his body, seeing his father, grandmother, and a priest performing last rites. A nurse expressed surprise when he emerged from the coma. This shared NDE allowed him to accompany his mother partway into the afterlife due to their extraordinarily close bond. He believes this was permitted so he would know she was in a good place. The experience gave him detailed memories of their five years together that family members say he shouldn't be able to remember. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: Walking toward divine light with deceased mother, experiencing God's love and goodness, mother's message that his time hadn't come, observing last rites from outside body, and enhanced memories all align with biblical accounts of divine encounters, predetermined life spans, and consciousness surviving death. Unbiblical elements: None identified. This shared NDE of a child accompanying his dying mother partway to heaven before being sent back reflects God's compassion and sovereignty over life and death. |
5 | Hospital | 5 | 7 | 16 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Severe burns and head trauma, coma, not expected to survive | Observed hospital room during last rites, saw specific people present | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/11/2025 | 1 | 1 | Observed hospital room during last rites | 1.00 | Nurse, priest, family | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 1640 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2038 Michael B NDE 4161 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1michael_b_nde_4161.html | 1973 | June 24, 1973 | 2009 | M |
Michael stopped to help a stranded boater on a rainy Texas highway in 1973. While examining a frozen trailer bearing, a Greyhound bus hydroplaned on the wet shoulder, heading directly toward them. He saw the water beading under the bus tire and tried to run but was struck, suffering multiple tibia/fibula fractures and a shattered kneecap. While spinning through space, everything went black and he felt himself hurtling through a tight tunnel approaching what appeared to be a nerve synapse. As he expected to jump across the synapse, he clearly heard "not yet" and found himself on the ground. Despite severe injuries, he never lost consciousness and directed his own ambulance transport. Remarkably, his insurance statement later described details he could only have known if observing from above and behind his physical location. The experience gave him greater self-confidence and purpose, leading him to organize his life plan. He came away believing he hadn't yet achieved his purpose in life. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The tunnel experience, approaching a boundary (synapse) with light beyond, hearing a divine voice saying "not yet," being sent back with unfulfilled purpose, and the resulting life transformation all align with biblical concepts of divine sovereignty over life and predetermined purposes. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience reinforces biblical teaching about God's control over life and death and His purposes for individual lives. |
5 | Other | 3 | 10 | 23 | Moderate Evidence | 10 | Severe trauma from bus impact but maintained consciousness | Described scene details only visible from above/behind physical position | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/12/2025 | 2 | 1 | Observed accident scene from above | 1.00 | Insurance investigator | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 1641 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 1989 Michael K NDE 4140 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1michael_k_nde_4140.html | 1985 | 2009 | M |
During a scheduled operation at Thomas Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia for injuries from a criminal attack, Michael's heart stopped for approximately 20 minutes. Medical staff were preparing to declare him dead when his heart spontaneously restarted. During the cardiac arrest, while under anesthesia, he found himself floating above his body in the operating room corner, watching staff perform CPR and various interventions. He wondered what they were doing before leaving the OR and floating toward an intensely peaceful light. There was no fear or pain, only happiness and complete bliss. He saw figures near the light he believed were his grandmother and great-grandmother. He was heading toward them happily when suddenly transported back. Upon waking, he was extremely upset and angry about returning from the peaceful light where there was no pain. He wanted to stay with the light where he was happy. A year later, his physician received the operative records and told him he was lucky to be alive, confirming the cardiac arrest and near-death status. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: Prolonged cardiac arrest with consciousness continuing, out-of-body observation of resuscitation, journey toward divine light, encounter with deceased relatives, overwhelming peace and joy, and involuntary return all align with biblical accounts of paradise and the afterlife. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience reinforces biblical teaching about consciousness surviving death, the reality of paradise, and reunion with deceased believers. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 7 | 27 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Cardiac arrest for 20 minutes during surgery, nearly declared dead | Observed CPR efforts from above, saw operating room activities while clinically dead | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/12/2025 | 1 | 1 | Observed CPR from above right corner | 1.00 | Primary physician | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 1642 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 1938 Miguel G NDE 4048 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1miguel_g_nde.html | 1992 | 2009 | F |
After two days without sleep and taking MDMA, Miguel snorted cocaine during a car trip, triggering a massive reaction as all the MDMA suddenly activated. His heart raced uncontrollably until it stopped with an explosion-like sensation in his chest. He shot out of his body into darkness, fully conscious of dying. Floating in a pleasant vibrating space, he observed strange colored globes spinning and moving toward a warm, brilliant white light. Unable to look away from the light, he felt naked with his soul exposed, experiencing indescribable peace. The light pulled him closer, growing larger, and just before entering he knew he would never return if he crossed over. His thoughts raced about people needing him and having important things to do. Suddenly he was shot into a dark abyss filled with thousands of suffering, lamenting souls trying to escape. Then he floated in space viewing Earth, feeling all its suffering, violence, and spiritual sickness growing like cancer. He understood this would bring consequences through cause-and-effect, not divine punishment. He returned to his body and was resuscitated by friends after two minutes without breathing. The experience completely transformed his life toward spirituality and helping others. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The brilliant divine light bringing peace, moral accountability with soul exposed, vision of suffering souls in darkness (hell-like realm), understanding of spiritual consequences, and complete life transformation toward righteousness all align strongly with biblical teaching. Unbiblical elements: The cause-and-effect view of consequences rather than divine judgment could be interpreted as karma-like, though it could also represent natural spiritual laws God established. |
2 | Other | 5 | 12 | 24 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Drug-induced cardiac arrest, not breathing for 2 minutes | Out-of-body experience, visions of light and dark realms, prophetic Earth vision | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/12/2025 | 0 | 1 | Friends in car | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||||
| 1643 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 1840 Miriam P NDE 3846 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1miriam_p_nde.html | 2008 | November 14, 2008 | 2009 | F |
During a hysterectomy under general anesthesia, Miriam remained conscious but unable to open her eyes or move when monitors alarmed and the doctor said they had lost her. She heard him tell an aide to inform her husband and to sew her up. Desperately wanting to tell them she was still there but unable to communicate, she experienced rapid scenes of her life with family, children, husband, and colleagues. Beautiful music surrounded her, bringing resignation and peace. In what seemed like hours but was only seconds, she saw her 20-year-old son against a wall with her sister-in-law asking about her husband, who was "better now." She realized hours had passed and they were discussing her death. She felt the pain her death was causing everyone and determined to return despite the wonderful peace. Terrible chest pain began building as she willed herself back. The life scenes reversed, she heard them say she had returned, and awoke being taken to recovery. The doctor later dismissed the incident as an anesthesia reaction. The experience taught her about life cycles and her special purpose of helping guide others at their time of passing. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: Life review during clinical crisis, beautiful heavenly music, supernatural peace, awareness of family's grief from beyond, conscious choice to return for others' sake, understanding of divine purpose, and desire to help others face death all demonstrate biblical concepts of eternal consciousness and divine calling. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience reinforces faith in God and understanding of divine purpose in life and death. |
3 | Hospital | 7 | 10 | 24 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Lost during surgery under general anesthesia, heard doctor say they lost her | Heard specific medical conversations, observed family scenes hours in future | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/12/2025 | 2 | 0 | Heard surgical team while anesthetized | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 1644 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 1996 Paul M NDE 31638 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1paul_m_nde.html | 1972 | 2009 | 7 | M |
Paul experienced an NDE at age 7 in 1972, though he provides limited details due to emotional difficulty discussing it. He was clinically dead and during the experience was outside the ambulance observing the route it was taking. When revived, he correctly told the paramedic what route they had taken despite being clinically dead during transport. He entered what he calls "the waiting room" and heard a voice saying "Oh my child you do not belong here this way." The experience was frightening initially but gave him spiritual understanding and awareness that changed his entire life. He gained empathic abilities and other special gifts after the experience. He knew he was dead but also knew he still existed, and knew he had a future. The experience gave him profound spiritual understanding despite having no concept of spirituality at age 7. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The voice expressing concern for his wellbeing saying he didn't belong there aligns with divine providence and God's timing for each life. The continuation of consciousness after clinical death supports biblical teaching about the eternal soul. The lasting spiritual transformation reflects biblical accounts of divine encounters. Unbiblical elements: The limited details and reference to "the waiting room" don't provide enough information to identify any clearly unbiblical elements, though the experience lacks explicit Christian content such as encounters with Jesus or angels. |
6 | Ambulance | 3 | 6 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 2 | Clinical death mentioned but no medical details provided | Correctly identified ambulance route while clinically dead | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/12/2025 | 1 | 0 | Knew ambulance route while clinically dead | 1.00 | Moderately Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 1645 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2026 Norman NDE 22146 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1norman_nde.html | 2002 | 2009 | M |
Norman was hit by a car while riding his bike in 2002 in an open farmland area with clear visibility. He was knocked unconscious for four hours. During his out-of-body experience, he found himself helping an old man sit down under a tree and talking with him, though he doesn't remember the conversation details. Norman observed his own body without initially recognizing it, saying he needed to help "them" get "that body" into the ambulance. He had difficulty lying back down in the moving ambulance. When he woke up in the hospital after four hours, he asked where he was and what had happened. The experience included an encounter with an unknown deceased person (the old man) and demonstrated classic dissociation from his physical body, not recognizing it as his own. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience and continued consciousness while unconscious for four hours supports biblical teaching about the soul's existence separate from the body. The encounter with a deceased person aligns with biblical accounts of the afterlife where souls continue to exist. Unbiblical elements: None specifically identified, though the experience lacks explicit Christian elements such as encounters with Jesus, angels, or heavenly realms. The conversation with the old man that he cannot remember prevents theological assessment of that interaction. |
5 | Other | 3 | 8 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Hit by car, unconscious for 4 hours, life-threatening trauma | Observed own body without recognition, helped load it into ambulance | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/12/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw his own body being loaded into ambulance | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 3 | ||||||||||
| 1646 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 1984 Oklahoma NDE 4113 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1oklahoma_nde.html | 1982 | 2009 | F |
In August 1982 in Oklahoma, the experiencer was hit by a speeding car while crossing a four-lane street. She slammed into the bumper, slid up the hood, hit the windshield, flew over the car, and landed on her head. She experienced sudden intense pain and knew she was dying, crying out to God for help. She felt herself expanding like filling with air, then floating and racing upward as pure consciousness. She found herself surrounded by a luminescent blue field unlike any earthly blue, with golden glow on the periphery, recognizing it as heavenly. Just as she realized she was dead and going to heaven, she heard "Ooops" and felt pressure on her head, being funneled through a pipe and falling back with a painful thump. She returned to her body lying on hot August asphalt, initially thinking she was in hell due to the burning sensation. Remarkably, despite the severe impact, she suffered only concussion, scalp wound, and various abrasions with no broken bones. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The immediate crying out to God in crisis, the ascension upward toward heaven, the heavenly blue and golden light, and the divine intervention ("Ooops") preventing premature entry to heaven all align with biblical concepts. The experience of consciousness beyond the body supports biblical teaching about the eternal soul. Unbiblical elements: The humorous "Ooops" from presumably God or an angel is unconventional though not necessarily unbiblical, as it could represent divine mercy and timing. The mistaking of hot asphalt for hell is a misperception rather than a theological issue. |
5 | Other | 5 | 8 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Severe trauma from high-speed vehicle impact, life-threatening injuries | No specific verifiable observations, mainly subjective heavenly experience | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/12/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 1647 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2019 Ollie K NDE 4130 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1ollie_k_nde.html | 1962 | 2009 | F |
In October 1962, Ollie had a severe kidney infection with 105-degree fever and was refused medical care due to lack of insurance. While at home on the sofa, she went to the bathroom and died on the toilet seat. She found herself at ceiling height looking down at her body, thinking how funny it would be for them to find her on the commode, feeling happy to be out of her painful body. As she was ascending, her five-year-old daughter laughed outside the bathroom window. This stopped her ascension as she realized there was no one in her family suitable to raise her children. She asked God to let her go back to raise them, and believing He was allowing it, she looked down at her body with dread but pulled herself back into it with great difficulty and exhaustion. The family was moving to Cheyenne, Wyoming, and she had to lie on the floor until her husband came home and made her a bed in the car. She reports having at least four other times when doctors said God saved her life when they could not. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: Direct prayer to God and belief in His response, the maternal love and responsibility that drew her back reflecting godly priorities, the out-of-body experience supporting the soul's existence beyond the physical body, and her testimony of God's repeated life-saving interventions all strongly align with biblical faith and divine providence. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience, while brief, demonstrates faith in God's sovereignty and care, along with the sacrificial love of a mother that reflects biblical values. |
5 | Home | 5 | 6 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Life-threatening kidney infection with 105 fever, death experience | Observed own body from ceiling height, heard daughter outside window | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/12/2025 | 1 | 0 | Heard daughter laugh outside bathroom window | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||
| 1648 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 1898 Paeata BC NDE 3971 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1paeata_bc_nde.html | 2009 | F |
Paeata experienced multiple NDEs over many years due to severe asthma attacks resulting in repeated clinical deaths. She reports 5-6 incidents involving flat-lining and 50-60 involving respiratory arrest, with seven cardiac arrests in three days during one severe episode. She passed through tunnels in all but one experience, encountered an "ultimate being" who instructed her and sent her back despite her deep grief about returning. She experienced different mystical realms including perfect peace, extraordinary sights and sounds, visions of the future (including foreseeing the Kiribati tsunami), encounters with deceased persons, and what the Romans called "the shades" (Hades) - described as a velvet nightfall, not hell. She gained understanding that we are all connected, that density of matter affects location across realms, and that multiple worlds affect each other beyond ordinary consciousness. The experiences brought special knowledge about cause and effect but also brought difficulty and terror about what she learned she must face. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: Multiple transitions through death align with biblical accounts of resurrection. Encounters with an ultimate being (likely God), visions of future events (prophecy), different spiritual realms, and understanding of universal spiritual truths all have biblical precedent. The experience of both light and darker realms could represent heaven and Sheol/Hades. Unbiblical elements: References to density of matter determining spiritual location, multiple interconnected worlds affecting each other, and the somewhat new-age concept of universal interconnectedness don't align with traditional biblical cosmology, though they don't necessarily contradict core Christian doctrine. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 10 | 20 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Multiple cardiac arrests, 7 in 3 days, extensive flat-lining documented | Prophetic vision of tsunami that occurred, but no earthly medical observations reported | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/12/2025 | 0 | 0 | Mixed Compatibility | 9 | |||||||||||||
| 1649 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4139 Rene A NDE | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1rene_a_nde.html | 1971 | 2009 | 21 | F |
Rene A experienced a severe internal injury while in the military, suffering for weeks before becoming paralyzed from the waist down. After months of hospitalization and exploratory surgery, she underwent emergency surgery where she clinically died. During the experience, she heard someone say she was going, felt a hand take hers, then observed her body from above seeing the surgical team working on her bloody form. She saw intestines and organs exposed and watched as someone named Gary attempted to shock her body without response. She then entered a cool light where a guide named Salle showed her the cosmos and taught her that she was living a lie but that it was alright. She experienced profound peace and understanding of all reality, asking to stay but being told she had to return. Upon revival, she learned from a nurse named Judy that she had been dead for several minutes and the Red Cross had been notified to contact her parents. She spent six months total in the hospital. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience included an out-of-body perspective common in biblical accounts, encounters with a spiritual guide, revelations about spiritual reality, and a return to earthly life with lasting transformation. The profound peace and expanded consciousness align with biblical descriptions of spiritual encounters. Unbiblical elements: The guide's name "Salle" is not biblical, and the revelation that she was "living a lie" without specific Christian context could be interpreted as new age philosophy. The cosmic consciousness experience, while profound, lacks explicit Christian theological framework. |
2 | Hospital | 10 | 12 | 29 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Clinical death during surgery confirmed by medical staff | Observed specific surgical details and named person (Gary), saw own body from above | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/12/2025 | 3 | 1 | Saw body during surgery from above | 0.00 | Nurse Judy | Moderately Compatible | 9 | ||||||||
| 1650 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4170 Ricardo FV NDE | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1ricardo_fv_nde.html | 1984 | 1984-04-29 | 2009 | M |
Ricardo experienced a heart attack during intimate moments with his wife. Within 30 minutes he was in emergency care where he lost consciousness and suffered cardiac arrest. He ascended through a tunnel toward white light where his deceased father-in-law was waiting. The father-in-law told him he had died, but Ricardo refused to stay, saying his children needed him. Other deceased persons tried to keep him there by force, and he fought them with punches and kicks. In physical reality, doctors reported he had leaped from the gurney after losing consciousness, ran to hide in a corner, and was fighting off medical staff. His wife heard him shouting in terror and spoke in his ear, at which point he opened his eyes and told her he had been with her father who died four years prior. He was stabilized in intensive care and reports no longer fearing death. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The tunnel and light experience, encounter with deceased relatives, and awareness of having died align with some biblical and traditional Christian near-death accounts. The resistance to staying due to earthly responsibilities shows moral consideration for family. Unbiblical elements: The forced physical fighting with deceased spirits and the apparent ability to resist death through violence contradicts biblical teaching about divine sovereignty over life and death. The absence of God, Jesus, or angels is notable. |
2 | Hospital | 10 | 8 | 28 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Clear cardiac arrest documented in emergency room | Limited specific details but unusual dual consciousness - fighting in both realms | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/12/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw deceased father-in-law | 1.00 | Emergency room staff | Low Compatibility | 7 | ||||||||
| 1651 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3955 Richard R NDE | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1richard_r_nde.html | 2007 | 2009 | M |
Richard was hospitalized after being hit by a car 5 years prior, suffering from spinal and head injuries. During a stay in intensive care, he experienced a profound NDE. First, a picture on the wall came alive - a farmer received water from his girlfriend's deceased mother. Richard then went into respiratory arrest and encountered a brilliant light. He found himself in a beautiful place with perfect weather, looking at a huge lawn where every deceased family member and friend was present, including his dogs. He felt incredible peace and happiness. His deceased brother hugged him and said it wasn't his time yet, then Richard awoke gasping for breath surrounded by medical staff. Since then he has experienced multiple clinical deaths with varying experiences, including hovering over his body and enhanced sensory awareness. The experience eliminated his fear of death and gave him predictive abilities. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The brilliant light, peaceful realm, reunion with deceased loved ones, and message that it wasn't his time align with many Christian testimonies. The lasting peace and loss of death anxiety reflect spiritual transformation. Unbiblical elements: The animated picture incident before the NDE and developed psychic abilities afterward (predicting events, heightened people-reading) suggest occult elements not aligned with biblical Christianity. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 10 | 24 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Multiple clinical deaths in intensive care with monitoring | Specific unusual detail about picture animation and girlfriend's pitcher | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/12/2025 | 3 | 0 | Picture on wall became animated | 1.00 | Low Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1652 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 22100 Rick E NDE | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1rick_e_nde_22100.html | 1970 | 2009 | 5 | M |
At age five, Rick was in a car when his father slammed on the brakes. He hit his head on the gear shifter and found himself floating about thirty feet above the car. He could see his mother shaking him to wake up and had a large bruise on his forehead for days. Initially thought it was a dream until learning about astral projection. Years later, from age 15-19, he learned to induce out-of-body experiences through lucid dreaming practice. He would wake up vibrating extensively with loud rumbling noise, then float across the room with awareness in all directions. He could feel wind when moving. Eventually prayed for the experiences to stop and they ceased. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The childhood out-of-body experience during trauma aligns with some biblical accounts of spiritual vision. The ability to perceive beyond physical limitations during crisis reflects heightened spiritual awareness. Unbiblical elements: The deliberate cultivation of astral projection and OBE abilities through occult practices directly contradicts biblical warnings against sorcery and divination. His eventual prayer to stop suggests recognition of spiritual danger. |
5 | Other | 5 | 4 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Head trauma from car accident at age 5 | Limited details, floating 30 feet above car seeing street and Chevrolet | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/12/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw car and street from above | 0.00 | Incompatible | 3 | |||||||||
| 1653 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 22173 Rita S NDE | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1rita_s_nde.html | 2009 | 2009 | 3 | F |
At age three, Rita was drowning in a swimming pool after walking to the deep end. She went under water and experienced burning, then found herself floating above seeing a lady sunbathing by the pool and watching herself drowning. She wondered why the lady couldn't see her, then remembers being resuscitated on the ground. Throughout childhood and adulthood, she experienced recurring flying dreams and OBEs, seeing bright white light and hearing loud pops upon return. At 27, she watched herself and ex-husband sleeping from above. She has developed multiple psychic abilities including seeing auras, receiving visions of future events including meeting someone from a vision seven years later, experiencing emotions of others, and feeling presences around her constantly. She takes medication to control these experiences but they persist and intensify. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The childhood drowning OBE parallels some biblical accounts of spiritual vision during crisis. The awareness of spiritual presences and protection by guardian angels aligns with biblical teaching about ministering spirits. Unbiblical elements: The development of psychic abilities, aura reading, mediumistic experiences, and visions of hell's sounds without Christian context suggest occult involvement. The use of medication to suppress spiritual experiences rather than prayer indicates non-biblical approach. |
5 | Other | 5 | 6 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 2 | Drowning incident at age 3 | Saw lady sunbathing and self drowning from above perspective | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/12/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw self drowning and lady by pool | 0.00 | Incompatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 1654 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 22145 Paul NDE | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1paul_nde_22145.html | 1972 | 1972-07-22 | 2009 | 19 | M |
Paul was on a road trip with friend Rick when they had a 45 mph head-on collision with a semi-truck. Paul woke up in intensive care with his uncle from Northern California present. During the experience, Rick stopped him with a commanding voice saying it wasn't his time. Paul hovered over his body and saw his teeth or blood on the road. He knew Rick was in heaven and that Rick's words sent him back. Paul reports that the semi was red despite being unconscious during the accident. He couldn't properly grieve with Rick's family afterward. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The deceased friend acting as a messenger saying it wasn't his time aligns with some Christian testimonies. The awareness of Rick being in heaven suggests belief in afterlife. The out-of-body observation of the accident scene is consistent with many NDE accounts. Unbiblical elements: Very limited spiritual content with no mention of God, Jesus, or divine beings. The friend Rick appearing to have authority over Paul's life and death rather than God having this sovereignty is theologically problematic. |
5 | Hospital | 5 | 4 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Head-on collision with semi-truck at 45 mph | Saw teeth/blood on road, knew semi was red despite unconsciousness | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/12/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw accident scene from above | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||
| 1655 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4098 Peter NDE | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1peter_nde_4098.html | 2005 | 2009 | 50 | M |
Peter experienced a pulmonary embolism following spinal surgery. His life appeared on a screen above him viewed from a "fly on the wall" perspective rather than through his own eyes. Upon reaching the present moment, he saw his face from beside the bed and realized he was dead. He then stood waist-deep in the ocean facing the beach, engulfed in compassion for humanity and feeling oneness with everyone. A voice taught him through call-and-response that the meaning of life is to love others more than yourself, that humanity is connected like a chain viewed from its weakest link. He understood humanity is judged by its worst examples - mass murderers and child molesters - not its saints. The words "To the most innocent" stayed with him. He returned to his body surrounded by medical personnel and was sedated. The experience illuminated him with life's meaning and awareness of collective human responsibility. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The life review, divine teaching about love for others, awareness of human interconnection, and understanding of collective judgment align with biblical themes of loving neighbors and bearing one another's burdens. Unbiblical elements: The concept of humanity being judged collectively by its worst members contradicts individual accountability in Scripture. The ocean setting and absence of traditional heaven/hell imagery differs from biblical descriptions. |
1 | Hospital | 7 | 10 | 24 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Pulmonary embolism following surgery in hospital | Specific philosophical teachings and unique perspective of life review | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/12/2025 | 2 | 1 | Life review from external perspective | 0.00 | Medical personnel | Mixed Compatibility | 9 | ||||||||
| 1656 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 22021 Phillip NDE | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1phillip_nde.html | 1973 | 2009 | M |
Phillip was crossing a four-lane highway when hit by a high-speed car. He heard screeching tires, felt a heavy bump, spun through the air, and slid to a stop with his head on the curb. His vision narrowed until he blacked out. Suddenly he was high in the sky with a panoramic view of the area, seeing his body in the street and people getting out of cars. He watched the ambulance arrive and paramedics immediately cut off his winter jacket and shirts. They shocked him twice with a defibrillator before loading him on a gurney. When the ambulance doors closed, he woke up inside, unable to move, hear or speak. He remained unconscious for two weeks with serious injuries. Paramedics reported no pulse or respiration on arrival. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience viewing events from above parallels some biblical accounts of spiritual vision. The return to body when medical intervention succeeded could suggest divine timing. Unbiblical elements: Complete absence of spiritual beings, God, heaven, hell, or any divine content. The experience was purely observational without spiritual instruction or transformation. |
2 | Ambulance | 10 | 12 | 32 | Strong Evidence | 10 | No pulse or respiration per paramedics | Specific details about winter clothes being cut, defibrillator shocks observed | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/12/2025 | 2 | 1 | Panoramic view of accident scene | 1.00 | Paramedics | Highly Compatible | 5 | |||||||||
| 1657 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4058 Phillip O NDE | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1phillip_o_nde_4058.html | 2007 | 2007-07-15 | 1949 | M |
Phillip had a ruptured artery in his stomach after taking aspirin following neck surgeries. Blood poured out of him and he passed out multiple times. In ICU, his veins collapsed and as they prepared to insert IV through his neck, he rose out of his body. Speaking from his spirit, he commanded "In the name of Jesus I take authority over Satan spirit of death I bind you." He found himself at the nurse's station and heard a mighty rushing wind. A large muscular angel with white wings and multicolored slit eyes flew by multiple times with other light-covered angels. The lead angel invited him to hop on and fly. During flight, demon spirits with bat heads and snake bodies attacked repeatedly, each time the angel kicked them and they exploded like firecrackers. After returning to his body, he was filled with divine energy and joy, telling his wife about touching the face of God. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: Invoked Jesus' name with spiritual authority, encountered angels as described in Scripture, spiritual warfare with demons, mighty rushing wind like Acts 2, and profound joy and peace afterward. Unbiblical elements: The angel's unusual eyes with vertical slits and multiple colors differs from biblical descriptions. The playful nature of the angel offering rides seems casual compared to biblical angel encounters. |
2 | Hospital | 10 | 15 | 35 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Ruptured artery with blood loss and clinical death | Detailed description of specific angel features and multiple demon encounters | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/12/2025 | 3 | 1 | Saw angel with specific features | 0.00 | ICU medical team | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 1658 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4092 Raina J NDE | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1raina_j_nde.html | 1984 | 1984-11-05 | 1967 | 23 | F |
Raina was in an auto accident resulting in coma with concussion. She experienced multiple phases: first floating in darkness like fluid with red curves, content among other floating people; then awakening in a gray void with muted light where thousands were arranged in vertical formation. Upon awakening, something peeled from her eyes and face. She reached for a red-haired woman below her when a glowing bald man with extremely blue eyes called her out of formation. She recognized and hugged him though cannot recall who he was. He said it wasn't her time despite her protests. She saw people going through a dark tear in the void's fabric. The man pointed to the upper right corner and she returned to her body in a scanning machine where someone said "You scared me to death! Don't ever do that again" - suggesting her brain scan had flatlined. She experienced lasting depression and anger about returning. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The recognition of it not being her time, encounter with a luminous being who knew her, and the suggestion of a boundary between life and death align with some biblical concepts of divine timing and spiritual guides. Unbiblical elements: The gray void, vertical arrangement of souls, and dark tear as passage lack biblical precedent. The absence of traditional heaven/hell imagery and no mention of God or Jesus is notable. Her lasting anger about returning suggests incomplete spiritual understanding. |
4 | Hospital | 5 | 8 | 20 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Auto accident with coma and concussion | Specific details about void, formations, glowing being with blue eyes | written_account | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/12/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw thousands in vertical formation | 0.00 | X-ray technician | Low Compatibility | 8 | |||||||
| 1659 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4176 Shawna F NDE | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1shawna_f_nde.html | 1995 | 1995-10-29 | 2009 | F |
Shawna was in a severe car accident that resulted in multiple organ failures, broken bones from ribs to toes, and required multiple surgeries. During surgery while in a medically induced coma, she experienced cardiac arrest. She observed the medical team scrambling and a nurse jumping on the table performing CPR, floating above them with no emotions. She then flew through darkness filled with dread, wondering if she was heading to hell. A bright foggy light appeared at the end of a tunnel-like space. Beyond the light, she found herself in her grandparents' backyard where her 3-year-old son (who was also in a coma at another hospital) was playing with bricks. She felt overwhelming euphoria and joy watching him. When he asked if she wanted to play and she took his hand, she was pulled back through the darkness to her body. Her son survived with traumatic brain injury. Both experienced seeing deceased people during recovery. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains classic NDE elements consistent with biblical accounts including out-of-body experience, darkness/void that could represent spiritual separation, brilliant otherworldly light, and encounters in a peaceful realm. The emotional progression from fear to peace mirrors biblical transformation narratives. Unbiblical elements: The experience lacks explicit Christian imagery such as Jesus, angels, or God. The encounter with her living son in the spiritual realm is unusual. No judgment scene or life review occurred. The ambiguous nature of the light and lack of clear divine identification could be concerning from a conservative perspective. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 8 | 18 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Cardiac arrest during surgery with CPR performed, multiple organ failures documented | Specific observation of nurse jumping on table for CPR, floating perspective, but no independent verification claimed | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/12/2025 | 2 | 0 | Observed medical team during cardiac arrest | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 7 | |||||||||
| 1660 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4010 Sheri C NDE | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1sheri_c_nde.html | 2007 | 2007-07-06 | 2009 | F |
Sheri was delivering a premature baby with ITP (blood clotting disorder) when she experienced clinical death, pronounced dead twice with 8 heart attacks. She observed her C-section delivery from above, seeing her tiny baby who looked like a frog. The medical team was frantically working. She then floated through slamming doors and encountered children playing. She reached a shore where a monk-like figure who resembled Santa Claus rowed her toward an island of light and clouds. She begged to return to her husband and baby. The being warned her return would be painful but granted her request. She saw her body in room 19 (later verified as correct despite being a temporary room number). The experience involved seeing her husband praying while she was unconscious. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience includes classic biblical NDE elements: clinical death, out-of-body observation, encounters with a benevolent being, brilliant mystical light, and a boundary between life and death. The figure's loving nature and granting of her request to return shows mercy. The vision of children could represent innocence and paradise. Unbiblical elements: The being resembling "Santa Claus" rather than biblical figures is concerning. The river crossing with a ferryman echoes pagan mythology (River Styx) more than Christian imagery. No mention of God, Jesus, or salvation. The automatic return based on personal desire rather than divine will could suggest works-based salvation. |
2 | Hospital | 10 | 18 | 38 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Clinical death twice, 8 heart attacks, week-long surgeries, body temperature lowered to 34 | Correctly identified room 19 which was temporary number not on paperwork, specific surgical observations | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | ventilator | 5/12/2025 | 2 | 1 | Observed C-section delivery | 1.00 | CV-ICU nurses | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||
| 1661 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3900 Silvan NDE | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1silvan_nde.html | 2000 | 2000-01-01 | 2009 | M |
Silvan was driving when he felt growing pain in his leg. He stopped the car, opened windows, couldn't catch his breath, and became immobile with no respiration for about 10 minutes (confirmed by girlfriend). He experienced profound peace without body or pain awareness, surrounded by a blinding yet warm white light. He felt perfect synchronicity with everything. A worried thought about his girlfriend made him return. He observed his body from outside, watching his girlfriend yelling but unable to hear her, feeling only peace. He returned to his body without walking or movement sensation, reuniting perfectly with his physical form. The experience transformed him, initially causing fear of sleep and new body pains. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience includes cessation of breathing/consciousness, out-of-body experience, brilliant mystical light, overwhelming peace, and separation from physical body - all consistent with biblical accounts of spiritual experiences and the soul's independence from the body. Unbiblical elements: No explicit Christian elements, no encounter with God or Jesus, no life review or judgment. The description of "synchronicity with everything" has New Age overtones suggesting universal consciousness rather than personal relationship with God. |
2 | Other | 7 | 4 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Cessation of breathing for 10 minutes, no medical monitoring | Out-of-body observation but no specific verifiable details provided | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/12/2025 | 0 | 0 | Moderately Compatible | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1662 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3951 Simran W NDE | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1simran_w_nde.html | 2007 | 2007-05-18 | 2009 | F |
Simran was in a severe bus accident that killed the driver and injured many passengers. She was flung from front seat with blood loss, skull fracture, and crushed leg. While unconscious, she heard concerned female voices (possibly angels) saying "Wake up! Nothing will happen to you, nothing will happen to your brain." In the operating theater, a brilliant light with a soft male voice told her she would leave everything behind and come empty-handed, giving her an important message to remember. She was unconscious for 3 days in near-fatal condition. Later experienced severe meningitis with face paralysis, which the voices had predicted she would survive. She now feels God's glow and doesn't belong to this world, living to spread love and peace per the message. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: Angelic voices providing comfort and prophecy, brilliant divine light with male voice (possibly God/Jesus), message about leaving earthly possessions, spiritual transformation with mission to spread love and peace, accurate prophecy about future brain condition, sense of not belonging to this world (biblical pilgrimage concept). Unbiblical elements: No explicit identification of God or Jesus, somewhat vague universal spirituality rather than specific Christian salvation message, emphasis on all beings including animals/insects being part of the light could suggest pantheism. |
5 | Hospital | 8 | 12 | 27 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Skull fracture, blood loss, crushed leg, unconscious 3 days, near-fatal condition | Heard voices predicting brain safety, prophecy fulfilled 3 years later with meningitis survival | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/12/2025 | 0 | 0 | Moderately Compatible | 7 | |||||||||||
| 1663 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3985 Stacy D NDE | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1stacy_d_nde.html | 2005 | 2005-09-14 | 2009 | 25 | F |
Stacy overdosed on barbiturates (suicide attempt) with three times the lethal limit. Her heart stopped and she wasn't breathing when found by mother. During resuscitation, she sat up out of her body and saw a man sitting in a chair near her body. He had blondish-brown hair, wore white shirt and blue jeans, but had his face covered and was shaking his head as if disappointed. She felt incredibly happy and like she'd known him her entire life. She returned to see paramedics (both women) and mother standing over her. No men were present. Experience led to Christian conversion, belief in Christ, life of service, empathy for others, prophetic dreams about end times, and mysterious photographs with orbs. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: Clinical death followed by consciousness, out-of-body experience, encounter with mysterious being (possibly angel or Christ), being sent back against will suggesting divine sovereignty, complete life transformation to Christian faith and service, development of spiritual gifts, sense of divine purpose. Unbiblical elements: The being hiding his face is unusual (though God hid his face from Moses). End times dreams and mysterious orb photographs could be concerning if they contradict scripture or suggest occult involvement rather than Holy Spirit gifts. |
2 | Home | 10 | 6 | 16 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Heart stopped, not breathing, three times lethal dose of barbiturates | Out-of-body observation of scene and mysterious being, but no verification attempted | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/12/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw man in chair who wasn't physically present | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 1664 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4142 Stacy M NDE | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1stacy_m_nde.html | 1993 | 2009 | F |
Stacy was dragged by a bolting horse with foot caught in stirrup, then trampled and had a grand mal seizure (no prior history). She experienced nothingness and darkness while lying on ground looking up. A loving female presence with long wavy blonde hair hovered above her. Experience evoked powerful emotions when recounting. She saw the ambulance bathed in minty green glowing light. Later developed emotional intelligence, frequent synchronicities, sees birth date numbers (8/24) everywhere, meets paranormal researchers "by accident," feels connected to people on both sides. The female presence brought overwhelming peace and protection during the traumatic event. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: Near-death trauma with altered consciousness, encounter with protective female presence (possibly angel), overwhelming peace during crisis, lasting spiritual transformation, enhanced spiritual sensitivity and connections, emotional impact suggesting genuine spiritual encounter. Unbiblical elements: No explicit Christian elements or identification of the presence. Synchronicities and number patterns (8/24) could suggest New Age beliefs. Meeting paranormal researchers and interest in paranormal rather than biblical spirituality is concerning. |
5 | Other | 5 | 4 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Dragged by horse, trampled leg, grand mal seizure with no prior history | Saw female presence and green light in ambulance, but no verification possible | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/12/2025 | 1 | 0 | Female presence hovering above | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 5 | ||||||||||
| 1665 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4129 Robert T NDE | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1robert_t_nde.html | 2009 | 2009-01-01 | 2009 | M |
Robert had kidney failure from medication reaction, developed DVT blood clot that stopped his heart and went to lung, breaking ribs and tearing stomach. He was clinically dead for 9 minutes before responding. He moved toward a wall of bright lights with hundreds of people moving with him, experiencing the most peaceful place ever. After resuscitation, he had clear memory of standing across ward watching nurses work on him - Ganor straddling him and Mark at head trying to insert oxygen tube. These specific details were verified. Experience eliminated fear of death and brought understanding that life should be lived fully. He now feels united with the world and understands everything about the universe. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: Clinical death with consciousness, movement toward brilliant lights (heaven), encounter with many beings (souls/angels), overwhelming peace, out-of-body verified observations, elimination of death fear, increased harmony with universe, understanding of eternal existence. Unbiblical elements: No explicit mention of God, Jesus, or Christian elements. The "hundreds of people" not identified as saved souls or angels. Understanding "everything about universe" could suggest universal consciousness rather than Christian revelation. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 15 | 35 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Blood clot stopped heart, dead 9 minutes, broken ribs from CPR | Correctly identified specific nurses Ganor and Mark and their exact positions during resuscitation | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/12/2025 | 2 | 1 | Watched resuscitation from across ward | 1.00 | Ganor and Mark | Moderately Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 1666 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4111 Scott Y NDE | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1scott_y_nde.html | 1977 | 2009 | 17 | M |
Scott, age 17, ignored parents' warnings and swam to a buoy half-mile out after eating. Severe cramps left him unable to swim, sinking to lake bottom. He held breath until involuntary breathing caused water to enter lungs, experiencing choking, vomiting, and extreme pain. Suddenly all pain ended - he saw his physical body on lake bottom showing distress while his spirit felt no pain, only relief and peace. He saw a see-through tunnel with intense bright light at the end radiating love and peace, being physically drawn toward it. Realizing he was dying, he prayed for another chance at life. Next thing he surfaced gasping for air. Experience made him more spiritual, gave him desire to serve others, knowledge of consciousness after death and Higher Power existence. He has no fear of death and looks forward to afterlife when his time comes. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: Clear out-of-body experience during near-death, tunnel with divine light, light radiating love and peace (God is love and light), prayer answered with return to life, spiritual transformation, service to others, knowledge of afterlife and Higher Power, loss of death fear consistent with eternal life promise. Unbiblical elements: Later became Deist rather than maintaining Christian faith, suggesting the experience didn't lead to saving faith in Christ specifically. No explicit encounter with God or Jesus despite the profound spiritual experience. |
5 | Other | 7 | 6 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Drowning with water in lungs, involuntary breathing of water, severe life-threatening event | Out-of-body observation of own body at lake bottom, tunnel and light experience | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/12/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw own body at lake bottom | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 7 | |||||||||
| 1667 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3992 Selosse NDE | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1selosse_nde.html | 1988 | 2009 | M |
Selosse was swimming in Loire River when caught in strong current near bridge, swept toward rocks. His knee struck rocks with such force he fainted from pain. While unconscious underwater, he experienced darkness and floating sensation with continued mental function, thinking "this is death, not so bad." An unknown but clear voice told him "No, you're not going to die, it's really not your time yet (you'll live to be very old) and you're going to get out of this." The voice has manifested many times since when needed, not just for him but warning of danger to others. He developed psychic abilities, mental influence over others (like hypnosis), premonitions of death, and wishes that come true. He interprets the voice as either another self, spirit of living/deceased loved one, or God. Uses abilities as policeman with reputation for being lucky with keen intuition. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: Divine voice providing prophecy and ongoing guidance could be Holy Spirit or angel. Protective intervention during life-threatening situation. Given abilities used for good/helping others. Voice expected positive actions in return for gift, suggesting moral purpose. Unbiblical elements: Psychic abilities, mental influence over others like hypnosis, making wishes come true - these suggest occult powers rather than Holy Spirit gifts. Uncertainty whether voice is God versus other entities is concerning. Meeting clairvoyants and dowsers suggests occult involvement. |
5 | Other | 5 | 4 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Lost consciousness from pain, swept underwater by strong current, near-drowning | Prophetic voice about living to old age, ongoing manifestations of voice's guidance | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/12/2025 | 0 | 0 | Low Compatibility | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 1668 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 1890 Thomas M NDE 3958 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1thomas_m_nde_3958.html | 1984 | 1984-06-06 | 2009 | 21 | M |
Thomas was a passenger in a head-on collision in Dallas, Texas when a van crossed the yellow line. His seatbelt broke, his head went through the windshield, and he wasn't breathing when ambulances arrived. He broke his neck in the top two vertebrae, with the doctor stating it was miraculous he survived and could walk. During the experience, Thomas floated above the car wreck with "super vision," seeing inside the car with detached calm. He was transported quickly through light to an immense, loving presence that knew his name. He engaged in wordless dialogue about pain and suffering, learning that pain doesn't travel with souls but lessons do. He was shown many realms and spirits in an eternal moment. When shown his friend bleeding and struggling to breathe, he felt concern and chose to return, making a promise he cannot consciously remember. The experience fundamentally changed him, making him kinder, and he reports paranormal abilities including healing dreams. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains several elements consistent with biblical accounts including out-of-body experience, encountering a divine presence described as all-powerful and all-knowing (consistent with God), experiencing perfect peace and love, seeing other spiritual beings, and returning with a transformed character focused on kindness and helping others. The concept that suffering has purpose and that lessons learned are eternal aligns with biblical teachings about spiritual growth through trials. Unbiblical elements: The narrative includes some elements that diverge from orthodox Christian theology, particularly the suggestion of multiple "realms" without clear identification as heaven or hell, and the development of paranormal abilities including healing through hands and receiving prophetic dreams. While the Bible acknowledges spiritual gifts, the way these are described feels more aligned with New Age concepts than biblical charisms. The absence of Christ or explicit judgment, combined with universalist undertones about all suffering having purpose, lacks the biblical emphasis on salvation through Christ alone. |
5 | Ambulance | 5 | 12 | 27 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Other life-threatening condition - severe head trauma with cessation of breathing | Some specific details about seeing inside car and friend's condition, but limited impossible knowledge | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/12/2025 | 3 | 1 | Saw car accident scene from above | 0.00 | Friend | Moderately Compatible | 8 | |||||||
| 1669 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2050 Tom C NDE 4212 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1tom_c_nde.html | 2003 | 2003-03-21 | 2009 | M |
Tom had a severe car accident when his right front tire blew out at 80 mph, causing multiple rollovers. He has no memory of the accident itself but vividly recalls hovering overhead watching EMTs try to revive him. It took firefighters nearly an hour to extract him from the car. While out of body, he felt no pain or fear and followed himself from the ambulance down the hospital corridor. He observed specific details including a male EMT with a tattoo on his upper forearm performing CPR, which he could draw. His injuries included broken pelvis, ribs, both legs, brain lacerations from hitting the door column, torn ear, and intestinal damage. He watched himself have a seizure while covered in blood. The scene then backed away like a camera pulling back, and he experienced incredible happiness and elation. He passed through an infinitely long tunnel with rings of bright dotted lights, each ring unique. During a life review that seemed to last hours, he saw his entire life like a movie on a massive screen. He awoke from a drug-induced coma after two days, having been given 7-8 units of blood after his heart stopped from blood loss. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience includes classic biblical NDE elements such as out-of-body experience, passing through a tunnel toward light, heightened awareness, complete peace and happiness, and a comprehensive life review. The transformation afterward and sense of divine protection align with biblical accounts of spiritual encounters. The loss of fear and experience of incredible peace matches descriptions of God's presence. Unbiblical elements: The account lacks any mention of God, Jesus, angels, or divine beings. There is no judgment scene, no heaven or hell imagery, and no spiritual message or purpose revealed. The tunnel with decorative light rings seems more mechanical than spiritual. The absence of any divine encounter or spiritual content makes this experience largely neutral from a biblical perspective, neither strongly supporting nor contradicting scripture. |
2 | Hospital | 10 | 14 | 34 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Cardiac arrest explicitly stated - heart stopped due to blood loss | Specific observation of EMT's tattoo that he could draw, details of medical procedures | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/12/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw EMT performing CPR | 1.00 | Male EMT | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 1670 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2009 Tommy S NDE 4187 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1tommy_s_nde.html | 2002 | 2002-08-08 | 2009 | M |
Tommy was performing welding repairs inside a chipper throat at a Louisiana mill when exposed electrical wire contacted the wet metal trough. Being soaked with sweat, electricity entered through his arm and stomach, causing him to suffocate and his heart to stop. He was dead for approximately 7-10 minutes before being found and revived. Unable to breathe or call for help, Tommy began praying to God. He then saw a tunnel of white light drawing closer and experienced complete peace without pain. He briefly awoke in the ambulance vomiting and saw angels attending him dressed in white, though nurses later confirmed they wore purple scrubs. While unconscious at the hospital, he observed himself from above the table with his wife holding his hand, covered with ice, with doctors and nurses working on him. He remained unconscious for 2 hours and 45 minutes total. The experience strengthened his Baptist faith and gave him a closer relationship with God, though he suffered lasting effects including PTSD, brain damage, and physical injuries. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience strongly aligns with biblical accounts through prayer to God in crisis, seeing a tunnel of light consistent with divine glory, experiencing supernatural peace, encountering angels in white (matching biblical descriptions), and having an out-of-body experience. His strengthened faith and closer relationship with God afterward demonstrates spiritual transformation consistent with divine encounters. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience maintains strong biblical orthodoxy throughout, with clear Christian faith elements and no contradictory theological concepts. |
5 | Other | 10 | 12 | 32 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Clinical death for 7-10 minutes, electrocution with cardiac arrest | Saw angels in white when nurses wore purple, observed self from above in hospital | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/12/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw angels in ambulance | 1.00 | Nurses | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 1671 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 1985 Tony P NDE 4117 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1tony_p_nde.html | 1993 | 1993-07-01 | 2009 | M |
Tony experienced a ruptured brain aneurysm while at work in 1993, resulting in a grade III subarachnoid hemorrhage. He spent 65 days in coma, including 15 days in deep coma at the last stage before brain death with total absence of reflexes. During the experience, he found himself in a tunnel with faint foggy light, encountering multiple branching paths. He counted 450 tunnel branches while walking toward a wonderful light. The atmosphere was marvelous with overwhelming well-being, feeling so light he thought he could fly. He emerged in a vibrant forest with fluorescent green colors and a colossal tree with snow, feeling profound energy and security. A deep voice told him "It isn't time" and made his entire being vibrate. His life flashed before him showing only wayward moments that tormented him. He begged for help and later opened his eyes, staring at a door for two hours until a neurosurgeon from Los Angeles arrived. The surgeon, in Rome for a conference, agreed to operate using a new embolization technique with only local anesthesia, removing platinum spirals from the aneurysm. Tony transformed from an atheist criminal to a believer who sees God's design in everything, loves Him, and follows His teachings based on love. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience includes hearing a divine voice saying "it isn't time," undergoing a life review focused on moral failings creating conviction, transforming from atheist to believer, and developing love for God and desire to follow His teachings. The light, overwhelming peace, and complete life transformation align with biblical conversion experiences. Unbiblical elements: The branching tunnel system and counting 450 paths suggests a complex spiritual geography not found in scripture. The forest setting with a colossal snow-covered tree, while beautiful, doesn't match biblical descriptions of heaven. The absence of Christ, angels, or clear heaven/hell imagery, combined with vague references to universal love without specific Christian salvation message, shows theological gaps. |
4 | Hospital | 5 | 8 | 20 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Deep coma with subarachnoid hemorrhage documented | Limited specific veridical details, mostly internal experience | written_account | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/12/2025 | 2 | 1 | Knew neurosurgeon would arrive | 1.00 | Neurosurgeon from Los Angeles | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 1672 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 1866 V NDE 3928 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1v_nde.html | 1965 | 1965-06-01 | 2009 | 3 | F |
At age three, V was excited to nap in her parents' soft bed. While jumping on the bed, she reached for medicine on a tall bureau and played doctor-patient, taking all the pills until the bottle was empty. She saw herself from above, lying on her side with limbs positioned as if running. She was suddenly "sucked backwards" through the roof at warp speed into blackest black nothingness - no tunnel or light. Then she was "Home" feeling like Earth was just a bad summer camp. She felt wrapped in God's arms like sitting in a giant loving parent's lap. They communicated telepathically about her return. During her life review, she saw herself at her baby brother's crib feeling nothing for him, which "made God cry" - teaching her that love is the only important thing. She was shown her future life as a long road with many places she'd live, people, jobs, and experiences with too much sadness. God showed her she must return, telling her to stay true, "follow the clues," and all would be well. She experienced God's total love throughout. The experience included massive downloads of information about Thought and Love. She saw two past lives and gained understanding about life being like boarding school with multiple grades/lives. She developed prophetic dreams and ability to receive information, accurately predicting many events including 9/11 and her brother's death at 31. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience of being in God's presence feeling wrapped in parental love aligns with biblical imagery of God as Father. The revelation that love is supremely important echoes biblical teaching. The life review with moral conviction about lack of love reflects biblical concepts of judgment and conscience. Prophetic abilities could align with biblical spiritual gifts. Unbiblical elements: The reincarnation concept with multiple lives as "grades" in boarding school directly contradicts biblical teaching of one life followed by judgment. The portrayal of God as emotionally manipulated ("made God cry") contradicts divine omniscience and sovereignty. The absence of Christ or salvation message, combined with universalist overtones and New Age concepts of downloading information, diverges significantly from biblical theology. |
5 | Home | 3 | 10 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Medication overdose implied but not detailed | Saw future events that came true, prophetic dreams verified | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/12/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw self from above on bed | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 9 | ||||||||
| 1673 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 1954 Stacy R NDE 4070 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1stacy_r_nde.html | 1972 | 2009 | 5 | F |
At age five, Stacy was at the Pageant of the Masters show in Laguna Beach where her mother worked. Well-known for running around backstage, she went to buy popcorn with change from her mother. Having a habit of putting things in her mouth, she accidentally swallowed a nickel that closed off her esophagus. She began choking and a crowd gathered. EMTs were called and when they arrived her lips were blue and she hadn't breathed for several minutes. During this time, she distinctly remembers hovering above the scene, viewing everything in black and white with no bright light or tunnel. She could draw exactly where she was lying to this day. Before the EMT could perform a tracheotomy, her mother arrived and pounded on her back frantically until the coin flew out. Since the experience, she developed heightened awareness and extreme intuition, able to "read" people within minutes of meeting them and see fleeting images of events just before they happen, which has saved her life several times. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience with clear visual perception from above aligns with biblical accounts of spiritual sight. The life-saving intervention could be viewed as divine providence. The development of heightened intuition might relate to spiritual discernment gifts mentioned in scripture. Unbiblical elements: None explicitly identified. The experience is relatively neutral, lacking specific religious content that would either strongly support or contradict biblical teaching. The intuitive abilities developed could be interpreted various ways. |
5 | Other | 3 | 8 | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Life-threatening choking, blue lips, not breathing for minutes | Can draw exact scene layout, detailed memory in black and white | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/12/2025 | 1 | 1 | Saw scene from above while choking | 1.00 | Mother | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||
| 1674 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 1856 Stefan B NDE 3918 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1stefan_b_nde.html | 1998 | 2009 | M |
Stefan fell off the back of a moving swing after a girl shook it, landing on his back and hitting his head, immediately losing consciousness. During the experience, he saw his entire life from the beginning in a fast-forwarded movie format. Time and space became "uniform" and voluminous, with time feeling infinite rather than linear and space folding on itself allowing "jump-travel" to remembered places. Images were filtered by the emotions he felt when living them - peaceful childhood days had warmer-than-natural colors with amplified glows. Sound was intrinsic to memories rather than perceived normally, with voices filtered by feelings and wind/sea-like background patterns. He passed through a dimension identical to ours but devoid of people except those familiar to him, with a much warmer and safer feeling. He saw all people encountered in life but particularly remembers family members. The clearest image was an orange sunset over his childhood urban landscape emanating warm light. He experienced peace, tranquility, and a sense that "Life was beautiful as it was." Through the experience, he gained understanding that life's purpose is simply to be lived. He awoke with a fade-to-black then to the gray rainy sky. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The comprehensive life review aligns with biblical concepts of life accountability. The experience of peace and understanding life's purpose could reflect divine revelation. The transformation in understanding about life's meaning has spiritual significance. Unbiblical elements: The philosophical interpretation that life's only purpose is to be lived lacks biblical depth about glorifying God and eternal purposes. No mention of God, judgment, heaven/hell, or spiritual beings makes this more psychological than theological. |
5 | Other | 3 | 4 | 7 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Head injury with loss of consciousness | Life review only, no external observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/12/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 1675 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 1959 Stu B NDE 5145 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1stu_b_nde.html | 1966 | 2009 | 7 | M |
At age seven, Stu slipped and fell into the deep end of a swimming pool, sinking to the bottom where he remained undetected until found by a man. He had no pulse for "some time" and the man refused to give up CPR. The experience included a journey with purpose and a clear tunnel with vacuum suction pulling him back when it was time to return. He wanted to fight the return and continue the journey but was unable to resist. He spiraled and was sucked back into his body through the upper chest area, immediately feeling discomfort, pain, and fear that had been absent during the experience. He experienced anger and sadness at having to return. He was badly bruised from forceful chest compressions during revival. After the experience, he returned with heightened sensitivity, remote viewing abilities, and ESP. His IQ soared and he was tested frequently at school. Men in suits came to their home trying to convince his parents to take him to an academy in Baltimore for research, particularly regarding remote viewing, but his parents refused. He developed extreme nervousness about being taken away. Telekinesis manifested for about four months until he scared a friend and his mother intervened, after which the ability ceased. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The tunnel and light experience could represent transition to divine realm. The involuntary return suggests God's sovereignty over life and death. The journey with purpose implies spiritual significance. The absence of fear during the experience aligns with God's perfect peace. Unbiblical elements: The development of psychic abilities including remote viewing, ESP, and telekinesis strongly suggests occult involvement, which scripture explicitly forbids. These paranormal manifestations, especially telekinesis, align more with forbidden spiritual practices than biblical spiritual gifts. |
2 | Other | 10 | 8 | 28 | Strong Evidence | 10 | No pulse for extended time, clinical death confirmed | Journey details but limited specific veridical observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/12/2025 | 1 | 1 | Vacuum tunnel experience | 0.00 | Man who found him | Low Compatibility | 7 | ||||||||
| 1676 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 1851 Tara V NDE 3907 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1tara_v_nde.html | 2003 | 2003-02-07 | 2009 | F |
Tara fell off a motorcycle when her boyfriend hit the car in front. She rolled, saw a bumper heading for her, felt the crunch of her bones, and instantly lost awareness of who, what, or where she was. Pictures flashed before her one after another in fast-forward like a movie. She saw the brightest light with beings almost on another side and felt complete happiness with everything lifted, feeling euphoric. She heard people (possibly her grandfather) telling her she must go back though she didn't want to or understand why. The feeling was euphoric. Suddenly she popped out of a bright bubble, coming back knowing she would be okay but unable to talk or move due to shock. She felt completely protected and at ease. Remarkably, a woman came and held her hand the entire time until paramedics arrived, but witnesses said she wasn't there. Both Tara and her boyfriend saw this woman by their sides simultaneously, though no one else did, which Tara interprets as an angel. She felt touched by God and that the experience reminded her she was living off her path, as God needed to remind her of her purpose. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The bright light with beings could represent heaven and angels. The life review and being told to return suggests divine purpose. The mysterious woman both she and her boyfriend saw but others didn't strongly suggests an angelic presence. Feeling touched by God and reminded of her life purpose aligns with divine intervention. Unbiblical elements: Limited theological content without explicit mention of Jesus or clear spiritual message. The grandfather's presence isn't clearly identified as being in heaven or having spiritual authority to send her back. |
5 | Other | 5 | 12 | 27 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Run over by car, stuck underneath, life-threatening | Angel figure seen by two people but invisible to others | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/12/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw woman helper/angel | 1.00 | Boyfriend | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 1677 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 1837 Taylor P NDE 3887 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1taylor_p_nde.html | 1979 | 2009 | 7 | F |
Seven-year-old Taylor was swimming at the YMCA pool, staying near the side since she couldn't swim. She would push off the wall and slide through the water. When the lifeguard left for lunch and a boy also left, she was alone. Not realizing she'd moved to the deep end, she pushed off and found no floor beneath her feet. Unable to swim, she began drowning. Then God came to her with two angels on either side behind her shoulders, visible only as glimmers of light. God told her to breathe the water like air, and instantly she felt supernatural calm and peace. She breathed water without pain, exactly like breathing air, while falling level to the pool bottom. She was declared dead for 20+ minutes. A younger EMT refused to stop CPR despite others trying to pull him off, continuing for 20 minutes until her blood suddenly returned, causing bleeding from all orifices. She was expected to have irreversible brain damage but recovered completely with genius IQ intact. Following the experience, she developed extensive psychic abilities including prophetic dreams, ability to see people's pasts by touch or sight, and visions of future events. She accurately predicted many events including 9/11 and her brother's death at 31 (born same day, shared matching birthmarks that changed when he died). She eventually rejected these abilities after her brother's death, angry with God for showing her things she couldn't prevent. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: Direct encounter with God who provided supernatural instruction for survival. Presence of two angels matches biblical accounts. The supernatural peace and ability to breathe water demonstrates divine intervention. Prophetic abilities align with biblical spiritual gifts, though their specific manifestation raises questions. Unbiblical elements: The extensive psychic abilities including reading people's pasts through touch resembles fortune-telling or divination more than biblical prophecy. Her anger at God and rejection of the gifts suggests problematic spiritual dynamics. The shared birthmark phenomenon with her brother has occult overtones not found in scripture. |
2 | Other | 10 | 16 | 38 | Exceptional Evidence | 12 | Declared dead for 20+ minutes, no pulse | Predicted brother's death accurately, saw angels others couldn't | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/12/2025 | 3 | 2 | Heard God's voice with instructions | 1.00 | Younger EMT | Low Compatibility | 6 | ||||||||
| 1678 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4158 Veronica W NDE | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1veronica_w_nde.html | 1995 | 2009 | 55 | F |
Veronica W experienced anaphylactic shock from multiple wasp stings while gardening alone in summer 1995. She called 911 before going into full shock. In the ambulance, paramedics noted she was flatlining with no pulse, debating whether more medication would kill her. She went directly to a place of light, perceiving herself at the exterior of an entry way to heaven. She encountered a major being of love (God) and many other loving beings. The environment was filled with overwhelming love, goodness, and truth beyond human description. She was shown her daughter's face and told she would need her. God gave her the choice to stay or return, warning that returning would not be easy. The moment she decided to return, she awoke in the hospital covered in hives and on oxygen. Her daughter later did need her during a dangerous pregnancy with life-threatening complications. The baby survived against million-to-one odds. Veronica cared for her daughter throughout the pregnancy. The experience changed her life, making her more aware of poor choices not aligned with God's love. She feels she wants to encourage others to conform to God's perfect love and knows there is a reason for her to be here. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience strongly aligns with biblical accounts through multiple elements: direct encounter with God as a being of perfect love, the concept of heaven as a place of pure love and light, the theme of divine purpose and being sent back for a reason, and the transformative effect leading to greater spiritual awareness. The emphasis on God's love and the desire to align with His will reflects orthodox Christian theology. Unbiblical elements: The description suggests universalist tendencies with the statement "one does not have to be a certain religion" and "I am a Christian, basically, but I respect all." This relativistic view of salvation pathways contradicts evangelical teaching about Christ as the only way. The lack of mention of Jesus Christ specifically, despite claiming Christian faith, is notable. The experience lacks elements of judgment or accountability. |
5 | Home | 10 | 0 | 10 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Clear anaphylactic shock with flatline reported by paramedics | No specific veridical observations reported | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/12/2025 | 0 | 0 | Moderately Compatible | 8 | |||||||||||
| 1679 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4081 Victor B NDE | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1victor_b_nde.html | 1961 | 2009 | 14 | M |
Fourteen-year-old Victor crashed a bicycle with faulty brakes into a rock wall at high velocity, resulting in immediate unconsciousness and death. He experienced stark darkness followed by floating among oak tree branches above his body. He felt natural and free, with compassion for "that poor little boy" below. He heard what he perceived as angels singing - a heavenly chorus that filled him with unbridled joy. Through a dark tunnel, he emerged in a beautiful meadow with grass glowing with life force, feeling God's overwhelming love and presence. Victor saw a massive crystalline structure in a valley containing millions of souls singing in euphoric harmony in praise of the Lord. He felt their unconditional love but knew he wasn't worthy to join them. An entity appeared beside him, communicating telepathically that "You have to go back. This is not for you." Despite Victor's pleas to stay, he was literally sucked back into his body with explosive pain. He suffered lasting injuries including debilitating migraines and unequal pupils, never receiving medical treatment after the crash. The experience left him with deep shame, feeling rejected by heaven and questioning God's unconditional love. The words "This is not for you" haunted him for decades, making him feel unworthy. He kept the experience secret for nearly thirty years. Despite the trauma, he spent his life in emergency services helping others. Jesus has appeared to him twice since, showing love and humor. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: Experience includes many orthodox elements - angelic chorus praising God, heaven as a place of perfect love and harmony, souls in paradise worshiping the Lord, Jesus appearing post-NDE showing love, and recognition of unworthiness before divine holiness. The crystalline structure with worshiping souls aligns with Revelation's descriptions of heavenly worship. Unbiblical elements: None explicitly identified. The feeling of rejection and unworthiness, while painful, actually aligns with biblical concepts of human sinfulness and the need for grace. The experience reinforced rather than contradicted scriptural truths about divine holiness and human unworthiness. |
5 | Other | 10 | 4 | 14 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Clinical death from high-velocity impact with wall | Observed scene from above body and heard angelic singing | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/12/2025 | 2 | 0 | Floating above body among oak trees | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 1680 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3998 Vincent L NDE | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1vincent_l_nde.html | 1977 | 2009 | 8 | M |
Eight-year-old Vincent was holding his grandfather's hand to cross the road when he saw his brother with a chocolate egg. Excited, he escaped his grandfather's grip and ran across the street, getting hit by a car. He found himself about 10 meters above the street lighting wire (approximately 25-30 meters total height above ground). Initially confused but feeling good with no pain, he looked around and saw his mother about 70 meters away holding what appeared to be a baby at the pavement edge. Feeling a sudden urge, he descended toward the scene and found himself in his mother's arms as she cried. He discovered he had been hit and shoved to the road's side. In the ambulance, he excitedly repeated that he had "flown" and had seen his mother on the ground with him, reassuring her that his leg pain wasn't severe. Only years later did he understand this couldn't be explained by the accident impact - that he had been suspended 20-30 meters high seeing his mother and himself on the ground. The experience left him with lasting joy and excitement about having "flown." He maintained awareness throughout, feeling surprised but peaceful during the out-of-body state. The brief moment of fear when seeing himself on the ground lasted only a fraction of a second before returning to his body. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience with consciousness surviving bodily trauma aligns with biblical dualism of body and spirit. The elevated perspective and peaceful feeling reflect accounts of spiritual experiences in scripture. The child's innocence and immediate return suggest divine protection. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience was brief and focused solely on the out-of-body phenomenon without encountering spiritual beings or receiving messages that might conflict with scripture. |
5 | Other | 5 | 7 | 12 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Hit by car causing apparent unconsciousness | Saw mother and himself from impossible height of 20-30 meters | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/13/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw mother and self from above | 1.00 | Highly Compatible | 3 | |||||||||
| 1681 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4197 Volf W NDE | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1volf_w_nde.html | 1964 | 1964-10-29 | 2009 | M |
Volf W was in a severe car accident on October 29, 1964, swallowing his tongue and losing consciousness. Rescuers worked for twenty minutes to revive him. He suffered four cervical fractures with the atlas vertebra most severely damaged. He was unconscious for three days, briefly waking occasionally. During this time, he experienced floating over a billowing cornfield under a clear blue sky with white clouds and strong wind. At the field's end stood a red house with white window frames. The colors were extraordinarily sharp and vivid. The experience filled him with profound happiness, energy, and strength that lasted four to five years before gradually weakening. Everything appeared in brighter, more imaginative colors than earthly existence. He felt safety, joy without limitations, incredible peace, and unity with the world. The cornfield and house he saw don't exist in reality but were beautiful nonetheless. Volf kept the experience private for six or seven years, feeling the energy would dissipate if shared. The experience had such deep impact that it remained meaningful throughout his life. He wanted to hold the strength and energy within himself, knowing it was too important to discuss initially. Only when the feeling began to fade did he start sharing the experience with others. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience of transcendent peace, joy, and unity reflects biblical descriptions of divine presence. The vivid, otherworldly beauty of the vision aligns with scriptural accounts of heavenly visions. The lasting transformative effect mirrors biblical spiritual encounters that permanently change individuals. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The vision of a cornfield and house, while not explicitly biblical imagery, doesn't contradict scripture and could represent personal symbols of peace and home in the divine presence. |
2 | Hospital | 10 | 0 | 10 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Clinical death for 20 minutes with severe injuries, unconscious 3 days | No veridical observations, only transcendent vision | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/13/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||||
| 1682 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3959 Wilma J NDE | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1wilma_j_nde.html | 1993 | 1993-05-18 | 2009 | F |
Wilma had a severe reaction to medication after giving birth to her second child on May 18, 1993. Despite strong faith in Jesus, she was scared to die. She had trouble breathing, knew she was dying, but felt oddly unafraid. She closed her eyes and experienced complete darkness and confusion, realizing she was in a tunnel. Frightened, she saw a glowing light and a hand reaching out. She grabbed it and was pulled to the other side where a radiantly beautiful spirit guide greeted her. The guide told her it wasn't her time, that God wanted her to take life more seriously or she would die soon. She was told to return to care for her children and be more understanding toward her mother. The guide said he would always be there for her. Despite feeling incredible peace, calmness, and love she had never experienced before, she was sent back. She cried, not wanting to leave the overwhelming love of heaven. She watched the experience of being pushed back into her painful body. Now with kidney disease and nine years on dialysis, she doesn't fear death and helps chronically ill people not fear it either. She believes we're here to love one another in life's learning experience, like high school preparing for graduation to a higher realm. She now has psychic abilities, seeing deceased relatives including her aunt Edna who visited after passing. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience includes a tunnel often reported in Christian NDEs, divine messengers providing guidance, being sent back with purpose to care for family, transformative effects leading to service of others, and the concept of life as preparation for heaven. The peace and love experienced align with biblical descriptions of God's presence. Unbiblical elements: The shift to non-denominational beliefs stating "we are all trying to get to the same God but in different ways" contradicts evangelical exclusivity. Development of medium abilities to "read spirits" conflicts with biblical prohibitions against consulting the dead (Deuteronomy 18:10-12). |
5 | Hospital | 7 | 0 | 7 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Medication reaction causing breathing problems during childbirth | No specific veridical observations reported | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/13/2025 | 0 | 0 | Low Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||||
| 1683 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4043 Valerie L NDE | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1valerie_l_nde_4043.html | 1998 | 1998-08-26 | 2009 | F |
Valerie, a flight attendant, contracted a white angina bacterium that damaged her heart valves. After misdiagnosis at a suburban hospital, she was transferred to Paris where she felt herself fade away upon arrival. In critical condition at another hospital, she had multiple experiences during cardiac arrests indicated by heart monitor alarms. First, she saw herself as smoke in a concrete swimming pool-like space, turning clockwise with another presence (possibly a comatose patient from the neighboring room). She couldn't see her body parts, only smoke. In another experience, the ceiling became a bulgy cloud she climbed into, feeling fine but knowing something was wrong. A young bearded man appeared, and when she asked when she'd return to earth, he replied "But you are already on earth," which she didn't believe. After repeating the exchange, she returned to her body. She also found herself in a water-filled tunnel with light at the end. Not wanting to go toward the light, she heard her dog barking from a left opening. She went left, exited the tunnel, and found herself on an embankment with her dog. The experiences involved normal consciousness but inability to measure time. She felt tranquility and peace in the clouds but fear in the tunnel. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: Multiple out-of-body experiences during cardiac arrests support consciousness surviving physical death. The encounter with a bearded figure (possibly Christ-like) providing guidance aligns with biblical accounts. The tunnel and light imagery appears in many Christian NDEs. Unbiblical elements: None explicitly identified. The unusual imagery (smoke form, swimming pool setting) is ambiguous rather than contradictory to scripture. The dog's presence is unusual but not theologically problematic. |
2 | Hospital | 10 | 2 | 12 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Heart valve rupture causing multiple cardiac arrests with monitoring | Heard dog barking which led her away from the light | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/13/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||||
| 1684 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3921 Valerie R NDE | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1valerie_r_nde.html | 1983 | 2009 | F |
During surgery in August 1983, Valerie told her doctor she was scared to die despite tremendous belief in Jesus. During the operation, she went through a tunnel with parts of her life passing by. She had closed her eyes tight until someone said "open your eyes." She found herself in a pure white space seeing rooms with spirits walking around. She began crying without tears and noticed her hands were translucent. An angel appeared with radiant beauty and glow, comforting her and saying she was safe. When Valerie said she wasn't ready to die, the angel acknowledged this and pointed down where Valerie could see doctors performing CPR on "a little girl," not initially realizing it was herself. She watched her entire operation including CPR. When told "they are bringing her back," she felt pushed and thrown back into her painful body. After waking, her doctor confirmed they had lost her in the OR and asked if she saw anything. Valerie described watching the CPR and said angels are the most beautiful beings. The experience gave her knowledge that there's great life after death and purpose to give and love fully. She now can read spirits of deceased people, whether related or not, and can tell people about past or future events. She helped a friend by receiving a message from his deceased father about a specific pine tree they planted together. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: Experience includes tunnel, life review, encounter with a beautiful angel, observation of earthly events from spiritual realm, transformative effects leading to service, and witnessing medical procedures during clinical death. The angel's radiant beauty aligns with biblical descriptions. Unbiblical elements: Development of mediumistic abilities to "read spirits that have crossed" directly violates biblical prohibitions against necromancy (Leviticus 19:31, Deuteronomy 18:10-12). Claiming to predict future events suggests divination, also forbidden in scripture. |
3 | Hospital | 7 | 10 | 24 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Surgery with documented cardiac arrest requiring CPR | Watched CPR being performed on herself, confirmed by doctor | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/13/2025 | 1 | 1 | Watched CPR performed on herself | 1.00 | Surgeon | Mixed Compatibility | 9 | |||||||||
| 1685 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2092 Alejandra M NDE 4244 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1alejandra_m_nde.html | 1992 | 2010 | F |
Alejandra was at the hospital for a routine blood test when she became nervous and fainted. She suddenly found herself moving through a black swirl toward a bright light that grew larger as she approached. Upon entering the light, she encountered bright, faceless beings with human forms who greeted her joyfully by name through telepathic communication. She believed one was her deceased uncle. The experience brought indescribable peace, welfare, and happiness - a feeling of belonging. When her conscience told her it wasn't her time and she must return, she resisted but was pulled back by a stronger force. She regained consciousness with the doctor applying pressure to her neck, initially feeling angry about leaving that wonderful place. The experience eliminated her previous fear of death. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains several elements consistent with biblical accounts including movement toward divine light, encountering deceased relatives in a peaceful realm, telepathic/spiritual communication, and being told it wasn't her time to die. The overwhelming sense of peace, joy and belonging aligns with biblical descriptions of heaven. The resistance to returning and the transformative loss of death fear reflect common biblical NDE themes. Unbiblical elements: The description of God or the afterlife as an impersonal "higher energy" that "contains and limits our lives" deviates from biblical personal God. The concept of spirits as "sparks of energy" and predetermined purposes chosen by spirits rather than God's sovereign will reflects New Age philosophy rather than biblical theology. |
6 | Hospital | 3 | 8 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Medical crisis implied but unclear - fainting episode during blood draw | General observations of light and beings, telepathic communication, but no specific verifiable details | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/13/2025 | 2 | 0 | Movement through black swirl/tunnel toward bright light | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1686 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2239 Alex A NDE 4463 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1alex_a_nde.html | 1982 | 2010 | 13 | M |
At age thirteen, Alex was swimming in a river and walked into a pothole, dropping into water over his head. Unable to swim, he struggled but took in water and sank after crying for help twice. After his last breath left and he could no longer fight, he experienced intense burning pain throughout his body, particularly his head feeling on fire and in a vise. Then came a popping sensation as he passed through the water in half a second. From a bird's eye view forty feet up, he saw two men discussing his drowning, with one jumping in to save him. He floated toward a blinding white light, feeling amazing peace without any cares, his body made of energy and air with a slight glow. His non-physical arms retained form with hands and fingers he could open and close. Seeing his body pulled out and laid against a tree, he felt intense hatred for being outside his body. When someone pushed on his waist expelling water and his body took a breath, he was instantly snapped back inside from forty feet away, going from seeing the tops of heads to seeing faces. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience with consciousness surviving physical death aligns with biblical teaching about the soul's immortality. The movement toward divine light and overwhelming peace reflects biblical descriptions of God's presence. The ability to observe earthly events from a spiritual vantage point has biblical precedent. The involuntary return to the body when revival began suggests divine sovereignty over life and death timing. Unbiblical elements: None explicitly identified. The experience focuses on the phenomenology of leaving and returning to the body without theological claims that would contradict scripture. |
5 | Other | 10 | 16 | 36 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Clear drowning with cessation of breathing and apparent clinical death | Specific observations of rescue efforts from impossible vantage point, details of resuscitation | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/13/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw rescue efforts from above | 1.00 | Family friends present | Highly Compatible | 5 | ||||||||
| 1687 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2272 Alexandra S NDE 7282/4680 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1alexandra_s_nde.html | 2006 | 2010 | F |
Alexandra was electrocuted in the shower when faulty wiring caused electricity to flow through the showerhead. Her hands became stuck and appeared enormous as she was paralyzed by the current. Despite being unable to move, she screamed and felt herself taking off from the ground. She found herself in the upper corner of the shower looking down at her naked body slumped in the shower tray. She experienced profound fear, loneliness, and emptiness while separated from her body. She observed her neighbors gathering outside after hearing her screams, including seeing specific details like her five-year-old neighbor alerting others. She could see them trying to force open her terrace door. After experiencing a black void, she suddenly came to standing at the sink with the shower still running, having no memory of getting out of the shower. Medical examination confirmed electrocution with cardiac enzyme elevation indicating near heart attack. Doctors said the electrical shock should have paralyzed everything including her voice, making screaming impossible, yet neighbors confirmed hearing her. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience and consciousness surviving physical trauma aligns with biblical teaching about the soul. The ability to observe events from outside the body has biblical precedent. The return to the body demonstrates God's sovereignty over life and death. The experience profoundly affected her spiritual awareness and relationship with God. Unbiblical elements: The predominantly negative experience of void, darkness, and terror differs from most biblical accounts of the afterlife, though it could represent a form of spiritual testing or the horror of separation from God. Her later interpretation of death as purely dark contradicts biblical promises of peace for believers. |
5 | Home | 10 | 14 | 31 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Severe electrocution with near heart attack documented by blood tests | Specific observations of neighbors' actions from impossible location while paralyzed | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Electrical paralysis | 5/13/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw body in shower from above | 0.00 | Multiple neighbors | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 1688 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2160 Alfred H NDE 4362 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1alfred_h_nde.html | 2002 | 2010 | M |
Alfred had a severe heart attack in an ambulance where his heart stopped and had to be restarted three times with defibrillation. During the first cardiac arrest, he was suddenly somewhere else - completely dark and void of sounds, but immersed in an emotional cacophony of positive feelings unlike anything in earthly experience. He was convinced he was in the presence of the Holy Spirit, experiencing no concept of time, pain, sorrow, or fear. The being seemed to be part of him and communicated that His nature is the conduit to all good that happens in life, that humans misunderstand Him, and nothing happens except through Him. He urged Alfred to share this message with everyone who would listen. During subsequent heart attacks fourteen months later with blood pressure dropping to 53/26, Alfred's vision changed to seeing a mountain range in the distance, all black including the mountains, with bright white light beyond. The Holy Spirit told him to hang on and that reaching the white light meant survival. After the experience, Alfred gained a profound connection with the Holy Spirit and later was guided to comfort a dying man in a car accident, holding his hand during his transition. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: Direct encounter with the Holy Spirit aligns with biblical teaching about the third person of the Trinity. The message about the Holy Spirit being the conduit for all good reflects biblical theology of the Spirit's work. The commission to share the message parallels biblical calls to testimony. The subsequent guidance to minister to a dying man demonstrates spiritual gifts of compassion and discernment. The absence of fear and presence of perfect peace aligns with biblical promises. Unbiblical elements: The suggestion that the Holy Spirit is misunderstood and works differently than commonly believed could be interpreted various ways - either as correcting misconceptions or potentially elevating the Spirit's role beyond biblical boundaries. The emphasis on the Spirit over Christ or the Father may reflect experiential focus rather than theological error. |
1 | Ambulance | 10 | 10 | 24 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Heart attack with cardiac arrest requiring defibrillation three times | Spiritual encounter with specific messages but no earthly observations | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/13/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 1689 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2510 Alicia B NDE 4765 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1alicia_b_nde.html | 1965 | 2010 | 5 | F |
Five-year-old Alicia had a tonsillectomy, but the sutures burst when she coughed after anesthesia, causing severe hemorrhaging. She was rushed to a larger hospital in acute anemia and shock. During emergency surgery, her heart stopped and she was declared clinically dead, requiring revival with a crash-cart. During this time, she found herself surrounded by very bright but non-blinding light that was calming and filled with love - a thousand times better than earthly love. Everything was white after passing through the light. She saw people dressed in white robes who were floating without walking and communicating telepathically without moving their mouths. She was outside the operating room doors (with two round windows) and saw her mother crying with blood-stained clothing, her uncle and brother in specific suits and ties they hadn't been wearing when she entered the hospital. She observed this with complete calm and love despite the tragic scene. She then entered the OR and saw many doctors and nurses working frantically around the operating table. She floated toward the ceiling before returning to her body, wanting to bite the fingers in her mouth but having no strength. Her mother later confirmed all the details with eyes "round as saucers," including the specific clothing of family members who had arrived while she was in surgery. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The bright divine light filled with supernatural love aligns with biblical descriptions of God's presence. The white robes and floating beings match biblical depictions of heavenly beings. The telepathic communication reflects spiritual perception. The calm observation of earthly trauma while in a spiritual state demonstrates the peace that transcends understanding. The verified observations of family members' clothing provide evidential support. The transformative loss of death fear reflects biblical victory over death. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience of a five-year-old child contains simple, pure observations without theological interpretations that might conflict with scripture. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 18 | 38 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Clinical death during surgery requiring crash-cart revival | Specific verified details of family clothing and OR observations while clinically dead | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/13/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw family outside OR with specific clothing | 1.00 | Mother | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 1690 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2396 Aaron E NDE 4733 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1aaron_e_nde.html | 1988 | 2010 | 13 | M |
At thirteen, Aaron broke his neck (C-1 in three places) by repeatedly running headfirst into a brick wall during a temper tantrum. His body fell and began shaking violently, then went cold and still. As his soul left his body, he felt at peace and saw himself kneeling in front of a light. He wasn't scared, just asking for mercy. A voice called to him saying "Not your time," and he was back in his broken body. At the hospital, doctors gave him a twenty-four hour watch and told his mother he had a 50/50 chance to walk again. The next day he got out of bed to go to the bathroom, amazing the doctors. He never had surgery, only home therapy. The experience erased all his childhood memories and left him feeling like a totally different person. He spent years asking why God sent him back, dealing with spiritual confusion. Now at thirty-five, he is disabled with three herniated discs near his heart that cannot be surgically repaired, living with daily pain and still questioning his life purpose while sensing a presence watching over him. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The peaceful departure from the body and kneeling before divine light suggests reverent encounter with God. The voice declaring "Not your time" reflects divine sovereignty over life and death. The miraculous healing without surgery (C-1 fractures typically fatal or causing quadriplegia) demonstrates divine intervention. The sense of being watched over suggests guardian angel or Holy Spirit presence. The complete personality change and memory loss could represent being "born again" or transformed. Unbiblical elements: Current involvement with Wicca represents departure from biblical faith, though this may reflect spiritual confusion following the traumatic experience rather than the NDE content itself. |
5 | Hospital | 10 | 8 | 18 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | C-1 fracture in three places, typically fatal or causing paralysis | Spiritual encounter with divine voice, miraculous healing verified | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/13/2025 | 0 | 0 | Mixed Compatibility | 7 | |||||||||||
| 1691 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2251 Adeline N NDE 4481 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1adeline_n_nde.html | 1948 | 2010 | F |
Adeline hemorrhaged after tonsil surgery and was taken back to the operating room. During transport, she went through a dark tunnel with light at the end, emerging to a beautiful scene. She became aware of two recently deceased friends who were beckoning her to cross over. Communication occurred without sound, like mind reading. One friend was her girlfriend's husband who died in an accident after three months of marriage; the other was her husband's Air Force buddy whose plane went down in the English Channel. Though tempted by the peaceful scene, she told them she couldn't come because she had three little children at home who needed her. She immediately returned to her room where she was receiving a blood transfusion. The experience eliminated her fear of death and gave her certainty about the afterlife. She later developed occasional precognitive abilities, sensing events before they happen. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The tunnel with light and beautiful heavenly scene aligns with biblical imagery of paradise. Encountering deceased friends in a peaceful afterlife confirms conscious existence after death. The communication without words reflects spiritual perception. Her decision to return for her children and being allowed to return shows both human will and divine permission in the timing of death. The resulting loss of death fear and certainty of afterlife reflects biblical promises. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience presents a straightforward encounter with deceased individuals in a peaceful realm without theological claims that would contradict scripture. |
5 | Hospital | 7 | 10 | 19 | Moderate Evidence | 2 | Post-surgical hemorrhage requiring emergency return to OR | Encountered specific deceased friends, but no earthly observations to verify | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/13/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw two recently deceased friends | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||
| 1692 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2449 Aharon N NDE 4828 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1aharon_n_nde.html | 1999 | 2010 | M |
Aharon had a severe heart attack at work at Tel-Aviv University. A doctor at the clinic gave him aspirin and oxygen while waiting for a delayed ambulance. As he lost consciousness, he prayed twice: "Oh God! I am so close to you, then take me to you." He found himself in a transparent, luminescent balloon of bliss, floating like a baby in a mother's womb. He experienced wonderful bodilessness with no weight, time, distance or space constraints, while remaining fully conscious of his being and aware of what lay beyond the transparent balloon. He again pleaded to God to take him, but suddenly images of his wife and children appeared. Like a baby slipping from the womb to be born, he slipped from the luminescent balloon and found the doctor and medic waking him, saying they had saved him. The experience convinced him that all earthly creatures operate from self-love and the "will to receive," while there must exist a divine "will to bestow" - an all-benevolent force. He believes humans must scrutinize their will to receive to coincide with the divine will to bestow. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: Direct prayer to God and sense of divine presence aligns with biblical faith. The peaceful, blissful state free from earthly constraints reflects heavenly peace. The imagery of rebirth parallels being "born again" spiritually. Family bonds drawing him back echo love's eternal nature. The concept of divine benevolence versus human selfishness reflects biblical teachings about flesh versus spirit. Unbiblical elements: The philosophical framework of "will to receive" versus "will to bestow" and achieving coincidence with divine will through scrutiny suggests works-based enlightenment rather than grace-based salvation. |
2 | Other | 10 | 8 | 18 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Severe heart attack requiring life-saving procedures | Spiritual experience with philosophical insights but no verifiable observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/13/2025 | 0 | 0 | Moderately Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 1693 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2121 Al G NDE 4305 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1al_g_nde.html | 2010 | 2010 | M |
Al was sailing alone during a yacht transfer when he was caught in rough seas and a thunderstorm. A four-meter wave threw him across the ship, causing him to hit his head and lose consciousness. He found himself looking at his body from the air, lying in an unnatural L-position with his head on deck and legs in the air. Despite the ongoing storm, he felt no danger, only peace, satisfaction, and divine pleasantness - his first happiness in years after a painful breakup. He felt like nature itself, floating for what seemed like hours. Then he heard the voice of the woman he still loved (who had left him two months prior) telling him to be strong, get up, open his eyes and live because it wasn't his time. Her voice gave him extraordinary strength, and he returned to his body with power he'd never felt, feeling capable of swimming and towing the ship to port. The storm eventually calmed. The experience left him with mixed feelings - grateful to be alive but mourning the loss of that perfect peace and clarity. He finally accepted that his ex-girlfriend had to leave him to find things he couldn't provide, interpreting her voice as both lifesaving and her way of seeking redemption. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience with consciousness surviving trauma aligns with biblical teaching about the soul. The overwhelming peace despite dangerous circumstances reflects divine peace that surpasses understanding. The voice calling him back saying "it's not your time" suggests divine sovereignty over death's timing. The transformative acceptance and forgiveness of his ex-girlfriend reflects biblical principles of forgiveness and letting go. Unbiblical elements: None explicitly identified. The interpretation of feeling "like nature itself" could suggest pantheistic leanings but may simply describe the unity and harmony experienced. |
5 | Other | 5 | 10 | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Head injury with loss of consciousness during life-threatening storm | Observed own body from impossible vantage point, heard voice of absent person | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/13/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw own body and heard voice of absent ex-girlfriend | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1694 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2309 Alberta L NDE 4582 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1alberta_l_nde.html | 1974 | 2010 | F |
Alberta had a severe allergic reaction to general anesthesia during a cesarean section. She went through a tunnel into the brightest imaginable light that was not blinding but calming and filled with love - a thousand times better than earthly love. Everything appeared white after passing through the light. She saw many people dressed in white robes who were floating without walking and communicating telepathically without moving their mouths. Her great-grandmother approached her, which surprised Alberta as she wasn't the favorite great-grandchild. When her deceased mother came from behind and reached out her hand, the great-grandmother prevented contact. Alberta suddenly felt overwhelming urgency to return to tell her husband how she wanted their children raised, though she desperately wanted to stay. She went backwards "really, really fast" back to earth. She was sick for a long time and wouldn't discuss it, fearing disbelief especially after previous postpartum depression. Her husband later confirmed "they almost lost" her. The experience eliminated her fear of death completely. She gained awareness of unconditional love and transcendent peace impossible to describe in words. At sixty-three with three children and eight grandchildren, she no longer fears death, only hopes to avoid pain, knowing that where she went has no physical or mental pain. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The tunnel and brilliant divine light filled with supernatural love perfectly aligns with biblical descriptions of God as light and love. White-robed beings floating and communicating spiritually match biblical depictions of heaven. Encounter with deceased relatives confirms conscious afterlife. The overwhelming love and peace reflects God's presence. Complete loss of death fear demonstrates victory over death's sting. The desire to return for her children's sake shows maternal love consistent with biblical values. Unbiblical elements: None identified. This experience presents pure phenomenology without theological interpretations that might conflict with scripture. |
3 | Hospital | 7 | 12 | 23 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Severe allergic reaction to anesthesia during C-section, nearly fatal | Specific encounter with deceased relatives, telepathic communication, husband confirmed near-death | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/13/2025 | 1 | 0 | Encountered deceased relatives in white robes | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1695 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2544 Ana Maria NDE 4937 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1ana_maria_nde.html | 1981 | 2010 | F |
In 1981, Ana Maria was descending steps to a beach with a friend when she suddenly fainted without warning. According to her friend's account, she fell to the ground and became cold for approximately three minutes. During this period, Ana Maria experienced herself rising upward toward a brilliant sun that provided special, soft warmth without burning. She heard beautiful music and saw birds flying beside her, experiencing incredible peace and an extraordinary feeling she had never felt before. She didn't want to return. Her friend reports that Ana Maria appeared dead during the episode, surrounded by people attempting resuscitation. The friend shouted and cried for about three minutes until Ana Maria suddenly awakened as if nothing had happened. She was still trying to hear the lovely music and see the birds, which were now gone. A clinic doctor attributed the incident to breakfast disagreement, though Ana Maria retained vivid memories of her transcendent experience with its mystical light, celestial music, and profound sense of peace. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains several elements consistent with biblical accounts including ascending upward (similar to accounts of being caught up to heaven), brilliant divine light reminiscent of God's glory, beautiful celestial music as described in heavenly worship scenes, experiencing supernatural peace that surpasses understanding, and a sense of being in a heavenly realm. The warmth and love felt align with biblical descriptions of God's presence. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience appears compatible with biblical accounts of temporary heavenly visitations, containing no elements that contradict scripture such as reincarnation, universalism, or occult practices. The brief nature and lack of specific theological content make it fully consistent with biblical possibilities. |
6 | Other | 3 | 4 | 7 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Medical crisis implied but not detailed - simple fainting episode | Only general observations of light, music, and birds - no specific verifiable details | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/13/2025 | 1 | 1 | Rising up with sun, music, and birds | 0.00 | Friend | Highly Compatible | 6 | |||||||||
| 1696 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2429 Angel NDE 4794 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1angel_nde.html | 2005 | 2010 | 31 | F |
Angel, suffering from chronic Lyme disease, was found barely breathing by her mother after taking excessive pain medications and Ativan. Paramedics rushed her to the emergency room where she was unconscious but could somehow see and hear. When medical staff administered two doses of reversal medication with no response, the doctor said "Oh shit." During this critical period, Angel felt completely at peace, enveloped by love, with no fear whatsoever. She experienced being both in and watching the scene simultaneously. Time seemed to stretch, and she felt a divine hug when she begged God to let her stay, promising to fight her illness and do good with her life. She suddenly returned fully to her body in massive pain. Her recovery marked a turning point in her battle with Lyme disease, as she made a full recovery within a year and eventually became a nurse. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience includes feeling enveloped by divine love and peace, direct communication with God through prayer, making a covenant promise to God to do good with her life, feeling a divine "hug" or comfort from God, and experiencing supernatural awareness while unconscious. The transformation afterward leading to healing and service aligns with biblical testimonies. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience is remarkably consistent with biblical accounts of God's intervention during crisis, divine comfort, and making vows to God in distress (as seen in Psalms). The subsequent healing and dedication to serving others as a nurse reflects biblical transformation. |
5 | Hospital | 7 | 10 | 24 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Life-threatening event with respiratory depression, found barely breathing | Heard specific doctor comment "Oh shit" when medications failed - mother confirmed | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/13/2025 | 2 | 1 | Heard doctor's reaction to failed medication | 1.00 | Mother | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 1697 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2386 Amy C NDE 4720 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1amy_c_nde_4720.html | 2003 | 2010 | 30 | F |
Amy experienced chronic pain and took medication that caused an allergic reaction, leading to respiratory failure. She found herself in a waiting area with many deceased people, including a red-haired woman who sang beautifully and expressed regret about not staying to work through her issues. Amy met a Latino truck driver guide who had mastered humility and taught about suicide in various forms. She traveled through the universe, received downloads of mathematical and spiritual knowledge, saw Earth from above with warnings about poisoned food, and had a compassionate life review. She was shown her mother and daughter needing her before being sent back. Upon return, she became vegetarian, left her religion, and gained heightened spiritual awareness. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: Amy experienced an out-of-body state, encountered deceased beings, received special knowledge about the universe and divine order, had a life review showing how her actions affected others, and felt overwhelming divine love and peace. The experience of seeing God as an essence in all things aligns with omnipresence. Unbiblical elements: The concept of people choosing their next existence through free will and mathematics suggests reincarnation. The idea that learning continues after death in a classroom-like setting, and that suicide victims must return to learn lessons, contradicts biblical teaching about judgment and eternal destinations. Universal salvation themes and the absence of traditional heaven/hell dichotomy are problematic. |
5 | Home | 5 | 18 | 35 | Exceptional Evidence | 12 | Life-threatening allergic reaction with respiratory failure | Multiple specific veridical observations including deceased woman later identified | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/13/2025 | 3 | 1 | Red-haired woman with green eyes who had drowned | 1.00 | Mother of deceased woman | Mixed Compatibility | 9 | ||||||||
| 1698 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2288 Anita C NDE 4543 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1anita_c_nde.html | 1945 | 2010 | F |
During a dental procedure in 1945, young Anita was unable to be revived while under anesthetic, experiencing clinical death. She rose up to a bright light and was fully engulfed by it. A calming male voice told her she had a choice to move further into the light or stay. Looking down, she could see the tops of heads of all medical personnel in the room. While briefly considering going into the light, the voice warned time was running out. She chose to stay because she could withstand her controlling grandmother and didn't want to leave her grandfather. She continued watching from above as nurses shook her, tapped her hands, rubbed her arms while the doctor loudly yelled for someone to get her grandmother quickly, saying they were losing her. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience included separation from the physical body, encounter with a divine light, and a voice giving her a choice about life and death. The peaceful nature of the experience and the presence of light align with biblical imagery of divine presence. Unbiblical elements: None specifically identified. The choice given about returning aligns with some biblical accounts of healing and restoration. |
3 | Other | 7 | 12 | 19 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Clinical death during dental anesthetic requiring resuscitation | Specific observation of medical personnel actions from above perspective | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/13/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw medical personnel from above | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1699 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2469 Anne M NDE 4861 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1anne_m_nde.html | 1979 | 1979-07-02 | 2010 | F |
Anne was hit by a car while riding her bicycle on July 2, 1979. She recalls riding down a gravel road and seeing a large beautiful tree with brilliant light behind it. The tree appeared radiant with clearly visible leaf details and trunk markings. She was amazed by the beauty and turned to shout to her friends to look at the tree, but then saw they had stopped and were leaning over someone on the ground. She told herself to go back as someone had been hurt. She then woke in an ambulance. Later investigation revealed no such tree existed in that location, and the overcast evening sun would have been behind her, not in front creating the light effect she witnessed. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The vision of a beautiful tree with divine light behind it could represent the Tree of Life or divine presence. The supernatural light and otherworldly beauty align with biblical descriptions of heavenly visions. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience was brief and focused on a singular divine vision without contradictory theological content. |
5 | Ambulance | 5 | 8 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Severe trauma from bicycle accident requiring ambulance transport | Saw non-existent tree with impossible light source given time and weather | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/13/2025 | 1 | 0 | Beautiful tree with brilliant light | 1.00 | Highly Compatible | 4 | |||||||||
| 1700 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2292 Anne R NDE 4553 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1anne_r_nde.html | 1957 | 2010 | 15 | F |
In June 1957, fifteen-year-old Anne was strangled and kidnapped after mailing a thank you note. She was left for dead in a cornfield with her throat cut. While dying, she had an out-of-body experience where she saw blue sky and bright light with a spiritual figure in flowing red robes commanding her sternly: "Anne - get up!" She wanted to sleep but the figure commanded her again. She somehow got up, stumbled through corn to a dirt road, turned right (not knowing why), found a farmhouse and collapsed. During surgery, her heart stopped several times and she required many pints of blood. The attacker was caught and sentenced to life without parole. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: Divine intervention through a commanding spiritual figure, miraculous strength to survive, and clear divine purpose in preservation of life. The authoritative command resembles biblical accounts of divine messengers. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience focuses on divine rescue and preservation without theological contradictions. |
5 | Hospital | 10 | 10 | 20 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Clinical death during surgery with cardiac arrest, massive blood loss from throat cutting | Commanded by unseen spiritual figure, given supernatural strength to escape | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/13/2025 | 1 | 0 | Spiritual figure commanding her to get up | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 1701 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2296 Arnaud S NDE 4690 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1arnaud_s_nde.html | 2008 | 2010 | M |
Arnaud participated in the dangerous "choking game" near a school pond with friends in February 2008. After losing consciousness for about ten seconds, he experienced floating above the scene, observing everything happening around the pond and himself. Time seemed non-existent during the experience. He saw his friends speaking and laughing while two held him up. He felt intense warmth, wellbeing, and had a sense of total knowledge of everything. The experience felt much longer than ten seconds. Two days later, attempting it alone at home, he lost consciousness completely with no memory, waking on the floor injured and bleeding from his tongue. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: Out-of-body experience with elevated perspective, heightened awareness, and sense of divine knowledge. The warmth and peace could indicate divine presence. Unbiblical elements: The deliberate induction of the experience through dangerous behavior contradicts biblical teachings about respecting the body as God's temple. |
5 | Other | 3 | 6 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Hypoxia from deliberate oxygen deprivation (choking game) | Observed scene from above including friends' actions during unconsciousness | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/13/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw friends and scene from above | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1702 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2528 Austin T NDE 4930 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1austin_t_nde.html | 1976 | 2010 | M |
In 1976, Austin died in a tank filled with corrosive chemicals while trying to remove a paint clog under threat from his boss. Immediately upon death, he left his body but retained a spiritual body. He felt overwhelming happiness, contentment, and knowledge from other beings who were waiting to greet him. The environment had a unique color different from day or night. After asking questions like a child, everyone became quiet when Someone unseen spoke one sentence that answered every question he had ever asked or would ever ask - he was immediately enlightened. He became part of the universal happiness. A being told him to return and touched his arm, causing him to pop back into his body as he was lifted from the tank. Though unable to remember the specific sentence after returning, he knew it could fix the world if communicated. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: Immediate consciousness after death, encounter with spiritual beings, receiving divine knowledge, overwhelming joy and peace in the spiritual realm. The transformative enlightenment resembles Paul's experience. Unbiblical elements: The concept of a single sentence containing all knowledge and having power to "fix the world" suggests gnostic secret knowledge rather than the gospel message. |
5 | Other | 10 | 15 | 25 | Strong Evidence | 0 | Clinical death from chemical exposure in industrial accident | Encountered waiting beings, received universal knowledge through single sentence | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/13/2025 | 2 | 0 | Beings waiting to greet him | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1703 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2246 Alison M NDE 4471 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1alison_m_nde.html | 2001 | 2001-07-21 | 2010 | F |
On July 21, 2001, Alison was driving on a highway when a minivan forced her onto the median to avoid collision. Her car hit a semi-truck and was dragged before being thrown across traffic. At impact, everything froze like hitting a pause button. Before hearing the metal screech, she thought "I'm going to die now" and felt large hands laid on her shoulders from behind in a comforting manner. She experienced the most amazing peace, knowing she was at the end and being okay with it. She slipped into comforting darkness with the most peaceful moment of her life. Her car flipped multiple times, causing a severe head wound. She has a nagging memory of conversing with a spiritual being but feels not allowed to remember the details, knowing the memory would rock her world. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: Divine comfort through physical touch (hands on shoulders), supernatural peace in the face of death, encounter with a spiritual being. The peace surpassing understanding aligns with biblical promises. Unbiblical elements: None specifically identified, though the blocked memory of the conversation is unusual. |
5 | Hospital | 5 | 8 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Severe head trauma from high-speed collision, multiple car flips | Felt hands on shoulders, experienced supernatural peace, apparent spiritual encounter | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/13/2025 | 1 | 0 | Hands on shoulders and spiritual conversation | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 5 | |||||||||
| 1704 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2508 Amanda S NDE 4910 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1amanda_s_nde_4910.html | 1997 | 2010 | 17 | F |
Seventeen-year-old Amanda developed sepsis following an abortion procedure in March 1997, leading to pulmonary embolism and life support for four days. While on life support, she found herself sitting cross-legged in bright white light that enveloped everything except herself. She could see from every angle simultaneously and wore a white toga-like robe. Behind her was a thin, paper-like wall with a honeycomb pattern emanating white light. She existed both in her body in meditation pose and as aware energy in the space. She felt gathering energy for an unknown task. A male voice said "It's time to go back now" with an outstretched hand. Upon contact, she returned to her body. This corresponded with her spouse saying "Hello" instead of goodbye at her bedside. She made a miraculous recovery, ripping out tubes, after family had been called to say farewell. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: Enveloping divine light, white robes reminiscent of Revelation, supernatural peace and love, divine voice directing return to life. The honeycomb pattern could symbolize divine order and provision. Unbiblical elements: The meditation pose and description of existing as "energy" lean toward Eastern mysticism rather than biblical anthropology. |
5 | Hospital | 10 | 12 | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Sepsis with pulmonary embolism, on life support for 4 days, family called for goodbyes | Specific honeycomb wall pattern, simultaneous multi-angle vision, spouse's greeting coincided with return | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/13/2025 | 2 | 1 | Honeycomb pattern wall | 0.00 | Spouse | Moderately Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 1705 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2341 Amie B NDE 4625 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1amie_b_nde.html | 1995 | 2010 | F |
During abdominal surgery in September 1995, Amie went too far under anesthesia and stopped breathing. She found herself in an area with tall, glowing beings whose faces she couldn't distinguish, all wearing white. She experienced tremendous joy more powerful than ever felt in life, with no pain. The light was golden and bright. She heard indescribable music that permeated the air, coming from everywhere and nowhere, unlike any earthly music. Despite being deaf in one ear normally, she had clear hearing from all directions. She felt a sense of knowing that all would be alright. Someone told her she had to go back. She woke to OR staff bagging her and yelling to breathe and come back. The searing pain upon return made her cry, upset to be back in her body. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: Glowing beings in white (angels), overwhelming joy in God's presence, golden light of heaven, celestial music, supernatural healing of deafness, divine knowledge and peace. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience aligns well with biblical descriptions of heavenly encounters. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 14 | 24 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Stopped breathing during surgery requiring resuscitation in OR | Celestial music, healed deafness, glowing beings, knew she had to return | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/13/2025 | 2 | 0 | Tall glowing beings in white | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1706 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2535 Betty F NDE 4938 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1betty_f_nde.html | 2010 | 2010-11-23 | 2010 | F |
Betty F experienced a profound NDE following the death of her father on November 21, 2010. Two days later, she fainted twice, with the second episode producing a vivid experience. During the event, she found herself in a "happy place" filled with overwhelming love and exhilaration. She saw shadowed figures in the background and a shining person beside her who emanated an enlightening feeling, possibly female. The experience felt completely real, not dreamlike, with a sense of floating through an area. She felt she had physically been somewhere else and was reluctant to return to reality. Her sister noted her skin had turned yellowish/green, the same color as their father's when he passed. Paramedics indicated she could have died, with blood pressure dropping to 70/40 and slowed breathing. The memory remained vivid and stronger than any dream. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience included encounters with beings of light, overwhelming feelings of love and peace, and a sense of being in another realm. These align with biblical descriptions of divine presence and heavenly encounters. The shining figure could represent an angelic being or divine messenger, consistent with biblical accounts of luminous spiritual beings. Unbiblical elements: The narrative lacks clear Christian imagery such as Jesus, God, or explicit heavenly features. The vague description of "shadowed people" and uncertainty about the luminous being's identity diverges from typical biblical clarity about divine encounters. No judgment, life review, or spiritual instruction was reported. |
5 | Unknown | 5 | 4 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 2 | Fainting episode with dangerously low blood pressure and slowed breathing | General observations of beings and light but no specific verifiable details | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/13/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw shadowed people in background | 0.00 | Sister | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 1707 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2344 Betty J NDE 4632 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1betty_j_nde.html | 1951 | 2010 | 10 | F |
Betty J experienced two separate NDEs. First in 1951 at age 10: A window slammed on her head, jamming a paintbrush into her mouth's roof. She bled profusely and entered a tunnel at incredible speed toward a bright light. She tried to slow down by clawing at the floor upon return. Second in 1959 at age 18: Three weeks after giving birth, she was in a car crash, thrown through the windshield with her arm nearly severed (72 stitches). She floated beneath a tree, observing the scene from above. She saw herself and her husband lying in the driveway, watched a woman in curlers run from her house, and noted the ambulance models (Ford and Cadillac). She was amazed at having form, turning her hand over repeatedly, feeling rain falling on her. Hospital staff couldn't believe she knew the ambulance models. Both experiences involved out-of-body states with verified observations. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The tunnel and bright light align with near-death accounts of approaching divine presence. The out-of-body experience parallels Paul's account of being caught up to the third heaven. The transformative nature and lasting spiritual impact reflect biblical encounters with the divine. The verified observations suggest supernatural awareness beyond normal perception. Unbiblical elements: No explicit encounter with God, Jesus, or angels. No life review, judgment, or spiritual instruction. The experiences lack clear Christian symbolism or message about salvation, focusing more on the phenomenological aspects rather than spiritual truths. |
5 | Hospital | 5 | 18 | 33 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Two separate life-threatening events: severe head trauma and car accident with severe injuries | Multiple specific verified observations including ambulance models and detailed scene description | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/13/2025 | 3 | 1 | Identified ambulance models | 1.00 | Hospital staff | Mixed Compatibility | 7 | ||||||||
| 1708 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2111 Bobbie K NDE 4285/8166 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1bobbie_k_nde.html | 1952 | 2010 | 5 | F |
At age 5, Bobbie drowned in a Danube River tributary in Hungary. Initially experiencing excruciating pain as water entered her lungs, she then felt she could breathe underwater, thinking she'd become a mermaid. Her body undulated with dolphin-like movements. She kept her eyes open, wanting to see where the beckoning light led. She accelerated rapidly, her body unable to keep up, feeling blissfully free and ecstatic. Through a tunnel toward bright light, she became part of that Light, knowing she was in God's presence without seeing anyone. She felt unprecedented warmth and love, total safety, limitless freedom. She was part of the Universe, sun, and God - deliriously happy. Though formless, she maintained individual identity while being part of everything. Voices called her name; her mother cried telling her to breathe. Despite begging to stay, she had to return. The return brought excruciating pain as people hit her back. The anger from being "reborn" persists in cell memory during massages. Post-NDE, she meditated in dark spaces, became obsessed with infinity, challenged priests with theological questions, and felt partly responsible for the Hungarian Revolution through her manifested desires. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: Direct experience of God's presence, overwhelming divine love, unity with the Creator while maintaining individual identity. The light as God's presence aligns with biblical descriptions. Transformation led to deep spiritual seeking and understanding of eternal nature. Unbiblical elements: Description of God as "The Source" and belief in being "part of God" suggests pantheistic views. Claims of manifesting reality and causing historical events through desire. Later rejection of sin, salvation, and saviors contradicts core Christian doctrine. |
5 | Other | 10 | 4 | 14 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Clear drowning event with loss of consciousness and revival | General spiritual observations but no specific verifiable details | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/13/2025 | 1 | 0 | Experienced God's presence | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 7 | |||||||||
| 1709 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2100 Bobby H NDE 4270 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1bobby_h_nde_4270.html | 1979 | 2010 | M |
In September 1979, Bobby and friend attempted to take a parachute from a festival booth. Bobby climbed 25-30 feet up a tree to cut it down. After cutting the cord, he lost balance and fell. Time stopped awaiting impact that never came - he was instantly removed to a dark void. His young life flashed before him on a screen. A distant light approached, growing more radiant, embracing him and removing all fear. Free from bodily stress - no breathing, no heartbeat needed. He experienced total immersion in God's love and Christ's presence, in the Holy Spirit. No human words could describe the beauty. Though communication was unspoken, he knew he had to return despite not wanting to. His friend found him unconscious, eyes slightly open, not breathing. After crude CPR (chest pounding), Bobby began coughing and breathing. He had amnesia for 30 minutes, repeatedly asking what happened. Years later, his brother-in-law showed him an 1800s book with similar documented cases. Notable premonition: January 2008 dream of warrior angel with soiled wings ascending with rescued cargo at 8:05am - his son died of overdose that morning at 8:00am. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: Direct experience of God's love, Christ's presence, and Holy Spirit - complete Trinity encounter. Life review showing forgiveness. Prophetic dream of angel rescuing son's soul demonstrates ongoing divine connection and mercy. Unbiblical elements: None explicitly identified. Experience strongly aligns with Christian theology. |
5 | Other | 5 | 4 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 4 | Fall from significant height with loss of consciousness and stopped breathing | General spiritual observations, no specific verifiable details | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/13/2025 | 1 | 1 | Life review of shameful events | 0.00 | Friend | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 1710 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2477 Bobby T NDE 22352 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1bobby_t_nde.html | 1995 | 1995-09-08 | 2010 | M |
On 9/8/1995, Bobby was in hospital for day surgery related to a 1994 car accident that crushed his ankle. He had a Groshong catheter from previous bone marrow infection treatment. The catheter was used during surgery, flushing his body with gram-negative sepsis. He woke wanting to vomit and was admitted for observation. At 4:30am, his wife Cathy found him burning with fever. Temperature reached 107.4°F - he was dying. He entered a state of darkness and clarity, fading in and out. He saw himself lying in bed at home, then in the hospital with nurses around him. During this, he heard Cathy arguing with neighbors about their dog barking. When asked his location, he correctly said hospital. Ninety days later, they received a court summons about a neighbor's complaint. In court, Bobby explained he was in the hospital dying with extreme fever while his dog was probably barking since he couldn't get home. This proved his awareness of distant events during his near-death crisis. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience and awareness of distant events demonstrate consciousness beyond physical limitations, consistent with the biblical view of the soul's existence independent of the body. Unbiblical elements: The experience lacks spiritual content - no encounter with God, angels, heaven, or hell. No life review, spiritual instruction, or transformation reported. The focus remains entirely on earthly awareness rather than divine encounter. |
5 | Hospital | 7 | 10 | 24 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Life-threatening fever of 107.4°F during sepsis infection | Verified awareness of neighbor dispute about dog barking while unconscious | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/13/2025 | 1 | 1 | Heard wife arguing with neighbors | 1.00 | Court/Judge | Highly Compatible | 5 | ||||||||
| 1711 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2481 Badtzmaru NDE 16045 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1bad_tz_nde.html | 2004 | 2004-05-10 | 2010 | Unknown |
In May 2004, after five months of declining health (weight loss from 190 to 140 pounds, severe pain, minimal food intake), patient collapsed during routine hospital appointment and fell into coma. Upon awakening in wheelchair, experienced severe headache later identified as stroke from bacterial endocarditis - heart valve infection causing valve fragment to lodge in brain. During unconscious period, was transported to large tunnel shaped like Roman arch, constructed of smooth off-white material with brightly illuminated pathway. Mind recognized this as heaven's entrance. Unable to move forward due to invisible barrier. Ethereal voice from above right clearly stated "It is not yet time." Suddenly returned to hospital room with crushing headache. Stroke effects included inability to read (appeared as Klingon script), memory loss, speech impairment, right-side paralysis affecting leg, arm, hand, eye, and mouth. Required relearning walking, talking, reading, and writing. Diagnosed by visiting doctor on third day with infectious endocarditis. Treated with intensive IV antibiotics for 2.5 weeks. Experience included interesting roommates with various conditions and regular nun visits for prayer. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The tunnel/pathway to heaven aligns with biblical imagery of the path to eternal life. The divine voice declaring "not yet time" demonstrates God's sovereignty over life and death. The healing and recovery process shows divine mercy. Unbiblical elements: Limited spiritual content - no encounter with God, Jesus, or angels beyond the voice. No life review or spiritual transformation mentioned. Experience focuses more on medical details than spiritual encounter. |
5 | Hospital | 10 | 4 | 14 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Stroke caused by endocarditis with coma and severe neurological damage | General description of tunnel to heaven, no specific verifiable details | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/13/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw tunnel entrance to heaven | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 6 | |||||||||
| 1712 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2199 Begona VA NDE 4565 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1begona_va_nde.html | 1960 | 2010 | F |
As a young child in 1960, Begona disobeyed her father's warning not to enter a closed park under repairs. While playing on hanging chains that swung around a pole, other children unhooked and ran away, leaving her entangled. The chains struck her head and body. She felt no pain as everything went dark. She found herself ascending a tunnel at great speed toward a light at the tunnel's end, though she never reached it. She heard someone calling her name repeatedly from behind. Opening her eyes, she found herself on the cement where the pole was inserted, with her friend calling from outside the park gate, warning that the security guard was coming. The experience left her with an unforgettable feeling of peace and tranquility for the rest of the evening - a state of peace she has never felt again in her life. She suspects her father saw her fall but never mentioned it. The duration between falling and awakening remains unknown. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The tunnel and light experience aligns with near-death accounts of approaching divine presence. The profound, lasting peace reflects the "peace that surpasses understanding" described in Scripture. Being called back suggests divine purpose for continued life. Unbiblical elements: No explicit spiritual content or beings encountered. No mention of God, Jesus, or spiritual transformation. The experience remains purely phenomenological without theological significance. |
5 | Other | 3 | 2 | 5 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Head trauma from chains while playing, loss of consciousness | General tunnel and light experience, no specific details | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/13/2025 | 1 | 0 | Ascending through tunnel toward light | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 5 | ||||||||||
| 1713 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2417 Ben M NDE 4769 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1ben_m_nde.html | 2008 | 2010 | M |
During September 2008, Ben underwent his twelfth angiogram for his bad heart. While lying on the procedure table watching monitors as the doctor inserted a catheter through his groin into his heart, he suddenly found himself standing, feeling strong and normal without drugs or weakness. All around was indescribable light - good, warm (not like heat), thick and textured (not like fog). As his mind cleared, he began moving toward an outline ahead, difficult to describe. Then he returned to his body with a nurse slapping his cheek. The nurse asked "Did you see anything?" but Ben, overwhelmed, replied "I just had a dream." He had been down for many minutes, requiring crash cart and defibrillation to restart his heart. Despite the simple appearance, each moment was rich with experience and feeling. The light's nature was profound - he felt awake, strong, and alive. Time seemed different, not linear. He sensed he could see forever, though the light blocked seeing more. Even without sounds, he knew he could hear greatly. He felt concern, excitement, peace, strength, love, and warmth. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The overwhelming light of divine presence, supernatural peace and strength, awareness of approaching something amazing (heaven/God), and the transformative power of the experience align with biblical encounters with the divine. Unbiblical elements: No explicit mention of God, Jesus, or spiritual beings. Ben minimized the experience as "just a dream" when asked, possibly missing an opportunity for testimony. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 4 | 18 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Cardiac arrest during angiogram requiring crash cart and defibrillation | General spiritual observations of light and presence | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/13/2025 | 1 | 1 | Surrounded by indescribable light | 0.00 | Male nurse | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 1714 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2486 Bess J NDE 4878 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1bess_j_nde.html | 1980 | 1980-08-16 | 2010 | F |
On August 16, 1980, Bess was on the operating table after a terrible car crash that nearly severed half her right foot. She passed out and began walking toward a peaceful light through a tunnel, experiencing tremendous joy. As she approached the tunnel's end, she heard an older man's voice saying it was not her time yet. She then awoke on the operating table, hearing doctors and nurses saying she was waking up, before they administered anesthesia to knock her out again. The experience was characterized by a tunnel of white light that was very bright and soothing, described as beautiful. She felt incredible peace, happiness, and unity with the world. The emotional impact was a tremendous sense of peace and happiness. She experienced heightened awareness and the ability to read people afterward, along with frequent déjà vu experiences. The experience has remained vivid and meaningful to her, shared only with family and close friends who believe her account. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The tunnel of light leading to divine presence, the authoritative voice determining it wasn't her time, and the overwhelming peace and joy align with biblical descriptions of approaching God's presence and divine sovereignty over life and death. Unbiblical elements: No explicit Christian imagery or mention of God, Jesus, or spiritual beings beyond the voice. The development of ability to "read people" could be concerning from a biblical perspective. |
3 | Hospital | 7 | 4 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Surgery for severe foot injury from car crash | General description of tunnel and voice, no specific verifiable details | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/13/2025 | 1 | 0 | Heard older man's voice | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 9 | |||||||||
| 1715 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2104 Beth B NDE 4277 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1beth_b_nde.html | 1956 | 2010 | F |
In 1956, young Beth nearly drowned at a Brownie swimming party when a friend accidentally hit her in the face with a beach ball. After going under three times, she felt warm comfort and saw what appeared to be sunlight on water's surface. Suddenly water vanished and she moved toward a figure. Her life flashed before her, including infant memories (ivy wallpaper, hair washing, tonsillectomy, first dog dying) with only happy feelings. The man had a "funny hat" and beautiful face, smiled and communicated it wasn't time yet. She felt comforted near him. After unspoken communication, she was jolted back by chest pressure, floating at treetop level above the pool scene. She saw her mother crying and kneeling while her friend's brother pushed on her back. After returning to her body, she couldn't breathe initially. Later, her grandmother confirmed the man was her grandfather who died 8 years before she was born. He looked younger than his picture but had the same wide-brimmed hat tilted on his head. Beth told her grandmother "the key was behind the stove" - where she found her lost clock key. Experience changed her belief system, how she treats others, and view of the soul's nature. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: Life review, encounter with deceased relative serving as guide, verified information from beyond, lasting spiritual transformation. The grandfather's role could represent the communion of saints and continued existence after death. Unbiblical elements: Communication with the dead, which Scripture generally prohibits. Beliefs changed toward seeing "all religions as having parts of truth" and soul choosing religion based on needs - relativistic view contrary to biblical exclusivity. |
5 | Other | 5 | 16 | 28 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Near drowning with loss of consciousness and revival | Identified deceased grandfather never met, revealed location of hidden key | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/13/2025 | 3 | 1 | Saw grandfather never met before | 1.00 | Grandmother | Mixed Compatibility | 9 | |||||||||
| 1716 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2312 Captain David Perry NDE 16044 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1captain_david_perry_nde.html | 1796 | 2010 | M |
Captain David Perry, an 18th-century sea captain, experienced what he believed was death while aboard a vessel. He reported going through the excruciating pains of soul-body separation and being immediately conveyed to the gates of Heaven. Standing on what felt like firm foundation for about half an hour, he observed a continual flow of people passing by - most adults going into a great gulch to his left, while occasionally someone entered through the gates into the Holy City. He recognized Doctor Matthews among those passing (who he later learned had died during this time). A voice or being showed him prophetic visions of the Revolutionary War, including British vessels in Boston Harbor exactly as they would later appear. He was told he needed to return because his mother needed him, shown a vision of her by a crib (she was pregnant, unknown to him). Perry kept this experience secret for nearly thirty years, fearing ridicule, but it remained vivid in his memory throughout his life. His prophetic vision of the war proved accurate when he later saw the exact scene during his service in General Putnam's regiment. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience strongly aligns with biblical descriptions of the afterlife. The gates of Heaven match Revelation's descriptions, the separation of souls going different directions parallels Matthew 25's judgment scene, and the firm foundation echoes biblical imagery. The prophetic visions align with biblical accounts of divine revelation. The command to return for a purpose mirrors biblical calling narratives. Unbiblical elements: None explicitly identified. The experience lacks common NDE elements that conflict with scripture (no universalism, reincarnation, or works-based salvation mentioned). |
6 | Other | 7 | 10 | 24 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Describes dying experience on ship but medical details unclear from 1796 | Prophetic vision of Revolutionary War vessels verified years later as exactly accurate | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/13/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw British vessels in Boston Harbor | 1.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1717 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2433 Cara A NDE 4801 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1cara_a_nde.html | 2004 | 2010 | F |
Cara was being violently attacked, strangled and smothered with her attacker sitting on top of her, pinning her arms and hitting her head against the ground. As she struggled for life, she suddenly found herself in complete darkness - fully conscious but no longer in her body. She felt only surprise, thinking "Oh, this is how I die," with no fear or bad feelings. Upon consciously letting go of the struggle for life, she was immediately with the Light, completely outside physical reality and time-space. She was enveloped in the Light and felt unconditional love, peace, and joy beyond earthly experience. She became one with the Light, feeling whole and home, where no evil, pain, suffering or struggle exists. She sensed many beings present, all one with each other and the Light in perfect Holy Communion, though she didn't see them as individual people. She felt such awe that she gave no thought to earthly life or loved ones. As suddenly as she arrived, she returned to find her attacker had released his grip. Her first sensation was overwhelming PAIN, then opening her eyes to continued brutality. The experience left her forever changed - she no longer fears death itself, only its potential pain, knowing the perfection that awaits. However, returning to this broken world felt like carrying a heavy boulder after experiencing weightlessness. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The Light she encountered aligns with biblical descriptions of God as light (1 John 1:5). The perfect love, peace, and absence of evil matches heavenly descriptions. The concept of Holy Communion with the divine and unity with other beings reflects biblical community of saints. The complete absence of pain, suffering, and evil corresponds to Revelation 21:4. Unbiblical elements: The description of complete unity where individual identity seems dissolved could suggest Eastern mysticism rather than biblical preservation of individual souls. The lack of specific recognition of God, Jesus, or clear heavenly structures differs from many biblical accounts. |
5 | Other | 5 | 4 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Criminal attack with strangulation and head trauma described | General observations of light and beings but no specific verifiable details | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/13/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 1718 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2412 Carmen M NDE 4757 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1carmen_m_nde.html | 2010 | 2010-07-02 | 2010 | F |
Carmen was driving on I10 Highway to San Diego when her tires hit rumble strips. Despite being alert (having just stopped for gas), her attempt to correct caused the car to spin out of control, hit a mountain head-on, roll, and catch fire. As the car lost control, a peaceful feeling engulfed her with a floating sensation in a dreamlike state. She has no memory of impact, rolling, or fire - only watching events like a slow-motion picture. She saw flashes of her children's faces and worried about their sadness if she died, then experienced total blackness. For what seemed a long time, she walked in a pitch-black tunnel with no exit. She then found herself looking up at a man trying to talk to her, feeling disconnected from her body, hovering above it with no pain, only peace. She observed her wrecked car yards away with many people watching. She returned to the black tunnel until regaining consciousness during a CAT scan, still feeling disconnected and peaceful. Despite severe injuries - head gash, burns, near-suffocation from seatbelt - she sustained no broken bones because unconsciousness had relaxed her body. Everyone involved (highway patrol, doctors, paramedics, rescue personnel) called her survival miraculous given the vehicle's total destruction. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The peaceful feeling and absence of pain during trauma could reflect divine comfort. The tunnel experience, while not explicitly biblical, doesn't contradict scripture. The miraculous survival despite catastrophic accident could indicate divine protection and purpose for continued life. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience lacks overtly spiritual content but contains nothing contradicting biblical theology. |
5 | Ambulance | 5 | 7 | 19 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Major car accident with head trauma and loss of consciousness described | Out-of-body observation of scene, saw car and people from above perspective | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/13/2025 | 1 | 0 | Observed accident scene from above | 1.00 | Highly Compatible | 6 | |||||||||
| 1719 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2117 Bonnie VB NDE 4299 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1bonnie_vb_nde.html | 1947 | 2010 | 4 | F |
Four-year-old Bonnie was playing cops and robbers with neighborhood children when she was locked in an abandoned refrigerator as the "jail." The other children forgot about her and went inside for snacks. Trapped and unable to escape, she thought a tiny light appeared above (though the refrigerator was unplugged). She felt herself leaving her body upward through the grates into the light, being pulled through a tunnel that opened into the most incredibly beautiful white light with a loving personality. The light revealed itself as composed of countless colors beyond Earth's spectrum. A voice from the light discussed how all things - mountains, people, everything - were made of this light. Bonnie wanted to stay but was told she had to return because her mother needed her. She saw something like her mother standing by a crib (her mother was unknowingly pregnant and would later have another baby Bonnie helped care for). She learned there were things she would need to do in the future. Suddenly returning through the tunnel into her curled body, she heard the terrified mother calling who had discovered the children had left her trapped. The experience gave her belief that all people and nature are connected. She later became a rehabilitation counselor helping disabled students, feeling this was the purpose God had revealed. She gained scientific knowledge beyond her age about light containing all colors and everything coming from the same source. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The beautiful light with loving personality could represent divine presence. Being told of future purpose and her mother's need aligns with God's providence. The calling to help disabled people demonstrates Christian service. The interconnection of all creation reflects biblical truth about God's sovereignty. Unbiblical elements: The concept that everything is literally made of light differs from biblical creation accounts. The universalist tone of all things being connected through light rather than through God specifically could lean toward pantheistic rather than biblical theology. |
5 | Other | 7 | 15 | 29 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Life-threatening suffocation in sealed refrigerator for extended time | Learned about mother's pregnancy before it was known, gained advanced knowledge about light and physics beyond child's understanding | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Sealed in unplugged refrigerator | 5/13/2025 | 2 | 0 | Foreknowledge of mother's pregnancy | 1.00 | Moderately Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 1720 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2500 Brenda H NDE 22385 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1brenda_h_nde.html | 1979 | 1979-02-26 | 2010 | F |
Brenda experienced clinical death during complications while giving birth to her third child. She floated around the hospital cubicle observing from above, feeling she had separated from the "shell" of her body below. In this state, she experienced herself as her true essence - all-knowing, filled with universal compassion and goodness. She could read the thoughts of the medical staff, sensing the older nurse's concern beneath her barked orders and understanding the emotions of everyone present. She observed the medical emergency from various angles, floating at filing cabinet height, and willed her body not to hurt too much. Her spirit was described as a bright cloud of light. She heard both the spoken words and unspoken thoughts of the medical team, experiencing machinery sounds and alarms while maintaining complete awareness. The experience occurred in 1979, before NDEs were widely known or discussed. Neither the hospital nor doctor would provide information about the event, and family members attributed it to drugs, though Brenda insisted this was not a drug-induced experience. She felt the presence of a spiritual being she identifies as God, who was in control and all around her. The experience permanently eliminated her fear of death and gave her certainty about where she's going after death. She emphasizes that the divine presence can be called different names (Jehovah, Allah, Buddha) but is the same being. She now lives as the best person she can be because of this experience. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience during clinical death, sensing a divine spiritual presence identified as God, the transformation eliminating fear of death, and commitment to living a better life align with biblical accounts. The universal compassion and goodness experienced reflect God's nature. Unbiblical elements: The religious pluralism suggesting God can be called Allah, Buddha, or other names contradicts biblical exclusivity of salvation through Christ. This universalist approach conflicts with Jesus's statement "I am the way, truth, and life" (John 14:6). |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 10 | 20 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Clinical death during childbirth complications with medical monitoring | Could read minds of medical staff and observe from multiple positions above body | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/14/2025 | 2 | 0 | Read thoughts of medical staff | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 7 | |||||||||
| 1721 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2547 Brian J NDE 4952 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1brian_j_nde.html | 2008 | 2010 | M |
Brian experienced a sudden heart problem while eating dinner alone at home. Feeling light-headed, dizzy, and short of breath, he attempted to reach his bedroom but collapsed. He observed himself curled up inside an empty dresser drawer in the spare bedroom, watching his cat Compass approach and lie beside his body. He then encountered a bright, pulsating strobe light flashing hundreds of times faster than normal, creating almost steady illumination. He heard people calling his name and found himself traveling to an incomprehensible place beyond pain. Someone or something he couldn't identify but who loved him deeply guided him through this loving journey. Suddenly, he was surrounded by strangers who emanated unprecedented love for him. He felt pain-free in this place and didn't want to leave. He experienced beautiful colors, communicated without speaking, and felt time had no meaning. He heard a woman's voice repeatedly saying "Brian, get up, you have to get up Brian," though no woman was present when he awakened gasping for air in the dresser, covered in sweat with injuries from the drawer. His cat Compass was beside him exactly as he had observed. The next day, his doctor confirmed his heart condition. Brian expresses certainty about returning to that place eventually and has developed psychic abilities since the experience. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body observation during medical crisis, encounter with loving beings in another realm, communication without words, and the guiding presence showing love align with biblical accounts of spiritual experiences. The voice calling him back and the verified observation of his cat support the reality of the experience. Unbiblical elements: The development of psychic abilities after the NDE raises concerns as such abilities are often warned against in Scripture. The inability to identify the loving guide or the surrounding beings lacks the clarity typically found in biblical encounters. |
5 | Home | 5 | 10 | 19 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Undiagnosed heart problem causing collapse, later confirmed by doctor | Observed cat lying beside body from out-of-body perspective, confirmed upon return | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/14/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw cat approach and lie beside body | 1.00 | Moderately Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||
| 1722 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2506 Brice W NDE 4906 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1brice_w_nde.html | 1972 | 1972-12-02 | 2010 | M |
Brice experienced massive systemic infection from a ruptured intestinal abscess during military surgery, leaving his body for 18 hours earth time. He observed the surgical team from above, then saw the hospital surrounded by winter cornfields. Moving into space, he encountered familiar beings who attempted communication, but he resisted, still feeling anger about medical malpractice. Despite assurances his body would be made serviceable, he didn't want to return. Taken deeper into light believing he was going home, he experienced a life review encompassing not just his recent life but his existence as a being prior to incarnation. He recalled himself as having the same character as the beings with him, remembering his pre-birth agreement to exit his body as occurred, purposefully to develop transcendent awareness upon return. He understood most of the vision would fade but gradually return to accomplish his earthly purpose. He saw lights clustered so densely toward center they merged into blinding singularity. The beings explained guidance would come in increasingly recognizable form and he would eventually become aware while in body. He learned bodies are like "stiff mittens" covering tiny portions of ourselves. Despite resistance, he was drawn back to Earth. Following the NDE, paranormal experiences developed over 2-3 years, initially frightening until he realized he wasn't losing his sanity and began studying similar accounts. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience during life-threatening surgery, encounter with spiritual beings, life review, and gradual spiritual awakening could align with biblical concepts. The understanding of bodies as temporary vessels reflects scriptural teaching about earthly tents (2 Corinthians 5:1). Unbiblical elements: The pre-existence of souls and choosing incarnations contradicts biblical teaching of God creating each soul. The concept of pre-birth agreements and planned incarnations aligns with reincarnation rather than biblical anthropology. The development of paranormal abilities raises concerns. |
3 | Hospital | 7 | 12 | 26 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Massive systemic infection from ruptured intestinal abscess during surgery, gone 18 hours | Observed surgery from above, saw hospital and surrounding cornfields, extensive otherworldly observations | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/14/2025 | 3 | 0 | Observed surgical team from above | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 9 | |||||||||
| 1723 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2401 Cheryl N NDE 4741 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1cheryl_n_nde.html | 2004 | 2010 | F |
Cheryl suffered from severe Crohn's disease and had recently survived a coma. Against medical advice, she checked herself out of the hospital. Within a week, her lungs filled with bacteria and fluid, producing visible white flakes. During a medical appointment, she experienced severe breathing difficulties requiring four hours to reach the doctor's office. She collapsed in the parking garage and stopped breathing with her heart ceasing function. She instantly found herself in another place, surrounded by a warm glow of peaceful, loving light that was bright but not painful to view. She had no physical form but retained her identity. The feeling was one of complete bliss, euphoria, and connection to a whole - like being home again. She then experienced soaring over snow-capped mountains like an eagle. When paramedics administered IV and oxygen, she felt a rush back into her body through what she perceived as a circular entry point in her abdomen. The return brought intense physical pain in contrast to the euphoria she had experienced. She was conscious briefly before lapsing into her second coma. The experience transformed her from atheist to believer in a higher power. She reported two specific veridical observations: seeing the paramedics from outside her body, including one with very short blonde hair, and experiencing the sensation of floating above snow-capped mountains during the time she was clinically dead. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contained several elements consistent with biblical accounts including an out-of-body experience, encountering divine light and presence, overwhelming peace and love, and a transformative spiritual awakening. The warm, loving light she encountered aligns with biblical descriptions of God as light (1 John 1:5). Her sense of being "home" resonates with biblical concepts of our eternal dwelling with God. Unbiblical elements: The experience lacks specific Christian content such as encountering Jesus, angels, or biblical imagery. The description of entering/exiting the body through a circular portal in the abdomen reflects new age chakra concepts rather than biblical anthropology. Her transformation was to general spirituality rather than specifically Christian faith, suggesting a universalist rather than exclusivist view of salvation. |
5 | Other | 5 | 6 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 2 | Severe aspiration pneumonia with respiratory and cardiac arrest documented | Observed paramedic with blonde hair and floating sensation, but no independent confirmation | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/14/2025 | 2 | 0 | Observed paramedics from outside body | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 7 | ||||||||||
| 1724 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2537 Chris B NDE 4940 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1chris_b_nde.html | 2008 | 2008-10-22 | 2010 | M |
Chris was admitted to the hospital with severe bradycardia at 25 BPM, which progressively slowed until his heart stopped at 17 BPM. He remained conscious watching the heart monitor until the moment of cardiac arrest. Instantly, he found himself out of body, standing in the hallway behind the medical team, observing from outside the room. He experienced profound warmth and comfort, describing it as the most comfortable he had ever been. A large male figure stood beside him, radiating warmth like a heater. This being wore jeans and a brown flannel shirt with darkish brown hair, though Chris could not make out his face. The figure never spoke but provided a powerful sense of presence. Chris observed the doctor arguing on the phone about getting a fluoroscope, specifically hearing him say "You better get that God damn machine up here right now I have a guy in full heart block." Chris was aware he was floating 6-10 inches off the floor, unable to see his feet, with no breathing or pulse. He felt complete acceptance of being dead. He watched as the doctor inserted a wire directly into his heart through his chest and the nurse applied defibrillator pads. Upon defibrillation, he was instantly "slammed" back into his body through a hot circular area about 10 inches in diameter at his stomach, which he identified as the soul's entry/exit point. This heat dissipated over the next ten minutes. The veridical observations include hearing the doctor's specific phone conversation about the fluoroscope and his diagnosis of "full heart block," observing the medical procedures from the hallway perspective, and noting the sequential application of the pacing wire and defibrillator pads. The experience was verified through medical records showing the cardiac arrest and resuscitation procedures. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience includes classic biblical NDE elements: out-of-body experience, encountering a spiritual being who may have been an angel or Jesus, overwhelming peace, and conscious awareness during clinical death. The mysterious figure's presence aligns with biblical accounts of divine messengers. The complete peace and acceptance reflects biblical promises of God's peace that surpasses understanding. Unbiblical elements: The description of the soul entering/exiting through a specific circular portal in the stomach area reflects Eastern chakra concepts rather than biblical anthropology. Chris's subsequent rejection of church teachings and move away from organized Christianity toward being a "spiritual seeker" suggests the experience led him away from biblical faith rather than toward it. His statement about having "a few choices" after death contradicts biblical teaching about judgment and eternal destinations. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 18 | 35 | Exceptional Evidence | 7 | Clear cardiac arrest with heart monitor documentation | Specific quote from doctor about fluoroscope and heart block, observed medical procedures from hallway | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/14/2025 | 3 | 1 | Heard doctor's phone conversation | 1.00 | Medical team | Low Compatibility | 7 | ||||||||
| 1725 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2361 Christian D NDE 4662 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1christian_d_nde.html | 2004 | 2010 | M |
Christian suffered a severe accident where he cut his face off on a deer fence and was bleeding to death. He woke up in scrub brush hearing friends searching for him. He called out that he was bleeding to death and told them to call a rescue helicopter due to the remote location. When loaded into the ambulance, he entered a meditative state to self-assess his injuries, having survived multiple previous serious accidents. As he drifted into unconsciousness, he experienced being surrounded by love, warmth, and light - feeling happier than ever before or since. Everything good was contained in this light. He encountered a seemingly uncountable crowd of ancestors and relatives who had passed, recognizing those from his lifetime. His deceased dogs were also present at the front of the group. He felt these were family he had known forever, there to bring him home. All questions were answered before being asked through a form of telepathic communication. There was discussion that it wasn't his time yet, that he had something to come back for, though he doesn't know what that purpose is. He feels lost and doesn't want to be here, knowing he cannot end his existence by his own hand. He received other information he will never share. He next awoke in the rescue helicopter. The trauma team noted his injuries were the best facial lacerations on a living person they had seen, with his skull visible where his nose and face had been. He was told he would lose vision in his left eye but has since restored it to better than 20/20. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience includes several biblical elements: encountering deceased relatives aligns with the communion of saints, the overwhelming love and light could represent divine presence, the sense of everything being good reflects God's perfect nature, and being told he has an unfinished purpose on earth resonates with biblical concepts of divine purpose and appointed times. Unbiblical elements: The presence of deceased pets in the afterlife contradicts traditional biblical theology which doesn't support animal souls in heaven. The withholding of spiritual information ("things told to me that I will never tell") conflicts with biblical revelation meant to be shared. His current state of wanting to die and feeling lost suggests the experience didn't provide true biblical hope or peace. The lack of any mention of God, Jesus, or judgment is concerning from a biblical perspective. |
5 | Other | 5 | 2 | 7 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Severe facial trauma with life-threatening bleeding | No specific veridical observations reported | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/14/2025 | 0 | 0 | Low Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 1726 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2189 Christopher H NDE 4401 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1christopher_h_nde.html | 2010 | M |
Christopher was a young child when he experienced a severe auto accident. While playing in the family station wagon pretending to drive, he shifted into neutral causing the car to roll backwards down a large hill. He was thrown from the car and then pinned underneath as it sank into mud. He vividly remembers the horror of being unable to breathe as his chest was crushed, remaining conscious during this terrifying experience. After blacking out, he experienced flying with incredible joy and happiness. Loving presences accompanied him, with one particular being of bright white light he thought might be Jesus or a guardian angel. The being was to his side like a protector, made of light. He felt intensely happy, loved, and wanted in this place. He specifically remembers flying over houses and seeing the tops of roofs, an experience so vivid he later thought he might have the power to do it again. Everything was suffused with joy, rapture, and self-love he had never experienced before. He distinctly did not want to leave this loving place and was ready to die. He was told he was loved, that he was okay as he was, and everything would be okay. He was then jerked back to a room full of concerned people staring at him on a table, suddenly feeling all the pain of his injuries. The experience permanently changed him - he became fearless about death, developed intense empathy to the point of feeling others' emotions, had multiple precognitive experiences, and struggled to integrate his knowledge of God's constant presence with normal childhood. Christopher's veridical observation was seeing himself flying over rooftops during the time he was not breathing, an observation he found so real he spent years believing he might be able to physically fly again. His mother witnessed him not breathing for at least 15 minutes, likely longer. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience strongly aligns with biblical accounts through the encounter with a being of light (possibly Christ or an angel), overwhelming divine love and acceptance, complete transformation resulting in fearlessness about death, and development of spiritual gifts. The message of being loved and okay reflects God's unconditional love. His lasting transformation and intense prayer life demonstrate genuine spiritual awakening. Unbiblical elements: His eventual departure from Roman Catholicism and rejection of organized religion, though maintaining deep spirituality, suggests movement toward universalist beliefs. His experiments with psilocybin to recreate the experience indicate seeking spiritual experiences outside biblical bounds. The development of excessive empathy to the point of reading others' thoughts borders on psychic abilities not typically endorsed in scripture. |
5 | Other | 5 | 4 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Thrown from car, pinned underneath, stopped breathing for 15+ minutes | Observed flying over rooftops, saw tops of houses | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/14/2025 | 1 | 0 | Flying over houses | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 8 | |||||||||||
| 1727 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2201 Charles D NDE 4411 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1charles_d_nde.html | 2009 | 2009-07-15 | 2010 | M |
Charles had been taking medication for his heart and blood pressure. While planting tomatoes outside with Sara, he became dizzy and struggled to speak. He went inside to sit at the dining room table, leaning increasingly to one side. Sara reported that his heart stopped, he ceased breathing, and released a final gasp of air. During the cardiac arrest, Charles experienced complete darkness with no light at all. He was floating above his body, which appeared to glow in an orange or gold color. He initially thought "Oh I am on the other side" and then heard the words "leave me." From that moment, he saw his body again and realized he was floating. Notably, he observed that the constant ringing in his ears (tinnitus) had completely stopped while out of body. He then "zoomed" back into his body. Charles's primary veridical observation was his glowing body viewed from above during the period his heart had stopped. He also noted the complete absence of his chronic tinnitus while out of body, which returned immediately upon re-entering his physical form. The experience was notably different from typical NDEs as it involved complete darkness rather than light. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience during clinical death aligns with biblical concepts of the spirit's survival beyond physical death. The ability to perceive while physically dead supports the biblical view of consciousness after death. The commanded return to the body ("leave me") could represent divine sovereignty over life and death. The experience reinforced his existing conservative faith. Unbiblical elements: The complete darkness rather than light is unusual and concerning from a biblical perspective, as believers typically report light and peace. The absence of any divine presence, angels, or heavenly realms during clinical death raises questions. The brief, limited nature of the experience lacks the transformative spiritual content usually associated with divine encounters. |
2 | Home | 10 | 4 | 16 | Moderate Evidence | 2 | Cardiac arrest with cessation of breathing and heart function | Observed glowing body from above, noted absence of tinnitus while OOB | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/14/2025 | 1 | 0 | Observed body and noted tinnitus absence | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 4 | |||||||||
| 1728 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2428 Charles T NDE 4793 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1charles_t_nde.html | 1996 | 1996-06-30 | 2010 | M |
Charles, a born-again Christian, suffered a sudden cardiac arrest at home after dinner. His wife witnessed him turn white then blue as he collapsed. He had no pulse, heartbeat, or breathing. CPR was administered until paramedics arrived 6 minutes after the 911 call. It took them 10 more minutes of defibrillation (3 shocks) to restore a weak pulse. His heart stopped twice more en route to the hospital, requiring 2 additional shocks. He was clinically dead for approximately 20 minutes total. Initially, Charles felt himself floating in dark space, realizing he was dead. A powerful vacuum-like force sucked through every pore of his body. He found himself in complete darkness - "like being in a refrigerator at midnight with the door closed on a moonless and starless night." He sensed evil and froze in fear. Three demon-like figures, 3-4 feet tall with skinny bodies, stood by his feet speaking in different languages while he lay on a cold slab in Hell. A tiny light appeared behind them, growing larger and closer. Charles recognized this light as Jesus Christ from a previous experience. Jesus engulfed him in light and removed his spirit and soul from Hell, returning them to his body. Charles awoke in the emergency room repeatedly saying "I died, I went to Hell and it was horrible" with tears streaming down his face for three hours before becoming fully responsive. Since then, he has been clinically dead two more times and suffered two heart attacks. He reports ongoing demonic attacks and harassment. He wrote a book titled "The Key Holder of Death and Hell" about his experiences. The primary veridical element was Charles's observation of being in a dark chamber with demon figures before being rescued by a light he identified as Jesus, though this is more theological interpretation than verifiable observation. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience of Hell aligns with biblical descriptions of outer darkness, separation from God, and demonic presence. The rescue by Jesus Christ from Hell reflects biblical accounts of Christ's authority over death and Hell (Revelation 1:18). His identity as a born-again Christian and maintenance of faith supports biblical promise of salvation, suggesting this was a warning experience rather than judgment. Unbiblical elements: A born-again Christian experiencing Hell contradicts biblical assurance of salvation (John 10:28-29). However, this could be interpreted as a warning vision rather than actual damnation. The ongoing demonic harassment, while possible biblically, raises concerns about the source and purpose of the experience. The multiple subsequent clinical deaths with continued experiences suggests unusual spiritual warfare. |
2 | Home | 10 | 3 | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 2 | Cardiac arrest, clinically dead 20 minutes, multiple defibrillations | Experienced Hell with demons, saw approaching light identified as Jesus | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/14/2025 | 1 | 0 | Experienced Hell and rescue by Jesus | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||
| 1729 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2269 Charlie D NDE 4510 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1charlie_d_nde.html | 1969 | 1969-12-27 | 2010 | M |
Charlie was driving his girlfriend to Kennedy Airport when they were struck head-on by a drunk driver. His girlfriend Marilyn was killed on impact, the drunk driver died days later (which Charlie mysteriously knew would happen). Charlie was thrown 30 feet from the car with 13 broken bones, 300 stitches, and required 20 units of blood. Once in the ICU, he went into cardiac arrest. His spirit accelerated upward through the ceiling into a tunnel/path leading to an all-knowing, all-loving, peaceful light. The tunnel had silhouettes of beings beyond an undefined boundary with unintelligible sounds. He experienced 360-degree vision in this profoundly beautiful place without pain, feeling one with all. He had a past life review before stopping for unknown reasons. Charlie then found his spirit floating at the ICU ceiling, searching for something. He observed a patient with very high fever and another with head bandages. He then saw intense activity around a bed and came over to discover it was his own body. At that instant, he "burst" back into his body, returning to awful pain. He realized he had been given a choice between life and death. Charlie knew the drunk driver would die in a few days though he didn't know how he knew this. His veridical observations included seeing other ICU patients (one with high fever, one with head bandages) from ceiling perspective and knowing the drunk driver would die days later, which occurred. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The tunnel of light with peaceful, loving presence aligns with biblical near-death accounts. The life review reflects biblical concepts of life examination. The 360-degree vision and unity with all creation could represent glimpses of divine perspective. His transformation to value love and understand spiritual beauty reflects biblical spiritual awakening. The experience strengthened his conviction about the afterlife. Unbiblical elements: Charlie's shift from Catholicism to no religious affiliation, believing "we are the sum total of God collectively," reflects pantheistic rather than biblical theology. This view that humans collectively comprise God contradicts biblical teaching about God's transcendence and separate personhood. His rejection of traditional religion in favor of universal spirituality suggests the experience led toward new age beliefs rather than biblical faith. |
2 | Hospital | 10 | 10 | 24 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Severe trauma from MVA, cardiac arrest in ICU | Observed other ICU patients from ceiling, knew drunk driver would die | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/14/2025 | 2 | 0 | Observed other ICU patients from ceiling | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 9 | |||||||||
| 1730 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2192 Cheryelle B NDE 4406 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1cheryelle_b_nde.html | 2006 | 2010 | F |
Cheryelle had been in a severe car accident 3-4 days prior and was hospitalized at her workplace. She was moved from ICU to Progressive Care Unit for discharge planning. During an attempt to insert a central IV line, she told the surgeon she was going to pass out. A nurse had mistakenly hooked her up to compressed air instead of oxygen, and she went into pulseless ventricular fibrillation requiring resuscitation. During the cardiac arrest, Cheryelle experienced the most profound peace she had ever felt in her life. Her deceased mother was there to meet her and told her she had to come back, that she was not through yet. This was the entirety of her NDE - a brief but powerful encounter with her mother and overwhelming peace. Upon return, Cheryelle was angry about being brought back to live in pain and has struggled with severe depression since. She reports no one understands her depression and she wants to die every day just to feel that peace again. The experience left her with absolute certainty about where her mother is and a desperate longing to be with her. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The encounter with her deceased mother aligns with biblical concepts of consciousness after death and the communion of saints. The overwhelming peace she experienced reflects the biblical "peace that passes understanding." Being told she has unfinished purpose on earth resonates with biblical concepts of God's appointed time for each person. Unbiblical elements: The severe, persistent depression and daily death wish following the experience contradicts the biblical hope and purpose that should follow a genuine divine encounter. The absence of God, Jesus, or any explicitly spiritual content beyond her mother is concerning. Her statement that she wants to die every day to feel peace suggests the experience provided false comfort rather than biblical hope and purpose for living. |
2 | Hospital | 10 | 1 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Pulseless ventricular fibrillation after medical error | Brief encounter with deceased mother | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/14/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 1731 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2454 Cheryl B NDE 4839 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1cheryl_b_nde.html | 2010 | 2010-05-25 | 2010 | 53 | F |
Cheryl went to play Bingo at her favorite casino after work on May 25, 2010 - a fortunate decision as she would not have survived if home alone. During the first game, she made a small sound and collapsed. Witnesses reported she appeared to stop breathing. One paramedic refused to stop chest compressions despite her appearing dead for over 20 minutes. She was shocked multiple times with a defibrillator before her heart restarted. She remained in a medically induced coma for 8 days, spending her 53rd birthday comatose. During her cardiac arrest, Cheryl experienced being in a tunnel with no definable walls, surrounded by beautiful lights of every rainbow color like a childhood kaleidoscope. She felt she was floating on air, moving through this space somehow. Warmth and peace surrounded her. Though she saw and heard no one specifically, she felt the presence of others. There was no concept of time - it could have been seconds or years. She experienced incredible peace, tranquility, and joy. When she awoke 8 days later, she could not stop talking about the beautiful colored lights in the tunnel. She was hospitalized for 16 days total and now has an implanted ICD. The experience eliminated her fear of death and transformed her relationships - she frequently hugs family and friends, tells them she loves them, sometimes moved to tears by these feelings. Her cardiologist noted less than 10% of people survive her condition outside a hospital setting. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The tunnel of light experience aligns with many biblical near-death accounts. The overwhelming peace, warmth, and joy reflect divine presence. The sense of other presences could represent angels or the communion of saints. Her transformation to express more love and eliminate fear of death shows positive spiritual fruit. The experience of timelessness reflects the eternal nature of the spiritual realm. Unbiblical elements: The absence of explicitly Christian content (no mention of God, Jesus, or angels) is notable. The kaleidoscope of colors, while beautiful, lacks the typical biblical imagery of divine light. Her spiritual but not religious stance both before and after suggests the experience didn't lead to Christian faith specifically. The lack of any message, life review, or divine communication is unusual for a profound spiritual encounter. |
2 | Other | 10 | 2 | 14 | Suggestive Evidence | 2 | Sudden cardiac arrest, clinically dead 20+ minutes, multiple defibrillations | Tunnel with kaleidoscope colors, sense of presences | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/14/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1732 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2489 Cori R NDE 4881 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1cori_r_nde.html | 2007 | 2010 | F |
Cori experienced a brain hemorrhage from excessive blood thinner medication that led to a seizure. She was lying on the couch when she suddenly found herself on a path with blurry earth-toned beings on each side. She recognized her deceased dog Molly who had passed seven months earlier. At the end of the path, she felt incredible peace and no pain. Her daughter's distant cries reached her, but she didn't want to return. She kept saying "I don't want to go. I won't go!" The experience felt warm, peaceful, and cozy. Her living dog jumped on her chest and licked her face, which slammed her back to reality and stopped the seizure. She underwent a craniotomy to remove blood from inside her skull. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains several elements consistent with biblical accounts including an otherworldly path or journey, encountering deceased beings (her dog), feelings of perfect peace, and a conscious decision point about returning. The separation from the physical body and awareness during a medical crisis aligns with biblical descriptions of the soul's independence from the body. Unbiblical elements: The encounter primarily involved seeing her deceased pet rather than biblical figures, angels, or God. There was no life review, judgment scene, or spiritual revelations. The return was prompted by earthly attachments (daughter's voice) and physical intervention (dog licking) rather than divine direction. |
5 | Home | 5 | 4 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 2 | Brain hemorrhage and seizure documented, life-threatening condition | Limited veridical content - saw deceased dog, heard daughter from distance | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/14/2025 | 1 | 0 | Heard daughter crying from a distance | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1733 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2236 Courtney NDE 4459 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1courtney_nde.html | 2009 | 2010 | F |
During childbirth, Courtney lost significant blood and felt her heart stop, describing it like being unable to breathe. She lost consciousness and then rose above her body, observing the medical scene from above. The room appeared hazy but made things clearer rather than less clear. She could see doctors and nurses calling her name, her husband looking helpless, and her newborn baby. She kept yelling "I am here, I am right here!" but no one could hear her. She heard everything clearly and could recognize where sounds came from, including voices, thoughts, and feelings. The doctors administered ephedrine to restart her heart, and she felt herself plunge back into her body like coming up from underwater for air. --- 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 beyond normal physical limitations and heightened awareness reflects spiritual sight mentioned in scripture. Her immediate return when medical intervention restored her heartbeat suggests divine sovereignty over life and death. Unbiblical elements: The experience lacks encounters with God, Jesus, angels, or deceased relatives. There was no life review, moral instruction, or spiritual revelations. The perception of others' thoughts and feelings resembles psychic abilities not typically endorsed in conservative biblical interpretation. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 8 | 25 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Clinical death with cardiac arrest documented during childbirth | Specific observations of medical scene, husband, baby, and medical interventions | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/14/2025 | 3 | 1 | Saw medical team and family from above | 1.00 | Medical team | Highly Compatible | 5 | |||||||||
| 1734 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2302 Crystal M NDE 4572 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1crystal_m_nde.html | 2009 | 2010 | F |
Crystal underwent an upper scope procedure with stent placement that caused pancreatitis. While hospitalized on IV pain medication, she asked her mother what year it was, told her she loved her, then was surrounded by indescribable beautiful light. Two slender beings with intense light emanating from them accompanied her - she knew exactly who they were though not from earthly life. She communicated with the light all around her, which she knew was God, experiencing emotions and thoughts through touch. She felt overwhelming love, peace, and understanding that everything was exactly as it should be. Moving through the light tunnel toward a brighter end, she saw herself as a small child in a white frilly dress playing and laughing. She became aware she was a soul, not attached to a body. She saw visions of war and suffering African people. At the tunnel's bright end, which she knew was Heaven, she heard her mother crying. She asked to go tell her mother she was okay and was told the choice was hers, with instructions to "tell what you remember." Upon seeing her mother below, she immediately returned to her body. Medical staff confirmed she had no pulse and wasn't breathing for 4.5 minutes during CPR. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: Direct encounter with God as light aligns with biblical descriptions. The tunnel of light leading to Heaven, awareness of existence as an eternal soul, communication without words, overwhelming peace and love, being given a choice to return, and the instruction to testify about the experience all have biblical parallels. The vision of human suffering reflects biblical concern for the afflicted. Unbiblical elements: The two beings were not identified as angels or biblical figures but seemed to be spirit guides of uncertain nature. The emphasis on everything being "exactly as it should be" could imply universal acceptance rather than biblical judgment. Seeing herself as a child might suggest pre-existence concepts not found in orthodox Christianity. |
2 | Hospital | 10 | 16 | 36 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Cardiac arrest confirmed with CPR for 4.5 minutes, no pulse or breathing | Heard mother crying from the other side, saw mother below before returning, mother confirmed she was present | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/14/2025 | 2 | 2 | Heard mother crying and calling her name | 1.00 | Medical staff | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 1735 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2362 Cynthia DM NDE 4665 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1cynthia_dm_nde.html | 1965 | 2010 | F |
During a high school swim class, Cynthia told her instructor she didn't float well due to bone density issues common in Black people. The instructor forced her to push off from the pool side, but didn't see her struggling to surface. After inhaling water and being unable to breathe, she experienced terror, then anger at dying so young. A warm rush like anesthesia overcame her, and she saw a PowerPoint-like "movie" of her life. She reviewed each scene, saying "Okay, that was good" before the next began. She was in a warm, dark void like a movie theater, with no earthly sounds. After seeing she had been a good person and liking herself, she relaxed completely and floated face-down. Her teacher jumped in clothed to pull her out, requiring resuscitation. She understood that Judgment Day is when we see our own lives and judge ourselves, with the goal being to make that movie as pleasant as possible to view. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The life review experience aligns with biblical concepts of judgment and self-examination. The understanding that we face a reckoning for our lives echoes biblical teaching about accountability. The void/darkness before the review could parallel the valley of the shadow of death. The peace after self-acceptance might reflect divine mercy. Unbiblical elements: The concept of self-judgment rather than divine judgment contradicts biblical teaching about God as judge. No encounter with God, Jesus, or spiritual beings occurred. The idea that being "good" is sufficient for peace after death conflicts with biblical salvation through faith. The absence of heaven, hell, or divine presence is notably unbiblical. |
5 | Other | 7 | 10 | 24 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Drowning with cessation of breathing and resuscitation required | Life review with specific scenes, teacher's dramatic rescue confirmed | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/14/2025 | 0 | 1 | Swim teacher | Low Compatibility | 7 | |||||||||||
| 1736 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2313 Cynthia T NDE 4764 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1cynthia_t_nde.html | 2000 | 2010 | F |
During labor, Cynthia received an epidural that froze her body too high above her heart, causing cardiac arrest. The room faded away and everything went sparkling white, as if blinded by strong light. She could hear everything, including the nurse on the phone requesting medication. She felt like she was floating on a white cloud with an amazing sensation. When she returned to her body, she was hooked up to monitors with an oxygen mask, gasping for air. The nurse had administered medication to restart her heart. Her mother and partner had left for lunch when it began and returned to find her revived. Since this experience, she is not afraid of death and can sense when someone is about to die. She learned to read tarot cards and could see death in them. Working in a hospital and home for nuns, she knows when someone will die but doesn't know why. Her dreams sometimes come true. The nuns call her a guardian angel. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The bright white light could represent divine presence. The peaceful floating sensation and lack of fear about death align with biblical promises of peace. The subsequent gift of sensing approaching death might be considered a spiritual gift, though its nature is ambiguous in biblical terms. Unbiblical elements: Reading tarot cards is explicitly forbidden in scripture as divination. The psychic abilities to predict death through cards and sensing directly conflict with biblical prohibitions against fortune-telling and mediumship. While spiritual gifts exist biblically, they should glorify God rather than involve occult practices. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 6 | 23 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Cardiac arrest from epidural complication, heart stopped and restarted with medication | Heard nurse on phone requesting medication while unconscious | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/14/2025 | 1 | 1 | Heard nurse on phone requesting medication | 1.00 | Nurse | Low Compatibility | 7 | |||||||||
| 1737 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2176 Dan A NDE 4385 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1dan_a_nde.html | 1997 | 2010 | M |
Dan was crushed by a 2.5-3 ton cement wall at a construction site. His hard hat prevented worse head injury. Pinned under the wall unable to breathe, his life flashed before him as he prayed to God. Darkness gave way to a pinpoint of light that grew into a brilliant wall of light. He entered a magnificent hall with walls emanating pure bright light where no shadow or sad thought could exist. The hall was filled with hundreds or thousands of people in white gowns, all young adults, gathered in groups with great anticipation. He recognized a woman looking like his mother at 19 (later identified as his grandmother). She insisted he must return because his body was running out of oxygen and people were counting on him. She explained he could come back if he was good to others. After agreeing to help, he took his first breath after 8-10 minutes under the wall. A friend said he was completely blue, not breathing, when his body went into convulsions, coughed up blood, and started breathing - he had resuscitated himself. He spent three months hospitalized, 1.5 months in drug-induced coma, and had additional NDEs including one to a dark terrible place, confirming his belief in different destinations for good and bad people. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The progression from darkness to brilliant light, the magnificent hall filled with people in white robes, recognition of deceased relatives, communication about being good to others, the concept of different destinations based on moral behavior, and his later experience of a dark place all align with biblical descriptions of heaven, hell, and judgment. His prayer to God before the experience and understanding of good versus bad destinations reflects biblical theology. Unbiblical elements: The absence of explicit encounters with God, Jesus, or angels is notable. The idea that simply "being good to others" ensures return to heaven contradicts biblical salvation by grace. The description of everyone as young adults without children or elderly doesn't match biblical descriptions of the afterlife. |
5 | Other | 10 | 14 | 34 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Crushed by 2.5-3 ton cement wall, not breathing for 8-10 minutes | Life review, saw grandmother he barely knew, friend confirmed he was blue and not breathing | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/14/2025 | 0 | 1 | Friend at scene | Moderately Compatible | 9 | |||||||||||
| 1738 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2540 Chuck M NDE 4946 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1chuck_m_nde.html | 2002 | 2010 | M |
Chuck experienced three separate NDEs. First (1969): During a school fight, he was strangled in a headlock until passing out. He entered a tunnel with bright light, saw a color movie of his life from infancy, then floated above watching staff break up the fight and seeing himself bleeding from eyes, nose, mouth and ears. Staff carried him inside; he returned when a door slammed. Second (1978): After injecting nearly a gram of cocaine, his heart stopped. He left his body, sitting against a wall watching his body on the floor for hours before returning. Third (2002): Motorcycle accident where a truck ran over him, breaking his chest. Unable to breathe, he entered a perfect-temperature jacuzzi-like state with incredible love. He saw his deceased mother and grandmother looking 30-35 years old in black dresses and pearls in a beautiful field with azure sky. His mother told him three times he had to go back, saying "we are not ready for you." He awoke six weeks later in the hospital after being in a coma. He appeared on Biography Channel's "I Survived Beyond and Back." --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The tunnel and bright light in the first experience, life review showing moral accountability, and especially the third experience with deceased relatives in a beautiful heavenly realm align with biblical concepts. The overwhelming love and peace, the message to return, and the transformation afterward reflect biblical themes. The appearance of deceased relatives as younger versions matches some interpretations of resurrection bodies. Unbiblical elements: The drug overdose NDE lacks moral judgment despite sinful behavior. No encounter with God, Jesus, or angels across three experiences. The relatives wearing black dresses in heaven is unusual. The statement "we are not ready for you" suggests human control over divine timing rather than God's sovereignty. |
5 | Other | 10 | 12 | 32 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Multiple life-threatening events: strangulation, cocaine overdose, crushed by truck | First NDE: saw himself bleeding from multiple orifices, confirmed by witnesses. Third: details of accident and coma confirmed | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/14/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw himself bleeding from multiple orifices | 1.00 | School staff | Mixed Compatibility | 9 | |||||||||
| 1739 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2255 Cindy D NDE 4491 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1cindy_d_nde_4491.html | 1976 | 2010 | F |
Following a horseback riding accident with head injury, Cindy was in intensive care with a concussion and suspected blood clot. She saw her fiancé beside her bed, then doctors/nurses in a flurry of activity. She found herself floating above the bed, then in the corner, before leaving in panic. In darkness, she encountered a Presence that comforted her with indescribable peace. She recognized this Presence as closer to her than any earthly relationship, with a deep history, though not her deceased grandfather or any human. A light appeared at the end of a tunnel; they drifted toward it. The light was magnificently bright and humbling. She stood before God - a huge energy presence radiating intense brilliant light. Many other presences surrounded them. She heard "All there is - is LOVE. There is nothing to fear. All that matters is LOVE." When asked what she wanted, she adamantly replied she wanted to go back to help her fiancé Nelson. She then woke in her hospital bed. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: Standing before God as brilliant light matches biblical descriptions (1 Timothy 6:16). The message that "all that matters is LOVE" echoes 1 Corinthians 13 and Jesus' greatest commandments. The tunnel, brilliant light, presence of other beings, and transformative message about love align with biblical themes. The indescribable peace reflects the peace that passes understanding. Unbiblical elements: The familiar Presence that wasn't identified as an angel or biblical figure is ambiguous. The simplified message that "ALL there is - is LOVE" without mention of holiness, justice, or salvation could imply universalism. No mention of Jesus Christ as mediator when standing before God. |
5 | Hospital | 7 | 8 | 19 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Head injury with suspected blood clot, in and out of consciousness in ICU | Saw fiancé and medical team activity before leaving body | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/14/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw fiancé beside bed and medical team activity | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1740 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2285 Connie P NDE 4536 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1connie_p_nde.html | 2000 | 2010 | F |
Connie underwent emergency surgery for a blocked fallopian tube that could have ruptured. She went into cardiac arrest as surgery began but her heart restarted after 50 seconds before defibrillation. Her doctor stood watching when she woke and repeatedly asked what she had seen, preventing her from speaking aloud initially. She had fleeting images of intense colors and told him "It wasn't my time to go." She knew with absolute certainty she would live to an advanced age. She saw a serene woman with long grey hair in a beautiful garden, wearing a floor-length dress, whose face glowed with kindness. The woman was in late spring/early summer surroundings with lush green grass, brilliant sun, warm air full of pollen and blooming flowers. Connie believes this woman was herself at an older age, full of God. Since the experience, she can sense when people will die 12-18 months before it happens, predicted the economic depression a year early, and can sense the original paint colors of rooms. Her religious views shifted from Christianity toward Islam as the next world religion, though she's conflicted about this. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The beautiful garden setting could represent Paradise or Eden. The serene, glowing figure might be angelic or a glorified being. The certainty about not dying yet could reflect divine sovereignty over life and death. The predictive abilities might be considered prophetic gifts, though their nature is concerning. Unbiblical elements: The shift from Christianity to Islam directly contradicts biblical truth claims about Christ. The figure being her future self suggests reincarnation or time-loop concepts foreign to scripture. Psychic abilities to predict deaths and sense past events resemble forbidden divination practices. The idea of Islam as the "next world religion" opposes biblical eschatology. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 8 | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Cardiac arrest for 50 seconds during surgery, confirmed by doctor | Doctor confirmed cardiac arrest and asked what she saw, suggesting awareness of NDE | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/14/2025 | 0 | 1 | Surgeon | Incompatible | 7 | |||||||||||
| 1741 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2124 Connie T NDE 4307 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1connie_t_nde.html | 1991 | 2010 | F |
While recovering from leg surgery (ACL repair, tibial plateau repair, fasciotomy) at UCLA Medical Center, Connie fainted when nurses helped her sit up for the first time. She found herself in a field of brightly colored flowers with a river flowing beyond them, enveloped in bright yellowish light. A huge crowd of beings with no discernible features stood across the river, emanating welcome and beckoning her to join them. She recognized her grandmother (deceased 10 years) among them and wondered about her father (deceased when she was 11). Though no words were spoken, she felt sensations of joy and welcome. She saw the brightest colors ever experienced and heard humming like murmuring voices. She awoke to nurses pulling her back to sitting position, who said she had simply fainted for a few seconds. Years later, she had a vivid dream conversation with her deceased father where he told her "I always knew that you loved me" and promised she would see him again. She has since had three out-of-body floating experiences. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The river boundary between earthly and heavenly realms parallels biblical imagery (Revelation 22). The crowd of welcoming beings in bright light resembles the great multitude in Revelation. Recognition of deceased relatives aligns with biblical concepts of conscious afterlife. The overwhelming joy, peace, and certainty of afterlife support biblical promises. Unbiblical elements: The beings lacking discernible features or identification as angels or saints is unusual. No explicit encounter with God, Jesus, or judgment. The subsequent dream conversations with her deceased father and out-of-body experiences could be considered necromancy or occult practices from a strict biblical view. |
6 | Hospital | 3 | 6 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 2 | Fainting episode during recovery, no life-threatening event documented | Saw deceased grandmother and crowd of beings, felt river and flowers | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/14/2025 | 0 | 0 | Moderately Compatible | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 1742 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2318 Dave G NDE 4593 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1dave_g_nde.html | 2007 | 2010 | M |
Dave G experienced a massive posterior artery heart attack on May 23, 2007, after mowing his lawn. Emergency medical technicians arrived quickly, and he was taken to Ely hospital where he was given Heparin that caused his blood pressure to crash dangerously. He clinically died twice, flatling for 20-30 seconds the first time and 12-15 seconds the second time, confirmed by nurse Dawn. During his clinical death, Dave found himself standing alone in a gray void that seemed to extend forever. To his left, he saw an absolutely black cave entrance that filled him with fear and dread. To his right, he noticed a path leading upward toward increasing light. He began moving toward the light path, feeling drawn to it, when he heard Dawn screaming his name. He was physically shocked back into his body. This happened twice - both times he left his body, entered the gray space, saw the dark cave and light path, and was called back by Dawn. Dave observed the medical team working on his body from outside himself. The experience was characterized by absolute peace when out of body, contrasted with the panic of the medical staff. He was transported to Duluth for surgery and survived with minimal heart damage, which the surgeon called miraculous given the complete blockage time. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contained several elements consistent with biblical accounts - the separation of consciousness from the physical body aligns with the biblical concept of the spirit/soul distinction. The presence of a dark, fearful place (the black cave) and a path toward light reflects the biblical dichotomy of judgment destinations. The sense of peace and the fact he was sent back suggests divine providence and that his earthly purpose was not complete. Unbiblical elements: The gray void or intermediate state Dave experienced could be interpreted as limbo, which is not a biblical concept but rather a Catholic theological construct. The absence of any divine beings, angels, or deceased relatives is notable, as biblical accounts often include angelic messengers. There was no life review, judgment scene, or encounter with God or Jesus, which are sometimes present in biblical near-death accounts. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 14 | 34 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Clear cardiac arrest with complete blockage documented, occurred in hospital with monitoring | Patient observed events from outside body, aware of medical procedures and staff actions, but limited specific unique details provided | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/14/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw gray void and dark cave entrance | 0.00 | Dawn (nurse) | Highly Compatible | 6 | |||||||||
| 1743 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2110 David A NDE 4284 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1david_a_nde_4284.html | 1970 | 2010 | M |
David A experienced clinical death in 1970 after losing almost all of his blood on a hospital table. Doctors were working frantically to save him when his vital signs failed. He floated out of his body and observed from above as the medical staff stopped working and began walking away, with a nurse filling out what appeared to be a death report. After leaving his body, David entered a tunnel of swirling multi-colored lights. Two beings he perceived as guides or angels met him in the tunnel and began accompanying him on the journey toward the light. The lights were vivid and infinite, creating a sense of entering a fourth dimension. However, before reaching the ultimate destination, the two beings stopped and told him firmly that it was not yet his time and he had to return. David suddenly re-entered his body and shocked the nurse by telling her he was thirsty. She jumped back, dropped her clipboard, and immediately called for doctors. The medical team quickly hooked up IV bottles and David went to sleep, waking up the next day in a hospital ward. The experience left him with a complete loss of fear about death. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience aligns with biblical teaching about the soul's ability to separate from the physical body. The tunnel with light at the end resonates with many biblical descriptions of divine light and glory. The presence of two beings as guides could represent angels, who are described in Scripture as ministering spirits. The message that "it's not your time" reflects divine sovereignty over life and death. The resulting peace and loss of fear of death mirrors the biblical promise that perfect love casts out fear. Unbiblical elements: None specifically identified. While the experience lacks explicit Christian imagery like seeing Jesus or heaven itself, this doesn't contradict Scripture. The beings didn't identify themselves, and the experience was cut short before reaching the light, so theological conclusions are limited. |
5 | Hospital | 10 | 16 | 40 | Exceptional Evidence | 14 | Clinical death from blood loss explicitly stated, occurred in hospital setting | Multiple specific observations including seeing doctors walk away, nurse filling out report, verified by nurse's shocked reaction | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/14/2025 | 3 | 1 | Saw doctors stop working and walk away | 1.00 | Nurse (unnamed) | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 1744 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2076 Dan B NDE 4245 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1dan_b_nde.html | 1969 | 2010 | M |
On December 9, 1969, Dan experienced a sudden cardiac event while talking with friends. He felt his heart race increasingly fast before it stopped completely. The experience began with a frightening sensation of being pulled away from the scene as reality receded in smaller concentric squares. Dan underwent a comprehensive life review where he not only saw events from his perspective but experienced every action as it affected others. He literally felt the concentric circles of emotion rippling outward - experiencing how his actions affected John, how John affected Ray, how Ray affected Sam, and so on through every interconnected relationship. This empathic experience of feeling the impact on others was profound and sometimes painful. After the life review, Dan was shown how every person, thought, action, and word are interconnected in a vast web of stars existing in multiple dimensions. The interconnectedness appeared as a luminous network spanning eternity. He kept asking "what is the point?" throughout these revelations. Suddenly, he found himself in the presence of a great ball of light resting in the palm of an enormous hand. In this presence, he experienced pure bliss and understanding. The experience ended abruptly as he was pulled back to find his friends discussing which hospital to take him to. This was a deeply impactful experience for Dan, though he was initially frightened by it since Kübler-Ross was not yet famous and NDEs were not widely known. He sought psychiatric help but found little assistance. The most meaningful aspect was experiencing what others felt because of his actions, which fundamentally changed his perspective on interpersonal relationships. He also experienced unusual phenomena afterward, including doors and cabinets opening and slamming shut when alone. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains several elements consistent with biblical accounts, including separation from the body at death, encountering divine light/presence (the ball of light in God's hand), experiencing a form of judgment through the life review showing the impact of one's actions on others, and heightened spiritual awareness. The interconnected web vision reflects biblical concepts of the body of Christ and universal connection through God. Unbiblical elements: The experience lacks explicit Christian content such as encountering Jesus, angels, or biblical heaven/hell. The life review focused on interpersonal impacts rather than sin and righteousness. The emphasis on universal interconnectedness could be interpreted through New Age perspectives. No mention of salvation, faith, or grace was present. |
2 | Other | 10 | 8 | 18 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Clear description of heart stopping (cardiac arrest) though no medical monitoring present | Detailed life review with empathic experience of others' emotions, plus vision of interconnected reality | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/14/2025 | 2 | 0 | Life review with empathic knowledge | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 9 | ||||||||||
| 1745 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2352 Dan P NDE 4782/4633 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1dan_p_nde.html | 2009 | 2010 | M |
On December 3, 2009, Dan experienced a massive "widow maker" heart attack at midnight in his home - a total blockage of the LAD with ventricular fibrillation. His last memory was being placed in the ambulance after receiving a nitro pill. He was defibrillated twice in the emergency room, airlifted to another hospital for angioplasty and stent placement, and remained unconscious on a respirator for two weeks with his heart ejection fraction down to 10%. His physician son-in-law gave him less than 10% chance of survival. During his unconscious period, Dan found himself in what he described as "heaven's front yard" or garden. He was in a short line speaking with Jesus, who was taking unlimited time with each person despite the line. Dan was amazed at the grace, unconditional love, and freedom he felt. He witnessed Jesus speaking with someone who had not been a Christian by religion or birth on earth, but was being given the opportunity to choose at that moment, which Dan found fantastic. There was awareness of a doorway or portal to heaven on his right, though he did not pass through it. The experience was characterized by incredible peace, joy, and love. Upon awakening after two weeks, Dan immediately tried to share his experience, though he couldn't speak or write initially due to his condition. His first coherent words to family were "I died and went to heaven and it was wonderful." The experience left him with renewed faith and a personal understanding of God's grace. He documented his journey on a blog at Fixedhearts.blogspot.com. Despite two weeks of morphine dreams, this death experience remained crystal clear and separate from any hallucinations. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience strongly aligns with Christian theology through the direct encounter with Jesus Christ, the concept of heaven with an entry portal, experiencing divine love and grace, and Jesus offering salvation even after death to non-Christians. The setting as "heaven's front yard" suggests the biblical teaching of different levels or areas in the afterlife. The unlimited time Jesus spent with each soul reflects divine patience and individual care for every person. Unbiblical elements: The most theologically problematic element is witnessing someone who was not a Christian being given the opportunity to choose Jesus after death. This contradicts the biblical teaching in Hebrews 9:27 that judgment follows death without second chances for salvation. This post-mortem evangelism concept conflicts with evangelical doctrine that salvation decisions must be made during earthly life. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 12 | 32 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Widow maker heart attack with ventricular fibrillation, defibrillated twice, on respirator for 2 weeks, cardiac monitoring present | Clear encounter with Jesus in heaven's front yard, specific observation of Jesus speaking with another soul about choosing salvation | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | On respirator for two weeks | 5/14/2025 | 1 | 1 | Encounter with Jesus in heaven's garden | 1.00 | Wife | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||
| 1746 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2293 Dani C NDE 4556 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1dani_c_nde.html | 1971 | 2010 | 15 | F |
In fall 1971, at age 15, Dani attempted suicide by consuming a large amount of pills and alcohol. When she came to consciousness, she found herself floating above her body, initially experiencing a neutral feeling in darkness. She began ascending toward light and felt overwhelming joy - though she noted that word doesn't do justice to what she was experiencing. The feeling was far beyond earthly joy or happiness. During her ascent toward the light, she heard a voice and sensed a presence telling her to go back, that it wasn't her time. She remembers feeling sad about having to return. She has no conscious memory of re-entering her body. She awoke the next day ill from the poisonous effects of the overdose. Though young when it happened, she was already studying metaphysics through Unity church and may have had some awareness of such experiences. The experience had lasting effects on her spiritual development. Her sixth sense became more acute after the NDE. She began experiencing visits from spirits having difficulty transitioning who asked her to communicate messages to loved ones still on earth. She occasionally channels messages from the other side. Electronics behave erratically around her - watches don't run properly and she shorts out car radios. She didn't share the experience for about four years, and when she did, people were more concerned about the suicide attempt than the spiritual experience itself. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience includes several biblical elements such as separation from the body at death, ascending toward divine light, encountering a spiritual presence with a message, and being sent back because it wasn't her time. The overwhelming joy and peace in the light's presence aligns with biblical descriptions of God's presence. The concept of appointed times for death is scriptural. Unbiblical elements: The development of mediumistic abilities (channeling spirits, receiving messages from the dead) directly contradicts biblical prohibitions against necromancy and consulting the dead (Deuteronomy 18:10-12). Her Unity church background and metaphysical studies represent non-biblical spiritual frameworks. The electronic interference suggests ongoing paranormal activity that could be concerning from a biblical perspective. |
5 | Unknown | 3 | 6 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Suicide attempt with pills and alcohol causing life-threatening overdose | Out of body experience, ascending to light, voice telling her to return, but no specific verifiable observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/14/2025 | 1 | 0 | Floating above body and hearing divine message | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 7 | |||||||||
| 1747 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2530 Danielle V NDE 4917 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1danielle_v_nde.html | 2000 | 2010 | F |
In July 2000, Danielle was being strangled by a man and tried to resist with all her strength but wasn't strong enough to break free. As she was losing consciousness, she experienced a profound life review where she saw her life flash before her eyes. She also had visions of her parents and children in the future experiencing sorrow over her death. At that moment or perhaps a second later, she felt herself leaving her body. She found herself being sucked through a dark tube toward a bright light at the end. The experience was incredibly liberating with an ultimate feeling of love and freedom, and most notably, no fear and no pain. Before reaching the light, she stopped and saw her deceased grandfather peek over the edge. She wanted to continue toward the light and be "there," but her grandfather became very angry, looked at her sternly, and shouted "It's not your time yet, you have to go back!" At that very moment, whether her attacker felt something or her grandfather helped with certain powers, the strangler released his grip on her throat and she returned to her body. The experience has profoundly changed her - she is no longer afraid of death, has become a much stronger woman, and knows her deceased grandparents protect her. She feels their presence and has complete faith that she will be sent back if it's not her time. It took her seven years before she could share the experience, initially hiding it away until her grandmother died. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience includes separation from the body during near-death, traveling through a tunnel toward divine light, encountering a deceased relative who serves as a guardian, receiving a message about appointed time for death, and experiencing profound peace and love. The protective role of the deceased grandfather could parallel angelic protection in scripture, and the transformative effects align with spiritual encounters in the Bible. Unbiblical elements: While not explicitly unbiblical, the emphasis on deceased relatives as ongoing protectors rather than God or angels as protectors could be problematic. The lack of any mention of God, Jesus, heaven, or spiritual judgment represents an absence of explicitly Christian content. The suggestion that the grandfather might have supernatural powers to influence physical events is questionable from a biblical perspective. |
5 | Other | 5 | 10 | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Near-death from strangulation during criminal attack | Life review with future vision of family's sorrow, saw deceased grandfather who gave specific message, attacker released grip at exact moment of grandfather's command | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/14/2025 | 2 | 0 | Life review and future vision | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 9 | ||||||||||
| 1748 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2512 David B NDE 4908 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1david_b_nde_4908.html | 2000 | 2010 | M |
In July 2000, David was on a car trip with his wife when he had to stop due to severe illness with sudden sweating, precordial and neck pain. He was taken by ambulance to the hospital where he suffered a myocardial infarction followed by cardiac arrest. He was resuscitated with a defibrillator, requiring fourteen shocks to restore normal rhythm. He experienced a progressive loss of consciousness, feeling himself sinking down into a vortex while maintaining clarity of perception despite feeling alarmed and distressed. After a period of absolute nothingness, David suddenly became conscious during an electric shock and awoke outside his body, finding himself in a not well-defined tunnel. He moved weightlessly through it, progressing from initial darkness toward gradually increasing light. While he saw no specific forms or objects, he felt the reassuring presence of incorporeal beings or souls he sensed were deceased relatives or friends in close contact with him. They gently pushed him in one direction. His emotional state was one of indescribable bliss - like heat without temperature but made of love and total satisfaction. The experience ended suddenly when he found himself back among the medical team. David, who follows liberal Judaism, found the experience increased his hope and near-certainty of post-mortem survival. He considers the experience absolutely real whether interpreted mystically as the threshold of afterlife or materialistically as a physiological phenomenon. The most meaningful aspects were the blissful emotional state and the presence of friendly beings he felt were deceased loved ones guiding him. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains several biblical elements including separation from the body during clinical death, traveling through a tunnel from darkness to light (similar to passing from death to life), sensing the presence of deceased loved ones which aligns with the communion of saints, and experiencing divine love and bliss in the spiritual realm. The transformative effect strengthening his belief in afterlife reflects spiritual awakening common in scripture. Unbiblical elements: The experience lacks explicit mention of God, divine judgment, heaven or hell as destinations, or any specifically Jewish religious imagery despite his faith background. The neutral presentation where both mystical and materialistic interpretations are considered equally valid reflects a non-committal spiritual stance rather than firm biblical conviction. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 8 | 18 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Myocardial infarction with cardiac arrest, required 14 defibrillator shocks, clear medical documentation | Out of body experience in tunnel, felt presence of deceased relatives/friends guiding him, experienced otherworldly bliss | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/14/2025 | 1 | 0 | Consciousness during defibrillation and tunnel experience | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||
| 1749 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2234 David M NDE 4457 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1david_m_nde_4457.html | 1971 | 2010 | M |
In December 1971, David was aboard the USS Coronado when he experienced a medical emergency after having blood drawn. Having felt unwell for days with fever and no appetite, his pulse dropped rapidly after the blood draw - an adverse reaction he'd never experienced before. The medical staff worked frantically as he was "slipping away quickly," with someone stating "We're going to lose him." During this crisis, David had a profound out-of-body experience. He found himself suspended about four feet above the medical table, watching the frantic activity below while immersed in bright light that extended equally to his sides. Despite the medical team's panic, David felt completely at peace and knew he was okay throughout the episode. He distinctly recalls thinking "Well if you doctors would just do this (or that) I would in fact be fine," though he had no medical background. He knew exactly what they were doing wrong but cannot recall the specifics. The medical staff's voices sounded distorted and distant, as if transmitted through a hollow cylinder or tin can with open ends. David experienced a profound sense of peace unlike anything before or since in his life. He could view everything with a 360-degree perspective, observing the medical staff working on his physical body below. He's certain the staff had no idea he was above them witnessing the revival procedure. After recovery, the medical staff was angry when he told them he hadn't eaten for a day. David believes this experience showed him the reality of Mind/Spirit and has maintained conscious contact with God since 1991. He wonders if his deceased twin brother Robert's spirit might be living through or part of his own spirit. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience during medical crisis aligns with biblical accounts of the spirit separating from the body. The overwhelming peace surpassing understanding echoes Philippians 4:7. The bright light could represent divine presence. His renewed conscious contact with God after the experience shows spiritual transformation. The interconnection with his deceased twin might relate to the biblical concept of the communion of saints. Unbiblical elements: The lack of explicitly religious content during the experience itself is notable. The suggestion of his deceased twin's spirit living through him contradicts biblical teaching about individual souls. No mention of heaven, hell, angels, or divine beings during the experience. |
5 | Other | 5 | 10 | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Life-threatening medical emergency with pulse dropping rapidly after blood draw | Detailed OBE observations including specific height above body, 360-degree vision, medical staff voices sounding like through tin can, awareness of medical procedures | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/14/2025 | 2 | 0 | Observed medical revival from above | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1750 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2484 David S NDE 4876 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1david_s_nde_4876.html | 1977 | 2010 | M |
In July 1977, David ran a mini-marathon on an extremely hot day exceeding 100 degrees. He became increasingly impaired trying to finish until he collapsed from heat stroke. He awakened in an ice bath with worried faces, presumably doctors, observing him. He was acutely aware of being in grave peril as his heart and temperature were racing dangerously. The medical situation was touch-and-go as doctors worked to save his life. Suddenly, David found himself watching doctors working over a body on a table from outside his body. He was either floating above or had the recollection of being behind large glass doors. He was desperately willing them NOT to pull the sheet over "that poor schmuck lying there," who happened to be himself. He fought to prevent them from giving up on his body. Then suddenly he was back in his body, feeling his racing heart and temperature. In his panic, he had forgotten to have faith, but once he remembered to have FAITH, he could palpably feel himself slowing down, cooling down, and becoming peaceful with certainty he would be alright. Immediately after returning, David began lecturing and testifying to everyone present about the importance of faith, though the doctors later recalled this with amusement. He hallucinated that his parents and old teachers were present. The experience left him physically depleted for about a month with loss of appetite and trouble walking upstairs. He also had two previous specific out-of-body experiences where he clearly left his body and roamed while watching himself sleep. The NDE reinforced his Jewish faith and confirmed his view of two worlds - spiritual and physical - that humans inhabit. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience, viewing his body from outside, and the critical role of faith in his recovery all align with biblical principles. His immediate testimony about faith's importance reflects biblical evangelism. The experience of two worlds (spiritual and physical) corresponds with biblical dualism. The transformative power of faith bringing physical healing echoes numerous biblical accounts. Unbiblical elements: The hallucinations of people who weren't present could be concerning. Previous non-crisis OBEs might suggest psychic abilities rather than divine encounters. The experience lacks specific mention of God, heaven, hell, or religious imagery despite his Jewish faith. |
5 | Hospital | 5 | 12 | 24 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Life-threatening heat stroke requiring ice bath treatment | Out of body observation of doctors working on his body, specific awareness of being behind glass doors or floating above, willing doctors not to cover him with sheet | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/14/2025 | 2 | 1 | Observed doctors working on his body | 1.00 | Doctors | Highly Compatible | 6 | |||||||||
| 1751 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2173 David W NDE 4382 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1david_w_nde_4382.html | 2003 | 2010 | M |
On April 20, 2003, David underwent open heart bypass surgery. The morning after surgery, as the fog from anesthesia and morphine lifted, he began humming "Nantucket Sleigh Ride" by Mountain - a song he hadn't heard for almost thirty years. Then he started remembering an extraordinary experience during the surgery when his heart was stopped. David recalled looking down on an open chest with a heart lying still. He then saw two probe-like instruments touching the heart, at which point the memory stopped. This brief but vivid recollection was of viewing his own cardiac surgery from an out-of-body perspective, observing his stopped heart and the moment of electrical cardioversion. When David went to have his staples removed after a week, he asked the surgeon if Mountain had been played in the operating room. The surgeon's response was remarkable - he asked "Looking down or the light?" indicating immediate recognition of an NDE. The surgeon confirmed that many of his patients report these experiences and verified that he had indeed played a Mountain CD during David's surgery. This musical verification provides strong evidence that David's consciousness was somehow present and aware during the surgery despite being under deep anesthesia with his heart stopped. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience during clinical death aligns with biblical concepts of consciousness surviving physical death. The observation from above reflects accounts like Paul's possible out-of-body experience in 2 Corinthians 12. The surgeon's familiarity with such experiences among heart surgery patients suggests these are genuine spiritual phenomena rather than hallucinations. Unbiblical elements: The experience was brief and contained no explicitly religious content - no encounter with divine beings, heaven, hell, or spiritual messages. The focus on musical memory rather than spiritual transformation is unusual for biblical encounters with the divine. |
3 | Hospital | 7 | 16 | 33 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Open heart bypass surgery with heart stopped, under deep anesthesia | Viewed own open chest and still heart from above, heard specific music (Mountain) that surgeon confirmed was playing, two probe-like instruments touching heart | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/14/2025 | 2 | 1 | Observed own heart surgery from above | 0.00 | Surgeon | Highly Compatible | 4 | |||||||||
| 1752 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2108 Dea M NDE 4281 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1dea_m_nde.html | 2008 | 2010 | F |
On November 18, 2008, Dea was in a rollover accident on a major highway while returning from a shopping trip with her dog. After the car rolled and landed upside down, she was severely injured with contused lungs, requiring life support for her survival. She was placed on a respirator and remained unconscious for two weeks. Doctors said they had never had a trauma patient with such severely damaged lungs survive. She spent only 18 days in the hospital despite being told she would be there for months. During her coma, Dea experienced an extraordinary journey through multiple spiritual dimensions. She found herself encompassed in beautiful yellow-gold light tinged with orange at the edges, initially thinking it was some new hospital comfort technology. She realized she had no body but could see 360 degrees in all directions. She was pulled through increasingly vivid 3D colors and sounds that were far beyond earthly experience - colors changed from within, and both colors and music had greater range and magnitude than earthly senses allow. She could feel each color's essence as it flowed through her soul, becoming one with each color. She experienced creativity itself, able to create visions with thought alone, understanding unlimited human potential and experiencing love as God loves. The experience included a profound spiritual healing after returning home. In a deep sleep state, she found herself in a sapphire-blue dimension where invisible spiritual doctors performed a procedure. They told her "This is for you; this is our gift to you. This is the you that you were always meant to be." She watched smoke-like tendrils descend and be absorbed into her chest, followed by aqua blue light with white center filling her body through her feet. She experienced loving herself for the first time. Additional visions showed her life's interconnected meaning. The paramedics reported she should not have survived her injuries. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience of divine light, overwhelming love, understanding of God's love, seeing life's interconnected meaning, and spiritual transformation align with biblical encounters. The concept of being remade into who she was "meant to be" reflects biblical transformation and new creation in Christ. The remarkable healing testified to God's power over death. Unbiblical elements: The new age concepts of becoming one with colors, understanding "unlimited human potential," and the absence of explicitly Christian content (no mention of Jesus, heaven, hell, or salvation) are concerning. The spiritual doctors and dimensional healing ceremony don't align with biblical descriptions of divine healing. |
5 | Hospital | 5 | 8 | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 2 | Severe car accident with contused lungs, on life support and respirator for two weeks | Experienced multiple dimensions of color and sound beyond earthly range, creative control over visions, post-coma healing vision with specific details | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | On respirator for two weeks | 5/14/2025 | 3 | 0 | Experienced colors beyond earthly spectrum | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 9 | |||||||||
| 1753 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2081 Debbie NDE 4253 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1debbie_nde.html | 1977 | 2010 | 8 | F |
In July 1977, at age 8, Debbie was at a hotel pool in Florida with her family. While standing at poolside looking into the deep water, she felt herself in a trance-like state and leaned further over until she fell in. Unable to swim, she found herself underwater looking up at a safety rope right beside her but couldn't make her hand grab it. Her confusion turned into an extraordinary out-of-body experience that would profoundly impact her understanding of life and death. Suddenly, Debbie was outside her body, looking at herself floating limp in the water with her hair floating around her head, eyes open with a frozen look of shock. Rather than fear, she felt overwhelming peace and curiosity. Looking up beyond the rope, she saw a fuzzy white circle of light in the distance (distinct from the sun which she also saw). She communicated telepathically with the light, thinking "Oh no not yet please! I like this one and I'm not ready yet." Simultaneously, she experienced a profound knowing - she understood everything she had ever wanted to know. She knew that whatever happened in life would be fine, that all experiences good and bad were just that - life experiences. The unconditional love she felt was so strong she almost didn't want to leave it, but she knew she would be with it again and that she belonged with it. Debbie chose to return to her body, then everything went black. She awoke at the pool's edge with people yelling, then water rushed painfully from her lungs. She cried all day, not from the trauma but because no one would listen to her experience and she had lost that loving connection. Her stepfather had pulled her out after a few minutes underwater. The experience left her unafraid of death, knowing there's a reason for her being here though unsure what it is. She developed temporary floating dreams or possible OBEs until age 10. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience, encountering divine light representing God's presence, receiving supernatural knowledge and understanding, experiencing overwhelming unconditional love, knowing she belonged with the light and would return to it, and the transformative loss of death fear all align with biblical concepts of the divine encounter and eternal life. Unbiblical elements: The experience lacks explicit Christian content - no mention of Jesus, angels, heaven or hell. The suggestion that all experiences are equally valid without moral distinction could conflict with biblical concepts of sin and righteousness. The telepathic communication and subsequent floating dreams/OBEs might be concerning from a conservative perspective. |
5 | Other | 5 | 10 | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Near-drowning, underwater for minutes before rescue | Saw own body floating underwater with specific details (limp, hair floating, shocked expression), communicated with divine light, gained universal knowledge | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/14/2025 | 2 | 0 | Viewed own drowning body from outside | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 1754 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2107 Debbie P NDE 4280 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1debbie_p_nde_4280.html | 1969 | 2010 | F |
During emergency surgery for a spontaneous abortion, Debbie experienced clinical death when her heart stopped and electric shock was applied. While under anesthesia, she had a sudden awareness of dying and felt vastly amused rather than shocked. A huge luminous Question Mark dominated her vision in a vast black void, representing the Eternal Question about to be answered. She experienced universal joyous laughter reverberating everywhere, flowing through her with wondrous bliss and happiness. She was overcome with overwhelming Great Love and received the answer that the purpose of life is to love unconditionally - to experience it, express it, and share it. As her heart began beating and she returned to consciousness, she felt terrible fear return and trembled with the realization of nearly dying for weeks afterward. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience included encountering a divine presence through the cosmic Question Mark and receiving spiritual knowledge about the purpose of life being love. The overwhelming sense of divine love, joy, and bliss aligns with biblical descriptions of God's nature as love (1 John 4:8). The transition from earthly consciousness to a spiritual realm and the reception of divine wisdom reflects biblical accounts of spiritual encounters. Unbiblical elements: The experience lacks traditional biblical imagery such as Jesus, angels, heaven, or deceased relatives typically found in Christian afterlife accounts. The cosmic Question Mark as a representation of divine presence is non-traditional. The absence of judgment, life review, or references to salvation through Christ differs from conservative evangelical expectations of the afterlife. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 1 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Clinical death explicitly stated with heart stopping and electric shock applied during surgery | No specific veridical observations - entirely subjective spiritual experience | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/14/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 1755 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2395 Deborah G NDE 4731 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1deborah_g_nde.html | 1964 | 2010 | 3 | F |
At age three, Deborah and her sister climbed into a cabinet and consumed an entire bottle of St. Joseph aspirins, splitting them between themselves. Their mother found them and rushed them to the hospital. While doctors were able to pump one daughter's stomach, Deborah could not be saved this way and was declared dead by the doctor. During this time, she left her body and observed the scene from above, seeing doctors and nurses around her parents in the hall. She heard the doctor tell her parents that one daughter had been saved but the other had passed. While out of body, Jesus appeared and extended his hand to her. They walked together toward a bright light, communicating telepathically. Jesus told her she had a choice to come into the light or return. Despite wanting to go home to the light, she chose to stay with her sister, saying she still had things to do. When her parents came into the room and kissed her, the heart monitor began beeping again, shocking the doctor who couldn't believe she had returned. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience strongly features Jesus Christ as the central figure, who personally appeared and guided the child. The bright light, telepathic communication with Jesus, the choice between continuing to heaven or returning to earth, and the miraculous return to life all align with biblical accounts. The child's sense of having a purpose and things still to do reflects biblical concepts of divine purpose and God's plan for each life. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience is remarkably consistent with conservative Christian theology, featuring a personal encounter with Jesus, the existence of heaven represented by the light, and divine sovereignty in allowing the choice to return. |
2 | Hospital | 10 | 15 | 32 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Clinical death declared by doctor, unable to pump stomach, pronounced dead | Out of body observation of doctors/nurses, heard doctor declare death to parents, saw parents enter room | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/14/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw medical scene from above | 0.00 | Parents | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 1756 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2380 Deborah K NDE 4703 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1deborah_k_nde.html | 1979 | 1979-07-09 | 2010 | F |
During a family vacation in Colorado, their van was forced off a mountain road and tumbled down a cliff. Deborah's spine was crushed in the accident. While trapped in the vehicle with two paramedics trying to extract her, her blood pressure dropped to 60/20. She suddenly lost all strength and left her body, floating above the scene. From this vantage point, she observed her husband taking photographs of the damaged vehicle and occasionally speaking with others. Rising higher, she saw her two young children at the road above - her baby being held by an older woman and her three-year-old playing with a stick near the road's edge. She noted specific details like the woman shielding her eyes from the sun and her son's scratches. She was enveloped in complete unconditional love and encountered a powerful, loving Presence. Given a telepathic choice to continue in bliss or return to her painful body, she chose to return for her children's sake, immediately re-entering her body with all the crushing pain returning. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience, encountering a loving divine Presence, the overwhelming sense of unconditional love and compassion, and being given a choice about returning align with biblical accounts of God's nature as love. The sacrificial decision to return for her children reflects Christ-like sacrificial love. The telepathic communication and sensing a barrier to the other side are consistent with spiritual realm encounters in Scripture. Unbiblical elements: The Presence is not specifically identified as God, Jesus, or any biblical figure. There's no mention of heaven, hell, angels, or deceased relatives. The experience lacks explicit Christian imagery or references to salvation, focusing instead on a general divine encounter. |
5 | Other | 7 | 18 | 25 | Strong Evidence | 0 | Severe trauma with critically low blood pressure (60/20) indicating life-threatening condition | Multiple specific observations: husband taking photos, children's exact positions, woman holding baby and shielding eyes, son with scratches playing with stick | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | trapped in crushed vehicle | 5/14/2025 | 3 | 0 | Saw husband's actions | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 1757 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2276 Debra B NDE 4516 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1debra_b_nde.html | 2005 | 2005-04-23 | 2010 | F |
After drinking heavily, Debra was pushed from her ex-boyfriend's car moving at 40 mph. She suffered catastrophic injuries including losing 10% of her brain, a cracked skull with brain matter dragging on the street, a cracked eye socket with her brain pushing through her eye, and fell into an immediate coma requiring life support and a tracheotomy. During her month-long coma, she experienced floating out of her body through a dark tunnel toward a light that grew bigger and brighter. At the end of the tunnel, she encountered her deceased mother (died 2000) wearing a white gown and appearing to glow. Her mother had her head down with eyes up, displaying the worried stare she had in life. They communicated telepathically, reading each other's thoughts, though Debra doesn't remember the specific content. The experience felt like perhaps an hour though she was in a coma for a month, suggesting to her that time doesn't exist in the afterlife. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The dark tunnel with light, encountering a deceased loved one in white/glowing appearance, telepathic communication, and the sense of timelessness in the spiritual realm align with many biblical and traditional Christian NDE accounts. The peaceful, joyful feelings and sense of unity experienced are consistent with being in God's presence. Unbiblical elements: None specifically identified. While the experience doesn't mention God, Jesus, or heaven explicitly, the encounter with her deceased mother in a place of light doesn't contradict Scripture and could represent a glimpse of the afterlife where believers are present with the Lord. |
5 | Hospital | 10 | 4 | 14 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Clinical death with catastrophic brain injury, coma, life support | General tunnel/light experience and deceased mother encounter, but no specific veridical details | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | in coma | 5/14/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||
| 1758 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2445 Dee H NDE 4816 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1dee_h_nde.html | 1983 | 2010 | F |
During hysterectomy surgery in 1983, Dee experienced clinical death due to complications from asthma or allergies with anesthesia. Upon waking, she immediately told her mother about her vivid experience of floating and being drawn toward a bridge or walkway. Approaching the middle, she saw a beautiful park-like setting with people standing and talking in very bright but non-blinding light. The closer she got, the more wonderful she felt - overwhelmed with love, kindness, and comfort like going into the most loving home. Just as she was about to reach the grass, two nuns in black and white habits approached (without touching her) and told her she had to go back, that they weren't ready for her yet. Despite her protests, they insisted she return "for a little while." Her mother then revealed that the doctor had come out to report Dee was clinically dead but they were still working on her. After returning, Dee was blind for three days and severely swollen from the medical intervention. Since the experience, she has not feared death and looks forward to experiencing that incredible feeling of being loved again. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience of moving toward a beautiful, light-filled realm with a park-like setting aligns with biblical descriptions of paradise. The overwhelming feelings of love, peace, and being in a loving home reflect God's nature. The appearance of religious figures (nuns) as guardians or messengers and being told it wasn't her time echoes biblical accounts of divine timing and purpose. The complete absence of fear regarding death afterward reflects biblical promises about eternal life. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience aligns well with Christian understanding of the afterlife, featuring religious figures, paradise-like settings, divine love, and the concept of divine timing for death and return. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 8 | 28 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Clinical death explicitly confirmed by doctor during surgery | General observations of park, people, and nuns, but no specific veridical details that could be verified | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/14/2025 | 0 | 1 | Mother | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||||
| 1759 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2136 Deepak Y NDE 4313 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1deepak_y_nde.html | 2003 | 2003-02-04 | 2010 | M |
While being transported by cab to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi, Deepak was vomiting blood due to esophageal varices. His head was in his brother's lap as his brother tried to awaken him. He experienced complete darkness with no sounds - no horns or traffic noise. He felt very light with no pain, even as vomiting continued without sensation. His life passed before him in PowerPoint presentation-style images. He felt free in the darkness. After six hours, he learned doctors had performed banding for the esophageal varices. He continued treatment for a year, later developing jaundice and requiring two surgeries for portal pressure issues. The experience left him without fear of death, viewing it not as an end but as "a transfer of duties." --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The life review experience aligns with biblical concepts of life flashing before one's eyes at death. The complete absence of fear about death and understanding it as a transition rather than an end reflects biblical teaching about eternal life. The darkness could represent the valley of the shadow of death mentioned in Psalm 23, through which one passes without fear. Unbiblical elements: The description of death as merely "a transfer of duties" and his statement of having "NO FAITH" suggests a non-religious or possibly Eastern philosophical interpretation rather than a Christian understanding of death and afterlife. The experience lacks any encounter with divine beings, heaven, hell, or explicitly spiritual elements. |
5 | Ambulance | 5 | 2 | 7 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Life-threatening blood vomiting from esophageal varices requiring emergency treatment | Only subjective experiences of darkness and life review, no veridical observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/14/2025 | 0 | 0 | Low Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||||
| 1760 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2214 DeeRay G NDE 4428 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1deeray_g_nde.html | 2006 | 2006-06-18 | 2010 | M |
On a Sunday morning, DeeRay suddenly felt strange while using the bathroom and told his wife he felt weird. She immediately recognized he was having a heart attack and sat him down. He began floating up, his mind racing as he thought of his deceased mother and looked for the Angel of Death. While floating, he simultaneously wondered if this was oxygen deprivation like he'd seen on the Learning Channel. With eyes closed, thinking he was talking to his wife, a lady handed him a washcloth saying "Here, this will make you feel better." He thought his wife was having hot flashes. When his wife and brother-in-law entered, he was talking and rubbing his face, but no one else was there. Pain then shot through his jaw like a hot knife. He was airlifted to St. Johns in Tulsa, having what they called "the widow maker" heart attack. During the experience, he saw little lights like fireflies swirling around, felt incredible peace and joy, and was ready to fight if the Angel of Death appeared. The experience left him less worried about things he cannot change. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience, the presence of an unseen helping figure (possibly angelic), the lights that could represent spiritual beings, and the feelings of incredible peace and joy align with biblical accounts of divine encounters. His increased prayer life and kindness afterward reflect spiritual transformation. His thought of his deceased mother suggests awareness of the afterlife. Unbiblical elements: His combative attitude toward the Angel of Death ("ready to fight") contradicts biblical submission to God's will. The lack of explicit divine encounter or heavenly imagery is notable, though not necessarily unbiblical. |
2 | Home | 7 | 6 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Heart attack (widow maker) confirmed, required air flight and stents | Saw unknown woman who gave washcloth while no one was physically present | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/15/2025 | 1 | 0 | Interaction with unseen woman | 1.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 1761 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2126 Desmond F NDE 4295 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1desmond_f_nde.html | 2008 | 2008-12-19 | 2010 | M |
During a heart attack, Desmond was being treated by paramedics who gave him medication and oxygen. As they prepared to transport him to Grenoble or Annecy for emergency coronary angiography, he was transferred to a shell mattress. Unable to feel his limbs and having difficulty articulating, everything suddenly changed. He found himself feeling intensely well, bathed in soft light with familiar and extremely caring presences leaning on him. He experienced no concept of time passing but felt communication occurring without words. Everything was serenity, benevolence, and love - he describes bathing in perfect happiness. Suddenly he heard "That's it, he is back!" and saw someone who had been giving him heart massage, who apologized for possibly breaking ribs. Upon regaining consciousness, his first thought was "Who is this idiot who wakes me up right at the moment where I have never ever been so well." The experience taught him that death is not the end of life. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The soft, mystical light, the presence of caring beings (possibly angels or deceased loved ones), the overwhelming feelings of love, peace, and perfect happiness align with biblical descriptions of God's presence and heaven. The wordless communication reflects spiritual communication in the divine realm. The knowledge that death is not the end corresponds to biblical teaching about eternal life. Unbiblical elements: None specifically identified. While the experience doesn't explicitly mention God or Jesus, the elements present are consistent with a glimpse of the heavenly realm described in Scripture. |
2 | Ambulance | 10 | 10 | 27 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Ventricular fibrillation requiring cardiac massage/resuscitation | Heard "That's it, he is back!" and saw person giving heart massage with apology about ribs | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/15/2025 | 1 | 0 | Heard resuscitation completion | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 1762 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2258 Diane C NDE 4626 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1diane_c_nde_4626.html | 1983 | 2010 | F |
While working in Alberta, Canada, Diane became ill after drinking contaminated soda. After a week in local hospital, she was transferred to Edmonton with blood in her intestines. Given powerful medication with severe side effects, she was hallucinating and felt she would die. One evening, she took what felt like her last breath and stopped breathing, feeling no need for air. She felt someone give her mouth-to-mouth resuscitation three times while hearing metal furniture on wheels in the corridor. She then floated horizontally near the ceiling, seeing a large tunnel (10 feet diameter) very near with extremely bright light behind a thin veil. She saw 5-6 people in white silhouettes around her. When she came to, these same 5-6 people were the actual doctors and nurses at her bedside. She had tubes everywhere and was given morphine before being sent to intensive care. She learned she had come very close to dying. The experience remains vivid after 27 years. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The tunnel with bright light, floating/out-of-body experience, and the sense of transitioning toward another realm align with many Christian NDE accounts. The white figures could represent angels or heavenly beings. The peace and lack of fear during the experience, along with the lasting vividness and significance, suggest a genuine spiritual encounter. Unbiblical elements: None identified. While the experience doesn't explicitly mention God, Jesus, or heaven, the elements present (tunnel, light, spiritual beings) are consistent with transitioning toward the heavenly realm. |
5 | Hospital | 7 | 12 | 29 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Respiratory arrest, required resuscitation, nearly died per medical staff | Saw 5-6 white silhouettes that matched the actual 5-6 medical staff present when conscious | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/15/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw medical staff as white figures | 1.00 | Doctors and nurses | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 1763 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2492 Diane D NDE 4886 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1diane_d_nde.html | 1964 | 2010 | F |
Diane was awakened from sleep to answer a phone call, leaped out of bed, and while kneeling on a phone bench, fainted and fell backward, hitting her head on a brass-covered table leg. She found herself in darkness with no defined space, watching herself standing there. A wonderful feeling of calmness came over her as she watched herself walk away very fast with purpose into the dark that she could see in perfectly. She knew exactly where to go. As she watched herself walk away, she asked pertinent questions that were answered, though she doesn't know how. She then heard her own voice say "Come back, Diane, it's not your time" and watched herself turn around and return. She came to sobbing with her mother and sister yelling her name. They told her she had fallen, hit her head so hard she wasn't breathing, and they were slapping her face in panic. She felt wonderful in that place and was reluctant to return, but forgot all the answers to her questions upon waking. She is no longer afraid of death. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The voice calling her back saying "it's not your time" aligns with biblical concepts of divine timing and God's sovereignty over life and death. The wonderful feelings of peace, the sense of having all questions answered (special knowledge), and losing fear of death afterward are consistent with divine encounters. The darkness where she could "see perfectly" might represent spiritual sight beyond physical limitations. Unbiblical elements: None specifically identified. The experience of watching herself from outside and the undefined dark space, while unusual, don't contradict biblical accounts of spiritual experiences. |
5 | Home | 5 | 4 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Head trauma with respiratory arrest confirmed by family | Only subjective experience of self-observation and voice, no veridical details | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/15/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 1764 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2307 Diane L NDE 4580 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1diane_l_nde.html | 1978 | 2010 | F |
Diane was at a beach in August 1978 with her sister, enjoying warm water and three-foot waves. While body surfing, she began tumbling underwater and despite repeated attempts, could not right herself. During this life-threatening drowning incident, she experienced a classic out-of-body experience, suddenly watching herself roll from an external perspective. She found herself in a large expanse of black void, experiencing incredible peace and a lack of distress about her situation. Her life flashed before her in this dark space. She was then somehow righted upwards and returned to her body. The experience left her with lasting effects including visits from her deceased father and enhanced psychic awareness. She reports being able to feel and see things before they happen, and has experienced multiple visits from deceased individuals. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains several elements consistent with biblical accounts of near-death experiences including the out-of-body experience where consciousness separates from the physical body, heightened awareness and clarity during the crisis, the life review phenomenon where past events flash before one's eyes, the experience of supernatural peace that transcends understanding, and the dark void which could represent a transitional space. The subsequent spiritual gifts and ability to perceive spiritual presences align with biblical accounts of enhanced spiritual sensitivity. Unbiblical elements: The account mentions ongoing visits from her deceased father and enhanced psychic abilities, which from a conservative evangelical perspective could be problematic. The Bible generally warns against seeking communication with the dead (Deuteronomy 18:10-12) and regards such practices as potentially deceptive. The psychic abilities and premonitions she describes could be viewed with caution from a biblical standpoint. |
5 | Other | 5 | 4 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Near-drowning incident with loss of consciousness | Out-of-body observation of self rolling underwater | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/15/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw herself rolling underwater from outside perspective | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 7 | ||||||||||
| 1765 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2283 Dick M NDE 4534 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1dick_m_nde.html | 1989 | 1989-12-30 | 2010 | M |
Dick had been drinking alcoholically for 30 years when on December 30, 1989, he consumed a quart of vodka but couldn't get drunk. He collapsed, blacked out, and was taken to the hospital by ambulance. While on a table being attended by doctors, he suddenly found himself floating at the corner of the ceiling and heard a doctor say "We're losing him." He then turned and found himself in a tunnel of light that was bright yet soft around the edges. Proceeding through this tunnel, he encountered a figure who told him "Go back; it's not your time" and "You have had enough," which he understood meant alcohol. Despite not wanting to return, he reluctantly retreated. He woke up in a hospital bed completely at peace and sober, hearing his own voice reciting the first step of AA. Since that day, he has not had a drink or any desire to drink, maintaining sobriety for over 20 years at the time of his account. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains classic biblical NDE elements including the out-of-body experience with consciousness separating from the physical body, encountering a divine or authoritative being who determines it's not his time, the tunnel of light reminiscent of biblical descriptions of divine light, receiving a clear message about life purpose and transformation, and experiencing profound lasting change. The complete deliverance from alcoholism mirrors biblical accounts of divine healing and transformation. The peace and joy experienced align with fruits of the Spirit. Unbiblical elements: The account is remarkably free of unbiblical elements. The being encountered is not specifically identified as Jesus or God but speaks with divine authority about timing and life purpose. There are no references to reincarnation, universalism, or occult practices. The transformation appears to be a genuine spiritual deliverance consistent with biblical accounts of divine intervention and healing. |
5 | Hospital | 7 | 8 | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Alcohol overdose leading to clinical crisis with medical team stating "We're losing him" | Heard doctor say "We're losing him" while floating at ceiling corner | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/15/2025 | 2 | 1 | Floating at corner of ceiling, observing medical team | 0.00 | Doctor (unnamed) | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 1766 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2431 Don NDE 4798 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1don_nde.html | 1958 | 2010 | 12 | M |
At age twelve in 1958, Don died from an illness and left his body. While floating above his body, he looked at his hands and realized he still had a form. He heard men in the room saying "He sure is young to have to die" but couldn't make them hear him when he tried to tell them he wasn't dead. A small light approached him, growing larger and containing a man who asked "What are you doing here?" and called him by name. The light surrounded both of them with pure love. The being identified himself as Don's brother who had gone away to build a place for him, showing him heaven with golden steps. Communication occurred telepathically without spoken words. Don asked many questions about heaven's location and purpose, all of which were answered. The being told him he had something to do and would have to go back. Don returned to his body and has since helped dying people find peace by sharing that death is just going to another level of life. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience strongly aligns with biblical accounts, particularly Jesus' words in John 14:2-3 about going to prepare a place. The being identifying as his "brother" who went away to build a place strongly suggests Jesus, who calls believers brothers (Hebrews 2:11). The golden steps recall Revelation's descriptions of heaven. The pure love, telepathic communication, and divine light all align with biblical descriptions of divine encounters. Being called by name reflects biblical themes of God knowing each person individually. The commission to return with purpose mirrors biblical calling narratives. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The account appears fully compatible with conservative Christian theology, presenting what seems to be an encounter with Jesus Christ using familial language consistent with New Testament teaching. |
5 | Unknown | 10 | 10 | 20 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Clinical death from illness at age 12 | Heard specific conversation about being young to die; saw heaven with golden steps | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/15/2025 | 2 | 0 | Heard men discussing his death | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 1767 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2243 Donald W NDE 22230 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1donald_w_nde.html | 1986 | 1986-02-10 | 2010 | M |
On February 10, 1986, Donald was violently attacked with a rock to his face. Immediately after the assault, he felt himself rising from a horizontal position to upright, floating above his body. Though in complete darkness, he maintained awareness of his body down to his waist and spatial orientation. He experienced utter peace, blissful non-concern, and complete awareness of what was happening. When he thought of his soon-to-be wife waiting for him at home and wondered what she would do, he was instantly forced back into his body so hard that his body bounced off the concrete. The experience lasted only 15-20 seconds but left lasting impacts including anger, lack of patience, and trust issues from the traumatic attack. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience with maintained consciousness aligns with biblical accounts of spirit-body separation. The profound peace experienced reflects the "peace that passes understanding" (Philippians 4:7). The darkness rather than light could represent a different type of spiritual experience or transition state. The immediate return upon thinking of loved ones suggests divine providence and purpose for continued life. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The account is brief and focused on the phenomenological experience without theological claims. The darkness experienced differs from typical light encounters but doesn't contradict Scripture, as the Bible acknowledges different types of spiritual experiences. |
5 | Other | 5 | 4 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Criminal attack with rock causing life-threatening head trauma | Floating sensation with awareness of body position | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/15/2025 | 1 | 0 | Floating above body with spatial awareness in darkness | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 5 | |||||||||
| 1768 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2357 Donavan S NDE 4653 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1donavan_s_nde.html | 1951 | 2010 | 6 | F |
In summer 1951, six-year-old Donavan was playing in an inner tube on the sound side of where she lived, twirling around until she slipped through and went to the bottom. Her ten-year-old brother had been playing in the sand with trucks. During her drowning, she entered an almost lime-green world and found herself in a store, running up and down aisles. A beautiful woman in a striped 1950s dress with her hair up took her to an old wooden turnstile door, indicating she couldn't come in right now. No voices were heard. Her brother, who had learned life-saving techniques, revived her by hitting her back until she coughed out water. Upon waking, she noticed with absolute clarity that he had built an entire city of sand roads for his trucks during her time underwater. The vision remains crystal clear decades later. Throughout life, she experienced numerous psychic phenomena including smelling her grandfather's pipe tobacco before learning he had fallen, and various premonitions that intensified after reading about NDEs. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The otherworldly realm with distinctive lighting (lime-green) and the encounter with a being who determines it's not her time align with biblical accounts of divine sovereignty over life and death. The maintained consciousness during clinical crisis supports biblical views of the soul. The subsequent spiritual sensitivity and premonitions could represent spiritual gifts, though requiring careful discernment. The lasting clarity of the experience suggests genuine spiritual encounter. Unbiblical elements: The ongoing psychic experiences, remote viewing, and premonitions throughout life raise concerns from a conservative evangelical perspective. While God can grant spiritual gifts, the Bible emphasizes testing spirits (1 John 4:1) and warns against divination practices. The lack of explicitly Christian imagery in the otherworldly store setting is notable, though not necessarily problematic given her young age. |
5 | Other | 5 | 10 | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Child drowning incident requiring resuscitation | Observed brother's detailed sand construction that occurred during drowning; vivid otherworldly store | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/15/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw brother's sand city construction | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||
| 1769 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2277 Dorothy T NDEs 4517 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1dorothy_t_ndes.html | 1960 | 2010 | 6 | F |
Dorothy experienced two NDEs: first at age six in 1960 from severe hemorrhaging with blood loss, and again at age 23 in 1976 during a five-day coma. Both times her parents were told she would not survive. In both experiences, she found herself in a tunnel of light made of many colors when looking up, with white light beyond description around her. A male figure at the tunnel's end, radiating overwhelming love, knowledge, and belonging, told her by name that she had to go back and couldn't come now. The voice seemed to come from both within and without. During the second experience, she begged to stay but was again turned back. She saw herself on the bed with medical staff (one nurse crying) before returning with deep sadness and acceptance. After these experiences, she developed abilities to "know" things, experience visions, and had a profound spiritual encounter where a voice prevented her from suicide by warning she would have to relive her life. She explored various world religions seeking understanding of her experiences. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The tunnel of light with multiple colors reflects biblical descriptions of God's glory and the rainbow around His throne (Revelation 4:3). The loving male figure who knows her by name aligns with Jesus as the Good Shepherd who calls His sheep by name (John 10:3). The overwhelming love and sense of belonging reflect God's perfect love. Being sent back with purpose mirrors biblical calling narratives. The intervention preventing suicide with spiritual wisdom shows ongoing divine guidance. Unbiblical elements: The warning about having to "relive this life" if she committed suicide suggests reincarnation, which contradicts Hebrews 9:27 about dying once then judgment. Her exploration of multiple world religions and statement of having "no single tie to any single tenet" indicates religious pluralism incompatible with Jesus' exclusive claims in John 14:6. |
5 | Hospital | 7 | 8 | 19 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Severe hemorrhage with near-total blood loss at age 6; five-day coma at age 23 | Saw medical scene including crying nurse; heard conversations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/15/2025 | 2 | 0 | Observed medical scene during second NDE | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 9 | |||||||||
| 1770 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2502 Eddie H NDE 31843 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1eddie_h_nde.html | 2010 | 2010-10-08 | 2010 | M |
On October 8, 2010, Eddie was involved in a severe car accident where he was hit hard on the driver's side, pushing his car into a house and pinning him inside between the other car and the house. He was unconscious and the fire department had to use the Jaws of Life to extract him. While unconscious in the car, he saw a white lady dressed in white who reached out her hand, telling him to take it and walk to the park with her where he'd feel no pain. He couldn't see her face clearly - it appeared as if looking through a glass cup full of water. She felt warm and happy. He heard someone far away screaming "can you hear me" and had flashbacks of his family, choosing not to take the lady's hand. He woke in the ambulance with EMS asking if he could hear them. During the hospital ride, he kept losing consciousness and the lady repeatedly asked the same question. After a month in the hospital, he returned home but lives in fear of going to sleep and never waking up, feeling someone watching him everywhere. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The appearance of a being in white offering comfort aligns with biblical descriptions of angels or heavenly beings often appearing in white garments. The choice between life and death presented to him reflects the biblical theme of human agency and the significance of earthly relationships. The warmth and peace offered mirror biblical descriptions of divine comfort. The experience during a life-threatening trauma fits biblical patterns of divine intervention during crisis. Unbiblical elements: The ongoing fear and sense of being watched suggests potential spiritual oppression or unresolved trauma rather than the peace typically following genuine divine encounters. The inability to see the being's face clearly and the persistent fear afterward could indicate the encounter wasn't with a holy being, as biblical encounters typically bring lasting peace even when initially frightening. |
5 | Other | 7 | 4 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Severe car accident requiring Jaws of Life extraction, unconscious, month-long hospitalization | Vision of woman in white during unconscious state | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/15/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw woman in white offering to take him to park | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 6 | |||||||||
| 1771 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2363 Elaine S NDE 4666 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1elaine_s_nde.html | 1948 | 2010 | 6 | F |
Elaine experienced two profound NDEs. In 1948 at age six, she had acute pneumonia and was delirious with fever. In the darkness of night, she saw a pinprick of light that grew, containing a figure in white robes with shoulder-length hair and beard who appeared as Jesus. The light felt like the greatest love she'd ever experienced - a soft, otherworldly white. Jesus spoke telepathically, telling her many things (now forgotten) and that she had to go back. She cried healing tears, her fever broke, and she felt lasting joy. In 1979, after her father's death, she suffered a ruptured appendix with peritonitis. She coded during emergency surgery requiring paddles. She left her body multiple times, floating to the ceiling and traveling home to see her daughters and husband, who saw her "ghost" in their bedroom. After these experiences, she developed heightened spiritual awareness, ability to "read" paranormal books quickly, and missing places she'd never visited like the River of Babylon in Jesus' time. She explored various religions seeking answers. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The 1948 encounter strongly suggests meeting Jesus Christ, with classic elements of divine light, telepathic communication, overwhelming love, healing, and being sent back with purpose. The white-robed figure with beard matches traditional Christ imagery. The transformative healing and lasting spiritual impact align with biblical divine encounters. The out-of-body experiences during the 1979 event parallel Paul's experience in 2 Corinthians 12. Unbiblical elements: Her subsequent exploration of multiple religions, Buddhism practice, and lack of commitment to Christ despite apparently meeting Him raises concerns. The paranormal reading abilities and missing places from potential past lives suggests reincarnation beliefs incompatible with biblical teaching. |
5 | Hospital | 10 | 12 | 32 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Acute pneumonia with high fever (1948); ruptured appendix with peritonitis, coded during surgery (1979) | Jesus figure in light spoke telepathically; multiple OBEs with home observations; husband saw her apparition | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/15/2025 | 3 | 1 | Saw Jesus figure in expanding light | 0.00 | Husband Ron | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||
| 1772 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2167 Elizabeth L NDE 4372 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1elizabeth_l_nde.html | 2005 | 2005-09-11 | 2010 | F |
On September 11, 2005 at 11:11 AM, Elizabeth experienced a heart attack after 24 hours of chest pressure. At the hospital, she went into cardiac arrest with "Code blue!" being called. She became aware of everything with acute hearing, smell, and vision, wondering "what's next." She heard a young doctor angrily saying to get the ambulance back as the facility lacked equipment, offering to ride with her to Lankenau. She heard a woman calling her name, "Mrs. L," and "sweetheart" to come back, followed by giggles when she apparently responded "I'll THINK about it" with her first breath. She found herself in a peaceful space the color of Montana sky with white clouds, no walls or boundaries, free from all pain and stress. She heard/felt a powerful voice say "NO, not now, later, you have much yet to do." Saddened to return, she experienced many synchronicities afterward, particularly with people facing death, and joined Hospice to help others overcome fear of death. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The peaceful otherworldly space reflects biblical descriptions of heaven's peace. The authoritative voice determining it's not her time shows divine sovereignty over life and death. Being told she has "much yet to do" indicates divine purpose. Her subsequent ministry through Hospice helping people overcome death fears reflects biblical calling to comfort others. The medical documentation of clinical death for 5-6 minutes provides strong verification. Unbiblical elements: Her mention of following "A Course in Miracles" groups for spiritual support is concerning, as this New Age text contradicts biblical Christianity. Her statement about not needing church and feeling stronger alone, while not explicitly unbiblical, suggests potential spiritual independence rather than biblical community. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 15 | 35 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Cardiac arrest with code blue, documented clinical death for 5-6 minutes | Heard specific medical conversations about lack of equipment and transfer needs | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/15/2025 | 1 | 1 | Heard doctor's angry statement about equipment | 1.00 | Medical staff | Moderately Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 1773 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2113 Elizabeth S NDE 4289 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1elizabeth_s_nde.html | 1960 | 2010 | F |
Elizabeth was in the delivery room having twins when she experienced cardiac arrest during the difficult breach delivery. She felt choking and struggling with the anesthesia mask, then heard medical staff saying things like "Is the priest gone?" and "Where is her husband?" implying she was dying. She then found herself in a dimly lit room where she witnessed a brilliant ball of light coming through the window - she recognized this as Jesus. He appeared youthful, wearing worn sandals, walking on air. He told her "You are not ready to die, you still have work to do" and "don't be afraid, I will be with you." She watched him leave through the window. She awoke with a blanket over her face, paralyzed and unable to move. A nun discovered her and helped deliver the remaining twin. Elizabeth fell from the gurney, suffering a spinal injury that left her paralyzed for weeks. Both twins survived and thrived. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains several biblical elements including a direct encounter with Jesus Christ, who appeared in brilliant light consistent with biblical descriptions of divine manifestation. The message of having "work to do" aligns with biblical concepts of divine purpose and mission. Jesus's promise to "be with you" echoes biblical promises of divine presence. The miraculous survival and the presence of religious figures (nun, priest) add to the spiritual nature of the experience. Unbiblical elements: The description of Jesus as appearing her age seems unusual compared to traditional depictions, though not necessarily contradictory to scripture. The focus on his worn sandals is an interesting detail not typically emphasized in biblical accounts. The experience lacks elements like life review or judgment that sometimes appear in NDEs. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 8 | 28 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Cardiac arrest during childbirth with medical team present | Heard medical staff conversations while unconscious, experienced detailed Jesus encounter | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | Blanket over face | 5/15/2025 | 2 | 1 | Heard medical staff discussing her critical condition | 0.00 | Doctor, nurses, nun | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 1774 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2153 Ellen H NDE 4350 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1ellen_h_nde.html | 1972 | 2010 | F |
Ellen attempted suicide by taking handfuls of pills during a difficult family situation. She experienced a dark tunnel that wasn't scary, then found herself reliving a memory as a baby in a highchair with her twin sister. She vividly recalled the room layout, refusing to eat carrots, and her feelings toward her parents. She then visited a beautiful place with a fountain and gate she couldn't enter, where people in colored robes walked in what seemed to be a place of learning. No one could see her there. A male voice told her in her soul that she didn't belong there yet. She was suddenly back in her room with her mother throwing milk on her to wake her. She had a separate OBE during back surgery where she felt the doctor's warmth and explored the hospital corridors while her body was being operated on. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience includes an otherworldly realm of beauty, a place of learning with robed figures that could represent a heavenly realm. The authoritative voice declaring she didn't belong there yet aligns with divine sovereignty over life and death. The life review component, though unusual in returning to infancy, shows a form of consciousness beyond normal human experience. The peaceful nature of the experience despite the suicide attempt could suggest divine mercy. Unbiblical elements: The absence of explicitly Christian imagery or figures is notable - no mention of God, Jesus, angels, or biblical locations. The "place of learning" with its academic atmosphere differs from biblical descriptions of heaven focused on worship and God's presence. The regression to infancy is unusual and not found in biblical accounts. The lack of any judgment or consequence for the suicide attempt contrasts with traditional Christian teaching about self-harm. |
6 | Home | 3 | 12 | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Suicide attempt by overdose, medical severity unclear | Vivid recall of infant memories including room layout, later verified by mother | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/15/2025 | 2 | 1 | Childhood memory of being in highchair | 1.00 | Mother | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 1775 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2305 Ellen N NDE 4577 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1ellen_n_nde.html | 1975 | 2010 | F |
Ellen was undergoing a D&C procedure in 1975 following a miscarriage when she had an out-of-body experience. She realized she was just an eye or vision at the top of the surgery room lights. Looking down, she saw herself on the operating table with the doctor pounding on her chest trying to revive her. She felt like the smallest entity imaginable, like a tiny water drop with thinking abilities, recognizing herself as a spirit. The experience was bright with vivid surroundings. She experienced incredible peace and joy, feeling united with the world. When she realized she must be dying, the next thing she knew they were waking her from anesthesia. She later had conscious awareness during two cesarean sections where she could feel the procedures and heard staff saying they were losing her. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience supports the biblical concept of consciousness existing apart from the physical body. The spirit-like state she described aligns with biblical teaching about humans having both body and spirit. The peace and joy experienced could reflect the peace that comes from God. The bright light and vivid awareness might represent a glimpse of spiritual reality. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience is brief and focused on the OBE aspect without controversial theological elements. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 10 | 25 | Strong Evidence | 5 | Cardiac arrest during surgery requiring chest compressions | Observed doctor pounding on chest from above, specific details of being at ceiling level | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/15/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw self and doctor from ceiling perspective | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1776 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2345 Eric NDE 4634 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1eric_nde.html | 2010 | 4 | M |
At age four, Eric bit an electrical extension cord and had a profound near-death experience. He found himself in a void or huge bubble with black and orange jagged lines visible in all directions. He was then pulled by something like an umbilical cord through space into what he describes as a huge brain-looking center or "heaven's emergency room." He found himself in a room with two hospital beds where he encountered a female being who looked human but with larger black eyes. She immediately knew he wasn't supposed to be there (communicated telepathically) and sent him back instantly. He awoke with part of his lips sewn together from the electrical burn. The experience has remained vivid for thirty-one years. The next day he experienced what he describes as receiving "repair data" like radio signals healing his injuries. He reports receiving periodic downloads of knowledge since then. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The immediate recognition that he "wasn't supposed to be there" aligns with divine sovereignty over life and death. The otherworldly realm and beings could represent angelic or heavenly dimensions. The telepathic communication mirrors biblical instances of divine or angelic communication. The lasting spiritual impact and periodic reception of knowledge could parallel biblical concepts of revelation or spiritual gifts. Unbiblical elements: The description of heaven as a "brain-looking emergency room" and beings with large black eyes differs significantly from biblical imagery. The concept of receiving "data downloads" and "repair signals" sounds more technological than spiritual. The ongoing reception of universal knowledge resembles new age channeling more than biblical prophecy or wisdom. |
5 | Home | 5 | 8 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Electrocution from biting electrical cord at age 4 | Unique void with orange/black lines, brain-like structure, being with black eyes | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/15/2025 | 2 | 0 | Void with orange and black jagged lines | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1777 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2377 Eric S NDE 4696 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1eric_s_nde.html | 1987 | 2010 | M |
Eric was kidnapped, drugged, and tortured for many hours, experiencing clinical death with cessation of heart function. He remained conscious through the entire agonizing process until his heart stopped. He then experienced "letting go" as if he had been clinging to his body his whole life. He spiraled outward from Earth with growing awareness and understanding. During a life review without judgment, he remembered and released everything and everyone he loved, finding the most painful moments were the ones he treasured most. He was met by a spirit guide and brought into God's presence - experiencing sight without eyes, voices without words, and heaven as existing within incomprehensible love. God showed him the Plan, including Earth with souls rising to God while others drifted into darkness (not from competing force, just getting lost). He was given a glimpse of what would come when all returned to God. God then told him he had work to do and gave him a choice to return. Despite the unpleasantness, he surrendered his will and returned with a smack to reality and pain. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: Direct encounter with God, concept of divine Plan and purpose, souls ascending to God or becoming lost, heaven as perfect love, divine sovereignty over return to life, surrender of personal will to God's will. The life review and release of earthly attachments aligns with biblical teachings about letting go of worldly things. The vision of souls rising to God reflects biblical imagery of the saved ascending to heaven. Unbiblical elements: Religious universalism - seeing people of all religions (Muslims, Buddhists, Christians) in the same afterlife realm contradicts evangelical exclusivity of salvation through Christ. The idea of souls "getting lost" without an opposing force minimizes Satan's role and the concept of hell as deliberate judgment. The transformation from fundamentalist Christian to universalist pagan after the experience suggests the encounter led away from biblical truth rather than toward it. |
5 | Unknown | 10 | 15 | 25 | Strong Evidence | 0 | Clinical death from torture, heart stopped beating | Extensive visions of God, the Plan, souls rising and drifting, future glimpse | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/15/2025 | 3 | 0 | View of Earth from thousands of miles away | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 9 | ||||||||||
| 1778 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2177 Ericka S NDE 4386 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1ericka_s_nde.html | 2000 | 2010 | F |
Ericka was drugged at a bar with MDMA and had a blood alcohol level of .48, experiencing clinical death and requiring resuscitation. She remained in a coma for three days. She found herself in pitch black darkness but felt no fear despite being terrified of the dark in life. She knew she was dead and had no body, appearing transparent. Her son's father, who had committed suicide years earlier and with whom she'd been on terrible terms, was there. She felt only absolute love from him and everywhere. Through telepathic communication, he insisted she return because their son needed her. When she said she only had one son and wouldn't recognize him, he showed her a vision of the child looking like a perfect mix of both parents. She didn't believe him as the child had looked exactly like the father when young. A robed figure approached and guided them to a reflecting surface where she experienced her entire life in seconds from the perspective of those she affected, feeling how she had hurt people without judgment but with understanding. Her ex-husband pushed her back, saying she must return to make things right. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The life review showing the impact on others aligns with biblical concepts of accountability and the golden rule. The robed figure could represent an angel or divine guide. The emphasis on returning to "make things right" suggests redemption and purpose. The experience of pure love and the deceased relative's presence in a peaceful state could reflect God's mercy. Unbiblical elements: Communication with a suicide victim who appears at peace contradicts traditional Christian teaching about the fate of those who take their own lives. The absence of any mention of God, Jesus, or judgment for either the suicide or her own sins is problematic. The predictive vision of a future child, while later verified, resembles fortune-telling more than biblical prophecy. |
5 | Hospital | 10 | 15 | 32 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Blood alcohol .48 plus MDMA, clinical death, resuscitated, 3-day coma | Vision of future son later verified, life review with others' perspectives | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/15/2025 | 2 | 0 | Vision of future son | 1.00 | Highly Compatible | 9 | ||||||||||
| 1779 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2174 Esteban M NDE 4383 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1esteban_m_nde.html | 2009 | 2009-11-15 | 2010 | M |
Esteban was admitted to a Katy, Texas hospital with ventricular tachycardia. At approximately 3:45 a.m., his blood pressure began dropping dangerously (last reading 60/40) and he went into cardiac arrest. He found himself standing in a field with the greenest grass he had ever seen, under the bluest sky with the whitest clouds. The sun was shining brightly though he didn't see it directly, and he could feel wind against his skin. Everything was incredibly vivid and peaceful. He felt serene and at peace, exclaiming "Oh wow!" He then felt his body being pulled to the right and awoke to find medical staff placing a wooden board under him to prepare for defibrillation. However, his heart rate had returned to normal on its own. When he asked the nurse why all the doctors were in his room, she confirmed he had gone into cardiac arrest and they had lost him. When he shared his experience, she said he must have gone to the other side. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The beautiful field with perfect colors could represent paradise or heavenly realms described in scripture. The overwhelming peace and serenity align with biblical descriptions of God's presence. The vivid, supernatural quality of the experience and the sense of being in another realm support biblical concepts of heaven as a real place of beauty and peace. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience is brief and focuses on the beauty of the otherworldly location without controversial theological content. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 8 | 28 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Ventricular tachycardia leading to cardiac arrest, BP 60/40 | Vivid otherworldly field with extraordinary colors and sensations | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/15/2025 | 1 | 1 | Beautiful field with extraordinary colors | 0.00 | Doctors and nurse | Highly Compatible | 5 | ||||||||
| 1780 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2198 Etienne NDE 4584 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1etienne_nde.html | 2007 | 2007-12-17 | 2010 | M |
Etienne experienced a heart attack on December 17, 2007, resulting in clinical death. He first found himself in a cemetery where his deceased father (died 2003) was sitting on a grave chatting happily with two famous deceased French singers, Jacques Brel and Georges Brassens. His father told him it wasn't his time. He then encountered three beings who explained "the unfolding of all life" with one specifically telling him to remember everything when he returned to earth. Though he initially forgot their teachings upon waking, over the following months he gradually recalled the information. A corridor of light guided him during the experience. He felt great serenity and understood he had gained special knowledge about how every life transforms and improves (or not) according to actions, with the goal of reaching a "superior" life through self-improvement. The experience fundamentally changed his perspective, making him more forgiving and understanding since he knows wrongdoers will suffer consequences later. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The deceased father saying "it wasn't time" aligns with divine sovereignty over life and death. The concept of life transformation based on actions has parallels to biblical judgment and accountability. The guiding light could represent divine presence. The peace and serenity reflect heavenly peace. The gradual recall of spiritual knowledge might parallel biblical revelation. Unbiblical elements: The concept of progressive life improvement toward a "superior" existence sounds like spiritual evolution or reincarnation rather than biblical salvation. The idea that wrongdoers will "suffer later" without mentioning hell, salvation, or Christ suggests karma rather than biblical judgment. Meeting deceased celebrities in a cemetery setting differs from biblical depictions of heaven. |
1 | Unknown | 10 | 10 | 20 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Heart attack with clinical death | Encounters with deceased father and singers, beings explaining life's unfolding | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/15/2025 | 2 | 0 | Cemetery scene with deceased individuals | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 7 | |||||||||
| 1781 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2383 Eugene W NDE 4711 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1eugene_w_nde.html | 1995 | 1995-02-19 | 2010 | M |
Eugene died in a motorcycle accident on February 19, 1995, hitting a drunk driver and going over a 45-foot cliff. He was dead at the scene with no heartbeat, respiration, or eye response, bleeding from nose, mouth, and ears. Bystanders performed CPR for 10 minutes until paramedics arrived and used defibrillation to revive him. He found himself in what he described as a stadium full of people shrouded in fog thick as pea soup, hearing crowds talking simultaneously. His grandmother (died 1982) appeared and told him he wasn't supposed to be there, that he had two sons to raise (he only knew of one; his wife was unknowingly pregnant). He saw souls of all religions - Muslims, Buddhists, Christians - in this middle place where souls wait for their destination. He saw suicide victims still unhappy, having learned their problems weren't solved by death. Some souls were going toward God while others drifted into darkness, getting lost without any competing force. His grandmother called this "the middle, a place where souls go to wait" for "the destination, the last stop." He returned to his body in great pain. He didn't remember the experience until five years later. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The grandmother's message about having work to do (raising sons) aligns with divine purpose. The predictive element about the second son shows supernatural knowledge. The concept of souls moving toward God or into darkness parallels biblical salvation and judgment. The suffering of suicide victims could reflect divine justice. Unbiblical elements: The strongest contradiction is the presence of all religions together in the same afterlife waiting area, suggesting religious universalism. The "middle place" resembles Catholic purgatory more than biblical immediate judgment. Souls getting lost without Satan's involvement minimizes biblical spiritual warfare. Eugene's conversion from Christianity to paganism after the experience suggests it led him away from biblical truth. |
5 | Other | 10 | 18 | 38 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Clinical death from trauma, no vital signs, CPR 10 minutes, defibrillated | Stadium of souls, grandmother encounter, prediction of unknown pregnancy verified | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/15/2025 | 3 | 1 | Stadium full of souls in fog | 0.00 | Bystanders who performed CPR | Low Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||
| 1782 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2370 Flora A NDE 4681 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1flora_a_nde.html | 1969 | 2010 | F |
Flora experienced a profound NDE after falling and hitting her head in May 1969. She lost consciousness and moved through a tunnel with concentric rings, accompanied initially by her sister in a parallel tunnel. The tunnel led to a brilliant light where she encountered robed figures in brown who engaged in extensive conversation she cannot recall. She saw her grandmother standing to the side, though her grandmother was still alive in the hospital at that time. Flora could see a beautiful meadow beyond the figures but was not permitted to enter. Upon awakening, she found broken teeth in her mouth and her dog frantically trying to get help. Her grandmother died shortly after the incident. Three months later, she encountered a similar robed figure in a San Francisco church, after which she felt fully returned to normal consciousness. The experience fundamentally changed her life path. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains several elements consistent with biblical accounts: the tunnel/pathway to another realm, brilliant divine light, encounters with spiritual beings in robes, and a boundary between life and death. The meadow she glimpsed aligns with pastoral imagery of paradise. The transformative nature of the experience and subsequent spiritual encounter in a church setting reflect biblical themes of divine intervention and life transformation. The presence of guides and the restriction from entering the meadow echo biblical concepts of divine timing and purpose. Unbiblical elements: The appearance of her still-living grandmother in the spiritual realm contradicts traditional biblical understanding that only the deceased inhabit the afterlife. The extended conversation that cannot be remembered and the subsequent encounter with a robed figure months later in physical reality blur boundaries in ways not typically described in scripture. The parallel tunnel experience with her sister suggests a shared spiritual journey not found in biblical accounts. |
5 | Unknown | 5 | 8 | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 2 | Fall with head injury and loss of consciousness described | Saw grandmother who was alive but in hospital; grandmother died shortly after | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/15/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw grandmother in spiritual realm | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||
| 1783 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2188 Florene W NDE 4398 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1florene_w_nde.html | 1967 | 2010 | F |
Florene experienced a profound NDE during childbirth complications in November 1967. Eight months pregnant, she suffered a prolonged contraction and was bleeding to death in the delivery room for over ten hours. Multiple bottles of coagulant were airlifted from various locations to save her life. During this crisis, she floated above her body and observed herself bleeding from every pore, with medical staff rushing around and one nurse crying. She then entered a beautiful otherworldly realm with a crystal-blue stream flowing over a cliff, producing sounds like fine crystal. The colors were beyond earthly description, breathtaking and impossible for artists to recreate. Despite her deep fear of water, she felt compelled to cross the bottomless stream. Before crossing, she was engulfed by a warm, bright light that felt like arms embracing her. The light told her she could not stay, that she had much work left to do. When she argued and even "stomped her foot," the light chuckled and sent her back. She awoke to find her doctor crying on her chest, utterly disbelieving when she revived. Her baby was stillborn, and she was never allowed to see him. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience strongly aligns with biblical accounts through the out-of-body experience, the encounter with divine light representing God's presence, and the beautiful otherworldly realm reminiscent of paradise. The crystal-clear stream echoes Revelation's river of life, and the unearthly colors reflect biblical descriptions of heaven's glory. The divine command to return because of unfinished work aligns with biblical concepts of divine purpose and appointed times. The warm, embracing light demonstrating both authority and humor reflects the personal, loving nature of God described in scripture. Unbiblical elements: While largely compatible with biblical accounts, the ability to argue with the divine presence and "stomp her foot" in defiance shows a casual interaction not typically seen in biblical encounters with God, where beings usually respond with reverence and awe. The element of God chuckling at human defiance, while showing divine patience and love, presents a more informal interaction than traditional biblical theophanies. |
5 | Hospital | 10 | 12 | 32 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Life-threatening childbirth complications, bleeding to death, required multiple units of coagulant | Observed specific details of medical crisis including nurse crying and bleeding from pores | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/15/2025 | 2 | 1 | Observed medical crisis from above | 1.00 | Doctor (friend who delivered all three children) | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 1784 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2354 Frank C NDE 4645 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1frank_c_nde.html | 2009 | 2010 | M |
Frank experienced an NDE on June 5, 2009, after a drug reaction caused him to stop breathing. He was placed on a ventilator in an ambulance and taken to the ICU. During this crisis, Frank found himself above his body, watching as he was put in the ambulance. He then arrived at a place with a golden yellow sky and a gate to his left, feeling complete peace, no pain, and awareness that this was where he wanted to be - just outside the gates of Heaven. Though surrounded by people he couldn't make out clearly, his daughter who had died on August 31, 1998, came to him, hugged him, and told him she loved him but it wasn't his time. Despite his protests and insistence on staying, she said he would be there soon enough but had to go back. His grandmother then appeared, called him by his nickname Dennis, and told him his grandchildren needed him, specifically mentioning he would have two granddaughters (which later came true - he only had two grandsons at the time). Unable to argue with his grandmother, he agreed to return. He spent 16 days in the hospital and reported seeing an angel he called "Bob" standing next to him. The experience left him with no fear of death and a deep appreciation for his role as grandfather. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains numerous biblical elements including the golden sky and gates reminiscent of Heaven's pearly gates (Revelation 21:21), encounters with deceased loved ones in paradise (Luke 23:43), and the presence of an angel. The divine timing theme ("not your time") aligns with Ecclesiastes 3:2. The prophetic element about future granddaughters demonstrates supernatural knowledge. The transformative effect producing peace about death reflects 1 Corinthians 15:55. The complete peace and absence of pain mirrors Revelation 21:4. Unbiblical elements: The casual nature of the encounters and ability to argue about returning lacks the reverence typically shown in biblical heavenly encounters. The prediction about grandchildren, while proving accurate, focuses on earthly family matters rather than spiritual truths typically revealed in biblical visions. The naming of an angel as "Bob" shows an informal approach not seen in scripture where angels have formal names like Gabriel or Michael. |
5 | Hospital | 10 | 10 | 27 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Drug reaction causing respiratory failure, required ventilator and ICU admission | Prophetic knowledge of two future granddaughters that came true | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/15/2025 | 1 | 0 | Prophetic knowledge about grandchildren | 1.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1785 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2101 Frank P NDE 4272 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1frank_p_nde_4272.html | 2009 | 2010 | M |
Frank P experienced an NDE on June 13, 2009, during a massive heart attack where he coded three times in the emergency room. While on the table, he asked if he was receiving anesthesia and was told to try to stay awake. He suddenly fell back and was completely surrounded by an energy of white light unlike any color he had seen on Earth - it did not hurt his eyes to look at it. He felt completely relaxed with no thoughts of family or past, somehow knowing he was in the place others had described. A male voice asked him "Frank, do you want to go with me or go back?" Without hesitation, he said "go back." He immediately felt the shock of the defibrillator paddles enter his right chest and cross to the left, causing him to pop up into a sitting position. The doctor asked if he was okay, and he said yes. His next memory was waking up 24 hours later in the ICU, spending two days on a ventilator. Initially afraid to sleep fearing he would die and not return, he spoke with a priest and his wife about the experience. He came to realize that dying doesn't hurt and that we go to a wonderful place he was privileged to see. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The brilliant white light that doesn't hurt the eyes perfectly matches biblical descriptions of divine light (1 Timothy 6:16, Revelation 21:23). The male voice offering a choice reflects God's respect for human free will throughout scripture. The complete peace and absence of earthly concerns aligns with Philippians 4:7's "peace that surpasses all understanding." The transformative loss of fear regarding death echoes 1 Corinthians 15:55 "Where, O death, is your victory?" The wonderful place he glimpsed corresponds to Jesus' promise of preparing a place (John 14:2). Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience maintains remarkable biblical consistency, with the divine voice respecting Frank's choice, the supernatural light representing God's presence, and the resulting spiritual transformation and peace about death all aligning with scriptural teachings. |
2 | Hospital | 10 | 7 | 21 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Massive heart attack with cardiac arrest, coded 3 times in emergency room | Felt specific sensation of defibrillator paddles from right chest crossing to left | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/15/2025 | 1 | 0 | Felt defibrillator shock pattern | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1786 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2387 Fred G NDE 4722 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1fred_g_nde.html | 1976 | 2010 | M |
Fred experienced an NDE on July 4, 1976, when he collapsed on the roadside while walking to his parents' house, severely compromised from drug and alcohol abuse. From an out-of-body perspective, he watched police pick up his body from across the street at a bus stop, initially thinking the person was in worse shape than himself. A week later, an elderly woman confirmed the reality of his experience by running up to him, throwing her arms around him, and expressing relief that he was alright after seeing him lying on the roadside. During his NDE, Fred was taken to the entrance of the Kingdom of God, where he saw a school bus filled with people to his left and people in plain clothes to his right, with a marching sound throughout. He experienced pure love from God, who told him he had to go back because he couldn't enter heaven in his condition (strung out on drugs and alcohol). Despite Fred's repeated pleas to stay, God insisted he return, promising "All of the alcohol and drugs that you do won't kill you, and I am going to bring you out of it." This prophecy proved true - despite continued substance abuse and multiple suicide attempts over the next 3-4 years, Fred survived and eventually got clean, with God winning the battle for his life. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience powerfully demonstrates God's sovereign love and redemptive purpose. The entrance to the Kingdom of God aligns with biblical imagery of heaven's gates. God's refusal to allow Fred entry due to his sinful condition reflects biblical holiness standards (Revelation 21:27). The divine promise of deliverance from addiction demonstrates God's redemptive power described throughout scripture. The prophecy's fulfillment confirms divine sovereignty over life and death (Deuteronomy 32:39). The pure love experienced reflects 1 John 4:8, "God is love." Unbiblical elements: The vision of people in a school bus at heaven's entrance is unusual and not found in biblical descriptions. However, this may be symbolic imagery personally meaningful to Fred rather than a literal doctrinal statement. The marching sound throughout lacks clear biblical parallel but doesn't contradict scripture. Overall, the experience strongly supports biblical themes of redemption, divine sovereignty, and transformative grace. |
6 | Other | 3 | 7 | 17 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Collapsed on roadside from substance abuse effects | Observed police picking up his body from across street, confirmed by witness | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/15/2025 | 1 | 1 | Watched police pick up his body | 1.00 | Elderly woman | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 1787 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2266 Frederick F NDE 4505 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1frederick_f_nde.html | 1984 | 2010 | 27 | M |
Frederick experienced an NDE in January 1984 during his third surgery in nine months following a tractor accident. Something went terribly wrong during the operation - he recalls doctors and nurses becoming panicky and someone calling for a crash cart. He felt no pain as he floated out of his body, flipped onto his stomach, and watched the medical team work on him. He then noticed a rotating tunnel-like hole in the wall with beautiful blue and white light offering profound peace. Following the white light down the blue crystal tunnel, he entered a peaceful green valley surrounded by trees, with morning dew and fog still present. The vegetation was lush and the air had an angelic, dream-like quality that was effortless to breathe. His deceased grandfather met him wearing a glowing white robe, as were many other people who were talking to others in street clothes or spirit-like cloaking. His grandfather told him he could not stay, that this was a preview of what was to come, that he loved him very much, and his time was up. Frederick was then led back through the tunnel by the light and re-entered his body in the operating room. He awoke in a hospital room full of medical staff, parents, and a chaplain. For four months afterward, he felt dazed and disconnected from reality, plagued by the realness of his experience. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains multiple biblical elements including the tunnel of light reminiscent of passages between realms, the peaceful valley echoing Psalm 23, and encounters with deceased loved ones in white robes as described in Revelation 7:9. The grandfather's message about it being a "preview" aligns with Paul's third heaven experience (2 Corinthians 12:2-4). The transformative aftereffects and the sense of divine timing ("your time was up" but being sent back) reflect biblical sovereignty over life and death. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience maintains strong biblical consistency with its imagery of paradise, robed figures suggesting angels or the redeemed, and the theme of divine timing for death and return. The prolonged adjustment period afterward reflects the profound nature of encountering the divine realm, similar to biblical figures who were overwhelmed by heavenly visions. |
3 | Hospital | 7 | 6 | 17 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Third surgery with complications requiring crash cart, clinical death | Observed medical team panic and crash cart being called | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/15/2025 | 1 | 0 | Observed medical emergency | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 1788 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2091 Gail C NDE 4268 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1gail_c_nde.html | 2004 | 2010 | F |
Gail experienced an NDE in March 2004 during a severe car accident that resulted in cranioencephalic trauma. The morning of the accident, she felt inexplicably sad, moving slower than normal and wanting to cry for no reason. While shopping with her husband, she became increasingly anxious and afraid. When a black car suddenly appeared, their vehicle spun and she experienced a beautiful, indescribable peace. She lost all awareness and memory, seeing only a brilliant light like the sun that didn't hurt her eyes, and hearing children laughing as if playing and having fun. The overwhelming peace was beyond words. Suddenly fear returned, she opened her eyes to see ambulance doors closing, said "something happened," then lost consciousness from her head trauma. She was not breathing when found, her eyes "crystallized like a dead fish," but after some minutes made a big sigh and started breathing again, though remaining unconscious. Her husband confirmed she appeared dead, covered in blood with fixed, dilated pupils, before suddenly gasping and resuming breathing. The experience left her with increased faith but also more caution about her beliefs. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The brilliant light that doesn't hurt the eyes corresponds to divine light in scripture (1 Timothy 6:16). The overwhelming, indescribable peace aligns with Philippians 4:7's "peace that surpasses understanding." The sound of children laughing evokes Jesus' teaching about childlike faith and the kingdom of heaven belonging to such (Matthew 19:14). The experience of clinical death and return reflects biblical accounts of resurrection. The transformative effect on faith mirrors encounters with the divine throughout scripture. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience, while brief and simple, contains classic biblical elements of divine light, supernatural peace, and the joyful sounds of paradise. The absence of more detailed visions or encounters doesn't contradict scripture but rather reflects the variety of divine encounters described in the Bible, from elaborate visions to simple moments of divine presence. |
5 | Ambulance | 10 | 4 | 21 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Car accident with cranioencephalic trauma, stopped breathing, clinical death | No specific veridical observations beyond the experience itself | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/15/2025 | 0 | 1 | Husband | Highly Compatible | 5 | |||||||||||
| 1789 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2224 Gail D NDE 4447 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1gail_d_nde_4447.html | 1976 | 2010 | F |
Gail experienced an NDE in August 1976 during surgery for a ruptured tumor when her heart stopped. During the surgery, she awakened and found herself floating near the ceiling of the operating room. She was pleased with her youthful appearance as she observed herself. She cautiously entered a tunnel near the ceiling's side, keeping one foot outside as she only wanted to look in. Looking up the tunnel, she saw a soft light at the end that moved back and forth with electrical currents running through it, appearing somewhat milky as if containing forms of life. Something communicated with her, asking if she was ready to come all the way in. She declined, expressing her desire to return and raise her two sons until they no longer needed her, and to become a better person. She made a promise to be a good mother. The light assured her she was loved and sent her back to fulfill her purpose. Upon awakening after surgery, the experience was immediately present in her memory. She spent months searching for answers, discussing with professors, writing to Dr. Raymond Moody, and talking with others who shared similar experiences. The experience brought calm, peace, love, and realization of what's important. She can now "read" people and sense negativity, sometimes becoming ill around difficult people. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience, tunnel, and divine light align with biblical imagery of spiritual transitions and God's presence. The communication about purpose and being sent back to care for her children reflects biblical themes of divine purpose and appointed times (Ecclesiastes 3:1-8). The message of being loved corresponds to God's love described throughout scripture. The resulting spiritual gifts of discernment echo 1 Corinthians 12 regarding spiritual gifts. The promise to be a good mother aligns with biblical values of family responsibility. Unbiblical elements: The description of feeling she can "read people" and becoming physically ill around negative people suggests psychic-type abilities that some conservative Christians might view as concerning. However, this could also be interpreted as the biblical gift of discerning spirits (1 Corinthians 12:10). Her shift from Catholicism to general spirituality without specific religious affiliation might concern those who emphasize the importance of Christian community and doctrine. |
3 | Hospital | 10 | 7 | 21 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Surgery for ruptured tumor with cardiac arrest | Observed self from ceiling perspective, pleased with youthful appearance | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/15/2025 | 1 | 0 | Observed self during surgery | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1790 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2161 Gary S NDE 4363 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1gary_s_nde_4363.html | 2007 | 2010 | M |
Gary experienced an NDE in April 2007 during a heart emergency when his heart rate became dangerously high, requiring defibrillator paddles to restore normal rhythm. During this life-threatening event, he found himself walking toward human shapes that were waiting to greet him. Though he couldn't make out specific faces, he felt an overwhelming sense of happiness and love emanating from these beings. The feeling was unlike anything he had experienced in life - he felt completely wanted, loved, and as if he was coming home to beings he had known and loved all his life. The experience felt like returning to a place that was part of him, making him complete. The shapes formed a path or tunnel-like formation with light at the end. He felt their love and happiness through direct knowing rather than verbal communication. When he returned, he initially felt a morbid anger about coming back, missing the overwhelming love and acceptance he had experienced. Two weeks later, when his doctor read the medical report and asked where he had gone, Gary shared his experience. The NDE profoundly changed his perspective, making him value relationships more deeply and treat both loved ones and strangers with greater kindness. He describes the whole experience as overwhelming and reports feeling incredible peace, joy, and unity with the world. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience strongly reflects biblical themes of heaven as home (John 14:2-3), the communion of saints, and overwhelming divine love (1 John 4:8). The beings waiting to greet him echo Jesus' parable of the rich man and Lazarus, where the deceased are conscious and aware. The tunnel or path of light corresponds to biblical imagery of the path to eternal life. The transformative effect producing greater love for others fulfills Christ's commandment to love one another (John 13:34). The sense of coming home reflects the biblical concept of believers as pilgrims returning to their true home. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience maintains strong biblical consistency with its emphasis on love, homecoming, spiritual beings, and transformation toward greater compassion. The initial reluctance to return, while understandable given the love experienced, was overcome by acceptance of God's timing. |
2 | Hospital | 10 | 4 | 18 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Heart rate emergency requiring defibrillator intervention | No specific veridical observations, general spiritual experience | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/15/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 1791 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2120 Gary T NDE 4304 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1gary_t_nde_4304.html | 1963 | 2010 | 4 | M |
Gary experienced an NDE at age 4 in 1963 when he fell headfirst from a second-floor balcony while swinging from the handrail. His two-year-older brother was present when Gary missed the handrail and fell onto the concrete alley below. From an out-of-body perspective, Gary observed his brother standing over his body crying and pulling his hair trying to get him back up the stairs. He watched his mother run down, pick him up while crying, and blow air into his mouth. Gary remembers thinking "why is she doing that, I'm okay" while observing from outside his body. After being in his body briefly and looking up at his mother, he fell into a coma for two weeks. He awoke in the hospital but didn't speak of the experience until age 11, when his mother turned white upon hearing his detailed description. She confirmed all the specific details: his brother crying and trying to drag him up the stairs, and her attempts at mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. During the experience, Gary felt very calm and loved, with incredible peace and joy. The experience gave him a sense of purpose - feeling he was put back on earth to help others, which led him to become a nurse. He also developed psychic abilities, including premonitions about relatives' illnesses or impending deaths and visions of future events. Initially dismissing it as a dream, he now knows it was real and has no fear of death. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience during clinical death aligns with biblical understanding of consciousness surviving bodily death. The overwhelming peace and feeling of being loved reflects God's presence. The sense of divine purpose leading to a helping profession echoes biblical calls to service. The calm acceptance while observing his own crisis mirrors the peace that surpasses understanding (Philippians 4:7). The lasting transformation and loss of death's fear reflects 1 Corinthians 15:55. Unbiblical elements: The development of psychic abilities and premonitions about future events, while possibly representing spiritual gifts of prophecy or words of knowledge (1 Corinthians 12), are described in terms that lean toward occult practices which scripture warns against. However, if these are genuine spiritual gifts used for God's purposes, they could be biblical. |
5 | Other | 10 | 10 | 30 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Fall from height causing brain injury, stopped breathing, 2-week coma | Observed brother crying and dragging him, mother giving mouth-to-mouth - all confirmed | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/15/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw brother's reaction | 1.00 | Mother | Moderately Compatible | 6 | ||||||||
| 1792 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2233 Gary T NDE 4456 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1gary_t_nde_4456.html | 2009 | 2009 | M |
Gary experienced a heart attack at 2:30 AM and was rushed to the emergency room. During treatment, about six emergency room staff worked on him while he drifted in and out of consciousness. Suddenly, everyone disappeared from his perception and he encountered an exceptionally bright light that filled his entire visual field. Recognizing this as potentially his final moment, he exclaimed "OH SHIT!" which brought him back to awareness of the medical team. A nurse who had been standing by his head asked what he said, and he explained he had seen the bright light and thought he was dying. The medical team then performed a catheterization, balloon angioplasty, and inserted a stent to treat his heart attack. He experienced profound peace during the light encounter and felt transported beyond normal consciousness. After returning, he maintained a sense of joy and unity with the universe that had not been present before his experience. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains several elements consistent with biblical accounts of divine encounters, including the brilliant supernatural light often associated with God's presence (1 Timothy 6:16), the sense of peace that surpasses understanding (Philippians 4:7), and the transformative joy reminiscent of being in God's presence. The return to consciousness to continue earthly responsibilities aligns with biblical accounts of people being sent back to fulfill God's purposes. Unbiblical elements: The account lacks explicit encounters with Jesus Christ or clear Christian imagery. The profane exclamation upon seeing the light, while understandable in context, reflects a worldly rather than reverent response to the divine. There is no mention of repentance, salvation through Christ, or biblical understanding gained from the experience. The description focuses more on the phenomenological aspects rather than spiritual transformation or conviction of sin. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 8 | 25 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Documented heart attack requiring emergency intervention with catheterization and stent placement | Subject heard nurse's response while apparently unconscious, demonstrating awareness during medical crisis | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/15/2025 | 1 | 1 | Heard nurse respond while unconscious | 1.00 | Emergency room nurse | Highly Compatible | 6 | |||||||||
| 1793 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2228 Gay L NDE 4451 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1gay_l_nde.html | 1984 | 2010 | F |
Gay was undergoing a routine surgery to remove a lump from her breast when she experienced a severe reaction to the anesthetic drug, causing her blood pressure to drop dangerously. Despite being under anesthesia, she remained aware of the medical team working frantically to stabilize her. She felt an overwhelming warmth and encountered what she perceived as God - not as a face but as an intensely brilliant light. When she asked if she was dying and received only comforting embrace without an answer, she understood she would survive. The experience was profoundly peaceful with no fear whatsoever. Remarkably, she had a vision of her daughter and pet dog who were at her home during the surgery, suggesting she was bidding them farewell. The medical team later confirmed the crisis was caused by an allergic reaction to the anesthetic. The encounter left her with an unshakeable sense of God's loving presence and complete absence of fear about death. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience strongly aligns with biblical descriptions of divine encounters. The brilliant light representing God's presence echoes 1 John 1:5 "God is light; in him there is no darkness at all." The incredible peace and warmth she felt reflects the peace of God that surpasses understanding (Philippians 4:7). Her recognition of this as a divine encounter and identifying the presence as God demonstrates spiritual discernment. The complete absence of fear in God's presence aligns with perfect love casting out fear (1 John 4:18). The lasting impact strengthening her faith in God's reality corresponds with transformative divine encounters throughout Scripture. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience appears fully compatible with conservative biblical theology, presenting God as a loving, comforting presence who provides peace in life-threatening circumstances. |
5 | Hospital | 7 | 10 | 17 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Surgery with allergic reaction causing blood pressure crisis | Awareness of daughter and dog at home while unconscious; maintained consciousness during medical crisis | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/15/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw daughter and dog at home | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||
| 1794 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2463 Giancarlo N NDE 4721 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1giancarlo_n_nde.html | 1974 | 2010 | 16 | M |
Giancarlo was riding his bicycle when struck by a car that literally drove over him, causing multiple fractures including severe cervical fractures of the 4th and 5th vertebrae. He was clinically dead at the scene. From an elevated perspective above his body, he observed the car being lifted by a tow truck, a nurse attempting resuscitation (whom he later identified at the hospital), and a priest administering last rites on the street. He then encountered an immense brilliant light that was beautiful rather than blinding. After hitting some kind of barrier, he experienced a rapid return through a tunnel at incredible speed while protesting his return. He was successfully resuscitated but later went into coma at the hospital, though he never saw the light again during subsequent unconscious episodes. The verified observations of the accident scene and medical personnel while clinically dead provide strong evidence of consciousness existing beyond physical death. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The out-of-body experience with maintained consciousness aligns with biblical understanding of the soul's existence beyond physical death (2 Corinthians 5:8). The brilliant, beautiful light could represent divine presence as God is described as light (1 John 1:5). The barrier preventing further progress might parallel the fixed boundary between earthly and eternal realms described in Luke 16:26. The priest giving last rites shows Christian presence during the death experience. Unbiblical elements: The account lacks any explicit Christian content despite receiving last rites. There is no mention of encountering Christ, angels, or deceased believers. The experience seems more phenomenological than spiritual, with no life review, conviction of sin, or spiritual transformation reported. His later doubts about whether the experience was "God or something ancestral" suggests uncertainty about its divine nature, which conflicts with the clarity typically associated with genuine divine encounters in Scripture. |
5 | Other | 10 | 20 | 40 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Clinical death from severe trauma with multiple fractures including cervical spine | Observed specific verifiable details while clinically dead: tow truck lifting car, nurse attempting resuscitation, priest giving last rites | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/15/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw accident scene from above | 1.00 | Hospital nurse | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||
| 1795 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2521 Giselle RV NDE 4859 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1giselle_rv_nde.html | 1978 | 2010 | 22 | F |
Five hours after giving birth, Giselle experienced severe hemorrhaging and was rushed to surgery. Under anesthesia for a D&C procedure, she heard the nurse tell the doctor they were losing her due to excessive anesthesia without intubation. Her heart and lungs became silent, and she concluded she had died. Her spirit left her body, floating in dark space with a transparent, glowing form. After requesting God take her to Him, she traveled through a tunnel toward light and was welcomed by tall beings of incredible light who loved her perfectly. They showed her a life review without judgment, revealing where she fell short mainly through omission - not helping when she could have. A brighter being, possibly Jesus, showed her newborn son and explained his learning path depended on her being his mother. Despite desperately wanting to stay, she chose to return for her son. They erased most memories to prevent suicide temptation. She re-entered her body as medical staff used defibrillator paddles. The experience left her without fear of death and eager for eventual return home. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience powerfully depicts divine love, life review for learning rather than condemnation (consistent with God's grace), beings of light potentially representing angels, and possibly Jesus as the brightest being. The understanding that suicide is wrong aligns with biblical values of life's sanctity. Her subsequent dedication to helping others and seeing people through God's eyes reflects Christian transformation. The concept of returning home to God echoes biblical themes of our eternal dwelling. Unbiblical elements: The emphasis on learning paths and predetermined life purposes suggests Eastern philosophy rather than biblical providence. The erasure of memories to prevent suicide implies reincarnation-like multiple attempts rather than biblical "appointed once to die" (Hebrews 9:27). The absence of explicit Christian identity for the beings and lack of gospel message about salvation through Christ alone raises concerns from an evangelical perspective. |
5 | Hospital | 10 | 15 | 25 | Strong Evidence | 0 | Severe post-childbirth hemorrhage requiring emergency surgery, clinical death from anesthesia overdose | Heard medical staff discussing losing her and anesthesia error while clinically dead | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/15/2025 | 1 | 0 | Heard medical staff during clinical death | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 9 | |||||||||
| 1796 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2103 Grady R NDE 4276 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1grady_r_nde.html | 1971 | 2010 | M |
During a high-speed motorcycle accident on Memorial Day 1971, Grady experienced a life-threatening but not clinically fatal event. Just before impact with a van, his entire life flashed before him in milliseconds - every detail from major events to mundane moments like putting on shoes. Following the accident, he had an out-of-body experience where he left his body and felt separated from it. He experienced time distortion where the 45-minute event seemed to last hours. His thoughts were incredibly fast and his senses incredibly vivid. He encountered beings and an unearthly mystical light, experiencing both darkness and brilliant illumination. He entered a clearly mystical realm with incredible peace and joy, feeling united with the universe. He gained special knowledge and understood everything about the universe during the experience. He encountered scenes from the world's future and came to a barrier he was not permitted to cross before being sent back. The experience was so profound that he could "go on for years" talking about it. Despite initially having no religious beliefs, the experience led him to believe in God. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The life review before potential death aligns with the biblical concept of life's evaluation. The encounter with mystical light could represent divine presence (1 John 1:5). The otherworldly realm of peace and joy resembles biblical descriptions of heaven. The barrier preventing further progress parallels boundaries between earthly and eternal realms. His conversion from no faith to belief in God represents spiritual transformation. The unity with creation and understanding of universal truths could reflect divine revelation. Unbiblical elements: Despite the spiritual transformation to belief in God, there is no mention of Jesus Christ, salvation, or the gospel message. The description remains vague about the identity of beings encountered and lacks explicitly Christian content that would be expected in a biblical divine encounter. |
5 | Other | 5 | 4 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Life-threatening motorcycle accident but not clinical death | Life review and mystical experiences but no specific verifiable observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/15/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 1797 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2223 Greg L NDE 4446 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1greg_l_nde.html | 1976 | 2010 | M |
While sailing a HobieCat catamaran in Ocean City, New Jersey in 1976, Greg was electrocuted when lowering the mast near a bridge with dangling electrical wires. A massive bolt of electricity entered through his palms, lifting him into the air like a rocket. He was thrust through the atmosphere into an extremely bright, warm light with no gravitational pull. The experience felt instantaneous yet unhurried. He felt completely pure, trusting, clear-thinking, and more alive than ever before. He floated higher toward the mesmerizing light that captured his soul. Then his limbs transformed to propeller blades as he hovered like a helicopter before slowly sinking back. During descent, his life unfolded as black and white movie highlights showing important events. This return journey felt gravitational and cold, lacking the spiritual pull toward the light. Thirty years later, he still recalls every detail vividly. No earthly experience has matched its peaceful beauty. He lives without fear of death, resting comfortably that departed loved ones are at peace "up there somewhere." --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The brilliant light encounter aligns with biblical descriptions of God as light (1 John 1:5). The complete peace and purity experienced reflects the peace of God's presence. The life review corresponds with biblical judgment concepts. His loss of death fear and confidence in afterlife for loved ones shows spiritual transformation. The lasting impact over thirty years demonstrates the reality of spiritual encounters. Unbiblical elements: The experience lacks any explicit Christian content - no mention of God, Jesus, salvation, or biblical imagery. The description remains purely phenomenological without spiritual interpretation. The vague reference to loved ones being "up there somewhere" suggests uncertain theology rather than biblical confidence in Christ. |
5 | Other | 5 | 2 | 7 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Electrocution causing life-threatening event | Mystical experience but no verifiable observations reported | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/15/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 1798 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2334 Gregg S NDE 4615 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1gregg_s_nde.html | 1964 | 2010 | M |
Gregg experienced three separate near-death events over 16 years. The first occurred in 1964 during a dental procedure when he suffered a severe Novocain overdose. After six hours of difficult tooth extraction, he experienced breathing difficulty, convulsions, and loss of consciousness. From an elevated position atop lockers, he observed his body in fetal position while medical technicians attempted to help him. He watched with amusement as his unconscious body's arms unfolded, causing the technicians to collide. He accompanied his body in the ambulance and later awoke with a sheet over his face, startling a young man nearby. The second incident in 1974 involved a construction crane malfunction causing a fall. The third in 1980 resulted from medical error during emergency treatment when stomach pumping tubes were inserted into his lungs, causing cardiopulmonary failure. All three experiences shared the same characteristics: out-of-body observation with full consciousness, maintaining his complete sense of self and memories, experiencing everything as humorous, and existing in an alternate reality with all senses intact. These experiences convinced him there is more than earthly life. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The consistent out-of-body experiences with maintained consciousness align with biblical understanding of the soul existing beyond the physical body (2 Corinthians 5:6-8). His awareness and observation abilities while clinically dead support the biblical view of consciousness surviving death. The alternate reality with intact senses could represent the spiritual realm described in Scripture. Unbiblical elements: The complete absence of any spiritual content - no God, Jesus, angels, heaven, hell, or life review - is concerning. The experiences seem purely mechanical rather than spiritual. Finding death humorous rather than sacred conflicts with biblical gravity about eternity. The lack of any transformation, message, or spiritual growth suggests these may be neurological rather than divine experiences. |
5 | Hospital | 7 | 12 | 19 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Multiple life-threatening events including drug overdose and cardiopulmonary failure | Observed specific details of medical intervention from outside body perspective | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/15/2025 | 2 | 0 | Observed medical response from above | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 5 | ||||||||||
| 1799 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2332 Guy B NDE 4612 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1guy_b_nde_4612.html | 2008 | 2010 | M |
Guy suffered a major heart attack while shoveling snow on February 2, 2008. Initially feeling something snap in his chest, he continued working before experiencing severe symptoms including nausea, jaw pain, and electrical sensations across his chest. His customer Maureen, a heart attack survivor, recognized the signs and administered nitroglycerine and aspirin before calling an ambulance. At the hospital, after telling his wife April he loved her and apologizing, all color drained from his body in a gray line from feet to head. He flatlined for approximately one minute. During clinical death, he traveled away from April at incredible speed with a whooshing sound, watching her shrink to a speck. He experienced the most beautiful sensation beyond words - absolute peace, warmth, and pure love enveloping him. Though aware he was dead, he thought "this isn't bad" and felt torn between not wanting to leave family yet not wanting to leave this perfect peace. Medical staff resuscitated him with multiple defibrillator shocks. The cardiologist who inserted three stents later confirmed his death and validated his experience as similar to many others. Two years later, he still vividly recalls the emotions and has no fear of death, though he's not rushing toward it. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The overwhelming peace and perfect love align with being in God's presence (1 John 4:16). His increased faith and daily prayer life demonstrates genuine spiritual transformation. The absence of fear regarding death reflects biblical promises about eternal life. His greater patience, understanding, and love for family show the fruit of the Spirit. Daily conversations with God and recognition of His provision indicate authentic relationship with the divine. Unbiblical elements: Despite profound spiritual transformation including daily prayer and feeling closer to God, there's no specific mention of Jesus Christ or salvation through Him. The experience lacks explicit Christian content like angels, heaven, or biblical imagery that would confirm its divine origin from an evangelical perspective. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 15 | 35 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Major heart attack with cardiac arrest requiring defibrillation and stent placement | Observed gray line moving up body at moment of death, confirmed by wife who witnessed it | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/15/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw wife during separation from body | 1.00 | Cardiologist | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 1800 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2172 Hal R NDE 4379 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1hal_r_nde.html | 1990 | 2010 | M |
Hal sustained a major brain injury, broken back, and shattered vertebrae in a bicycle-versus-moving van accident on May 25, 1990. His lungs collapsed in the emergency room, causing him to stop breathing. He awoke three days later, gradually piecing together his experience. During clinical death, he moved down a "hallway" past many familiar scenes he wanted to enter but was compelled to continue. The hallway opened to an infinitely large space containing infinite souls communicating simultaneously through direct thought transfer without words. He could focus on specific areas and understand individual "conversations." Overwhelmed by joy rather than fear at the magnitude of these communications, he was then forced to turn back, traveling past the same scenes again, wanting to greet entities he couldn't identify but being forced onward until the hallway faded. The experience convinced him of more than earthly life, though he maintains no religious affiliation. The communications seemed to contain infinite knowledge being shared, affecting him profoundly even years later. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience of consciousness beyond clinical death aligns with biblical teaching about the soul's immortality. The vast assembly of souls communicating could represent the "great cloud of witnesses" (Hebrews 12:1) or the multitude in heaven (Revelation 7:9). The direct thought communication mirrors how spiritual beings interact in Scripture. The overwhelming joy reflects biblical descriptions of God's presence. Unbiblical elements: The complete absence of God, Jesus, or any Christian identity among the infinite souls is problematic. No judgment, life review, or spiritual message occurred. His continued lack of religious belief after such a profound experience contradicts the transformative nature of genuine divine encounters in Scripture. |
5 | Hospital | 10 | 8 | 18 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Major trauma with brain injury, collapsed lungs, clinical death requiring resuscitation | Experience of infinite souls communicating, though not externally verifiable | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/16/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||||||