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NDERF 1603 Lesley B NDE 3569
https://nderf.org/Experiences/1lesley_b_nde.html
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2008
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Lesley experienced drowning at age 3 in August 1966 while swimming in a pool with floaties. Her face was underwater for approximately six minutes according to her uncle who eventually pulled her out and could not feel a pulse, indicating clinical death. During this time, she had an extraordinary experience where the pool walls seemed to peel away and she found herself standing on the bottom, stamping her feet in excitement. She felt like she was at the door of a birthday party about to open, with all the joy and anticipation that entails. She saw beautiful green grass like a field with big trees, though she couldn't hear birds. She desperately wanted to enter this wonderful place but her relatives told her it was not time yet and to go back and behave herself. Despite her disappointment, she was sent back. She reports that "they" have given her a big house in heaven that she dreams about and sometimes visits in her dreams. The experience profoundly shaped her spiritual outlook and made her less materialistic and more patient in life.
--- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience of leaving the physical body during clinical death aligns with biblical accounts of the spirit separating from the body. The beautiful landscape with green fields and trees resembles biblical descriptions of paradise. Encountering deceased relatives who act as guides is consistent with the communion of saints. Being told it was not her time reflects divine sovereignty over life and death. The lasting spiritual transformation and reduced materialism aligns with biblical values of storing treasures in heaven rather than earth. Unbiblical elements: The concept of being given a "house in heaven" that she can visit in dreams could be interpreted as problematic if it suggests soul travel or astral projection. However, this could also align with Jesus' words about preparing a place for believers (John 14:2). The recurring dreams of visiting this place are not explicitly unbiblical but could raise questions about the nature of these experiences.
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Clinical death from drowning - no pulse detected for six minutes
Vivid description of otherworldly realm with specific details about landscape and emotional state
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