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NDERF 1871 Greg D NDE 3934
https://nderf.org/Experiences/1greg_d_nde.html
2004
2004-08-09
2009
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On August 9, 2004, this man experienced a severe asthma attack at work that caused him to stop breathing. Standing at the top of stairs, he felt lightheaded and lost visual perception. He experienced a life review showing all the great moments of his life like a video, starting slowly and increasing in speed. He then found himself in what felt like standing in the middle of a football field in total darkness - an open space extending hundreds of feet. Looking upward, he saw a rim of light at the top. He felt air brush behind his neck and heard a man's voice in a foreign language that transformed into English, telling him "It's almost time." He saw quick pictures of himself aging from childhood through adulthood and beyond. Suddenly his body jerked and automatically shifted 180 degrees. He awoke in a hospital bed, having fallen down a flight of stairs during the asthma attack. The experience included seeing good life events like First Communion, high school graduation, meeting his wife, and sporting events. A year later, he began hearing the same voices he heard during the NDE, remembering where he had heard them before. His dreams became more vivid with better recall, often including people from the past.
--- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The life review showing significant positive life events aligns with biblical concepts of life accountability. The darkness with light above could represent separation from divine light with hope of ascension. The voice speaking in unknown tongues that became understandable mirrors biblical accounts of spiritual communication and the gift of tongues. The prophetic vision of aging suggests divine knowledge of his future. The peaceful surrender and lack of fear during the experience reflects the peace that comes from faith. The enhanced spiritual perception afterward (dreams and voices) could indicate opened spiritual awareness. Unbiblical elements: The foreign language transforming to English, while resembling tongues, occurred without interpretation through the Holy Spirit. The ongoing voices heard a year later raise concerns about spiritual discernment, as they led to him being prescribed medication, suggesting possible confusion between spiritual and psychological phenomena. The absence of explicitly divine beings, God, Jesus, or clear spiritual realms makes the experience ambiguous. The void-like darkness without clear spiritual context differs from biblical descriptions of the afterlife.
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Severe asthma attack causing respiratory failure, fell down stairs
Life review and prophetic visions but no verifiable external observations
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