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Harwell, Jim. Hell: 13 Testimonies from a Real Place. Bridge Books. Chapter 6: Carmelo Brenes. Pages 77-79. 2017
Hell: 13 Testimonies from a Real Place - Carmelo Brenes - Chapter 6 - Pages 77-79 - 2017
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Carmelo Brenes, a pastor and evangelist, experienced a near-death experience in 1982 where he visited hell. The specific medical circumstances are not detailed, but it is documented as a genuine NDE. During the experience, everything went dark and he began walking through a dark tunnel where he could hear moans and screams. Fear increased within him as he moved through the cold, dark tunnel where he began seeing gigantic snakes.
He arrived at a large plateau containing many different chambers and divisions with different categories of people. Terror invaded his soul as his whole life passed before his eyes. He cried out "Have mercy on me my Lord!" and heard a voice respond saying "Stop! I am not the God of adulterers, fornicators, or liars." The voice explained He would show him what awaits those who have not followed God's way. He was shown a cell containing a woman in a rocking chair whose body was transformed because she had been a witch on earth. She screamed in agony as her entire being burned in flames, begging for help. The Lord showed him various places in the earth with openings containing burning oil where beings were burning in flames. When people tried to escape, demons immediately forced them back inside. He witnessed pastors, evangelists, missionaries, and believers in hell for various reasons including stealing tithes and offerings. There was a missionary who had opened a mission in Africa but had stolen half the money intended for the ministry. He saw demons of all types, shapes and forms, some with one arm, one eye, and one leg, which the Lord identified as demons of destruction. The experience left him with the understanding that at death, real life begins and the real personality of the believer or sinner shows up, either in glory or in condemnation and eternal shame. He emphasizes that the choice of eternal destination is made while alive on earth.
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NDE documented but medical details not specified, year given as 1982
Saw specific categories of religious leaders in hell, witnessed witch transformation, observed demon types
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