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NDERF 957 Barney M NDE 2812
https://nderf.org/Experiences/1barney_m_nde.html
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2006
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In August 1987, Barney was driving to bail hay with a friend when he broad-sided a station wagon at a crossroads while speeding on a gravel road. His truck flipped six times over the car. His friend was thrown through the windshield, and Barney was thrown 80 feet into a soybean field with the driver's door. He broke his left arm and ribs, punctured his lung, bruised his heart, and swallowed his tongue. Medical records indicate he lay undiscovered for at least eight minutes until his friend asked about him.
During this time, Barney felt perfect peace with no pain. He experienced himself being pulled upward and saw his body on the ground. He observed EMTs working on him but felt detached. As he traveled through a tunnel toward a bright light, he saw deceased relatives including aunts, uncles, and his grandmother. His recently deceased brother stopped him at the light, saying "It's not your time." He then returned to his body in severe pain with tubes down his throat. Barney's doctor later told him that in her 38 years of practice, sixteen patients had described seeing the light. The experience transformed his life - he began attending church, read the Bible many times, and developed a new perspective on life, trying to live by God's law. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The tunnel of light with deceased relatives aligns with biblical accounts of the afterlife and family reunions in paradise. The brother's message "It's not your time" suggests divine timing and purpose for continued earthly life. The perfect peace, bright heavenly light, and encounter with deceased family members in a transcendent realm match biblical descriptions. His post-NDE conversion to active faith, church attendance, and Bible study demonstrate authentic spiritual transformation consistent with divine encounters. Unbiblical elements: None identified. The experience contains only orthodox elements - the tunnel and light are common biblical metaphors for transition to the divine presence, and meeting deceased believing relatives aligns with the communion of saints doctrine.
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Cardiac arrest equivalent with swallowed tongue, bruised heart, punctured lung for 8+ minutes
Encountered specific deceased relatives including recently deceased brother who delivered message
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swallowed tongue
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