Your thoughts on Near Death Experiences and testimonies

Curious · 09-13-2020, 11:47 PM

My mother had such an experience when she nearly died of polio at 18 years old. She was unconscious, in hospital, the medical team panicking as she had stopped breathing. She found herself looking down at herself from above, floating under the ceiling. She could clearly see and hear the medical people discussing her situation, working at trying to revive her. She accurately noted all the words spoken, including her very high temperature.

Her experience only went that far, no tunnels or bright lights. Also, she has only ever talked about it once or twice. It remained a very personal matter that she mostly kept to herself. She said she did feel very calm at the time, not scared. Her faith in God was not very deep though, I don't think.

I've heard stories of people seeming to 'jump out of their bodies' during a serious trauma like a car accident for example. Momentarily only, with the experience living on as a strange memory associated with the incident, without any clear explanation. That's potentially another related mystery!

Its a subject that will remain debated, yet I wonder what Lazarus and others that Jesus raised from the dead may have had to say about their own experience. It's not recorded in the bible, but may well have been discussed at the time.

09-13-2020, 11:47 PM	#3
Curious Member Join Date: Jan 2019 Posts: 186	Re: Your thoughts on Near Death Experiences and testimonies My mother had such an experience when she nearly died of polio at 18 years old. She was unconscious, in hospital, the medical team panicking as she had stopped breathing. She found herself looking down at herself from above, floating under the ceiling. She could clearly see and hear the medical people discussing her situation, working at trying to revive her. She accurately noted all the words spoken, including her very high temperature. Her experience only went that far, no tunnels or bright lights. Also, she has only ever talked about it once or twice. It remained a very personal matter that she mostly kept to herself. She said she did feel very calm at the time, not scared. Her faith in God was not very deep though, I don't think. I've heard stories of people seeming to 'jump out of their bodies' during a serious trauma like a car accident for example. Momentarily only, with the experience living on as a strange memory associated with the incident, without any clear explanation. That's potentially another related mystery! Its a subject that will remain debated, yet I wonder what Lazarus and others that Jesus raised from the dead may have had to say about their own experience. It's not recorded in the bible, but may well have been discussed at the time.