How to Interpret Dreams and Visions Perry Stone

DYING SAINTS SEE DEAD SAINTS Prior to the death of Christ, God sent two Old Testament prophets to speak with Him on the Mount of Transfiguration. These two great leaders, Elijah and Moses, appeared and discussed with Christ the events that would surround His death in Jerusalem (Luke 9:28–33). I cannot tell you the number of times that family members have told of their precious mother, dad, or grandparents who, just prior to death, began to see the family members who had gone on to be with the Lord. Many times a dying person will be physically weak with his or her eyes shut and suddenly will become fully alert and aware of all of the surroundings. Then, in a weak voice that person will say, “Let those young men through; they are coming for me,” or ask, “Can’t you see the angels in this room?” When a person in a hospital or at home who is expected to die begins seeing loved ones who have passed, it usually indicates that the person will shortly go to be with the Lord. When Stephen, the first martyr in the early church, was being stoned to death by the religious fanatics of his day, he said, “I see the heavens opened and the Son of man standing at the right hand of God!” (Acts 7:56). Stephen saw into the spirit world moments before he called upon the Lord to “receive [his] spirit” (v. 59). Moments before departing, his eyes were opened to see into the next dimension. I have personally spoken with individuals who survived