Secrets from Beyond The Grave

he was always afraid to die, as he had seen many people die over the years. After this, however, all worry and fear of death have departed from him. During my many years of ministry, I have read articles and books on the subject of near-death experiences and met individuals who have had one. In some instances the individual had been in a major accident and was in a comatose condition for some time. One friend from Alabama who is now a minister was in a terrible car accident and spent months in the ICU hooked up to machines. He was in a complete coma, yet he could hear all of the conversations, including one from a nurse who cussed him out because she was required to work in ICU on New Year's night and was missing a big party. He also left his body on one occasion, walked to the chapel where his mother was praying for him, and heard her entire prayer! Imagine the shock to this nurse when he awoke and rebuked her for complaining about working on New Year's. His mother told him of praying in the chapel when, at one point, she remembered feeling a presence in the room. She even turned to see who was behind her, but she saw nothing. The man recalled his mom turning, as he had placed his hand on her shoulder while she was praying! These incidents are amazing, but all prove what the Scripture teaches: there is an inner person who is more real than the physical person, and this spirit person departs the body at death and can experience all five senses even when the physical body is dead. Four Things That Commonly Happen at Death In all of the material I have read and personal information I have collected, there seem to be four common things that happen at the moment a person is dying or encounters an afterlife experience. The first common occurrence is at the moment the heart stops, or the moment of impact in an accident. The person may hear a loud, strange, and at times rather uncomfortable buzzing noise in his or her ears. All other surrounding sounds become faint, except for perhaps the voices of those who may be near (especially in a hospital emergency room). What usually follows is that the person is suddenly alert, fully awake, and can clearly see his or her surroundings, even though his or her physical eyes may be closed. He describes seeing the accident scene and himself lying on the bed, with doctors and nurses working on him. He may be outside his body, looking at himself. At this point he can see and hear all that is taking place near his physical body. Believers have a sense of a clear mind, are very alert, and have a sense of being free . This is refreshing for them, especially if they have been in some form of physical pain because of a heart attack or painful accident. The third process separates believers from unbelievers. At this point, some believers describe seeing an angelic being waiting to escort them. Others can identify relatives and close friends in the distance, who appear to be waiting for their arrival. The person who lived in spiritual rebellion and sin or who rejected the gospel often senses a blanket of gloom and oppression, and darkness encloses him. A foreboding feeling of fear overwhelms that person. From this point on, believers begin moving upward toward a bright light or multicolored lights at a very rapid speed. Unbelievers begin moving downward. Often both describe being inside some type of tunnel--one filled with light and the other with darkness. The fourth process commonly begins when a person exits the tunnel or finally reaches his destination of light or darkness. Believers conclude their journeys in a beautiful field of grass and flowers or beside a large crystal river inside an area of heaven with loved ones with or near them, or they find themselves in some area where there is bliss, joy, and freedom. The unbeliever, on