Do you ever wonder what will happen when you die? Unless technology gets a whole lot better we all will eventually cease to exist in the body we have, some closer to that time then others. Will any form of consciousness and memory totally end? Or is there a spirit or soul that will continue in a place like heaven or hell? These are tough and potentially dangerous questions to ignore.
There are no lack of near death studies and testimonies of individuals that indicate there is an after life. Possibly the best known source of near death experiences a very popular book (over 13 million copies sold) titled "Life after Life: The Best Selling Original Investigation that Revealed "Near Death Experiences" , written by Raymond Moody, M.D.. The book lists interviews of individuals who were pronounced clinically dead and came back to life. What is extremely interesting is the common experiences shared by the individuals interviewed. These similar experiences are traveling through a tunnel, finding themselves outside there own body, having a body that is a totally different nature compared to their human body, feeling the presence of a loving being in a bright light, and a review of their life. What is even more interesting is there are many other studies and testimonies describing the very same experiences.
Of course there are critics who will offer up explanations such as religious upbringing or the power of suggestion. What critics cannot explain is how some individuals have been able to accurately describe scenes from their out of body experience that could only be known from being an eyewitness. These similar experiences often are described by individuals with no religious beliefs at all.
It would be very dangerous to assume we all will be going to some sort of happy place if there is an afterlife. If you click here you will find an article published in the Journal of the Missouri State Medical Association describing distressing near death experiences. The article points out the main reason why we tend to find more positive then negative experiences is because few people are forthcoming about disclosing these horrible experiences due to the great stress it creates. According to this study the classic response was to experience some sort of conversion, with the most common form becoming Bible based Christians. This included an atheistic professor who left his university to attend seminary.
It is possible some of these experiences are made up to sell books or gain attention. It is also obvious there is enough evidence of an afterlife that it would be foolish to ignore any possibilities of determining how we could spend our time in any type of eternity. All the individuals describing their near death experiences obviously lived, so a rational conclusion could be God is giving these people second chances. Typically when we're dead we're dead, no other opportunities to change our lives. Why take any chance of letting fate determine how we could spend an afterlife. There is an abundance of evidence to support the reliability of the Bible, and the Bible makes it clear we have to make a choice that determines what happens to us after we experience physical death.
There are no lack of near death studies and testimonies of individuals that indicate there is an after life. Possibly the best known source of near death experiences a very popular book (over 13 million copies sold) titled "Life after Life: The Best Selling Original Investigation that Revealed "Near Death Experiences" , written by Raymond Moody, M.D.. The book lists interviews of individuals who were pronounced clinically dead and came back to life. What is extremely interesting is the common experiences shared by the individuals interviewed. These similar experiences are traveling through a tunnel, finding themselves outside there own body, having a body that is a totally different nature compared to their human body, feeling the presence of a loving being in a bright light, and a review of their life. What is even more interesting is there are many other studies and testimonies describing the very same experiences.
Of course there are critics who will offer up explanations such as religious upbringing or the power of suggestion. What critics cannot explain is how some individuals have been able to accurately describe scenes from their out of body experience that could only be known from being an eyewitness. These similar experiences often are described by individuals with no religious beliefs at all.
It would be very dangerous to assume we all will be going to some sort of happy place if there is an afterlife. If you click here you will find an article published in the Journal of the Missouri State Medical Association describing distressing near death experiences. The article points out the main reason why we tend to find more positive then negative experiences is because few people are forthcoming about disclosing these horrible experiences due to the great stress it creates. According to this study the classic response was to experience some sort of conversion, with the most common form becoming Bible based Christians. This included an atheistic professor who left his university to attend seminary.
It is possible some of these experiences are made up to sell books or gain attention. It is also obvious there is enough evidence of an afterlife that it would be foolish to ignore any possibilities of determining how we could spend our time in any type of eternity. All the individuals describing their near death experiences obviously lived, so a rational conclusion could be God is giving these people second chances. Typically when we're dead we're dead, no other opportunities to change our lives. Why take any chance of letting fate determine how we could spend an afterlife. There is an abundance of evidence to support the reliability of the Bible, and the Bible makes it clear we have to make a choice that determines what happens to us after we experience physical death.