Edward C NDE

Experience Description

In life I believed there was a GOD, but I never really paid attention to it or even cared about it. I was just a regular guy going through life, doing what’s necessary to survive in this world but in a good and legal way. I was the type of person that believed whatever is going to happen to me sooner or later It will happen to me and there’s no escaping it. I’m a visual learner, so I’m the type who has to see to believe. I won’t just take somebody’s word for it.

When I was about 20 years old, I was at a deli ordering a sandwich. The guy who made my sandwich got the order wrong. He forgot ketchup so I told the guy he didn’t add some. He told me he was sorry. I told him that it is all right, don't worry about it because nobody’s perfect. There was a lady next to me who was listening to the conversation. She looked at me and says, 'Only GOD is perfect.' I told her, 'Well, I haven't met GOD. Maybe when I meet him, I’ll know if he’s perfect.' She gave me a smirk. I got my sandwich and left.

About a few months later, I had an NDE in midtown Manhattan Park. I was with three other friends who I knew through a program we were attending. I didn’t know any of them personally. We were sitting down on the grass. My heart was hurting and it became difficult for me to breathe. I didn't want to make a scene, so I just laid back on the grass. I told myself that whatever wais going to happen, is going to happen. So I basically just went with the flow.

Then, I felt a very painful, strong force pulling me under the ground. It felt as if it was trying to drag me to hell. But It seemed a million times stronger than gravity itself. I started fighting this force by moving my body/soul left to right and trying to escape from its grip. I noticed that the more I fought this force, the more the pain increased. The pain was unbearable. I asked myself, 'How can anybody endure this type of pain without dying or exploding?' I fought this force with every inch of strength I had in me, but to no avail.

That’s when I realized that I was dead. I was experiencing pain in the spirit realm. The afterlife is SO REAL that it makes this world seem fake. I figured that I had no other option but to just give up. I then relaxed and gave in to the force/pain.

I looked up to the clouds and noticed a beautiful bright light looking directly at me. The light was 10,000 times brighter than the sun, yet I could look straight at it. The light was literally made of LOVE. Everything I ever wanted was with the light and the light was Jesus Christ himself. I just knew it was him... John 8:12 (KJV) Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. As I looked at this perfect, beautiful, glorious, and loving bright light, I felt unworthy to look at the light. It was just too much for me. I then tried speaking to the light, but couldn’t speak verbally. So telepathically I thought, 'GOD, I have never done anything for you. I can’t go with you even if I wanted to so whoever is going to take me, take me now. But please stop the pain!' I was experiencing the good and the bad at the same time. The light acknowledged my thoughts. My spirit then got out of my body and floated up to the height of a cloud.

I was looking down at my lifeless body from above. I could see and hear my friends calling my name trying to wake me up. I looked at the surroundings around my body and I could see everything in beautifully intense, bright-sparkly, and vivid colors.

Then, I got a life flashback from the moment I was born, to the moment of my death. I realized everything we do in this earthly life is recorded. Suddenly, I fell back into my body in like a teardrop form. I landed back into my body as the EMT workers were picking me up in a gurney and putting me in the ambulance. They started driving me to the hospital. One of the emergency medical technicians was pinching my finger, trying to keep me awake. My body felt extremely heavy and then I blacked out.

I woke up in the hospital with the IV on my left arm. I was telling the doctors that I SAW GOD! I saw GOD! No one believed me and people thought I was crazy. I then grabbed my stuff and left the hospital. I was a bit disappointed because this is without a doubt the best and worst thing that has ever happened to me in my entire life and no one believed me. I got home and told my mother a few days later.

A few weeks later, I was walking around Brooklyn. I felt like I had to do something, but didn’t know what it was. I kept walking and then saw a church across the street. I went in this big church and saw an old lady sitting in the right midsection of the church with her head down and praying. In the front left corner was a guy minding his own business and cleaning the church. I than sat down on the last rows of the church waiting for them to leave. I don’t think they even noticed me in the church. So, I stood up and walked all the way in front of the church. In front of the big cross, I got on my knees and repented to Jesus Christ. I said, 'God, I’m sorry. Please forgive me for everything I’ve done.' I was weeping like a baby as I asked God for forgiveness. I felt a right hand literally touch me on my right shoulder blade as if it was comforting me. I got goosebumps all over my body. I looked back to see who touched me and there was no one there. I got out of the church feeling like a whole new person that day.

God never spoke to me when I had my NDE, but I believe the purpose of life is LOVE because GOD is LOVE. In a way, I guess I just needed confirmation that God exists. God gave that confirmation to me. This experience changed me completely.

A few things I learned in my NDE:

NUMBER 1- Jesus Christ is GOD John 14:6 (KJV) Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the father but by me. John 8:12 (KJV) Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. The bright, beautiful, loving light that I saw during my NDE was Jesus Christ.

NUMBER 2 - Everything in life is Recorded. Luke 8:17 (KJV) For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.

NUMBER 3 - there is an afterlife

NUMBER 4 - when I repented and asked God for forgiveness 1 John 1:9 'If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.' When I left the church I felt different like I was a new creation. 2 Corinthians 5 (KJV) Therefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things have become new. Also, I forgot to mention that when my spirit left my body, it felt natural to me. I also had a download of information so there was nothing for me to ask the Light/GOD because I was all-knowing. I realized that there is absolutely no time in the spirit realm. I don’t know how I knew, but I just knew time didn’t exist.

This experience changed me completely. I’m more of a humble person and I try to live my life with love.

God bless everyone and thank you.

Background Information:

Gender: Male

Date NDE Occurred: 2012

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Yes Heart attack. Heart was hurting and very painful. I died from a heart attack

How do you consider the content of your experience? Both pleasant AND distressing

Did you feel separated from your body? Yes I only saw God. I didn’t hear anything. I clearly left my body and existed outside it

How did your highest level of consciousness and alertness during the experience compare to your normal everyday consciousness and alertness? More consciousness and alertness than normal. Everything was heightened. I felt more alive then ever after I left my body.

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness? When I left my body. I felt as if I had a download of information, as if I was all-knowing.

Were your thoughts speeded up? No

Did time seem to speed up or slow down? No

Were your senses More vivid than usual? Incredibly more vivid

Please compare your vision during the experience to your everyday vision that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. During my experience colors were more vivid; very beautiful colors. And I could see everything with clarity. Everything was viewed with clear vision.

Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. I didn't hear anything.

Did you seem to be aware of things going on elsewhere, as if by ESP? Yes, but the facts have not been checked out

Did you pass into or through a tunnel? No

Did you see any beings in your experience? I actually saw them

Did you encounter or become aware of any deceased (or alive) beings? No

Did you see, or feel surrounded by, a brilliant light? A light clearly of mystical or other-worldly origin

Did you see an unearthly light? Yes The light was 10,000 times Brighter than the sun, yet I could look straight at it. The light was Jesus Christ.

Did you seem to enter some other, unearthly world? A clearly mystical or unearthly realm. When I left my body, I was in the Spirit realm, God’s realm

What emotions did you feel during the experience? When I left my body, it felt natural to me. When I saw my body, I felt no attachment towards my body at all. When I left my body, I was finally free.

Did you have a feeling of peace or pleasantness? Relief or calmness

Did you have a feeling of joy? No

Did you feel a sense of harmony or unity with the universe? No

Did you suddenly seem to understand everything? Everything about the universe. Yes, I felt like I had a download of information during my NDE.

Did scenes from your past come back to you? My past flashed before me, out of my control. A flashback of my life was shown to me but it was very fast.

Did scenes from the future come to you? No

Did you come to a border or point of no return? No

God, Spiritual and Religion:

What was your religion prior to your experience? Not religious

Have your religious practices changed since your experience? Yes I think I’m more spiritual. I believe in Jesus Christ 100% because I got confirmation from my experience. Thank you Jesus!

What is your religion now? Not religious

Did your experience include features consistent with your earthly beliefs? Content that was entirely not consistent with the beliefs you had at the time of your experience. At the time, I believed in God but I needed confirmation. I believed death was the end of the whole story and I didn’t really believe life continues after death.

Did you have a change in your values and beliefs because of your experience? Yes I’m more of a loving and understanding type person after my experience. I feel like I can pick up peoples' emotions more easily.

Did you seem to encounter a mystical being or presence, or hear an unidentifiable voice? I encountered a definite being, or a voice clearly of mystical or unearthly origin. I saw Jesus. He was the light but he did not speak to me.

Did you see deceased or religious spirits? I actually saw them

Did you encounter or become aware of any beings who previously lived on earth who are described by name in religions (for example: Jesus, Muhammad, Buddha, etc.)? Yes. I saw Jesus Christ. He was the light. He was literally made of unconditional LOVE!

During your experience, did you gain information about premortal existence? No

During your experience, did you gain information about universal connection or oneness? Uncertain Love is what connects us all because God is love.

During your experience, did you gain information about the existence of God? Yes God exists, no doubt about It. I saw Jesus Christ with my own being. And the light was beyond supreme, beyond glorious, and beyond perfect. I felt unworthy to even look at him.

Concerning our Earthly lives other than Religion:

During your experience, did you gain special knowledge or information about your purpose? No

During your experience, did you gain information about the meaning of life? Yes (Love) Matthew 5:43-48 love is the best solution.

During your experience, did you gain information about an afterlife? An afterlife definitely exists When I left my body that’s how I know for a fact that life continues after death.

Did you gain information about how to live our lives? Yes Love is the best solution.

During your experience, did you gain information about life's difficulties, challenges and hardships? No

During your experience, did you gain information about love? Yes God is love. And love is the best solution for any situation regarding this earthly life. Do everything in a loving way.

What life changes occurred in your life after your experience? Large changes in my life. I’m humbler and loving. I try to tell my experience to others and also to follow Jesus' teachings to the best of my abilities.

Have your relationships changed specifically because of your experience? Yes I’m not judgmental. I try to understand and help as much as I can.

After the NDE:

Was the experience difficult to express in words? Yes It's difficult to explain in words because earthly words don't do the experience justice.

How accurately do you remember the experience in comparison to other life events that occurred around the time of the experience? I remember the experience more accurately than other life events that occurred around the time of the experience. The afterlife experience was so real that It makes this early life seem fake. I remember my NDE as if it happened yesterday.

Do you have any psychic, non-ordinary or other special gifts after your experience that you did not have before the experience? Uncertain. After my experience, I had an experience with an orb that I could see in the corner of my eyes. But everytime I turned to look, it disappeared. I also had one dream of a girl that actually came true. But besides those two experiences, I haven’t had anything else.

Are there one or several parts of your experience that are especially meaningful or significant to you? Yes the light that I saw was the best thing that has ever happened to me. It is impossible to see GOD face-to-face and not change. God, Jesus Christ. Seeing him was the most meaningful to me.

Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes Family members and others who are willing to listen.

Did you have any knowledge of near death experience (NDE) prior to your experience? No

What did you believe about the reality of your experience shortly (days to weeks) after it happened? Experience was definitely real. The NDE experience was so real that it makes this earthly life seem fake. It’s hard to explain but that’s the best way I can explain it.

What do you believe about the reality of your experience now? Experience was definitely real. Everything of my NDE experience was heightened to a level that I know for a fact it was real.

At any time in your life, has anything ever reproduced any part of the experience? No

Is there anything else that you would like to add about your experience? Please give Jesus Christ a chance. He can definitely change your life. John 14:6 (KJV) Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the father but by me.

Are there any other questions that we could ask to help you communicate your experience? All the questions you ask are accurate questions.