This is my second introduction post on this forum, but I figured I would post this, since this was my introduction to Christianity, and a very powerful experience.
Please let me know how it all sounds, and if any of you can relate:
On March of this year I had a near death experience that changed the way I view life forever
As a result of taking a fat burning drug, I had, what I would describe as, a heart attack.
I felt pains in my heart and it was racing, and wouldn't stop beating for hours.
Eventually I lied down on the couch and blacked out as my heart stopped beating.
I was on the verge of death, and was terrified, knew I was dying, and begged for mercy.
I felt out of my body in complete darkness
What I experienced was unlike anything I had ever experienced before.
I felt helpless and vulnerable
Right before I knew it was the end I was saved from death by Jesus
When I woke up out of the experience I felt so grateful to be alive, and didn't understand why I was saved or really what happened.
It reminded me, that I, and everyone else, are always on the cusp of death, and should be grateful for each day.
It also gave me a wake up call, and a last warning, keep using drugs and next time this happens it will be permanent.
Ever since that experience I had no intent to continue any drug use, and felt like I had a spiritual awakening.
Although I didn't see Jesus visually it was obvious to me that it was the presence of him.
He was pure love, truth, courage, honesty.
I had no Christian background so I wouldn't be biased in believing it was him, in fact before this experience I wasn't religious at all.
Beyond learning to be grateful for every day, this experience taught me, and continues to teach me much more.
It motivated me to explore spiritually and know that we are not only physical beings, but spiritual beings, with a soul, that lives beyond the body.
It also gave me a very bold message that when you die, you go to heaven or hell, no in between.
If I wasn't saved by Jesus, and died in my drug use, which is obviously sin, I would be in hell, for eternity.
People think you're a kiss ass for saying things like "I don't drink" or "No sex before marriage"
Well during the NDE, before I was saved by Jesus, I trembled before the wrath of god, as I was literally on the cusp of death.
This is something that everyone who is reading this, will someday face.
We will all die, and we will all be trembling before the judgement of god.
If people knew 1/100th of the wrath of god, they would think twice before engaging in sins that they do carelessly, because "everyone else does it" or "religion is old fashioned"
God's laws aren't old fashioned and they're not going anywhere so its best you get to know them now
No amount of pleasure, power, money, or fame on this earth, will ever be worth eternity in hell, nothing, and as I was almost dying, I can promise, hell is real, not some fairy tale, and I would have went there if Jesus didn't save me.
After experiencing what I experienced I can promise to all reading this, god is real, jesus is real, and a soul is real, even more real than a physical body, after all its the only thing that survives human death. I can also promise no one dies, you only go to heaven or hell, but if you knew how bad hell was you'd wish death was permanent.
Undeservingly, after having that experience, that was caused by my own actions, for the months following, I felt a touch of some of Jesus's heavenly presence, in my day to day life, and witnessed many strange coincidences such as seeing crosses in various places.
An important lesson I learned is, as I was on the cusp of death, I was begging for mercy, why? Because subconsciously, even though I wasn't religious, on a spiritual level I knew I was a sinner, and if I was to die in that moment, I would have went to hell. The point is, why don't we beg for mercy to god in our day to day lives, while we still have the chance to be forgiven and change our ways, why is it only when are on the cusp of death? The truth is, we are always on the cusp of death, and tomorrow is never promised. I was lucky that I could change my behavior and cut the sins out of my life, while I still had a chance. The bold truth that no ones wants to hear is, if you die in your sin, you go to hell. So repent while you can.
Another thing I learned when you die, the tables turn.
Those who had a spoiled easy life on earth, can go to hell and be punished.
Those who suffered for justice, and were poor on earth, can be rewarded in heaven.
This is not to say that you're a bad person for being rich, or you'll go to heaven if you're poor.
The point is, look at Jesus's life, he was the son of god, but lived with no material possessions, fasted for weeks, and ended up being killed for his righteousness.
So don't be discouraged if you're trying everything, and praying, and things don't seem to be going well, you will be redeemed in heaven.
I also learned Satan is real. Pure evil, lies, and corruption.
Satan rules at the highest levels of power in this world, government, media, etc.
The powers of Satan and God are supernatural and beyond our human understanding.
They are both as real as the computer I'm typing on, but I'm just scratching the surface on understanding the Mystery and wonder of god's plan and the intricate lies that satan tells
The spirit of either can fill our minds and hearts and influence ours thoughts and actions.
Satans plan is to get as many people as possible to reject jesus and he will do so by any means possible.
Satan does so in our most vulnerable state, in Education.
If he can get us to believe that a spirit doesn't exist and nothing can be proven without science, he can effectively desensitize us to the spiritual realm, or get us to believe it doesn't exist.
Evolution, Big Bang, biggest lies ever taught to contradict Genesis, and god's true plan.
^ Yeah I said that deal with it
I've learned that there are certain things science just can't explain
The same influence is found by not letting the bible be read in school
Have you ever wondered why schools that are supposed to be "teaching us" are avoiding what is considered the literal word of god?
Because its "not politically correct" or "might offend someone"
Well I can promise that people going to hell out of ignorance of god's word is a lot worse than teaching a religion that not everyone agrees on
I also learned, that we are spiritual beings in a physical body born into an ongoing spiritual battle between good and evil.
This life we live in is not coincidence, or irrelevant, there is a strong spiritual purpose for all of us given by god.
Our human bodies are spiritual vessels to be filled with the spirit of God or Satan.
This spiritual warfare has been going on the since the beginning of time, since Lucifer was kicked out of heaven.
Unfortunately theres no escape from this spiritual conflict, while you're on this earth, and you have until you take your last breath to decide who you want to serve, God or Satan.
I'm not saying everyones either pure good or pure evil, but by the time you die, god makes the decision where you go, and theres only two options.
If anyone thinks I'm trying to prove a point or sell bibles, I wasn't religious at all before this experience, and my belief in god before this experience was just a vague hope.
All this knowledge I received came from my near death experience, not in words, but almost as a spiritually encoded message that I and I assume every other human knows deep down. It didn't come from reading a bible, although it lines up perfectly with what the bible says, which is how I know that the bible is the true and literal word of god
What I'm saying might be obvious to some or sound ridiculous and offensive to others, but I imagine many have questions about whether god exists and what happens after death. This post is my attempt to explain what I believe to be the truth based on my experience.
Accept Jesus in your life
Please let me know how it all sounds, and if any of you can relate:
On March of this year I had a near death experience that changed the way I view life forever
As a result of taking a fat burning drug, I had, what I would describe as, a heart attack.
I felt pains in my heart and it was racing, and wouldn't stop beating for hours.
Eventually I lied down on the couch and blacked out as my heart stopped beating.
I was on the verge of death, and was terrified, knew I was dying, and begged for mercy.
I felt out of my body in complete darkness
What I experienced was unlike anything I had ever experienced before.
I felt helpless and vulnerable
Right before I knew it was the end I was saved from death by Jesus
When I woke up out of the experience I felt so grateful to be alive, and didn't understand why I was saved or really what happened.
It reminded me, that I, and everyone else, are always on the cusp of death, and should be grateful for each day.
It also gave me a wake up call, and a last warning, keep using drugs and next time this happens it will be permanent.
Ever since that experience I had no intent to continue any drug use, and felt like I had a spiritual awakening.
Although I didn't see Jesus visually it was obvious to me that it was the presence of him.
He was pure love, truth, courage, honesty.
I had no Christian background so I wouldn't be biased in believing it was him, in fact before this experience I wasn't religious at all.
Beyond learning to be grateful for every day, this experience taught me, and continues to teach me much more.
It motivated me to explore spiritually and know that we are not only physical beings, but spiritual beings, with a soul, that lives beyond the body.
It also gave me a very bold message that when you die, you go to heaven or hell, no in between.
If I wasn't saved by Jesus, and died in my drug use, which is obviously sin, I would be in hell, for eternity.
People think you're a kiss ass for saying things like "I don't drink" or "No sex before marriage"
Well during the NDE, before I was saved by Jesus, I trembled before the wrath of god, as I was literally on the cusp of death.
This is something that everyone who is reading this, will someday face.
We will all die, and we will all be trembling before the judgement of god.
If people knew 1/100th of the wrath of god, they would think twice before engaging in sins that they do carelessly, because "everyone else does it" or "religion is old fashioned"
God's laws aren't old fashioned and they're not going anywhere so its best you get to know them now
No amount of pleasure, power, money, or fame on this earth, will ever be worth eternity in hell, nothing, and as I was almost dying, I can promise, hell is real, not some fairy tale, and I would have went there if Jesus didn't save me.
After experiencing what I experienced I can promise to all reading this, god is real, jesus is real, and a soul is real, even more real than a physical body, after all its the only thing that survives human death. I can also promise no one dies, you only go to heaven or hell, but if you knew how bad hell was you'd wish death was permanent.
Undeservingly, after having that experience, that was caused by my own actions, for the months following, I felt a touch of some of Jesus's heavenly presence, in my day to day life, and witnessed many strange coincidences such as seeing crosses in various places.
An important lesson I learned is, as I was on the cusp of death, I was begging for mercy, why? Because subconsciously, even though I wasn't religious, on a spiritual level I knew I was a sinner, and if I was to die in that moment, I would have went to hell. The point is, why don't we beg for mercy to god in our day to day lives, while we still have the chance to be forgiven and change our ways, why is it only when are on the cusp of death? The truth is, we are always on the cusp of death, and tomorrow is never promised. I was lucky that I could change my behavior and cut the sins out of my life, while I still had a chance. The bold truth that no ones wants to hear is, if you die in your sin, you go to hell. So repent while you can.
Another thing I learned when you die, the tables turn.
Those who had a spoiled easy life on earth, can go to hell and be punished.
Those who suffered for justice, and were poor on earth, can be rewarded in heaven.
This is not to say that you're a bad person for being rich, or you'll go to heaven if you're poor.
The point is, look at Jesus's life, he was the son of god, but lived with no material possessions, fasted for weeks, and ended up being killed for his righteousness.
So don't be discouraged if you're trying everything, and praying, and things don't seem to be going well, you will be redeemed in heaven.
I also learned Satan is real. Pure evil, lies, and corruption.
Satan rules at the highest levels of power in this world, government, media, etc.
The powers of Satan and God are supernatural and beyond our human understanding.
They are both as real as the computer I'm typing on, but I'm just scratching the surface on understanding the Mystery and wonder of god's plan and the intricate lies that satan tells
The spirit of either can fill our minds and hearts and influence ours thoughts and actions.
Satans plan is to get as many people as possible to reject jesus and he will do so by any means possible.
Satan does so in our most vulnerable state, in Education.
If he can get us to believe that a spirit doesn't exist and nothing can be proven without science, he can effectively desensitize us to the spiritual realm, or get us to believe it doesn't exist.
Evolution, Big Bang, biggest lies ever taught to contradict Genesis, and god's true plan.
^ Yeah I said that deal with it
I've learned that there are certain things science just can't explain
The same influence is found by not letting the bible be read in school
Have you ever wondered why schools that are supposed to be "teaching us" are avoiding what is considered the literal word of god?
Because its "not politically correct" or "might offend someone"
Well I can promise that people going to hell out of ignorance of god's word is a lot worse than teaching a religion that not everyone agrees on
I also learned, that we are spiritual beings in a physical body born into an ongoing spiritual battle between good and evil.
This life we live in is not coincidence, or irrelevant, there is a strong spiritual purpose for all of us given by god.
Our human bodies are spiritual vessels to be filled with the spirit of God or Satan.
This spiritual warfare has been going on the since the beginning of time, since Lucifer was kicked out of heaven.
Unfortunately theres no escape from this spiritual conflict, while you're on this earth, and you have until you take your last breath to decide who you want to serve, God or Satan.
I'm not saying everyones either pure good or pure evil, but by the time you die, god makes the decision where you go, and theres only two options.
If anyone thinks I'm trying to prove a point or sell bibles, I wasn't religious at all before this experience, and my belief in god before this experience was just a vague hope.
All this knowledge I received came from my near death experience, not in words, but almost as a spiritually encoded message that I and I assume every other human knows deep down. It didn't come from reading a bible, although it lines up perfectly with what the bible says, which is how I know that the bible is the true and literal word of god
What I'm saying might be obvious to some or sound ridiculous and offensive to others, but I imagine many have questions about whether god exists and what happens after death. This post is my attempt to explain what I believe to be the truth based on my experience.
Accept Jesus in your life
Welcome again.
