Man it's crazy to me these videos don't have millions of views. I've been on a search for god my whole life and recently I've had true faith that he's real. I'm in my mid 30s now and I've noticed during the worst times in my life I turn to god and things seem to work out, always. During these times my life is filled with insane coincidences that happen on a daily basis. When I pray during these times, I feel different, I even get goosebumps sometimes. This has been consistent throughout my life. I was an atheist until I was in my early 20s and became agonistic when I realized it is just as foolish to believe there is no god, you cannot know that. Now I have fully accepted there is a god and my mood has changed for the better, life is still not easy but it feels worth fighting for. What really changed is when I started talking to god daily, even on good days. Oh, and genuinely praying for others. Everything must be genuine.
Oh yeah!! You've experienced God pursuing you. I have too. I find it so amazing how God will literally send messages straight to your heart that you know was Him and everyone else around is just like it's just a flyer, it just a bumper sticker, it's just a commercial but to you, you know God sent that message straight to your heart!! Your story sounds like mine except I always believed but didn't always find living like it was attainable. I was wrong
Thank you for having these two remarkable guests on the show. Dr Eben Alexander is in particular a great advocate for the existence of NDE’s & life beyond this world given his work & reputation in neuroscience. 💚
My wife AnnMarie died end my son Erick died of Leukemia at age 14 and I suffer a stroke and can no longer walk I want to die so I can be with my wife AnnMarie and my son Erick Haleluia ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Please know that while you have lost so much, you can still make a difference in the lives of those around you. Pray for those who care for you, be as loving as you can and your time may go by with less pain. Sending compassion and prayers for you.
Ohhh I'm so sorry. It must be so hard. I have suffered from depression with suicidal tendency and just want you to know God knows your pain and longing for your loved ones. I suggest building an unequaled relationship with Him and learning all you can about the Bible before He takes you home to be with Him. I have found so much comfort in the Bible, especially the Psalms. I also do depend on medication and therapy to keep my mind from turning on me. I was hoping that I didn't need meds anymore with Jesus but I think even Jesus knows I need meds. If you don't have a church family please find a church and get involved. Help out, make friends, volunteer, just busy yourself learning about the place and people who your loved ones are with now and the place you'll be going to see them at. God isn't finished molding you yet, let Him complete what He's started. Prayers for you my friend, hang on to Jesus
NDEs are important connections with what lay beyond our material bodies. But I'd like to give a shout out to near-life-experiences. The first time I held my first born daughter, I felt 18 years go by in a moment. My breath was taken away. And 18 years felt not long enough to have her all to ourselves. Temporal perspective seems to be at times flexible during consciousness, and on a gradient among people. A gift from Him.
My good friend told me about a NDE he had as a teenager and then said “ I don’t think I’ve ever told anyone that”. Empty beautiful city with an old man caretaker . He did say soon as he figured out where he was, he wanted to see his childhood dog that died, or thought that, and the dog was there. I was shocked he kept it to himself.
I agree with the idea that finding proof of God not only in the NDE experiences, but also in history. The Bible chronicles God’s encounters with humans. Burke makes sense.
Also the little things some people experience throughout their life, making you believe that you are not alone and that we are all being observed. I have listened to some NDE which have left some very depressed. In the more recent cases, it sounds like it is all so beautiful, so amazing. And I wonder if the wrong doings, even evil like killing don’t really matter once we leave this physical experience. No hell. Being Spirit sounds so much better, what are we all doing here ?
@@MsHumble4I understand what you are saying. Based on reading about numerous NDEs, I have often wondered if some of these things that we perceive as “evil” here on earth may very well be things that aren’t necessarily good or evil on the other side but things that have to happen here for some weird reason. I believe this is what they mean by do not judge others and do not judge their actions. I think this might be true because we have no idea what these people’s purpose is.
@@lizhoward9754we Personalities value love, goodness, truth, and beauty. The challenges here on earth, relative to evil/error, is a journey of righteous growth, peace, and character development.
@@lizhoward9754 so, Hitler could went to Hell and see the Light also?? lol do you really believe that, if we have a soul it doesn´t matter what we do on this Planet?? REALLY?? Stallin, Hitler, Mao Tsung, etc this genocides doesn´t matter?? don´t you see you are doing moral relativism?? NDE are not the only Evidence of GOD.. you got to search more. GOD exist ya, but you got to look for more evidence, other than NDE
I know that God lives within me and I believe that I can prey.without speaking out loud.. However I know that verbally saying a prayer helps me feel the nearness of God. Praying frequently helps to concrete your feelings knowing that God actually hears you speaking to Him. I love God first and everything else is after that. I have lived a reasonably long life and I know as long as God is first in your life everything else will fall into place. I’m near 80 I have a lot of life experiences. God will guide you if you allow him to do so. The word says to honor your Father and mother and you will have a long life. I live by those words. And amen!
I think what is important to remind the materialist is, there are more books written in the name of science on consciousness, without a scientific consensus. This speaks volumes.
I spent 10 days in a medical induced coma for 10 days after flattening 3 times. I experienced both sides at the same time......knowing everything that went on with my body while I was experienced the spiritual realm.
During the pandemic, people on ventilators spoke of this . Doctors call it ER psychosis or something like that. Mostly horrific nightmares they couldn’t escape.
That's very interesting ! Please could you tell us something about what you experienced? Did you have another kind of "body" or were you just pure consciousness perhaps ?
When I was pregnant I had two bereavements & during the pregnancy I had a vivid ‘dream’ about visiting my relatives in a beautiful place… too much to explain but I felt awake in bed but I looked down on my still body & was taken by my guardian angel up through my ceiling, through the sky & reached a place of calm & beauty, I was taken to several rooms, accessed by a beautiful staircase. I saw my relatives & it was a most moving experience that I remember as vividly now as in the moment it happened. I was told it was astral travelling & it was to help me come to terms with my loss so that I could be strong for my baby.
People believe and have so much faith in ancient people's accounts, yet we don't believe living breathing people like Dr. Alexander telling us their accounts. It's time we wake up.
I didnt hear his explanation for "re-incarnation". And all NDE are different.. you have to hear from a large amout of cases to get to conclusions and, Clearly, John Burke was away more assertive and true
@@luisbarbosa8136 you again. Obviously you havent read NDEs (especially from neutral sources not biased Christian sources like John Burke). Your NT bible is based on 4 accounts from people you dont even know. StudioLB is absolutely right.
@@luisbarbosa8136lies again there is a hugely and unexplainably common theme among majority of non-biased NDE accounts. Sadly it doesnt align with the lies of the bible
The only thing that worries me is the "Life Review"- despite the fact I have tried my best through my life, I am sure I'll be shown mistakes I made or how I maybe have hurt people (not on purpose!). Like being worried about a test. I'll keep doing my best regardless.
I doubt if anyone is looking forward to the life review. But many say they watch it all the while being supported by loving beings and some have said if it's too painful they will stop it. You judge yourself, that's the point. And taking on another incarnation with the intention to do better next time.
The point is if you lived your life with Christ's blood covering you or not which is the only way to cover your sin and the Bible says that He will cast your sin as far as the east is from the west and will remember it no more so I do believe that the life judgment will be more focused on how we treated others vs every little thing we struggled with.
I have dabbled in the study of NDE’s for several years. My desire to know more started with the death of my father in 1994, and again after the death of my mother in February 2023. My studies began with a curiosity about death and the experience of it. Eventually, I began to look more closely at the ancient teachings, not just the Bible, but Buddhism, Judaism and Islam, and the ancient religions as well, and where they stand on death. Before I continue, I should add that I have had many supernatural and paranormal experiences throughout my life, that would include apparitions, OBE’s, and, maybe an NDE, though I can’t say for sure. What my studies and my personal experience has shown me is that God is, indeed, very real, and so …is Yeshua. What I found most confusing regarding everything I have gathered in studies and experience, so far, is the near death experience of hell. I cannot be dismissive of those who have experienced hell, but when they come back with their stories, most of them become very heavily rooted in Christianity and the concept that we must follow Christ or we’re doomed. While I can understand why they would do that, their message and experience is completely controversial to the other experiencers who see heaven; their experience may or may not include a vision of the Christ, but they are very clear about the true benevolence of our Creator. The strongest message that I have gotten from my experience and studies, is that true love for our Creator is the greatest gift, and one that we can impart to ourselves and all of humanity. That, of course, opens up another question on how we do that. For many people it’s difficult to understand how to love something that we cannot define, or see, but the depth of our Creator goes far beyond any words that any dictionary can offer, that of course is a conversation of another kind. Thank you for bringing this interview to us, Billy. It was very enlightening.
I don't have the answers to your questions, but what came to mind to share with you is we are made up of body, soul, and Spirit. A three part harmony. I can think of a few. An egg has a shell, yoke and white part. All separate yet one. H²O, three parts. Water, steam and ice. I think you get the picture. God is 3 in 1 also. Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Three separate yet One God. Now to my point. A Jewish temple is made up of 3 parts. An outer court, the Holy place (a place of service) and the Holy of Holies. Hell is like the outer court, The Holy place is earth and The Holy of Holies is Heaven. I think when people die and don't know God and go to hell and come back they are faced with the Truth. They know that Jesus is the Way the Truth and the Life no one can come to the Father but by Him. John 14:6. I don't want to make this a book. But those that draw near to Him He will draw near to them. It is a walk of faith. Yet those that personally find Christ it goes from believing to receiving. John 1:12 But as many as receive Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name."
Dr Burke talks about the apparent contradictions in people's experiences in his book Imagine the God of Heaven. When you get to what they ACTUALLY saw, even tho they interpret it thru the lens of their worldview or religion, what they are actually seeing is consistent with the Christian faith.
Yes, George!! Yes!! I was troubled over hearing of people who weren't Christians speak of the Love, the light, the beautiful welcome of ancestors, when having NDE's. And then there's the past life stuff. I read through them, especially negative ones looking for similarities. Frustrated, I put it all on the back burner labeled undetermined. After hearing Bryan Melvin speak of his experience and listening to his extensive Bible prophecy teaching, I got an important clue. He mentioned that if he went back at a certain point, he would have also reported Bliss. But then he was able to see through the deception. Look him up on yt. I felt the greatest ring of truth from him. Check it out!!
Eben speaks of re-incarnation, if he means we come back as someone else, There is nothing in the Bible that says this. The Bible days, it is appointed onto man once to die, and after this the judgment, no one can convince me of re-incarnation
Through the Holy Spirit. 40 different authors over 1500 years and everything fits together perfectly. There are even codes within the text. Check out Chuck Missler, he is very scientifically minded. Read it and let it speak to you.
when i was sleeping , something was said to me that i think is really important and want to share it. I had no idea at the time what it meant , but someone spoke to me saying , " 3 5 7 Dont look back." and i was looking and in proverbs 3:5-7 5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.[a] 7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil., i believe it was God and wanted to share it
Why dont we have an nde day to inform more people about theses experiences..create awareness...like april 15 celebrating nde day..if theses stories are true let people know. [NDE Day] we need to take this futher then youtube testimonies
Well because near death experiences are real. The real debate is weather or not they are indicative of a supernatural after life or not. That being said most of the evidence points to that they are natural.
There is a slight difference between them. One wants to show that everything positive about a NDE is what is in the Bible and Christianity (yet he ignores all the other evil things the Bible god does and threatens). The other is saying the NDE is not about earthly dogma, exclusivity, or religion but it is about love, inclusivity and the divine.
I believed in nothing beyond science until I learned otherwise. I learned LOVE and ONE. I knew nothing beforehand as I never grew up around religion and have never read the Bible. My brain could not have made it up.
There is no evil. It can be experienced but there is no independent evil. Evil is a mind man-made concept. There's so much spoilage from religion that complicates the facts that even Alexander was so eloquently sharing. I relate to his truth so much.
Like Dr. Alexander mentioned, you can have experiences similar to NDEs through meditation. I’ve meditated a lot and I’ve done thought experiments. I spent lot of time in meditation focused on Einstein’s theory of relativity. I have found the bandwidth of my consciousness has increased, at times, briefly. I was able to perceive time in a way where I understood that the past, present and future happen simultaneously. I also have had my consciousness bandwidth increase to infinity. That’s when I knew that I shared the mind of God. God is all knowing. God is everything. Everything is God and everything is one. Love seems to be the communication protocol for telepathy and consciousness connections.
This is the most powerful and profound interview I have seen so far!.. Thanks for letting know the word of God 🙏🙏 that brings hope to humanity 🙏🙏 God bless and we'll see you in the next round🙏🙏🙏!....
Burke's statement about there being a "point" in which the dead person cannot cross seems to me the defining difference between the two views. Burke's stance is that the person knows if they cross they cannot return to their earthly body. I don't recall Dr. Alexander addressing this "point of no return". Did anyone hear what Alexander said in this regard?
So glad to hear Dr Alexander talk about Centering Prayer. The Christian Mystical tradition which goes back to the Desert Fathers has always emphasised unity consciousness and our oneness with the Divine.
As an former esotherian converted to Jesus, i fully agree with John Burke. I like Dr. Alexander, but his pantheistic mysthicism is leading into self-salvation. When children talk about past lifes, they always die young in a an accident or crime in their "past life"
That alone should throw doubt on the whole subject! Demons are probably kicking themselves for not all staying on the same page! Children are all born possessed by demons due to the fact that Satan currently holds the deed to the earth and everyone born in it unless they ask to be bought out of Satan’s possession by the blood of Jesus Christ. My own son at age five reported what seemed to be past life memories and I did notice his slight trance-like state while doing it! Be sure that you have let God know that you wish to have the sacrificial blood of Jesus applied to your account because only by having his righteousness on your account will you be granted eternal life as a gift with no strings attached: Ephesians 2:8&9; 4:30; Colossians 1:14 KJV - it’s all good!
Not true. There is the Case regarding a Child who claims he died as an American Fighter Pilot in WW2. He named names, gave accurate details and even gave the name of the Aircraft Carrier he was stationed to. At 5 years old he told his father how Napalm is made. Unbelievable...
@@MrBogeyman00 All babies are born possessed by demons because Satan holds the deed to the earth and everything and everyone on it until or unless the possessed person places faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit enters them and displaces all demons. NDE's are false memories and ideas planted in unsaved people's minds for the purpose of confusing as many people as possible to the truth of the one life we each receive and during which we either trust Jesus Christ and receive eternal life in him, or we don't and this life is the only life we will get. I learned these facts the hard way; my testimony of realizing that I and my kids were possessed is accessible through my TH-cam profile page.
I appreciate these discussions. So disappointed by the repeated use of the term "god-force" in the account given by Dr. Eben Alexander. Also perplexed by the description of a female angel. The Bible tells us about a personal GOD, not a god-force, and I don't know of any female angels in the Bible. In my opinion those two points contrast with what is revealed in the Bible. I don't know what Dr. Alexander experienced, but it does not corroborate what I know of GOD's Word. Hope he continues to seek Truth.
Have you considered that maybe it is you who is deceived, by assuming that the bible is true and that the god of the bible is the true god? The flood story from The Epic of Gilgamesh was rewritten as Noah's Ark, and other things were taken or rewritten from older religions. The bible also has false prophecies like how it predicted Tyre would be destroyed by the king of Babylon and not rebuild, yet it still exists even now.
You need to open your mind a bit and let go of these earthly things you have been told are “right” or “wrong.” Just maybe what you have read, heard and been told is only partially right.
All translations of the word God are simply that- earthly language attempting to speak that which cannot be named-the I AM is how God presents Godself to Moses-The Word is how John begins his description of how God became flesh and dwelt among us. Language is limiting. God has no limits. Also, the “female angel” is a lovely surprise described in Dr. Alexander’s book that I hope you will read.” Now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face.” We will know the whole truth only when we meet God. Until then, let us be loving and appreciate the uniqueness of each one’s journey. ❤
@@lizhoward9754I'll stick with the King James Version of the Holy Bible, thank you! It has not mislead me yet, although the men in suits by dry erase boards certainly have!
The soul (Mind, Intellect, Memory) is eternal so the notion of after-life or pre-life is a moot point. When a soul departs the body, the body becomes a corpse. NDE's is when the consciousness of the soul has left the body, rather than the soul itself. Consider these experiences as visions from the subconscious mind.
@@ColdWhippy I have seen other talk about "reincarnation" - but is a really minority of NDE.. really minority.. so if it "exists" the reincarnation, is by far away of the majority of NDE. and besides, Dr Eben talks that we all are going to Heaven and "see the Light", which is 100% false. you can see that there are Hellish experiences on NDE, which means YOUR ACTIONS Matters on Earth. And have seen Dr. Eben on other videos and he doesn´t accept that, which is 100% wrong. Or do you people, really believe that Hitler, Stalin, terrorist, etc have seen the "light" also?? lol
I listened to the podcast of John Burke’s book imagine the God of Heaven. I also read several of the books of the people he interviewed in the book. It was good information.
In the paradigm of Christianity where we are saved by his perfect righteousness and obedience - and not by our own - a life review should be completely unnecessary. That’s just one reason I believe demons are producing these in unsaved people.
@@dfkuz that may be true.. you can only rely on Christian testimonies and everything else is highly suspect. The fact that many Christians do have them, it tells me that Jesus wants us to live a life of love and most pertain to that person. I realize that just “believing” he was the Son of God was important. But just as important was how we lived our lives.
@@kentknight7538I'm not sure I'd rely on "Christian testimonies" either because there are too many other factors that can play into something that's so subjective. There are some people, even Christians, that are pathological liars. Just being a Christian doesn't instantly cure all our behavioral or psychological faults. To tell you the truth, I don't consider anyone that believes they can lose their salvation to even be saved because some of their faith is obviously in their own ability to stay saved. I often ask those that report NDE's where Jesus welcomed them, etc., if they can lose their salvation and you'd be surprised how often I get a "yes." There's only one thing God requires of us to be saved and that is that we completely trust in his Son, Jesus Christ, for our eternal life made possible by his death, burial and resurrection. Some that has believed that can literally kill someone and still be saved - it's that powerful and that radical! God expected his chosen people to show their faith by their works and their obedience, but when he let them go at the end of Acts, all of that was also let go. We are the lucky recipients of his new deal: Accept his gift of eternal life in Ephesians 2:8 & 9 understanding that it was made available by the cross work of his Son at Calvary. That's it; we can literally change our minds the next day and we'd still be saved! The trouble is that the Bible is a huge Book that covers a variety of relationships that God has had with humans. But we can't take it all and apply it to ourselves; that's when we run into contradictions! I see people try it all the time though! Pagans like us were never even noticed by God (unless he was helping the Israelites kill us) until he had to let his chosen people go (Acts 28:28-31); then he opened the door to a free salvation for the taking, no strings attached, available to all that wish to receive it: Ephesians 2:8 & 9 KJV. This gospel paradigm will continue right to and through the second coming of Christ when he suddenly "appears" on the earth (Colossians 3:4 KJV) and receives his kingdom (which I believe will be the whole earth restored to Eden-like glory), Colossians 1:13 KJV; and where all those that have ever belonged to God by faith will be translated to live eternally as the "one new man" of Ephesians 2:15 KJV. Sin was no longer an issue for us ever since the cross because Christ paid the world's sin debt in full; the only question that remains is "Do you wish to live forever in the kingdom of God's dear Son, or not?"
Imagine if 100,000 people were asked to describe what’s a life on earth experience is like for each. Many common experiences. All would describe birth, other people, parents, the sun and moon, death, day and night, water…most would describe the same colors, having children & siblings, trees birds animals…some would describe other experiences seeing an oceans or lakes, and several might have seen giraffes, whales, mountains, deserts, having been through injury, illness, other unique experiences to them. It makes total sense to me there would be the same commonalities and overlaps and unique differences when it comes to comparing NDEs.
St Theresa Little flower said 3 times Jesus stood before her the first two was not him. I think our Lord hears and care for us each deeply. I think Love is the answer I hear the love from John Burke.
Alexander wrote a great book; but I no longer trust him. He's become more and more polemical every time I've heard him over the years, as he's become more famous and an object of admiration / worship himself. And the hubris of comparing his own works, putting them above "2,000 year old scriptures" is staggering. Im bummed, truly. Because his first book was so important to me and thousands of others. It's sad that he's become someone very very different since then...at least that's all I can conclude based solely on his own words. Im not listening to anything anyone else says about him.
Ok read research from leading researchers into this phenomenon then: Dr Bruce Greyson, Dr Sam Parnia, Dr Jeffery Long. Their conclusion, whether you like it or not, is consistent with Dr Eben. Go ahead and try to find fault with those guys.
@@UrsaringKrusherX Not sure who you're talking to. I didn't find fault. I disagreed. People of good will can still do that in this country (for the moment) and I hope you and I can. For the record: I emphasized that I was saddened to have to disagree because his first book meant so much to me and my mother who has since passed on. I pray she found something at least similar to what he first described. I pray we all do...or can. He's just been so angry and in cable news mode the past few years or maybe I just caught some rough appearances...or I could just be wrong. But I don't need your citation to know that, lol. Just your observation is more than enough. Say a prayer for me if you're willing.
@@jaggedstarrPI Sure. I've said a prayer for you that you'd find the truth. That said I'm no longer a Christian and I don't support John Burke. Hope you don't mind
@@UrsaringKrusherX Thank you. I like the truth. You might say I'm part of the cutting edge, pro-truth movement. We've been meeting Wednesday nights in a phone booth in Bakersfield. Plenty of room if anyone wants to join us.
John says we should figure out who God is. The Bible presents us with a God who at first is promoting vengeful behaviour, for example "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth" but Jesus spoke on that saying that we should "Love our enemies, and if someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also", in other words "don't strike back." To me the old testament God encourages more low vibrational human character whereas Jesus taught a more loving higher way of life. The Bible has contradictions within it so I don't believe that at the end we are seperated either into such extremes as eternal life or eternal hell as it says.
@@Kaithelightworker Thanks. I've learned to take what resonates, which is mostly just Jesus' basic teachings. Here's another example of a contradiction in the Bible....In regards to Elijah the prophet of the Old Testament the Bible says “As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire with horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up into Heaven in a whirlwind (2 Kings 2:11). However, in the New Testament in John 3:13 it says, “No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from Heaven-the Son of Man.” (Jesus).
I can relate to nde's since I had a profound Theophany exp in '73. Exp God/ Jesus on His Bema chair with Seraphs worshipping Him, the 3 wise men, ear shattering angelic chiors, and the fall of Lucifer as in Ezekiek and Isaiah
55:32 - I wonder how John Burke explains the tens of thousands of people, including Christians, agnostics, Muslims, etc., who did not experience Jesus in their NDEs but felt Mohammed and other deities? Or people who experienced God but no other holy person such as Buddha or Jesus or Mohammed? The problem I have with his point of view is that it limits itself to western Christianity and the Abrahamic Bible and not NDEs from people of other faiths or experiences of Christians that did not see what he thinks the Bible describes. He seems to ignore these accounts. He also cherry picks the Bible verses that sound great and supports his point-of-view. All holy books speak about this loving god so I am not sure how the Bible is any different than other holy books. He ignores what Dr Alexander is saying in 1:01
I've never come across any NDEs that feature Buddha or Mohammed but have seen ones that feature reincarnation. I think that the heaven/hell ndes are meant to inspire the experiencer to elevate their spiritual life rapidly but they are actually depicting spiritual ideas not absolute truths. When they see "Satan" it is just the personification of evil or selfishness that they need to turn away from to improve themselves
@@abigailbarber1977 actually there are numerous, by that I mean thousands, of cases where people have seen Buddha, Mohammad, and others who are perceived as Divine. These cases are documented in science and medical peer review journals but not detailed in “top 40” non-fiction literature written by Americans. As I understand it, when you die, you see whatever you were raised in or whatever your culture taught you. The theory is that those divine entities appear to make you comfortable in your transition. So much of it is dependent on how you were raised and what you believe. The medical research on this subject is being studied by many physicians all over the world. Dr. Jeffrey Long’s book touches on how people from different cultures do see their divine beings. Dr Long is very involved in the NDE research and is an MD who has delved deeply into the science/medical peer review literature on NDEs. I have heard talks by several agnostic people who had NDEs and became believers in God and the spiritual. These people didn’t necessarily become “Christian” or any other man-made religion but definitely became believers in God
A few immediate points I’d like to pick up on: 1. People experience the same thing (and overlapping themes and visions) while on psychedelic trips. I think it’s either a brain trick, of a real plane of existence that we can’t usually access in normal waking consciousness. 2. If only humans enter into this place after death, where/when did this start along human timeline? Are to the human cousins/ancestors also experience it? What about the Neanderthal/homo-sapien genetic hybrids? How ‘unhuman’ would a hybrid species have to be before they can’t access this realm? 3: Penguins are not present in this realm but butterflies are? What’s going on there?!
Consciousness is fundamental, and it has nothing to do with any organized religious myth. Let go of the biblical god, and let’s move forward with some rational dignity.
Dr Alexander is so formal and clinical in this explanation that I could barely follow him. On top of that, he speaks really fast. I had to come to the comments to see if it was just me. I wish he would just talk like a plain regular person. He’s talking like he’s writing in a book.
There’s simply too much compressed information and a vast knowledge he could share in a few minutes of talking. This interview should just be a tease for you or me to read more about him or listen more to him. I understand your frustration, but TH-cam is rich of free information if we wish to take our time and learn more about the subject..
I was distracted by the frowns the interviewer kept displaying as Eben spoke. The smiles were reserved for his own speech or John’s discussion. The frowns seemed out of place and not matching the incredible retelling being shared.
I met Dr. Alexander once & bought his book. My question is...how can you reconcile "reincarnation" with the holy scriptures? Can you be clear about reincarnation & define it? And, where is it written in scripture?
I have questions about the actual dying process. I'm not afraid of death so much as the process of dying. Also, what about people who we knew to have been wicked and immoral. What about people who specifically died without Christ? Are they seen there? I've often wondered if Jesus doesn't come and present Himself to each person at death to show them what they must believe. And if so, would anyone say you aren't real and I believe something else. I do know the way is hard and the gate is narrow and few find it, but maybe they get some help after leaving this side.
I don’t understand why the host would give the final word to the man who hasn’t had an NDE? Maybe because what he has to say backs up what the host already believes? The host is the guy from CBN, right? Suspect.
Same with mushrooms for me. But I bet most listeners would say it’s not genuine, and not God that you’re meeting. DMT is on my bucket list… but the idea terrifies me for the moment!
1:01:14 - bingo! This exactly the trouble with people who can’t let go of their earth taught dogma to hear what these NDErs experienced and what they are saying. Getting caught up in these rules and rigid beliefs are really harmful to the people who believe in them
@@luisbarbosa8136 you don’t really think most of us don’t go to heaven do you?? Your actions and prejudices on earth matter…be careful. Did you listen to what he said about life reviews? If you hang on to bad dogma that directly or indirectly impacts others, you will feel and witness how your words and behaviors affected others…be careful!
@@luisbarbosa8136 I believe at least 90 percent of us will go to heaven. I think only a small percentage of us are born evil and the scary thing is it may or may not be obvious who is evil. Of course the catch is we all must go through that dreaded life review. According to NDErs during a life review we relive everything we did to others and put ourselves in the other person’s shoes. That gives us a chance to experience the good and bad we spread to others. Those good and bad experiences are the whole reason why we are here. There is no man with a long white beard sitting in a throne pointing to hell or heaven. You have to experience what you did to others so your soul can grow and evolve. So is going through a life review heaven or hell? Imagine what someone like Adolph Hitler’s life review? Was he able to deal with feeling the pain and suffering he inflected on millions?
@@luisbarbosa8136yes you do and so do majority of the NDE accounts. Stop with your dogmatic preaching heaven is open for all because it was where we came from in the first place.
@@UrsaringKrusherX Hitler, Stalin, terrorists, genocides, etc etc.. also go to Heaven?? I can kill whoever I want and still go to "see the Light"?? Stop your Bullshit mate.. NDE are not the only evidence of GOD.. you got to search better.. GOD exist and OBJETIVE MORALITY also exists. so your ACTIONS MATTER on Earth.. So, WE ARE NOT ALL GOING TO HEAVEN (some go to Hell).. you can also see Hellish NDE.. look for..
Interesting how this "spiritual body" experienced during alleged NDEs is not physical, but somehow "floats" over the physical body in physical spacetime while locked into the same planetary/stellar/galactic gravitational well. Also interesting that whatever ocular apparatuses these "spiritual bodies" have can only see the visual spectrum in a directed field of vision, like they have irises and retinas too. Hmm. 🧐
Exactly! If some spiritual being is sensing the world around it, it ought to be detectable in the physical realm also - and as far as I know it is not. If you reliably pack a room with disembodied souls, the photons being absorbed by the souls to give them a view of physical space should cause a detectable dimming in the room. Without a theory of what a soul is, where it resides, and how many un-embodied souls there are, there can be no testable hypotheses, and thus the idea of a soul is meaningless - especially when there are perfectly god naturalistic explanations that we can test.
I've had similar questions about an ocular seeing device and photon absorption. The key is setting aside the materialist mode of thinking, where matter is primary, and mind and perception are products of a brain. If mind is primary and the material world exists within mind (aka, the mind of God) visual perception doesn't depend on ocular devices and absorption of photons.
@@scottjensen7555 Right. So this immaterial disembodied mind that's no longer stuck with irises and retinas (and the visual-processing neural network hooked up to those via the optic nerve) is somehow deliberately and persistently choosing to limit its immaterial disembodied perception to a specific electromagnetic spectral range and field of vision that just happens to coincide with those perceived by humans in both conscious and unconscious (oneiric) experience. 🤔
@@scottjensen7555 I prefer to beleive a physical world exists. If we are figments, or code running in The Matrix, then our very perceptions and thoughts are at the mercy of the whims of others, and we truly are nothing. Belief in such a universe - where us conscious beings have no individual existence - is unhelpful, as it holds no explanatory nor predictive power. A belief in the material world - in which we are separate, conscious agents - has proved to have huge explanatory and predictive power.
Let me revise. The answer to the title on the thumbnail is "no" - the answer to "are near death experiences real" is of course they are. By definition people who are near death but who don't die, have an experience of some sort.
First of all, I find John Burke's repeated mispronunciation of Dr. Alexander's name disrespectful. The host pronounces it correctly, which you would think is a cue to Burke as a reminder, but no - he continues to call him "Eeeeben" throughout the discussion. Minor point, but it was irritating. So on the one hand, we have the 'God' of Unconditional love - accepting everyone with no judgement. And on the other hand we have Jesus' sacrifice for our 'sins' and transgressions to 'save' us. But with a caveat - so long as you follow Jesus and believe in him, wahla! That's your ticket to Heaven. All the rest, well... sorry for your luck. Burke's research seems biased toward Christianity laden accounts only. Or its his main focus. I've listened and watched many NDE accounts where Jesus doesn't appear, but a guide or guardian type of being comes to help the newly deceased person. There's still the unconditional love theme though throughout. Anita Moorjani's NDE didn't feature Jesus either - she was brought up in a multicultural country with different beliefs. She saw and communicated with her own father. It makes ZERO sense that an 'unconditionally' loving God goes and imposes the condition of believing in Jesus or you're doomed. The NDE literature and thousands of accounts contradict that doctrine. So either the Bible is wrong on this point - having been written by groups to gather followers and power. Or it's correct and Christianity is based on God's conditional love for humanity. OR there is one source in which Jesus and all the prophets are a part of and when you die, you judge yourself and your actions. And you get the opportunity to go back and get it 'right' in order to ascend to levels of higher spirituality. I find it difficult to believe in a God that would save some and cast out others based on their beliefs.
@@Cassim125 there is truth to your claim. I’m already finding several that seem falsified. Especially those who claim they were “supposed to write a book”.
@@jedphillips9362 yes of course. Ive seen quite a few and studied quite alot of arguments to suggest they are real but there are exwggeratiins and fabrications. Its why the statististical patterns are needed to understand it
As a layman, I have been studying NDE's for over 30 years. To all the naysayers: One day you will know the truth. God is real, Jesus is real and the afterlife is real.
I feel particularly troubled by the fact that Dr. Alexander repeatedly expressed how personal the "God force" is, yet never expresses a desire to know His name. Shouldn't the logic be simple? if God exists and is personal He would want a way to personally relate to his creation. names allow for an individual to be personally connected/relate to another person. Therefore God must have a name. I'm not worried about the strength of that logic, just trying to highlight that titling God "The God force behind the universe" is a very impersonal way of describing God, and almost puts a distance between us and God. Yet he says that the "God force" is personal. So why would he disrespect this "God Force" by refusing to find out His name?
Min 8:12 but it all resolves down into oneness... God force? Min 9:21 trust in the universe... min 9:29 I was brought up a Christian but I came to realize that that God force is universal and it's all about love kindness compassion mercy acceptance forgiveness .... This does not line up with the gospel!! Where is the repentance? Where is Jesus ? Where is having a personal relationship with our creator and forgiveness of our sins through Jesus and through His shed blood? This NDE sounds to me very new age!! Beware pray for guidance and wisdom. Not all NDE are God given. Some accounts go against the written word of God which means they are demonically inspired with the purpose of pulling the person away from salvation. Salvation is the goal here.
If you are a christian and you believe that not all NDEs are from your god but from the devil, then aren't you saying that the devil has the power to resurrect the dead?
Evelyn, I agree with you 100%!! We can recognize deception among all the goobelygook by this one thing: there is only one name given among heaven and earth, that salvation is given--JESUS!! The evil one is happy for you to know and believe everything but Jesus. So glad you are not deceived, unfortunately, many will be.
@@lovestarlightgiver2402 Evil and deceiving spirits are able to affect peoples experiences. These people are told in the good experiences that if they stay, they can not go back. i pray you were not being melodramatic to create an assumptive position. That rather, you honestly did not consider all the details presented.
Anytime you are approached by something spiritual. You always need to ask the being were you sent by the most high God of heaven who sent his son to die for us. Because demonic beings can disguise themselves as angels and other things and you’ll think you’re going with a heavenly being, but actually you’re going with the demonic being. Now, after you question, the spiritual being if it is indeed from heaven, it will say yes, but if it is demonic, it cannot say yes, and you can rebuke it and tell it to leave and it has to leave.
I think that perhaps the evil one showed you things, too. Example, reincarnation. Reincarnation is not true! If it is, then the Bible is a lie. "It is appointed unto man to die ONCE and then the Judgement.". The amnesia thing in Heaven, can't be true. You are a spirit man here and there, the same spirit man. Why wouldn't you remember who you were and others you knew? Makes no sense.
Just from a LEGAL PERSPECTIVE, how can God be a fair Judge if he allows only a fraction of the human race to experience the “truth” they claim is from him, and the rest are kept in the dark or are getting their supernatural information from the inspired scriptures that God gave as his final authority of faith and morals? Reincarnation is not supported by scripture; actually it’s just the opposite: Hebrews 9:27. I speculate that perhaps today’s humans are more easily able to go into the state of altered consciousness necessary for spirit beings (and God’s elect angels are on stand down during this dispensation of the mystery, Ephesians 3:9; Colossians 2:18 KJV) to produce a vision/locution in the minds of those in that altered state. Cui bono?
The argument that God would be unfair to show some people the truth through NDEs while others have to have faith in the bible, can also be used against christianity itself. Jesus supposedly revealed himself to some men and his true nature, but everyone else just have to have faith in the bible, so that wouldn't be fair either.
@@lovestarlightgiver2402Good point and I have considered that myself but had to come to the conclusion there was a necessity for human eyewitnesses while the Bible was being written and those witnesses needed confirmation/proof that would inspire them to record their experiences. If the nation of Judah had adequately recognized Jesus as the prophesied messiah, we would not be having this discussion; but they did not, and thus, the Lord of Glory is not physically with us on this earth plane (although he is supernaturally able to be everywhere at once); so while we wait for the day of his appearing here on the earth (Colossians 3:4), we are free to believe the inspired, preserved word of God or not; and of course, not believing it will mean that this earthly life is all we would receive. Our choice.
@@dfkuz yeah they did they wrote 30 gospels which read in its totality points to a completely different picture of reality. Problem is the church decided on 4 gospels which interpretation can be spun into a narrative that suited their objective of control.
Refuse to read Visions of Glory. People apparently take it literally like Chad Daybell and Jodi Hilderbrand/Ruby Franke were also wrapped up in that book. And those people are pure evil. Don’t need that evil.
The doctor is describing the same tha happened to me all of scientist can not understand in a carnal mind the mind in heaven can not be compared to the high mindset of One mind in God
The reason this world has so much evil is because it is good versus evil because of what happened with Adam and Eve. Eph. 6. [12] For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. There is actually a hell and a devil and there are demons and people do experience that in near death experiences it’s not just a life review
I feel like I was born believing in God. I did stop breathing once as an infant and my mom found me and put me under cold water. Maybe I went home for a minute
I like the good doctor but he uses such huge words, that the average joe is simply turned off from his experience. He needs to learn how to bring it down to earth a bit. No disrespect do i mean.
Same exact lies from the Garden of Eden, “ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil;” and “ye shall not surely die” (you are eternal)! And humans are still falling for it. I have personal experience because the demons possessing me (as they do all humans born unless the Holy Spirit replaces them by the host trusting Jesus Christ) spoke to me telepathically and because I realized who they were and where they were leading me (into deception), they accidentally led me to Christ and made me one of their most tenacious enemy on earth! My testimony can be found through my profile picture.
I am obsessed with ndes and a follower of Jesus. Its about time someone got these two together. Loved it, thank you!!!
Man it's crazy to me these videos don't have millions of views. I've been on a search for god my whole life and recently I've had true faith that he's real. I'm in my mid 30s now and I've noticed during the worst times in my life I turn to god and things seem to work out, always. During these times my life is filled with insane coincidences that happen on a daily basis. When I pray during these times, I feel different, I even get goosebumps sometimes. This has been consistent throughout my life. I was an atheist until I was in my early 20s and became agonistic when I realized it is just as foolish to believe there is no god, you cannot know that. Now I have fully accepted there is a god and my mood has changed for the better, life is still not easy but it feels worth fighting for. What really changed is when I started talking to god daily, even on good days. Oh, and genuinely praying for others. Everything must be genuine.
My situation is same as yours
I think you're on a good track. Listen for an inner voice.
Oh yeah!! You've experienced God pursuing you. I have too. I find it so amazing how God will literally send messages straight to your heart that you know was Him and everyone else around is just like it's just a flyer, it just a bumper sticker, it's just a commercial but to you, you know God sent that message straight to your heart!! Your story sounds like mine except I always believed but didn't always find living like it was attainable. I was wrong
Great testimony, change god to GOD.
"Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted." Matthew 5:4
Thank you for having these two remarkable guests on the show. Dr Eben Alexander is in particular a great advocate for the existence of NDE’s & life beyond this world given his work & reputation in neuroscience. 💚
Scripture is the guide post !
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I understand, may God ease your pain.
Please know that while you have lost so much, you can still make a difference in the lives of those around you. Pray for those who care for you, be as loving as you can and your time may go by with less pain. Sending compassion and prayers for you.
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Ohhh I'm so sorry. It must be so hard. I have suffered from depression with suicidal tendency and just want you to know God knows your pain and longing for your loved ones. I suggest building an unequaled relationship with Him and learning all you can about the Bible before He takes you home to be with Him. I have found so much comfort in the Bible, especially the Psalms. I also do depend on medication and therapy to keep my mind from turning on me. I was hoping that I didn't need meds anymore with Jesus but I think even Jesus knows I need meds. If you don't have a church family please find a church and get involved. Help out, make friends, volunteer, just busy yourself learning about the place and people who your loved ones are with now and the place you'll be going to see them at. God isn't finished molding you yet, let Him complete what He's started.
Prayers for you my friend, hang on to Jesus
Thank you for explaining God is real there is life eternity awaiting each one of us .Amen
NDEs are important connections with what lay beyond our material bodies. But I'd like to give a shout out to near-life-experiences. The first time I held my first born daughter, I felt 18 years go by in a moment. My breath was taken away. And 18 years felt not long enough to have her all to ourselves. Temporal perspective seems to be at times flexible during consciousness, and on a gradient among people. A gift from Him.
The Bible says otherwise. When the Bible is compared with what people say about NDEs it is clear that NDEs don't represent reality.
My good friend told me about a NDE he had as a teenager and then said “ I don’t think I’ve ever told anyone that”.
Empty beautiful city with an old man caretaker . He did say soon as he figured out where he was, he wanted to see his childhood dog that died, or thought that, and the dog was there.
I was shocked he kept it to himself.
beautiful
My sister saw her dog PD that she had when she was a little girl, and she died at 50 from Cancer
Oh God of the Heavens, thank you for revealing yourself in a lot of mysterious ways ! Your name be praised ❤!!!
I agree with the idea that finding proof of God not only in the NDE experiences, but also in history. The Bible chronicles God’s encounters with humans. Burke makes sense.
Also the little things some people experience throughout their life, making you believe that you are not alone and that we are all being observed. I have listened to some NDE which have left some very depressed. In the more recent cases, it sounds like it is all so beautiful, so amazing. And I wonder if the wrong doings, even evil like killing don’t really matter once we leave this physical experience. No hell. Being Spirit sounds so much better, what are we all doing here ?
@@MsHumble4I understand what you are saying. Based on reading about numerous NDEs, I have often wondered if some of these things that we perceive as “evil” here on earth may very well be things that aren’t necessarily good or evil on the other side but things that have to happen here for some weird reason. I believe this is what they mean by do not judge others and do not judge their actions. I think this might be true because we have no idea what these people’s purpose is.
Absolutely and well said
@@lizhoward9754we Personalities value love, goodness, truth, and beauty.
The challenges here on earth, relative to evil/error, is a journey of righteous growth, peace, and character development.
@@lizhoward9754 so, Hitler could went to Hell and see the Light also?? lol
do you really believe that, if we have a soul it doesn´t matter what we do on this Planet?? REALLY?? Stallin, Hitler, Mao Tsung, etc this genocides doesn´t matter?? don´t you see you are doing moral relativism??
NDE are not the only Evidence of GOD.. you got to search more. GOD exist ya, but you got to look for more evidence, other than NDE
I know that God lives within me and I believe that I can prey.without speaking out loud.. However I know that verbally saying a prayer helps me feel the nearness of God. Praying frequently helps to concrete your feelings knowing that God actually hears you speaking to Him. I love God first and everything else is after that. I have lived a reasonably long life and I know as long as God is first in your life everything else will fall into place. I’m near 80 I have a lot of life experiences. God will guide you if you allow him to do so. The word says to honor your Father and mother and you will have a long life. I live by those words. And amen!
I think what is important to remind the materialist is, there are more books written in the name of science on consciousness, without a scientific consensus. This speaks volumes.
Such as what books specifically?
I spent 10 days in a medical induced coma for 10 days after flattening 3 times. I experienced both sides at the same time......knowing everything that went on with my body while I was experienced the spiritual realm.
During the pandemic, people on ventilators spoke of this . Doctors call it ER psychosis or something like that. Mostly horrific nightmares they couldn’t escape.
That's very interesting ! Please could you tell us something about what you experienced? Did you have another kind of "body" or were you just pure consciousness perhaps ?
When I was pregnant I had two bereavements & during the pregnancy I had a vivid ‘dream’ about visiting my relatives in a beautiful place… too much to explain but I felt awake in bed but I looked down on my still body & was taken by my guardian angel up through my ceiling, through the sky & reached a place of calm & beauty, I was taken to several rooms, accessed by a beautiful staircase. I saw my relatives & it was a most moving experience that I remember as vividly now as in the moment it happened. I was told it was astral travelling & it was to help me come to terms with my loss so that I could be strong for my baby.
People believe and have so much faith in ancient people's accounts, yet we don't believe living breathing people like Dr. Alexander telling us their accounts. It's time we wake up.
I didnt hear his explanation for "re-incarnation". And all NDE are different.. you have to hear from a large amout of cases to get to conclusions and, Clearly, John Burke was away more assertive and true
@@luisbarbosa8136 you again. Obviously you havent read NDEs (especially from neutral sources not biased Christian sources like John Burke). Your NT bible is based on 4 accounts from people you dont even know. StudioLB is absolutely right.
@@luisbarbosa8136lies again there is a hugely and unexplainably common theme among majority of non-biased NDE accounts. Sadly it doesnt align with the lies of the bible
The only thing that worries me is the "Life Review"- despite the fact I have tried my best through my life, I am sure I'll be shown mistakes I made or how I maybe have hurt people (not on purpose!). Like being worried about a test. I'll keep doing my best regardless.
I doubt if anyone is looking forward to the life review. But many say they watch it all the while being supported by loving beings and some have said if it's too painful they will stop it. You judge yourself, that's the point. And taking on another incarnation with the intention to do better next time.
The point is if you lived your life with Christ's blood covering you or not which is the only way to cover your sin and the Bible says that He will cast your sin as far as the east is from the west and will remember it no more so I do believe that the life judgment will be more focused on how we treated others vs every little thing we struggled with.
I have dabbled in the study of NDE’s for several years. My desire to know more started with the death of my father in 1994, and again after the death of my mother in February 2023. My studies began with a curiosity about death and the experience of it. Eventually, I began to look more closely at the ancient teachings, not just the Bible, but Buddhism, Judaism and Islam, and the ancient religions as well, and where they stand on death. Before I continue, I should add that I have had many supernatural and paranormal experiences throughout my life, that would include apparitions, OBE’s, and, maybe an NDE, though I can’t say for sure. What my studies and my personal experience has shown me is that God is, indeed, very real, and so …is Yeshua. What I found most confusing regarding everything I have gathered in studies and experience, so far, is the near death experience of hell. I cannot be dismissive of those who have experienced hell, but when they come back with their stories, most of them become very heavily rooted in Christianity and the concept that we must follow Christ or we’re doomed. While I can understand why they would do that, their message and experience is completely controversial to the other experiencers who see heaven; their experience may or may not include a vision of the Christ, but they are very clear about the true benevolence of our Creator. The strongest message that I have gotten from my experience and studies, is that true love for our Creator is the greatest gift, and one that we can impart to ourselves and all of humanity. That, of course, opens up another question on how we do that. For many people it’s difficult to understand how to love something that we cannot define, or see, but the depth of our Creator goes far beyond any words that any dictionary can offer, that of course is a conversation of another kind. Thank you for bringing this interview to us, Billy. It was very enlightening.
I don't have the answers to your questions, but what came to mind to share with you is we are made up of body, soul, and Spirit. A three part harmony. I can think of a few. An egg has a shell, yoke and white part. All separate yet one. H²O, three parts. Water, steam and ice. I think you get the picture. God is 3 in 1 also. Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Three separate yet One God. Now to my point.
A Jewish temple is made up of 3 parts. An outer court, the Holy place (a place of service) and the Holy of Holies. Hell is like the outer court, The Holy place is earth and The Holy of Holies is Heaven. I think when people die and don't know God and go to hell and come back they are faced with the Truth. They know that Jesus is the Way the Truth and the Life no one can come to the Father but by Him. John 14:6. I don't want to make this a book. But those that draw near to Him He will draw near to them. It is a walk of faith. Yet those that personally find Christ it goes from believing to receiving. John 1:12 But as many as receive Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name."
Dr Burke talks about the apparent contradictions in people's experiences in his book Imagine the God of Heaven. When you get to what they ACTUALLY saw, even tho they interpret it thru the lens of their worldview or religion, what they are actually seeing is consistent with the Christian faith.
Thank you John Burke.
Even if an angel of light come to you preaching any other gospel let him be a cursed....Jesus is the only way to Heaven.
Yes, George!! Yes!! I was troubled over hearing of people who weren't Christians speak of the Love, the light, the beautiful welcome of ancestors, when having NDE's. And then there's the past life stuff. I read through them, especially negative ones looking for similarities. Frustrated, I put it all on the back burner labeled undetermined. After hearing Bryan Melvin speak of his experience and listening to his extensive Bible prophecy teaching, I got an important clue. He mentioned that if he went back at a certain point, he would have also reported Bliss. But then he was able to see through the deception. Look him up on yt. I felt the greatest ring of truth from him. Check it out!!
I will do❤
Amen
Chapter & verse?
@@valerieparham402somewhere in Galatians chapter one. Forget which verse exactly, but I want to say 11 or 12.
Eben speaks of re-incarnation, if he means we come back as someone else, There is nothing in the Bible that says this. The Bible days, it is appointed onto man once to die, and after this the judgment, no one can convince me of re-incarnation
You don't know what's true or not in the Bible. It's a book by humans hands
Through the Holy Spirit. 40 different authors over 1500 years and everything fits together perfectly. There are even codes within the text. Check out Chuck Missler, he is very scientifically minded. Read it and let it speak to you.
Bible is wrong and man put all that stuff in the book to control people
@@melaniehughes8909. Agree. He said a few troubling things
If he speaks of reincarnation, I won't watch this. Thanks for letting us know
I found the comment section more interesting and enlightening than the debate in this instance - a rare event indeed!
I love the comments too. I love the people and all their life stories.
when i was sleeping , something was said to me that i think is really important and want to share it. I had no idea at the time what it meant , but someone spoke to me saying , " 3 5 7 Dont look back." and i was looking and in proverbs 3:5-7 5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight.[a]
7 Do not be wise in your own eyes;
fear the Lord and shun evil., i believe it was God and wanted to share it
Yes. I say: 'respect' God
What an exciting interview! We are the creatures of a Merciful, Loving, Almighty Creator! Hence, we shall reflect this mercy and love to others
Great conversation ~ thank you!
that was a fantastic show
Why dont we have an nde day to inform more people about theses experiences..create awareness...like april 15 celebrating nde day..if theses stories are true let people know. [NDE Day] we need to take this futher then youtube testimonies
That's not actually such an outlandish idea, you know. Maybe we will have when we finally shut down (through conclusive evidence) the sceptics.
IANDS conference is in Arizona in August. I am going. Got tickets for all 3 days
"When necessary, forgiveness" is a problem for me.
For me forgiveness is a gift to oneself.
So it's a debate between two people who agree on the topic?
Well because near death experiences are real.
The real debate is weather or not they are indicative of a supernatural after life or not.
That being said most of the evidence points to that they are natural.
Who said it is a debate?
@@magicjim1the intro
@@magicjim1It’s not a debate; it’s a brainwashing!
There is a slight difference between them. One wants to show that everything positive about a NDE is what is in the Bible and Christianity (yet he ignores all the other evil things the Bible god does and threatens). The other is saying the NDE is not about earthly dogma, exclusivity, or religion but it is about love, inclusivity and the divine.
I believed in nothing beyond science until I learned otherwise. I learned LOVE and ONE. I knew nothing beforehand as I never grew up around religion and have never read the Bible. My brain could not have made it up.
So true..❤😂
There is no evil. It can be experienced but there is no independent evil. Evil is a mind man-made concept. There's so much spoilage from religion that complicates the facts that even Alexander was so eloquently sharing. I relate to his truth so much.
Like Dr. Alexander mentioned, you can have experiences similar to NDEs through meditation. I’ve meditated a lot and I’ve done thought experiments. I spent lot of time in meditation focused on Einstein’s theory of relativity. I have found the bandwidth of my consciousness has increased, at times, briefly. I was able to perceive time in a way where I understood that the past, present and future happen simultaneously. I also have had my consciousness bandwidth increase to infinity. That’s when I knew that I shared the mind of God. God is all knowing. God is everything. Everything is God and everything is one. Love seems to be the communication protocol for telepathy and consciousness connections.
Rajiv Parti also talked about past lives in his NDE, he was a medieval prince, so that complicates that case a little.
In my experience it is an ancestor, not ourself
This is the most powerful and profound interview I have seen so far!..
Thanks for letting know the word of God 🙏🙏 that brings hope to humanity 🙏🙏 God bless and we'll see you in the next round🙏🙏🙏!....
Burke's statement about there being a "point" in which the dead person cannot cross seems to me the defining difference between the two views. Burke's stance is that the person knows if they cross they cannot return to their earthly body. I don't recall Dr. Alexander addressing this "point of no return". Did anyone hear what Alexander said in this regard?
So glad to hear Dr Alexander talk about Centering Prayer. The Christian Mystical tradition which goes back to the Desert Fathers has always emphasised unity consciousness and our oneness with the Divine.
33:08 - very good point he brings up about the accuracy of eye witness testimonies in a court of law and NDEs.
God Almighty has nothing to do with reincarnation
CORRECT! Because the tunnel of light FIRST encountered is a SOUL TRAP.
As an former esotherian converted to Jesus, i fully agree with John Burke. I like Dr. Alexander, but his pantheistic mysthicism is leading into self-salvation. When children talk about past lifes, they always die young in a an accident or crime in their "past life"
That alone should throw doubt on the whole subject! Demons are probably kicking themselves for not all staying on the same page! Children are all born possessed by demons due to the fact that Satan currently holds the deed to the earth and everyone born in it unless they ask to be bought out of Satan’s possession by the blood of Jesus Christ. My own son at age five reported what seemed to be past life memories and I did notice his slight trance-like state while doing it! Be sure that you have let God know that you wish to have the sacrificial blood of Jesus applied to your account because only by having his righteousness on your account will you be granted eternal life as a gift with no strings attached: Ephesians 2:8&9; 4:30; Colossians 1:14 KJV - it’s all good!
Not true. There is the Case regarding a Child who claims he died as an American Fighter Pilot in WW2. He named names, gave accurate details and even gave the name of the Aircraft Carrier he was stationed to. At 5 years old he told his father how Napalm is made. Unbelievable...
@@MrBogeyman00 All babies are born possessed by demons because Satan holds the deed to the earth and everything and everyone on it until or unless the possessed person places faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit enters them and displaces all demons. NDE's are false memories and ideas planted in unsaved people's minds for the purpose of confusing as many people as possible to the truth of the one life we each receive and during which we either trust Jesus Christ and receive eternal life in him, or we don't and this life is the only life we will get. I learned these facts the hard way; my testimony of realizing that I and my kids were possessed is accessible through my TH-cam profile page.
Yes. Also, don’t they both affirm yes?
I appreciate these discussions.
So disappointed by the repeated use of the term "god-force" in the account given by Dr. Eben Alexander.
Also perplexed by the description of a female angel.
The Bible tells us about a personal GOD, not a god-force, and I don't know of any female angels in the Bible. In my opinion those two points contrast with what is revealed in the Bible.
I don't know what Dr. Alexander experienced, but it does not corroborate what I know of GOD's Word.
Hope he continues to seek Truth.
Yeah, the truth that he was deceived and recruited to pay that deception forward!
Have you considered that maybe it is you who is deceived, by assuming that the bible is true and that the god of the bible is the true god? The flood story from The Epic of Gilgamesh was rewritten as Noah's Ark, and other things were taken or rewritten from older religions. The bible also has false prophecies like how it predicted Tyre would be destroyed by the king of Babylon and not rebuild, yet it still exists even now.
You need to open your mind a bit and let go of these earthly things you have been told are “right” or “wrong.” Just maybe what you have read, heard and been told is only partially right.
All translations of the word God are simply that- earthly language attempting to speak that which cannot be named-the I AM is how God presents Godself to Moses-The Word is how John begins his description of how God became flesh and dwelt among us. Language is limiting. God has no limits. Also, the “female angel” is a lovely surprise described in Dr. Alexander’s book that I hope you will read.” Now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face.” We will know the whole truth only when we meet God. Until then, let us be loving and appreciate the uniqueness of each one’s journey. ❤
@@lizhoward9754I'll stick with the King James Version of the Holy Bible, thank you! It has not mislead me yet, although the men in suits by dry erase boards certainly have!
There is no reincarnation. There are ND ears who will also confirm that and the Bible confirms it so I’m not sure what the doctor saw.
The soul (Mind, Intellect, Memory) is eternal so the notion of after-life or pre-life is a moot point.
When a soul departs the body, the body becomes a corpse. NDE's is when the consciousness of the soul has left the body, rather than the soul itself. Consider these experiences as visions from the subconscious mind.
Why did John completely dodge the “reincarnation” question? Does anyone know if John addresses this topic in his book or another interview?
Because hes biased as it would conflict with his dogma.
@@UrsaringKrusherX yep. You’re absolutely correct.
@@ColdWhippy I have seen other talk about "reincarnation" - but is a really minority of NDE.. really minority.. so if it "exists" the reincarnation, is by far away of the majority of NDE.
and besides, Dr Eben talks that we all are going to Heaven and "see the Light", which is 100% false. you can see that there are Hellish experiences on NDE, which means YOUR ACTIONS Matters on Earth. And have seen Dr. Eben on other videos and he doesn´t accept that, which is 100% wrong.
Or do you people, really believe that Hitler, Stalin, terrorist, etc have seen the "light" also?? lol
I think we can choose if we want to come back again but are not forced to
Yes. Though it largely depends on which ones reported are authentic
How would you differentiate the authentic ones from mere hallucinations?
@@onionbelly_ Rule out the ones that are not theologically consistent and contain things based on false teachings and/or misconceptions
@@paradisecityX0 Couldn't it be theologically consistent and still not be real?
@@onionbelly_ It's possible
@@paradisecityX0 Then my initial question still stands.
I listened to the podcast of John Burke’s book imagine the God of Heaven. I also read several of the books of the people he interviewed in the book. It was good information.
John, please consider writing about the “life review” and what we can learn from them… that would be fascinating
It's been done by many others.
@@Cassim125 I enjoy his writing style from a Christian/Jesus perspective
In the paradigm of Christianity where we are saved by his perfect righteousness and obedience - and not by our own - a life review should be completely unnecessary. That’s just one reason I believe demons are producing these in unsaved people.
@@dfkuz that may be true.. you can only rely on Christian testimonies and everything else is highly suspect. The fact that many Christians do have them, it tells me that Jesus wants us to live a life of love and most pertain to that person. I realize that just “believing” he was the Son of God was important. But just as important was how we lived our lives.
@@kentknight7538I'm not sure I'd rely on "Christian testimonies" either because there are too many other factors that can play into something that's so subjective. There are some people, even Christians, that are pathological liars. Just being a Christian doesn't instantly cure all our behavioral or psychological faults. To tell you the truth, I don't consider anyone that believes they can lose their salvation to even be saved because some of their faith is obviously in their own ability to stay saved. I often ask those that report NDE's where Jesus welcomed them, etc., if they can lose their salvation and you'd be surprised how often I get a "yes."
There's only one thing God requires of us to be saved and that is that we completely trust in his Son, Jesus Christ, for our eternal life made possible by his death, burial and resurrection. Some that has believed that can literally kill someone and still be saved - it's that powerful and that radical! God expected his chosen people to show their faith by their works and their obedience, but when he let them go at the end of Acts, all of that was also let go. We are the lucky recipients of his new deal: Accept his gift of eternal life in Ephesians 2:8 & 9 understanding that it was made available by the cross work of his Son at Calvary. That's it; we can literally change our minds the next day and we'd still be saved!
The trouble is that the Bible is a huge Book that covers a variety of relationships that God has had with humans. But we can't take it all and apply it to ourselves; that's when we run into contradictions! I see people try it all the time though! Pagans like us were never even noticed by God (unless he was helping the Israelites kill us) until he had to let his chosen people go (Acts 28:28-31); then he opened the door to a free salvation for the taking, no strings attached, available to all that wish to receive it: Ephesians 2:8 & 9 KJV. This gospel paradigm will continue right to and through the second coming of Christ when he suddenly "appears" on the earth (Colossians 3:4 KJV) and receives his kingdom (which I believe will be the whole earth restored to Eden-like glory), Colossians 1:13 KJV; and where all those that have ever belonged to God by faith will be translated to live eternally as the "one new man" of Ephesians 2:15 KJV. Sin was no longer an issue for us ever since the cross because Christ paid the world's sin debt in full; the only question that remains is "Do you wish to live forever in the kingdom of God's dear Son, or not?"
Billy is a great host
My first time seeing him!😊
NDE’s … how do we merge the ET phenomenon with this topic ? They are both, in my view of equal importance and potentially connected.
Imagine if 100,000 people were asked to describe what’s a life on earth experience is like for each. Many common experiences. All would describe birth, other people, parents, the sun and moon, death, day and night, water…most would describe the same colors, having children & siblings, trees birds animals…some would describe other experiences seeing an oceans or lakes, and several might have seen giraffes, whales, mountains, deserts, having been through injury, illness, other unique experiences to them. It makes total sense to me there would be the same commonalities and overlaps and unique differences when it comes to comparing NDEs.
St Theresa Little flower said 3 times Jesus stood before her the first two was not him. I think our Lord hears and care for us each deeply. I think Love is the answer I hear the love from John Burke.
Alexander wrote a great book; but I no longer trust him. He's become more and more polemical every time I've heard him over the years, as he's become more famous and an object of admiration / worship himself.
And the hubris of comparing his own works, putting them above "2,000 year old scriptures" is staggering.
Im bummed, truly. Because his first book was so important to me and thousands of others. It's sad that he's become someone very very different since then...at least that's all I can conclude based solely on his own words. Im not listening to anything anyone else says about him.
Ok read research from leading researchers into this phenomenon then: Dr Bruce Greyson, Dr Sam Parnia, Dr Jeffery Long. Their conclusion, whether you like it or not, is consistent with Dr Eben. Go ahead and try to find fault with those guys.
@@UrsaringKrusherX Not sure who you're talking to. I didn't find fault. I disagreed. People of good will can still do that in this country (for the moment) and I hope you and I can.
For the record: I emphasized that I was saddened to have to disagree because his first book meant so much to me and my mother who has since passed on. I pray she found something at least similar to what he first described. I pray we all do...or can.
He's just been so angry and in cable news mode the past few years or maybe I just caught some rough appearances...or I could just be wrong. But I don't need your citation to know that, lol. Just your observation is more than enough. Say a prayer for me if you're willing.
@@jaggedstarrPI Sure. I've said a prayer for you that you'd find the truth. That said I'm no longer a Christian and I don't support John Burke. Hope you don't mind
@@UrsaringKrusherX Thank you. I like the truth. You might say I'm part of the cutting edge, pro-truth movement. We've been meeting Wednesday nights in a phone booth in Bakersfield. Plenty of room if anyone wants to join us.
@@jaggedstarrPI Sounds like a fantastic group. I like the truth too. Unfortunately I'm nowhere near where you're situated but atb to you
Carefully read Dr Alexander’s Wikipedia page. Not always a trustworthy guy it would seem.
John says we should figure out who God is. The Bible presents us with a God who at first is promoting vengeful behaviour, for example "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth" but Jesus spoke on that saying that we should "Love our enemies, and if someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also", in other words "don't strike back." To me the old testament God encourages more low vibrational human character whereas Jesus taught a more loving higher way of life. The Bible has contradictions within it so I don't believe that at the end we are seperated either into such extremes as eternal life or eternal hell as it says.
Love your comment. I agree! The Bible has a lot of spiritual truths but I don’t believe ALL of it is a true & full representation of God.
@@Kaithelightworker Thanks. I've learned to take what resonates, which is mostly just Jesus' basic teachings. Here's another example of a contradiction in the Bible....In regards to Elijah the prophet of the Old Testament the Bible says “As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire with horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up into Heaven in a whirlwind (2 Kings 2:11).
However, in the New Testament in John 3:13 it says, “No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from Heaven-the Son of Man.” (Jesus).
I can relate to nde's since I had a profound Theophany exp in '73. Exp God/ Jesus on His Bema chair with Seraphs worshipping Him, the 3 wise men, ear shattering angelic chiors, and the fall of Lucifer as in Ezekiek and Isaiah
55:32 - I wonder how John Burke explains the tens of thousands of people, including Christians, agnostics, Muslims, etc., who did not experience Jesus in their NDEs but felt Mohammed and other deities? Or people who experienced God but no other holy person such as Buddha or Jesus or Mohammed? The problem I have with his point of view is that it limits itself to western Christianity and the Abrahamic Bible and not NDEs from people of other faiths or experiences of Christians that did not see what he thinks the Bible describes. He seems to ignore these accounts. He also cherry picks the Bible verses that sound great and supports his point-of-view. All holy books speak about this loving god so I am not sure how the Bible is any different than other holy books. He ignores what Dr Alexander is saying in 1:01
I've never come across any NDEs that feature Buddha or Mohammed but have seen ones that feature reincarnation. I think that the heaven/hell ndes are meant to inspire the experiencer to elevate their spiritual life rapidly but they are actually depicting spiritual ideas not absolute truths. When they see "Satan" it is just the personification of evil or selfishness that they need to turn away from to improve themselves
@@abigailbarber1977 actually there are numerous, by that I mean thousands, of cases where people have seen Buddha, Mohammad, and others who are perceived as Divine. These cases are documented in science and medical peer review journals but not detailed in “top 40” non-fiction literature written by Americans. As I understand it, when you die, you see whatever you were raised in or whatever your culture taught you. The theory is that those divine entities appear to make you comfortable in your transition. So much of it is dependent on how you were raised and what you believe. The medical research on this subject is being studied by many physicians all over the world. Dr. Jeffrey Long’s book touches on how people from different cultures do see their divine beings. Dr Long is very involved in the NDE research and is an MD who has delved deeply into the science/medical peer review literature on NDEs. I have heard talks by several agnostic people who had NDEs and became believers in God and the spiritual. These people didn’t necessarily become “Christian” or any other man-made religion but definitely became believers in God
What about the truth of God's word and going to heaven? It says you must be born again to see the kingdom of heaven?
Yes and no.
I don’t know. People have their own experiences.
A few immediate points I’d like to pick up on:
1. People experience the same thing (and overlapping themes and visions) while on psychedelic trips. I think it’s either a brain trick, of a real plane of existence that we can’t usually access in normal waking consciousness.
2. If only humans enter into this place after death, where/when did this start along human timeline? Are to the human cousins/ancestors also experience it? What about the Neanderthal/homo-sapien genetic hybrids? How ‘unhuman’ would a hybrid species have to be before they can’t access this realm?
3: Penguins are not present in this realm but butterflies are? What’s going on there?!
Many things makes no sense...
Humans became humans on the day the first 2 were created, the sixth day.
@@martinploughboy988 oh yeh, sorry I forgot that.
Don't for one minute think it's not a battle between good and evil
Consciousness is fundamental, and it has nothing to do with any organized religious myth. Let go of the biblical god, and let’s move forward with some rational dignity.
God Force?
Why is nobody talking about hell?
Dr Alexander is so formal and clinical in this explanation that I could barely follow him. On top of that, he speaks really fast. I had to come to the comments to see if it was just me. I wish he would just talk like a plain regular person. He’s talking like he’s writing in a book.
There’s simply too much compressed information and a vast knowledge he could share in a few minutes of talking. This interview should just be a tease for you or me to read more about him or listen more to him. I understand your frustration, but TH-cam is rich of free information if we wish to take our time and learn more about the subject..
There are other You Tube videos of his NDE, just search his name
I was distracted by the frowns the interviewer kept displaying as Eben spoke. The smiles were reserved for his own speech or John’s discussion. The frowns seemed out of place and not matching the incredible retelling being shared.
Very interested in the subject but I do wish Dr Eben allowed the other gentlemen to talk!
I met Dr. Alexander once & bought his book. My question is...how can you reconcile "reincarnation" with the holy scriptures? Can you be clear about reincarnation & define it? And, where is it written in scripture?
Again, I see it as the lives of our ancestors a d other people
Reincarnation isn't biblical. Seems like anything goes no matter if you're Hitler or a saint
I agree w. John Burke. - And remember Jesus said: Nobody comes uo The Father whidout trough me.
I have questions about the actual dying process. I'm not afraid of death so much as the process of dying. Also, what about people who we knew to have been wicked and immoral. What about people who specifically died without Christ? Are they seen there? I've often wondered if Jesus doesn't come and present Himself to each person at death to show them what they must believe. And if so, would anyone say you aren't real and I believe something else. I do know the way is hard and the gate is narrow and few find it, but maybe they get some help after leaving this side.
I don’t understand why the host would give the final word to the man who hasn’t had an NDE? Maybe because what he has to say backs up what the host already believes? The host is the guy from CBN, right? Suspect.
I get the same experiences on a DMT trip.
Same with mushrooms for me. But I bet most listeners would say it’s not genuine, and not God that you’re meeting.
DMT is on my bucket list… but the idea terrifies me for the moment!
Same here with shrooms.
@@CJS1986 my last time I spent 2 hours thinking I was dead! … it got better.
Trip reports are not the same. Very little is the same
@@priestbogomil do you mean very little the same with other trip reports? Or very little similar with NDE’s?
1:01:14 - bingo! This exactly the trouble with people who can’t let go of their earth taught dogma to hear what these NDErs experienced and what they are saying. Getting caught up in these rules and rigid beliefs are really harmful to the people who believe in them
more or less.. you don´t really think we all are going to heaven do you?? your actions on earth matter.. be carefull
@@luisbarbosa8136 you don’t really think most of us don’t go to heaven do you?? Your actions and prejudices on earth matter…be careful. Did you listen to what he said about life reviews? If you hang on to bad dogma that directly or indirectly impacts others, you will feel and witness how your words and behaviors affected others…be careful!
@@luisbarbosa8136 I believe at least 90 percent of us will go to heaven. I think only a small percentage of us are born evil and the scary thing is it may or may not be obvious who is evil. Of course the catch is we all must go through that dreaded life review. According to NDErs during a life review we relive everything we did to others and put ourselves in the other person’s shoes. That gives us a chance to experience the good and bad we spread to others. Those good and bad experiences are the whole reason why we are here. There is no man with a long white beard sitting in a throne pointing to hell or heaven. You have to experience what you did to others so your soul can grow and evolve. So is going through a life review heaven or hell? Imagine what someone like Adolph Hitler’s life review? Was he able to deal with feeling the pain and suffering he inflected on millions?
@@luisbarbosa8136yes you do and so do majority of the NDE accounts. Stop with your dogmatic preaching heaven is open for all because it was where we came from in the first place.
@@UrsaringKrusherX Hitler, Stalin, terrorists, genocides, etc etc.. also go to Heaven?? I can kill whoever I want and still go to "see the Light"?? Stop your Bullshit mate.. NDE are not the only evidence of GOD.. you got to search better..
GOD exist and OBJETIVE MORALITY also exists. so your ACTIONS MATTER on Earth.. So, WE ARE NOT ALL GOING TO HEAVEN (some go to Hell).. you can also see Hellish NDE.. look for..
Eben AIII can't believe its you...Andrea from Harvard Med, part of Jay's group
Interesting how this "spiritual body" experienced during alleged NDEs is not physical, but somehow "floats" over the physical body in physical spacetime while locked into the same planetary/stellar/galactic gravitational well. Also interesting that whatever ocular apparatuses these "spiritual bodies" have can only see the visual spectrum in a directed field of vision, like they have irises and retinas too. Hmm. 🧐
Exactly! If some spiritual being is sensing the world around it, it ought to be detectable in the physical realm also - and as far as I know it is not. If you reliably pack a room with disembodied souls, the photons being absorbed by the souls to give them a view of physical space should cause a detectable dimming in the room.
Without a theory of what a soul is, where it resides, and how many un-embodied souls there are, there can be no testable hypotheses, and thus the idea of a soul is meaningless - especially when there are perfectly god naturalistic explanations that we can test.
I've had similar questions about an ocular seeing device and photon absorption. The key is setting aside the materialist mode of thinking, where matter is primary, and mind and perception are products of a brain. If mind is primary and the material world exists within mind (aka, the mind of God) visual perception doesn't depend on ocular devices and absorption of photons.
@@scottjensen7555 Right. So this immaterial disembodied mind that's no longer stuck with irises and retinas (and the visual-processing neural network hooked up to those via the optic nerve) is somehow deliberately and persistently choosing to limit its immaterial disembodied perception to a specific electromagnetic spectral range and field of vision that just happens to coincide with those perceived by humans in both conscious and unconscious (oneiric) experience. 🤔
@@scottjensen7555 I prefer to beleive a physical world exists. If we are figments, or code running in The Matrix, then our very perceptions and thoughts are at the mercy of the whims of others, and we truly are nothing.
Belief in such a universe - where us conscious beings have no individual existence - is unhelpful, as it holds no explanatory nor predictive power.
A belief in the material world - in which we are separate, conscious agents - has proved to have huge explanatory and predictive power.
@@AtheismActuallyMany experiencers report having 360 degree vision.
There’s also a constant battle in the spiritual realm between good and bad demons and angels, warring angels
Let me revise. The answer to the title on the thumbnail is "no" - the answer to "are near death experiences real" is of course they are. By definition people who are near death but who don't die, have an experience of some sort.
1.618 PHI Golden mean ratio PROVES the existence of GOD and infinity. Is that REAL enough for you?
He likes that word ultra real. And gateway valley. Wonder why.
If we had proof it wouldn’t be faith.
But Jesus came back at talked to us so that’s proof, but you gotta have faith to believe it happened
So he cane back and talked only to christians? What about billions of people of other religions or atheists? Bullshit!
What about repentance and judgement?
First of all, I find John Burke's repeated mispronunciation of Dr. Alexander's name disrespectful. The host pronounces it correctly, which you would think is a cue to Burke as a reminder, but no - he continues to call him "Eeeeben" throughout the discussion. Minor point, but it was irritating.
So on the one hand, we have the 'God' of Unconditional love - accepting everyone with no judgement.
And on the other hand we have Jesus' sacrifice for our 'sins' and transgressions to 'save' us. But with a caveat - so long as you follow Jesus and believe in him, wahla! That's your ticket to Heaven. All the rest, well... sorry for your luck.
Burke's research seems biased toward Christianity laden accounts only. Or its his main focus. I've listened and watched many NDE accounts where Jesus doesn't appear, but a guide or guardian type of being comes to help the newly deceased person. There's still the unconditional love theme though throughout.
Anita Moorjani's NDE didn't feature Jesus either - she was brought up in a multicultural country with different beliefs. She saw and communicated with her own father.
It makes ZERO sense that an 'unconditionally' loving God goes and imposes the condition of believing in Jesus or you're doomed. The NDE literature and thousands of accounts contradict that doctrine.
So either the Bible is wrong on this point - having been written by groups to gather followers and power.
Or it's correct and Christianity is based on God's conditional love for humanity.
OR there is one source in which Jesus and all the prophets are a part of and when you die, you judge yourself and your actions. And you get the opportunity to go back and get it 'right' in order to ascend to levels of higher spirituality.
I find it difficult to believe in a God that would save some and cast out others based on their beliefs.
It’s interesting that the books of Acts chapters 2 and 13 says King David did not ascend to heaven.
I can tell by the hand waving and categorical errors made in the comments that this topic is severely understudied.
Kinda disturbing how many ppl openly proclaim the supremacy of death
It's actually a good thing its understudied. If it becomes too popular then everybody will claim an nde and lie for popularity.
@@Cassim125 there is truth to your claim. I’m already finding several that seem falsified. Especially those who claim they were “supposed to write a book”.
@@jedphillips9362 yes of course. Ive seen quite a few and studied quite alot of arguments to suggest they are real but there are exwggeratiins and fabrications. Its why the statististical patterns are needed to understand it
As a layman, I have been studying NDE's for over 30 years. To all the naysayers: One day you will know the truth. God is real, Jesus is real and the afterlife is real.
I feel particularly troubled by the fact that Dr. Alexander repeatedly expressed how personal the "God force" is, yet never expresses a desire to know His name.
Shouldn't the logic be simple? if God exists and is personal He would want a way to personally relate to his creation.
names allow for an individual to be personally connected/relate to another person.
Therefore God must have a name.
I'm not worried about the strength of that logic, just trying to highlight that titling God "The God force behind the universe" is a very impersonal way of describing God, and almost puts a distance between us and God. Yet he says that the "God force" is personal.
So why would he disrespect this "God Force" by refusing to find out His name?
Min 8:12 but it all resolves down into oneness... God force? Min 9:21 trust in the universe... min 9:29 I was brought up a Christian but I came to realize that that God force is universal and it's all about love kindness compassion mercy acceptance forgiveness ....
This does not line up with the gospel!! Where is the repentance? Where is Jesus ? Where is having a personal relationship with our creator and forgiveness of our sins through Jesus and through His shed blood? This NDE sounds to me very new age!! Beware pray for guidance and wisdom. Not all NDE are God given. Some accounts go against the written word of God which means they are demonically inspired with the purpose of pulling the person away from salvation. Salvation is the goal here.
If you are a christian and you believe that not all NDEs are from your god but from the devil, then aren't you saying that the devil has the power to resurrect the dead?
As a prior poster put it: believe in the God inside you and not some dogma.
Evelyn, I agree with you 100%!! We can recognize deception among all the goobelygook by this one thing: there is only one name given among heaven and earth, that salvation is given--JESUS!! The evil one is happy for you to know and believe everything but Jesus. So glad you are not deceived, unfortunately, many will be.
@@lovestarlightgiver2402 Evil and deceiving spirits are able to affect peoples experiences. These people are told in the good experiences that if they stay, they can not go back. i pray you were not being melodramatic to create an assumptive position. That rather, you honestly did not consider all the details presented.
I think I have a pretty good idea who the Dr. Worships.
The Butterfly on his book cover alerted me.
I also think John Burke worships a false god
Anytime you are approached by something spiritual. You always need to ask the being were you sent by the most high God of heaven who sent his son to die for us. Because demonic beings can disguise themselves as angels and other things and you’ll think you’re going with a heavenly being, but actually you’re going with the demonic being. Now, after you question, the spiritual being if it is indeed from heaven, it will say yes, but if it is demonic, it cannot say yes, and you can rebuke it and tell it to leave and it has to leave.
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I think that perhaps the evil one showed you things, too. Example, reincarnation. Reincarnation is not true! If it is, then the Bible is a lie. "It is appointed unto man to die ONCE and then the Judgement.". The amnesia thing in Heaven, can't be true. You are a spirit man here and there, the same spirit man. Why wouldn't you remember who you were and others you knew? Makes no sense.
Just from a LEGAL PERSPECTIVE, how can God be a fair Judge if he allows only a fraction of the human race to experience the “truth” they claim is from him, and the rest are kept in the dark or are getting their supernatural information from the inspired scriptures that God gave as his final authority of faith and morals? Reincarnation is not supported by scripture; actually it’s just the opposite: Hebrews 9:27.
I speculate that perhaps today’s humans are more easily able to go into the state of altered consciousness necessary for spirit beings (and God’s elect angels are on stand down during this dispensation of the mystery, Ephesians 3:9; Colossians 2:18 KJV) to produce a vision/locution in the minds of those in that altered state. Cui bono?
The argument that God would be unfair to show some people the truth through NDEs while others have to have faith in the bible, can also be used against christianity itself. Jesus supposedly revealed himself to some men and his true nature, but everyone else just have to have faith in the bible, so that wouldn't be fair either.
@@lovestarlightgiver2402Good point and I have considered that myself but had to come to the conclusion there was a necessity for human eyewitnesses while the Bible was being written and those witnesses needed confirmation/proof that would inspire them to record their experiences. If the nation of Judah had adequately recognized Jesus as the prophesied messiah, we would not be having this discussion; but they did not, and thus, the Lord of Glory is not physically with us on this earth plane (although he is supernaturally able to be everywhere at once); so while we wait for the day of his appearing here on the earth (Colossians 3:4), we are free to believe the inspired, preserved word of God or not; and of course, not believing it will mean that this earthly life is all we would receive. Our choice.
@@dfkuz yeah they did they wrote 30 gospels which read in its totality points to a completely different picture of reality. Problem is the church decided on 4 gospels which interpretation can be spun into a narrative that suited their objective of control.
@@UrsaringKrusherX If there are that many others, they must be somewhere.
@@dfkuz they are just look them up
Have you guys read the Book "Visions of Glory" ?
Perhaps in retrospect this is bad timing for your show during the Chad Daybell trial ?
Refuse to read Visions of Glory. People apparently take it literally like Chad Daybell and Jodi Hilderbrand/Ruby Franke were also wrapped up in that book. And those people are pure evil. Don’t need that evil.
@@lizhoward9754 Good for you. I refused to read it as well !!
Dr. A is thinking, don’t make this so complicated. 😅
Randy Kay also had an involvement with a butterfly
The doctor is describing the same tha happened to me all of scientist can not understand in a carnal mind the mind in heaven can not be compared to the high mindset of One mind in God
The reason this world has so much evil is because it is good versus evil because of what happened with Adam and Eve.
Eph. 6. [12] For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
There is actually a hell and a devil and there are demons and people do experience that in near death experiences it’s not just a life review
I feel like I was born believing in God. I did stop breathing once as an infant and my mom found me and put me under cold water. Maybe I went home for a minute
Duh....there are no Female angels. and Yahweh is not a Force,,,,he creates Force dude.....
Dr Eben Aleksander Seve the sending.
I like the good doctor but he uses such huge words, that the average joe is simply turned off from his experience. He needs to learn how to bring it down to earth a bit. No disrespect do i mean.
Same exact lies from the Garden of Eden, “ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil;” and “ye shall not surely die” (you are eternal)! And humans are still falling for it. I have personal experience because the demons possessing me (as they do all humans born unless the Holy Spirit replaces them by the host trusting Jesus Christ) spoke to me telepathically and because I realized who they were and where they were leading me (into deception), they accidentally led me to Christ and made me one of their most tenacious enemy on earth! My testimony can be found through my profile picture.