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[Part 1. of 5. Parts]
"There is obviously some place for us beyond this earth, and it is so peaceful, there's nothing to fear!"--that's Mr. Harris' message. He was in Manly Hospital for follow-up treatment for cancer when the drama began. Without warning, he had cardiac arrest.
"I just became dizzy, couldn't get my breath, then passed out, had a complete blackout."
A team of five doctors began what was to be an epic fight to save him. "The strange thing is that usually they give up trying after 30 minutes," he said. "Afterwards, none of them could tell me why they kept on going all that time." But as doctors worked, Mr. Harris' outer body experience began.
"I recall being in the top left corner of the intensive care room looking down at myself and the team of doctors. I kept thinking What are these people doing to me? I remember being quite surprised, but I was completely disembodied and had no tactile sense, and no sense of smell."
"I was just a thought form, an idea, a spirit form, if you like--watching what they were doing to my physical body." His next recollection is still vivid. "I felt three things simultaneously--a sudden sense of speed, a sense of cold and a sense of traveling," he said.
"I was in some kind of dun-colored ditch, like a storm water drain, traveling at high speed, a few inches above the ground. I felt no fear, only a great loneliness. I was thinking of my family and was worried for their welfare. But, I wanted somehow to let them know not to worry on my account, not to be unhappy about my going.
"Then miles away--appeared to be a city. It was like looking at Sidney from the wrong end of a telescope. It was bathed in a silver-gold light. It was very bright and the buildings were spherical, triangular and conical, but without windows or doors. When I saw it, I was eager to be in it. I was anticipating something beautiful. I felt I was part of that and just had to get there."
But at that point, his headlong flight was stopped. "I felt a pull on my ankles, I stopped, then began going back the way I had come--backwards-again, at high speed away from the City. I remember thinking, 'I didn't quite make it.' "
When he felt the pressure on his ankles, Mr. Harris said he sensed it was his wife. "She was calling me back--she wouldn't let me die. Then I was back in the intensive care unit."
His main impression was one of silence.
"I have never heard a silence so loud. It is hard to imagine a stillness, a silence like it--and the stillness was most impressive."
After Dannion Brinkley died, he went at high speed up through different levels, surrounded by glowing mists. He saw energy fields, flowing like rivers or looking like lakes and streams. Through the mists, he could see deep blue, velvet mountains, that were not jagged but round and lovely. On the mountain slopes, he could see lights, that looked like dwellings that turn on their lights at dusk. He said that he and his angelic companion were flying in a way that he had assumed that angels fly. He says:
"As wingless birds, we shot into a city of cathedrals. These cathedrals were entirely made of a crystal-like substance that glowed with a bright light from within. We stood before such a cathedral, and I felt small and unimportant through this architectonic wonder. This thing was clearly constructed by angels to show the greatness of God, I thought. The building had peaks that were as high as those of the great cathedrals in France and walls as massive and strong as those of the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City. These buildings had NO RELATIONSHIP with any specific RELIGION*--they were monuments for the glory of God. I was filled with awe. This place had a power that seemed to vibrate through the air..."
*Religious legalists, who sneaked onto this site anyway, despite our clear warning (to spy out our liberty) will, of course, quote Revelation 21:22 here, where John describes the Heavenly City during HIS Near Death Experience <http://users.belgacom.net/gc674645/heaven/newjerus.htm>: "And I saw no temple therein: for The Lord God Almighty and The Lamb are the temple of it."
Temples are religious places of worship! That means: There are NO religions in Heaven anymore! (THANK GOD!) The Angels and spirits worship God without temples, as anyhow Jesus taught us already we should do here, too! So there!!
"God is a Spirit: And they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth. John 4:24
So, no temples, yes! But there certainly ARE buildings and constructions to the glory of God! And SO WHAT if they look like cathedrals! LAY OFF! You can almost understand why so many people turn to New Age Nescafe! And that's not God's fault!
2.
"The angel and I walked on up a hill. He opened a beautiful gate and I went inside, where I stood in a very bright yellow light. There were no labels. No one asked me to which church I belonged, they only invited me to come in at once. I looked into a room that was absolutely bathing in light and I saw what I considered as the light of The Father. It was so bright that I had to turn my eyes away. As I did that, I could see that the light reflected a crystal boulevard that ran through the center of a city. I saw many other things, but one of the most interesting was that prayers flowed through this heavenly world as beams of light. It was a beautiful sight to see what became of our prayers."
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"At a certain instant, I went through a dark place and found myself in the presence of The Lord. I was there! Believe it or not, but I stood before the gates that led straight into Heaven! The gates were made of twelve gigantic pearls that seemed to glow. The streets within these gates were gold colored and the walls of the buildings sparkled so bright that I could hardly look at it. I saw a being of light whom I think was Jesus. I couldn't see His face, but He glowed gloriously and bright. Even though I couldn't look at Him, I could feel the glow, so strong was it. I went to a garden full of green grass, flowers and fruit trees. If someone plucked an apple; for example, the apple grew right back again."
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"Last in the trinity was a city of light, like unto John's holy city in the Book of Revelation. I saw the same skyline as before, but this time it was pure gold - with colors like precious gems, transparent glass, crystal clear. All who walked through the city brought glory and honor into it. Harmony and order prevailed, and the residents lived joyfully, creating that which brought forth beauty and fulfillment - a place of perfect peace, the "peace that passeth understanding."
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"As I left the atmosphere, I looked back and could see the earth! Such a beautiful site! It was so brilliantly lit! As I looked ahead, I could see the planets! I thought to myself This cannot be! Where is Jesus? I was never told anything like this could or would happen when I died! Faster and faster the speed was increasing! I saw other star systems and galaxies as I raced onward! I entered what seemed to be a hole of some sort! It was long and dark. However around me, I saw streaks of light made up of every color in the spectrum! I saw a faint light growing brighter and brighter in the distance up ahead. As I entered, the light--I felt it all through my being. I was not afraid anymore!
Then all of a sudden, I was standing before a massive set of steps! They led up to what seemed to be a bridge or walk of some kind. In the distance, I saw a sight so magnificent and astounding - A CITY made up of what seemed to be glass or crystal! The lights were of many colors that radiated from it. Never have I ever seen such a sight! I began walking toward the city in a daze of unbelief! So many questions raced through my mind. I had to know where I was. What was happening to me? I reached the front of the city and saw a double door that looked to be about thirty feet (>10 meters) or so in height and width! It shined as if it was polished! As I stood there wandering, the doors began to open. I took a step back and looked inside.
I could see what appeared to be people walking about on the inside, much like they do in a mall here on earth. These people though were dressed very differently! For one thing, they all seemed to be dressed in some sort of robes with hoods! I entered through the doors in amazement at what I was seeing! The inside was massive! It seemed to be square in shape, with a balcony all around that led down to different levels! I walked up and looked downward over the balcony. It seemed to go on forever! As I looked up; I saw many passing by me, yet no one seemed to notice me! Then as one was approaching me, he suddenly stopped! He slowly raised his head and I could see His face! He appeared to be human in every respect but one! His eyes! No pupils! Yet they seemed to change colors in colors of blue! His hair was snow white! I wanted to speak but before I could, He turned and pointed to a long hallway! Though we never spoke, I knew I was to go down this hallway. Then as if nothing had ever happened, He continued on.
I knew I had to, as well. Something was beckoning me forward. I walked a long walk down to the end of this hallway. I did not turn to the right or the left. I knew somehow that my questions were about to be answered! Again, I saw before me a massive double door. It seemed to be of some type of metal - whether gold or not, I could not tell. Suddenly, the doors opened! I heard a voice, though not as we speak, but from inside of me. It seemed, to say, "Enter!" I did as I was told and the doors shut suddenly behind me! I was afraid for the first time! Total darkness! Total silence! Then after a space of time, the length of which I could not determine, a bright light began to glow in the room! Brighter and brighter it became! It was somewhat above me and in front of me. I tried to look, but was almost blinded from it! I held my hands up in front of me and could make out the appearance of a figure sitting on some type of seat! Then without warning, it happened! "What have you done with your life?" The voice penetrated my very being! I had no answer!"
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The city had no boundaries that I could see. This was a place full of life of all kinds. There was nature there, many pure plants, trees, and water just like on Gaia, but more pure. Nature there was absolutely perfect. It was untainted by human manipulation. This place was just like Gaia only without the problems and negativity. I felt that this was what is called heaven in Earth terms.
I saw spirits going to and from the Gaia and the City. I could tell the development of the spirits going to and from by the energy they emanated. I could see that animals came to and from earth just like humans do. I could see many spirits leave Gaia with guides and could see spirits returning to Gaia without guides. The being told me that some of the spirits passing were the ones that were doing the work with humans on Gaia. I could make out the type of spirits that were doing the work and the spirits that were coming to the great City to become replenished to eventually go back to Gaia to experience and further evolve. I could feel the emotions of the ones coming back for replenishment. I could feel that some of them were sad, beaten and scared, much like I felt before my being came to me.
My being took me into one of the larger buildings. Inside, I saw many spirits working. They were doing things similar to jobs on Earth. When we walked by the spirits, they looked at me. I think they were checking me out because of the being I was with. We went upstairs and I saw spirits that knew me. They greeted me and asked me how I was doing. They gave me advice of which I do not remember. I thought I was going to be given a job there, but the being knew I thought that and told me that there was something I needed to do first. I was ecstatic.
I was in heaven, despite everything I had done during my life on Gaia. I was experiencing what most people only dream about. The love I felt there was the same love I felt when I saw Jesus. I had been searching on Gaia for what was really the same place I was in then. I was searching on Gaia for the feeling I was feeling that very moment. I had found what I spent my whole life searching for. I was truly happy. I was home and I knew it. I was ready to stay and do whatever work I was given to do.
My being took me to another building that was special. It was bigger than the rest and had the greenest foliage I had ever seen growing on it, decorating it like a shrine. We went inside a set of double doors that glowed with life. The inside was decorated with a wood paneling that the being told me was "living" wood from the trees that grew at this wonderful place.
Rebecca Springer at the beginning of the 1990s recorded the following experiences when she got to visit Heaven.
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Visiting the lake and a view of the Heavenly City
"...I caught my breath, then stopped abruptly and covered my face with my hands to shield my eyes from the glorified scene. I looked upon it as one but half awakened. Before us spread a lake as smooth as glass, but flooded with golden glory caught from the very heavens that made it look like a sea of molten gold. The blossom and fruit-bearing trees grew to its very border. Far, far away across its shining waters arose the domes and spires of what seemed to be a mighty city. Many people were resting upon its flowery banks, and on the surface of the water were boats of wonderful structure, filled with happy souls and propelled by unseen powers.
Above we saw a band of singing cherubs, floating high overhead. "Glory and honor!" sang the child voices. "Dominion and power!" caught up and answered the voices of the multitudes below, "be unto Him who sitteth upon the throne, and to The Lamb forever!"
We stood upon the margin of the lake; my cheeks were tear-bedewed, and my eyes were dim with emotion. I felt weak as a little child, but, oh, what rapture, what joy unspeakable filled and overmastered me! Was I dreaming? Or was it indeed but another phase of the immortal life?
As we watched, groups of children played around in joyous freedom and there were happy shouts of laughter that echoed over the lake. No fear of harm or danger; no dread of ill, or anxiety lest a mishap occur--security and joy and peace! "This is a blessed life," I said as we stood watching the sports of the happy children.
In the Heavenly City, but without Churches
I was roused from my thoughts by the boat's touching the marble terrace, and found my brother already standing and waiting to assist me to the shore. Passing up a slight upward slope, we found ourselves in a broad street that led into the center of the city. The streets I found were all very broad and smooth, and paved with marble and precious stones of every kind. Though they were thronged with people intent on various duties, not an atom of debris, nor even dust was visible anywhere. There seemed to be vast business houses of many kinds, though I saw nothing resembling our large mercantile establishments. There were many colleges and schools; many book and music stores and publishing houses; several large manufactories where I learned, were spun the fine silken threads of manifold colors which were so extensively used in the weaving of the draperies I have already mentioned. There were art rooms, picture galleries, libraries, many lecture halls and vast auditoriums.
But I saw no churches of any kind. At first, this somewhat confused me, until I remembered that there are no creeds in Heaven, but that all worship together in harmony and love--the children of one and the same loving Father. "Ah," I thought, "what a pity that that fact, if no other in the great economy of Heaven, could not be proclaimed to the inhabitants of Earth! How it would do away with the petty contentions, jealousies and rivalries of the church militant! No creeds in Heaven! No controverted points of doctrine! No charges of heresy brought by one professed Christian against another. No building up of one denomination upon the ruins or downfall of a different sect! But one great universal brotherhood whose head is Christ, and whose cornerstone is love."
I thought of the day we had listened in the great auditorium at home to the divine address of our beloved Master, of the bowed heads and uplifted voices of that vast multitude as every voice joined in the glorious anthem, "Crown Him Lord of all," and I could have wept to think of the faces that must some day be bowed in shame when they remember how often they have in mortal life said to a brother Christian, "Stand aside; I am holier than thou!"
We found no dwelling houses anywhere in the midst of the city, until we came to the suburbs. Here, they stood in great magnificence and splendor. But one pleasing fact was that every home had its large yard, full of trees and flowers and pleasant walks; indeed, it was everywhere, outside of the business center of the town, like one vast park dotted with lovely houses.
Heavenly Secrets not to be disclosed!
There was much that charmed, much that surprised me in this great city, OF WHICH I MAY NOT FULLY SPEAK, but which I can never forget.
We found in one place a very large park, with walks, drives, fountains, miniature lakes and shaded seats, but no dwellings nor buildings of any kind, except an immense circular open temple capable of seating many hundred; and where, my brother told me, a seraph choir assembled at a certain hour daily to render the oratorios written by the great musical composers of Earth and Heaven. It had just departed, and the crowd who had enjoyed its divine music yet lingered as though loath to leave a spot so hallowed.
EXCERPTS COURTESY REBECCA SPRINGER's NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE BOOK "WITHIN THE GATES!"
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"…Now however, we seemed to have left the earth behind. I could no longer see it. Instead, we appeared to be in an immense void, except that I had always thought of that as a frightening world, and this was not. Some unnamable promise seemed to vibrate through that vast emptiness. And then I saw, infinitely far off, far too distant to be visible with any kind of sight I knew of … a city. A glowing seemingly endless city, bright enough to be seen over all the unimaginable distance between. The brightness seemed to shine from the very walls and streets of this place, and from beings which I could now discern moving about within it. In fact, the city and everything in it seemed to be made of light, even as the Figure at my side was made of light.
ART © Dan Free Beyond the Stars Productions
At this time, I had not yet read the Book of Revelation. I could only gape in awe at this faraway spectacle, wondering how bright each building, each inhabitant, must be to be seen over so many light-years of distance.
Could these radiant beings, I wondered amazed, be those who had indeed kept Jesus the focus of their lives? Was I seeing at last ones, who had looked for Him in everything?--Looked so well and so closely that they had been changed into His very likeness? -- Even as I asked the question, two of the bright figures seemed to detach themselves from the city and started toward us, hurling themselves across that infinity with the speed of light.
But as fast as they came toward us, we drew away still faster. The distance increased, the vision faded. Even as I cried out with loss, I knew that my imperfect sight could not now sustain more than an instant's glimpse of this real ultimate heaven. He had shown me all He could; now we were speeding far away.
Walls closed around us. Walls so narrow and box-like, that it was several seconds before I recognized the little hospital room we had left what seemed a lifetime ago. Jesus still stood beside me, otherwise consciousness could not have sustained the transition from infinite space to the dimensions of this cell-like room.
The glorious city still sparkled and glowed in my thoughts, beckoning, calling. With total indifference, I noticed that there was a figure lying beneath the sheet on the bed--which nearly filled the minuscule room.
But incredibly Jesus was telling me that I belonged somehow with that sheeted form, that His purpose for me involved that lump-like thing, as well. I was moving nearer to it. It was filling my field of vision, shutting off the Light. Desperately I cried out to Him not to leave me, to make me ready for that shining city, not to abandon me in this dark and narrow place.
As in a long-ago, half-forgotten story, I remembered myself combing the halls and wards of this very hospital, wanting desperately to find the figure on this bed. From that loneliest moment of my existence, I had leapt into the most perfect belonging--I had ever known. The Light of Jesus had entered my life and filled it completely, and the idea of being separated from Him was more than I could bear, even as I pleaded, I felt consciousness slipping from me. My mind began to blur -- I no longer knew what I was struggling for. My throat was on fire and the weight on my chest was crashing me. I opened my eyes, but there was something in front of my face. I groped about the blankets trying to find what was covering me, but moving my arms was like trying to lift lead bars. At last, my fingers closed upon each other. With my right hand, I touched a circular band with an oval stone on the ring finger of my left hand. Slowly, I twisted it round and round, as blackness closed over me..
Before The Lord took him on the above-described trip to Heaven.
At last in despair, I sank down on the bed. Or did so mentally: actually, my disembodied being made no contact with it. There, right there, was my own shape and substance, yet as distant from me as though we inhabited separate planets. Was this what death was? This separation of one part of a person from the rest of him?
I wasn't sure when the light in the room began to change; suddenly, I was aware that it was brighter, a lot brighter, than it had been. I whirled to look at the nightlight on the bedside table. Surely, a single 15-watt bulb couldn't turn out that much light? I stared in astonishment as the brightness increased, coming from nowhere, seeming to shine everywhere at once. All the light bulbs in the ward couldn't give off that much light. All the bulbs in the world couldn't! It was impossibly bright: it was like a million welders' lamps, all blazing at once.
And right in the middle of my amazement came a prosaic thought probably born of some biology lecture back at the university: "I'm glad I don't have physical eyes at this moment," I thought. "This light would destroy the retina in a tenth of a second." No, I corrected myself, not the light. HE!
HE would be too bright to look at. For now I saw that it was not light, but a Man who had entered the room, or rather, a Man made out of light, though this seemed no more possible to my mind than the incredible intensity of the brightness that made up His form.
The instant I perceived Him, a command formed itself in my mind. "Stand up!" The words came from inside me, yet they had an authority my mere thoughts had never had. I got to my feet, and as I did came the stupendous certainty:
"You are in the presence of the Son of God." Again, the concept seemed to form itself inside me, but not as thought or speculation. It was a kind of knowing, immediate and complete.
I knew other facts about Him, too. One, that this was the most totally male Being I had ever met. If this was the Son of God, then His Name was Jesus. But… this was not the Jesus of my Sunday School books. That Jesus was gentle, kind, understanding--and probably a little bit of a weakling. This Person was power itself, older than time and yet more modern than anyone I had ever met.
Above all, with that same mysterious inner certainty, I knew that this Man loved me. Far more even than power, what emanated from this Presence was unconditional love. An astonishing love. A love beyond my wildest imagining. This love knew every unlovable thing about me--the quarrels with my stepmother, my explosive temper, the sex thoughts I could never control, every mean, selfish thought and action since the day I was born--and accepted and loved me just the same.
(Courtesy "Return from Tomorrow by Psychiatrist Dr. George Ritchie)
Heart Patient Didn't Quite Make
It To A Silver Golden City!
(Article by Zandra Sharpe in Sidney Australia, Australia Newspaper)
Mr. Doug Harris believes he has made the journey from life to death, yet lived to tell the tale. For 4 1/2 hours, he was pivoting on that fine live-or-die line. But as doctors battled on to save him, he watched proceedings from above, in what must be one of the most remarkable outer body experiences on record. Now, he's writing a book with the working title of "The Timeless Future" on his experience.It To A Silver Golden City!
(Article by Zandra Sharpe in Sidney Australia, Australia Newspaper)
[Part 1. of 5. Parts]
"There is obviously some place for us beyond this earth, and it is so peaceful, there's nothing to fear!"--that's Mr. Harris' message. He was in Manly Hospital for follow-up treatment for cancer when the drama began. Without warning, he had cardiac arrest.
"I just became dizzy, couldn't get my breath, then passed out, had a complete blackout."
A team of five doctors began what was to be an epic fight to save him. "The strange thing is that usually they give up trying after 30 minutes," he said. "Afterwards, none of them could tell me why they kept on going all that time." But as doctors worked, Mr. Harris' outer body experience began.
"I recall being in the top left corner of the intensive care room looking down at myself and the team of doctors. I kept thinking What are these people doing to me? I remember being quite surprised, but I was completely disembodied and had no tactile sense, and no sense of smell."
"I was just a thought form, an idea, a spirit form, if you like--watching what they were doing to my physical body." His next recollection is still vivid. "I felt three things simultaneously--a sudden sense of speed, a sense of cold and a sense of traveling," he said.
"I was in some kind of dun-colored ditch, like a storm water drain, traveling at high speed, a few inches above the ground. I felt no fear, only a great loneliness. I was thinking of my family and was worried for their welfare. But, I wanted somehow to let them know not to worry on my account, not to be unhappy about my going.
"Then miles away--appeared to be a city. It was like looking at Sidney from the wrong end of a telescope. It was bathed in a silver-gold light. It was very bright and the buildings were spherical, triangular and conical, but without windows or doors. When I saw it, I was eager to be in it. I was anticipating something beautiful. I felt I was part of that and just had to get there."
But at that point, his headlong flight was stopped. "I felt a pull on my ankles, I stopped, then began going back the way I had come--backwards-again, at high speed away from the City. I remember thinking, 'I didn't quite make it.' "
When he felt the pressure on his ankles, Mr. Harris said he sensed it was his wife. "She was calling me back--she wouldn't let me die. Then I was back in the intensive care unit."
His main impression was one of silence.
"I have never heard a silence so loud. It is hard to imagine a stillness, a silence like it--and the stillness was most impressive."
After Dannion Brinkley died, he went at high speed up through different levels, surrounded by glowing mists. He saw energy fields, flowing like rivers or looking like lakes and streams. Through the mists, he could see deep blue, velvet mountains, that were not jagged but round and lovely. On the mountain slopes, he could see lights, that looked like dwellings that turn on their lights at dusk. He said that he and his angelic companion were flying in a way that he had assumed that angels fly. He says:
"As wingless birds, we shot into a city of cathedrals. These cathedrals were entirely made of a crystal-like substance that glowed with a bright light from within. We stood before such a cathedral, and I felt small and unimportant through this architectonic wonder. This thing was clearly constructed by angels to show the greatness of God, I thought. The building had peaks that were as high as those of the great cathedrals in France and walls as massive and strong as those of the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City. These buildings had NO RELATIONSHIP with any specific RELIGION*--they were monuments for the glory of God. I was filled with awe. This place had a power that seemed to vibrate through the air..."
*Religious legalists, who sneaked onto this site anyway, despite our clear warning (to spy out our liberty) will, of course, quote Revelation 21:22 here, where John describes the Heavenly City during HIS Near Death Experience <http://users.belgacom.net/gc674645/heaven/newjerus.htm>: "And I saw no temple therein: for The Lord God Almighty and The Lamb are the temple of it."
Temples are religious places of worship! That means: There are NO religions in Heaven anymore! (THANK GOD!) The Angels and spirits worship God without temples, as anyhow Jesus taught us already we should do here, too! So there!!
"God is a Spirit: And they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth. John 4:24
So, no temples, yes! But there certainly ARE buildings and constructions to the glory of God! And SO WHAT if they look like cathedrals! LAY OFF! You can almost understand why so many people turn to New Age Nescafe! And that's not God's fault!
2.
A City With A Crystal Boulevard...Bathing In Brilliant Light
(Article by Zandra Sharpe in Sidney, Australia, Australia Newspaper)
[Part 2. of 5. Parts](Article by Zandra Sharpe in Sidney, Australia, Australia Newspaper)
"The angel and I walked on up a hill. He opened a beautiful gate and I went inside, where I stood in a very bright yellow light. There were no labels. No one asked me to which church I belonged, they only invited me to come in at once. I looked into a room that was absolutely bathing in light and I saw what I considered as the light of The Father. It was so bright that I had to turn my eyes away. As I did that, I could see that the light reflected a crystal boulevard that ran through the center of a city. I saw many other things, but one of the most interesting was that prayers flowed through this heavenly world as beams of light. It was a beautiful sight to see what became of our prayers."
3.
Pearly Gates And Streets Of Gold
(Article by Zandra Sharpe in Sidney, Australia, Australia Newspaper)
[Part 3. of 5. Parts](Article by Zandra Sharpe in Sidney, Australia, Australia Newspaper)
"At a certain instant, I went through a dark place and found myself in the presence of The Lord. I was there! Believe it or not, but I stood before the gates that led straight into Heaven! The gates were made of twelve gigantic pearls that seemed to glow. The streets within these gates were gold colored and the walls of the buildings sparkled so bright that I could hardly look at it. I saw a being of light whom I think was Jesus. I couldn't see His face, but He glowed gloriously and bright. Even though I couldn't look at Him, I could feel the glow, so strong was it. I went to a garden full of green grass, flowers and fruit trees. If someone plucked an apple; for example, the apple grew right back again."
4.
A City Of Light
(Article by Zandra Sharpe in Sidney, Australia, Australia Newspaper)
[Part 4. of 5. Parts](Article by Zandra Sharpe in Sidney, Australia, Australia Newspaper)
"Last in the trinity was a city of light, like unto John's holy city in the Book of Revelation. I saw the same skyline as before, but this time it was pure gold - with colors like precious gems, transparent glass, crystal clear. All who walked through the city brought glory and honor into it. Harmony and order prevailed, and the residents lived joyfully, creating that which brought forth beauty and fulfillment - a place of perfect peace, the "peace that passeth understanding."
5.
Another City Sighting
(Article by Zandra Sharpe in Sidney, Australia, Australia Newspaper)
[Part 5. of 5. Parts](Article by Zandra Sharpe in Sidney, Australia, Australia Newspaper)
"As I left the atmosphere, I looked back and could see the earth! Such a beautiful site! It was so brilliantly lit! As I looked ahead, I could see the planets! I thought to myself This cannot be! Where is Jesus? I was never told anything like this could or would happen when I died! Faster and faster the speed was increasing! I saw other star systems and galaxies as I raced onward! I entered what seemed to be a hole of some sort! It was long and dark. However around me, I saw streaks of light made up of every color in the spectrum! I saw a faint light growing brighter and brighter in the distance up ahead. As I entered, the light--I felt it all through my being. I was not afraid anymore!
Then all of a sudden, I was standing before a massive set of steps! They led up to what seemed to be a bridge or walk of some kind. In the distance, I saw a sight so magnificent and astounding - A CITY made up of what seemed to be glass or crystal! The lights were of many colors that radiated from it. Never have I ever seen such a sight! I began walking toward the city in a daze of unbelief! So many questions raced through my mind. I had to know where I was. What was happening to me? I reached the front of the city and saw a double door that looked to be about thirty feet (>10 meters) or so in height and width! It shined as if it was polished! As I stood there wandering, the doors began to open. I took a step back and looked inside.
I could see what appeared to be people walking about on the inside, much like they do in a mall here on earth. These people though were dressed very differently! For one thing, they all seemed to be dressed in some sort of robes with hoods! I entered through the doors in amazement at what I was seeing! The inside was massive! It seemed to be square in shape, with a balcony all around that led down to different levels! I walked up and looked downward over the balcony. It seemed to go on forever! As I looked up; I saw many passing by me, yet no one seemed to notice me! Then as one was approaching me, he suddenly stopped! He slowly raised his head and I could see His face! He appeared to be human in every respect but one! His eyes! No pupils! Yet they seemed to change colors in colors of blue! His hair was snow white! I wanted to speak but before I could, He turned and pointed to a long hallway! Though we never spoke, I knew I was to go down this hallway. Then as if nothing had ever happened, He continued on.
I knew I had to, as well. Something was beckoning me forward. I walked a long walk down to the end of this hallway. I did not turn to the right or the left. I knew somehow that my questions were about to be answered! Again, I saw before me a massive double door. It seemed to be of some type of metal - whether gold or not, I could not tell. Suddenly, the doors opened! I heard a voice, though not as we speak, but from inside of me. It seemed, to say, "Enter!" I did as I was told and the doors shut suddenly behind me! I was afraid for the first time! Total darkness! Total silence! Then after a space of time, the length of which I could not determine, a bright light began to glow in the room! Brighter and brighter it became! It was somewhat above me and in front of me. I tried to look, but was almost blinded from it! I held my hands up in front of me and could make out the appearance of a figure sitting on some type of seat! Then without warning, it happened! "What have you done with your life?" The voice penetrated my very being! I had no answer!"
6.
A Great City In The Sky
We started to head back toward Gaia (--Earth). We went to a place in the shadow of Gaia. It was a great city in the clouds. The city had these beautiful white buildings as far as I could see. I saw spirits living there all of which had vibration, but no real physical body. These inhabitants went to and from the buildings - going to work and play, too. I saw a place where spirits went to get what I thought was water. There were no vehicles there. Spirits seemed to get around the same way my being and I got around, by flying.The city had no boundaries that I could see. This was a place full of life of all kinds. There was nature there, many pure plants, trees, and water just like on Gaia, but more pure. Nature there was absolutely perfect. It was untainted by human manipulation. This place was just like Gaia only without the problems and negativity. I felt that this was what is called heaven in Earth terms.
I saw spirits going to and from the Gaia and the City. I could tell the development of the spirits going to and from by the energy they emanated. I could see that animals came to and from earth just like humans do. I could see many spirits leave Gaia with guides and could see spirits returning to Gaia without guides. The being told me that some of the spirits passing were the ones that were doing the work with humans on Gaia. I could make out the type of spirits that were doing the work and the spirits that were coming to the great City to become replenished to eventually go back to Gaia to experience and further evolve. I could feel the emotions of the ones coming back for replenishment. I could feel that some of them were sad, beaten and scared, much like I felt before my being came to me.
My being took me into one of the larger buildings. Inside, I saw many spirits working. They were doing things similar to jobs on Earth. When we walked by the spirits, they looked at me. I think they were checking me out because of the being I was with. We went upstairs and I saw spirits that knew me. They greeted me and asked me how I was doing. They gave me advice of which I do not remember. I thought I was going to be given a job there, but the being knew I thought that and told me that there was something I needed to do first. I was ecstatic.
I was in heaven, despite everything I had done during my life on Gaia. I was experiencing what most people only dream about. The love I felt there was the same love I felt when I saw Jesus. I had been searching on Gaia for what was really the same place I was in then. I was searching on Gaia for the feeling I was feeling that very moment. I had found what I spent my whole life searching for. I was truly happy. I was home and I knew it. I was ready to stay and do whatever work I was given to do.
My being took me to another building that was special. It was bigger than the rest and had the greenest foliage I had ever seen growing on it, decorating it like a shrine. We went inside a set of double doors that glowed with life. The inside was decorated with a wood paneling that the being told me was "living" wood from the trees that grew at this wonderful place.
Rebecca Springer at the beginning of the 1990s recorded the following experiences when she got to visit Heaven.
7.
No Night And No Churches In A Heavenly City!
By Rebecca Springer
"....And so, we talked until twilight fell. Often the question has been asked whether there was night there. Emphatically, no! What we call day was full of glorious radiance, a roseate golden light which was everywhere. There is no language known to mortals that can describe this marvelous glory. It flooded the sky. After a period much longer than our longest earthly day, this glory mellowed and softened until it became a glowing twilight full of peace. The children ceased their playing beneath the trees, the little birds nestled among the vines, and all who had been busy in various ways throughout the day sought rest and quiet. But there was no darkness, no dusky shadows--only a restful softening of the glory.By Rebecca Springer
Visiting the lake and a view of the Heavenly City
"...I caught my breath, then stopped abruptly and covered my face with my hands to shield my eyes from the glorified scene. I looked upon it as one but half awakened. Before us spread a lake as smooth as glass, but flooded with golden glory caught from the very heavens that made it look like a sea of molten gold. The blossom and fruit-bearing trees grew to its very border. Far, far away across its shining waters arose the domes and spires of what seemed to be a mighty city. Many people were resting upon its flowery banks, and on the surface of the water were boats of wonderful structure, filled with happy souls and propelled by unseen powers.
Above we saw a band of singing cherubs, floating high overhead. "Glory and honor!" sang the child voices. "Dominion and power!" caught up and answered the voices of the multitudes below, "be unto Him who sitteth upon the throne, and to The Lamb forever!"
We stood upon the margin of the lake; my cheeks were tear-bedewed, and my eyes were dim with emotion. I felt weak as a little child, but, oh, what rapture, what joy unspeakable filled and overmastered me! Was I dreaming? Or was it indeed but another phase of the immortal life?
As we watched, groups of children played around in joyous freedom and there were happy shouts of laughter that echoed over the lake. No fear of harm or danger; no dread of ill, or anxiety lest a mishap occur--security and joy and peace! "This is a blessed life," I said as we stood watching the sports of the happy children.
In the Heavenly City, but without Churches
I was roused from my thoughts by the boat's touching the marble terrace, and found my brother already standing and waiting to assist me to the shore. Passing up a slight upward slope, we found ourselves in a broad street that led into the center of the city. The streets I found were all very broad and smooth, and paved with marble and precious stones of every kind. Though they were thronged with people intent on various duties, not an atom of debris, nor even dust was visible anywhere. There seemed to be vast business houses of many kinds, though I saw nothing resembling our large mercantile establishments. There were many colleges and schools; many book and music stores and publishing houses; several large manufactories where I learned, were spun the fine silken threads of manifold colors which were so extensively used in the weaving of the draperies I have already mentioned. There were art rooms, picture galleries, libraries, many lecture halls and vast auditoriums.
But I saw no churches of any kind. At first, this somewhat confused me, until I remembered that there are no creeds in Heaven, but that all worship together in harmony and love--the children of one and the same loving Father. "Ah," I thought, "what a pity that that fact, if no other in the great economy of Heaven, could not be proclaimed to the inhabitants of Earth! How it would do away with the petty contentions, jealousies and rivalries of the church militant! No creeds in Heaven! No controverted points of doctrine! No charges of heresy brought by one professed Christian against another. No building up of one denomination upon the ruins or downfall of a different sect! But one great universal brotherhood whose head is Christ, and whose cornerstone is love."
I thought of the day we had listened in the great auditorium at home to the divine address of our beloved Master, of the bowed heads and uplifted voices of that vast multitude as every voice joined in the glorious anthem, "Crown Him Lord of all," and I could have wept to think of the faces that must some day be bowed in shame when they remember how often they have in mortal life said to a brother Christian, "Stand aside; I am holier than thou!"
We found no dwelling houses anywhere in the midst of the city, until we came to the suburbs. Here, they stood in great magnificence and splendor. But one pleasing fact was that every home had its large yard, full of trees and flowers and pleasant walks; indeed, it was everywhere, outside of the business center of the town, like one vast park dotted with lovely houses.
Heavenly Secrets not to be disclosed!
There was much that charmed, much that surprised me in this great city, OF WHICH I MAY NOT FULLY SPEAK, but which I can never forget.
We found in one place a very large park, with walks, drives, fountains, miniature lakes and shaded seats, but no dwellings nor buildings of any kind, except an immense circular open temple capable of seating many hundred; and where, my brother told me, a seraph choir assembled at a certain hour daily to render the oratorios written by the great musical composers of Earth and Heaven. It had just departed, and the crowd who had enjoyed its divine music yet lingered as though loath to leave a spot so hallowed.
EXCERPTS COURTESY REBECCA SPRINGER's NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE BOOK "WITHIN THE GATES!"
8.
A Famous Near-Death Vision Of Heaven.
George Ritchie died in 1943 in a Texan military hospital. After meeting a Being of light, who turned out to be Jesus, he was shown his life in just a few seconds of time. Then Jesus took him on a spirit-trip through the spiritual regions of this Earth, where he saw millions of the lost dead continuing on in an endless life in spiritual form only, with no way to hide their private thoughts and intentions to each other! After that Jesus took him toward "the City"…"…Now however, we seemed to have left the earth behind. I could no longer see it. Instead, we appeared to be in an immense void, except that I had always thought of that as a frightening world, and this was not. Some unnamable promise seemed to vibrate through that vast emptiness. And then I saw, infinitely far off, far too distant to be visible with any kind of sight I knew of … a city. A glowing seemingly endless city, bright enough to be seen over all the unimaginable distance between. The brightness seemed to shine from the very walls and streets of this place, and from beings which I could now discern moving about within it. In fact, the city and everything in it seemed to be made of light, even as the Figure at my side was made of light.
ART © Dan Free Beyond the Stars Productions
At this time, I had not yet read the Book of Revelation. I could only gape in awe at this faraway spectacle, wondering how bright each building, each inhabitant, must be to be seen over so many light-years of distance.
Could these radiant beings, I wondered amazed, be those who had indeed kept Jesus the focus of their lives? Was I seeing at last ones, who had looked for Him in everything?--Looked so well and so closely that they had been changed into His very likeness? -- Even as I asked the question, two of the bright figures seemed to detach themselves from the city and started toward us, hurling themselves across that infinity with the speed of light.
But as fast as they came toward us, we drew away still faster. The distance increased, the vision faded. Even as I cried out with loss, I knew that my imperfect sight could not now sustain more than an instant's glimpse of this real ultimate heaven. He had shown me all He could; now we were speeding far away.
Walls closed around us. Walls so narrow and box-like, that it was several seconds before I recognized the little hospital room we had left what seemed a lifetime ago. Jesus still stood beside me, otherwise consciousness could not have sustained the transition from infinite space to the dimensions of this cell-like room.
The glorious city still sparkled and glowed in my thoughts, beckoning, calling. With total indifference, I noticed that there was a figure lying beneath the sheet on the bed--which nearly filled the minuscule room.
But incredibly Jesus was telling me that I belonged somehow with that sheeted form, that His purpose for me involved that lump-like thing, as well. I was moving nearer to it. It was filling my field of vision, shutting off the Light. Desperately I cried out to Him not to leave me, to make me ready for that shining city, not to abandon me in this dark and narrow place.
As in a long-ago, half-forgotten story, I remembered myself combing the halls and wards of this very hospital, wanting desperately to find the figure on this bed. From that loneliest moment of my existence, I had leapt into the most perfect belonging--I had ever known. The Light of Jesus had entered my life and filled it completely, and the idea of being separated from Him was more than I could bear, even as I pleaded, I felt consciousness slipping from me. My mind began to blur -- I no longer knew what I was struggling for. My throat was on fire and the weight on my chest was crashing me. I opened my eyes, but there was something in front of my face. I groped about the blankets trying to find what was covering me, but moving my arms was like trying to lift lead bars. At last, my fingers closed upon each other. With my right hand, I touched a circular band with an oval stone on the ring finger of my left hand. Slowly, I twisted it round and round, as blackness closed over me..
(Courtesy "Return From Tomorrow"
By Psychiatrist Dr. George Ritchie)
George Ritchie's First Meeting With Jesus! (1943 AD)By Psychiatrist Dr. George Ritchie)
At last in despair, I sank down on the bed. Or did so mentally: actually, my disembodied being made no contact with it. There, right there, was my own shape and substance, yet as distant from me as though we inhabited separate planets. Was this what death was? This separation of one part of a person from the rest of him?
I wasn't sure when the light in the room began to change; suddenly, I was aware that it was brighter, a lot brighter, than it had been. I whirled to look at the nightlight on the bedside table. Surely, a single 15-watt bulb couldn't turn out that much light? I stared in astonishment as the brightness increased, coming from nowhere, seeming to shine everywhere at once. All the light bulbs in the ward couldn't give off that much light. All the bulbs in the world couldn't! It was impossibly bright: it was like a million welders' lamps, all blazing at once.
And right in the middle of my amazement came a prosaic thought probably born of some biology lecture back at the university: "I'm glad I don't have physical eyes at this moment," I thought. "This light would destroy the retina in a tenth of a second." No, I corrected myself, not the light. HE!
HE would be too bright to look at. For now I saw that it was not light, but a Man who had entered the room, or rather, a Man made out of light, though this seemed no more possible to my mind than the incredible intensity of the brightness that made up His form.
The instant I perceived Him, a command formed itself in my mind. "Stand up!" The words came from inside me, yet they had an authority my mere thoughts had never had. I got to my feet, and as I did came the stupendous certainty:
"You are in the presence of the Son of God." Again, the concept seemed to form itself inside me, but not as thought or speculation. It was a kind of knowing, immediate and complete.
I knew other facts about Him, too. One, that this was the most totally male Being I had ever met. If this was the Son of God, then His Name was Jesus. But… this was not the Jesus of my Sunday School books. That Jesus was gentle, kind, understanding--and probably a little bit of a weakling. This Person was power itself, older than time and yet more modern than anyone I had ever met.
Above all, with that same mysterious inner certainty, I knew that this Man loved me. Far more even than power, what emanated from this Presence was unconditional love. An astonishing love. A love beyond my wildest imagining. This love knew every unlovable thing about me--the quarrels with my stepmother, my explosive temper, the sex thoughts I could never control, every mean, selfish thought and action since the day I was born--and accepted and loved me just the same.
(Courtesy "Return from Tomorrow by Psychiatrist Dr. George Ritchie)
* Heart patient didn't quite make it
to a silver golden city!
* A city with a crystal boulevard.
* Pearly gates and streets of gold.
* A city of light.
* Another city sighting.
* A great city in the sky.
* No night and no churches in a
heavenly city.
* A famous near-death vision of
heaven.
* The resurrection of Pastor Daniel
Ekechukwu. Dead Several Days.
* Li Tianen's near-death experience.
* The sights of paradise.
* Jesus mediates with God the
father for Valvita.
* Inside the gates.
* Stopped heart and no brain waves.
* My descent into death.
* Heaven and Hell.
* Incredible near-death vision
of heaven.
* The city of God.
* 'Mommy, I saw Jesus'.
* Dr. Rene Turner's near-death
experience.
* The testimony of Rev. Yong Thing.
* Thomas Welch's story.
* A day never to be forgotten.
* A child's near-death experience.
* A sailor aboard a navyship near
death experience.
* Hell to the glory of God.
* Healed by Christ during my NDE.
* Seeing for the first time.
* My glimpse of eternity.
* The NDE testimony of Jeanette
Mitchell Meadows.
* 4 year old drowning.
* Maria's NDE.
* A Chinese woman went to heaven
and returned.
* Visions of other parts of the
Heavenly City.
* Life after death-short stories. 18
Short Stories.
* Heaven and Hell.
* I knew that I was dying.
* I felt myself outside of my body.
* Dying from a heart attack.
* My heart stopped beating.
* An angel appeared to me.
* Betty Malts' describes how she
died.
to a silver golden city!
* A city with a crystal boulevard.
* Pearly gates and streets of gold.
* A city of light.
* Another city sighting.
* A great city in the sky.
* No night and no churches in a
heavenly city.
* A famous near-death vision of
heaven.
* The resurrection of Pastor Daniel
Ekechukwu. Dead Several Days.
* Li Tianen's near-death experience.
* The sights of paradise.
* Jesus mediates with God the
father for Valvita.
* Inside the gates.
* Stopped heart and no brain waves.
* My descent into death.
* Heaven and Hell.
* Incredible near-death vision
of heaven.
* The city of God.
* 'Mommy, I saw Jesus'.
* Dr. Rene Turner's near-death
experience.
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* The birdies.* The testimony of Rev. Yong Thing.
* Thomas Welch's story.
* A day never to be forgotten.
* A child's near-death experience.
* A sailor aboard a navyship near
death experience.
* Hell to the glory of God.
* Healed by Christ during my NDE.
* Seeing for the first time.
* My glimpse of eternity.
* The NDE testimony of Jeanette
Mitchell Meadows.
* 4 year old drowning.
* Maria's NDE.
* A Chinese woman went to heaven
and returned.
* Visions of other parts of the
Heavenly City.
* Life after death-short stories. 18
Short Stories.
* Heaven and Hell.
* I knew that I was dying.
* I felt myself outside of my body.
* Dying from a heart attack.
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* I had a heart attack.* My heart stopped beating.
* An angel appeared to me.
* Betty Malts' describes how she
died.
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* Ambulance.
* A tiny glimpse.
* Returned by an angel.
* The birth of my son.
* Blind woman's near-death
experience.
* From the streets.
* The walls came down.
* 1961 by Cougar.
* 220 Volts to my near-death
experience.
* A tiny glimpse.
* Returned by an angel.
* The birth of my son.
* Blind woman's near-death
experience.
* From the streets.
* The walls came down.
* 1961 by Cougar.
* 220 Volts to my near-death
experience.
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