Is anybody here curious about death? I mean like wonder what its really going to be like when we die? I admit that I am.
Now when I say that I am not saying I am currenty suicidal. Im not. But I often wonder about death. We have all heard about Heaven and Hell and there are other theories about what life is like after death. I studied NDE (Near death Experiences) and have heard people talk about how they died and wound up in a bad place and felt tormented and Ive heard others say they died and came back to life and when they were clinically dead they saw Angels or they saw people that were deceased family members or they saw a wonderful place of happiness and love. Me I have studdied the subject of life after death and near death experiences and I do in fact believe that life continues on after this life. But I wonder about it. What is it really going to be like? I mean we all lose people in life > our grandparents die or other relatives die we have neighbors die or friends die. And I just get to wondering. Where are they exactly? and what are they really going through? Can they see us? Are they looking down from some heavenly place watching us or are they separated from us entirely in a new place? And if people live on after this life what do they look like?
I mean we know they leave their earthly bodies behind. So if people exist in some other realm they must exist in some other form. Are they like heavenly angeles if they were good. Are they tomented in fire if they were evil? Are they happier now that they are gone from this world or are they wishing they could have their life here back? Is the after life better then this. Im surely hoping it is.
I wonder. In fact I wonder so much about it. I sometimes wish my day would come so I could experience it. But I dont want to kill myself becuause I believe in making the most out of this life before I leave it. I do believe in a judgement. That God decides where people are going to go based on how they lived their life. I wonder what does God really think of me and is he going to let me into the good place the Heavenly place or will I not make it in? And if I do make it to Heaven, what is it going to be like and is it going to be the same for all people or are there dfferent levels of heaven or different levels of rewards or differnet levels of punishment.
Will we be able to recognize people we knew on earth? I bascally believe in the Biblical explaination of Heaven and Hell but I am curious to know whats its like to experience it?
anybody ever wonder about this kind of thing?
Has anybody here had a Near Death Experience to share?
Feel free to ad any input or theories or experiences. Im curious if anybody thinks about this kind of thing.
Have a good one!
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hell in the bible is referred to a lot as either a lake of fire or just fire\flames, unquenchable flames etc, just look at a few passages regarding hell. and heaven is pretty much the opposite, infinite bliss and perfection according to the bible. so basically you have the choice of eternal torture or eternal happiness strictly according to the bible and not what another person might want to substitute for heaven and hell according to the bible. the best way to know everything about christianity is read and study the bible, which is something a lot of believers dont do, but really should. honestly, reading the bible is the best thing to do, you get 100 percent unfiltered information, without a biased interpretation from pastors etc. and eliminates all the unsureness and speculation one might have when they dont read what the entire faith and belief is based on.
sorry, ranting. 🙂
im not a religous person, so death pretty much means nothingness and infinite peace so i dont care thinking about it much. there just really isnt much else to it, and thats comforting to me.
people have wondered about this since they could think. i have nearly died on several occasions. i have not experienced any of the sensations that others have written about. i have seen the “light” people talk about, and yes its amazing. i did not “see” other people but could “feel” their presence, it was a strange experience. i knew “i” was outside my body and unsure of what was happening. i also knew that the body i was seeing was not real,but my minds way of dealing with what was happening. their were countless sensations but the one i remember most was one of peaceful belonging. of coming home after a long trip. warmth, love. this was long ago so the memories have faded, but the feelings i shall never forget. in my cries of despair, and my wish for death, the line i use is “why wont they let me go home?” i believe in a higher power, but not the one the religionists call “god”. i reject all religions concept of god, christan, muslim, jewish, et al. finding them cruel, violent, and bigoted. their followers narrow minded, stupid, and unable to think for themselves. i do not need some outdated, pissed off desert deity to tell me how to think and feel. i am quite capable of doing that on my own. in that vein of thinking, heaven and hell are immaterial, mere tools to scare their kids into behaving the way they want based on some future reward or punishment.total bullshit. this reality , to me, is pure hell,and getting out of it and going home will be pure heaven. better yet, as waylon jennings sang, “heaven is laying in my sweet babies arms, hell is when baby aint their”. their is so much more to tell, but time and space limit this to the very basics of basics. peace
Once those tiny little branches of neurons that make up everything you are stop firing, your cells disintegrate into atrophy and break down and all semblance of life ceases. The end. You want an NDE, just smoke some DMT or eat some peyote.
Sure, I’m definitely curious about what the afterlife may hold. I think everyone is, at least to some degree.
I find it fascinating. I believe I had an NDE before, & I say believe bc it happened in my sleep… I was I this beautiful neighborhood w mansions galore. I was met by a patchwork angel (I knew she was an angel in bc she was floating). She was leading me to an extremely bright light. There was no talking, I just knew I was to follow her. As I’m walking, my grandmother, who is still currently alive, mind you, is briskly walking toward me, away from the light. As she’s passing men she tells me to go with her, that I’m going the wrong way. I woke up right after turning around & following her away from the light. I never talked to her about it, maybe I should have, it’s too late now, her memory is slipping & that was years ago. Maybe she saved me from death. Maybe I saved her. Maybe we saved each other. Maybe it was just a vivid dream, but that I doubt…the feeling I had upon waking was pure & utter amazement.
try talking to her anyway. you would be amazed at what dementia and alzheimer patients remember.