Back from Hell? Negative Near-Death Experiences (NDEs) - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World

Many reports of near-death experiences sound positive and uplifting and blissful. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss those that are reported as distinctly negative and distressing. What happens in them, what do they mean, and what are their implications?
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Further Resources:
• Raymond Moody’s book Life After Life: amzn.to/3NPgnOJ
• Nancy Evans Bush’s book Dancing Past the Dark: amzn.to/3NPZFP3
• Bruce Greyson et al.’s book The Handbook of Near-Death Experiences: Thirty Years of Investigation: amzn.to/3tHzzHi
• Barbara Rommer’s book Blessing in Disguise: Another Side of the Near-Death Experience: amzn.to/3NQDloD
• The Life of St. Teresa of Avila by Herself: amzn.to/3TJ25D2
• Nancy Bush’s Psi-Encyclopedia article on Distressing Near-Death Experiences: psi-encycloped...
• Bruce Greyson and Nancy Bush’s 1993 article Distressing Near-Death Experiences: med.virginia.e...
• International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS) page on Distressing Near-Death Experiences: www.iands.org/...
• Benedict XVI’s encyclical Spe Salvi: www.vatican.va...
• Avery Dulles’s article The Population of Hell: www.firstthing...

[@dynaspinner64]

I really needed this episode now. I haven't had any NDEs but I am constantly falling ill and I was complaining about it instead of suffering patiently. I was frustrated with why God allowed this to happen. For some reason this opened my eyes to accept where I am now and abandon myself to God.

[@qedmillerutube]

God bless you and send you comfort and healing.

[@dynaspinner64]

@@qedmillerutubeThank you. I had been healed a few days later.

[@thomasb6105]

It is reported that St Jerome had a 'disturbing' NDE. In a letter he wrote he described the event: During the season of lent, whilst in a bodily weakened state, he was afflicted by a fever: this left him so ill that his whole body grew cold, and preparations were made for his funeral. In this condition, he is dragged before God’s judgement seat and professes to be Christian. He is told that he is no Christian but a Ciceronian (because he loved reading Cicero), ‘For where thy treasure is, there will thy heart be also’. The order is given for St Jerome to be beaten: as this is done, he cries out for mercy, and the bystanders also plead on his behalf. St Jerome swears that his experience was not sleep, nor an idle dream, and states that he felt the bruises from the beating for a long time afterwards. As a consequence of this episode he forswears pagan authors, gives himself over to the study of scripture and has undertaken fasting and night-time vigils, as a penance for his previous devotion to Cicero and Plautus. He admits to having previously preferred the secular writers to the scripture (which seemed ‘harsh and barbarous’ in comparison).

[@JimmyAkin]

Thanks for reminding me of that! I looked it up in Jerome's letters and will use it in the future! It's Letter 22:30.

[@marcuslow1386]

@@bethmcmullan7686 If that reason makes you happy! If you chose not to belief no amount of evidence can help you.

[@1901elina]

@@JimmyAkin I'd really like your opinion of Bill Wiese's vision of hell. It wasn't an NDE, but he fell down at 3:00AM while getting water and wrote a book called 23 Minutes in Hell and gives speeches by the same name. He doesn't seem dishonest he said he doesn't drink or do drugs or even drink caffeine and he gave up a 6 figure real estate company to talk about it and made no money touring to talk about it for the first 8 years if I remember the number correctly. He described it as unbearable - that he couldn't breathe, had no strength, demons were throwing him around and slashing his flesh and he couldn't believe he was staying alive through it and that 23 minutes felt like forever. He said Jesus told him to tell the world about it before he came to on his kitchen floor screaming. Like I said he doesn't seem like he's lying and we know Jesus doesn't lie, so I can't think He'd give a false vision, and it's been really unsettling to think some people would have to spend eternity like that. I don't really understand why we can't believe in annihilationism, too. It's bothersome.

[@yuiopoli9601]

​@@bethmcmullan7686Hallucinations of people's activities in other rooms that are confirmed by those people, specifically the doctors that were attempting to save their lives.

[@moesypittounikos]

Isn't a real nde when the heart stops and blood stops flowing to the brain? This area is the fascinating subject and even more amazing is when people a dead for a minute or two they get resuscitated and report going somewhere. But throughout history people have saw things but I don't know why you would call it a near death experience. You need to die for a minute. So did Saint Jerome's heart stopped for a minute or two and then he got resuscitated?

[@jenbell8704]

I know this episode is not about Sleep Paralysis, which I occasionally suffer from, but it is a terrifying sensation of knowing myself asleep and being unable to awaken. Because of my own sleep paralysis experiences, I knew where you were going with the end of this. When i am unable to awaken from a dream, the One Thing that will overcome it, is when I manage to make myself begin Praying. Usually the Lord's Prayer, sometimes the 23rd Psalm. (i've been christian for many years, going thru rcia right now; my expectation for future is that additional Catholic prayers will also help.)

[@Seaker35]

Most vivid sleep paralysis I had were having my face Holden by a extremely dark huge skeleton thing I felt it and saw it , and having the feeling of my mom walking around my bed or entering my room although she is not home. And wierd thing is she sees a person who died at her work place and the owner confirmed with pictures it was the previous owner who she sees walking around sometimes. I thank the experiences since they just reassured me of God

[@rachaelchavez8766]

I met a guy at my job, and he had gangster tattoos on his face and neck,and he told me he used to live the gangster life down in LA, then he said he got shot and died. He said that when he died, he had a feeling of utter darkness and felt hell around him. He said that he was brought back to life and became a Christian. He said he left LA and his gangster life and now lives for Jesus.

[@yuiopoli9601]

I've met similar, and I've seen it occur. The fear of death is very strong. Not the thought of it, but the fear that comes over you that you that overwhelms people's ego.

[@jayramos8670]

God bless him. However, to be saved he must convert to Catholicism. He is one step closer at least being a Christian.

[@indiedavecomix3882]

​@@jayramos8670lol. No.

[@Jon87224]

​​​@@jayramos8670False! You don't need religion! Religion is man made. You need Jesus. Period. Live for Him, follow Him. Follow his commandments. End of story you're eternal gift is Heaven once you accept Christ.

[@betrion7]

@jayramos8670 that's not what doctrine of Catholic church teaches from council of Trent onwards (and yes, I'm a Catholic).

[@ericfaith2810]

1975? That's the year I was born. Well, I have been in three car accidents. One due to falling asleep at the wheel and rolling the car. I didn't lose consciousness. The second was when my father was driving and was distracted at an intersection and the car was sideswiped. Third, I was foolish enough to be distracted by changing music on a phone and I collided with a semi and was seriously injured. I did lose consciousness briefly off and on until I was at the hospital and they sedated me. I never experienced anything supernatural. This has not affected my beliefs about God, the Church, or His angels and saints. Aside from surgeries and injuries, I recovered quite well, thanks be to God. It is very true that He can take very bad circumstances and bring a greater good out of it. Thanks for praying for me as I will for you.

[@vivacristorey4363]

What you mentioned about scruples at the beginning is very true. I used to obsess about Hell as a youth and wondered if I was the one person who could not be saved. I didn't know about religious or regular OCD at the time. I still struggle with scrupulosity, but knowing how to deal with it mitigates the control it has over me - because I go to God in confidence. Having a prayer life is important. If you are used to praying you are more likely to consider calling out to God during an NDE or even a negative life experience. I am so happy that you mentioned the toll houses. I doubt the purgatory part since one must be judged before being purged (the souls in purgatory know that they are saved). Thank you for covering this wonderful and intriguing topic. God bless.

[@tonyl3762]

What a fantastic episode to kick off the new year! Fascinating and yet deeply personal and moving (like the episodes on the ministry to souls in purgatory). Will need to remember this one for the survey a year from now.

[@petermuneme25]

One of my favorite episodes ❤🙏 Thanks a lot Jimmy!

[@carolinafine8050]

Nancy’s NDE sounds like what George Foreman experienced. But in his moment of despair he said, “I don’t care if there is nothing I still believe in Christ”…. And then everything got better.

[@heathert8895]

This was fabulous! Only a week in and I can already tell this is going to be my top 5 for the year! great job Jimmy and Don!

[@veronicahispana]

Fascinating episode.

[@pop6997]

Thankyou Jimmy & Dom. It's a fascinating topic. The most fascinating are the ones that can be corroborated. Like the lady that told about a tennis shoe on the roof of the hospital that she saw during her NDE 🤔

[@Netomp51]

Mr Akin ! Please add time stamps 🙏🏼 would be great to Navigate thru the video on the different topics

[@MegaLori50]

Thank you Jimmy and Dom...a great episode!!

[@tjflash60]

Thanks for another interesting discussion.

[@lindakent6586]

Excellent presentation!

[@rezkerry8809]

This was awesome. I’d love to hear Jimmy’s speculations about the similarities between the distressing “circles” and the YinYang symbol.

[@andyy890]

Great work Jimmy!!

[@victorolson5663]

Thank you, Jimmy. I had been looking for this since I had heard about how some people had some bad trips, but I could not find any details.

[@mariegiselegirishya4056]

Those DNDEs mentioned in this episode are less scary than I expected they would be.

[@jacquelingonza9685]

I had an NDE and I had the outbody experience although it was not frightening or delightful it is unforgettable because it is unique. Now about the negative NDE I had an experience but I will say this was an Inside body experience that started as very frightening out of nowhere and I was no asleep I was pretty much awake but suddenly I was able to perceive evil it will come from humans it did not come from images or sound but it was a terrifying feeling like all evil became air and surrounded me and to avoid that feeling I will turn my head away from the people it was in my room and avoid watching TV but the evil will start to come out of the walls There was when I thought I am screwed there's no way I can scape this so I stopped fighting in I stopped Avoiding it and I started to observe like becoming brave and staring to face the darkness or the evil it's when everything will start to turn around suddenly the evil transform in light like the energy of love it was so amazing what I saw after that fighting experience that I thought I wouldn't mind to go through it again because I know after that I will feel the opposite the light of love and perfection. Maybe it's not an NDE but it is a unique experience where my senses opened to perceive the whole spectrum from terrifying to Devine and its so hard to explain the contrast but they exist.

[@MsRexsmurphy]

Whoa you are very sensitive. Godspeed 🙏🏼✨

[@GoogleUser-sx5ve]

With the lady in childbirth who had a "void" experience, did she even "die"? You don't say anything about that. To me it sounds more like a stereotypical "bad trip" than an NDE.

[@kylekloostra5659]

Jimmy, it seems to me that this tracks with psychedelics. Trips can be blissful harmony and a sense of union, others meeting some dark unprocessed trauma. Thoughts on correlation?

[@erock5b]

48 minutes in... I think I need to take a break and watch something cheerful. lol

[@webguyz1]

Jimmy, do small children ever have negative NDE's? Like 8 and under. If not then the "guilt" hypothesis now has measurable data. BTW, refreshing to hear someone intelligent talk about these. I thought many of the same things.

[@tonyl3762]

I'd be curious to know if Rachel had ever read/heard the story/event of Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well. That is where my mind went to. Obviously that well can also be found in the OT too though.

[@PaulTurner-tw1yd]

Very sad for those who don't follow christ our king 🙏🙏🙏✝️✨️❤️🕊👁

[@kellyentenmann7724]

Thank you for your positive insights. Also thank you for answering my question on your last episode where you answer our queries. I’ll try to be more careful how I present my question next time 😂

[@PaulTurner-tw1yd]

Very interesting 🤔🐱

[@arlenegurganus551]

I had a death experience. It was sudden. I went to a foggy place with hoards of people. There were people surrounding Mr there were all soaking wet . There was fog and all the people were dressed the same with long white gowns like people wore long ago to sleep in. They were all wet due to the air it was very foggy and humid but cold. So they were cold and wet the and people were grabbing at me saying help me . I was scared, everyone was in black and white like in a photo.i was scared. Suddenly a woman stepped forward and she was in color. All she did was to put her hands on my waist and said that I didn't belong there. She lifted me up and I was then back in my body. I assume I was in hell or purgatory. What does this mean. I have felt extremely ashamed. Not what I expected

[@_Plutonyan]

How did the woman who helped you look like?

[@arlenegurganus551]

She was about 40 yrs. Hair nicely fixed, shoulder length, parted on one side, nicely dressed, colorful like a two piece suit but skirt not pants.

[@arlenegurganus551]

I was riding in my car with my husband driving. We had just went out to eat and we're going home. About 10 miles from home something went south in my head I said to my husband, something's not right. I went into flight mode. I tried to get out of the car. I was yelling that it's going to get me. He didn't know what was going on and I just couldn't stop myself. Yelling something's happening, I gotta get out of here. We finally reached the driveway and I said I gotta throw up. That's all I remember til that place I went to. My husband was having to watch me die 3 times. I had grand mal seizures and stopped breathing all three times. When I was back in my body and opened my eyes, I saw Jesus or what looked like Jesus but he was smiling. I thought why are you smiling at me when I just went to hell. I closed my eyes and opened them again and there was my husband. He got me out of the car and I immediately told me I had a dream. He said I got something to tell you also. I slept for hours and then it was time to talk about what happened to us both. He said babe, you were dead.

[@Ragnar-Lothbrok967]

NEAR death, you mean. No one’s ever come back from actual death. Actual death is permanent.

[@joepete6018]

Good episdoe.

[@46GarageUSA]

Perhaps, people that do wrong in life know they will go to hell, a hell their minds create.

[@emilyknowlton8602]

Distressing NDE's are not something most people want to hear about it. The people who went to Hell understandably do NOT want to admit it , let alone talk about it. Can you blame them? So many people don't think that Negative NDE's exist, and /or Hell doesn't exist. They are wrong. People have experienced Hell and or negative NDE'S.

[@Ragnar-Lothbrok967]

Negative NDEs seem to go against positive NDEs where the experiencer comes to learn that there is no judgement, that you can’t do anything so wrong in life that you wouldn’t still be loved and accepted by God or Source who loves unconditionally. People who didn’t have faith or who lived bad lives found themselves welcomed with open arms. Inconsistent messages from NDEs.

[@bradrobinson8671]

The sponsor “Grady group” at the end sounds like “Greedy group.” It might help for Dom to spell Grady. I wasn’t watching but listening and had to pick up my phone to see bc it sounded like “greedy.”

[@137997311ful]

My god daughter ended her life. To this day I feel responsible. I wish as a God parent I would have been in her life more. I'm having 30 Gregorian masses prayed for her and since God is outside of time I asked Him to forgive my neice. I will continue to pray for her and continue to Trust Jesus.

[@sergeyt2947]

Buddha also described hell 2500 years ago. He also mentioned that 2 more lower worlds exist (better than hell): animal realm (that is when one reborns as any kind of animal, insects included) and ghosts realm (which is said to be a bit better than animal realm).

[@yvonetubla7682]

i'm doing a WAYV watching a youtube video

[@sissybrooks8588]

St. Leo b ard Port-Maurice has a very different perspective, and I think is way more accurate than these modern thinkers, with all due respect. I return to the Few Number of Those Who are Saved routinely, to correct my self-willed, careless, and not-nearly-repentant-e nough attitude, and I believe this "everyone-but-Hitler-is- going-to-heaven" idea is a deception ofcthe evil one to keep us mediocre....then again, I am open to other ideas...

[@tafazzi-on-discord]

it's not a good thing for a catholic to say that the contents of a papal encyclical are deceptions of the Evil one...

[@artsiecrafty4164]

Did you all hear about how, on the Popes birthday last December, in Buenos Aries, a large statue of St. Peter had its crown ripped off key, and right hand ripped off? It happened. A sure sign that our Pope is flirting with sin and hell itself. I am not hearing a word about repentance.

[@tafazzi-on-discord]

That's a very unchristian way to interpret God's will, meteorogical signs are not at all a reliable way to know God. Also the key was made of steel, it's not a surprise a lightning would strike there.

[@chasnikisher7006]

That didn't happen, it was spread by those who have disdain for Pope Francis.

[@myrrhsolace5875]

Michael Lofton on Reason and Theology pointed out that photos of the statue taken before the lightning strike show that the halo was ALREADY missing BEFORE the storm. He also pointed off that the key was actual metal. and there is nothing unusual about it acting like a lightning rod in a storm.

[@trad-lite]

@@myrrhsolace5875Loftdawg also looked right into the camera a few months back after the dubia and said the Church couldn’t bless couples and that blessings for homosexuals would be done privately and individually ( per person )…well now we know they are ok with “couples” being blessed per Cardinal Fernández.

[@danielcarriere1958]

48:00 My grandfather had an NDE. He was a worker at a power plant in St. John NB. He was electrocuted and his heart stopped for 5 minutes or so as the other workers tried to restart his heart. He saw himself come out of his body, then saw a flash of blue light, then was on top of a beautiful valley with a light in the middle of the valley. It was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen and he wanted to be with it forever. A blue light flashed and he was right next to the light now. Then he saw flowers beneath the light. He knew they were his wife and kids. Then he knew he had to go back, and he was sad because he would have to leave and go back to this life. My mother told me this story when I was 8 years old, and I was always struck by my grandfather's sadness. Later on in University, I could put words to that sadness, when I read Saint Augustine's confessions - Our hearts are restless until they rest in thee. God is the fulfillment of all our desires. And he rightfully claims our love above any other love.

[@flameofthewest6196]

This is one of my favorite topics, especially the ndes that are verified. It should also make everyone think twice about thier lives, as negative ndes do happen. A lot of nde influencers on YT only report the positive "no judgement", "everything is fine", "religion lied to me" experiences, and don't want to talk about these. My take in the overall sense is that yes, our Creator is forgiving beyond all understanding, but that is also tempered by justice.

[@sissybrooks8588]

Yes, I wonder how many of those happy clappy NDEs are really those toll house type experiences meant to deceive. The Orthodox do get a lot of stuff right.

[@squirrelattackspidy]

Why would a loving god condemn someone to hell if they committed suicide? If he loves them enough to know every hair on their head he surely would know and have sympathy for someone who is depressed enough to take their life.

[@michaelpryor78]

@@squirrelattackspidy Did you watch the whole video? We don't despair when we hear of someone committing suicide because we acknowledge that consent might be out of whack when it comes to it, meaning that one of the conditions of mortal sin may not have been fulfilled. Rest assured that He knows precisely what the person is feeling, and He will always be just.

[@squirrelattackspidy]

@@michaelpryor78 Didn't have time nor the motivation to listen to a two hour podcast about something that is utter speculation. There are so many different NDE's that nobody knows what comes after this. But for Catholics say you go to hell if you commit suicide...that doesn't seem to be the mark of a loving god. Same with a flood wiping out everyone on the planet except for Noah because God found that there were too many wicked people on the planet. Or God casting Adam out of the garden because of Eve's sin. Or God reducing a city to ash because there were a lot of bad people in it. Seems to me that if there is such a god, he's not one of love but one who has a big ego and a short temper. I don't believe it.

[@koby637]

When I was younger I often had OBEs and void dreams that were horrifying. A few months after getting married my wife told me it often sounds like I'm gasping for breath in my sleep, so I went to get a sleep test and they diagnosed me with severe sleep apnea.

[@CatholicProdigal]

Someone in my immediate family had an NDE, hit by a car very severe brain trauma and aneurysm. After being brought back, the description was they were in utter darkness alone. This turned said family member away from God. I've been praying for 20 years that they return to the Lord 🙏🏻

[@JimmyAkin]

Perhaps listening to this episode might be of help to them?

[@CatholicProdigal]

@@JimmyAkin I sent it 🙏🏻 may the Holy Spirit move in their life. Thank you Jimmy ❤️

[@electrifiedspam]

I had something similar. I didn't die - I was struck on the head an unconscious. I was told that I was lucky to be alive. I remember that while I was unconscious I was actively aware of blackness. When I recovered I was scared of the darkness. I found it to be deeply disturbing. I was very troubled at the time. I had attempted to end things only a month before I got mugged. I had a lot of self loathing and other issues. The gift I received from this time is I lost all self loathing. I was still deeply troubled by that darkness, but I found light. God showered me with other graces. God pulled me through, I will pray for your relative. Confession and repentance go a long way.

[@raphaelloferrer220]

Try the Green Scapular. It can be used as a conversion through stealth.

[@nightyew2160]

May God bless your family member and make His love known.

[@kimfleury]

No thank you, I will not give my opinion, Sam-I-Am. I thank you sincerely for the advice given in the final portion of the podcast, especially the bits about the reason we mustn't lose hope for the souls of the departed whom we personally know, and most particularly for the attitude of disinterest in the numbers who go to heaven, purgatory, or hell, as given in the passage you highlighted. I do know someone whose heart stopped and was clinically dead for a period of time. This was not a very lovable person. When the person's adult child asked what happened during the time of clinical death, the person snapped, "Nothing." And no more was said. I had a sense that the person did experience something unpleasant just by the tone of the dismissal. But I had always prayed for the salvation of this person's soul, as I myself can be judged harshly for my own sins, and hope someone prays for my salvation. The person did become more pleasant after that, but reverted, which, upon looking back, I now understand to be the beginning of the dementia that ultimately led to the person's actual death. I prayed the Chaplet of the Divine Mercy in the person's presence, while sitting beside the death bed. I have hope that this person, as a beloved child of God the Father, is or will be with Him for eternity in heaven. God doesn't make junk, so no matter what my feelings about the person or the troubles caused by the person's actions, the fact that God, Who created the highest mountains and deepest oceans, decided the world needed this person too, is good enough reason to intercede on behalf of this soul. Jesus died for this person, suffering worse pain than I can imagine to save this soul, and so for the sake of His sorrowful Passion, may God have mercy on this soul and on the souls of all the faithful departed.

[@nightyew2160]

Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.

[@wms72]

Amen + IN NOMINE PATRIS ET FILII ET SPIRITUS SANCTI. +AMEN

[@orbeuniversity]

Personal notes: 1:27:27 The Faith Perspective 1:42:49 What to do if you are experiencing a distressing NDE. 1:51:29 Advice on Confession (Sacrament of Reconciliation). 1:53:32 The Bottom Line.

[@squirrelattackspidy]

This should get way more thumbs up for a two hour podcast.

[@NikhilKumaranayagam]

Wait... "Rachel" met Jesus at a well? Was her name changed to protect her privacy? I hope she considers the typology there and takes it seriously... by which I mean, the Bridegroom met her at a well! I'd say YES, Rachel!

[@burkeiowa]

Sometime in the past month, I saw a video online of someone who claimed they left the faith after a negative NDE. They heard others having positive experiences, and hers was negative. She concluded it was because of her faith believing in ...well, I didn't watch most of the video, but I think it was the belief in Purgatory or similar. Those who didn't believe in that seemed to have a good NDE experience. I kept thinking it was foolish to leave based on that. If it was a real experience, then it should have been a warning to change in ways to avoid that fate. If it was just something in her mind, then it may have no bearing on her actual afterlife. Likewise, those with positive experiences could also be just in their minds, or they may be on the right track in terms of how they live their lives. The poor conclusion led me to not bother watching much of the video, and I only watched enough to get a sense of why the NDE led her away. It was sad.

[@wms72]

Maybe she was given an excuse to do what she really wanted

[@squirrelattackspidy]

Seems like some evidence this is all in your mind and not really happening. I'm assuming the person is leading a good life like the others.

[@myrrhsolace5875]

All NDEs are incomplete experiences because the person did in fact return to life and did not irrevocably reach the afterlife. It may be true that DNDEs would resolve to good ones, but it’s also possible that the ones that initially appear pleasant could turn into a bad experience if it had been extended longer. We don’t know for a fact that these experiences directly correspond to the person’s eternal destiny.

[@nightyew2160]

Good point. Plus, sometimes the experience itself puts the person on a different path.

[@Ragnar-Lothbrok967]

Except some NDE experiences describe that they are in a place of eternal bliss, peace and happiness, being one with the universe and/or God, etc, a perfect place where they are want to stay but are made to go back. Sounds like they were at the “end destination” but were sent back. As afterall, being one with everything, knowing and understanding everything, feeling infinite love and peace, it’s hard to see this as “incomplete” or to imagine there is something above this or beyond this. But, perhaps there might be.

[@sylvialangford8685]

I was Swedenborgian before becoming Catholic. I started to read his book on Heaven and Hell, and the description of his dark tunnel with caves and scary things inside the caves scared the fluff out of me. I never returned to that book, and I avoided any further discussion about it. But his description and my dread has lingered for 20 years. Normally I listen to your show as soon as it’s released, but it took me 2 days to work up the courage for this topic. And as I listened, I thought Emmanuel Swedenborg’s description was much like the lady who saw the wells. And by the end of the episode, my mind was finally at ease. Thanks, Jimmy and Dom. This episode was definitely a public service announcement, and I truly appreciated it.

[@PatMcAnn]

My mom had a what I suppose was an NDE after she choked at a restaurant and was unconcious for several minutes. She would likely have died had the customer at the next table not been an EMT who was able to get an ambulance there immediately and perform CPR while they waited. Anyway, she told me she was suddenly in a beautiful filed of rolling hills, and walked up to a bench where my sweet Grandpa was sitting. My mom and grandpa, who had died some 10-15 years before, were extremely close, and my mom was so happy to see him and hold his hand again. They sat there for a while enjoying the sun on their faces and the beautiful view, and then my Grandpa said, "It's not your time. You need to go back." My Mom somewhat regretfully left Grandpa, and woke up in the hospital.

[@Ragnar-Lothbrok967]

What does this have to do with negative NDEs

[@davidramsey2566]

Amazingly balanced and rational treatment of distressing NDE’s. So many more new age commentators on NDE’s want to quickly explain them away as if they couldn’t call into question any of their core beliefs, such as “there’s no judgement” or “nothing is ultimately right or wrong, good or bad.” Then there are the evangelical interpreters of NDE’s who want to show they “prove” every bit of their theologies or biblical interpretations. Honestly, when it comes to understanding and interpreting NDE’s there seems to be very little, even from many experiences themselves, that isn’t just immediately off on some unjustified tangent. This discussion was a pleasant surprise. Thank you!

[@erincarter1469]

If Dismas can get into heaven, then anyone can repent. Remember he said he Deserved Crucifixion. He went with Jesus that day to heaven.

[@RebeccaLynne2046]

I have been waiting impatiently for this episode all week! Can't wait to listen on my way home tonight! ❤

[@ricdimarco1499]

The best episode you’ve ever done. Chilling, reassuring, sobering, mysterious, and thought provoking. Thank you. Looking forward to next week, as well.

[@mathurm100]

i had a demon tormenting me and beating me up in dreams periodically until i got my butt back to confession... that was terrifying enough that i could imagine how no one who has seen hell would want to discuss it. yeah... i get it.

[@erincarter1469]

I would have told those circles "Jokes on you because this unreal person made up a world, a God and a system so vast, complex and mysterious it trumps all your pathetic existence. (Ie Puddleglum's denouncing of the Lady the Green Kirtle in The Silver Chair by CS Lewis.

[@billie5057]

Dude I love Puddleglum. Thats my favorite part.

[@erincarter1469]

@CODA834 Still one must be faithful to Narnia and Aslan. Even if it won't do no good.

[@ralphwoodruff]

God is so good and merciful.

[@PaulTurner-tw1yd]

If you have mo faith and follow Jesus christ that's what you get 🙏 ✨️ ❤️

[@VeneraBerens]

❤TY FOR COVERING THIS SUBJECT I HAD SOME REALLY STRANGE EXPERIENCES WHEN VERY SICK AND ONE EXPERIENCE IVE NEVER QUITE UNDERSTOOD EXCEPT TO KNOW THAT MY MIND WAS INDEED SEPERATE FROM MY BODY IN ANOTHER ROOM AND I KNEW I WAS IN 2 PLACES AT ONCE AND THAT I COULD BE DYING IN THE OTHER ROOM AND WAS HOSPITALIZED IN A COMA FOR A MONTH ALL FROM ANAPHYLAXIS SHOCK ANYWAY EVERYONE STAY SAFE AND BLESSED HNY2024❤

[@chase6579]

Pls don't yell at us.

[@billie5057]

​@@chase6579she might have vision problems and the caps help her type.

[@VeneraBerens]

@@chase6579 IM ALMOST COMPLETELY BLIND CAPS HELP

[@NikhilKumaranayagam]

We're glad you're back!

[@VeneraBerens]

@@NikhilKumaranayagam ME TOO MY EXPERIENCE HAPPENED A FEW DECADES AGO BUT DEFINITELY WAS THE MOST REAL EXPERIENCE IVE EVER HAD REALLY WEIRD BEING OUTSIDE OF THE BODY THO STAY SAFE AND BLESSED IN 2024

[@PaulTurner-tw1yd]

Life is God our father's gift to us to endeavor to to endure the tests to get home or heaven ✨️

[@joshuabrisson7666]

I had a void experience. It was terrifying. Spending eternity in that state would truly be hell.

[@transcendentalarts5942]

What is void experience?

[@nightyew2160]

​@@transcendentalarts5942The episode explains it, but in short it is a taste of an eternal void in one's near death experience.

[@Ragnar-Lothbrok967]

What’s bizarre is that many NDEs describe the void as peaceful or even loving. 🤷‍♂️

[@MrMustang13]

What do we make of visions of saints depicting hell in the brutal sense?

[@chase6579]

That visions are rarely, if ever literal and are intended to convey something. Take the visions of the passion in which Jesus is shown to have his spinal column exposed. Not only does the shroud not show this, but it would be a physical impossibility. Plus, a flagum, the flogging device that the romans used, doesn't tear the flesh. But apparently it actually is more painful that the tearing of flesh.

[@Rosary-Crusader]

Great video! Be good Jimmy if you can do a NDE video reviewing the best journals/studies that show proof of consciousness when clinically dead, especially brain dead and the ramifications of this.Also looking at more of the red shoe on the window ledge, blind people type cases etc.. God bless and keep up the good work!

[@guesswho22peekaboo]

57:55 Idk how to tell your sponsors, but this got me to buy contacts lol. I've needed them for a while and this reminded me to do it! Happy to supply my real name if it helps in any way.

[@JimmyAkin]

Thanks for letting us know! We'll pass the word along to them! Deliver Contacts also sponsored our 4-hour Christmas livestream again this year. They're very generous!

[@MagnusVonBlack]

Great episode, Jimmy. Commenting for basically no reason except to help with your engagement analytics. 😂 Keep up the great work!

[@feistyhuman3579]

My brother-in-law (BIL) had four (4) tours of duty during the Viet Nam War. He was a career NCO. He was crusty but lovable. He didn’t attend Church. He was not informed about medical procedures. I’m a Registered Nurse (RN). My BIL had a massive heart attack in an Emergency Department and his heart had stopped for 4 minutes. My BIL recounted to me that during this time, he floated out of his body and was hanging out by the ceiling. He gave me specific details about the medical procedures that were being performed on his body. He said that he felt warm and saw a bright light. As he was going towards the light he was slammed back into his body. He said that from that moment on that he was not afraid to die.

[@pixelprincess9]

It’s lovely to see the quality of the show increase since your early days!! Thank you so much for the great content

[@cindydeponti253]

I was deeply disturbed and moved by these experiences . I am hopeful and pray that the friends I’ve had who committed suicide have made/will make their way toward God after all. Thank you Jimmy! May God bless you and Dom and everyone who helps this and other programs like it.

[@nightyew2160]

May God bless your friends, give them the healing they need now and at the hours of their deaths, and welcome them into eternal life.

[@sloanbalo7506]

Another excellent and thoroughly objective analysis accompanied by the Catholic perspective

[@bc191]

Always been skeptical about NDE because they seem to be inconsistent with each other. God is not the author of confusion.

[@tafazzi-on-discord]

the visions of God in the Old Testament are inconsistent too... it's a spiritual reality, inconsistency in reports is expected

[@starshipchris4518]

Part of that, as Jimmy has said, is at least partly from the poor quality of data and its collection.

[@allenmacneel1572]

If one has a nde and sees jimmy akin....would that beconsidered a positive or negative nde?? Lol! Thnks jimmy!

[@BecJonesAus]

Jimi definitely would love an episode on the fewness of the saved!

[@tjombom]

Before my nde caused by a heart attack in 2018 where I have been taken to Heaven I had a vision of Hell, before the Gates from inside. I could not believe what I saw as my normal dream just changed to the vision. My role in the vision was just to watch so I was moved/carried above the vast crowd of people gathering before the Gates of Hell trying to get out. No chance at all for no one. Some upper parts of the Gate looked already damaged - must have been some giant demon or something to reach that high. And it stood in white white-blueish flames so that no one could touch it. I was hovering above the people till I recognized some face down there. It was my ex's father who used to be an atheist. He stared at me and looked very desperate and beaten, and sad and absolutely broken with tears in his eyes, but I could not do a thing for him but watch. Couple of years he died.

[@nbo304]

This horrifies me. My dad was an atheist. Every single day I wonder where he is and hope that he repented before his death. I cannot reconcile the happiness of heaven with the knowledge that hell exist. How can you be joyful knowing so many are in hell? I just don't understand.

[@wms72]

​@@nbo304Scripture says God wills all men to be saved

[@squirrelattackspidy]

Why would a giant demon damage the gate of hell? Why was it still damaged after all this time? Union strike?

[@c.mb.1939]

I didn't have an NDE but when I started to have a seizure (the only one in my life during a very stressful time in my life) I felt very weird and I thought I was going to die. I was calm and at peace with it. I remember before I went blank thinking "Okay it's time, Thy will be done" I didn't panic, I sat down, and the next thing I knew the paramedics were putting me in the ambulance.

[@ASaintOnceSaid]

What a great episode! Thanks Jimmy!

[@tracybannon5521]

Surprised you didn’t include the recent movie documentary “ after death” the research was impressive.

[@tTonyJee]

Hello, wonderful editors! Love the content, but I beg in all humility for you to include timestamps and/or chapters in these videos. God Bless

[@toughdonkey9922]

Roemer's report at about 54 minutes suggests that physical illness is as bad for NDEs as suicide. Why is that number not dealt with as is the suicide statistic in the following discussion?

[@angelagreen1587]

I really enjoy the subject matter however the guy reading the excerpts and asking questions is so annoying. His voice.is childlike It takes away from the listening experience

[@echozulualpha]

Love the faith/reason balance and that smooth Jimmy Akins delivery👏👏👏

[@kathyweiland4732]

Excellent topic excellent job explaining Jimmy. I appreciate you so much for all the research you do!

[@peter-radiantpipes2800]

Can’t help but notice the pipe racks. Another brother of the briar. :)

[@slopezmb1139]

Thanks for sending me the link! Had one, very disturbing

[@benhoene6404]

As Jimmy mentioned, one can have an experience like this even when they’re not clinically dead. Wouldn’t that in itself prove NDEs are not an accurate portrayal of the afterlife?

[@reginab722]

How do you explain Fatima then where the children saw the souls of poor sinners fall into hell like snowflakes?

[@maecentric]

Great Episode. Ive listened to enough terrifying NDE's and this puts them into some perspective. I do though wonder about NDE'ers who report reincarnation. Many people come back remembering past lives and even planning for this current life in advance. Its interesting how both eastern and western religions are reflected in NDE's.

[@triconcert]

Engaging, informative and excellent! Thanks Jimmy and Dom!

[@tunichtgut5285]

I find these negative NDEs quite frightening. Not because they exist - their existence is logical if you beliefe in the Christian teaching about heaven and hell. But what frightens me is that there seems to be no clear explanation why some people experience it.

[@benhoene6404]

The woman who was told by the circles that she was not real should have just asked them "Then who are you talking to then?"

[@Ragnar-Lothbrok967]

😂

[@judyjansevanvuuren4859]

How can people experience hell if the judgment has not occurred yet. When Jesus drove out the demons they asked to be sent to the pigs because their time had not yet come.

[@augustv123]

Ive been waiting for this one. Thanks!

[@UnkaBulala-fq6yo]

You are talking about christians all the way through the video. But NDEs involve christians,non christians,and even athiests. Non christians,even athiests,can have positive NDEs as seen through many NDE stories. How do you see this ? Some one help me please ! I was a christian, lost my faith,became an athiest,and now i have come across this(NDE stories); i'm deeply frustrated. Some one help me !

[@Catholiclady3]

Hi, I'm seeing this a month later. I did the same. I was Christian and lost my faith and became an athiest and then worse. I've come home to my catholic faith and experience so much love and forgiveness from God. I'm not an expert but I wanted to give my opinion in case it helps. I've heard lots of NDE stories and a few are from other faith perspectives but my faith has been Christianity. We don't know the outcomes of any of these since every person obviously comes back. As a religion, Christianity is the only one where God reaches for us. All others are people trying to find God by their own effort. As Christians, we rely on the grace of God thru Jesus. I personally have felt overwhelming love from Jesus-God since I've been back and I think everything else is a pales in comparison. I shamefully admit I searched for years to find another God and worshipped other God's in my past but I have never experienced anything like the peace, joy and love that I experience in my Christian faith. Everything else seemed hollow and I only experienced temporary peace etc. My advice is to pray to Jesus if you were a Christian before. Ifyou're Catholicc, go to confession and receive the eucharist at mass. I know God is just waiting for you to come home. The love I felt was overwhelming, and I sobbed with joy in the presence of God for years afterwards. He loves you and can't wait for you to come home. Please know I will pray for you and I wish you all the best. God bless you. I love you because he loves you so much ❤ Hugs

[@erickelleher3911]

Great show as always, thanks for the mysterious world, I hope they keep coming, even in Heaven 🙏🏻

[@shodowolf]

Jimmy I would like to talk to you. I've had an experience that maybe I need to share before I leave this world due to Cancer. I don't know where to start

[@squirrelattackspidy]

Go to his KZbin main page. There should be an about button. Click on that, go past the captcha and then you will have his email address to contact him.

[@lisajohnson5516]

I found this video engaging, and other people might find this engaging also 😁

[@imdreamingofawhite]

So interesting!

[@Ghost_bros]

Do the shroud of Turin

[@colonalklink14]

To have everlasting life you absolutely must trust in the person and finished work of Christ alone for salvation.

[@DouglasTheDon]

Yes theres always some Prots down there in the comment section of a Catholic video trying their last bit to spread heresies

[@colonalklink14]

@@DouglasTheDon I'm not a Protestant. Martin Luther was a backloading double talking fruit inspecting devil. I'm free grace.

[@williamquinn2313]

This is a comment.

[@jeditear1]

Thanks so much for covering this phenomenon in such a thoughtful way