Do Near Death Experiences Prove the Afterlife?

[@Kevigen]

What a handsome guy asking that question! I obviously have never met him in my life, of course. I am not biased. Of course. Why would you even suggest that I might be biased?

[@feistyhuman3579]

Subscribed. Liked and commenting, because I like to help you grow your Channel. Excellent thoughtful answer.

[@R.V.C.1]

Awesome chamnel!👍

[@TimSpangler-rd6vs]

swimming my laps at the YMCA about 6; years ago...I died. For TWENTY SEVEN minutes I was blue flat line DEAD. Woke up 3 days later in hospital

[@mollym6375]

So helpful!

[@kennethstalley351]

Is one really saved by following the Catholic Religión.?

[@edyflak]

¡Sí!

[@thelonelysponge5029]

By being a follower of Christ in the Catholic religion, yup.

[@wms72]

Protestant dogma is religious and scriptural relativism, repeating the sin of Eve: deciding for oneself what's right and wrong, true and false, good and evil. Protestants mistakenly assume Scripture is a comprehensive "do -it - yourself" manual for Christianity. The Bible NEVER says and Jesus NEVER said "ALL true instruction to lead to eternal life is to be found in Holy Scripture." Where does the Bible say this? What New Testament Bible did Peter preach from on the first Pentecost Sunday? The first Gospel, Matthew's, would not be written for 15 years, and the last book would not be written for almost 70 years. Yet St. Stephen and countless others were martyred for the Faith BEFORE the New Testament was written down. They believed, lived and died for the ORAL New Testament, also known as "Divine Tradition." DIVINE TRADITION IS THE ORAL WORD OF GOD JESUS TAUGHT HIS APOSTLES. IT'S NOT LESS THAN THE BIBLE. BOTH MAKE UP THE "DEPOSIT OF FAITH." PROTESTANTS THREW AWAY JESUS'S ORAL DIVINE TRADITION SO THEY *DO NOT HAVE THE FULL GOSPEL* Deuteronomy 4:2 says: "You shall not add to the word of God, ... nor take away from it. " Protestants didn't just throw away Divine oral Tradition but also threw 7 books out of their Bibles. Matthew 4:4 says, "Man does not live by bread alone but by *every word* that comes from the mouth of God." Protestants don't have EVERY WORD, only PART of the written Word, none of the Oral Word. Remember, we're NOT Jews. The Holy Spirit guides the Church hierarchy, not the rabbis. Jesus and His Apostles used and quoted the Septuagint Bible. Protestants use the rabbis' shorter Masoretic text that DID NOT EXIST until almost 100 years AFTER Jesus ascended into Heaven. Remember what Jesus said *TO HIS APOSTLES* in John 16:12,13: "I HAVE MANY MORE THINGS TO SAY TO YOU, BUT YOU CANNOT BEAR THEM NOW. BUT WHEN HE, THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH COMES, HE WILL GUIDE YOU INTO ALL TRUTH...." Truth NOT written in the Bible. The Catholic Church guards Jesus's oral teaching -- called, not tradition of men, but *Divine Tradition* -- which Jesus taught His Apostles, and which the Bible tells us to keep, in 2Thessalonians2:15, 1Corinthians11:2, 2Timothy1:13, 2Timothy2:2 and Titus1:9. Protestants threw away Jesus's oral teaching, violating: Deuteronomy 4:2, "You shall not add to the word.of God ... nor take away from it," Psalm 118:160 says, "The *SUM* of Thy Word is Truth" and Matthew 4:4 "Man does not live by bread alone but by *every word* that comes from the mouth of God. Oral Word of God (Divine Tradition) + Written Word of God (Holy Scripture) = Full Gospel Truth Holy DIVINE Traditions guarded by the Catholic Church are: the 7 Sacraments, especially the various rituals of Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, the correct interpretation of Scripture, especially teachings on Mary's sinlessness, on the intecession of the saints and on Purgatory, use of holy water, relics, blessings, and other sacramentals. These make up the Full Gospel. Only the Catholic Church HAS the Full Gospel of Jesus Christ. Jesus may say to protestants who DENY His oral Word of God, "Depart from Me. I never knew you."

[@Alyss840]

Catholics say it's them, Orthodox say it's them, Muslims say it's them...lol...😂😂😂😂

[@TimSpangler-rd6vs]

@@thelonelysponge5029 Do ;you have eternal life...or just allegiance to folks in Rome?

[@ChungGuss]

The most challenging thing for me is the lack of experiences that match the Catholic description of Purgatory for most of the last two millennia.

[@libertasinveritas3198]

There are enough experiences! There is a whole church in Italy dedicated to it. Highly recommend reading Hungry Souls: Supernatural Visits, Messages, and Warnings from Purgatory by van den Aardweg

[@bman5257]

For St. Thomas Aquinas and many Church Fathers purgatory was seen as a part of hell, the difference being that people passed out of it. Keep in mind one need not believe Purgatory is a physical location, but a state of a person’s soul. So depicting it as a location can be a symbolic visualization.

[@bman5257]

“On the contrary, Gregory says [The quotation is from St. Augustine (De Civ. Dei i, 8)]: "Even as in the same fire gold glistens and straw smokes, so in the same fire the sinner burns and the elect is cleansed." Therefore the fire of Purgatory is the same as the fire of hell: and hence they are in the same place.” ST III supp. Appendix II, 1. 2

[@ChungGuss]

@@libertasinveritas3198 I’m referring to NDE testimonies. None of them sound like Purgatory, unless we say the small number of hot and hellish ones are Purgatory.

[@Saiyan585]

It doesn't matter. Its a place or process after death before someone's final destination. Protestants don't believe in a "third place or state" after death. You're telling me you don't see any NDE'S talking about a judgment and people receiving a life review? Its very common. That life review is happening outside of heaven and hell. You're also not going to be purified if its not actually your time yet. A near death experience isn't final death.

[@annezadra7871]

Jimmy, it’s just too much too soon! I can’t deal with the sudden southern accent. I’ll try to be understanding but to me it just destroys your stellar factual reputation.

[@atrifle8364]

There's nothing wrong with his accent. It's what he says that makes him intelligent. If the judgement of his intelligence is resting on his accent, then it's not a judgement of his intelligence. Also, it's more Midwest/Texas country than Southern.

[@georgeryan3796]

That's an incredibly rude thing to write.

[@TimSpangler-rd6vs]

@@georgeryan3796 Why?

[@leoashura8086]

A Southern accent is epic, what you on about man?

[@Greenie-43x]

Give it a week or two. You might adapt to it like I did.