1. Why are Individuals Greeted by Symbolic Messengers?

I write ‘symbolic messengers’ because each person has their own expected person or being that is acceptable to their approaching them. In one instance, that being was his dog, Max. Most of the time, the figure is God, Jesus, an angel or a predeceased relative. One woman sat on a bench with her grandfather, but she sensed that she wasn’t supposed to look at him.

2. How does the Greeter Know the Person’s Nickname?

Now, this question presupposes that everything about a person is known when they ‘cross over’ to the ‘other side of life’. But one man, identifying himself as Jackson Jax, met the angelic being, Gabriel, who called him Jax. Hmm. That implies that the silent communications between them taps into the individual’s mind, and uses what would be ‘familiar’ with that person.

3. Why are These People Sent Back to Complete Their Lives?

Most Near-Death Experiencers would prefer to stay in the ‘heavenly realms’. The ones that come back are told that they must return. It is not as if they are in control of their own lives. That’s why we may be individual programs in a group simulation, somewhat like the participants in the film, Tron.

4. Do they Visit an Intermediary Space?

The image of a ‘Garden of Eden’ location is an almost Universal meme when it comes to what the NDE-ers experience when they arrive at their way (weigh) station. Several films describing the afterlife have referenced a more stylized version of: an airport waiting room (“Stairway to Heaven”); or a bus terminal (“Defending Your Life”). But a beautiful garden somewhere outside of time has a greater calming effect.

5. What Happens when the Individual Doesn’t Believe in Heaven?

Several thoughts occur about this: in the first place, they hae no expectations of an Afterlife. Eben Alexander found himself buried in the earth, like a worm. Only later, was he allowed to see God and hear the Heavenly Choir of Angels. It would never occur to a child that there was anything to doubt, ask Colton Burpo.

6. Are Their Lives Changed Forever?

I would say so. Two examples should suffice for this idea: Hamish Miller and Anita Moorjani.

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