\\ HEALING //
LET'S LOOK AT OUR ULTIMATE EXAMPLE TO GO BY. JESUS
JESUS HEALING MINISTRY
As we look at these people we will notice there are many different things going on in their lives but we are going to focus in on the fact that each one:
HAD A PROBLEM: either mental or physical and THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED
Yes there can be a hindrance to receiving a healing: unforgiveness in the heart, unbelief, etc.. These things can be worked out if we have a willing heart.
Before we go to the healing examples let's look at what Jesus said in John 14:12
"Most assuredly, I say to you, [[ he who believes in Me, ]] [[ the works that I do he will do also; ]] and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father.
That is so important lets read that again.
Take special note of "HE WHO BELIEVES IN ME" ( that's you and I folks ) and "THE WORKS THAT I DO HE WILL DO ALSO"
You are going to get excited when you look at the works Jesus did and realize this is for me.
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Christian science .... heals through the mind.
Medical science ..... heals through the physical.
God ...................... heals by his SPIRIT.
Much of Jesus ministry here on earth was healing and deliverance. Let's look at some of it.
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STARTING WITH THE FIRST GOSPEL
Matt 4:23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people.
NOTICE ALL KINDS OF SICKNESS AND ALL KINDS OF DISEASES. YOU DON'T HAVE A SICKNESS THAT JESUS CAN'T HEAL.
24 Then His fame went throughout all Syria; and they brought to Him all sick people who were afflicted with various diseases and torments, and those who were demon-possessed, epileptics, and paralytics; and He healed them.
IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG FOR HIS NAME TO GET AROUND WHEN MIRACLE HEALINGS AND DELIVERANCE TOOK PLACE. THERE WERE MANY NEEDS SAME TODAY.
Let's stay in the same book and jump up 4 chapters
Matt 8:2 And behold, a leper came and worshiped Him, saying, "Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean."
IS IT GOD'S WILL TO HEAL? YES
3 Then Jesus put out His hand and touched him, saying, "I am willing; be cleansed." Immediately his leprosy was cleansed. Immediately.
IS IT GOD'S WILL TO HEAL THE SICK? THE LEPER SAID "LORD IF YOU ARE WILLING" JESUS SAID "I AM WILLING" PRAISE GOD ! THE LATE CHARLES CAPPS SAID "IF YOU HAVE A RELATIVE WHO DIES AND YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S IN THE WILL YOU READ THE WILL." SAME THING WITH GOD'S WORD. IF YOU WANT TO KNOW IF IT'S GOD'S WILL TO HEAL YOU READ HIS WORD ON THE SUBJECT.
IT IS GOD'S WILL TO HEAL. WE HAVE HIS WORD ON IT.
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A JESUS STORY
Matt 8:5 Now when Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, pleading with Him,
6 saying, "Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, dreadfully tormented."
7 And Jesus said to him, "I will come and heal him."
8 The centurion answered and said, "Lord, I am not worthy that You should come under my roof. But only speak a word , and my servant will be healed.
Matt 8:13 Then Jesus said to the centurion, "Go your way; and as you have believed, so let it be done for you." And his servant was healed that same hour.
IS IT POSSIBLE, FOR EXAMPLE, TO PRAY FOR SOMEONE'S HEALING OVER THE PHONE SAY N.Y. TO CALIFORNIA? YES !! YES !! A THOUSAND TIMES YES!
DID THE CENTURION BELIEVE GOD? HE SURE DID. JUST THINK OF ALL GOD WILL DO FOR US IF WE WILL ONLY BELIEVE HIM.
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ANOTHER JESUS STORY
Matt 8:14 Now when Jesus had come into Peter's house, He saw his wife's mother lying sick with a fever.
15 So He touched her hand, and the fever left her. And she arose and served them.
16 When evening had come, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed. And He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick, ALL
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DON'T YOU JUST LOVE JESUS STORIES?
Matt 9:2 Then behold, they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, "Son, be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven you."
ONE OF THE VERY IMPORTANT KEYS ... THEIR FAITH JESUS SAW THEIR FAITH NOT SOMEONE ELSE'S FAITH BUT THEIRS.
Matt 9:6 "But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins"-- then He said to the paralytic, "Arise, take up your bed, and go to your house."
7 And he arose and departed to his house.
HE THE PARALYTIC HAD A NEED AND JESUS MET IT.
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LET'S TAKE A SIDE TRIP, JESUS SAID IN JOHN 6:63
6:63 "It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.
AND WHEN A BELIEVER SPEAKS THE WORD OF JESUS. THERE IS LIFE IN THE WORD OF GOD.
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WE STARTED OUT WITH JOHN 14:12 BELIEVERS IN MY NAME WILL DO THE WORKS I DO AND GREATER WORKS. KEEP THAT IN MIND AS YOU READ THESE JESUS STORIES.
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ANOTHER JESUS STORY
Matt 9:20 And suddenly, a woman who had a flow of blood for twelve years came from behind and touched the hem of His garment. (NKJ) SKIP TO VERSE 22
22 But Jesus turned around, and when He saw her He said, "Be of good cheer, daughter; your faith has made you well." And the woman was made well from that hour.
HERE AGAIN JESUS POINTS OUT HOW IMPORTANT FAITH IS." YOUR FAITH HAS MADE YOU WELL."
THANK YOU FATHER FOR JESUS STORIES. DON'T THEY BUILD UP YOUR FAITH LEVEL TILL YOUR CUP ALMOST OVERFLOWS PRAISE GOD
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HERE GOES JESUS AGAIN
Matt 9:27 When Jesus departed from there, two BLIND MEN followed Him, crying out and saying, "Son of David, have mercy on us!"
28 And when He had come into the house, the blind men came to Him. And Jesus said to them, "Do you believe that I am able to do this? " They said to Him, "Yes, Lord."
29 Then He touched their eyes, saying, "According to your faith let it be to you."
HERE WE GO WITH FAITH AGAIN. DO YOU THINK THE BLIND MEN WOULD CRY OUT TO HIM IF THEY THOUGHT JESUS COULDN'T DO, OR PERFORM IF YOU WILL, THE MIRACLE THEY NEEDED? MAY I SUGGEST TO YOU IT'S RATHER DOUBTFUL.
30a And their eyes were opened.
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JESUS AGAIN
Matt 9:32 As they went out, behold, they brought to Him A MAN, MUTE and DEMON-POSSESSED.
33 And when the demon was cast out, the mute spoke . And the multitudes marveled, saying, "It was never seen like this in Israel!"
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JUMP OVER TO JOHN FOR JUST A MOMENT. WE ARE COMING BACK TO MATTHEW I John 3:8b SAYS
For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.
HOW MARVELOUS. THE DEVIL AND HIS IMPS GET THE BOOT.
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BACK TO MATTHEW, WE WERE IN THE 9TH CHAPTER . LET'S GO TO THE 15TH CHAPTER DOWN TO VERSE 27
Matt 15:22 And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried out to Him, saying, "Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed."
Matt 15:28 Then Jesus answered and said to her, "O woman, great is your faith! Let it be to you as you desire." And her daughter was healed from that very hour.
THIS IS THE THIRD EXAMPLE WHERE JESUS POINTS OUT THAT FAITH WAS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR.
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ANOTHER JESUS STORY
Matt 17:15 "Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic and suffers severely; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water.
Matt 17:18 And Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him; and the child was cured from that very hour.
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NOW HERE IS ANOTHER STORY OF THE BLIND GETTING THEIR SIGHT
Matt 20:30 And behold, two blind men sitting by the road, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, saying, "Have mercy on us, O Lord, Son of David!"
Matt 20:32 So Jesus stood still and called them, and said, "What do you want Me to do for you?"
33 They said to Him, "Lord, that our eyes may be opened.
34 So Jesus had compassion and touched their eyes. And immediately their eyes received sight , and they followed Him.
TAKE NOTE -- DOES JESUS WANT TO SEE PEOPLE INCOMPLETE OR SUFFERING FROM SICKNESS AND DISEASE? IT SAYS HERE QUOTE "JESUS HAD COMPASSION"
WE SERVE A COMPASSIONATE CARING GOD!
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NEXT GOSPEL MARK ANOTHER JESUS STORY
Mark 1:23 Now there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit . And he cried out,
24 saying, "Let us alone! What have we to do with You, Jesus of Nazareth? Did You come to destroy us? I know who You are-- the Holy One of God!"
25 But Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Be quiet, and come out of him!"
26 And when the unclean spirit had convulsed him and cried out with a loud voice, he came out of him.
THERE WAS A NEED AND JESUS MET THE NEED
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JESUS -THIS NEXT MAN RECEIVED A DOUBLE HEALING
Mark 7:32 Then they brought to Him one who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech, and they begged Him to put His hand on him.
Mark 7:35 Immediately his ears were opened , and the impediment of his tongue was loosed and he spoke plainly.
JESUS NEVER STOPPED WORKING. HE KEPT RIGHT ON GOING DAY AFTER DAY. CONVICTING. IF JESUS IS OUR EXAMPLE, AND HE IS, WE SHOULD NEVER STOP PRAYING FOR PEOPLE.
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OK THAT WAS THE DEAF MAN. NOW ANOTHER BLIND MAN
Mark 8:22 Then He came to Bethsaida; and they brought a blind man to Him, and begged Him to touch him.
Mark 8:25 Then He put His hands on his eyes again and made him look up. And he was restored and saw everyone clearly.
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IS ANY PROBLEM TOO BIG FOR GOD TO DO? .... NO, NO, A THOUSAND TIMES NO ....
THE WORSHIP SONG GOES LIKE THIS "NOTHINGS TO BIG FOR MY GOD NO NO NO NO".........
NOTHING IS TO DIFFICULT FOR THEE ..... GREAT AND MIGHTY GOD GREAT IN COUNSEL AND MIGHTY IN DEED NOTHING NOTHING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ETC .. ENOUGH OF THIS
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LET'S GO TO THE BOOK OF LUKE SEVENTH CHAPTER ANOTHER JESUS STORY
Luke 13:11 And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bent over and could in no way raise herself up.
12 But when Jesus saw her, He called her to Him and said to her, "Woman, you are loosed from your infirmity."
13 And He laid His hands on her, and immediately she was made straight , and glorified God.
I LIKE THAT WORD IMMEDIATELY. WE SERVE AN IMMEDIATE GOD.
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THE LAYING ON OF HANDS ISN'T JUST NEW TESTAMENT STUFF
Deut 34:9 Now Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom, for Moses had laid his hands on him; so the children of Israel heeded him, and did as the LORD had commanded Moses.
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JESUS AGAIN
Luke 14:2 And behold, there was a certain man before Him who had dropsy .
3 And Jesus, answering, spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?"
4 But they kept silent. And He took him and healed him , and let him go.
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JESUS HEALED THE TEN LEPERS
Luke 17:12 Then as He entered a certain village, there met Him ten men who were lepers , who stood afar off.
13 And they lifted up their voices and said, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!"
14 So when He saw them, He said to them, "Go, show yourselves to the priests." And so it was that as they went, they were cleansed.
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JESUS - LET'S MOVE TO THE NEXT GOSPEL
John 4:46 So Jesus came again to Cana of Galilee where He had made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman whose son was sick at Capernaum.
47 When he heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to Him and implored Him to come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death.
John 4:50 Jesus said to him, "Go your way; your son lives." So the man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him, and he went his way.
51 And as he was now going down, his servants met him and told him, saying, " Your son lives! "
THERE WAS A NEED AND JESUS MET IT.
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NEXT CHAPTER ANOTHER JESUS STORY CHAPTER 5
John 5:5 Now a certain man was there who had an infirmity thirty-eight years.
John 5:8 Jesus said to him, "Rise, take up your bed and walk."
9 And immediately the [[ man was made well ]], took up his bed, and walked. And that day was the Sabbath.
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THEN HE (JESUS) GAVE US
THE GREAT COMMISSION
Mark 16:15 And He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
16 "He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.
17 "And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name ]] they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues;
TAKE NOTE BELIEVERS HAVE P. O. A. >> IN MY NAME >> JESUS SAID "IN MY NAME "IN MY NAME"
Mark 16:18 "they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover."
AGAIN TAKE NOTE "THEY WILL LAY HANDS ON THE SICK AND THEY WILL RECOVER"
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GOD LOVES YOU AND HE WILL MAKE A WAY WHERE THERE SEEMS TO BE NO WAY. IN THE LORD'S PRAYER
Matt 6:10 Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
JESUS SAID THY WILL BE DONE ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN. IT IS NOT GOD'S WILL THERE BE SICK PEOPLE IN HEAVEN AND IT'S NOT HIS WILL THAT THERE BE SICK PEOPLE HERE ON EARTH.
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HEALINGS AFTER CHRIST
HOW MANY OF YOU LIKE TO READ ABOUT, TALK ABOUT, THE GOOD THINGS GOD DOES FOR HIS PEOPLE?
EXAMPLES IN THE NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH = WHO IS LIVING IN THE NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH AGE? YES! US YOU AND I
PETER
Acts 3:2 And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms from those who entered the temple;
Acts 3:2 THE NIV SAYS IT THIS WAY. BY THE WAY SO FAR THE VERSES HAVE BEEN FROM (NKJ)
2 Now a man crippled from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those going into the temple courts.
REMEMBER NOW HE WAS BORN THIS WAY. THEY CARRIED HIM DAILY TO THE TEMPLE GATE.
Acts 3:6 Then Peter said, "Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk."
PETER IS USING THE SAME WORDING OF THE GREAT COMMISSION JESUS GAVE US. IN THE NAME OF JESUS
Acts 3:7 And he took him by the right hand and lifted him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.
8 So he, leaping up, stood and walked and entered the temple with them -- walking, leaping, and praising God.
Acts 4:22 For the man was over forty years old on whom this miracle of healing had been performed.
THIS GUY HAS BEEN THIS WAY FORTY YEARS. THINK ABOUT IT.
Acts 5:12 And through the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were done among the people. And they were all with one accord in Solomon's Porch.
ALL THE SIGNS AND WONDERS THAT WERE DONE HAVEN'T BEEN RECORDED.
Acts 5:16 Also a multitude gathered from the surrounding cities to Jerusalem, bringing sick people and those who were tormented by unclean spirits, and they were all healed.
NOT SOME BUT ALL. HOW WONDERFUL. PRAISE THE LORD
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PHILIP
Acts 8:5 Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria and preached Christ to them.
6 And the multitudes with one accord heeded the things spoken by Philip, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.
7 For unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, came out of many who were possessed; and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed.
8 And there was great joy in that city.
WHEN PEOPLE ARE HEALED, DELIVERED AND SET FREE, NOT ONLY ARE THEY HAPPY BUT IT BRINGS JOY TO EVERYONE OF US.
PETER
Acts 9:32 Now it came to pass, as Peter went through all parts of the country, that he also came down to the saints who dwelt in Lydda.
33 There he found a certain man named Aeneas, who had been bedridden eight years and was paralyzed.
34 And Peter said to him, "Aeneas, Jesus the Christ heals you. Arise and make your bed." Then he arose immediately.
35 So all who dwelt at Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.
EVERY ONE AROUND KNOWS THIS MAN HAS BEEN BEDRIDDEN FOR A LONG TIME. THAT MIRACLE MADE BELIEVERS OUT OF A LOT OF PEOPLE. DO YOU THINK THIS GOING TO HAPPEN IN GODS END TIME MOVE?
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PAUL
WE READ ABOUT PETER AND THE MAN WHO NEVER WALKED BEFORE. NOW LET'S LOOK AT ANOTHER SIMILAR INSTANCE. THIS TIME GOD IS USING - PAUL -
Acts 14:8 And in Lystra a certain man without strength in his feet was sitting, a cripple from his mother's womb, who had never walked.
9 This man heard Paul speaking. Paul, observing him intently and seeing that he had faith to be healed,
10 said with a loud voice, "Stand up straight on your feet!" And he leaped and walked.
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NOW BACK UP TO ACTS THE 4TH CHAPTER THE 13TH VERSE
Acts 4:13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus.
SO WE ARE TOLD ABOUT MIRACLES AND AS PEOPLE SAW THESE THINGS THEY TURNED TO THE LORD. WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THIS END TIME MOVE? GOD HAS TOLD US THAT THIS END TIME MOVE IS GOING TO BE GREATER THAN ANYTHING EVER SEEN ON EARTH BEFORE.
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JESUS COMMISSIONED BELIEVERS
THAT IS YOU AND I FOLKS!
THE NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH
Mark 16:16 "He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.
17 "And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues;
18 "they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover."
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Mark 16:19 So then, after the Lord had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God.
20 And they went out and preached everywhere, [[ the Lord ]] working with them and confirming the word through the accompanying signs.
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HEALING TESTIMONIES
When I was a small boy, I was adopted. I grew up remembering nothing of my birth family and unaware that I had a biological sister, named Betsy. Many years later, I went in search of my biological family, but for Betsy it was too late: she had died.
This is the story of how I was reunited with her — in Heaven.
Before I start, I should explain that I am a scientist, who has spent a lifetime studying the workings of the brain.
My adoptive father was a neurosurgeon and I followed his path, becoming an neurosurgeon myself and an academic who taught brain science at Harvard Medical School.
Although nominally a Christian, I was sceptical when patients described spiritual experiences to me.
My knowledge of the brain made me quite sure that out-of-body experiences, angelic encounters and the like were hallucinations, brought on when the brain suffered a trauma.
And then, in the most dramatic circumstances possible, I discovered proof that I was wrong. Six years ago, I woke up one morning with a searing headache. Within a few hours, I went into a coma: my neocortex, the part of the brain that handles all the thought processes making us human, had shut down completely.
At the time, I was working at Lynchburg General Hospital in Virginia, and I was rushed to the emergency room there. The doctors ascertained that I had contracted meningitis — a rare bacterial strain of E coli was in my spinal fluid and eating into my brain like acid. My survival chances were near zero.
I was in deep coma, a vegetative state, and all the higher functions of my brain were offline. Scans showed no conscious activity whatever — my brain was not malfunctioning, it was completely unplugged.
But my inner self still existed, in defiance of all the known laws of science.
For seven days, as I lay in that unresponsive coma, my consciousness went on a voyage through a series of realms, each one more extraordinary than the last — a journey beyond the physical world and one that, until then, I would certainly have dismissed as impossible.
For thousands of years, ordinary people as well as shamans and mystics have described brief, wonderful glimpses of ethereal realms. I'm not the first person to have discovered that consciousness exists beyond the body.
What is unique in my case is that I am, as far as scientific records show, the only person to have travelled to this heavenly dimension with the cortex in complete shut-down, while under minute observation throughout.
There are medical records for every minute of my coma, and none of them show any indication of brain activity. In other words, as far as neuroscience can say, my journey was not something happening inside my head.
Plenty of scientists have a lot of difficulty with this statement. My experience undermines their whole belief system. But the one place I have found ready acceptance is in church, where my story often tallies with people's expectations.
Even the deep notes of the church organ and the glorious colours of the stained glass seem to echo faintly the sights and sounds of Heaven.
Here, then, is what I experienced: my map of Heaven.
After the blinding headache, when I had slipped into the coma, I gradually became aware of being in a primitive, primordial state that felt like being buried in earth.
It was, however, not ordinary earth, for all around me I sensed, and sometimes heard and saw, other entities.
It was partly horrific, partly comforting and familiar: I felt like I had always been part of this primal murk.
I am often asked, 'Was this hell?' but I don't think it was — I would expect hell to be at least a little bit interactive, and this was a completely passive experience.
Dr Eben's Alexander's 'heaven' was filled with music, animals, trees, and colours and was extremely vivid
I had forgotten what it was even to be human, but one important part of my personality was still hard at work: I had a sense of curiosity. I would ask, 'Who? What? Where?' and there was never a flicker of response.
After an expanse of time had passed, though I can't begin to guess how long, a light came slowly down from above, throwing off marvellous filaments of living silver and golden effulgence.
It was a circular entity, emitting a beautiful, heavenly music that I called the Spinning Melody. The light opened up like a rip in the fabric of that coarse realm, and I felt myself going through the rip, up into a valley full of lush and fertile greenery, where waterfalls flowed into crystal pools.
There were clouds, like marshmallow puffs of pink and white. Behind them, the sky was a rich blue-black.
This world was not vague. It was deeply, piercingly alive, and as vivid as the aroma of fried chicken, as dazzling as the glint of sunlight off the metalwork of a car, and as startling as the impact of first love.
I know perfectly well how crazy my account sounds, and I sympathise with those who cannot accept it. Like a lot of things in life, it sounds pretty far-fetched till you experience it yourself.
There were trees, fields, animals and people. There was water, too, flowing in rivers or descending as rain. Mists rose from the pulsing surfaces of these waters, and fish glided beneath them.
Like the earth, the water was deeply familiar. It was as though all the most beautiful waterscapes I ever saw on earth had been beautiful precisely because they were reminding me of this living water. My gaze wanted to travel into it, deeper and deeper.
This water seemed higher, and more pure than anything I had experienced before, as if it was somehow closer to the original source.
I had stood and admired oceans and rivers across America, from Carolina beaches to west coast streams, but suddenly they all seemed to be lesser versions, little brothers and sisters of this living water.
That's not to denigrate the seas and lakes and thunderstorms that I've marvelled at throughout my life. It is simply to say that I now see all the earth's waters in a new perspective, just as I see all natural beauties in a new way.
In Heaven, everything is more real — less dense, yet at the same time more intense.
Heaven is as vast, various and populated as earth is ... in fact, infinitely more so. But in all this vast variety, there is not that sense of otherness that characterises our world, where each thing is alone by itself and has nothing directly to do with the other things around it.
Nothing is isolated in Heaven. Nothing is alienated. Nothing is disconnected. Everything is one.
I found myself as a speck of awareness on a butterfly wing, among pulsing swarms of millions of other butterflies. I witnessed stunning blue-black velvety skies filled with swooping orbs of golden light, angelic choirs leaving sparkling trails against the billowing clouds.
Those choirs produced hymns and anthems far beyond anything I had ever encountered on earth. The sound was colossal: an echoing chant that seemed to soak me without making me wet.
All my senses had blended. Seeing and hearing were not separate functions. It was as if I could hear the grace and elegance of the airborne creatures, and see the spectacular music that burst out of them.
Even before I began to wonder who or what they were, I understood that they made the music because they could not contain it. It was the sound of sheer joy. They could no more hold it in than you could fill your lungs and never breathe out.
Simply to experience the music was to join in with it. That was the oneness of Heaven — to hear a sound was to be part of it. Everything was connected to everything else, like the infinitely complex swirls on a Persian carpet or a butterfly's wing. And I was flying on that carpet, riding on that wing.
Above the sky, there was a vast array of larger universes that I came to call an 'over-sphere', and I ascended until I reached the Core, that deepest sanctuary of the Divine — infinite inky blackness, filled to overflowing with indescribable, unconditional love.
There I encountered the infinitely powerful, all-knowing deity whom I later called Om, because of the sound that vibrated through that realm. I learned lessons there of a depth and beauty entirely beyond my capacity to explain.
During this voyage, I had a guide. She was an extraordinarily beautiful woman who first appeared as I rode, as that speck of awareness, on the wing of that butterfly.
I'd never seen this woman before. I didn't know who she was. Yet her presence was enough to heal my heart, to make me whole in a way I'd never known was possible. Her face was unforgettable. Her eyes were deep blue, and her cheekbones were high. Her face was surrounded by a frame of honey-brown hair.
She wore a smock, like a peasant's, woven from sheer colour — indigo, powder-blue and pastel shades of orange and peach. When she looked at me, I felt such an abundance of emotion that, if nothing good had ever happened to me before, the whole of my life would have been worth living for that expression in her eyes alone.
It was not romantic love. It was not friendship. It was far beyond all the different compartments of love we have on earth. Without actually speaking, she let me know that I was loved and cared for beyond measure and that the universe was a vaster, better, and more beautiful place than I could ever have dreamed.
I was an irreplaceable part of the whole (like all of us), and all the sadness and fear I had ever suffered was a result of my somehow having forgotten this most central of facts.
Her message went through me like a breath of wind. It's hard to put it into words, but the essence was this: 'You are loved and cherished, dearly, for ever. You have nothing to fear. There is nothing you can do wrong.'
It was, then, an utterly wonderful experience.
Meanwhile, back on Earth, I had been in my coma for seven days and showing no signs of improvement. The doctors were just deciding whether to continue with life support, when I suddenly regained consciousness. My eyes just popped open, and I was back. I had no memories of my earthly life, but knew full well where I had been.
I had to relearn everything: who, what, and where I was. Over days, then weeks, like a gently falling snow, my old, earthly knowledge came back.
Words and language returned within hours and days. With the love and gentle coaxing of my family and friends, other memories emerged.
By eight weeks, my prior knowledge of science, including the experiences and learning from more than two decades spent as a neurosurgeon in teaching hospitals, returned completely. That full recovery remains a miracle without any explanation from modern medicine.
But I was a different person from the one I had been. The things I had seen and experienced while gone from my body did not fade away, as dreams and hallucinations do. They stayed.
Above all, that image of the woman on the butterfly wing haunted me.
And then, four months after coming out of my coma, I received a picture in the mail.
As a result of my earlier investigations to make contact with my biological family, a relative had sent me a photograph of my sister Betsy — the sister I'd never known.
The shock of recognition was total. This was the face of the woman on the butterfly wing.
The moment I realised this, something crystallised inside me.
That photo was the confirmation that I'd needed. This was proof, beyond reproach, of the objective reality of my experience.
From then on, I was back in the old, earthly world I'd left behind before my coma struck, but as a genuinely new person.
I had been reborn.
And as I shall reveal on Monday, I am by no means the only one to have glimpsed the afterlife — and the wonders it holds.
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