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Ironically, there are certain Christian denominations that believe that too. In the OT, there was no pathway for the Hebrews/Israelites to ascend to heaven prior to Christ. So, all they really knew about was the grave (sheol). Plus, they just weren't given a divine revelation about such things...

I'm a believer in biblical healing, and I've seen evidence that it works. But I've also seen good Christians die from sickness and disease. Why weren't they healed and others were? I don't know. Getting healed is not always a simple matter. If it were, the hospitals would be empty. The point is...

I will preface by saying that I don't necessarily enjoy debates (though I sometimes get involved anyway). They require a lot of time and energy, disturb my peace, and don't usually accomplish much. Very seldom does one side convince the other side. If anything, they usually just dig their heels...

Not all NDEs may be genuine. However, if it were a Satanic deception, it seems to have the opposite effect of whatever it is intended to do. It has a dramatic effect on them and changes their life for the better, and many do talk about Jesus. Can the devil cause someone to experience an NDE? I...

I have a working theory that the brain acts as an antenna or receiver. It is the bridge between the consciousness and the body. Some things can happen to the brain to damage it and scramble the signal, so to speak, but consciousness remains unaffected. There is the idea of non-local...

You mentioned the Catholic Church during the Holy Roman Empire era. That was when a religious organization, the Catholic Church, exerted control over political affairs. That was a very different situation than it is now. There is no chance of that happening here in the U.S. because the U.S...

What's the problem here? We're not a theocracy, but our government has never been purely secular either. Religion, specifically Christianity, has been intertwined with our nation from the beginning. Many U.S. presidents have called for national thanksgiving and prayer. Every president since 1952...

Oil is not a bad thing. Modern civilization as we know it couldn't currently exist without it. All the products and food you buy at the store were brought by ships and trucks, which run on gas. But oil is not just important for making gas; it's used in so many applications. Even the clothes you...

I think aliens may be part of the end-time deception in some way, whether they be real or imagined. I have given this some thought before. If they are real, they may be extra-dimensional rather than extra-terrestrial. It may be that what the Bible calls angels are more corporeal than we imagine...

Tertullian went so far as to call 1 Enoch scripture, and Jude 1 spoke of the prophecies of Enoch. There are no other recorded prophecies of Enoch that I am aware of except the Book of Enoch. At the very least, it should be regarded as important commentary as it puts Genesis 6 into context and...

How do you know it wasn't?

@Aunty Jane I simply don't have the time to respond to every point, it would take way too long. Even atheists and non-believers have had NDEs. So, it’s not faith dependent. The fact that they have a common theme should be telling. The most simple explanation is because they're true. I would...

Sure, but my point was, it doesn't make sense that everyone who is dying would see the same or similar things. Dreams are random; NDEs are specific. I would make a distinction between the brain and the mind/consciousness for reasons already stated. The fact that it's universal is telling...

This has been proposed before, but some experiences were involved when there was no brain activity at all, such as in the case of Pam Reynolds. Regardless, there is simply no other logical explanation for someone who seen or heard something while they were clinically dead and it was later...

This particular topic has become a recent interest of mine. The idea that we are our brains has yet to be proven. We understand in part how the brain works, and we can detect brain waves, but it's still a big leap to go from understanding how neurons fire to understanding how the brain produces...

That is the question, isn't it? By what metric does one judge what constitutes a miracle? A miracle for one might not be a miracle to another. I personally don't believe a miracle has to necessarily defy the laws of physics to be a miracle.

True, but it doesn't make it an inaccurate translation either. There are many instances where gods (plural) are mentioned. One example is Psalm 136:2: "Oh, give thanks to the God of gods! For His mercy endures forever." It wouldn't be accurate to say "God of Gods" because there is only one God...

Different culture, different customs. They were betrothed during that period, which was considered like being married. But they don't actually consummate until a year later or so after they have the wedding ceremony. So there is a brief window where they could be married but not have had sex.

NASA is pretty much obsolete at this point. They have to rely on SpaceX, a private company, just to get people to space. I'll also add that the cost to keep such a grand conspiracy going would be astronomical, far outweighing any monetary gains.

I have brought this up before, and it's one of the biggest issues I have with it. For it to be true, it would require a massive global conspiracy of epic proportions. The logistics of such an operation alone would be staggering and costly. It would mean that governments, scientists, politicians...