Near-Death Experience

I had pneumonia

 girl with chest pains

I asked for a glimpse of heaven

Blue sky with light shining from clouds

I was above the earth

the earth was like a blue marble

Image of the earth from space

I was in some kind of spiritual body

Image of Sun between open hands

I turned and there was this being in silhouette

The light behind it was blue white, like a welder’s torch

Our sun was yellow compared to this light

It had long hair and a long robe

It was neither male or female

I was in a Christian frame of mine at the time

I took it to be Christ

Silhouette of Jesus Christ in the blue sky surrounded by birds

The love that was coming from it was unconditional

It had so much love for humanity

Colourful painting of Jesus

I asked if it knew what was going on down on Earth

Image of the earth from space

There was no misunderstanding

Image with two scientific people connecting minds with typography that says telepathy

I cried

image of tears coming from a woman's eyes

I asked about the holocaust

I didn’t get an answer

Image of starved prisoners in a concentration camp

I was told to give up everything on earth

I thought about the earth, air, fire water, plants, and animals

I thought I would never see them again

The more I let go the greater the love

Image of Earth and the 4 elements

I was then told to give up the love I had for my mother

Adult Daughter and elderly Mother share a cup of tea

I let go then hung on

This being was behind me reassuring me

Reassuring hand touches the back of a person

I thought she is in the universe

stars with text that reads "our universe"

She is in God so I let go

Painting: The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo

The love was ecstasy, bliss, exquisite, euphoria, rapture

I was getting drunk on it

Nun in euphoria

I then stood alone

I was the only thing in the universes

It was terrifying

It was like I was God

God has no one to go to

Girl tentatively looks in the universe

I wasn’t me anymore

I was sheer consciousness

Brain bursting with blue light on black background

Then these highly evolved beings that I took to be angels

Image of blank beings with halos around their heads

Told me my time was not up yet and I had to go back

Image of the earth from space

And give out that love anyway I could

Hand giving out love image

I woke up and tried to get back into it that night and the next

Image of alarm clock

Told me my time was not up yet and I had to go back

Image of the earth from space

Like millions of others around the world who have had similar experiences

cover for near death experience book

I have no fear of death

Grim reaper comforts a person with alt text "dispelling the fear of death"