1. NEAR DEATH THEOLOGY

2. NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCES “Heaven Is For Real” – book now movie Millions of other experiences

3. WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY? Nothing directly However, if NDE’s are accurate, then we are wrong Actually, if NDE’s are accurate, everyone is wrong

4. RESURRECTIONS IN THE BIBLE Not near death, but established death events Saints at Jesus’ death (Mt. 27:52-53) – already in tombs Widow’s son (Lk. 7:11-17) – at a funeral procession Jairus’ daughter (Lk. 8:49-56) – laughable to think she wasn’t dead Lazarus (John 11) – didn’t want to open the tomb because of the stench (dead 4 days) Tabitha (Acts 9:36-42) – dead long enough to go between villages

5. EXPERIENCE OR RESURRECTION? Which mattered most? We never see the resurrected speaking about their death experience nor was that message what impressed others

6. EXPERIENCE OR RESURRECTION? Which mattered most? Mt. 27:52-53 – they appeared Lk. 7:15-16 – they feared because of a great prophet Lk. 8:56 – amazed at the resurrection John 11:45 – Saw what he had done…believed in Him (John 12:10-11,17) Acts 9:42 – same as Acts 9:32-35

7. Is a Near Death Experience any different than a proclaimed vision or dream from God?

8. THE DANGER OF DREAMS/VISIONS/EXPERIENCES 1.Colossians 2:18 – and people will take a stand on them because they are convinced 2.Contradictory visions / messages 3.Ezekiel 13:3-9 – there are fakers, and they will act convinced too 4.Dreams from God often required an interpreter to correctly understand

9. SHOULD WE BE DISTURBED BECAUSE WE CAN’T EXPLAIN THEIR SOURCE? Deuteronomy 13:1-3 Matthew 24:24 II Thessalonians 2:9-11

10. ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS WITH NDE’S Unverifiable Almost always about heaven – Mt. 7:13-14 They take away from God’s word (Gal. 1:8-9)