A doctor studying people who have near-death experiences has determined
that most return to life with a better understanding of God’s love.
Dr. Jeffrey Long wrote in The Washington Post
thousands of people have shared their near-death experiences with the
Near Death Experience Research Foundation. Of these, most speak of
feeling God’s presence and experiencing God’s love.
“Theologians sometimes talk about the omnibenevolence of God, the idea
that God’s grace and charity is unlimited or infinite. For many who talk
about encountering God, this term comes closest to the reality they
describe,” Long wrote.
Approximately 400 people of various backgrounds who had near-death
experiences answered a longer survey, including the following question:
“During your experience, did you encounter and specific
information/awareness regarding love?”
The respondents answered as follows: 58.1 percent said yes, 32.4 percent said no, and the remainder were uncertain.
“These transformative experiences of a unique love — a love that is
total, unconditional and enormous — speak not just to what happens after
we die, but to what matters while we live. These people described their
encounters with death, but the message, instead, is one about the
meaning of life,” Long wrote.
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