After Life Stories!

Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.

Hebrews 9:27-28

I am a firm believer that “after death” experiences are either “a bunch of hooey” or something worse. Death is not something you do more than once. Either you died or you didn’t. It is one or the other. There is no one who is “mostly dead” or “partly dead.”

The Bible tells of some people who really did die and were raised to life again. The list is not long. It includes a lady named Dorcus and Lazarus, the friend of Jesus. These people were dead and they did come back to life. There is not one word of comment in the Bible or in history as far as I know about their “after death” experiences.

So why today do we hear about “tunnels” of light and other memories people had while they were “dead?”

The truth is that as human beings we are already dead, spiritually dead. All of life here on this earth is an after death experience for those who don’t know Jesus. The cause of death is sin and the plight of man is that all have sinned and fallen short of the Glory of God!

I believe that today’s “after death” stories are Satan’s attempts to remove the fear of death so men will not turn to Jesus even on their death bed. Even as the thief on the cross turned to Jesus as he was dying, while breath remains a man can accept Jesus Christ! Over the centuries many men and women have done just that as they faced certain death.

To me the most exciting stories are not “after death” stories, but rather “AFTER LIFE STORIES.” These are the stories of men and women who have been raised to walk a new life with Jesus! By the way, after life stories all have a happy ending!