My Descent Into Death: A Second Chance at Life

By Howard Storm

No longer due to the fact that Betty Eadie’s Embraced via the Light has a private account of a Near-Death event (NDE) been so completely various from so much others—or approximately as compelling.

In the thirty years for the reason that Raymond Moody’s Life After Life seemed, a well-known development of NDEs has emerged: all of sudden floating over one’s personal physique, often in a health center atmosphere, then a unexpected hurtling via a tunnel of sunshine towards a presence of affection. Not so in Howard Storm’s case.

Storm, an avowed atheist, was once looking ahead to emergency surgical procedure whilst he learned that he was once at death’s door. typhoon came across himself out of his personal physique, taking a look down at the medical institution room scene under. subsequent, instead of going “toward the light,” he came upon himself being torturously dragged to excruciating nation-states of darkness and loss of life, the place he was once bodily assaulted via massive beings of evil. His description of his natural terror and torture is unnerving in its utter originality and convincing detail.

Finally, drawn clear of loss of life and transported to the area of heaven, typhoon met angelic beings in addition to the God of construction. during this attention-grabbing account, typhoon tells of his “life review,” his dialog with God, even solutions to age-old questions corresponding to why the Holocaust used to be allowed to occur. hurricane was once despatched again to his physique with a brand new wisdom of the aim of existence the following on the earth. This e-book is his message of hope.

"This is a ebook you consume from conceal to hide, and move directly to others. this can be a publication you are going to quote on your day-by-day dialog. hurricane was once intended to put in writing it and we have been intended to learn it."

-From the foreward by means of Anne Rice

As I lay at the floor, my tormentors swarming round me, a voice emerged from my chest. It seemed like my voice, however it wasn’t a considered mine. I didn’t say it. The voice that seemed like my voice, yet wasn’t, acknowledged, “Pray to God.” I have in mind pondering, “Why? What a silly notion. That doesn’t paintings. What a cop-out . . .”

That voice acknowledged it back, “Pray to God!” It was once extra yes this time. I wasn’t definite what to do. Praying, for me as a baby, have been whatever I had watched adults doing. It was once whatever fancy and needed to be performed simply so. i attempted to recollect prayers from my formative years stories in Sunday college. Prayer used to be anything you memorized. What might I take into accout from see you later in the past? Tentatively, I murmured a line, which was once a jumble from the Twenty-third Psalm, “The Star-Spangled Banner,” the Lord’s Prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and “God Bless America,” and no matter what different churchly sounding words got here to mind.

“Yea, notwithstanding I stroll within the valley of the shadow of demise, i'll worry no evil, for thou artwork with me. For pink mountain majesty, mine eyes have noticeable the distinction of the arriving of the Lord. bring us from evil. One country less than God. God Bless America.”

To my amazement, the tough, cruel beings tearing the lifestyles out of me have been incited to rage by means of my ragged prayer. It was once as though I have been throwing boiling oil on them. They screamed at me, “There is not any God! Who do you think that you’re chatting with? not anyone can pay attention you! Now we're rather going to harm you.” They spoke within the so much obscene language, worse than any blasphemy acknowledged in the world. yet whilst, they have been backing away.

—From My Descent into Death

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I listened carefully and heard “B . ” What used to be God asserting? Then I heard “N fourteen. ” I stood up and went to the open window and discovered that i used to be listening to the caller of a bingo video game drifting into the chapel. I laughed at my stupidity. Then I acknowledged aloud, “Thanks much, God. I got here the following with a major query and also you play jokes on me. ” As I walked out of the chapel, i spotted a pamphlet on a desk by means of the door. I picked it up and opened it to the center. the one factor imprinted on the web page was once, “You will see the affection of God within the smile of a kid. mom Teresa. ” I placed it down and walked out of the nursing domestic. at the steps, coming at once towards me, used to be a woman approximately 9 years previous. She used to be dressed easily and regarded appealing. She approached me, status without delay in entrance of me. Then she smiled. I stood frozen. Her smile used to be packed with love and recognition. I felt such robust love from this whole stranger, i did not understand what to do. She walked round me up the stairs. I became to talk to her and she or he was once long past. I after her, yet she had disappeared. i started to cry. God had spoke back my prayer. An angel had proven me love and reputation. that's how we're to proportion God's love with each other. The stranger you meet might be an angel. Angels hardly ever look of their glory. the days that angels have seemed to me of their complete glory, it used to be nearly insufferable. The brightness of the sunshine that radiates from them is brighter than the sunshine from a welding torch. Their mild does not burn the eyes, however it is scary since it is so assorted from our event of lifestyles. An adventure of the supernatural glory and gear of an angel is horrifying. they do not seem to us of their traditional nation quite often. They frequently tone it down for us to maintain us cozy. i haven't got the phrases to safely describe angels of their common nation. Brighter than lightning, appealing past comparability, strong, loving, and delicate are phrases that fail to explain them. Artists' depictions of angels are pitifully insufficient. As an artist i'm conscious of the impossibility of representing an angel. How do you paint whatever that's extra radiant than substance? How do you paint shades that you've got by no means visible prior to or considering? How do you describe love on a canvas? Angels are with us continually and they're in every single place. we're by no means except them. we have now angels who defend us from evil. hundreds of thousands of news were released touching on angels intervening in people's lives. Why they intrude occasionally and different instances do not is among them and God. They informed me that they continuously are looking to interfere in our lives, yet occasionally God restrains them. God wishes us to event the implications of our activities. On detailed infrequent events God permits the angels to aid. once we ask God for religious presents of affection, religion, and desire, God continually permits the angels to assist us. non secular presents are by no means refused if we're able to obtain them. The angels are operating for all time to provide us the affection of God, religion in God, wish in God.

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