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Where Christians go after death |
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Brothers
in the Lord, I want you to know that when a Christian dies, he dies in the
flesh, but his soul departs from his body and goes to heaven to be with the
Lord. There are several verses of the Scripture which teach that that when
one dies in the Lord, he departs from the body and enters the heavenly
kingdom of our Lord Jesus. Here are these verses. |
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Paul wrote to the Corinthians: “For we know that if our earthly house, this
tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands,
eternal in the heavens” (2 Corinthians 5:1 – NKJV). |
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Therefore
we believers have an eternal house in the heavens, not built by human hands
but by God. All those who die in faith go there on the same day they die, or rather they enter this eternal house a few moments
after their death, for the entrance into the heavens takes place a very short
time after death. The apostles had a desire to depart from the body and be
with the Lord, for Paul wrote to the Corinthians: “So we are always
confident, knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from
the Lord. For we walk by faith, not by sight. We are confident, yes, well
pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord” (2
Corinthians 5:6-8 – NKJV. The IBRV reads ‘partire dal corpo’ that is, “to
depart from the body” instead of “to be absent from the body”), and to the
Philippians: “I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far”
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The apostle Peter wrote in his second epistle: “I think it is right to
refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of this body, because I
know that I will soon put it aside, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear
to me. And I will make every effort to see that after my departure you will
always be able to remember these things” (2 Peter |
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The
apostle knew that within a short time he would die and go to be with the Lord
in heaven, and compared his death to a departure for he said that he would shortly
put off his tent. Now, it is clear that since death is called departure that
means that there is something inside the body which departs from the body at
death, otherwise what Peter said would not make sense. And we know that this
‘something’ is the soul which is in man. Furthermore, if the soul of man
departs from his body there must be a place where the soul goes after death,
otherwise it would make no sense to call death ‘departure’, and we know that
this place is Paradise, that is, the third heaven, the same place into which
Paul was caught up (however he did not know whether he was caught up to
heaven in the body or out of the body) and where he “heard inexpressible
words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter” (2 Corinthians 12:4 – NKJV). |
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John, in the vision he had while he was on the island called |
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According
to the above mentioned words of John, therefore, it is clear that those who
die in Christ go to heaven, and they are fully conscious in heaven. In
addition to this, what John saw in vision confirms the following words of
Jesus: “Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul” (Matthew
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the vision John had while he was on the island called Patmos, he heard a
voice from heaven saying to him: “Write: Blessed are the dead who die in the
Lord from now on, “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labor,
for their deeds will follow them” (Revelation 14:13 – NIV). |
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Why are
the dead who die in Christ blessed then? Because they rest from their labor.
And where do they rest? In heaven, for a short time before John said that he
saw in heaven under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the
word of God and for the testimony which they held, who cried out with a loud
voice asking God to avenge their blood, and “it was said to them that they
should rest a little while longer, until both the number of their fellow
servants and their brethren, who would be killed as they were, was completed”
(Revelation 6:11 – NKJV). Note that according to what was said to those
souls, they were already resting, however it was said to them that they
should rest a little while longer till a certain time. Therefore we proclaim
that he who enters heaven “rests from his own work, just as God did from his”
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However, I
want to say something also about those who do not die in Christ. They are not
blessed for they do not rest at all since they are in the fire of Hades where
there is no rest for them. Could there be any rest in a place of torment, a
horrible place, where billions of souls weep and gnash their teeth because of
the terrible pains they suffer there? Therefore those who die in their sins
are wretched because they go to Hades to be tormented by fire. Thanks be to God through Christ Jesus for saving us from the
horrible and dreadful destiny awaiting the lost. Amen. |
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Paul says to Timothy: “If we die with him, we will also live with him” (2 Timothy
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What does
he mean by that? He means that if we die in faith (or in Christ) we will go
to heaven to live with Christ. Then at the resurrection (which will take
place at the coming of the Lord from heaven), our body will be transformed
and made incorruptible. Our soul will enter our new body (that is, the resurrected
body) and with that new body we will continue to live with the Lord. |
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Paul, a short time before his death, said to Timothy: “The Lord will rescue
me from every evil attack and will bring me safely to his heavenly kingdom”
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This is
the confidence Paul had, that at his death the Lord would bring him to His
heavenly kingdom. Many centuries before Asaph had said: “You guide me with
your counsel, and afterward you will take me into glory” (Psalm 73:24 – NIV).
As you can see, the words of Paul agree with the words of Asaph. |
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Jesus said: “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me,
though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall
never die” (John |
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That means
that though a believer may die in the flesh he will continue to live. Where
will he live on? He will live in the third heaven, where the Lord of glory is
sitting on His throne, for Jesus said: “Where I am, there My servant will be
also” (John |
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To God,
who in His mercy has given us eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord, be the glory now and forevermore. Amen. |
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The testimony of a man who died in Christ but God
brought him back to life
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The Lord
resurrected me to life |
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1. An
interview with Boris – an officer in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, |
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Who he was
before his death. |
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INTERVIEWER:
- I introduce to you, Mr. Boris Pilipchuk, 36 years of age. Please, Boris tell us about yourself a bit. |
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BORIS: - I
am an officer, a Senior Lieutenant in the police force. I worked as a
strategic duty officer in one of the operation sections of the police force
in Khemlnitskij District of Ukraine. I fought in the Afganistan war. I am
married with three children. We live in a village called Novaya Siniavka, in
the Starosiniavskij region of Khemlnitskij District. |
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INTERVIEWER:
- Boris, I know that you are a Believer. How did you get saved? |
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BORIS: - I
was a strong atheist, but my wife and her parents were Believers and they
always wanted me to be saved. One day, on |
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When I saw
Pastor Nikolai, I thought to myself, “Now, I’m going to teach you a lesson…”
However, Nikolai walked up to me and began saying something and suddenly, I
began feeling such peace, such tranquillity in my heart, such that I had
never experienced since my childhood days. I was only used to giving orders,
receive orders and carry them out blindly. I was trained in this sort of
environment, in which normal human interaction was so rare. Something on the
inside of me was transformed as I listened to the words of Nikolai and when I
heard the phrase, “Now, we’ll pray, repeat after me…”.
I repeated the sinner’s prayer. The power of the Holy Spirit came upon me and
the Lord baptized me in the Holy Spirit. Ever since then, I dedicated my life
to serve the Lord. |
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INTERVIEWER:
- How did those around you react to this change in your life? |
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BORIS: -
My mother reacted to all this very indignantly, at the beginning, because she
had not known the Lord yet. Later on, opposition at my work place began, they
threatened to lay me off the job or demote me, they even went to the extent
of trying to make me backslide, but I wasn’t perturbed by this, neither did I
worry. Formerly, I would likely have been in a state of confusion…to
relinquish my officers rank, simply because of some
sort of incident, to me, seemed absurd. God’s Word says, that if you are
taken to court, do not be anxious over what to say, for I will speak for you.
So not being worried over my fate, I said, “ You
cannot do anything to me, because the Lord is with me’. So my superior
officers had to condescend to this. Not only did colleagues condescend to
this, but they also began listening, with pleasure, to me preach during my
break period. I told every one about the Lord, in the hope of at least
leading one soul to the Lord. I will not go on to describe what hideous
things I did before repentance, because the Lord has forgiven me of all of
them. I praise and thank the Lord for this. The Lord forgives every sin, of
anyone who earnestly repents. |
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INTERVIEWER:
- You are a serviceman and a Believer. This is very unusual. Do people
consider this as being normal? |
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BORIS: - I
tell every one that Jesus Christ is Lord over everyone,
and servicemen as well. The Lord loves each and everyone just the same. I
have been asked several times, “ How can you serve
God, being a serviceman, handling weapons?” The fact is that God’s word
teaches us how to serve the Lord. |
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When John
the Baptist baptized people in River |
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INTERVIEWER:
- Boris, I can see that you are in perfect health. Before your remarkable
ordeal, were you in the same state of health? |
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BORIS: -
Yes. Perfect health is a prerequisite to join the force. It was mandatory for
us to undergo routine medical test. |
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INTERVIEWER:
- Please, tell me what happened to you. |
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BORIS: - I
will narrate how the Lord raised me from the dead. On |
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According
to my wife’s account, after I lost consciousness, I was rushed to the
hospital, to the reanimation unit. Their diagnosis was - Brain haemorrhage. I
remained there for several days in an unconscious state. I was transferred to
the reanimation unit of the Khelmitskij District Clinic. The doctors
continued to fight for my life. However, the heart attack, which was now
progressing didn’t leave them with a chance of my survival. |
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INTERVIEWER:
- How serious was your brain haemorrhage? |
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BORIS: -
As I found out later on, the doctor diagnosed a
internal bleeding in 95% of my brain. All the equipment and the sensors that
were attached to my body, testified of death. In their medical report the
doctors diagnosed a haemorrhage that had spread all over my brain, all of the nine tests made confirmed death. |
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2. Death
registered by the Doctors. |
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INTERVIEWER:
- Boris, from what you were later on told, after the doctors certified your
death, did they immediately call your wife? |
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BORIS: -
Yes, they did and she was not the only person they informed. Actually, what
happened was that every 15-20 minutes my colleagues called the hospital to
inquire of my health. They were told that I was no longer alive, that I was
already dead. At my working place, money was already being collected for my
burial, a coffin was already ordered for me, the burial viennese and every
other thing necessary for the occasion. In a nutshell, preparation was made
for my burial. In my opinion, I think the sudden death of such a healthy
police officer was a very stunning occurrence, which took everyone aback.
This was clear, from the numerous phone calls to the hospital, from my
colleagues. |
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INTERVIEWER:
- Was your wife present with you when you died? |
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BORIS: -
Yes, she was, but she was not allowed in the reanimation room itself. Later
on my wife told me, that she constantly prayed to God over my salvation. When
the doctors began to desperately fight to save my life, my wife called Pastor
Nikolai in Mariopol on the phone. My wife told him what had happened and
asked him to pray for me. While he prayed, God told him that the situation
would not lead to death, but to the glory of God. He calmed my wife down and
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3. Medical
information on the possibility of a dead person returning to life |
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INTERVIEWER:
- For an understanding from a clinical point of view, we make reference to a
directory of medical publications. In the Concise Medical encyclopedia
(published by “Soviet Encyclopedia”, 1974) the following is written: Brain
haemorrhage is defined as the disruption of normal blood circulation in the
brain, which results in the death of the brain material (Part 1, page 506).
Resuscitation of an organism (reanimation) is defined as the restoration of a
sudden disruption or total loss of life supporting functions of an organism.
Clinical death is the last reversible stage of the death of an organism from
the moment breathing and blood circulation cease to the beginning of irreversible
changes in the central nervous system, after which death is referred to as
being biological. The duration of clinical death depends on the reason that
gave rise to the development of a terminal condition, the duration of dying,
age etc. In normal temperatures, clinical death extends over a period of 4-6
minutes, after which the restoration of normal activities of the central
nervous system becomes impossible. Reanimation procedures should be started
immediately sudden death has been established. It is also recommended not to
allow the complete ceasing of breathing or heartbeat. If the heartbeat is not
re-established, reanimation procedures are advised to be continued until they
prove effective. Signs of effectiveness: Disappearance of cyanosis, noticing
of spontaneous gasps (the sooner they begin, the better the prognosis),
pulsation of the large blood vessels in accordance with the rhythm of the
massage, narrowing of the pupils. If these signs do not appear in 20-25
minute, resuscitation procedures should be discontinued (part 2, page
270-271). I know that doctors have some rules, which can never be violated by
any one in any medical establishment. In their rules, a person who is lying
in reanimation, in a condition of biological death, should not be there more
than 2 hours and only after this the person may be transported to the morgue. |
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That means
that after establishing the fact that Boris was in a state of clinical death,
the doctors struggled for 30 minutes to save his life, and after establishing
a state of biological death, not less than 2 more hours elapsed, for the
period of time he was in the reanimation unit. Meaning that the irreversible
processes and death of the brain matter had already begun, seen as the time
necessary for resuscitation after clinical death takes about 4-6 minutes. In
this case the person couldn’t be more dead. Boris’
death was confirmed by the doctors and by the medical equipment that were
connected to his body. |
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4. “I saw
heaven” - Boris |
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INTERVIEWER:
- And now, Boris, tell us how you felt. What did you see? |
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BORIS: -
It felt as if I was conscious, I began seeing with my own eyes, what happened
after an internal push in the body. I began seeing everything as if from
above. My soul came out of me and looked at my body. Doctors in their white
gowns had gathered around my body. Numerous equipment were
connected to my body. The doctors tried to bring me to a normal condition,
they ran about, and applied all possible measure. But all their effort were to no avail. |
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Then I began
to ascend from the earth. The earth became smaller and smaller. It became so
small, and then it disappeared totally. My transportation was accompanied by
a continuous whistling in my ears. Then I ended up in an extraordinary place, that was so illuminated, that I began to feel good.
I saw a golden staircase, that shone with rays of
glory. The staircase was rather wide. On either side of the staircase were
golden railings, along which from the end to the top were winged angels in
white clothes, with golden belts. Their hair was white,
their faces shone so much, like lightning, their eyes were like two lanterns.
They had human faces. Their hands and legs were the color of shinning copper
chips. On the outside the angels were like humans. Around the staircase and
under it, stood a great number of angels, and their number, I simply cannot
describe. These were without wings. All the angels were singing psalms. And
surprisingly, I did not know, what language they were singing in, but at that
moment I completely understood the words of the psalm. They sang: “O worthy
are you Lord of all glory and praise. You, Lord, created the heavens and the
earth. You are worthy of our praise!” |
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Then I saw
an extraordinary light at the end of the staircase. But the light wasn’t like
that of the sun or of welding instrument, which has a harmful effect on the
eyes. The light was extraordinarily bright, but did not hurt the eyes, warm,
calming, full of joy and peace. I was full of delight, to such an extent that
mere words cannot describe how I felt. My delight continued to increase and
there was no limit to the joy I felt. I don’t know how to describe this
vision, this feeling, in words, but I would like you to imagine the picture
the Lord showed me. Later on, I heard a voice, coming from the place where
the wonderful light was, which said: ‘My son, come to me and I will show you
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From the
great number of angels, two angels walked up behind me. One stood on my left
and the other stood on my right, just a short distance from me. I didn’t turn
my head around, I didn’t look behind me and I didn’t gaze around me, but it
appeared as if I could see 360 degrees about me. I wasn’t nervous and didn’t
feel any form of discomfort. I was absolutely calm and so joyful to extent,
that I cannot describe how I felt, not then and not now. I didn’t ask anyone
any question, such as ‘where am I?’ ‘What happened to me? What’s going to
happen later on?’ I felt completely confident in myself, as if I was standing
in a familiar place. I felt as if I lived there permanently. |
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Then the
Holy Spirit, transferred me to a vast open plain, in
which very beautiful white horses pranced. In the center of the field, stood
a great big city, in the form of a cube. When I noticed it, I began to draw
close to it. But I approached it in a different way, not as a man normally
walks on the ground. I moved without my feet touching the ground, it was as
if I was sliding. The angels escorted me. The closer I approached the city,
the more intense was the delight I experienced, from what I saw. |
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There were
very high walls, which were multiple in number and of various colors. There
were 12 colors in all, which radiated and shone like a bright light. (Later
on, after my resurrection, when I studied the 21-22 chapter of the book of
Revelations in the Bible, I found a confirmation of what I had seen). I saw
the foundation of the city, which was made up of 12 precious stones of this
world. I saw a pearl gate, three on each wall. The pearl gate was very big,
higher than two meters. I didn’t measure them, but one pearl was larger than
two meters, in my opinion. I saw only six gates, because the Lord led me into
the city through one of its corners. I saw the two sides of the cube. Then
the Lord led me through one of the gates into the city, as we passed through
them, I saw two inscriptions. One of them was above the gate and the second
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When I
entered into the city through the gates, I stood still in admiration: The
city was made completely of gold. The gold was so pure and I had never seen
such brilliance before. I had seen how brightly gold articles in a jeweller’s
store shone, but this was not comparable, to what I saw at that moment. Gold
streets, houses of gold, gold doors – everything was made of gold, transparent
like glass. I could never have imagined that gold could appear transparent
and so pure. I read about this in God’s word, but I could not really imagine
it, to me this issue was concealed. I just couldn’t imagine how a hard metal
could be transparent. Now that I saw it, I just wanted to touch it. I touched
the walls, I entered some houses and scrutinized
everything. I did not ask the angels, where I was to go from here. I seemed
to know the way. I was overcome with such a feeling as if I was in a place of
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As I
continued my way further into the city, close to the center, I saw a large
tree in one spot. The tree had pear-shaped fruit on it. The size of the fruit
was about the size of two average sized fists put together. The leaves on it
reminded me of the leaves of a lime tree, only they were larger and like
leaves of burdock. When I got near the tree, I wanted to take a fruit from it
and began to reach for one. Suddenly with enthusiasm, I was surprised that
the hand that I stretched out, was not like an
ordinary hand, it was transparent. When I was about to pluck a fruit, the
angel who stood a little distance behind me, on my right side, stretched out
his hand and stopped me. Gesticulating with his finger, he told me that for
now, I shouldn’t pluck the fruit. Then something I didn’t expect took place:
Without any form of regret, disappointment from the angel’s action, I left
the tree. Generally speaking, within the city, I never experienced any kind
of discomfort, or disorder. |
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When I
left the tree, I saw an extraordinary bright light at the center of the city.
It was very interesting that I didn’t see any shadow not from the trees and
not from the houses. There were no shadows there and neither were there any
lamps. I didn’t see the sun nor any object that gave light, but the light was
extraordinary bright and so pleasant to the eyes, to the extent that I was so
delighted beyond measure. I cannot adequately describe in words, the extra
unusual condition of my soul… |
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When I saw
the center of the illumination, I bowed my head and felt an overwhelming urge
to bow my knees. But the angel supported me and I heard a voice, “ My son, I have shown you all that is necessary for you
at this time, and you should return now, to declare My Glory, power and
dominion, to declare all that you have seen and heard”. Then I began to pray
and implore the Lord, asking Him to let me remain there, where I was. I
cried, “Lord I don’t want to return”. But the Lord said, “You have a wife,
and three children. You have to return to them, for it is not time for you to
be here yet”. Then again I began to implore the Lord, ”Lord,
I don’t want to return. Allow me to remain with beside You”. But the Lord
said to me,” My Son, be meek and self-controlled, do not murmur, go back. You
have to declare My Glory”. |
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5. Panic
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BORIS: In
the blink of an eye, I moved in space over such a distance, that I saw the
earth to which I was now approaching. As I approached I saw the next scene:
My body was being taken by the hospital staff on a stretcher to a room where
bodies of people were kept. Some of the bodies had incisions made on them. I
understood they were taking me to the morgue. In other words, looking from
above, I only saw how they were taking me, I didn’t see precisely that they
were taking me, because the body was covered with a cloth, only the feet
could be seen. When I saw my weeping wife accompanying the stretcher, I
understood I was the one being taken. One of the hospital staff was
comforting her, trying to tell her not to grieve over the incident and tried
to prevent her from entering the room where they were taking the body on the
stretcher. I saw this as if from above. I understood that I was brought to
the morgue. When the doors ahead of my wife were closed and the stretcher
with my body on it was already in the room, people began to move away. These
were the orderlies and nursing sisters who brought me to the morgue, who were
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When I saw
all this, I felt a clap or more precisely a jolt and immediately, I entered
into my body. At that instance, I felt the blowing of wind, an enormous
force, which flung the doors, through which my body was brought in, open.
This force tore the doors off their hinges and they dropped to the floor and
the force pushed the trolley with the body out of the morgue. After this I
got up. The upper part of my body sat up on the trolley and the cloth fell
off my body. The orderly slipping along the sides of the wall,
fell and so did the nursing sister as well. Both of them lay there in a state
of terror. Another nursing sister came and when she saw me sitting up, went into state of shock. The same supernatural power
made the trolley on which I sat, to stand up right, vertically, and I stood
vertically on the ground with my feet. Then the trolley fell to its normal
position and rolled back in to the morgue. |
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I wanted
to go but could not. My body did not respond. I experienced such a feeling,
as if I was not in my own body. Then I began to pray, because my senses were
returning to normal. I saw everything, I recognized everything, I heard
everything, but I did not recognize the voice I heard, it drawled. The
feeling was as if an audio tape was playing at a slower speed than normal. At
that instant, I began to call upon the Lord, for the Lord gave me strength to
walk. When I finished praying, I felt a great outpouring of energy. I felt as
if the hairs on my head were falling off and a thousand needles pricked my
forehead. I received such an outpouring of energy, that
I felt as if my feet were in asphalt. I felt warmth and a great power, from
my head to my feet. I began to walk as the Holy Spirit led me, in the
direction of the doctor’s room, where all the doctors were seated.
Unconsciously I had perfect orientation of the hospital’s layout, seen as I
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My wife
fell down on her knees, thanking the Lord, because he had resurrected me to
life. When she came to herself, she took a cloth and ran after me, to cover
my nakedness, because I was completely naked. As I continued walking on, the
hospital staff all ran in various directions screaming out. Some of them fell
down, while others shut themselves in the wards. My wife caught up with me
just as I was approaching the doctors room and
wrapped the cloth about me. I reached the doctors room and with a gentle
push, opened the door of the room. Later on, I Learned that the room was
locked with a key by the doctors, and cupboards were placed behind the door
from the inside to prevent entry into the room. The door opened before me
with such ease. The power of the Lord opened that door. |
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When I
entered the room, some of the hospital staff were in a state of terror, while
in the corner, other staff were frantically shouting out, “who are you, what
do you want from us? Let us alone!” |
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I calmed
them down and said, “Don’t be afraid, give me some clothes.” Looking in their
faces, I saw they were stone cold with fear and indescribable horror, I understood there was no sense in explaining my
resurrection to these poor doctors frightened to death. Whatever I would have
told them, all the same they wouldn’t listen to me. The only thing they could
hear was the pounding of their hearts. I repeated, “Give me my clothes and
I’ll go home”. The doctors allowed me to leave quickly, because they were in
such a state of terror because of my presence. When I came out of the doctors room, I stood a while in the corridor and
surprisingly, my first four steps left something like a print of water
behind, although I was completely dry and the cloth about me was also dry! I
dressed up. My wife called a car on the phone, and we went home. |
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INTERVIEWER:
- Boris, I can imagine the panic and shock of the doctors, when they saw you.
What they saw, definitely did not conform with the
training they underwent in medical school or with what they came across in
their medical practice. It’s clear that it wasn’t death that scared them,
because they encounter that everyday. Your resurrection back to life is
simply not comprehensible to the human mind. It’s a fact and everyone knows
that blood clots in a closed space of the brain,
couldn’t possible go anywhere and what more considering the degree of the
haemorrhage – 95%. There couldn’t possibly have been any mistake. After a
futile struggle to save your life, your death was confirmed. All the medical
equipment connected to your body, confirmed this fact. You were dead in their
presence long enough, about 2 hrs and 30 minutes. After that you were taken
to the morgue . The irreversible process in the
central nervous system had long taken place. And it turned out that the dead
man, didn’t just breath, but walked in on his feet
and even spoke normally. In actual fact, doctors understand how difficult and
how much time is needed in reanimation, for a patient to recover, who has
suffered from brain haemorrhage. The doctors did not expect such a miracle. |
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And what
more, the resurrection was accompanied with such power of the Holy Ghost, to
the extent that the doors were torn from their hinges and they fell to the
ground with such a noise. The trolley rolled out of the morgue, over turned
and then rolled back into the morgue. All this happened in the presence of
the medical staff. The news of your resurrection had already preceded you.
The doctors had already locked themselves in the doctors
room and barricaded the door. The door being opened by the power of the Holy
Ghost was something they just could not comprehend. They were in such a state
of fear. The events that took place were just too incredible for the normal
human mind to comprehend… |
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6. Stunned
co-workers. |
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INTERVIEWER:
And so, we stopped at the point where you were going home in a car. What
happened next? |
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BORIS: I
was on my way, in complete health in the front seat of the car. Along the road,
within our district, we happened to drive up to a road warden, a vehicle
inspection officer, with whom I incidentally happened to work with. When he
saw me, he slumped to the ground. He sat on the ground for a long time
stunned. My wife asked me to get out and tell him, “everything is OK, and
that I am alive”. I said, “I won’t do that, because, he may end up dying out
of fear”. |
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The driver
that drove us had to drive into town for some personal matters, he quickly
attended to them. We continued our journey into the village, and a police
officer, whom we happened to drive past in his car, increased his speed and
caught up with us, in order to get a better look at me, to make sure I was
really the one. Seeing me he took off his cap, wiped away the sweat from his
face, shrugged his shoulders and drove on ahead. |
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After I
arrived home, literally speaking, within thirty minutes my superior officer
came to my house to find out if I was really alive or the police officer who
met us along the way was out of his mind. They just couldn’t believe that
after all that had taken place, I was not only in reanimation, but also in
complete health at home. They couldn’t understand this. When I went out to
greet them, they were afraid and began to step back, as if they had seen a
ghost. I asked them to have a seat and began to speak to them about my
resurrection. They began to nod their heads, but their faces revealed so much
fright, that everything I told them, they didn’t believe a word, they didn’t
even listen to all that I said. They tried as fast as possible to leave, so
that they wouldn’t be around me for long. |
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The next
day when I arrived to work, my superior officer didn’t allow me to commence
my duties. He said: |
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“I cannot
allow you to work, because after brain haemorrhage and other similar sicknesses, that the doctor’s discovered in you, you ought
to have been categorized as an invalid. Considering your death and mysterious
resurrection…” |
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“But do
you believe your eyes?” – I asked him. |
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“I
believe”, he said. |
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“Can you
hear me?” |
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“I can
hear you”, he replied. |
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“Can you
see me?” – I continued to ask. |
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“I can see
you” - he said. |
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“Then
pinch me, perhaps you don’t see me well. I am as healthy as you” – I said to
him. |
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“That’s
impossible”, he said. |
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7.
Deductions by the Medical Committee – Completely healthy. May carry on
service. |
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INTERVIEWER:
- Boris, you talked about the reaction of your colleagues. But what about the
doctors? |
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BORIS: -
Yes, for two weeks, 15 different medical committees carried out medical
checks on me, to determine if I could remain in service. The doctor’s wanted
to prove, that at least some side effects should exist. And that it was
impossible that everything should just vanish away without a trace. But in
all their x-rays and their investigations, testified of complete health only. |
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A team of
doctors, mainly psychiatrists and neuro-pathalogists, came to a common
opinion, that I am absolutely well, that I could be admitted on a team of
Astronauts. I was allowed to continue my duties as a duty officer in the
district police office. |
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The
doctors came to a conclusion, that I am well, however up to this moment in time, all of them are in a state of confusion. As the
medical committee was carrying out their duties and the doctors affirmed that
I was completely well, they didn’t believe their eyes. Some of them said that
if they hadn’t personally fixed the diagnosis, based on the x-rays,
cardiographs and many other investigations, they wouldn’t have believed it.
How could blood clots, within the brain disappear by themselves without any
surgical procedures? |
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The
doctors asked me to keep silent about all this, or else people would think I
was crazy. But I know that every lie is a sin, as it is written in God’s
word, that all liars will have their part in the lake that burns with fire…”,
and that they will not inherit the Kingdom of God. I told the doctors: “For
the very reason I stand on the earth, after all that has happened to me,
doesn’t give me the right to remain silent. For as it is written in God’s
Word, that if you remain silent, than “stones will sing out”. They replied:
“Well, that’s your own business. We will not record your resurrection”. |
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But the
doctors that treated me, passed the diagnosis and later certified death all
repented. They all accepted the Lord Jesus as Savior. |
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I would
like to say something in addition, that God doesn’t only resurrect a person,
in order to leave him crippled. He resurrected me to life and gave me
complete healing. |
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I affirm
this statement that God – is not an abstract being. He is a personality, who
spoke with me. He is real and heaven is real. |
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From:
http://www.word-of-faith-ch.org/ |
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Conclusion
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Brothers
in the Lord, rejoice and be exceedingly glad because
when you die, if you will be found faithful, you will leave this world and go
to a far better place, where you will be in the presence of God and of His
Son, and you will praise them continually. In heaven there is fullness of joy
and of peace, there is no crying, no affliction, and no pain. The glory of
God gives light to everybody and to everything, and everything is glorious
and majestic. |
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However,
besides rejoicing, you must also speak to one another about this marvellous
place, that is, the heavenly paradise, in order to comfort one another. And
do not forget to show sinners the way to heaven so that they may come to
their senses and begin to walk in it. |
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One last
thing, brothers; as I said before, you will go to heaven if you are found faithful:
that is something you should keep always in mind lest you deceive yourselves or
be deceived by the devil. For Jesus said to His disciples: “But he who stands
firm to the end will be saved” (Matthew 24:13 – NIV), and also: “By standing
firm you will save yourselves” (Luke |
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Anyone who
draws back will go to perdition, that is to say, he will go down into the
fire of hell where there is weeping and gnashing of teeth; his soul will not
be taken into glory, but it will be brought down to hell. It is a fearful
thing to fall into the hands of the living God, it is better to fall into the
hands of men than to fall into the hands of our great God [1], who is called
the Fear of Isaac and the One to be feared. |
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Therefore,
let the fear of God be with you all the days of your life, brothers; let it
be before your eyes day and night. Love God to the end and He will save you
from the fire of hell and He will bring you safely to His Kingdom. So there
you will meet all the saints who fought the good fight and kept the faith to
the end. Stand firm in the faith; be zealous for the cause of the Gospel, and
be rich in good works. Pray without ceasing. |
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[1] That
is to say, it is better for us to be seized by men, beaten, put in prison,
tortured and put to death by them for Christ’s sake, than to be punished by
God with everlasting perdition for apostasy |