Dead Nearly 2 Hours, Dean Braxton Shares What He Encountered in Heaven!
What Researchers Found
The Story
Dean Braxton, a pastor and juvenile justice manager in Seattle, had a near-death experience in 2006. He entered the hospital for kidney stone surgery but developed a kidney infection that led to sepsis. The infection spread during the procedure, causing his body to shut down. He was clinically dead for one hour and 45 minutes. Dean realized he was dying and felt peace as he thought, 'I'm going home.' He left his body and moved quickly toward a bright light. He saw prayers as shooting stars passing him. He traveled through a dark area and entered heaven, where everything felt right. He met Jesus, bowed, and thanked Him repeatedly for His love and presence in his life. He saw his grandmother, family generations, angels, and other creations. He experienced God's love and acceptance, with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as one. Jesus showed him interventions in his life. Jesus told him three times to return because it was not his time. Dean obeyed reluctantly and re-entered his body. After the NDE, Dean healed completely from 29 medical issues. He shifted from pastoring a small church to becoming an evangelist. He travels worldwide, shares his story, and leads people to accept Jesus Christ as Savior. He now approaches God personally as Father.
“heaven to be in heaven i went to heaven father is and my desire was to be where”
This NDE features strong medical evidence of clinical death for nearly 2 hours due to sepsis, confirmed by records, but lacks any veridical perceptions of earthly events. The experiencer explicitly states he did not observe his body or medical team upon leaving, and return observations are vague and unverified. No specific, verifiable details from an impossible vantage point are reported, limiting evidential strength.
Score reflects verifiable perceptions reported. A low score indicates the experience was primarily spiritual or subjective, not that it didn't occur.
Score reflects transformation as described. Domains scored 0 indicate the topic was not discussed, not that no change occurred.
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What Researchers Found
This NDE features strong medical evidence of clinical death for nearly 2 hours due to sepsis, confirmed by records, but lacks any veridical perceptions of earthly events. The experiencer explicitly states he did not observe his body or medical team upon leaving, and return observations are vague and unverified. No specific, verifiable details from an impossible vantage point are reported, limiting evidential strength.
Score reflects verifiable perceptions reported. A low score indicates the experience was primarily spiritual or subjective, not that it didn't occur.
Score reflects transformation as described. Domains scored 0 indicate the topic was not discussed, not that no change occurred.