Pastor Saw Hell and Begged JESUS for a Second Chance
What Researchers Found
The Story
Rev. Eddie Wiggins was a drug-addicted reverend in his 50s who had endured severe childhood abuse. The NDE occurred on August 6, 2005, when he smoked cocaine and experienced a divine intervention. A light appeared with Jesus, who warned him against more drugs and took him to hell. He saw a vast pit with screaming souls on fire, entered his own burning body to feel endless pain without shock, heard past warnings from others, realized his choices led him there, and begged for death but learned eternal life exists without escape. Jesus returned him to his body and offered a choice. Wiggins chose Jesus over drugs. He flushed all drugs and pornography immediately with no withdrawal. He quit using drugs for good, became a full-time minister, and dedicated his life to sharing his testimony about hell's reality and Jesus' salvation to save others.
“back back to the house. But she never me. She never said a word to me after”
This account describes a visionary encounter with Jesus and hell while fully conscious on drugs, with no medical crisis, no out-of-body perceptions of the physical world, and no verifiable details from earthly events. Lacks any veridical elements, relying solely on internal spiritual imagery without attempts at confirmation.
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 account describes a visionary encounter with Jesus and hell while fully conscious on drugs, with no medical crisis, no out-of-body perceptions of the physical world, and no verifiable details from earthly events. Lacks any veridical elements, relying solely on internal spiritual imagery without attempts at confirmation.
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.