Hindu Man Dies and Sees Hell & Then the God of Heaven - One of John Burke's Testimonies in his book
What Researchers Found
The Story
Santos Akari, a Hindu manufacturing engineer, suffered cardiac arrest, triggering his near-death experience. He floated above his body, hearing "code blue" as his heart stopped. A brilliant light brighter than the sun appeared; he recognized it as God with superior authority. The light transported him to heaven, where from a high mountain, he viewed a vast walled city with telescopic eyesight. He saw 12 gates guarded by angels, beautiful mansions, and lush grounds. He witnessed a vision of hell, then met Jesus on a throne. During a life review, he confronted his sins, begged for forgiveness, and experienced God's compassionate love. Jesus told him to return and love his family, especially his daughter in need, and revealed a narrow open gate into heaven. Santos asked how to enter it. After returning, he prayed daily for two years, seeking understanding. Accompanying his daughter to church, he heard a sermon on the narrow way and Jesus as the gate, which matched his vision. He read the Bible, found validations, and converted to Christianity, gaining a profound faith in Jesus and a new purpose to share his story.
“he knew this this is God he knew this he was taken up into heaven and he's up”
The NDE involves cardiac arrest with basic OBE perception of one's body and hearing 'code blue,' but no specific, verifiable details of medical procedures or conversations are reported. Heavenly visions match biblical descriptions unknown to the experiencer beforehand, but lack physical-world veridical elements that could be independently confirmed, 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
The NDE involves cardiac arrest with basic OBE perception of one's body and hearing 'code blue,' but no specific, verifiable details of medical procedures or conversations are reported. Heavenly visions match biblical descriptions unknown to the experiencer beforehand, but lack physical-world veridical elements that could be independently confirmed, 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.