Chapter 8. 5
Out of Body Experiences
Esotericism
– Astral Body – Soul Travel – Spirit Walking
Paul’s
OBE – Job’s OBE – John’s OBE – Familiar Spirits
The
Hoax - Near Death Experience
First
Word
Hollywood’s
efforts in producing superstitious ideas has
brought credibility to ghosts, exorcisms, astrology and “Flatlines”; people who have died and
lived to tell about it. In a Gallup poll,
eight to nine million people have reported experiencing an OBE; Out of Body Experiences or an NDE; a Near Death Experience which
occurred after some kind of trauma that rendered them temporarily dead or on
the verge of death. These TWILIGHT ZONE experiences seem to fall into two
categories;
1)
Real and Genuine; uphold
Biblical concepts and glorify God and His Son Jesus Christ. The experience deepens their commitment to the
Biblical Jesus and to personal
evangelism or for the
Non-Believer results in salvation or a return to Christ with a lifelong commitment. Some have expressed a
desire to stay and not come back to their body.
2)
Real, but deceptive; teaches non-Biblical concepts; or implies
false doctrines such as Universalism which teaches that in the end; everyone
goes to heaven and even goes further and rejects the doctrine of eternal punishment.
There is NO
fear
of death; there is NO “outer
darkness”,[1]
only light; there is NO
wrath
of hell, only love.
Many shared the same mystical perceptions,
experiences, feelings and emotions:
a)
Encountered a brilliant light or a BEING OF LIGHT;
an angel or Jesus who emanates irresistible love and warmth and communicates
with them not with words, but thoughts.
b)
Experienced no judgment; only profound real acceptance with pure
love, joy, peace accompanied by extreme pleasure. No demons with pitchforks, nor angels playing
harps.
c)
Were united with deceased loved
ones; friends
and relatives or perhaps spiritual entities with a physical form that help them
through the experience or they meet “Saints from Old”.
d)
Encountered a barrier;
a door, fence, body of water or an imaginary line where they can go no further.
e)
Were sent back to fulfil or complete their earthly tasks,
assignments or responsibilities.
Many
report that they no longer fear death and see death
as just a transitional state to another form of life. The event convinces some to become Christians,
others to leave the faith and become mediums to facilitate others to embark on
their OWN
supernatural spiritual journey.
The New Age Movement presents a higher, larger, wiser and more
real SELF
which hastens ones self-realization that he or she is also a god.[2]
(Satan’s very first teaching and
lie; you can be a god)
For
centuries it has been common to believe that man is made up of TWO components,
body and spirit, but now the New Age Movement teaches
a THIRD component;
The Astral
Body;
1)
The Material body of flesh
which we receive at birth.
2)
The Soul or Spirit which
comes from God and returns to Him at death.
3)
The Astral Body which is an exact copy of the “flesh body”
except the material is finer, shiny and luminous in appearance.
The Astral Body can
travel great distances in “the Astral Plane” in the ethereal
world and is not subject to
the laws of nature, nor solid objects.
The Book commands
us to not communicate with the dead;[3]
with that said, if we are told to NOT communicate,
then it must be possible. So if someone
dismisses OBE’s
and NDE’s
as FAKE, then they have not studied the examples in the Book.
A few Definitions
Esotericism is intellectuals
seeking to homogenize or combine "pagan" philosophies with Christian
philosophy and the Jewish “Kabbalah”, resulting in the emergence of the esoteric (cryptic, secret,
mysterious)
New Age
movements like “Christian
theosophy”; Esotericism is of the Occult.
Soul Travel is a
willful out-of-body experience (OBE), a supposed form of telepathy that
assumes the existence of a soul or consciousness called an "astral body"
that is separate from the physical body which is capable of
travelling outside of it throughout the universe. It accesses the fourth
Dimension or an “intermediate world” of light between Heaven
and Earth, composed of the spheres of the planets and stars. These astral spheres are
held to be populated by angels, demons and spirits. Satan is THE PRINCE OF THE POWER OF THE AIR;[4]
and when you “Soul
Travel” you are traveling through his territory; “Soul Travel”
is of the Occult.
Spirit
Walking:
Just
on the border of your waking mind there lies another time where darkness and
light are one and as you tread the hall s of sanity you feel so glad to be
unable to go beyond. (Lyrics from the song TIME by the Electric Light
Orchestra.) Spirit Walking is
the ability to enter into the twilight zone
that’s on the borders of your waking mind. On one hand it’s a state of consciousness,
between sleep and dreaming, and on the other a wakeful consciousness. It is in this state that it is possible to
make contact with Familiar Spirits who
reside in the spirit world who can give you esoteric details and information.
“Spirit walking” is of the Occult.
Near
Death Experience
Near-death experience (NDE) is
a personal experience generated by trauma, perhaps associated with death
or impending death caused by a severe illness, a heart attack or car accident.
It can also be triggered by drug use
or occult practices
where an altered state of consciousness is desired.
Such experiences may encompass a variety
of sensations including detachment from the physical body; they become “spectators”
with feelings of levitation, total serenity, security, warmth, the experience
of absolute dissolution, and surrounded with the presence of light.
Others report of traveling through; a
valley, cave, sewer, trough or tunnel with light at the end. Some hear wonderful rapturous music while
others hear banging, buzzing or other harsh disturbing sounds. Researchers have catalogued SEVEN “categories of memory”;
1) Violence or persecution, 2) fear, 3) animals,
4) plants,
5) bright
light, 6) Deja-vu,
and 7) family.
While in OBE or NDE, some report an awareness of their surroundings and what is
being said in their presence; while others report seeing their life pass before
them in VIVID color. Many who had experienced NDE reported many striking similar
experiences, but none experienced ALL of the same things. While a NDE or OBE can be innocent, we cannot rule out demonic deception or
satanic manipulation of the mind to cause the feeling or experience of the
Astral body floating out of the physical body. (If such a thing as an Astral body even
exist)
Out
of Body
Out-of-body experience (OBE) is an experience that typically involves a feeling of floating and in some cases, the perception of observing one's
own physical body from a place outside of one's body. One out of ten
people will have at least one OBE experience in their lifetime; some will
experience it several times. Wikipedia
For the most part people seek OBE for
spiritual reasons; a higher level of consciousness or enlightenment; however,
there are some who want to operate in the supernatural
so that they can cause harm to others.
Out
of Body experiences are divide up into TWO GROUPS.
1)
Involuntary OBE can happen after a near death experiences during an accident or
after some kind of trauma or exhaustion in which a person leaves their body for
a brief period of time where for some reason, they discover additional clarity
and truth. Many observe details that
they did not know before; they gain knowledge.
The event was not actively pursued and
was unpredicted and totally un-expected. Often this surprise is accompanied by panic to
get back inside the body.
2)
Voluntary OBE is when a person is trying to have an out of body experience
in order to connect with the spirit world; the supernatural. Astral
Projection (or astral travel) is a term used
in esotericism to describe a willful out-of-body
experience (OBE), a supposed
form of telepathy that assumes the existence of a soul or consciousness
called an "ASTRAL BODY" that is separate from the physical
body and capable of travelling outside of it throughout the universe.
Two Forms of
Voluntary OBE
1)
Phasing: Where an individual endeavors to access a
part of the mind that is “shut off” during their everyday life. This practice is similar to Buddhism or the New Age Movement where they look inward to oneself for knowledge; this is
practicing the Occult.
2)
Mystical: Where an individual endeavors to EXIT the body completely and travel to
another dimension that is not connected with this world. This is again is of the Occult.
OBE practice includes concentrating for a lengthy period of
time on one’s own self in a mirror while trying to deliberately slow down their
heart beat; to try to loosen their astral bodies from
the confines of their physical bodies.
The purpose or object of OBE is
to travel and communicate with other astral bodies; FAMILIAR
SPIRITS. Necromancy or communicating
with the dead or familiar spirits is an ABOMINATION
to God.[5]
My personal OBE
I was particularly interested in this Word Study because of my own
personal experience that happened about 35 years ago… I had a particularly
tiring day and had just laid back on the sofa and at some point found myself
out of my body looking down from the corner of the room at myself lying on the
sofa. I felt weightless, there was
liberating sensations in my body and I thought this is awesome, till suddenly I
felt an urge that this was not right and I immediately STRUGGLED to get back into my body. I found on the internet many others who also
had reported observing themselves below from the top corner of a room.
It happened again; this time I was a little more trusting and
adventuresome and Astra traveled right up through the ceiling; above the roof and began to fly
around over the trees, not horizontal, but vertical as sitting down; traveling
down the streets and under overpasses, I
stayed out much longer… BUT
again I felt an urge that I should not do this and found myself fighting
and struggling, trying to get back
into my body which brought on sudden fear and made my heart race.
I shared this with a Christian co-worker and she verbally beat me up, telling me;
NEVER DO THAT AGAIN, she said when your spirit leaves your
body, another spirit can occupy it; this opens the door to demonic possession,
it is of the Occult. WOW, I had never heard of such a thing.
Apostle
Paul’s OBE
Paul writes to the Church at Corinth addressing a few issues, one of which is boasting about their authority
and he mentions that he also had visions and a revelations. He makes a point of telling them that he
doesn’t know if it happened while he was in his body or was Out of his Body experiencing an OBE.[6]
(Also called OOBE.)
Sidebar there was a
time when Paul experienced trauma or had a near death experience when he was
stoned & left for dead; it could be very well that this is when Paul had
his OBE.[7]
I embrace fence Post
Theology; the Bible makes a
statement about a subject which drives in a fence
post of Truth. When you look back at all the fence post that
are in a line, if one does not line up; either your BS, your Belief System is wrong or the
Bible is wrong. You need a course
correction.
There are
three heavens in Hebrew cosmology; FIRST our atmosphere,[8] then
SECOND outer space,[9] then
THIRD, God’s dwelling
place.[10] It’s the third heaven that the Apostle Paul
encountered.
During Paul’s
experience, he heard inexpressible words, which man is NOT ALLOWED TO SPEAK. This is important; he could not reveal what
he heard. If we use Paul’s experience of
a Spiritual encounter with God, then we drive in our FIRST “Fence
Post” that says if it is a Godly experience, we will not
be allowed to divulge the details. I say
this because many that have had OBE REPORTED DETAILS of their situation that were not previously known.
Paul reports that this was an involuntary
experience, it just happened. He did
not seek it nor did he report it happening to him again. This drives in a SECOND “Fence
Post” that if it is from God, it is involuntary; we do not
cause it to happen. THIRD “Fence
Post;” There
are books available that teach how to have “out of body experiences”. That would make them voluntary experiences which would be a good indicator that this
supernatural phenomena IS NOT FROM GOD.
Job’s OBE
Job seems to have had an OBE; he said; “Amid
thoughts from visions of the night, when deep sleep
falls on men, dread came upon me, and trembling, which
made all my
bones shake. A spirit glided
past my face; the hair of my flesh stood up.
It stood still, but I could not discern its appearance. A form was before my eyes; there was
silence, then I heard a voice:[11]
If we use Job as a Fence Post we would find that encountering something outside the body
fills you with dread, trembling and makes your bones shake. This is opposite of
the many reports of warmth, happiness and joy; this is a FOURTH “Fence
Post” out of line and it’s
practicing the Occult.
John’s OBE
John the Revelator (not John the Baptist) experienced an OBE when he was a prisoner on the Isle of Patmos and was taken to
heaven where he was shown a great many things.
He was commanded to write some things down, but others He was commanded
to not record them.[12]
This is the FIFTH Fence Post planted; what
is revealed
or not
revealed is decreed by the command of God.
John was taken on
“The Lord’s Day” which many students believe was on a Sunday, others believe it was Saturday.
In my BS, I believe that “The Lords Day” was an event of the second coming of
Jesus Christ; thus a “Revelation” of prophecy of THE END TIMES.[13]
In fear and Awe, John fell at the feet of Jesus as a dead
man; the Pentecostals would say he was “slain in the spirit” and I would agree.[14]
This is the SIXTH Fence Post planted; this scared the tatter tots out
of John and put his face on the ground; he DID NOT have a sense
of peace, love and
joy as others report.
Other Soul OBE
The following
are more examples of the soul leaving the body and returning to give it back
its life. These Biblical examples of the
Soul/Spirit leaving was not just for a few minutes in time, but was for an
extended time. There was a superstition that a person’s spirit would linger around a couple of days
before it finally departed. We see this in the story of the death of
Lazarus; Jesus waited three days to PROVE IT WAS A
MIRACLE and not just an OBE.
Jesus called Lazarus back to life
who had been dead three days.[15]
Jesus died
on the cross and then tombs were opened and many
believers came back to life.[16]
Peter prayed and Dorcas/Tabatha came back to life.[17]
Elisha the Prophet restored the life of a Shunammite’s woman’s son.[18]
Elijah the Prophet asked God to allow the Widow Zaraphath’s son’s soul to
come back into him and He did.[19]
NOTE: The SEVENTH Fence Post planted; in
every case, a miracle was required to unite the soul to the body again and
bring forth life. Each event came from
God to a specific person, for a specific purpose which results glorified God and
revealed His love, grace and mercy for His people.
SEVEN Fence
Post planted: it
was never about personal gain and never pointed TO ANY DEAD SPIRIT, it always pointed
back to God.
God’s Thoughts
When the spirit EXITS the
body, that person is dead.[20] Death is the separation of the Soul from the
body, it does not become annihilated nor extinct; it is just separated from the
body and will live on in immortally throughout eternity. FENCE POST planted. In order for a
dead body to have life again, the soul/spirit must re-enter the body which
requires A MIRACLE from God OR the soul/spirit never left the body to begin
with.
I
have heard it said that OBE “Out of Body Experiences” do neither good nor harm, but the Good Book says we are WARNED
to not participate in these detestable practices. God said very bluntly; YOU
WILL GO TO HELL.[21] (So stop it now;
Repent.)
Many
people who have had Near Death Experiences say that they saw Jesus. This is just not what the Book
teaches. In scripture, after the
Lord’s resurrection and assentation into heaven, He was NEVER seen on earth again by anyone; even Paul on the road
to Damascus did not see Jesus, he only heard a voice. FENCE POST planted. The being of
light is not from God.
What’s missing? While there
are warm and fuzzy reports of squealing delight, what is missing are the reports
of judgment
or the scorching
fires of HELL.[22] Rewards and
Punishment
have been replaced with a being of light.
The TOTAL
ACCEPTANCE by a being of light is a message of “Universalism”;
which teaches that all the spokes in a wheel lead to the same hub; everyone
goes to heaven. What is present is the
subliminal message that teaches the denial
of sin, judgment and the need for forgiveness.
Nowhere in the Book
are we told to attempt Astral Travel.
OBE and NDE events with its vivid imagery
disturb the normal reality in the cognitive system. The TERM “Out of Body Experience” was concocted to eliminate any
reference to the Soul and removes any religious inference that points back to GOD;
it all point back to SELF.
The Book says the time is
coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears and
will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions.[23]
Shirley MacLaine is probable most
famous for her book “Out on a Limb” which embraces Transcendental
Meditation and channeling through familiar spirits, Out of Body
Experiences and Reincarnation. [24]
The Book also says that the Holy Spirit will be OUR
GUIDE into
all truth.[25] We are to put on the whole armor of God and
Stand.[26] WE do
not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against
authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the
spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
90 minutes
in Heaven - HOAX
Kevin Malarkey and his six year old
son Alex were in a car accident in 2004 where Alex experienced a Near Death Experience or Out
of Body Experience
and went to heaven for 90 minutes and came back. Together the two co-authored a trilogy of
books; The Boy who came back from Heaven,
Heaven is for Real and 90 minutes in
Heaven.
Ten years later Alex RECANTED HIS STORY and said “I did
not die. I did not go to Heaven. I said I went
to heaven because I thought it would get me attention. When I made the claims that I did, I had never read
the Bible. People have profited
from lies, and continue to; they should read the Bible, which is enough. The
Bible is the only source of truth; anything written by man cannot be
infallible”. (Alex read the Bible and has courageously
spoken up.)
Tyndale House Publishers and Lifeway Christian Book Stores announced they will stop selling these trilogy BEST SELLERS.
The Take Away
Near Death Experiences (NDE) is
a personal experience generated by trauma and can occur after your heart
stops beating, but while your mind is still functioning; NDE’s are similar to a dream, but
are much more vivid and detailed. The
event is not of the Occult unless it is triggered by drugs used in occult
practices where an altered state of consciousness is desired and sought. People who practice “FLATLINERS”
practice the Occult.
Involuntary
Out of Body Experiences (OBE) can occur after some kind of trauma, extreme
stress or exhaustion. For some reason,
many discover additional clarity, truth, knowledge and details. Often this
surprise event is accompanied by panic to get back inside one’s body. This is NOT of the Occult.
Voluntary
Out of Body Experience (OBE); there are two forms;
1) Phasing is
when an individual endeavors to access a part of the mind that is “shut off”
during their everyday life where they look inward to oneself for
knowledge.
2) Mystical
is where an individual endeavors to EXIT the body completely and travel to
another dimension. Both Phasing and the
Mystical are of the Occult; they are Satanic and demonically inspired and
purposed to lead you to demonic oppression; if not possession.
The Book plants
fence post for us to sight along to see if our BS, our Belief System
is “out of line”
with scripture; here are the seven fence post that were planted.
FIRST Fence Post: It happens involuntary; we do not cause it
to happen.
SECOND Fence
Post: In every case, a miracle was required to unite the soul to the body again
and bring forth life.
THIRD Fence
Post: You are NOT be
allowed to divulge NEW spiritual knowledge and details.
FOURTH Fence
Post: You are commanded to record
or not
record THE EVENT. Things to be revealed or not revealed are
decreed by the command
of God.
FIFTH Fence
Post: It fills you with dread, trembling and your bones shake; you
do not feel warm and fuzzy all over with happiness and joy.
SIXTH Fence
Post: It knocks you to the ground and scares the
tatter tots out of you; you do not have a sense of joy, peace and love.
SEVENTH Fence
Post: Each event was for a specific
purpose which the end results glorified God and
revealed His love,
His grace
and His mercy
for His people. It was never about
personal gain of knowledge. It always
pointed back to God;
not to the dead
spirits.
We do not go to the afterlife at “near death”, we go “at death”
and we cannot crossover to come back. C.S. Lewis says there will be two kinds of people in the
end;
1) those who will say to God; Thy will be done (BLESSED)
2) those to whom God will say, “Thy will be done.” (CURSED)
Did you see it? In the finality of things, it’s our will that will be done; Life is choice driven.
IT’S IN THE BOOK
Proverbs 14:12 – There is a way that seems right
12 THERE IS A WAY THAT SEEMS RIGHT TO
A MAN, BUT
ITS END IS THE WAY TO DEATH.
(ESV)
Luke 16:26 - Between you & us a great chasm; none
may cross
26 And
besides all this, between us and you A GREAT CHASM has been fixed, in order that those
who would pass from here to you may not be able, and NONE MAY CROSS from there to us.’
(ESV)
Romans 10:17 – Faith comes by reading
God’s Word
17 So FAITH COMES FROM HEARING, and
hearing through the word of Christ.
(ESV)
[1] Matthew 25:30 – There is an Outer Darkness where
there is Weeping and gnashing
of teeth from pain
[2] Genesis 3:3-5 – Satan’s lie; you will Not die; you
will be like a god
[3] Isaiah 8:19 – People should communicate with God not the dead
[4] Ephesians 2:2 - The prince of the power of
the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience
[5] Deuteronomy 18:9-12 – Abomination; Sorcerer,
Medium, Spiritist or one who communicates with the dead.
-- Isaiah 8:19 – Do not seek Wizards that
have familiar spirits that mutter and
peep, seek the God of the living.
[6] 2 Corinthians 12:1-4 – Paul’s OBE; whether In
or Out of the Body I do not know
[7] Acts 14:19 – NDE OBE: Paul Trauma, Stoned, left for dead
[8] Acts 14:17 – First Heaven; our atmosphere
where it rains
[9] Isaiah 13:10 – Second Heaven; Space
[10] 1 Kings 8:30 – Third Heaven; the dwelling
place of God
[11] Job 4:12-21 – Job; the OBE scared the tater tots out of him
[12] Revelation 10:4 – John was instructed, commanded; do not write it down
[13] Revelation 1:10-11 – OBE; John taken to
heaven on the Lord’s Day
[14] Revelation 1:17 – In fear, John fell as Jesus’s feet as dead; slain in
the Spirit
[15] John 11:43-44 – Jesus; Lazarus dead three
days, lived again
[16] Matthew 27:51-53 – Jesus death; many
bodies raised from dead
[17] Acts 9:39-40 – Peter; Tabatha/Dorcas came
back to life
[18] 2 Kings 4:32-36 – Elisha; Shunammite’s son receives life back.
[19] 1 Kings 17:21-22 – Elijah; Child’s life
came back into him.
[20] Genesis 35:18 – When your Soul Spirit departs;
your body is DEAD -- James 2:26 – The
body apart from the Soul Spirit is DEAD
[21] Galatians 5:19-21 – I WARN YOU those who
do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God; you will go to hell -- Leviticus 20:6 –
Whole communities with Familiar Spirits will go to hell
-- Deuteronomy 18:9-11 – Do not learn the detestable worldly ways; those WHO PRACTICES DIVINATION or SORCERY,
INTERPRETS OMENS, ENGAGES IN WITCHCRAFT and CONSULTS THE DEAD -- Deuteronomy
18:10-11 – Command – Do not consult the dead --
Leviticus 19:26 - Do
not practice divination -- 2 Chronicles
33:5-6 – NECROMANCERS; communicating with the
dead provokes God to anger
[22] Galatians 5:19-21 – I WARNED YOU that
those that engage in sorcery will go to hell - Matthew 25:46 – ALL
DO NOT GO TO HEAVEN
[23] 2 Timothy 4:1-4 – You have itching ears for your own passions of myths
[24] Hebrews 9:27 - THERE IS NO
REINCARNATION
[25] John 16:13 – The Spirit of truth will guide
you into all the truth
[26] Ephesians 6:11-13 – Put on the whole armor of God to be able to stand
against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers
over THIS PRESENT DARKNESS
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