“We need to embrace the hope of heaven, and know that it’s a real place where our Savior is waiting for us.” - Shaun Tabatt

As followers of Christ, we know that there is a life beyond this one we find ourselves in. But what does that life look like? What is the experience of going to Heaven like? What happens to someone when they have a near-death experience? In this episode, Liz connects with Shaun Tabatt, Acquisitions Publishing Executive at Destiny Image Publishing, host of The Shaun Tabatt Show, and is the co-author of Near Death Experiences: 101 Short Stories That Will Help You Understand Heaven, Hell, and the Afterlife. Over the course of his research gathering hundreds of stories and testimonies of those who have experienced the afterlife, Shaun has discovered core consistencies and truths that provide a glimpse into the realities of Heaven.

Shaun’s desire in gathering this research, and in sharing these stories, is to help create a more effective vocabulary for conversations about the afterlife, and what we will encounter there. He shares stories of people having out-of-body experiences, describing the initial confusion and unknowability of the situation, but also shares about the invitation to move towards a bright light, and the heavenly realm experiences that people have as they go. Some experience an impasse, or note the contrast between a place of darkness and a place of light, but some of those who move towards Heaven describe the landscape of a place where loved ones are free and whole again, where nature sings in worship to God, and where revelation about lives lived is made known.

He has also noted several “steps” that many of these stories go through as they go onward and return, and shares how these experiences transform the lives of those who have them—and how they can speak insight and hope to every heart. As you listen, we pray that your faith will be stirred and your heart encouraged about what Heaven is like, and the love that awaits each of us when we arrive.

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If you have ever been curious about life beyond the grave, if you've ever doubted whether Heaven really exists, Near Death Experiences is the powerful testimony of life beyond the veil that you've been waiting for.

Shaun Tabatt has collected fascinating stories of near-death experiences and afterlife encounters from ordinary people who have visited Heaven.

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