Dave B
STE
Greyson Scale: 22
#33063
- Country United States
- Gender M
- Age Adult
- Date Experienced 1/9/1982
- Date Submitted 7/9/2025
Experience Description
Nearly 45 years ago, I met God. My son had died and I couldn’t cope. I didn’t die, but I was not asleep. I lay down in bed and left my body, quickly coming to a place of brilliant, warm, white light that did not hurt my eyes. I felt as if I had gone home. I belonged. I saw God. His love was unconditional. He was in the middle of this space, though it wasn’t really a room. He was giant-sized, wearing a white and blue robe. Without words, he told me he loved me and everything was as it should be. His face was blurred. He said I had more to do on Earth. I absolutely did not want to leave, but he sent me back anyway.
I remember how heavy my body felt when I returned to it. My legs and arms seemed to weigh a ton. The images and emotions of this experience have remained crystal clear for decades. I longed to return to heaven for weeks afterwards.
I’m 70 now, and I still remember. One day, not too far off, I will return. I wasn’t religious when this happened, but I am now. God loves me!
Background Information
Gender
Male
Date NDE Occurred
1/9/1982
Near Death Experience Elements
At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event?
Severe depression, Other (briefly specify), Depressed
How do you consider the content of your experience?
Entirely pleasant
Did you feel separated from your body?
I clearly left my body and existed outside it
How did your highest level of consciousness and alertness during the experience compare to your normal everyday consciousness and alertness?
More consciousness and alertness than normal, Everything was clearer, more real.
At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness?
While I was in the presence of God
Were your thoughts speeded up?
Incredibly fast
Did time seem to speed up or slow down?
Everything seemed to be happening at once; or time stopped or lost all meaning, No sense of time as it was not needed.
Were your senses more vivid than usual?
Incredibly more vivid
Please compare your vision during the experience to your everyday vision that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience
My son had died. I couldn’t go on. I was extremely depressed. God took me home for a while. He reassured me that all was as it should be and that he loved me.
Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience
Hearing isn’t the correct word unless it was for the music. God spoke directly into my mind.
Did you seem to be aware of things going on elsewhere?
No
Did you pass into or through a tunnel?
Uncertain, It was a very quick trip both coming and going. When I came back, my body was very heavy.
Did you see any beings in your experience?
No
Did you encounter or become aware of any deceased (or alive) beings?
No
Did you see, or feel surrounded by, a brilliant light?
A light clearly of mystical or other-worldly origin
Did you see an unearthly light?
Yes, I saw brilliant white light that did not hurt my eyes.
Did you seem to enter some other, unearthly world?
A clearly mystical or unearthly realm, I was in a large room without walls. Many other beings were there. It wasn’t a room so much as a space with walls and ceiling that weren’t truly there. It’s hard to explain.
What emotions did you feel during the experience?
I felt acceptance, belonging, and love. I went home!
Did you have a feeling of peace or pleasantness?
Incredible peace or pleasantness
Did you have a feeling of joy?
Incredible Joy
Did you feel a sense of harmony or unity with the universe?
I felt united or one with the world
Did you suddenly seem to understand everything?
Everything about the universe, The answer is with God.
Did scenes from the future come to you?
No
Did you come to a border or point of no return?
No
God, Spiritual and Religion
What was your religion prior to your experience?
Unaffiliated- Atheist
Have your religious practices changed since your experience?
Yes, When I was healthy, I went to church.
What is your religion now?
Christian- Catholic
Did your experience include features consistent with your earthly beliefs?
Content that was entirely not consistent with the beliefs you had at the time of your experience, God is real.
Did you have a change in your values and beliefs because of your experience?
Yes, I believed.
Did you seem to encounter a mystical being or presence, or hear an unidentifiable voice?
I encountered a definite being, or a voice clearly of mystical or unearthly origin, It was God himself!
Did you encounter or become aware of any beings who previously lived on earth who are described by name in religions (for example: Jesus, Muhammad, Buddha, etc?)
No
During your experience, did you gain information about universal connection or oneness?
Yes, God is our creator. He did it all!
Concerning our Earthly lives other than Religion
During your experience, did you gain special knowledge or information about your purpose?
No
During your experience, did you gain information about the meaning of life?
Yes, We are here to mature.
During your experience, did you gain information about an afterlife?
Yes, We absolutely live on. Earth is just for a while. Heaven is where we belong and is our true home.
Did you gain information about how to live our lives?
Yes, Everything is as it should be.
During your experience, did you gain information about life's difficulties, challenges and hardships?
Yes, We learn from them.
During your experience, did you gain information about love?
Yes, God is love. Love is everything.
What life changes occurred in your life after your experience?
I stopped fearing death because I'll come back home again. I'll be unconditionally loved. God is real. I don't want to waste the gift of life.
Have your relationships changed specifically as a result of your experience?
Yes, I accept them.
After the NDE:
Was the experience difficult to express in words?
Yes, I felt absolute joy and belonging. I went home. Brilliance, love, grace. Abundant love. So much of everything, but hard to describe it.
How accurately do you remember the experience in comparison to other life events that occurred around the time of the experience?
I remember the experience more accurately than other life events that occurred around the time of the experience, This experience was crystal clear for decades.
Do you have any psychic, non-ordinary or other special gifts after your experience that you did not have before the experience?
No
Have you ever shared this experience with others?
Yes
Did you have any knowledge of near death experience (NDE) prior to your experience?
No
What did you believe about the reality of your experience shortly (days to weeks) after it happened?
Experience was definitely real, It was very real and I wanted to go back. I didn't want to leave heaven, but God said that I had more to accomplish.
What do you believe about the reality of your experience now?
Experience was definitely real, I'm old now. I'm waiting. I feel my grandfather and mother with me at times.
At any time in your life, has anything ever reproduced any part of the experience?
Yes, I see coincidences. I can go back to the event in my mind.
Is there anything else that you would like to add about your experience?
Life is the gift God gave us and it needs to be cherished.
Did the questions asked and information that you provided accurately and comprehensively describe your experience?
Yes, I did my best.