I’ve been reading and watching on youtube people interviewed who have had near death experiences and went to hell instead of heaven. Many of them are similar, one account more horrible than the next. These people seem to be sincere, but if what they experienced is true, then some of the reasons they went there were what we would consider venial sins. Also, one young lady from South America said that she saw different celebrities there and also someone I can’t even mention for fear the mod will remove it. I couldn’t sleep after reading this. So very disturbing and left me feeling like there is little hope for anyone. These were not “Catholic” experiences considering the conversations they had with “jesus” or whoever they were speaking with. One said that Jesus told her that his mother has no idea that people are worshiping her, or praying to her on earth or calling on her for help on earth. I have only read one or two Catholic experiences, one from Gloria Polo, which is also very scary. I have no one to talk to about these things, which is why I am posting it here. Any thoughts about this?
I’ve got good reason for believing in hell, as my own father turned up in my room the night he died. He started with an apology, we argued and conversed, and then he disappeared. However just before he disappeared, he gave this absolutely terrifying scream that was so frightening that I started to scream, and all I could see was him. I didn’t see what was coming for him, but from the way he was standing, his actions, and the sheer terror, it obviously wasn’t very pleasant.
On the other hand, I wouldn’t take any notice of this South American lady if I were you. The person you “can’t metion” was allegedly Pope JPII, and as soon as she said that, I knew she was lying. In her case I think she and her mother cooked up the whole thing to make a name for themselves.
One thing that always gets to me about all these hellish experiences is how political a lot of them are. And I’d make the same comment about some Marian visions. There is supposed to be a visionary in Conyers, Georgia, but whenever I read the alleged condemnation of some US presidents for example, the first thing that comes to mind is that she’s a Republican in spiritual drag.
The other thing that I find hard to take is the detail of conversations that a lot of them go into. When I see that, I get a bit cynical.
Oh, don’t get me wrong. I have a strong conviction that hell exists, reinforced by what happened the night my father died. But I also take a lot of these “testimonies” with a grain of salt. I know it is to be feared - my father really screamed.
That doesn’t mean you’re going there. If you’re worried enough about it to want to do something to avoid it, you probably won’t go there. It’s a paradox, but the better the person the more they worry about things like this. The worse the person, the less they worry about it. A hit man for example wouldn’t even consider it, since his entire world would revolves around him, and nothing else. He’s one dimensional.
But Hell does exist. I believe my own father is there for example.
