He's Studied 1,000+ Near-Death Experiences and Says This Is Why He Believes They Prove the Bible

John Burke, a pastor and author who has studied and examined over 1,000 accounts of near-death experiences, believes these reports provide faith-building evidence of God and the Bible. Burke, author of the new book "Imagine the God of Heaven: Near-Death Experiences, God’s Revelation, and the Love You’ve Always Wanted," told CBN Digital why he believes these experiences corroborate Scripture and detailed what a near-death experience entails.

"It's when someone clinically dies ... their heart stops, they have no brain waves," Burke said. "And yet either modern medicine or miracle brings them back ... minutes later, sometimes it's hours." He continued, "And when they come back, they talk about experiencing the life to come, and they talk about how it's more real than anything they've ever experienced in this world."

Burke said his latest book looks at scores of interviews with people from all over the world who've had these clinical near-death experiences. "They are seeing and experiencing the God of Scripture," he said. "And we're looking, not only at His love story told throughout history in the Bible, but also his heart and characteristics, the mystery, the majesty of God."

Burke, though, knows not everyone believes these heaven visitation stories, and explained exactly why he thinks there's so much skepticism. He said one factor is a failure to understand that "these are testimonies" that shed light on God's nature. Another is the complexities that come from trying to describe other-worldly experiences using human language. Watch him explain.

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[lindaphillips]

My mom, just minutes from her death at home, and weak, suddenly sat straight up, and looking straight ahead said with vigor "MOM, OH MOM " and then, looking lower down said "OH EMMA", addressing both her already passed mother, and her grand daughter who died at age 2. With her face beaming with joy, she laid back and peacefully passed.

[DianeVictoria-ji]

I died in a hospital when I was 4 years old. I sat up in my body, looked at myself dead, flew through the wall above the door & hovered above my family in the waiting room. I was yanked through the ceiling & ended up on Jesus' Lap in Heaven. Jesus Spoke to me that He had to Put His GLORY into my spirit to heal my body... "Grow up in me and I Will Come back for you." The DEEPEST LOVE. My angel took my left hand & we flew into the hospital & I was immediately Healed.

[Deshon-tg]

Even though I have mental health conditions and born partly blind I am still a christain and trust God and I also love hearing NDE testimonials .

[mossiapetersen]

This is absolutely amazing. I have esophagus cancer stage 4
I'm a Christian ✝️ Praise God that He never leave me or forsake me.
I'm praying for God to heal me, I'm also getting everything ready for my death. This video has given me so much insight as I'm getting ready to go home to be with my Lord✝️
Thank you so much. ❤

[cieramist]

I don't know if anyone else out there goes through this, and I almost feel "stupid" to ask this, or admit this happens to me ALL THE TIME, but EVERY SINGLE TIME I bow my head to pray, I start crying...uncontrollably, and it even happens sometimes while I'm listening to Christian music....I CRY. The only thing that makes sense to me, is that I get so filled up with the Holy Spirit that my Soul So, I look up and I thank God for FILLING UP MY CUP till it RUNS OVER...and then I feel better.

[juliac]

Wow! I just lost my dog last month and to hear him say someone went back and was greeted by his beloved dog made me cry. God is good! It is a great comfort to me as I'm still grieving.

[thepretendingpretender]

God blessed me with a near death experience in 1974 when I was 12 years old. Nobody was talking about this then and I kept it to myself for years. When I was able to process it years later, I began to tell everybody I know about it. Oh, if only everyone could feel what I felt! What peace it has given me! I hope my story has given others just a bit of the faith it provided me. Praise the Father in Heaven!

[lauren]

God came to me in a Zen Buddhist monastery. I was 23 years old, on a 3 month silent retreat at a Zen monastery, saying a Buddhist mantra, sitting cross-legged. I was also asking "the universe" what was love? The face of Christ on his cross came to me, and blew me away, it was so incredibly real. I had never witnessed such love and sorrow mixed, and the love just filled me, from the center of my being.... Something in me felt like it was melting. i said, "Lord, what can I do??" and I had never said "Lord" in all my life. From that moment on, I have followed him, and loved him. It was like the most ancient memory, of my dearest friend, God, brother, and And one more thing: I suddenly knew, I was a child of God. I never thought that as a buddhist, nothing rermotely like that. I felt so deeply saved and not All that was 40 years

[Freddy]

As a believer I think NDEs are some of the best evidence we have of an afterlife and that's a reason to celebrate! 🌟

[Witness]

Brothers and sisters.

Please pray for me. For more then 10 years I have been struggling with debilitating sickness that's made my life unberable. I am in my mid 30s and would still love to be able to have strength to serve my Savior.

Jesus is my Healer. Thank you all 🙏🏻

Also, please pray that God gives me strength to go through this valley with thankfulness and humility.

[SusanHarrell]

Jesus came to me in a dream 15+ years ago. I'd just been thru something traumatic 3 months before. I said to Him, I wouldn't have been afraid had You been with me. He said, I am Always with you. The peace and love I felt from Him can't be expressed in words big enough.
I didn't see His face. I don't remember what He was wearing. I don't even remember His voice. I Do know it was Him. My mind couldn't fabricate something that my words couldn't do justice to. Praying Jesus comes soon. We need Him!😢🙏🙏🙏

[ldgonzales]

I was home alone for one week and died of a fatal heat stroke during that time. After dying from the heat stroke I felt my soul leave my body and my soul entered a void like place that was filled an extreme amount of unconditional love, joy and happiness. My soul couldn't hardly wait to reach God/Jesus. The further my soul was being pulled the more intense it got. But, when my soul was stopped abruptly from being pulled, I thought I wasn't going to be able to get near them. I was saddened at that but just for a second. The next thing I knew the most beautiful male voice talked to me (telepathically). I told Him I wanted to stay. He ended up sending my soul back to my body, I took the biggest breath of my life and my eyes opened. I was too weak to get up so I slid across the restroom floor to the tub to try and get some water. I then blacked out right there on the floor. When I woke up it was three days later and I saw that I was tucked (tucked like a child) very neatly into my king size bed. My husband had passed away three months earlier and my children were at my mothers for the week. No earthly person was at my home other than me. I honestly believe a heavenly being or beings helped me for those three days.
There is a bit more to my experience... this is the shorter version.

[hermangregory]

Today I can HONESTLY Say… based on my experience of years of addiction of drugs and alcohol, GOD has absolutely saved me and has given me the power to help others recover.

Thank you .

[alanwilson]

My late wife knew she would see her beloved Mom, Dad and brother after she died. It gives me a great deal of comfort to think of her in heaven with her mother and father.

[bilalkhan]

My sweet MOM passed away from Cancer, bacterial meningitis, lungs infection, kidney failure, strokes and finally heart failure.She was only 48 year old , but I know she’s in Heaven!!! She wasn’t just my mom, but my best friend.please pray for her.

[Vents-.]

My ex did not die or go to heaven but was critically ill and was heading toward death if the doctors had no figured out his malady so quickly. He was in the hospital for about 6 days and a year of recovery at home with PT. He later shared that the fist or second night in the hospital Jesus appeared to the right side of his bed in the form of a bright light. Jesus did not speak but my ex had a sense that Jesus was there to bring him home if he wanted. He was not ready, but it gave him reassurance that Jesus had forgiven him for things he had not forgiven himself for.

[Ad-nycx]

Jesus...I am the way the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. John 14:6

[mariepearlcenidoza]

I had an NDE after my surgery and I saw Jesus Christ! And all the treasures in the world doesnt matter!

[mikeslemonade]

I want to make a correction. We don’t live on a globe. We live in a biblical plane earth. God is true, and seek truth.

[ChristineLawtie]

I believe that I'm on this planet for a reason and I believe that my Angels have protected me many times ❤