Hi Abigail, ((( Smiles )))
My point here in this thread and thank you for your concern and yes, I do think for myself on what goes on in this world and from all that I have seen on this subject my take on it is...
I think it is a big mistake for Christians that do use the NDE as a verification in support of their faith especially when others of different beliefs or non beliefs use the same events that are open to ones own interpretation of what it meant for them that has had a simular experience.
Especially when we really don't know where it is coming from but believe we know what it seems to be.
It is kind of a self interpretation of a spiritual event.
And how one interprets the experience may have to do with ones upbringing or what one is exposed to in culture or on TV or from family or relatives or even by these events themselves.
It's the variety of how many people are using these events to promote their religious world view that disturbed me.
It's kind of like a one world spiritual experience under the The Age of Aquarius kind.
And as you posted these words condensed here by me..
for many of these things--while perhaps supernatural--are not from God. signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect". The written Word of God, both Old and New Testaments, and it is sufficient for every need of every believer until Christ returns.
That's my point!
Deuteronomy 13:1
If a prophet or a dreamer of dreams rises among you,
and gives you a sign or a wonder, and the sign or the wonder which he foretold to your occurs, saying Let us go after other god's which you have not known, and let us serve them, you shall not listen to the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams.
For Jehovah your God is testing you, to know if you love Jehovah your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
You shall walk after Jehovah your God, and you shall fear Him, and you shall keep His commandments,
and you shall hear His voice, and you shall serve Him, and you shall cleave to Him.
Only... But they don't with the same like experience serve the same God we do..
It doesn't all lead to that.