If you are a Christian who is satisfied by the conventional views of heaven and hell, don't read this book. However, if you feel there are more possibilities for the afterlife than streets of gold and fiery infernos, Can Reincarnation and "Near Death Experiences" be Christian? just might include the answers you’ve been seeking. What if: • the Bible contains the possibility of an intermediate and temporary place, a tarrying place for continuing life? • the Bible shows that some human spirits have returned from that intermediate place throughout human history? • the "living soul" of Genesis, the one inspired by God's immortal "breath of life," is the spirit of consciousness that survives the body -- as some recent neuroscience research indicates? • the Bible and Christian believing already contain the possibility for a reprieve, for a purifying process -- a place where we meet and recognize other individuals? • the forgiveness of "seventy times seven" required by God is offered by God? Wouldn't that open the door to more opportunities, many stages of progress? After seven books chronicling her Christian walk with the living Savior, Patricia Hofer thought she was done writing. But the Lord apparently had a different plan. These "what ifs" are the focus of Hofer's eighth book and of her original and compelling research.

There are endless phrases and theories about what happens when we are on death's door. Your life "flashes before your eyes." You see a "bright light." The truth is, no one can say for sure what happens when we leave this world. This enlightening volume will keep readers turning pages with absorbing accounts that detail the claims of reincarnation and seeing visions of our past lives. Readers learn of near-death experiences that include seeing the future and speaking with dead loved ones. Readers can decide: is death the final destination or just one stop of many?

Death - and what lies beyond - is not something you consider every day. But the thought of it raises some intriguing questions: Are there good reasons for believing in life after death? What is the afterlife like? How valid are the reports of near death experiences? Do heaven and hell exist? And if so, how can hell be reconciled with a loving God? By sharing the very latest scientific, philosophical, anthropological, ethical, and theological evidence on life after death, noted Christian scholars Habermas and Moreland present a strong case for immortality with this book. They begin by taking up the question of whether life after death is real and what evidence supports its reality. They then explore what the afterlife is like and go on to show how having this reality in your future should affect the way you live here and now. This book will reassure you that there's no need to fear death - as long as you're prepared eternity that follows. It's also a great aid in developing a serious biblical, rational, and even scientific defense for the belief in life beyond the grave.

Looks at death and immortality from both a secular and a religious viewpoint, and discusses near-death experiences, purgatory, reincarnation, and the vewpoints of non-Christian faiths.

Bestselling and award-winning author Lee Strobel interviews experts about the evidence for the afterlife and offers credible answers to the most provocative questions about what happens when we die, near-death experiences, heaven, and hell. We all want to know what awaits us on the other side of death, but is there any reliable evidence that there is life after death? Investigative author Lee Strobel offers a lively and compelling study into one of the most provocative topics of our day. Through fascinating conversations with respected scholars and experts--a neuroscientist from Cambridge University, a researcher who analyzed a thousand accounts of near-death experiences, and an atheist-turned-Christian-philosopher--Strobel offers compelling reasons for why death is not the end of our existence but a transition to an exciting world to come. Looking at biblical accounts, Strobel unfolds what awaits us after we take our last breath and answers questions like: Is there an afterlife? What is heaven like? How will we spend our time there? And what does it mean to see God face to face? With a balanced approach, Strobel examines the alternative of Hell and the logic of damnation, and gives a careful look at reincarnation, universalism, the exclusivity claims of Christ, and other issues related to the topic of life after death. With vulnerability, Strobel shares the experience of how he nearly died years ago and how the reality of death can shape our lives and faith. Follow Strobel on this journey of discovery of the entirely credible, believable, and exhilarating life to come.

Testimonies about near-death experiences. What does the Bible say? Can these experiences be deceptive and consequential? What heaven and hell are like.

Cases of responsive xenoglossy thus add to the evidence concerning the survival of human personality after death.