American Essence

Finding Purpose in Life — Near-Death Experience Stories

In this issue

Soldier Dies on Operating Table, Comes Back, Tells of Near-Death Experience, Words From the Lord 40 Years Later

Part 1

Soldier Dies on Operating Table, Comes Back, Tells of Near-Death Experience, Words From the Lord 40 Years Later

Atheist Dad Is Transformed After Glimpse of Heaven as Toddler Son Is Taken Off Life Support

Part 2

Atheist Dad Is Transformed After Glimpse of Heaven as Toddler Son Is Taken Off Life Support

‘Heaven Is Real’: Mom of 4 Dies, Meets God Face-to-Face, Comes Back

Part 3

‘Heaven Is Real’: Mom of 4 Dies, Meets God Face-to-Face, Comes Back

Depressed Woman Dies on Operating Table, Sees Heaven and Future Events, Returns to Life a New Person

Part 4

Depressed Woman Dies on Operating Table, Sees Heaven and Future Events, Returns to Life a New Person

Vietnam Soldier Recalls Near-Death Experience Bringing Him Peace in the Heat of Battle, New Life Purpose

Part 5

Vietnam Soldier Recalls Near-Death Experience Bringing Him Peace in the Heat of Battle, New Life Purpose

Physicist Who Had Near-Death Experience Explores the Afterlife, Pondering Weird Quantum Physics

Part 6

Physicist Who Had Near-Death Experience Explores the Afterlife, Pondering Weird Quantum Physics

Doctor on Verge of Death Fell in Coma, ‘Saw Heaven’ and Recovered in 2 Months

Part 7

Doctor on Verge of Death Fell in Coma, ‘Saw Heaven’ and Recovered in 2 Months

Woman Watched Doctors Save Her Life From Outside Her Body–After Predicting She'd Die Giving Birth

Part 8

Woman Watched Doctors Save Her Life From Outside Her Body–After Predicting She'd Die Giving Birth

Pilot Crashes, Sees Own Body Hanging in Trees: Near-Death Experience

Part 9

Pilot Crashes, Sees Own Body Hanging in Trees: Near-Death Experience