“We are told that Christ was killed for us, that His death has washed out our sins, and that by dying He disabled death itself. That is the formula. That is Christianity. That is what has to be believed.” —from Mere Christianity by CS Lewis
When Jan and I both knew that she was going to die, I said to her as I burst out in tears, “You are going to be with Jesus.” We both believed that she would be there immediately after her death just as the criminal was promised as he died beside our Lord Jesus Himself. “And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.” Luke 23:43 KJV (Remember that St. Luke was a physician.)
Not by chance we, Jan and I, had recently read numerous books written by believers who have returned from death. Little did we know then the significance of those books. Their description of Paradise (Heaven) were much like Jan’s glimpses that she described to us. At least two of those authors were physicians who discounted neurological explanations for the visions of Paradise, as Jesus called heaven.
Jan had the ‘Blessed Assurance’. She was ready for the pain and suffering of this life to end. She was ready to enter the True Life…
Interestingly the scenes in this video above are reminiscent of Montana and Scotland both of which Jan and I thought might be heavenly place here on earth…
Here is a live version of the song “Death was Arrested.” Of course the song implies that we will have glimpses or inklings of heaven here in this life…