What happens after we die? Thousands of people have reported near-death experiences—brushes with death in which they encounter God, Jesus, angels, and departed family members—and have come back to tell us what awaits us on the other side. After Heidi Barr’s own near-death experience (NDE) she became a hospice nurse. She joins us today to share what it’s like to pass on and stories of her encounters with the afterlife. – Episode Highlights – 00:00 A Near Death Experience (NDE). 12:11 Jewish Heritage and upbringing 14:35 Midwifing people into the next life. 18:39 Becoming a Jew who believes in Jesus. 24:13 Jewish rituals surrounding death. 26:51 Interactions with the other side before death. 29:58 Is an NDE just neuron’s firing? 32:18 More real than real. 35:48 Near Death Experiences that are traumatic. 39:48 The mercies of God in the last moments of life. 42:54 A productive mindset around death. 48:04 Terminal Lucidity. 52:25 Human suffering and free will. – Episode Resources – What I Saw in Heaven: The Incredible True Story of the Day I Died, Met Jesus, and Returned to Life a New Person https://www.amazon.com/What-Saw-Heaven-Incredible-Returned/dp/1540904121 Torah Club: https://torahclub.org Messiah Podcast is a production of First Fruits of Zion (https://ffoz.org) in conjunction with Messiah Magazine. This publication is designed to provide rich substance, meaningful Jewish contexts, cultural understanding of the teaching of Jesus, and the background of modern faith from a Messianic Jewish perspective. Messiah Podcast theme music provided with permission by Joshua Aaron Music (http://JoshuaAaron.tv). “Cover the Sea” Copyright WorshipinIsrael.com songs 2020. All rights reserved.