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- Did Paul have a near-death experience on the road to Damascus?The apostle Paul was a passionate preacher of the Gospel. But his life started differently. Paul was first called Saul and belonged to the Jewish movement of the Pharisees. As an ardent zealot, he aimed at imprisonment of the followers of the growing Jesus movement. In that context, he set out one day for Damascus. Along the way, however, something remarkable happened. Paul had an experience that turned his life upside down. In this blog, I discuss whether we can interpret Paul’s experience as a near-death experience.
- Is there life after death?The great religions are known for having strong ideas about heaven and hell and about the judgment passed on man after his death. How, then, is it possible the Bible is so reticent about the afterlife? And that applies to both the Old and New Testaments. This reluctance is pretty amazing. How can it be explained?
