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WHAT HAPPENES WHEN YOU DIE PART 2

Blog 398

August 31, 2025

MIRACLES NEVER CEASE

Rev. Robert L. Wise, Ph.D. explores the world of divine interventions from an objective point of view. An Archbishop in the Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches with a Ph.D., Rev. Wise relates his interviews with persons who experienced the touch of God.

WHAT HAPPENES WHEN YOU DIE

PART II

The previous blog addressed the most asked and the most unanswered question through the centuries. What happens when we die? The resurrection of Jesus Christ assured us that death has been defeated, but what follows? What might be expected after our own death?  Last time I shared what people with near-death experiences saw. This time I investigate what happened to the person.

Orthopedic surgeon Tony Cicoria was talking on the phone and had just hung up when a blue flash shot out of the receiver. He felt his body flying backward and a confusing sense of going forward. When he looked back, his body was on the ground. “I’m dead,” he thought. A woman neaaarby dropped down and immediately began performing CPR. Suddenly, Dr. Cicoria was surrounded by a bluish-white light with an enormous sense of peace and well-being. He felt himself accelerating upward. At that moment, Dr. Tony Cicoria returned to his body. He thought this is the most glorious feeling I’ve ever had.

The book and film Miracles from Heaven relates what happened to Annabel Bean. Struck with two life-threatening digestive disorders that made her want to give up her life, she was sitting on a big branch 30-feet off the ground when it snapped. She fell into a hallow at the base of the tree and was trapped for six hours.  During this time, Annabel went to heaven. She remembers it as being very bright. “I sat on Jesus’ lap,” she said. “He told me the firefighters will get you out and there will be nothing wrong with you.” Annabel wanted to stay with him in heaven, but was told there were other plans ahead she must be involved in. When the firemen finally got her out of the tree, Annabel’s critical illness was gone.

Fifty-year-old Tessa Romero had just dropped her children off at school when she suddenly had heart failure. For 24 minutes there was no heartbeat. Tessas felt herself leaving her body and looking down on herself. At the same time, she never felt more alive and conscious and was yet invisible to those working around her. Tessa felt an overwhelming sense of peace and the cessation of all physical and emotional pain. In her book 24 Minutes on the Other Side: Living Without Fear of Death, Terra Romero describes how her perspective on life changed and all fear of death disappeared. Her by-word became hope.

You don’t have to die to experience what these people now know as a fact. Jesus of Nazareth promised, “I have come to give you life and life more abundantly.” (John 3) This path has already been prepared by Jesus Christ. Faith allows you to put all dread and fear aside. The best is yet to be!          

            And remember that miracle never ceases.

Watch my latest YouTube video! More miracles await you!

WATCH THIS, TOO!

82 Days on Okinawa: One American’s Unforgettable Firsthand Account of the Pacific War’s Greatest Battle

Did you discover something miraculous during the past year? I’d be delighted to hear your story. Please write me. Please email me your story at: miracles@miraclesnevercease.com.

Remember to expect the unexpected! And let the miracles begin!

Readers of my MIRACLES NEVER CEASE blog will be fascinated by my latest book:

MIRACLES NEVER CEASE!

ORDER NOW!

You’ll find another Robert L. Wise’s latest books to be inspiring, too. One of the most significant Christians of the 20th Century, Dietrich Bonhoeffer attempts to stop Adolph Hitler!

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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DIE

Blog 397

August 24, 2025

MIRACLES NEVER CEASE

Rev. Robert L. Wise, Ph.D. explores the world of divine interventions from an objective point of view. An Archbishop in the Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches with a Ph.D., Rev. Wise relates his interviews with persons who experienced the touch of God.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DIE

The most asked and the most unanswered question through the centuries is, “What happens when we die?” The resurrection of Jesus Christ assured us that death has been defeated, but what follows? What might be expected after our own death? From listening to many, many people who had near-death experiences, I found dimensions of dying appear to be predictable.

People who were injured in an accident or had a problem that required medical attention often found that as the staff worked on them, they began to float out of their bodies and up to the ceiling. They looked down on the medical procedure occurring on their own bodies while observing from above. We might consider this to be Step One.

Next people who were dying often report their entire life appeared before them like a movie. They saw and reexperienced what had happened during the previous years. They often felt the emotion they had caused others to feel whether good and bad. Like watching a continuous re-run, they experienced their entire existence all over again. Step Two.

As persons drifted away from their bodies, they lost the sensation of pain. Peace enveloped them. No matter how nightmarish their struggle had been, their agony simply vanished.  People abruptly had a heightened sense of awareness with many people reporting a  new depth of peace even though their bodies were dead. Step Three.

While this does not seem to be true for everyone, many speak of going down a long tunnel while hearing heavenly music like nothing they ever heard before. The tunnel often seemed to radiate love  while they traveled at an incredible speed while feeling like they were standing still. At the end of the tunnel, a brilliant light appeared to be waiting for them. When they reach the end, they knew they had come to their final destiny. Step Four.

The people who come back from a near death experience usually made a decision to return to their life. Often, they were given a choice of whether to stay or return. In some cases, they were told it was not their time yet. They knew there was a boundary between heaven and this world. If they crossed the line, they couldn’t return to their previous life. They made a decision to come back. Step Five.

One of the amazing dimensions of the near-death experience is meeting family and loved ones who have gone on before. Grandparents are often waiting with open arms. Sometimes they met relatives that they never knew even existed. The  promise of reunions remained one of the most meaningful experiences they had. Step Six.

My description of steps doesn’t mean encounters happen in these exact ways nor that this exhausts all that people underwent. My intent is to help you consider  the nature of what is ahead. This path has already been prepared by Jesus Christ. Faith allows you to put all dread and fear aside. The best is yet to be!      

            And remember that miracle never ceases.

Watch my latest YouTube video! More miracles await you!

WATCH THIS, TOO!

82 Days on Okinawa: One American’s Unforgettable Firsthand Account of the Pacific War’s Greatest Battle

Did you discover something miraculous during the past year? I’d be delighted to hear your story. Please write me. Please email me your story at: miracles@miraclesnevercease.com.

Remember to expect the unexpected! And let the miracles begin!

Readers of my MIRACLES NEVER CEASE blog will be fascinated by my latest book:

MIRACLES NEVER CEASE!

ORDER NOW!

You’ll find another Robert L. Wise’s latest books to be inspiring, too. One of the most significant Christians of the 20th Century, Dietrich Bonhoeffer attempts to stop Adolph Hitler!

ORDER NOW!

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WHEN EASTER HAPPENED A SECOND TIME

Blog 396

August 17, 2025

MIRACLES NEVER CEASE

Rev. Robert L. Wise, Ph.D.  explores the world of divine interventions from an objective point of view. An Archbishop in the Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches with a Ph.D., Rev. Wise relates his interviews with persons who experienced the touch of God.

WHEN EASTER HAPPENED A SECOND TIME

            Easter celebrates the miracle of life. What happened in Jerusalem in 33 A.D. hasn’t stopped. The impact continues today and into eternity. Here’s  an example.

            The Korean church leader Sung Ryong Kwak had been developing a ministry team that might propel their 700-member church to even greater heights. Deaconess Lee was one of the prime leaders working in team ministry. When the call from the hospital came, everyone was shocked. Lee had been found in her room with carbon monoxide poisoning  and rushed to the hospital. The report was that her condition was serious.

            Sung Kwak rushed to the small hospital in their village. A group had already gathered around the emergency room. The report was that the medical team was preparing to administer an electrical jump start to her heart. The defibrillator might restart the natural rhythm of Lee’s heart. Through the glass window, Sung could see the doctor’s working feverishly to shock the deaconess back to life but nothing seemed to be happening. He could see that the procedure wasn’t working.

            The doctors finally emerged shaking their heads. They reported, “The patient is dead.”

            Sung Ryong Kwak retreated to a quiet corner to be alone and pray. He cried out, “Please give life to this lady once more. … Lord, we need a miracle.”

            A passage of scripture flashed through his mind. “Jesus said, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me, though he die, He shall live.’” Sung profoundly believed this truth and claimed the promise.

            An intern who heard the prayer was so impressed by the plea that he persuaded the doctors to shock Lee one more time. To their dismay, her heart responded and she was alive. Lee had been resurrected.

            However, the doctor warned she would be severely mentally handicapped by the carbon monoxide poisoning.  Lee was sixty-years old and brain damage was a virtual certainty. Maybe her revival wasn’t so positive after all.

            Three days later, Sung was working in the church when the door opened. Deaconess Lee walked in. She was in perfect health; physically and mentally. Lee, too, had indeed been resurrected. Easter had come again.

            We do well to remember that death has been defeated and life reaches into tomorrow. No circumstance can impede that journey. That’s the meaning of the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead is for today and tomorrow.        

            And remember that miracle never ceases.

Watch my latest YouTube video! More miracles await you!

WATCH THIS, TOO!

82 Days on Okinawa: One American’s Unforgettable Firsthand Account of the Pacific War’s Greatest Battle

Did you discover something miraculous during the past year? I’d be delighted to hear your story. Please write me. Please email me your story at: miracles@miraclesnevercease.com.

Remember to expect the unexpected! And let the miracles begin!

Readers of my MIRACLES NEVER CEASE blog will be fascinated by my latest book:

MIRACLES NEVER CEASE!

ORDER NOW!

You’ll find another Robert L. Wise’s latest books to be inspiring, too. One of the most significant Christians of the 20th Century, Dietrich Bonhoeffer attempts to stop Adolph Hitler!

ORDER NOW!

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PAIN TURNED INTO PROMISE

Blog 392

July 20, 2025

MIRACLES NEVER CEASE!

Rev. Robert L. Wise, Ph.D. explores the world of divine interventions from an objective point of view. An Archbishop in the Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Church with a Ph.D., Rev. Wise relates his interviews with persons who experienced the touch of God.

PAIN TURNED INTO PROMISE

                        Probably few people have affected life in the 20th century more than C.S. Lewis. With 30 books read worldwide, Lewis became one of the most significant proponents of the Christian faith. A professor at Oxford University in England, his clear-cut but basic explanations of truth touched multitudes seeking answers to the meaning of life. In a symbolic sense, his life was a miracle.

            Over the years, the story of his relationship with Helen Joy Grisham and their marriage surfaced. The Jewish born Christian author from America became the joy of C.S. Lewis’ life (He preferred to be called Jack rather than C.S.). The movie Shadowlands chronicled their deep love for each other and Jack’s struggle with grief. (You can get the video of Shadowlands and will be inspired)

            The movie only features Joy Grisham’s son Douglas. Actually, her other son David was a paranoid violent schizophrenic and was left out of the movie to avoid distraction. However, Douglas story is significant and a witness by itself. Recently, I heard Douglas Grisham reflect on his relationship with Jack and that is a story unto itself.

            Joy Grisham had broken her leg, revealing a terminal cancer eating the femur bone away. The case was hopeless and she was given weeks or months at best. Nine-year-old Douglas was faced with the loss of his mother and life in a foreign land. Everything in his world was about to disappear. He was devastated.

            Douglas walked down to Holy Trinity Church to pour out his grief. As he reached the entry gate something happened. He seemed to have crossed from one reality to another. His prayerful pleas had propelled him into another reality. To this day, he cannot find words to adequately describe what happened, but he knew he had come face to face with another world of angels and the Holy Spirit. Douglas walked into the church and fell on his knees.

            A voice spoke. “Can you live without your mother?” Douglas thought for a moment and answered. “No, I don’t think I can.”  The voice said, “Then it is fixed.” Divine peace settled over Douglas. He got up and walked home with all fear and anxiety gone.

            That very afternoon Joy Grisham Lewis’ cancer went into remission, and she lived on into other years. A miracle indeed.

            Seems that the Holy Spirit responds best to the grief and anguish of a hurting heart. No matter the situation, He promised to always be there …and is!

            Remember: miracles never cease.

Watch my latest YouTube video! More miracles await you!

WATCH THIS, TOO!

82 Days on Okinawa: One American’s Unforgettable Firsthand Account of the Pacific War’s Greatest Battle

Did you discover something miraculous during the past year? I’d be delighted to hear your story. Please write me. Please email me your story at: miracles@miraclesnevercease.com.

Remember to expect the unexpected! And let the miracles begin!

Readers of my MIRACLES NEVER CEASE blog will be fascinated by my latest book:

MIRACLES NEVER CEASE!

ORDER NOW!

You’ll find another Robert L. Wise’s latest books to be inspiring, too. One of the most significant Christians of the 20th Century, Dietrich Bonhoeffer attempts to stop Adolph Hitler!

ORDER NOW!

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WHEN EASTER HAPPENED A SECOND TIME

Blog 385

May 4, 2025

MIRACLES NEVER CEASE

Rev. Robert L. Wise, Ph.D. explores the world of divine interventions from an objective point of view. An Archbishop in the Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches with a Ph.D., Rev. Wise relates his interviews with persons who experienced the touch of God.

WHEN EASTER HAPPENED A SECOND TIME

            Easter is the celebration of the miracle of life. What happened in Jerusalem in 33 A.D. hasn’t stopped. The impact continues into eternity. Here’s  an example.

            The Korean church leader Sung Ryong Kwak had been developing a ministry team that might propel their 700-member church to even greater heights. Deaconess Lee was one of the prime leaders working in team ministry. When the call from the hospital came, everyone was shocked. Lee had been found in her room with carbon monoxide poisoning  and rushed to the hospital. The report was that her condition was serious.

            Sung Kwak rushed to the small hospital in their village. A group had already gathered around the emergency room. The report was that the medical team was preparing to administer an electrical jump start to her heart. The defibrillator might restart the natural rhythm of Lee’s heart to begin again. Through the glass window, Sung could see the doctor’s working feverishly to shock the deaconess back to life but nothing seemed to be happening. He could see that the procedure wasn’t working.

            The doctors finally emerged shaking their heads. They reported, “The patient is dead.”

            Sung Ryong Kwak retreated to a quiet corner to be alone and pray. He cried out, “Please give life to this lady once more. … Lord, we need a miracle.”

            A passage of scripture flashed through his mind. “Jesus said, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me, though he die, He shall live.’” Sung profoundly believed this truth and claimed the promise.

            An intern who heard the prayer was so impressed by the plea that he persuaded the doctors to shock Lee one more time. To their dismay, her heart responded and she was alive. Lee had been resurrected.

            However, the doctor warned she would be severely mentally handicapped by the carbon monoxide poisoning.  Lee was sixty-years old and brain damage was a virtual certainty. Maybe her revival wasn’t so positive after all.

            Three days later, Sung was working in the church when the door opened. Deaconess Lee walked in. She was in perfect health; physically and mentally. Lee, too, had been resurrected. Easter had come again.

            We do well to remember that death has been defeated and life reaches into tomorrow. No circumstance can impede that journey. That’s the meaning of the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead is for today and tomorrow.        

            And remember that miracle never ceases.

Watch my latest YouTube video! More miracles await you!

WATCH THIS, TOO!

82 Days on Okinawa: One American’s Unforgettable Firsthand Account of the Pacific War’s Greatest Battle

Did you discover something miraculous during the past year? I’d be delighted to hear your story. Please write me. Please email me your story at: miracles@miraclesnevercease.com.

Remember to expect the unexpected! And let the miracles begin!

Readers of my MIRACLES NEVER CEASE blog will be fascinated by my latest book:

MIRACLES NEVER CEASE!

ORDER NOW!

You’ll find another Robert L. Wise’s latest books to be inspiring, too. One of the most significant Christians of the 20th Century, Dietrich Bonhoeffer attempts to stop Adolph Hitler!

ORDER NOW!

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WHEN THE DARKNESS DIED

Blog 383

April 20, 2025

MIRACLES NEVER CEASE

Rev. Robert L. Wise, Ph.D. explores the world of divine interventions from an objective point of view. An Archbishop in the Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches with a Ph.D., Rev. Wise relates his interviews with persons who experienced the touch of God.

WHEN THE DARKNESS DIED

            Easter is the celebration of the amazing transforming miracle of light. The Light has shined into the darkness and the darkness has never overcome it. On Easter we remember how the darkness of death was dispelled.

            No matter where you look in the world, you will find cemeteries. At the edge of every town, there is a graveyard and everyone knows that’s where they will eventually reside. We try to avoid the fact, but in the moments when we are most lucid, we recognize the inevitable. One day we will be there.

            And then Easter morning comes.

            The resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead proclaims that Light has shined into the darkness of the grave and the darkness has not over come it. Easter proclaims that every tomb is now filled with Light and the darkness cannot halt the penetrating glow.

            That’s the miracle of Easter.

            Our worst fear has been conquered. Death has no power over us. Every dark night will give way to a new day of promise. When church choirs sing, “Christ the Lord is risen today,” they are singing to the past, the present, and the future, that no amount of darkness will ever stop the Light.

            That is the greatest miracle of all.

            And that miracle never ceases.

Watch my latest YouTube video! More miracles await you!

WATCH THIS, TOO!

82 Days on Okinawa: One American’s Unforgettable Firsthand Account of the Pacific War’s Greatest Battle

Did you discover something miraculous during the past year? I’d be delighted to hear your story. Please write me. Please email me your story at: miracles@miraclesnevercease.com.

Remember to expect the unexpected! And let the miracles begin!

Readers of my MIRACLES NEVER CEASE blog will be fascinated by my latest book:

MIRACLES NEVER CEASE!

ORDER NOW!

You’ll find another Robert L. Wise’s latest books to be inspiring, too. One of the most significant Christians of the 20th Century, Dietrich Bonhoeffer attempts to stop Adolph Hitler!

ORDER NOW!

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A MIRACLE FOR YOU!

Blog 382

March 30, 2025

MIRACLES NEVER CEASE

Rev. Robert L. Wise, Ph.D. explores the world of divine interventions from an objective point of view. An Archbishop in the Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches with a Ph.D., Rev. Wise relates his interviews with persons who experienced the touch of God.

A MIRACLE FOR YOU!

            When was the first time I encountered a miracle? The memory lingers even though it’s been decades ago. Having survived a life-threatening illness, I began to study how divine interventions occurred and became convinced that anyone could pray for another person and results follow. At that time, the idea was considered “far out” by my fellow clergy. Nevertheless, I pressed ahead and announced we’d have a healing service.

            That evening one of my dearest friends was present. June Watts had become like a second mother and worked with me. The week before a doctor diagnosed her ankles with severe deterioration. Within six months, he expected her to be in a wheelchair. She immediately started wearing large, ugly shoes.  That night as people were invited to come to the altar for healing prayer, June came forward and knelt. To my surprise, June suggested that we pray for a woman sitting in the congregation.

            I was taken back. Here June was with a far more serious problem and she wanted us to pray for someone else? The very idea went all over me and empathy flashed through my entire being. I was going to pray for her need!

            I didn’t know that I was practicing demanding faith. I wasn’t arrogantly praying for myself, but reaching out in accord with the scripture and forcefully calling on God to act. I was demonstrating confident conviction, a form of faith. My spirit and soul were saying. “Lord, right now!”

            As I prayed, I began envisioning an image of June’s ankles being cleansed. The picture in my mind were so clear  and fascinating that I almost forgot where I was. Finally, I came down from my spiritual cloud and moved on to the next person to pray for them.

            After the congregation had departed, I sunk down on the back pew and uttered, “My God, what has happened here?” The voice within said, “Your God has happened here!.”

            A week later June called me. She had just returned from the doctor’s office. While he couldn’t explain how it happened, her ankles were completely normal. Forget the awful shoes. The ankles remained sound until the day she died.

            The point? Miracles are always possible. You  may be wary of praying for someone. Don’t be. Reach out with demanding faith, confident conviction and trust God to do the rest. You may be surprised by how significant you can be by praying for someone else. Just take the first step in confidence!       

            Remember miracles never cease.

Watch my latest YouTube video! More miracles await you!

WATCH THIS, TOO!

82 Days on Okinawa: One American’s Unforgettable Firsthand Account of the Pacific War’s Greatest Battle

Did you discover something miraculous during the past year? I’d be delighted to hear your story. Please write me. Please email me your story at: miracles@miraclesnevercease.com.

Remember to expect the unexpected! And let the miracles begin!

Readers of my MIRACLES NEVER CEASE blog will be fascinated by my latest book:

MIRACLES NEVER CEASE!

ORDER NOW!

You’ll find another Robert L. Wise’s latest books to be inspiring, too. One of the most significant Christians of the 20th Century, Dietrich Bonhoeffer attempts to stop Adolph Hitler!

ORDER NOW!

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BREAKTHROUGH!

Blog 379

March 9, 2025

MIRACLES NEVER CEASE

Rev. Robert L. Wise, Ph.D. explores the world of divine interventions from an objective point of view. An Archbishop in the Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches with a Ph.D., Rev. Wise relates his interviews with persons who experienced the touch of God.

BREAKTHROUGH!

            Do we have a part to play in divine interventions? The answer is yes and no. Sometimes the Holy Spirit moves with no initiation from us. At other times we must position ourselves to be receptive. Sometimes even when we have been resistant, we must reposition ourselves. Alice Miller’s experience was like that.

            I was sitting in my office on a Saturday morning when a young woman was abruptly standing in the doorway. Her pained expression said more than any words could. Alice Miller told me this was her last stop before she committed suicide.

            Alice’s husband was a doctor and they had several children. Unfortunately, he wanted out of the marriage to pursue a nurse. She had been blindsided and saw no alternative but to take her life. I asked her to sit down. Since she was certain that she was going to do herself in, I suggested she had nothing to lose by talking a little longer.

            I listened as she described her family and thought that could prevent a rash action. It didn’t. I turned to her faith. She had none.

            Alice told me that she and her doctor husband believed only in science. They had decided there was nothing else. She really didn’t know why she was even talking to me since she couldn’t accept any of my biblical ideas. Obviously, the philosophical and theological arguments I learned in seminary wouldn’t work. But I had a suggestion. Go home and find a solitary room where the children couldn’t bother her. Close your eyes and start talking as if there is a God standing across from you and listening to everything you are saying. Use your imagination. What did she have to lose if she was going to commit suicide any way? Since she did believe in science, try a spiritual scientific experiment.

            The suicide was delayed. I walked her back to her car and told her to call me about the results. A shotgun was laying in the front seat.

            A week later Alice called. She was mystified because something, maybe someone, seemed to be in that empty room with her. I encouraged her to meditate further, pour out her need, open her mind AND heart to the possibility that the Almighty God loved her and wanted to communicate that love.

            A few days later, Alice called with emotion in her voice. New hope and assurance had been given to her life. The Holy Spirit was definitely working in and with her. Forget about suicide.

            Alice Miller did her part. God did his part. She went on to rebuild her life. You might consider trying that same exercise. Get alone. Ask the Holy Spirit to come to you and communicate. Open your mind and emotions to receive the working of God. Just might be the most miraculous thing you’ve ever done.

            Remember miracles never cease.

Watch my latest YouTube video! More miracles await you!

WATCH THIS, TOO!

82 Days on Okinawa: One American’s Unforgettable Firsthand Account of the Pacific War’s Greatest Battle

BUY NOW!

Readers of my MIRACLES NEVER CEASE blog will be fascinated by my book:

MIRACLES NEVER CEASE!

ORDER NOW!

You’ll find another Robert L. Wise’s latest books to be inspiring, too. One of the most significant Christians of the 20th Century, Dietrich Bonhoeffer attempts to stop Adolph Hitler!

ORDER NOW!

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