[msb-alumni] Re: The Other Side
- From: Lucy Edmonds <lucyjean11@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2014 03:19:27 -0500
Yes Mark, I agree. I'm not sure I would have wanted to live through all that he
did either. I guess it wasn't his time, and he had more work to do here. I
can't imagine the pain and frustration he went through with all of the things
he had to deal with and all of the injuries he had. Lucy Edmonds, class of 73
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> On Dec 5, 2014, at 2:21 PM, Mark Martin <mbmartin1984@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Lucy, I read 90 minutes read by Don Piper himself. It is truly amazing what
> he went through just in recovering from his injuries. Personally I wonder if
> would have rather died than to go through all that he did.
>
> Mark Martin, 73.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Lucy Edmonds
> To: msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Friday, December 05, 2014 5:20 AM
> Subject: [msb-alumni] Re: The Other Side
>
> Hey Mark, for what it's worth, I think you are totally sane, and definitely a
> Christian! I amcertain that those who have gone before us are aware of us
> here on earth, and watch out for us! I have had many experiences regarding
> people that I have lost, too numerous to go into here. There is a book I read
> a few years ago called 90 minutes in heaven, and it is by a pastor, Don
> piper. I can't rememberwhich church he belongs to, but he had a death
> experience and then came back. He swears that he was in heaven, and didn't
> tell anyone about it for quite some time after it happened, because he
> thought they would think he was crazy. It is very interesting to read, and is
> pretty enlightening. I would recommend it to any of you. Lucy Edmonds, class
> of 73
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Dec 5, 2014, at 1:20 AM, Mark Martin <mbmartin1984@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> I don't remember dreams very often, but I did have a vivid one with Mike
>> Trimble probably within a month or two after he passed. Years later I
>> visited with Mr. Chard in a dream. Now I am going to attempt to tell a
>> story which is difficult to explain because I can't quite adequately explain
>> it to myself. I think this happened in the spring of 1999 although I'm not
>> really sure of the time of year. It was definitely on a Friday though. I
>> was in my den channel surfing between 11 and noon. I felt this sudden
>> impact on my left side. It was as though someone were running fast and just
>> went right through me. There was positively no pain or discomfort
>> whatsoever. It just seemed like someone had bumped into me or even passed
>> through me. I was not frightened in any way, I remember saying something
>> like hello out loud. There was no response. I continued to channel surf
>> and contemplate what had just happened. Finally a bit after noon I went to
>> the living room to try to explain to Betsy this experience. Ultimately I
>> told her that I would not be surprised if we found out about a death soon.
>> Later that afternoon, I think it was around 3:30 or 4, I got a phone call
>> that Albert Shutt, a wonderful Christian man I had known and greatly
>> respected for the past 20 years had passed away suddenly and unexpectedly
>> that morning around 7 I think it was. If you think I'm crazy, that's fine
>> with me. If you think I'm not a Christian because of this, that's ok too
>> because you are entitled to your own opinion. I would be careful however
>> when it comes to being to dogmatic on either side of this. I do know there
>> is life after death because of the assurance given in God's Word for those
>> who trust Christ as Saviour. I also know what happened to me is real and I
>> can assure you that I was not sleeping or dreaming. I can't prove what I am
>> about to say, but I do think those that have gone on before us may be aware
>> of what happens to the rest of us still here if they choose to. I think
>> they are aware before we are of the time when each one of us will join them
>> in eternity. I don't know of anyone who has come back to tell us for sure
>> what happens after we cross over. This is always an interesting topic and
>> we should not be too closed minded about what others have to say. The one
>> thing the Bible is clear on is that there are two destinations in eternity,
>> heaven and hell. I sure hope there is no one on this list who will end up
>> in Hell. You can get a glimpse of that place in Luke chapter 16, concerning
>> the rich man who would not even give the poor man Lazarus the crunbs from
>> his table. This is not a place you should desire to be.
>>
>> Mark Martin, 73.
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