Overview: Near-Death Experiences and Sacred Scripture: The Parallel Messaging examines striking similarities and parallels between messaging found in accounts of those who have written about their near-death experiences and in accounts contained in the sacred scriptures of the world’s great religions.

Verdict: Near Death Experiences and Sacred Scripture: The Parallel Messaging by author Douglas Hodgson brings forth symmetrical and mutually reinforcing messaging, showing that it is timeless in nature, and is arguably more relevant today than in any previous period in human history; as humanity continues to face existential threats to its survival.

In an era of rampant materialism and consumerism, armed conflict, environmental degradation, species extinction, global warming, as well as an obsessive preoccupation with self rather than others and a devaluation of the life’s sanctity, it is timely to spark a revived interest in, and knowledge of, God and the afterlife, and in seeking answers to life’s larger religious, spiritual, philosophical and metaphysical questions.

Ergo, this brand new book will provide assurance and solace to those who are terminally ill or fear the death of their physical body, for those who are suffering a difficult bereavement, and for those who feel lost and confused about the meaning and purpose of life and what lies ahead of them.

Having now read it twice through, back to back, I have to honestly say that although it wasn’t really on my must read’s of 2024 before it arrived for review, it is now, and quite simply put, a MUST HAVE book for all of us worried about where we, the world, and our existence is currently headed.

For many of us rarely consider, if only ever fleetingly, and seldom profoundly, a small amount of life’s larger questions. Such as Does God exist? What happens when I die? Is there an afterlife? Does Heaven exist and, if so, what is it like? What other spiritual realms and dimensions exist?, and so forth.

Having come across a veritable treasure trove of material associated with near-death experiences online, people’s testimonies therein, what they described in their written accounts, but went well beyond, mirrored what can be found in the sacred scriptures, and this struck a chord with Hodgson.

For these accounts all contained vivid descriptions of Heaven and the higher spiritual realms, what interconnectedness/oneness means, the nature and liberation of the soul-consciousness, the gift of Free Will and its purpose, the nature of soul agreements, the Universal Laws of Attraction, Reincarnation and Cause and Effect, and amongst others, the the nature of positive and negative energy.

And so here in the final installment of his spirituality trilogy, Hodgson examines the striking similarities and parallels in respect of the messaging to be found in the accounts of those who have written about their near death experience and that contained in the scriptural passages of the world’s mainstream religious and belief systems.

For it would seem that the eternal message has not changed; only humanity.

About the Author - Douglas Hodgson’s involvement with legal education and university administration has spanned over four decades in Canada, England, Australia and New Zealand. As a lawyer, teacher, researcher, author and human rights advocate, his interest in religious discrimination and religious fundamentalism issues motivated him to engage in the study of the scriptures of the world’s religions, ultimately inspiring him to write Transcendental Spirituality, Wisdom and Virtue: The Divine Virtues and Treasures of the Heart. He lives in Perth, Western Australia.

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