Nick HutchisonFounder and CEO, BookThinkers

Philip Gabbard shares part 2 of his near death experience.

3 Nov 2022 · 1 min

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In this monologue, Philip Gabbard recounts a near‑death experience in which he spent 20‑30 minutes in what he describes as heaven alongside his deceased brother. He emphasizes that the setting defied conventional imagery—no bearded figure, white robes, or stairways—but was a radiant, energetic place. During this time he received extensive revelations about humanity’s purpose, origins, and destiny. His brother’s first words, “I was wrong about God,” confirmed to Philip that he was indeed in heaven. The encounter profoundly transformed him, prompting a prolific outpouring of writing—70,000‑80,000 words produced over eight weeks—where he documented the experience and the spiritual insights intended to help others understand God’s purpose for humanity. The narrative is framed as a personal testimony aimed at conveying the reality of the afterlife and its implications for human self‑understanding.

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Who was adamantly agnostic and probably justifiably so because what happened and unfolded in his life, you know, he felt pissed off at God for taking his boys. And I had an experience so revealing and the information that was given to me was— has changed my life. And so I spent about 20, maybe 30 minutes in heaven with my brother. And it's not, you know, there's not a dude with a beard and a suntan and there's not flowing white robes and there's not, you know, a stairway and all of those things, but it's the most beautiful— Place full of energy. So I had been given an immense amount of information about why we are here, what we come from, and where we're going. And I guess to truncate the conversation, Nick, it's all good. And my brother's first words to me as he held me in heaven was, I was wrong about God. And for my brother to share that with me, um, made me understand quickly that where I was with my brother was indeed heaven. And so I've written prophetically about the experience. And, uh, when I met with you in September, this event happened September 7th. I think you and I got together 2 or 3 weeks later, and I'd written thousands and thousands of words. But I wrote 70,000-80,000 words in an 8-week period because it flowed through me. The information that was given to me just came out of my fingers instantly. So what's coming from me is a real experience of visit to heaven, but to understand ourselves, um, and what God's purpose is for us.