Bible Question: I have been saved for over 10 years,but have not studied regularly fOr several years. 3 months ago, I lost my 14 year old son when he took the family car while I was sleeping and had an accident, killing him instantly. Since then, I have searched everyday for anything in scipture to answer some much needed questions. I would especially like to find verses where the bible talks about seeing loved ones again and also if souls go to heaven immediatley or await judgement day. Please help! |
Bible Answer: In the early part of the 1980's there was a young man named Tommy Slayton. This young man was ten years old and his father had just committed himself to trusting in God's Word, no matter what. That afternoon the Slayton's had visitors from their church and they were exchanging views on the Gospels and so forth. Tommy was upstairs in his room when he decided he wanted to take a bath. In the bathroom they had a small television which Tommie's dad kept in there to watch the church programs. Tommy decided to watch it while he was taking a bath and he inadvertantly placed it on the edge of the tub. He reached out to turn the channel and the television fell into the tub with him. In a millisecond he was electrocuted and knocked unconscious. He slipped under the water in the tub and water poured into his lungs drowning him. For 15 minutes the juice from the electricity poured into his body through an opening in the bottom of his foot and came out through an opening in the back of his head. After Tommy was brought back to life through faith in Jesus, by his dad, he was in a brain-dead coma for seven long months. Throughout all this time the Slayton's would not let the doctors remove the life-support system. Seven months to the day, Tommy awoke and recognized his dad. Big Tom asked his son if he knew where he was all that time. Tommy explained: "When the electricity hit his body and he slipped under the water, he was instantly picked up by his guardian angel and in an instant of time he was tucked under the angel's arm and they flew off and after a time, and he did not know how long a time it was, they were in heaven. He met people that his dad knew, neighbors that had died and relatives that had preceeded him. He met Jesus and was shown around heaven. Tommy said he did not know how long he spent in heaven as there is no time in heaven. After a time, Jesus said he had to go back, that his dad was calling for him. He was still under his dad's protection, and his dad was pulling him back and Tommy, even though he wanted desperately to stay in heaven with Jesus, had to go back. I believe that if your son knew Jesus, he is in heaven and he is waiting for you. Grieve for your son if you need to, because it is a loss to your family, but please understand that your son is in heaven with Jesus. 2 Corinthians 5:8 states that to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. |