
Final chapter in the book before the Supplemental Chapter. In this very short chapter Bertha is awakened from her long illness. I do a little discussion at the end of the episode about whether this account is biblical, a NDE (near death experience), or a death dream. I'm inclined to believe it is a death dream. I talk a little about that in the recording, but a note here: the author talks much about time (hours, days, years) and the Bible doesn't tell us that time is measured that way in heaven (not that I've found, anyway). And usually NDE's of heaven or Christ have an account of a glorious or much more marvelous descriptive entrance that is so amazing that it really grips one's faculties. In her account, she simply arrived and was greeted by her brother and Jesus (the Master) is somewhat distant and unengaging. I don't know about you, but I REALLY want to see Him the second I get there! Her account seems much like a dream (to me) because it is flavored with religious aspects of the day (Catholic/Lutheran) and Jesus isn't the MAIN focus and all else second. I really hope heaven isn't "religious". But that's just me.