What’s considered “good” and “bad” on Earth, it might surprise us to hear, is diametrically the opposite of how things work in the afterlife. Earthly comforts are not coveted in eternity. But hardships are gladly taken as joy.
So says Penny Wittbrodt, 52, a retired nurse from Kentucky, who attests to having two distinct near-death experiences (NDEs), respectively in 2014 and 2016, after suffering anaphylactic episodes that rendered her comatose. She describes transiting to a void between Heaven and Earth and encountering spiritual beings radiating loving energy — including her late grandmother and none other than God Himself. These experiences pivoted her perspective on life a full 180 degrees. Awakening from her second NDE, she said she became cured of her anaphylaxis. Her decision to return was made with profound reluctance, for she described the other side as almost Heaven — on its threshold — yet she hadn’t fulfilled her purpose on Earth….