Aurora australis dancing over an LED-illuminated igloo giving a blue tinge to the color of the snow. \u00a0 \u00a0(Public domain photo from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
Four passages reporting a multi-colored \u201csky\u201d in heaven, from John Burke,\u00a0Imagine Heaven: Near-Death Experiences, God\u2019s Promises, and the Exhilarating Future That Awaits You<\/em>\u00a0(Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2015):<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dean Braxton recalls, \u201cThe most gorgeous sky ever seen here on earth cannot even come close to the atmosphere in Heaven. \u00a0It is bright because of the glory of our God. . . . \u00a0The atmosphere is something you experience, not just see. \u00a0It is golden, yellow, white, and had more colors moving throughout it . . . like the Aurora Borealis lights.\u201d \u00a0(126-127)<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dale Black mentioned experiencing the atmosphere of Heaven: \u201cThe colors seemed to be alive, dancing in the air. \u00a0I had never seen so many different colors. . . . \u00a0It was breathtaking to watch. \u00a0And I could have spent forever doing just that.\u201d \u00a0(127)<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI saw the most dazzling colors, which was all the more surprising because I\u2019m color-blind,\u201d a Dutch patient in Dr. Pim van Lommel\u2019s study recalls. \u00a0\u201cI can distinguish the primary colors, but pastels all look the same to me. \u00a0But suddenly I could see them, all kinds of different shades. \u00a0Don\u2019t ask me to name them because I lack the necessary experience for that.\u201d \u00a0(127)<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
Marv found himself captivated as the atmosphere projected a heavenly light show, displayed on the most brilliant shades of deep blue sky as the backdrop:<\/span><\/p>\nThe sky in which I flew to heaven, and the firmament surrounding the heavens, were a wilder and bluer yonder than you would ever believe. . . . \u00a0The closest shade I can associate this otherworldly blue with is the surreal tones of the water in the Caribbean or off the coast of Hawaii at sunset. . . . \u00a0That color is waiting for you and me on the other side . . .<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nThe colors and lights in heaven were simply sublime. . . . \u00a0They were the deepest, richest, most gloriously lush colors I had ever seen, and some I had never seen before. \u00a0Heaven is a dream-come-true for those who love all things colorful, and our home there is lit by the Father of Lights. . . . \u00a0[There were] robust and bold and vigorous beams that were somehow gentle to my eyes. \u00a0I simply don\u2019t think those colors and lights exist on earth . . .<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nThe white in heaven was \u2014 forgive me! \u2014 like none other I can compare. \u00a0From a brilliant white to an opal stone to a milk glass moon color, the white shades clustered in the sky like a huge bridal bouquet. . . . \u00a0The colors in heaven would meld from whites into blues and reds and purples and greens. \u00a0The multiple colors would change and shift and move constantly, twirling and twisting and floating . . . shape-shifting in a way that fixated and enthralled me. \u00a0The closest I can come to describing what that light show was like is probably the aurora borealis, or the northern lights. . . . \u00a0Then again, if I compare the light show in Alaska to the light show in heaven . . . it\u2019s not even close. . . . \u00a0Even just the light show was utterly transfixing.<\/strong> \u00a0(127-128)<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
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