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[Blue]

Preamble: This is a quotation from a book about a son of a Pastor from Imperial, Nebraska, whom had an alleged experience of Heaven after he died for several minutes during an emergency Appendectomy.

Sitting at my makeshift desk, I looked over at my son as he brought Spider-Man pouncing down on some nasty-looking creature from Star Wars. "Hey Coulton," I said. "Remember when we were in the car and you talked about sitting on Jesus' lap?"
Still on his knees, he looked up at me. "Yeah."
"Well, did anything else happen?"
He nodded, eyes bright. "Did you know that Jesus has a cousin? Jesus told me his cousin baptized him."
"Yes, you're right," I said. "The Bible says Jesus' cousin's name is John."
Mentally, I scolded myself. Don't offer information. Just let him talk...
"I don't remember his name," Coulton said happily, "but he was really nice."
John the Baptist is "nice"?!
Just as I was processing the implications of my son's statement--that he had met John the Baptist--Coulton spied a plastic horse among his toys and held it up to me to look at. "Hey, Dad, did you know Jesus had a horse?"
"A horse?"
"Yeah, a rainbow horse. I got to pet him. There's lots of colors."
Lots of colors? What was he talking about?
"Where are there lots of colors, Coulton?"
"In heaven, Dad. That's where all the rainbow colors are."

Bold notation my own, Italics are not. Chapter 12, pg. 63

Heavan is for Real by Todd Burpo details the events of Todd, his family and most particularly his son Coulton, following Coulton suffering from a burst appendix in 2003 (he was shortly before turning 4 years old at the time.) During an emergency operation to remove poisons from his body from the burst appendix, Coulton spent a short time on the operating table where he was physically dead. In this time, detailed over the course of several different mentions and conversations, (the shown discourse being one of them) it is relayed that during Coulton's 'dead' time he had an out-of-body experience and vision of heavan. In which, he met and coversed with Jesus Christ, met several family members who had passed away (including a sister whom Todd and his wife Sonja had never told him about, since she was miscarried.)

This quotation struck me in a very peculiar way in how curiously specific it was.


Obviously this book is not given as canon to even faithful Christians compared to The Bible, but what it talks about has some theologians thinking.

I for one welcome the implications on my faith.

Edited by Blue, 28 January 2012 - 10:41 AM.

[Crona The Critic]

I read the title, and thought you were trolling.

I read this, and now I believe it.

Jesus is a brony.

[FIMChangedmylife72]

That is so neat. Looks like his favorite pony is Rainbow Dash.

[Starshine]

...the hell?

So based on someone's comatose near-death dreams, Jesus is a Brony?

[QueenChrysalis]

the god lord bless us wit a Savior who is a brony sweet

[Blue]

...the hell?

So based on someone's comatose near-death dreams, Jesus is a Brony?

It sort of goes without saying that some a lot of understanding and context to the Christian faith is kind of a prerequisite to make it not seem like a whole bunch of weird mystical nonsense.

Coulton Burpo as detailed in the book is somewhere in a delirious sickened state before the operation, then sedated, then during the operation his heart stopped for a minute, and following the operation he slept for several hours. Exact times are not mentioned, but Coulton's experience leads one to believe that the vision extended for a much longer time than the hours of his operation. In addition, he was able to recall precise details about what he saw, that corroborated other data that he had never been exposed to before, such as quotations from the Book of Revelation (which describes New Jerusalem/Heaven), the appearance of Jesus Christ (Akiane Kramarik's painting Prince of Peace) and pointing out family members who had died whom had never been indicated to him before (Coulton's father showing him a picture of his great grandfather at the age of 25. At first they showed him a picture of his great grandfather when he was alive at the age of 84, but Coulton didn't recognize the picture.)

The excerpt of Coulton remembering Jesus Christ on a "Rainbow Horse" hit me as so odd, so precise and in a matter of speaking, "So awesome ", that I simply had to point it out.

Edited by Blue, 28 January 2012 - 11:00 AM.

[Silverhoof]

I like really sweet innocent stuff like this. Thanks, Blue!

[Dashie]

Good work soldier.

[Tom The Diamond]

WHY DOES EVERYPONY MISTAKE RAINBOW DASH AS A BOY?

But yeah, holy cow that would be so amazing if ponies were in Heaven.

[FIMChangedmylife72]

Thank you so much for posting this, Blue.

[QueenChrysalis]

ya jesus is really cool next time he will show fluttershy how to lead pony ville

[Lady Rarity Pony]

...the hell?

No not hell...heaven

I don't see why there wouldn't be ponies in heaven. If heaven is a paradise as it is taught and you will be happy for all eternity, I don't see why you would be denied something innocent you cherished in your earthly life.

Edited by Lady Rarity Pony, 28 January 2012 - 11:03 AM.

[Fizz.]

I always hear stories like this, someone dies and sees 'heaven'. Whether there is some unknown scientific explanation or not, I absolutely love them. It's magical. c,:

[Starshine]

If it's heaven, then heaven it is

[QueenChrysalis]

If it's heaven, then heaven it is

enjoy your stay its for life

[HanPolo]

I... I dont know if i can argue that Rainbow Dash isn't best pony anymore... What if i get smitted?

[EarlofPudding]

I... I dont know if i can argue that Rainbow Dash isn't best pony anymore... What if i get smitted?

Pfft. Everyone knows that FLuttershy Pinky Pie is best pony. I mean, if I was created that such was my opinion, why would MrJesus/God smiteth me for being how he made me?

[Crazy Misty]

Jeez now I kinda wish I wasn't doomed to go to hell...

Oh well.

[HanPolo]

Pfft. Everyone knows that FLuttershy Pinky Pie is best pony. I mean, if I was created that such was my opinion, why would MrJesus/God smiteth me for being how he made me?

True, very true. Thank you for curing my sudden moment of paranoia.

PINKIE PIE IS BEST PONY EVERYONE! NOT RAINBOW DASH!

[QueenChrysalis]

jesus likes all ponys