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1. An
interview with Boris – an officer in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, |
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Who he was
before his death. |
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INTERVIEWER:
- I introduce to you, Mr. Boris Pilipchuk, 36 years of age. Please, Boris
tell us about yourself a bit. |
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BORIS: - I
am an officer, a Senior Lieutenant in the police force. I worked as a strategic
duty officer in one of the operation sections of the police force in
Khemlnitskij District of Ukraine. I fought in the Afganistan war. I am
married with three children. We live in a village called Novaya Siniavka, in
the Starosiniavskij region of Khemlnitskij District. |
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INTERVIEWER:
- Boris, I know that you are a Believer. How did you get saved? |
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BORIS: - I
was a strong atheist, but my wife and her parents were Believers and they
always wanted me to be saved. One day, on |
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When I saw
Pastor Nikolai, I thought to myself, “Now, I’m going to teach you a lesson…”
However, Nikolai walked up to me and began saying something and suddenly, I
began feeling such peace, such tranquillity in my heart, such that I had
never experienced since my childhood days. I was only used to giving orders,
receive orders and carry them out blindly. I was trained in this sort of
environment, in which normal human interaction was so rare. Something on the
inside of me was transformed as I listened to the words of Nikolai and when I
heard the phrase, “Now, we’ll pray, repeat after me…”. I repeated the
sinner’s prayer. The power of the Holy Spirit came upon me and the Lord baptized
me in the Holy Spirit. Ever since then, I dedicated my life to serve the
Lord. |
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INTERVIEWER:
- How did those around you react to this change in your life? |
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BORIS: -
My mother reacted to all this very indignantly, at the beginning, because she
had not known the Lord yet. Later on, opposition at my work place began, they
threatened to lay me off the job or demote me, they even went to the extent
of trying to make me backslide, but I wasn’t perturbed by this, neither did I
worry. Formerly, I would likely have been in a state of confusion…to
relinquish my officers rank, simply because of some sort of incident, to me,
seemed absurd. God’s Word says, that if you are taken to court, do not be
anxious over what to say, for I will speak for you. So not being worried over
my fate, I said, “ You cannot do anything to me, because the Lord is with
me’. So my superior officers had to condescend to this. Not only did
colleagues condescend to this, but they also began listening, with pleasure,
to me preach during my break period. I told every one about the Lord, in the
hope of at least leading one soul to the Lord. I will not go on to describe
what hideous things I did before repentance, because the Lord has forgiven me
of all of them. I praise and thank the Lord for this. The Lord forgives every
sin, of anyone who earnestly repents. |
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INTERVIEWER:
- You are a serviceman and a Believer. This is very unusual. Do people
consider this as being normal? |
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BORIS: - I
tell every one that Jesus Christ is Lord over everyone,
and servicemen as well. The Lord loves each and everyone just the same. I
have been asked several times, “ How can you serve God, being a serviceman,
handling weapons?” The fact is that God’s word teaches us how to serve the
Lord. |
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When John
the Baptist baptized people in River |
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INTERVIEWER:
- Boris, I can see that you are in perfect health. Before your remarkable
ordeal, were you in the same state of health? |
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BORIS: -
Yes. Perfect health is a prerequisite to join the force. It was mandatory for
us to undergo routine medical test. |
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INTERVIEWER:
- Please, tell me what happened to you. |
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BORIS: - I
will narrate how the Lord raised me from the dead. On |
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According
to my wife’s account, after I lost consciousness, I was rushed to the
hospital, to the reanimation unit. Their diagnosis was - Brain haemorrhage. I
remained there for several days in an unconscious state. I was transferred to
the reanimation unit of the Khelmitskij District Clinic. The doctors
continued to fight for my life. However, the heart attack, which was now
progressing didn’t leave them with a chance of my survival. |
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INTERVIEWER:
- How serious was your brain haemorrhage? |
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BORIS: -
As I found out later on, the doctor diagnosed a
internal bleeding in 95% of my brain. All the equipment and the sensors that
were attached to my body, testified of death. In their medical report the
doctors diagnosed a haemorrhage that had spread all over my brain, all of the
nine tests made confirmed death. |
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2. Death
registered by the Doctors. |
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INTERVIEWER:
- Boris, from what you were later on told, after the doctors certified your
death, did they immediately call your wife? |
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BORIS: -
Yes, they did and she was not the only person they informed. Actually, what
happened was that every 15-20 minutes my colleagues called the hospital to
inquire of my health. They were told that I was no longer alive, that I was
already dead. At my working place, money was already being collected for my
burial, a coffin was already ordered for me, the burial viennese and every other
thing necessary for the occasion. In a nutshell, preparation was made for my
burial. In my opinion, I think the sudden death of such a healthy police
officer was a very stunning occurrence, which took everyone aback. This was
clear, from the numerous phone calls to the hospital, from my colleagues. |
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INTERVIEWER:
- Was your wife present with you when you died? |
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BORIS: -
Yes, she was, but she was not allowed in the reanimation room itself. Later
on my wife told me, that she constantly prayed to God over my salvation. When
the doctors began to desperately fight to save my life, my wife called Pastor
Nikolai in Mariopol on the phone. My wife told him what had happened and
asked him to pray for me. While he prayed, God told him that the situation
would not lead to death, but to the glory of God. He calmed my wife down and
told her that a Christian Festival was underway in the town of |
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3. Medical
information on the possibility of a dead person returning to life |
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INTERVIEWER:
- For an understanding from a clinical point of view, we make reference to a
directory of medical publications. In the Concise Medical encyclopedia (published
by “Soviet Encyclopedia”, 1974) the following is written: Brain haemorrhage
is defined as the disruption of normal blood circulation in the brain, which
results in the death of the brain material (Part 1, page 506). Resuscitation
of an organism (reanimation) is defined as the restoration of a sudden
disruption or total loss of life supporting functions of an organism.
Clinical death is the last reversible stage of the death of an organism from
the moment breathing and blood circulation cease to the beginning of
irreversible changes in the central nervous system, after which death is
referred to as being biological. The duration of clinical death depends on
the reason that gave rise to the development of a terminal condition, the
duration of dying, age etc. In normal temperatures, clinical death extends
over a period of 4-6 minutes, after which the restoration of normal
activities of the central nervous system becomes impossible. |
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Reanimation
procedures should be started immediately sudden death has been established.
It is also recommended not to allow the complete ceasing of breathing or
heartbeat. If the heartbeat is not re-established, reanimation procedures are
advised to be continued until they prove effective. Signs of effectiveness:
Disappearance of cyanosis, noticing of spontaneous gasps (the sooner they
begin, the better the prognosis), pulsation of the large blood vessels in
accordance with the rhythm of the massage, narrowing of the pupils. If these
signs do not appear in 20-25 minute, resuscitation procedures should be
discontinued (part 2, page 270-271). I know that doctors have some rules,
which can never be violated by any one in any medical establishment. In their
rules, a person who is lying in reanimation, in a condition of biological
death, should not be there more than 2 hours and only after this the person
may be transported to the morgue. |
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That means
that after establishing the fact that Boris was in a state of clinical death,
the doctors struggled for 30 minutes to save his life, and after establishing
a state of biological death, not less than 2 more hours elapsed, for the
period of time he was in the reanimation unit. Meaning that the irreversible
processes and death of the brain matter had already begun, seen as the time necessary
for resuscitation after clinical death takes about 4-6 minutes. In this case
the person couldn’t be more dead. Boris’ death was confirmed by the doctors
and by the medical equipment that were connected to his body. |
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4. “I saw
heaven” - Boris |
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INTERVIEWER:
- And now, Boris, tell us how you felt. What did you see? |
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BORIS: -
It felt as if I was conscious, I began seeing with my own eyes, what happened
after an internal push in the body. I began seeing everything as if from
above. My soul came out of me and looked at my body. Doctors in their white
gowns had gathered around my body. Numerous equipment were connected to my
body. The doctors tried to bring me to a normal condition, they ran about,
and applied all possible measure. But all their effort were to no avail. |
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Then I
began to ascend from the earth. The earth became smaller and smaller. It
became so small, and then it disappeared totally. My transportation was
accompanied by a continuous whistling in my ears. Then I ended up in an extraordinary
place, that was so illuminated, that I began to feel good. I saw a golden
staircase, that shone with rays of glory. The staircase was rather wide. On
either side of the staircase were golden railings, along which from the end
to the top were winged angels in white clothes, with golden belts. Their hair
was white, their faces shone so much, like lightning, their eyes were like
two lanterns. They had human faces. Their hands and legs were the color of
shinning copper chips. On the outside the angels were like humans. Around the
staircase and under it, stood a great number of angels, and their number, I
simply cannot describe. These were without wings. All the angels were singing
psalms. And surprisingly, I did not know, what language they were singing in,
but at that moment I completely understood the words of the psalm. They sang:
“O worthy are you Lord of all glory and praise. You, Lord, created the
heavens and the earth. You are worthy of our praise!” |
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Then I saw
an extraordinary light at the end of the staircase. But the light wasn’t like
that of the sun or of welding instrument, which has a harmful effect on the
eyes. The light was extraordinarily bright, but did not hurt the eyes, warm,
calming, full of joy and peace. I was full of delight, to such an extent that
mere words cannot describe how I felt. My delight continued to increase and
there was no limit to the joy I felt. I don’t know how to describe this
vision, this feeling, in words, but I would like you to imagine the picture
the Lord showed me. Later on, I heard a voice, coming from the place where
the wonderful light was, which said: ‘My son, come to me and I will show you
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From the
great number of angels, two angels walked up behind me. One stood on my left
and the other stood on my right, just a short distance from me. I didn’t turn
my head around, I didn’t look behind me and I didn’t gaze around me, but it
appeared as if I could see 360 degrees about me. I wasn’t nervous and didn’t
feel any form of discomfort. I was absolutely calm and so joyful to extent,
that I cannot describe how I felt, not then and not now. I didn’t ask anyone
any question, such as ‘where am I?’ ‘What happened to me? What’s going to
happen later on?’ I felt completely confident in myself, as if I was standing
in a familiar place. I felt as if I lived there permanently. |
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Then the
Holy Spirit, transferred me to a vast open plain, in which very beautiful
white horses pranced. In the center of the field, stood a great big city, in
the form of a cube. When I noticed it, I began to draw close to it. But I
approached it in a different way, not as a man normally walks on the ground.
I moved without my feet touching the ground, it was as if I was sliding. The
angels escorted me. The closer I approached the city, the more intense was
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There were
very high walls, which were multiple in number and of various colors. There
were 12 colors in all, which radiated and shone like a bright light. (Later on,
after my resurrection, when I studied the 21-22 chapter of the book of
Revelations in the Bible, I found a confirmation of what I had seen). I saw
the foundation of the city, which was made up of 12 precious stones of this
world. I saw a pearl gate, three on each wall. The pearl gate was very big,
higher than two meters. I didn’t measure them, but one pearl was larger than
two meters, in my opinion. I saw only six gates, because the Lord led me into
the city through one of its corners. I saw the two sides of the cube. Then
the Lord led me through one of the gates into the city, as we passed through
them, I saw two inscriptions. One of them was above the gate and the second
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When I
entered into the city through the gates, I stood still in admiration: The
city was made completely of gold. The gold was so pure and I had never seen
such brilliance before. I had seen how brightly gold articles in a jeweller’s
store shone, but this was not comparable, to what I saw at that moment. Gold
streets, houses of gold, gold doors – everything was made of gold,
transparent like glass. I could never have imagined that gold could appear
transparent and so pure. I read about this in God’s word, but I could not
really imagine it, to me this issue was concealed. I just couldn’t imagine
how a hard metal could be transparent. Now that I saw it, I just wanted to
touch it. I touched the walls, I entered some houses and scrutinized
everything. I did not ask the angels, where I was to go from here. I seemed
to know the way. I was overcome with such a feeling as if I was in a place of
my own. |
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As I
continued my way further into the city, close to the center, I saw a large
tree in one spot. The tree had pear-shaped fruit on it. The size of the fruit
was about the size of two average sized fists put together. The leaves on it
reminded me of the leaves of a lime tree, only they were larger and like
leaves of burdock. When I got near the tree, I wanted to take a fruit from it
and began to reach for one. Suddenly with enthusiasm, I was surprised that
the hand that I stretched out, was not like an ordinary hand, it was
transparent. When I was about to pluck a fruit, the angel who stood a little
distance behind me, on my right side, stretched out his hand and stopped me.
Gesticulating with his finger, he told me that for now, I shouldn’t pluck the
fruit. Then something I didn’t expect took place: Without any form of regret,
disappointment from the angel’s action, I left the tree. Generally speaking,
within the city, I never experienced any kind of discomfort, or disorder. |
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When I
left the tree, I saw an extraordinary bright light at the center of the city.
It was very interesting that I didn’t see any shadow not from the trees and
not from the houses. There were no shadows there and neither were there any
lamps. I didn’t see the sun nor any object that gave light, but the light was
extraordinary bright and so pleasant to the eyes, to the extent that I was so
delighted beyond measure. I cannot adequately describe in words, the extra unusual
condition of my soul… |
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When I saw
the center of the illumination, I bowed my head and felt an overwhelming urge
to bow my knees. But the angel supported me and I heard a voice, “ My son, I
have shown you all that is necessary for you at this time, and you should
return now, to declare My Glory, power and dominion, to declare all that you
have seen and heard”. Then I began to pray and implore the Lord, asking Him
to let me remain there, where I was. I cried, “Lord I don’t want to return”.
But the Lord said, “You have a wife, and three children. You have to return
to them, for it is not time for you to be here yet”. Then again I began to
implore the Lord, ”Lord, I don’t want to return. Allow me to remain with
beside You”. But the Lord said to me,” My Son, be meek and self-controlled,
do not murmur, go back. You have to declare My Glory”. |
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5. Panic
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BORIS: In
the blink of an eye, I moved in space over such a distance, that I saw the earth
to which I was now approaching. As I approached I saw the next scene: My body
was being taken by the hospital staff on a stretcher to a room where bodies
of people were kept. Some of the bodies had incisions made on them. I
understood they were taking me to the morgue. In other words, looking from
above, I only saw how they were taking me, I didn’t see precisely that they
were taking me, because the body was covered with a cloth, only the feet
could be seen. When I saw my weeping wife accompanying the stretcher, I
understood I was the one being taken. One of the hospital staff was
comforting her, trying to tell her not to grieve over the incident and tried
to prevent her from entering the room where they were taking the body on the
stretcher. I saw this as if from above. I understood that I was brought to
the morgue. When the doors ahead of my wife were closed and the stretcher
with my body on it was already in the room, people began to move away. These
were the orderlies and nursing sisters who brought me to the morgue, who were
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When I saw
all this, I felt a clap or more precisely a jolt and immediately, I entered
into my body. At that instance, I felt the blowing of wind, an enormous force,
which flung the doors, through which my body was brought in, open. This force
tore the doors off their hinges and they dropped to the floor and the force
pushed the trolley with the body out of the morgue. After this I got up. The
upper part of my body sat up on the trolley and the cloth fell off my body.
The orderly slipping along the sides of the wall, fell and so did the nursing
sister as well. Both of them lay there in a state of terror. Another nursing
sister came and when she saw me sitting up, went into state of shock. The
same supernatural power made the trolley on which I sat, to stand up right,
vertically, and I stood vertically on the ground with my feet. Then the
trolley fell to its normal position and rolled back in to the morgue. |
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I wanted
to go but could not. My body did not respond. I experienced such a feeling,
as if I was not in my own body. Then I began to pray, because my senses were
returning to normal. I saw everything, I recognized everything, I heard
everything, but I did not recognize the voice I heard, it drawled. The
feeling was as if an audio tape was playing at a slower speed than normal. At
that instant, I began to call upon the Lord, for the Lord gave me strength to
walk. When I finished praying, I felt a great outpouring of energy. I felt as
if the hairs on my head were falling off and a thousand needles pricked my
forehead. I received such an outpouring of energy, that I felt as if my feet
were in asphalt. I felt warmth and a great power, from my head to my feet. I
began to walk as the Holy Spirit led me, in the direction of the doctor’s
room, where all the doctors were seated. Unconsciously I had perfect
orientation of the hospital’s layout, seen as I had been here on several
occasions as a serviceman. |
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My wife
fell down on her knees, thanking the Lord, because he had resurrected me to
life. When she came to herself, she took a cloth and ran after me, to cover
my nakedness, because I was completely naked. As I continued walking on, the
hospital staff all ran in various directions screaming out. Some of them fell
down, while others shut themselves in the wards. My wife caught up with me
just as I was approaching the doctors room and wrapped the cloth about me. I
reached the doctors room and with a gentle push, opened the door of the room.
Later on, I Learned that the room was locked with a key by the doctors, and
cupboards were placed behind the door from the inside to prevent entry into
the room. The door opened before me with such ease. The power of the Lord
opened that door. |
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When I
entered the room, some of the hospital staff were in a state of terror, while
in the corner, other staff were frantically shouting out, “who are you, what
do you want from us? Let us alone!” |
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I calmed
them down and said, “Don’t be afraid, give me some clothes.” Looking in their
faces, I saw they were stone cold with fear and indescribable horror, I
understood there was no sense in explaining my resurrection to these poor
doctors frightened to death. Whatever I would have told them, all the same
they wouldn’t listen to me. The only thing they could hear was the pounding
of their hearts. I repeated, “Give me my clothes and I’ll go home”. The
doctors allowed me to leave quickly, because they were in such a state of
terror because of my presence. When I came out of the doctors room, I stood a
while in the corridor and surprisingly, my first four steps left something
like a print of water behind, although I was completely dry and the cloth
about me was also dry! I dressed up. My wife called a car on the phone, and
we went home. |
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INTERVIEWER:
- Boris, I can imagine the panic and shock of the doctors, when they saw you.
What they saw, definitely did not conform with the training they underwent in
medical school or with what they came across in their medical practice. It’s
clear that it wasn’t death that scared them, because they encounter that
everyday. Your resurrection back to life is simply not comprehensible to the
human mind. It’s a fact and everyone knows that blood clots in a closed space
of the brain, couldn’t possible go anywhere and what more considering the
degree of the haemorrhage – 95%. There couldn’t possibly have been any
mistake. After a futile struggle to save your life, your death was confirmed.
All the medical equipment connected to your body, confirmed this fact. You
were dead in their presence long enough, about 2 hrs and 30 minutes. After
that you were taken to the morgue . The irreversible process in the central
nervous system had long taken place. And it turned out that the dead man,
didn’t just breath, but walked in on his feet and even spoke normally. In
actual fact, doctors understand how difficult and how much time is needed in
reanimation, for a patient to recover, who has suffered from brain
haemorrhage. The doctors did not expect such a miracle. |
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And what
more, the resurrection was accompanied with such power of the Holy Ghost, to
the extent that the doors were torn from their hinges and they fell to the
ground with such a noise. The trolley rolled out of the morgue, over turned
and then rolled back into the morgue. All this happened in the presence of
the medical staff. The news of your resurrection had already preceded you.
The doctors had already locked themselves in the doctors room and barricaded
the door. The door being opened by the power of the Holy Ghost was something
they just could not comprehend. They were in such a state of fear. The events
that took place were just too incredible for the normal human mind to
comprehend… |
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6. Stunned
co-workers. |
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INTERVIEWER:
And so, we stopped at the point where you were going home in a car. What
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BORIS: I
was on my way, in complete health in the front seat of the car. Along the road,
within our district, we happened to drive up to a road warden, a vehicle
inspection officer, with whom I incidentally happened to work with. When he
saw me, he slumped to the ground. He sat on the ground for a long time
stunned. My wife asked me to get out and tell him, “everything is OK, and
that I am alive”. I said, “I won’t do that, because, he may end up dying out
of fear”. |
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The driver
that drove us had to drive into town for some personal matters, he quickly
attended to them. We continued our journey into the village, and a police
officer, whom we happened to drive past in his car, increased his speed and
caught up with us, in order to get a better look at me, to make sure I was
really the one. Seeing me he took off his cap, wiped away the sweat from his
face, shrugged his shoulders and drove on ahead. |
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After I
arrived home, literally speaking, within thirty minutes my superior officer
came to my house to find out if I was really alive or the police officer who met
us along the way was out of his mind. They just couldn’t believe that after
all that had taken place, I was not only in reanimation, but also in complete
health at home. They couldn’t understand this. When I went out to greet them,
they were afraid and began to step back, as if they had seen a ghost. I asked
them to have a seat and began to speak to them about my resurrection. They
began to nod their heads, but their faces revealed so much fright, that
everything I told them, they didn’t believe a word, they didn’t even listen
to all that I said. They tried as fast as possible to leave, so that they
wouldn’t be around me for long. |
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The next
day when I arrived to work, my superior officer didn’t allow me to commence
my duties. He said: |
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“I can not
allow you to work, because after brain haemorrhage and other similar
sicknesses, that the doctor’s discovered in you, you ought to have been
categorized as an invalid. Considering your death and mysterious
resurrection…” |
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“But do
you believe your eyes?” – I asked him. |
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“I
believe”, he said. |
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“Can you
hear me?” |
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“I can
hear you”, he replied. |
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“Can you
see me?” – I continued to ask. |
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“I can see
you” - he said. |
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“Then pinch
me, perhaps you don’t see me well. I am as healthy as you” – I said to him. |
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“That’s
impossible”, he said. |
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7.
Deductions by the Medical Committee – Completely healthy. May carry on
service. |
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INTERVIEWER:
- Boris, you talked about the reaction of your colleagues. But what about the
doctors? |
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BORIS: -
Yes, for two weeks, 15 different medical committees carried out medical
checks on me, to determine if I could remain in service. The doctor’s wanted
to prove, that at least some side effects should exist. And that it was
impossible that everything should just vanish away without a trace. But in
all their x-rays and their investigations, testified of complete health only. |
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A team of
doctors, mainly psychiatrists and neuro-pathalogists, came to a common
opinion, that I am absolutely well, that I could be admitted on a team of
Astronauts. I was allowed to continue my duties as a duty officer in the
district police office. |
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The
doctors came to a conclusion, that I am well, however up to this moment in
time, all of them are in a state of confusion. As the medical committee was
carrying out their duties and the doctors affirmed that I was completely
well, they didn’t believe their eyes. Some of them said that if they hadn’t
personally fixed the diagnosis, based on the x-rays, cardiographs and many
other investigations, they wouldn’t have believed it. How could blood clots,
within the brain disappear by themselves without any surgical procedures? |
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The doctors
asked me to keep silent about all this, or else people would think I was
crazy. But I know that every lie is a sin, as it is written in God’s word,
that all liars will have their part in the lake that burns with fire…”, and
that they will not inherit the Kingdom of God. I told the doctors: “For the
very reason I stand on the earth, after all that has happened to me, doesn’t
give me the right to remain silent. For as it is written in God’s Word, that
if you remain silent, than “stones will sing out”. They replied: “Well,
that’s your own business. We will not record your resurrection”. |
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But the
doctor that treated me, passed the diagnosis and later certified death all
repented. They all accepted the Lord Jesus as Savior. |
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I would
like to say something in addition, that God doesn’t only resurrect a person,
in order to leave him crippled. He resurrected me to life and gave me
complete healing. |
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I affirm
this statement that God – is not an abstract being. He is a personality, who
spoke with me. He is real and heaven is real. |
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8. What
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INTERVIEWER:
- I address the Senior Pastor of the Word of Faith Bible Church, Pastor
Sunday Adelaja, to kindly comment on what happened to Boris. |
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PASTOR SUNDAY
ADELAJA: - It’s a sensation to know that a person is resurrected to live in
our days! When people hear about this, then the first thing that comes to
their mind, is that this can not be. Once dead, always dead. On the contrary,
this was either clinical death and the doctors were able to resuscitate the
person to death or an exaggeration – and people would say, “ there was no
death recorded in actual fact; this is just fiction. In short, any other
thing may have happened, but not resurrection and what more… what God? This
is just fiction! We are intelligent people and we can not be deceived”. This
is the typical way most people think. |
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But do not
be in a hurry to draw a conclusion. By investigating and thinking over the matter,
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Scientists
have already come to a conclusion, that the Bible contains historical facts.
The existence of Jesus Christ as a historical personality, now no one
disputes this fact. The teachings of Jesus Christ and His works confirm to us
that He is the Son of God, that He is God Himself. This was confirmed by
signs and wonders (read the New Testament). He has been given all power in
heaven and on earth (Mat. 28:18; Job 42:2). |
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In the
Bible, cases of people being resurrected are recorded. Skeptics say, “But all
this happened in the time of Jesus, Jesus Himself did this, God Himself”. But
in the word of God, it is written that the Lord does not change, that He is
the same yesterday, today and forever (Mal. 3:6; Heb. 13:8). |
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When we
talk of something ideal, it means that that thing can not be further
perfected. God is perfect (Mat. |
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The ways
of the Lord can not be searched (Isa. 40:28, Rom. |
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Believers
have a particular problem: They think in this manner, “If I can not
understand this, how God does this, then it means that it simply can not be”.
But they forget, that studying the laws of physics, they do not argue the
fact that they can only see just a narrow spectrum of light radiation, or
hear definite sound frequencies etc The limitations of human capabilities is
obvious. |
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Everyone
understands, that not every one can become an artist, a singer, a
mathematician or a machine operator etc. As an example, not ever one would
sit down to play chess with a Grandmaster, having actually evaluating their
skill in this game. However, man has the audacity to evaluate God and
determine His capabilities. For example, they ask, “Can God resurrect a
person?”. People love to criticize God and His work. People even try to
question God, that He may not have done something the way expected or He may
have done something else incorrectly. That is nonsense! This means that a
person judges his Creator and a clay vessel commands the potter saying, “What
are you doing?” (Isa. 29:16; 45:9, Rom. 9:20-21). |
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We are so
fascinated over the wonder of creation, however many people deny the wisdom
and intellect that are responsible for it. They claim that nature itself is
ingenious enough. They conclude that there is no Creator to take the credit
for such perfection. However, if you show them a television or a watch, they will
say that it was created by an intelligent mind, and did not come about by
itself. Now you see the contradiction and paradox of reasoning? |
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Looking at
the Bible, I meditated on the resurrection of Lazarus…Jesus Christ loved
Lazarus and his sisters Martha and Mary (John 11:5,35,36) I thought, why did
Jesus sort of delay, knowing that Lazarus was dying? Why didn’t he
immediately go to save his friend? Why did He allow his death to occur? Jesus
Christ came only after four days, when the body had started to decay already
(John. |
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Listening
to the testimony of Boris Pilipchuk, and seeing him absolutely healthy, we
see the hand of God in this. God performed a miracle according to His own
will…” I will do all that pleases Me”, says the Lord (Isa. 46:10). In these
last days the Lord has decided to reveal Himself through man, in this case
through Boris. We can not deny the fact of Boris’ resurrection. This took
place in our days, just like when the Lord Jesus Christ resurrected Lazarus. |
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To believe
in resurrection is everyone’s personal business. God has given man freedom of
choice. Remember when Jesus was raised from the dead, not every one believed.
But the fact of resurrection is not dependent on our views. A fact remains a
fact. We can obtain eternal life, only if we believe in Jesus and His
resurrection. (Jn. 3:36). He is The Way, The Truth and The Life – Jn. 14:6. |
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I believe
that through this testimony many eyes will be opened. People will understand
that, that God performs things, that He is alive, Real and the Almighty. They
will understand that there is everlasting life that is prepared for us. |
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“Who hath
believed our report? And to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?” – Isa.
55:1, that is to say, to whom has the Power of the Lord been revealed? |
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May the Lord
bless and reveal Himself to all of you. |
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