Elizabeth Krohn, a mother of two from Houston, Texas, says she experienced heaven after being struck by lightning in 1988. The 28-year-old was walking to a synagogue with her son when a bolt hit her umbrella, causing cardiac arrest and a near-death experience.
Krohn recalled seeing her own body on the ground and being drawn to a conscious light. She followed it to what she described as a perfect garden, where she communicated with God through the voice of her deceased grandfather. During this encounter, she was shown insights into space and time.
Given the choice to return to life or stay, she was told she would have a third child – a daughter – if she went back. Krohn decided to return, waking up in the rain amid people rushing to help. She suffered burns and spent three months bed-bound.
Her mother believed her account, but her husband dismissed it as her ‘losing it’. However, the couple later had a daughter, fulfilling the prediction. Krohn now says the experience transformed her perspective: ‘When you know that death is not the end, it changes everything.’
