I am deeply concerned about the number of professing Christians who endorse the use of the psychedelic drug, DMT, online. (DMT N,N-dimethyltryptamine.) Some of these “Christians” believe they have actually encountered God and have been guided by him. This is incredibly dangerous. One of these individuals is a popular YouTuber who reaches at least a million users across all platforms. He is encouraging a lot of people to explore paths that the Bible clearly forbids while promoting the use of DMT for “spiritual enlightenment.” But the Greek word for drugs is “pharmakeia” in the New Testament, and “pharmakeia” is equated with witchcraft in Galatians 5:20, Revelation 9:21, and 18:23. The Bible condemns the occult, in all its forms, throughout scripture. It is very clear in the Bible that the occult is a door that should be kept firmly shut. Drugs are one of the keys that open that door, especially psychedelic drugs. I will consider that danger in this chapter as well as what the Abyss is in the Bible and why I think DMT and Near Death Experiences lead us to that very real dimension that exists just outside of our own.
I drowned when I was five; that was in 1963. I had no cultural reference. I had never heard of Near Death Experiences or Out-of-Body Experiences. My grandfather pulled me from the swimming pool—and the dimension that had suddenly opened up around me. That dimension shares the same space with us, but it is hidden from us while we are alive. Apparently, while we are dying, our bodies produce DMT. It is for that reason that I believe DMT opens up the same dimension someone experiences who is actually dying. I believe it is a real place. I experienced it when I was five, and I experienced it again many years later during a second Near Death Experience. While you are in that reality, the spiritual entities that live there can put on any kind of electric light show they like. It has many common points, but it can also be tailor made for each person. I believe it is all a deception. The purpose of the demons that are imprisoned there is to deceive us about the nature of life, death, and God.
I believe that place is what the Bible calls the Abyss. Much of this post is conjecture. However, as I wrote in Gehenna Revisited: Rebutting Francis Chan, I don't believe we need to worry about the Abyss in the future because scripture promises there will be a new heavens and a new earth. All things will be made new, and there will be no more tears, sorrow, or suffering. However, I do have some theories about the Abyss because of my near-death experiences and controversial conversations I have had with people over the last few years.
There is some evidence that the dimension experienced by test subjects might be a genuine dimension because all groups have reported similar experiences. Subjects I spoke with said they had experienced a world—or dimension—of fractals. Fractals are never-ending patterns and induce stress-reduction in observers. These experiences start out pleasant, but as subjects continued using DMT, the experiences became increasingly negative. I personally believe demons operate that way. They may masquerade as friendly at first, but over time, their hatred of mankind will always be revealed. The masks will come off.
I believe the Abyss is a dimension that shares our space on this earth but is not visible to us—much like the "Upside Down" dimension in the Netflix series, Stranger Things.
It is believed that there are colors that are not normally visible to the human eye but can be seen in special circumstances. My question is, “Is the Abyss like that?” If the Abyss is a dimension that shares our space in this world, but is not visible until death, then DMT, which might be simulating death, is a Biblically forbidden way of visibly revealing that dimension. Returning to my Stranger Things analogy, it is that portal to the “Upside Down.” (At this point, especially if you are a fan of the Netflix series, I need to warn you about DMT again. It is “pharmakeia,” and the Bible equates “pharmakeia” with witchcraft. It opens doors that you should keep shut. Opening them might expose you to entities that you do not want to meet. You will find additional warnings in the final paragraph.)
If the Abyss is another dimension—an unbounded “bottomless” dimension—and it is truly composed of fractals, has God given those in that dimension a stress reducer? That’s amazingly merciful if true. It would seem if that is the abode of demons, God is only restraining them there to protect mankind from them. They, of course, want loose. I suspect being restrained is torture for them. I say that because of the account in Matthew 8:28-34 where Legion begs Jesus not to send them to the Abyss. To the demons it is a place of torture. Yet, it seems to me that in His mercy, God may have given even demons something (fractals) to reduce their stress. If it is torture for demons, I suspect it could eventually become a human’s worst nightmare if they continually insist on going there.
Perhaps Jesus went there in 1Peter 3:18-20 and preached to the spirits (possibly demons or fallen angels from the time of Noah's flood) that he had accomplished the salvation of mankind.
In Revelation 20, we are told about an angel that has a key to the Bottomless Pit. There are numerous stories on the Internet about CERN, as well as books about supposed secret government experiments that have punched a hole into another dimension, and “beings,” that many describe as demons, have come through. If we have opened a hole into another dimension—the “Pit,” or the “Abyss”—does the angel in Revelation 20 have the key to shut it again? Once again, for fans of Stranger Things, think of it as Eleven’s opening and closing of the “Upside Down.”
If demons live there, what about humans? Are the souls of unsaved men and women kept there until judgment? I don't know. One subject I spoke with said the last time he used DMT, he thought he had died and was in that place of fractals for eternity—even though it had really been just a few minutes. He said he wasn't afraid, unlike those trapped in Stranger Thing's "Upside Down," but that it would "suck" to be there eternally in a conscious state. If that is the Abyss, I don't think anyone stays there for eternity. As I said when I began, I believe the Abyss will be destroyed when God creates the new heavens and a new earth. I believe all sin and all unrepentant sinners will be punished and then eternally destroyed at the Second Death in the Lake of Fire. Who do you think will be cast into that Lake? Will it be filled with pedophiles, abortionists, homosexuals, transgenders, adulterers, fornicators, liars, religious hypocrites, pornographers, thieves, and all other unrepentant sinners? Or do you think such things are okay? The Bible makes it clear what God considers sin. It also makes it clear that all of us are sinners and in need of a Savior. And there is only one Savior--Jesus. Without Him, no one will inherit eternal life and the Kingdom of God.
In light of scripture, I can warn you that God does not embrace the "progressive" views of our corrupted and degenerate cultures. Please don't seek out a world that turns God's plans "Upside Down." Please do not embrace the darkness in this world. It will only lead you further and further from God, and eventually it will shipwreck your faith. The Bible says friendship with the world is enmity with God, James 4:4, Romans 8:7. No matter what many modern churches teach, God does not alter His word to accommodate our sins. Scripture makes it clear that God is the same yesterday, today, and forever. He condemns all sin and judges it.
It is a frightening thing to consider, but all of us will die and be judged—each and every one of us. I believe everyone should fear that judgment and the Lake of Fire far more than they fear the "Upside Down," the Abyss, or being mocked and persecuted for not embracing "progressive" "values." If you call yourself a Christian, but refuse to give up your sin—and believe God does not even require it—then please understand that you are calling God a liar. John says those who do that are deluding themselves and deceiving others, 1John 1:6.
Read the second and third chapters of Revelation. How many times does Jesus command us to repent and be victorious over sin? He never commands us to tolerate sin, laugh at it, celebrate it, embrace it, take pride in it, or wallow in it. He never lessens the Bible's definition of sin. In fact, in the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus expands it. It isn't just the act that is sin. It is also the thought. The thought leads to the act. In John 17:17, Jesus said that God's Word is truth and we are made holy through it. When He said that, He affirmed what the Old Testament taught about sin. This culture might not like it, but the Bible commands us to sin no more. It might make us feel uncomfortable, but we are called to be holy and sin will be judged.
In the Bible, part of judgment is perdition, but what is perdition? Could the Abyss be “perdition?” As I wrote in Gehenna Revisited: Rebutting Francis Chan, the Greek word translated as perdition is apōleia, Strong’s G684. According to Strong’s, apōleia is used as 1) destroying and the utter destruction of vessels. 2) a perishing, a ruin, and the destruction of money; as well as the destruction which consists of eternal misery in hell.
I agree that apōleia is utter destruction, but I disagree that it consists of eternal misery in hell. If apōleia is the utter destruction of things, it is the utter destruction of people as well. In Revelation 11, we see a beast that ascends out of the Abyss and goes to perdition. Therefore, the Abyss and perdition are not the same. If perdition is hell, as some believe, then that argues against the Abyss being hell because the beast that ascends out of it goes to perdition. My argument is that the beast coming out of the Abyss is headed for ultimate destruction. Many teach that Satan and the fallen angels will not be destroyed. In essence they teach that Satan and the fallen are immortal. Yet the Bible states only God is immortal, 1Timothy 6:16.
The belief that Satan and the fallen will not be destroyed comes in part from the pseudepigraphal work, the Book of Enoch. It was written long after the Biblical character of Enoch lived on this earth, and by several different writers with different agendas, so it could not have been written by Enoch. When it comes to the Canon, books that claim they were written by an historical figure but were not, are immediately disqualified. Even if there is some truth to be found in the Book of Enoch, I am still not inclined to give much credence to a book that claims to have been written by a man who lived thousands of years before the book was even "penned". If something starts off with a lie, it will continue with lies.
Others believe the Abyss might be "Outer Darkness." In the context of the three Matthew passages where the phrase occurs, "Outer Darkness" appears to be the Tribulation—the time of Jacob’s Trouble—which is described as a day of darkness in Joel 2:2. We know in Matthew that it is used in the context of those who do not make it into the Wedding Supper of the Lamb in Heaven. In Revelation 22:15 we see something similar, but those people have not made it into the Kingdom Rule of Christ on earth during the Millennium. Revelation is not a strictly chronological book. This verse may be at the end of Revelation, but I don’t believe it is speaking to the time of final restitution—when God has made all things new and all pain, suffering, and tears have ceased. During the Millennial reign of Christ, there will be those who survived the Tribulation but are not holy. I think those people will also be outside the Holy City, and I believe it is another possible explanation of Outer Darkness. I see it as something akin to the toxic "Upside Down" reality of Stranger Things and not a place we want to be.
I have not written this post to promote DMT, its testing, or the occult. As I wrote earlier, the Greek word for drugs is "pharmakeia" in the New Testament, and "pharmakeia" is equated with witchcraft. The Bible condemns the occult throughout scripture. It is very clear in the Bible that the occult is a door that should be kept firmly shut. I have written this post to consider what the Abyss is and what these DMT accounts might tell us about Near Death Experiences and that very real dimension that exists just outside our own. I have not been involved in any way in these experiments or DMT usage, but I have spoken with people who have been. I have already written about my views on other dimensions in my two blog posts about my Near Death Experiences. I believe the Abyss might be the second heaven that Paul alludes to in 2Corinthians 12:2, and I believe it is the abode of demons. While unsaved humans are in their dimension—going through the stages of death—I believe demons have the ability to put on any kind of electric light show that they desire, positive or negative. That's all I believe Near Death Experiences are—Electric Light Shows. I believe the purpose of these shows is to deceive people about the afterlife. I believe they are real experiences, but I believe they are deception. If Legion did not want to go to that dimension, neither should you. You might bring something back that you do not want in your life or the life of your loved ones.
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