Jeffrey Porter never considered the idea of God worth a second thought. A lifelong atheist and self-described mocker of faith, Porter says everything changed July 25, 2020, when he suffered his seventh stroke on his sailboat in North Carolina. Blood stopped flowing to his brain for 52 minutes, and his last words before collapsing were a challenge: “If You’re real, show me something.”
In a powerful new episode of Heaven Encounters with Randy Kay, Porter recounts what he describes as a journey through hell and heaven that left him convinced eternity is real and Jesus is returning.
Porter tells Kay he found himself in a terrifying darkness, chased and trapped with no escape until he saw a tiny pinhole of white light that carried overwhelming hope. Each attempt to reach it failed until, he says, a voice warned, “This is your last chance.”
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What followed was a dramatic rescue through a white tunnel and into what he describes as the unmistakable presence of God, marked by indescribable love and a life review that revealed hidden sins, private struggles and moments of divine intervention he never knew existed.
The episode is intense, personal and filled with details that are hard to ignore. Porter also explains how the experience sparked a 90-day search that led him from defiance to full surrender and why he now feels compelled to warn others.
Watch the full interview above and hear the testimony directly from the man who says he was given a second chance.
James Lasher, a seasoned writer and editor at Charisma Media, combines faith and storytelling with a background in journalism from Otterbein University and ministry experience in Guatemala and the LA Dream Center. A Marine Corps and Air Force veteran, he is the author of The Revelation of Jesus: A Common Man’s Commentary and a contributor to Charisma magazine. For interviews and media inquiries, please contact [email protected].
