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 When
I died I didn't see a
tunnel or a white light or any of that. I saw
the Angel of Death sitting cross-legged in front
of me.
My death was the result
of a suicide attempt (and a damned effective one
at that), and this Angel was very angry at me for
trying to whack myself. We argued for about 8 hours
(Earth time) before I grudgingly went back into
my body.
During the out of body
time it was made clear to me that the Angel of Death
was:
(a) God's
messenger, and
(b) Frequently
confused with, or assumed to be,
Lucifer / Satan.
He looked fierce, made
out of black shadows, humanoid form, angular face,
glittering eyes, huge black wings pinioned behind
him.
Although he looked it,
he didn't seem frightening, for whatever reason.
The Lord (or Angel) of Death possesses a very wonderful
sense of humor which nobody ever seems to comment
on and he has a high level of compassion towards
the beings that he "takes." He is very self-aware
and sees irony in his job.
Kevin, your mentioning
the Lord of Death from the
Tibetan Book of the Dead is, in my experience,
a perfectly accurate description of who he is and
what function he performs -- at least in my experience
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