Tina Hines suffered a massive heart attack in February of 2018, and her family was not sure she was going to make it.

Hines died for a total of 27 minutes, but when she woke up she immediately asked for a pen and paper. She wanted to share an urgent message about the afterlife. In her broken state, Hines was able to scribble out the words “it’s real.”

Hines had been shocked five times on the way to the hospital, and emergency services didn’t think she would survive. Hines, on the other hand, was experiencing something greater.

“It was so real, the colors were so vibrant,” Hines recalled of her vision. She said she saw Jesus standing in front of black gates with a yellow light shining behind Him.

You can learn more about Hine’s story below.

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