After 90 minutes declared brain-dead, man meets Jesus and reveals what he learned

In interviews, Robert has emphasized that he does not consider his experience a typical near-death experience. Instead, he claims that he was actually dead.

“I wasn’t near death,” he said. “I was dead for three days.”

According to his account, his brain suffered extensive damage due to prolonged oxygen deprivation. Later, he was told that he had essentially been drowning in his own blood as his lungs filled, making breathing impossible.

From a medical standpoint, prolonged hypoxia can lead to irreversible brain injury or death. This makes Robert’s recovery—and his personal interpretation of it—especially significant to him and those who hear his story.

The Experience He Describes as Heaven
During the period when doctors were fighting to save his life, Robert says his consciousness was no longer in his physical body. Instead, he claims he found himself in what he describes as heaven.