An encounter with the Savior
District Judge Johannes at Lille Höjen meets the Savior January 7, 1898

Yes, I was over on the other side. And it was as they have said [in the Scriptures] that it is. It is as if one had to cross a cold river. And it was difficult, but once one was over, then it was good. And it was nice. They have said that it should be nice, but such fineness, such vegetation and such trees. I have never believed that it would be so nice.

And I asked for the Savior and someone came who said that he was the Savior, and then I said "May I see your hand?" And I got it. "No," I said, "you have no nail mark, you are not the Savior." And I asked ... And then there was someone who told me that "You don't need to ask for the Savior, because when He comes and walks through here, and those who are with Him, then you will see at once who it is." And that's how it was, because in a little while the Savior came and walked through, and those who were with Him. And I saw at once that it was the Savior.

And then I went up to Him and greeted Him, and then He said "Are you here now?" - "Yes", I said. "You have promised so many times in Your Word that I will come wherever I am now." - "Yes, I have", He said. "But I have not promised that you will come now."

And I prayed so much, since I was there, that I would be allowed to stay. But He finally said, "After you pray so much, I promise that you will be allowed to come back at nine o'clock in the morning. But you must not come now."

And so here I am again ... [back in the sickbed, surrounded by the sons]. I feel so accomplished and strong, so I suspect that it could be quite difficult if I were to break down at nine o'clock! So it would be better if you help me up, children, so that I can sit in a chair.

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This is how his puzzled son Adam tells what happened after his father had finished telling about his visit on the other side:

Now it was like with Father in the old days that he saw little - he had bad eyesight. He was not good at seeing what time it was. There was a big floor clock in the corner that was diagonally opposite him when he sat in the armchair. And he was not good at seeing what time it was, but he heard well.

So every now and then he asked what time it was... And all the time he said over and over again:
- You should stand up straight, children. He meant that we children should do what was right. And every now and then there was silence.

And then when the clock was three minutes to nine, she cleared her throat this mother's clock, as they usually do a few minutes before it strikes. And he heard that, look. And then he held out his hand and said:

- Yes. Goodbye now, children, and thank you, thank you Augusta i Kristian Bejers, and you Augusta Berg. You have been good. And thank you Fredrik. And thank you Adam. Now stand up straight.

And then there was silence until the clock started to strike nine. And then it was as if he had seen someone coming from the corner where the clock stood. And he stood up in his chair and spread both his arms out and then he said:

- Look, there He comes!

And then he fell back into the armchair. And it didn't take more than three, four minutes at most before it was over with pulse and breathing and everything.

So it was strange anyway when Father died.