{"id":15581,"date":"2026-10-01T13:59:19","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T17:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/christnewstoday\/?p=15581"},"modified":"2026-10-01T13:59:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T17:59:19","slug":"3-men-who-say-they-experienced-hell-reveal-terrifying-encounters-with-demons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/christnewstoday\/2026\/10\/3-men-who-say-they-experienced-hell-reveal-terrifying-encounters-with-demons.html","title":{"rendered":"3 Men Who Say They Experienced Hell Reveal Terrifying Encounters With Demons"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Three men who say they experienced the afterlife are opening up about terrifying encounters with hell, demons and death \u2014 experiences that transformed their understanding of God.<\/p>\n

Bill Wiese, Jim Woodford and Steve Kang recently joined<\/a> Fox News<\/em> host Sean Hannity to share their very different stories. Despite their different circumstances, all three men said they returned convinced that what happens after death is real.<\/p>\n

Wiese, author of \u201c23 Minutes in Hell,\u201d said his experience began unexpectedly when he got out of bed around 3 a.m. for a glass of water.<\/p>\n

\u201cSuddenly, I was pulled out of my body,\u201d Wiese recalled. He said he found himself falling through a tunnel before landing on a stone floor inside what appeared to be a prison cell.<\/p>\n

Wiese described encountering enormous, frightening creatures he believed were demons, including beings with scales, claws and reptile-like features.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had no idea how I got there, why,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Wiese considers what happened a vision and says his experience should not be the reason people believe in hell. Instead, he encourages people to look to scripture for that belief.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt doesn’t matter if people believe my experience,\u201d Wiese said. \u201cI’m just a signpost to point them to the scriptures and by those be persuaded.\u201d<\/p>\n

Woodford\u2019s experience came under very different circumstances. The pilot and author of \u201cHeaven, an Unexpected Journey\u201d had been taking medication for severe pain associated with Guillain-Barr\u00e9 syndrome. After taking more than the prescribed amount, he believed he was dying inside his truck.<\/p>\n

Woodford said he called out to God for forgiveness before experiencing what he described as leaving his body and traveling through a tunnel of light.<\/p>\n

But his account also included a frightening encounter. Woodford said he approached a chasm where a towering creature appeared and called him by name.<\/p>\n

\u201cJim, Jim, this is your time with us,\u201d Woodford recalled the creature saying. \u201cWe have been waiting.\u201d<\/p>\n

Terrified, Woodford cried out, \u201cGod help me.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said he later heard Jesus tell him to \u201cgo back\u201d before eventually awakening in a hospital.<\/p>\n

Steve Kang, now a Christian pastor, shared another harrowing story. A former Buddhist monk, Kang said he was 19 when he used marijuana that he believes was laced with other drugs and attempted suicide. During an eight-hour operation, he said he experienced what felt like an eternity in hell.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnything is better on earth,\u201d Kang said. \u201cAny suffering on earth is better than the pain I felt in hell.\u201d<\/p>\n

When Kang awoke, he said Christians were surrounding him and praying. He later converted to Christianity and eventually became a pastor.<\/p>\n

Near-death experiences remain intensely debated, and the three men\u2019s accounts cannot independently establish what happens after death. Still, for Wiese, Woodford and Kang, the experiences carried the same lasting message: They believe they were given another chance at life \u2014 and a responsibility to point others toward God.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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