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The Book Of Yong Thang
The
Testimony of Rev Yong 
Thang
Questions?
Do you know what a man experiences when he
is dying? What will he see immediately after his death? After that,
where will his soul be?
He experienced death, who had been to hell and heaven and resurrected.
Introduction
My name is Yong Thang,
and I am from Myanmar (Burma). I belong to the Chin tribe. This tribe is one of
Myanmar’s Nationals. I came from a poor traditional peasant family. I was born
on 3 April 1958. I grew up in a small village in the Chin State.
Life and background
Because of my family’s
financial difficulties, I left school when I was studying at ninth standard.
Then, I started working with my parents. At that time, my family members were
just traditional Christians. They did not know where they would be going after
death. When one of my friends asked me, ”Yong Thang, where do you think you
will be going after death?” I could not answer him. I was not sure of myself
whether my soul would go to heaven or to hell when I die.
To me, heaven seemed to
be a fairy tale. It was hard to understand and difficult to accept. I did not know
what it means to accept Jesus Christ as my Saviour.
During the spring season
in 1980, there was a Bible seminar being held in our village. I attended the
seminar from the beginning to the end. From that seminar, I became aware of the
salvation in Jesus Christ. There was revival in the whole village. I accepted
Jesus Christ as my personal Saviour with all my heart, since then.
During the Day of
Pentecost in 1980, all the villagers went up to the mountain to fast and pray
for three days. On the last day of fasting and praying, I experienced the power
of the Holy Spirit and I felt my whole body being “warmed up”. I experienced
unspeakable peace, rest and joy in my heart. I knew beyond the shadow of doubt
that I was a new creation and had eternal life. By fasting and prayer, I
received the assurance of salvation in Christ. I had full confidence that I
would be in heaven when I die.
Serious Illness And Death
Not long after I had got
married, my wife and I moved to Thayar Gong village in Kalay, which is a
part of Sagai province in Myanmar, and we were working in the farm. A few years
later, in early August 1984, I became critically ill. I was bedridden for
several days and could not eat. Although my wife took care of me as best as she
could, my condition became worse. Realizing that I might not live long, she
quickly informed my family members, relatives and friends to visit and see me
for the last time. They came and visited me as soon as they heard about my
condition. On 13 August, about 7:00pm, I gradually felt in my body that my
blood circulation was not normal. It was First Day and all my family members,
relatives and friends, except my wife, had gone to church for evening worship
service. My wife was then falling asleep as she was physically exhausted.
I experienced tremendous
physical change in my body, step by step. I was very anxious and I thought,
“Oh! Today is my last day. I am about to die soon.” I intended to wake my wife
up to say my last words to her, but I changed my mind as I did not want her to feel
sad. My toes started to feel cold. Soon, my legs, fingers and my whole body
were gradually turning cold.
I tried to move, but
could not. In my mind, I said to myself, “Look! My body has become immobile. I
cannot move my eyes. My mouth is tightly closed. It cannot be opened!” Then, I
sensed that this was not ordinary cold. These were the signs of dying. I could
not resist death.
However, I knew where I
would be going. I would be in heaven! Looking at my wife. I took pity on her as
she would be alone for the rest of her life. So, I prayed to God to take care
of her for her entire life. I committed my life in God’s hands in the name of
Jesus.
After a while, I saw
cluster of dark clouds descending from the sky. (Though there was a roof on top
of me, I could actually see the sky through it.) The dark clouds were
approaching me. They landed and stopped above my bed about three feet away. At
that very moment, my soul left my body.
Going To Heaven And Hell
I looked down and saw my
body lying beside my wife. It was completely a lifeless corpse! I was well
aware that my body had died. Suddenly, I saw large demons coming from all
directions. They gathered around my bed and stared at my body. I then looked
towards the sky and shouted, “Angels! Please protect my body immediately.”
Thank God that although I had never known how angels looked like, they appeared
when I shouted. Five angels came down immediately from heaven to guard my body.
At the same time, the demons, which gathered around my body, disappeared
instantly. I suddenly remembered what was mentioned in the Bible ‘Are they not
all ministering spirits sent forth to minister to those who will inherit
salvation’ (Hebrews 1:14).
After that, I looked at what was ahead of me. I saw a place burning with
large flames of fire. It was horrified. From the fire, I heard thousands of
lost souls crying out, “Please save us! This place is too much for us to bear
and we are in great pain and suffering.” When I saw them, my heart was
overwhelmed with sorrow. Suddenly, I heard a voice from heaven saying, “This is
Hell!” I had read about the existence of hell in the Bible. I now saw the place
‘Hell’ with my very own eyes and it was real. I wondered why these souls were
suffering in such a terrible place. The Lord knew my heart and said, “When they
were alive in the world, they did not accept me as their Lord. After they
passed away, they were immediately brought to this place.” Then I saw a big
black hole. It was very deep and filled with powerful unquenchable flames. It
looked very frightening. A voice spoke to me, “This is the bottomless pit,
where the devil will be bound one day.”
The Restless World
When I looked down at the world from a high altitude, I saw people going
and coming forth, working and sleeping, eating and spending, but they were
never content in their lives. This led to frustration and ended with miseries
and sufferings. The world is really not a good place to live. I felt deeply
grieved in my heart for the suffering world and uncontrollable tears were
rolling down my cheeks.
Visit To Heaven
I then saw angels flying
up and down from the heaven to the world praising God. Next, I saw a strong
beam of light from heaven. An angel took me into heaven. When I entered heaven,
surprisingly I saw thousands of saints. They wore white robes and were singing,
“Hallelujah! Amen! Praise the Lord!” They welcomed me warmly for my arrival to
heaven. It really touched me. When I was in the world, no one respected or paid
attention to me because I was just an ordinary farmer.
The scripture recorded
that “Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God
over one sinner who repents.” (Luke 15:10). It was absolutely true. I was filled with complete joy. Every one in
heaven was joyful. I then realized that there was no sadness, pain, distress,
hunger or fatigue in heaven. Heaven was a place filled with the glory of God.
Wrong Set Of Priorities
One can live generally
about 70 to 80 years in this world. No one can decide how long he wants to
live. It is a very short period of time in the sight of God. The most important
thing in a person’s life is to know where his soul will be going to after
death. People are working hard for their lives for selfish gain, but eventually
this will lead to emptiness. They are not concerned about the need to accept
Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour. At the end of their lives, their souls
will be tormented in Hell eternally without Jesus.
Fullness Of Joy And
Peace
Heaven is full of joy
and peace, and it is definitely good place to live in. No words can be used to
describe how wonderful heaven is. When I looked around in heaven, there are no
sun, stars and moon, but every place is shining with the light of God. The
place was not hot. I felt my body and spirit both being strengthened by the
light of God. Although my parents, my wife and siblings were still alive in the
world, I did not wish to go back to the world, because I had been separated
from the painful and suffering world. It was difficult for me to express in
words how a man feels in the realm of happiness.
A Gift
The Lord Jesus Christ
suddenly appeared and gave me a gift box. I bowed down before the Lord to
receive it. When I looked up, he had already disappeared.
The Holy City
Then, an angel took me
to a place whereby I could see my reflection on the road.
The Bible Is True
The Bible mentioned that
the road in heaven is made of gold. I saw with my own eyes that it was true.
The Bible still remains valid and relevant, though it was written thousand of
years ago. It records and writes about creation; hell; past, present and future
events. It reveals to people that salvation is found in Jesus. It is not the
idea of any great man or philosopher. Every word in the Bible is true. Jesus
said,” I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except
through Me.”
Heed Of This Testimony
Dear friends, God
repatriated me from heaven because He wanted me to share with you what I had seen
in heaven and hell. Heaven and hell do exist. May God judge me if I had lied or
deceived you in any way!
It is the desire of God
for everyone to believe in Jesus Christ, so as to receive salvation. He does
not want anyone to spend eternity in the lake of fire. Therefore, I urge you
again to carefully take heed of this testimony.
When I was walking on
the golden road in heaven, I saw a bright house made of beautiful jewels. No
house in this world can be compared with it. I was captivated by what I saw. Just
then, I heard the voice of Jesus saying, “This house is for you, I will let you
live here forever.” Oh, I was excited! It is my eternal home!
Then, I rushed towards
the house and searched for the entrance door to get in. But Jesus said, “No, Yong
Thang. It is not your time yet. There are still many people out there who have
not accepted me. You must go and warn those who are not saved,, so that they
will not end up in the lake of fire. The day for Me to come to the world is
drawing near. I will come real soon. I hope the hearts of many people will be
changed by then, and they will accept me through your testimony.” Although I
was very reluctant to return to the world, I could not disobey Him.
Returning to the
world
Eventually, an angel
brought me back from my beautiful house to the world. Then, I entered
again into the corpse which had been laying cold for hours. After I had entered
my body, the angel woke my wife up by pushing her hand. She got up and lit
on the candle to look at me. My body was still cold, because I had been dead
for ten hours. She thought that I had passed away and started crying loudly. As
a result, everybody at home and my neighbors rushed in and stood around me.
Some were sobbing. I felt great sorrow and started weeping. Then, my body
gradually became warm. They realized that I was still alive and were comforted.
My wife delightfully came over to attend to me. She fed me with some food and
water. It was about 5:00am and the sky was already bright. I had died for 10
hours, from 7:00pm to the next morning 5:00am. I could not forget the horror of
hell and the beauty of heaven which I had seen. It was not a dream or illusion.
Although that incident happened 20 years ago, it is still vivid in my mind as
if it just happened yesterday.
Therefore, I write this
testimony in order to share with the whole world that people may know Jesus
Christ and accept Him as their personal Saviour and Lord.
After recuperating, my
wife and I went to share the gospel from one place to another. We also studied
in a Bible school so as to learn more about God’s word.
Note: Pastor Yong Thang had graduated from Bible Seminary and at present
serving full time for the kingdom of God as a pastor, preacher, minister and
evangelist in the Northern Shan state of Myanmar.
Dear brothers, sisters
and ministers, after reading this testimony, do contact our ministry should you
have any questions or want to see Pastor Yong Thang personally. We appreciate
your contribution or involvement in spreading the word of God.
We pray that everyone
who reads this testimony will accept Jesus Christ as their personal Saviour and
Lord.
Myanmar Gospel
Testimony Ministry