Former Soccer Semi-Pro Died On Field and Came Back Transformed

What happens when the dream you built your life around becomes the place where everything stops? @NilsGlenn spent years chasing soccer, only to collapse on the field when his heart suddenly failed. As doctors fought to save him, Nils says he saw himself standing in darkness until Jesus reached for him and showed him a kingdom still ahead. What followed was not a clean, easy recovery, but a painful confrontation with fear, identity, and the fragile line between life and eternity. In this episode, Nils shares the story of his cardiac arrest, his second near-death scare, his love for the supernatural layers of Scripture, and the calling he believes God placed on his life. His testimony is a sobering reminder that God can meet us at the edge of death and send us back with purpose.

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Chapters

00:00 - Prayer for Lindsay
00:12 - Episode Teaser
01:15 - Nils Glenn and His Biblical Content
12:31 - Discovering Heiser, the Divine Council, and Supernatural Scripture
18:14 - Cryptids and Strange Creatures in the Bible
24:25 - Nephilim, Canaan, and Goliath
28:59 - Biblical Patterns: Split Waters, Wilderness Testing, and Psalm 91
36:33 - Demons, Legion, and the Wilderness
40:37 - Enoch, Extra-Biblical Context, and Discernment
52:59 - Nils’ Faith Journey Before the Cardiac Arrest
1:13:31 - The Night Nils Died on the Soccer Field
1:21:27 - Surgery, Recovery, and the Miraculous Timing That Saved Him
1:29:14 - The Second Cardiac Arrest and Life With Trauma
1:41:52 - The Vision Nils Saw While He Was Dead
1:47:15 - Ruling and Reigning With Christ
1:59:45 - Nils’ Future and His Calling