Do you think people generally have a sense of when they're going to die?

Question

For example, do you ever sense that on some level you know what is going to happen in the future?

Answer 1

everyone knows that they will eventually die. I think everyone thinks about it, especially the older people because they know that their time is short.

Answer 2

I've heard stories that would support either. In honest, I think sometimes the answer is yes, and sometimes it is no. I know of times when people have to a degree sensed the future regarding death or other matters. My father's had things he's dreamed about and/or sensed come true. I've heard many stories from friends and their families about people who died early on and yet sensed it to some degree, though I don't think they knew the exact time or what would happen.
But there are also many cases where people die completely by surprise to everyone including, I'm sure, themselves. I think that is actually a part of the human experience. I believe that if we all knew when we would die, many would "procrastinate the day of their repentance," so to speak. Many do so now, but I believe there would be many more. Plus, we wouldn't be able to live by faith as much. So we do need to be constantly ready. We do need to constantly think to ourselves "If I was brought before the Lord tomorrow, would I feel I had no regrets?" That way, whether we sense it coming or not, we can be ready for when that day does come.

Answer 3

I this so, but not in the sense of the paranormal. People know their own strengths and weaknesses, they know what activities they do that are dangerous and potentially life threatening. After years of experiencing these potentially dangerous acts, people get an idea of what things can go wrong and how they can die.

Hang gliding enthusiasts, skydivers, people who run with scissors. They know the risks and can come up with a list of all the things that have to go wrong in order to die ... and usually come up with a fairly accurate percentage of how likely they are to die in any given situation.

It comes down to people who do dangerous hobbies/jobs tend to have accidents/deaths related to those jobs.

Answer 4

I think few people have such a gift and that too works haphazardly like sudden surges of ESP.
As for death, I have seen people preparing for death long before being hospitalized and treating their illness as terminal even if nothing is known about it. There is definitely something about the final blow that lets people know it is their time to leave; I have seen two in my family go through this before their deaths.

Cheers.

Answer 5

Yes. I think that when it is approaching your time, you will know. And when it isn't your time you will know. I was very ill some years ago and they thought I had cancer, the same kind that my mother died of. I was scared, and some friends prayed over me. I felt at peace for the rest of my ordeal. I had surgery and a long recovery. But somewhere along the way the feeling came to me, before the surgery, that it was not my time. When it is my time, I thing that I will know.

Answer 6

Well, if you jump from a plane and your parachutes don't open, then I think you'd be right in thinking you were just about to die.