Thinking he would die any day, Kenneth decided to read the New Testament. After a few weeks, he could read for an hour, and eventually, could read as long as he wanted. He was weak and could concentrate for only 10 to 15 minutes at a time, before his vision would blur. In the fall of 1933, Kenneth’s grandmother began to prop him up in bed so he could read from her old Methodist Bible. He knew that if he were to die, he would not go to hell. Although he was still bedfast, partially paralyzed, and extremely weak, Kenneth had peace and contentment. Īfter being snatched from the gates of hell, Kenneth began to praise God and thank Him every day for saving him.
He knew that if he did not do that, he would descend a fourth and final time. As he ascended for the third time, Kenneth finally proclaimed Jesus as Lord. Just as he was about to enter hell’s gates, a voice from above spoke in a tongue unknown to him, and immediately, he found himself ascending back up to the earth’s surface. Although he had been raised in church and attended services every week, he had never made Jesus his Lord and Saviour. At the age of 15, he became completely bedfast, and on August 22, 1933, while on the bed of sickness, Kenneth died and felt himself being drawn down, down, down, to the very gates of hell. He could never run and play like ordinary children. Later, tests showed Kenneth had a deformed heart and an incurable blood disease. Recalling this incident later, Brother Hagin said, “But I outlasted it!” The doctor gave her some infant formula mix to feed him and flatly said, “This will last longer than he will,” and left the room.
Though he was pronounced dead by the attending doctor, Kenneth’s grandmother picked him up and cradled him, detecting a tiny spark of life in him. Hagin was born in the United States in the town of McKinney, Texas on August 20, 1917, weighing barely two pounds.
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