But this interpretation can not be true. One reason is because of the verses previously discussed. Since this verse actually documents a spirit being summoned up from the land of the dead, we can be safe in saying that the gulf between life and death can be crossed. The story of the rich man and Lazarus is a parable. Parables are symbolic and should not to be taken literally.
Parables usually have a spiritual interpretation behind the literal symbols.
Another argument critics use against the NDE is the claim by NDErs they have actually seen God. No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only, who is at the Father's side, has made him known. Whether it was in the body or out of the body I do not know - God knows. He heard inexpressible things, things that people are not permitted to tell. This verse obviously describes an NDE where someone is taken to heaven and returns.