A Fragrant Farewell: The Passing of Kathryn Kuhlman
On the early morning of February 20th, 1976, a quiet hush settled over the halls of an 800-bed hospital. The lights dimmed and flickered just moments after the passing of Kathryn Kuhlman, the beloved and widely-known evangelist whose ministry had touched millions around the world.
Though doctors expected her declining health to result in a typical flatline from an irregular heartbeat, what happened instead left everyone stunned — her heart simply stopped. No medical drama. Just… stillness. But that stillness gave way to something miraculous.
As her spirit departed, something unexplainable began to happen.
A new nurse on duty — not a believer herself — was attending to Kathryn’s body when she noticed something unusual. Instead of growing cold, Kathryn’s body remained warm. And then, a heavenly aroma began to rise — not just in the room, but far beyond it. The scent of millions of roses filled the air.
There were no roses anywhere in sight. And yet, the fragrance was so rich, so unmistakable, it felt like an invisible bouquet had flooded the floor.
What followed was nothing short of awe-inspiring.
The scent drifted far beyond Kathryn’s room. It filled the entire ICU floor, then the other levels of the hospital — even wafting across the street into a neighboring building. Nurses, doctors, patients — all caught off guard by the overwhelming fragrance, all wondering the same thing: Where was it coming from?
The head nurse, arriving to record the official time of death — 1:13 am — scolded the new nurse, believing she had somehow snuck roses onto the ICU floor, a clear violation of policy. But there were no flowers to be found. Only the unmistakable, lingering fragrance of heaven.
Back in the room, something even more profound was happening.
The new nurse, once skeptical of anything spiritual, suddenly found herself unable to stand. She later described the moment as being “overwhelmed by the weight of glory.” The very presence of the Holy Spirit was so real, so thick in the air, she said, it felt like heaven had stepped into earth.
Still reeling, she checked the notes left by the previous nurse — and discovered a chilling yet beautiful message written by Kathryn herself:
“I shall die on February 20th at 1:13 am.
Please have only roses at my funeral.”
Tears filled the young nurse’s eyes as the reality of what had just occurred washed over her. A heart once full of doubt had been touched deeply, transformed by an undeniable encounter with the power and presence of God.
Kathryn Kuhlman’s passing wasn’t marked by sorrow, but by glory. She didn’t simply leave this world — she rose from it, wrapped in the fragrance of faith and heaven’s embrace.
Even now, her legacy lives on — carried not just in stories and sermons, but in the hearts of those forever changed by her unwavering faith in Jesus Christ… and in the scent of roses that reminds us of the mysteries far beyond our understanding.
source : Full testimony video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEjjJK8q388&t
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