Supporters of Heiligenthal have spread the hashtags #wakeupolive and #victoriousawakening across social media and described their prayers as radical worship and a spiritual awakening.
“Come out of that grave in Jesus’ name!” they have said.
Arlene Sánchez-Walsh, a professor of religious studies at Azusa Pacific University, said that in this case, worshippers are not conducting prayers for the girl to go to heaven as is common after a death.
“They’re praying for this girl to come back to her body,” Sánchez-Walsh said.
