Aliens and the Antichrist: Unveiling the End Times Deception (10 page)

Genesis 6:4
* (bold emphasis and bracketed comments added)

There were giants in the earth in those days;
and also after that,
when the sons of God [fallen angels] came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became
mighty men which were of old, men of renown.

*The phrase, “those days,” refers to the days of Noah, and “after that,” refers to the days that followed Noah, which must have followed the flood of Noah as well.

Finally my last example of cursed beings obtaining access to glorified realms takes a bit of an imagination to contemplate, but if everything I have written thus far is taken into consideration, the prospect is conceivable. As touched upon earlier, the disincarnate spirits of Earthbound ghosts, demons, and devils were listed as examples of beings who have somehow crossed over an interdimensional barrier to be perceived by physical beings—and in some cases, even possess them. While most people might limit their thinking of disincarnate spirits to Earth only, one might consider the possibility that perhaps disincarnate beings may be capable of not only crossing interdimensional barriers, but interplanetary barriers as well.

In my book
Aliens in the Bible,
I discuss the possibility of Satan’s domain encompassing Earth and other planets in our current galaxy, to include a possible angelic kingdom on Mars, and the planet Astera (some astronomers postulate Astera was a planet that once existed, but exploded and became the asteroid belt). If ancient civilizations (composed of angels and beings who reproduce but who have not been translated into angels yet) once existed in these places, then became corrupted under Satan’s rule and were destroyed, the spirits of the nonangelic beings might have gravitated to Earth (or were taken to Earth by force). I say this because Earth contains within it the prison originally intended for Satan and his band of fallen angels—Tartarus. Then again maybe the angelic prisons within Earth are for those who sinned on Earth. It could even be that every planet containing beings who were deceived has inner prisons similar to the inner realms of Earth, and when Earth is eventually purged, and death and hell are thrown into the lake of fire, all of these prisons scattered throughout the universe will be thrown into the lake of fire as well. This would make sense because all the lower realms of hell except for the lake of fire are temporary. Could this be part of what the Bible means when it says there will be a “new heavens” and “new Earth?” (Isaiah 65:17; Isaiah 66:22; 2 Peter 3:13). Who knows?

Isaiah 65:17

For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.

So can people be possessed by the disincarnate spirits of other species who came from other planets? Such a prospect might actually be possible.

5.2. Interplanetary/Interdimensional Travel Conducted by Glorified Beings

Glorified beings who are faithful to God not only have access to other worlds—they require it in order to meet God’s mandate that they should serve God throughout the heavens (Hebrews 1:14). How could the war in the heavens ever have been conducted, were it limited to only a single planet? How could angels help humanity if they couldn’t even reach Earth from their home worlds?

Hebrews 1:14

Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?

Among the glorified beings faithful to God who access other worlds, some may be so powerful they simply will themselves to other planets at the speed of thought. But I would consider this type of power reserved for a very select few angels, if any at all. The Bible is full of examples of angels appearing to use technology (chariots of fire, clouds of glory, the Star of Bethlehem, and so on), which is why I am of the opinion that most angels use technology to conduct interplan- etary/interdimensional travel.

As for God, he can certainly will himself to any location in time and space without the assistance of anything whatsoever (Acts 17:24—25), but interestingly, he frequently chooses to come to Earth in the company of some of his angels, with evidence of technology as well. Ezekiel, chapters 1 and 10, and numerous other scriptures appear to be accounts of such visitations.

Acts 17:24—25
(bold emphasis added)

God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands; Neither is worshipped with men’s hands,
as though he needed any thing,
seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things.

About two years ago, I used to correspond with author Frank E. Carlisle, who wrote
Solving the Riddle of Ezekiel’s Wheels: The Chariots of the Cherubim/The Chariots of God.1
His exposition of Ezekiel’s encounter is very in depth; my only critique on his work had to do with how he handled his conclusion. He did well in proving that Ezekiel’s encounter involved a spacecraft, but after proving this, he mentions nothing about the implications of the findings. He even went on a tour of lectures at various universities throughout the United States, proving that Ezekiel encountered aliens, but then left the bewildered young students swimming with questions. Addressing the implications of the existence of extraterrestrial life is more important than proving they exist, in my opinion. Once people understand that alien spacecraft may be associated with God, they must also understand that God is still God, and not some alien being! Jesus himself ascended to heaven and disappeared into a cloud when he left the Earth (Acts 1:9), most likely to accompany angels in a spacecraft, but that doesn’t mean he’s merely an alien from another world.

Acts 1:9

And when He had spoken these things, while they beheld, He was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.

I personally think it’s somewhat funny because I know that God doesn’t need any chariots of fire or special clouds. They’re obviously his chosen mode of transportation in some instances, for reasons other than his dependence on them. Suggesting his dependence on anything, other than himself, is nonscriptural. He created the universe by speaking, so why would he need a gadget to go from place to place? God is God, and he
needs
absolutely nothing because his power is limitless. His angels, on the other hand, have their limits. Most likely God simply accompanies his angels, who depend on technology in some instances, just as he limited himself to human flesh when he walked the Earth, and rode on the back of a donkey (Matthew 21:7). Did he need that donkey? No, he could have floated into town surrounded by a procession of angels if he wanted to, but he didn’t. In effect, the vehicle’s association with God is irrelevant when it comes to God’s identity and attributes.

Unfortunately many UFO researchers have come to illogical and deceptive conclusions regarding God’s affiliation with what the Bible describes as an assortment of various vehicles that traverse the skies (clouds of glory, chariots of fire). UFO researchers who use the Bible as a reference to ancient accounts of alien contact may be accurate about
some
of the conclusions they have arrived at, but they couldn’t be more wrong to demote God to the status of simply another created being, as many of them have. As stated earlier, I’ve read a number of books and heard endless drivel from people who claim that God is nothing more than a powerful alien—and that the human race is nothing more than a genetic experiment. Zechariah Sitchen, for example, the author I mentioned near the beginning of this book, supports the view that the plural word for God in Genesis 1:26, being Elohim, refers not to the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, but rather a
race
of advanced alien beings. Like many UFO/alien book authors, Sitchen goes far in proving the existence of extraterrestrial life, but his grand conclusion leads to deception.

Genesis 1:26
(bracketed comments added)

And God [Elohim, plural form for God, referring to his Trinitarian nature] said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

Brad Steiger, another best-selling author, documents the experiences, and views of many alien abduction victims, yet remains silent concerning the implications of his reports. Consider the following excerpt from his book,
The Fellowship: Spiritual Contact Between Humans and Outer Space Beings:

As with many UFO contactees, Moi-ra and Ra-Ja Dove are convinced that the Aquarian Age is heralding in a new religion. Even the word religion will not be used anymore. For the main crux of the matter will have a much deeper sense of reality. The person will evolve out of believing in something into becoming something. The person will know what the religions of the ancient age have always tried to demonstrate: to be still and know that you are god! Indeed, this is the great new religion! Each and every person will know that he is god.
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Where have I heard this quote before? Oh yea, Psalm 46:10 quotes God as saying “Be still, and know that I am God.” I think God wants us to know that
he
is God, not
us.
He mentions the phrase “know that I am the Lord” seventy- seven times in the Old Testament. Is that not enough? Genesis 3:5 quotes the
devil
as contradicting God in this matter, and Satan’s quote lines up precisely with the deception I quoted above from Brad Steiger’s book. I count these deceptions as a precursor to the delusion spoken of in 2 Thessalonians 2:11.

Psalm 46:10—Quote from God
(bold emphasis added)

Be still, and
know that I am God:
I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

Genesis 3:6—Quote from Satan
(bold emphasis added)

For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and
ye shall be as gods,
knowing good and evil.

2 Thessalonians 2:11—12

And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

Going back to the
Star Trek
theme I used to introduce my concept of the heavens, there is a “prime directive” of sorts regarding interspecies conduct. For those familiar with Genesis 6, I consider it an obvious conclusion that the sons of God mentioned there, which were actually fallen angels, violated this prime directive. (For those unfamiliar with
Star Trek
and the prime directive, the prime directive is a policy of noninterference mandated by intergalactic explorers belonging to a Federation of Planets. The policy of noninterference was an issue of ethics based on the anthropological premise that interference of technologically advanced species into the lives of less technologically advanced species may create more problems than it would solve.)
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Clearly interspecies interaction includes something not mentioned in
Star Trek
—the will of God. In fact, the only true prime directive that exists can be reduced to one thing: God’s will.

God mandates that the angels are to protect humanity (Hebrews 1:14) and learn of God’s grace through their observations of humanity (1 Peter 1:12; Ephe- sians 3:10). To this extent, they may even penetrate human society in disguise (Hebrews 13:2).

Hebrews 1:14

Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?

1 Peter 1:12

Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.

Ephesians 3:8-10
(bold emphasis added)

Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ; And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ: To the intent that
now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God.

Hebrews 13:2

Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.

They are furthermore authorized to intervene in the affairs of humanity (which differs greatly with
Star Trek’s
anthropological emphasis of no intervention whatsoever), for which there is an abundance of scriptural support. Just to mention a few of the angels’ interventions: they determine the outcomes of wars (Assyrian army destroyed, among many others—2 Kings 19:15), dish out God’s wrath (destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, sent plagues against Egypt, and will send many more throughout the entire world in the end times—Genesis 19:28; entire book of Exodus; Revelation 7-20), and serve as divine messengers (visions of the future—Daniel 8:16; 9:21; announcement of the birth of Christ—Luke 1:19, 26, and many others). For those interested in angelic intervention of a smaller, more personal nature, I recommend
A book of Angels,
by Sophy Burn- ham. In chapter 2, she mentions a few interesting true stories about people encountering angels. As she puts it, “When you need something, something makes it appear.”
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This was the case for a boy who cut his finger to the bone and was all alone at home, when suddenly a nurse knocked on the door, patched the boy up, then left without leaving any clues as to her identity or purpose for her visit. Then there was the car with a bald tire, which prevented the same boy and his mother from visiting his grandmother in Massachusetts; they didn’t have enough money to buy a replacement. While the boy was explaining to a friend of his that they didn’t have enough money to buy a new tire, a lady on the top of a hill nearby his house appeared from out of nowhere, and rolled a tire down the hill, dumping it into a shallow stream next to his house. Most people have interesting stories like these, and they frequently include a mysterious stranger who helped in a time of need. These stories are especially prevalent with children. I personally can testify to this, having seen the face of death a number of times, and each time, I was spared.