Posted on 01/15/2009 11:34:55 AM PST by TaraP
Dirk Vander Ploeg, the Publisher of UFO Digest, recently asked me if I knew of alien abductions having been stopped by the utterance of the name of Jesus. He told me that 'apparently this information is being withheld by Mufon and other reporters, investigators etc.'
I reminded him that I had written about the possibility of such occurrences in several articles including, Extraterrestrials Tremble at the Name of Jesus, UFO Digest March 29, 2007, and more recently The Birth of Christ caused the Extraterrestrial Extraterrestrials Tremble at the Name of Jesus, UFO Digest March 29, 2007, and more recently The Birth of Christ caused the Extraterrestrial Fallen Angels to Tremble December 3, 2008.
The word of God tells us that demons (as well as fallen angels, i.e. extraterrestrials) tremble at the name of Jesus (James 2:19) because God highly exalted Him and bestowed on Him the name which is above all names (Philippians 2:9). At the name of Jesus, every knee shall bow of those on the earth, and those under the earth and every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father (Philippians 2:10).
My own article last year, My Anonymous CIA Source: The Real Story of UFOs, UFO Digest, 6/16/08, revealed that my source in Washington who worked for the CIA for 25 years after working, I believe, for the top secret Operation Paperclip after WWII which brought Nazi scientists to America, some of whom were supposedly involved in flying saucer research, and who was in charge of security for President Kennedy’s visit to Germany in the early sixties, and was confidant to later Presidents, told me to “stay with my UFO writings about the Bible.” He then told me that “you have the truth. All else is opinion.” This statement from a man whom I trust and who served in the highest echelons.
I truly believe Jesus Christ is preparing this world for his return..More people everywhere are talking about GOD..People have no clue what is going on...
Which Jesus also said would happen...They would tremble with fear...
The 4 Horseman of The Apocalypse IMHO has been unleashed on the world...
It is now up to everysingle person on this planet to repent
because without a doubt *Judgement Day* is right around the cormer....
I have read, elsewhere (and in several places over a period of time) that the psychological and psychiatric counseling profession has a huge number of these kinds of people coming to them, reporting that something is going on. These people (i.e., those professionals) are “alarmed” at the huge numbers coming forward with these reports (to them). At least that’s what I’ve read before.
It would appear that something is going on. I do *not believe* that there are “aliens” out there (as in alien civilizations, far advanced from us and visiting us on the sly...). I don’t see that as true — at all.
But, apparently there are a sizable number of FReepers who will claim that there *are* aliens who are visiting us.
I believe what the Bible says — about the *only beings* that are “out there” are angels — which include evil ones and the ones who follow the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
It’s odd that some who are “hell-bent” on believing “alien civilizations” visiting us — will *not* believe that there is a God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and that He does have angels who come to earth and do God’s bidding — along with the fallen angels who are evil and do the bidding of Satan.
It’s odd how they’ll believe the one thing and not the other.... hmmm....
My personal opinion is that these types of demonic apparitions could never happen to the elect. (ghosts, ufos, etc). I hope my theory is true : >0
I don’t have time to read this right now, but there are indeed seriously intelligent and well studied Christian researchers who believe UFOs and ETs are demonic/fallen-angelic in nature, and there are some good arguments for it.
Christians interested in esoteric topics like this should check out Chuck Missler at www.khouse.org
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You said — “I had to look up MUFON to see what it was:”
I see you haven’t kept up on UFOs, have you... LOL...
Wonderful — I’ve been really worried about all those aliens (sorta like worrying about global warming and the Easter Bunny). But it would be a far better thing these days for the folks in Washington who are about to take over this great land to “tremble at the name of Jesus.”
Well GOD did say he would send them a delusion..
I do believe we have Fallen Angels on earth, are they called Aliens? maybe a name given to them by earthlings! LOL...
>> The word of God tells us that demons (as well as fallen angels, i.e. extraterrestrials)
This is stupid.
Whether extraterrestrials exist or not, and whether they’ve visited or not ... there is simply no justification for assuming that extraterrestrials are synonymous with demons or fallen angels.
Retarded.
SnakeDoc
Ping! Always wondered about this....
In the last article, "Mischievous Angels or Sethites?" we explored the importance of understanding Genesis 6. The straightforward presentation of the text seems to clearly portray a strange union of fallen angels with women to produce a hybrid race called the "Nephilim," or fallen ones.
We enumerated the reasons we accept the "angel" view and why the liberal "Sethite" view is inadequate.
Far beyond simply a misunderstanding of the forthright presentation of the text, the "Sethite" view also obscures apprehension of the prophetic Scriptures.
Post-Flood Occurrences
Regarding the Nephilim, Genesis 6:4 also includes the haunting phrase, "...and also after that...." Apparently these strange events were not confined just to the period before the Flood.
We find that there seems to be some recurrence of those things which resulted in unusual "giants" appearing in subsequent periods later in the Old Testament narrative, specifically the giant-races of Canaan.
There were a number of tribes such as the Rephaim, the Emim, the Horim, and Zamsummim, that were giants.1 The kingdom of Og, the King of Bashan, was the "land of the giants."2 Later, we also find Arba,3 Anak, and his seven sons (the "Anakim") also as giants, along with the famed Goliath4 and his four brothers.5
When God had revealed to Abraham that the land of Canaan was to be given to him, Satan had over 400 years to plant his "mine field" of Nephilim!6
When Moses sent his twelve spies to reconnoiter the Land of Canaan, they came back with the report of giants in the land.7 (The term used was Nephilim.) Their fear of those terrifying creatures resulted in their being relegated to wandering in the wilderness for 38 years.
When Joshua and the nation Israel later entered the land of Canaan, they were instructed to wipe out every man, woman and child of certain tribes.8 That strikes us as disturbingly severe. It would seem that in the Land of Canaan, there again was a "gene pool problem."
These Rephaim, Nephilim, and others seem to have been established as an advance guard to obstruct Israel's possession of the Promised Land. Was this also a stratagem of Satan?
The Days of Noah
Perhaps the most direct prophetic reference involving these things was the peculiar warning of our Lord Jesus Himself:
And as it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.
Luke 17:26
What does that mean? He also warned:
And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
Luke 21:25,26 (emphasis added)
(The late Walter Martin loved to include a "flying saucer" gesture with his hand when quoting this verse!)
Is it possible that the UFOs - and their occupants - are part of an end-time scenario?
The Miry Clay of Daniel 2
The famous dream of Nebuchadnezzar in Daniel Chapter 2 appears to lay out all of Gentile history until God ultimately intervenes and sets up His own kingdom.
The various metals which make up the image in the dream are well known to serious students of prophecy.9> Even our common expression, "the idol has feet of clay," comes to us from this classic passage.
But what is represented by the "miry clay" in this image? It seems to be strangely mixed-but not completely-with the iron in the dream. The term "miry clay" refers to clay made from dust,10 a Biblical idiom which suggests death.11 )
When Daniel interprets this for us he makes an especially provocative allusion in verse 43:
And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.
Daniel 2:43
As he switches to a personal pronoun, they, "shall mingle themselves with the seed of men..." This is extremely suggestive when viewed in light of the warning of our Lord in Luke 17:26, ostensibly directing us to look more closely at Genesis 6.
Just what (or who) are "mingling with the seed of men?" These would seem to refer to some beings who are not the seed of men themselves!
Could this be a hint of a return to the mischief of Genesis 6? It staggers the mind to consider the potential significance of Daniel's passage and its implications for the future global governance.
Are these "aliens" so prolific that they constitute a political constituency?
Will there be UFO incidents as part of a carefully orchestrated program to lead us toward a political agenda? Or has it started already? Are the UFOs, and the increasingly widespread abductions, part of the preparations for this scenario?
UFO Abductions?
There seems to be a growing concern within the psychiatric community from the strange (and far too frequent) reports from people who claim to have been "abducted" by the occupants of UFOs. These reports are too bizarre to accept, and yet too frequent-and consistent-to ignore. What is particularly disturbing is the estimate from some national polls that as much as 3% of the population may be involved!
Perhaps the most well-known researcher in this area is Dr. John E. Mack, who is professor of psychiatry at The Cambridge Hospital, Harvard Medical School. A contributor to over 150 articles in professional (peer-reviewed) journals and a former Pulitzer Prize winner, he certainly appears to have impressive credentials.
He has been involved in almost a hundred of these cases personally, and has shocked the professional community by declaring that he believes these beings may be real and that they appear to have an agenda to develop a hybrid race!12
At a professional conference on abductions at M.I.T., Dr. Mack asked the provocative question, "If what these abductees are saying is happening to them isn't happening, then what is?"13
Could all this involve a return to the strange events of "the Days of Noah?"
Can A Christian Be "Abducted?"
In our publication, The Return of the Nephilim, I ventured the opinion, based on demonology considerations, that a Christian cannot be abducted. In response, I have received several letters of rebuttal, and also an interesting phone call from a senior executive at Universal Studios who apparently has extensive background in this area.
He indicated that he had participated with Dr. John Mack in some of his sessions, as well as with other researchers, and declared that I was wrong. He suggested that I investigate the Andreasson affair.
The Andreasson case involved a spirit-filled Christian; however, the reports indicate that she accepted an invitation to participate.14 It still appears to me that a Christian cannot be abducted unwillingly.
This opens up the entire subject of demonology and is beyond our scope here. (Our book does include a "Checklist for Potential Abductees" for those who are concerned with this issue.)
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Dr. Mark Eastman and I have just published a new book, Alien Encounters, which attempts to explore the Biblical implications of the increasing reports of UFOs and their occupants, and their potential prophetic significance.
It will prove to be the most controversial thing we have done and we truly request your prayers!
You said — “Christians interested in esoteric topics like this should check out Chuck Missler at www.khouse.org”
Well, I know it’s considered to be “esoteric” by some common standards of some Christians, but, according to what the Bible says, and according to the early church, and the early church fathers, and according to the Jews, before the time of Christianity (and according to their Scriptures), it wasn’t esoteric at all...
The later “church” (after a few hundred years or so) started changing the “understanding” of some of the Bible, as to what it was really saying, and much of that persists to the present day. But, other good Bible teachers have brought back the basic teachings of the Bible on these angels and what happened before — and the *real reason* for the world-wide flood (as told to us in Genesis).
Of course, it sounds like you already know about that, having listened to some of these teachings already.
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And yeah..., I’ve got a number of Chuck Missler’s tapes. You can get some on some P2P sites, if you don’t want to initially pay for some tapes that you’re not sure about, right now. Later you can buy them for yourself (I’m saying this for any others out there that might be interested). It’s also written up in some articles on the above website, too.
By the way, I’m going through the book of Daniel video series with Chuck Missler, right now, and he briefly went over some of this (but I had already heard it before).
No, no, there’s a passage in Acts where a couple of guys are going around casting demons out in the name of Jesus who Paul preaches. Then they run into this really hard case that comes back with that and then puts a beatdown on them.
You said — “I truly believe Jesus Christ is preparing this world for his return..”
Yes, Jesus is (for His people) and Satan is also preparing others, for his worldwide rule, too... (both going on at the same time...).
It’s not. Even Jesus was tempted by Satan.
Ah.
Well, that would be my response anyway.
EXACTLY!
That is why I believe in a Mid-Tribulation Rapture...
We as believers see a world and our country being taken over by the will of Satan....
No way could the world come to a evil world power spoken in the Bible with as many Christians still inhabiting the earth.
To that I would say that a real Satan offered Jesus a real kingdom. Ghosts and ufos are false/deceptive spirits.
Acts 19:15
OK. Martin Luther, inkpots
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