Posted on 12/16/2006 8:58:12 PM PST by Alex Murphy
There are certain connections we make in our minds that are cast in stone. If a police cruiser pulls up you expect a police officer to be in it, a tank always has soldiers, and planes always have pilots. UFOs have also been that closely associated with beings from other planets or galaxies and therefore are called aliens, and extraterrestrials. The popular concept about life outside Earth's biosphere took flight in the late 1800s with the popularization of the now famous canal system on Mars. This led to speculation that such a system had intelligent builders, which led to the concept of a Martian civilization. By the time Orson Welles broadcast of "War of the Worlds" hit the airwaves in 1938, a radio drama about a Martian invasion, the concept of life on Mars was so accepted it caused a social panic. To this day there is a direct association between any anomalous flying objects and visitors from other planets. Given that there have been no alternatives to this limited paradigm the extraterrestrial connection to UFO remains.
It is this direct association that we challenge in this work. Based on direct evidence, historical consistency, and simple logic we find the "alien connection" to be nothing more than a condition response based on society's constant exposure to a single and specific concept. By considering the entire historical evidence this concept comes into question. In the Bible and other ancient writings the "gods" fly in strange objects, throughout history the same anomalous flying objects appear with glaring consistency, and UFOs are the most common aerial phenomena seen in our modern skies. Any attempt to ignore the clear association of these three facts is unrealistic and simply defies logic. The flying vehicles of the ancient gods, the historical record, and our modern biosphere are not the evidence of a bizarre series of coincidences but overwhelming proof a practical connection.
The Bible
The Gods and divine beings of the Bible travel in rapidly flying, glowing, flashing, spinning, metallic objects, which appear dark and solid like low clouds in daylight, while brightly lit, with projected beams of light at night. These objects descend to the ground, ascend into the sky, and hover above the ground for long periods, sounds are broadcast from them, and they exhibit power to alter the natural laws. Humans and other beings are described as ascending up into and descending down from these objects and perception of time is altered. In many of the world's ancient writings those beings called gods commonly fly in objects with very similar descriptions to those in the Bible.
The Historical Record
Throughout history witnesses have testified to the existence of rapidly flying, glowing, flashing, spinning, metallic objects that appear dark and solid like low clouds in daylight, while brightly lit, with projected beams of light at night. These objects descend to the ground, ascend into the sky, and hover above ground for long periods, sounds are broadcast from them, and exhibit power to alter the natural laws. Humans and other beings are described as ascending up into and descending down from these objects and perception of time is altered.
Our Modern Skies
Thousands of people testify to current presence of rapidly flying, glowing, flashing, spinning, metallic objects that appear dark and solid like low clouds in daylight, while brightly lit, with projected beams of light at night. These objects descend to the ground, ascend into the sky, and hover above ground for long periods, sounds are broadcast from them, and exhibit power to alter the natural laws. Humans and other beings are described as ascending up into and descending down from these objects and perception of time is altered.
It would certainly be much more difficult to disassociate these realities than to consider them from one singular source. The fact that in the first appearance in human experience these awesome vehicles and beings with strange powers are called gods, and said to be in spiritual state, comes not from human speculation, but from the words from those beings themselves. Two thousand years ago, until after the revelation to John on the Isle of Patmos, the last biblical reference to flying vehicles, they are recorded as God's throne, habitation, and chariot. After this the association with the gods ends and remains mysterious, until the 1800s when the concept of life on Mars was introduced and alien life being the source became a possibility. In the early 1900s the association between UFOs gradually took center stage and became the accepted explanation after the famous Roswell Incident in 1947.
Despite no credible evidence, and only science fiction speculation as the catalyst, the alien source of UFOs has become indelibly marked in the human mind. A few authors, most prominently Eric Von Daniken, reactivated the connection to the gods from time to time in the latter part of the twentieth century, but for short periods and considered fringe speculation only. Unfortunately the majority of even these researchers determined that the gods were in fact themselves aliens mistakenly revered by primitive fear and superstition.
This work dares to take the leap from unfounded speculation to factually based logic, that these UFOs in our skies are the same rapid, glowing, flashing, spinning, metallic, ascending, descending, hovering, powerful and awe-inspiring objects that they are associated with the gods of ancient history. We find no evidence they have ever left and read the predictions of the Bible and other ancient prophetical works as showing that the end times will include these gods saving the world in the same craft they have appeared in for millenniums.
We also believe that the decided evil nature erroneously associated with UFOs is a major part of the deception that will cause mankind to believe UFOs are a threat to their very existence. We believe the attempt by false prophets in the mainstream church to convince the world that Satan is at the helm of the UFO phenomenon will add great weight to that deception. We also believe the government will use this unfounded paranoia to advance the militarization of space and unite mankind in a misplaced resistance and insidious fear and of its own creators and salvation.
God is not a threat to mankind but his future plans for just and fair treatment of all humans, demilitarization of the planet, equal distribution of the wealth, and replacement of corrupt governments with a rule of love make him the worst enemy of the ruling elite. And whether it is Jesus or any power, they will resist anything that is a threat to their vain wealth and imagined power.
Satan does not travel in a UFO but is more dangerous an alien to mankind than the most fertile imagination can conceive. As the Bible predicts that the earth is addicted to the quest for power and riches gained in commerce of every imaginable product, including the souls of men. The great merchants of earth are clearly described as the source of deception that will lead humanity to the brink of self-destruction, not UFOs. If one desires to find Satan's lair he is more likely to be found in the board rooms of the global corporate masters than on the bridge of a UFO.
"As Stephen Hawking points out, the best proof that time travel isn't possible is that the present hasn't been overrun by tour groups from the future."
How does he know they aren't disguised as Japanese tourists?
Whatever it is, it's my opinion. But let's be generous and say that 85% are misidentification's by the general public. That leaves 15% as real, unidentified objects. That of course doesn't mean that they're alien craft, but only that they're unidentified. I think the remaining 15% are unexplained natural phenomena or perhaps Satanic deceptions.
You and Stephen are time travelers ... from present to future. Referring to the reverse is not necessarily time travel but time reversal, which would not be sensed by those moving from present to future. In short, Stephen isn't always right in his speculations.
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