Yeah, Catholics would never fall for anything so absurd!
Posted on 02/26/2007 1:28:30 PM PST by Alex Murphy
The 1947 Roswell Incident, secret government programs, Bible prophesy, evil beings called “Dimensionals” from other realms and equally evil individuals and cabals within the U.S. Department of Defense are only parts of the recently-published spiritual adventure novel The Rapyure Dialogues: Dark Dimension by Terry James.
The book is a real page-turner that focuses on the synchronicity of several events at many times and involving people who include American military families, intelligence officers, archaeologists, scientists and ultimately, all of us.
The story is filled with mystery, intrigue, danger, ancient and recent history, family and love relationships, as well as military operations with an emphasis on military aviation.
It also tackles questions about human spirituality, the physics and structure of the Universe as well as paranormal phenomena.
The book takes readers to events in New Mexico in the late 1940s and jumps to 1967 where President Lyndon Johnson and Secretary of Defense Robert MacNamara make appearances and a high Defense Department official turns out to be an agent of evil.
Secret government operations and weapons, underground complexes in New Mexico, ancient documents and the 1967 Six-Day War between Israel and its neighbors all are parts of the mystery. The story ends in 2001. Or does it?
RAPTURE ALERT
James is a prolific author of many books written from the perspective of Christians who study Bible prophesy. These views often include a coming great war referred to as Armageddon and the 'end times.'
These perspectives also include 'the rapture,' when believers and good people will be saved by God, while others will face very difficult circumstances, similar to the time of Noah and the great flood.
However, his book is not a preachy, Bible-thumping lecture. It is a down-to-Earth and exciting story of an Air Force family and the friends and allies they encounter as they are drawn into a sometimes terrifying mystery.
They face sinister government agents and a director of Defense Department covert operations possessed by evil creatures from another dimension.
These and other challenges test their minds, hearts and souls as they encounter events that are building toward a climax of Biblical proportions.
Unlike more secular approaches to research on UFOs and anomalous phenomena, James’ views are rooted in interpretation of Bible prophesy. His book is recommended by co-author of the LEFT BEHIND series, Tim LaHaye. James serves with LaHaye’s research think tank, The PreTrib Research Center Study Group.
VALUABLE INTELLIGENCE
James’ book encourages readers to examine all kinds of intelligence information that might be relevant in trying to understand our world.
This includes looking at the many elements about our government, the human condition with its strengths and weaknesses as well as unconventional intelligence that includes UFOs, paranormal events and strange advanced technologies.
For those who believe in the kind of Biblical prophesy that James presents, the book might bring these ideas to life in a new way and add a broader view of current events.
For people who might be skeptical but have an open mind, this novel will be thought-provoking and possibly provide a different angle from which to look at certain topics.
It seems important to understand these views of Bible prophesy that are shared by many Christians. They bring a specific spiritual perspective to the complex subjects of UFOs, our government officials, international events and military actions, and how the widespread reports of unusual events affect us.
In addition, many in our national government, including at the highest levels, reportedly may adhere to these kinds of interpretations of Bible prophesy.
This makes it all the more important to understand the information, research, theological interpretation as well as government and military policies that may be related to these views.
Our “spiritual intelligence” when it comes to peace, war, our government, visitors from other planets or other dimensions and what the future holds seems like something that is worth examining and exploring. Our survival might depend on it.
THE RAPTURE DIALOGUES brings together characters who we get to know like friends and family, thrusts them into extremely strange and dangerous circumstances, then shows us how courage, faith, fellowship, teamwork and spiritual intelligence can prevail.
That way madness lies.
That way madness lies.
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I suspect that I don't get your meaning???
The real irony here, however, is that this is being pushed by those who supposedly tout the Bible as the one and only guide to spirituality. It's a sobering lession on the degree to which Scripture can be stretched, pulled and twisted to fit an agenda which is pure science fiction and utterly unscriptural.
Yeah, Catholics would never fall for anything so absurd!
Some things should not be parodied.
That's one of them.
Amateur astronomers don't get gub'mint grants.
Strangest thing ever happened to me was a family of skunks wandering through the spot I had the 'scope set up. Didn't bother me in the slightest, but even when they're not spraying they stink.
I can't think of a single thing that I've ever parodied, that some Catholic hasn't told me the same.
What nonsense.
Why so quick with the tu quoque shtick?
I'm quite sure that there's some sort of wisdom to be derived from that observation.
And Angelina Jolie has joined the CFR.
Catholic Basher!!!
I was simply pointing out that those who promote a "Bible only" approach are among them.
Sola Scriptura is not a "Bible only" approach. It is simply an approach where no man or doctrine or practice is above scripture and that scripture alone is the final arbiter of all matters of doctrine and morals
Why so quick with the tu quoque shtick?
You set yourself up for that one. You come on here thinking that because some people accept the scriptures as the final authority that a belief in a roswell/rature connection is somehow a natural consequence of that belief. Well, it isn't. This is a thread about a novel. I suspect that a lot of people who will purchase this book (and the whole Left Behind series) are Catholics who don't know that their church's official position is any different than that espoused by LaHaye.
So when you come on here and attempt to ridicule protestants, just remember that there is much among Catholics that is worthy of ridicule, not the least of which is making a shrine to a food stain on a pizza tray. The next thing you know there will be miracles attributed to bowing and praying before the Mystic Pizza pan.
And, I've read over the decades a number of reports from amateur astronomers seeing such craft.
But for me . . . that's a nonissue given my relative working around them on a daily basis.
What nonsense.
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Not precisely sure of your meaning.
Some astronomers have confidentially told some researchers that they don't dare report such things.
In terms of the reality of the craft . . . are you calling my relative a liar about working around them on a daily basis?
As did Rick Warren, in 2006...
Uhhhhh, mind if I ask . . .
How many thousands of pages of evidence have you read with how open a mind?
How many first hand experiencers have you talked to?
I don't observe anything but bias being brought to the discussion.
Unless, of course, my odoriferous little friends were really from "elsewhere".
BTW, could you clarify a point? You write:
working around them on a daily basis.
What are "them"?
1) Flying saucers.
2) Flying saucer pilots.
3) Folks who claim to have seen flying saucers.
4) Folks who claim to have met flying saucer pilots.
5) Something else.
As another aside, IMO any cited authority is subject to challenge, and extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence in support.
Friend of my dads had a pet skunk. Very smart and friendly. But I was disappointed. The fur was very coarse. Not all that fun to pet.
We have a chronic problem with them. They like our grapes. Of course the big dog is intolerant of that. Electric fence wires help.
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