Category: Aliens & UFOs
UFOs, Aliens, and the Bible
This is the fourth in a series of articles on what the Bible says about UFOs and aliens.
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If creatures commonly identified as aliens truly are demons, as we claimed in the previous column, then the Bible has something to say about how we are to deal with them. For starters, Scripture is replete with warnings against an unhealthy fascination with the unseen realm.
One of the earliest warnings comes in the Lord’s instructions to the Israelites, who are about to enter the promised land:
“When you enter the land the LORD your God is giving you, do not imitate the detestable customs of those nations. No one among you is to sacrifice his son or daughter in the fire, practice divination, tell fortunes, interpret omens, practice sorcery, cast spells, consult a medium or a spiritist, or inquire of the dead. Everyone who does these acts is detestable to the LORD, and the LORD your God is driving out the nations before you because of these detestable acts. You must be blameless before the LORD your God. Though these nations you are about to drive out listen to fortune-tellers and diviners, the LORD your God has not permitted you to do this” (Deut. 18:9-14).
Common religious practices among Israel’s neighboring peoples included:
Child sacrifice – particularly to the god Molech.
Divination – attempting to discover hidden knowledge through supernatural means like reading entrails, casting lots for spiritual insight, or interpreting natural phenomena as divine messages.
Continue readingTheories of UFOs and Aliens
This is the third in a short series of articles on what the Bible says about UFOs and aliens.
There are several theories that seek to explain UFOs and alien encounters. First, the skeptical view. Since 95 percent of reported UFO and alien sightings are explained naturally, many people write off the other five percent and deny the possibility of extraterrestrial life. They place UFOs and aliens in the same category as Bigfoots, skunk-apes, vampires, and other subjects of folklore.
Proponents of a second view contend that these unexplained phenomena are the products of secret technology governments are developing, primarily for use as weapons. Or, they say, the creators of these phenomena are corporations or private empires testing products they hope to commercialize.
Third, there’s the extraterrestrial hypothesis. This is perhaps the most popular view, which a growing number of scientists embrace. Just watch an episode of Ancient Aliens on the History Channel to get a taste of salivating scientists who say we’re on the cusp of contacting intelligent life from galaxies far, far away.
Continue readingWho Are These Guys?
This is the second in a series of articles on what the Bible says about UFOs and aliens.
In the previous column, we introduced the modern UFO/alien craze that has its roots in a 1938 radio broadcast of a fictional Martian attack on Earth. Now, let’s establish a few definitions as we explore our culture’s fascination with extraterrestrials.
First, unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP). For years, we’ve referred to flying saucers and strange lights in the sky as UFOs – unidentified flying objects. That term has given way to UAP – unidentified anomalous phenomena.
The new phrase removes the stigma of UFOs, which are associated with extraterrestrial conspiracy theories. Further, UAP provides a more scientific framework for studying phenomena in air, sea, and space.
Continue readingAre There Aliens Among Us?
This is the first in a series of articles on what the Bible says about UFOs and aliens.
The radio announcer tried to hide his panic as he spoke: “Ladies and gentlemen, I have a grave announcement to make. Incredible as it may seem, both the observations of science and the evidence of our eyes lead us to the inescapable conclusion that those strange beings who landed in the Jersey farmlands tonight are the vanguard of an invading army from the planet Mars.”1
The CBS presentation of Orson Welles and his Mercury Theater was intended to entertain a dial-happy radio audience in the fall of 1938. Instead, it sent the world into panic. Shortly after signing off, Welles and his colleagues learned the unintended consequences of their broadcast.
Hundreds of thousands of screaming Americans had taken to the streets. Governors were begging their constituents to believe that martial law had not been declared. Weeping families jammed houses of worship, seeking absolution from their sins before the Martians descended on their towns.
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