Aliens and the Antichrist: Unveiling the End Times Deception (14 page)

Concerning the first part of his mission, I’ve heard it said that there couldn’t be intelligent life on other planets (aliens) similar to humanity (beings dealing with sin and death) because Jesus would have to suffer the death penalty on each of those planets. My question is why? Scripture states that Jesus suffered death on the cross once and for all (Hebrews 10:10), and that’s that. I see no reason he should have to suffer a similar fate anywhere else. Why would Jesus’s dealing with sin and death be any different as another species on another planet? God defines sin and death with absolute definitions that pertain to all existence. Therefore the cross is sufficient for all of it, even if it extends into the cosmos.

Hebrews 10:10
(bold emphasis added)

By thee which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ
once for all.

Concerning the second part of Jesus’s mission, Hebrews 2:16-18 indicates that salvation is not for angels, but for the descendants of Abraham.

Hebrews 2:16-18
(bold emphasis added)

For verily He
took not on him the nature of angels; but He took on him the seed of Abraham.
Wherefore in all things it behooved Him to be made like unto His brethren, that He might be a merciful and faithful high priest in

things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.

For in that He Himself hath suffered being tempted, He is able to succor them that are tempted.

Does this confine salvation to the inhabitants of Earth? The true descendants of Abraham are not defined as biological descendants. This definition, based on one’s DNA rather than the grace of God, would disqualify a large, faithful portion of even the human race; rather, the descendants of Abraham are those who belong to Christ (Galatians 3:26-29).

Galatians 3:26-29
(bold emphasis added)

For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.

No word is mentioned about what species they are, or what planet or dimension they come from. Scripture only states that salvation is not for the angels, and even that statement is somewhat vague. What defines an angel? Better yet,
who
defines an angel?

Recapping what I’ve already mentioned, Jesus defined angels as beings who neither marry nor are given in marriage. He also said that humans who are saved would one day be translated into this new nature (Matthew 22:30; Mark 12:25; Luke 20:35; Revelation 21:16-17; 22:8-9).

Matthew 22:30
(bold emphasis added)

For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.

Mark 12:25
(bold emphasis added)

For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven.

Luke 20:35-36
(bold emphasis added)

But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead,
neither marry, nor are given in marriage: Neither can they die any more:
for they are
equal unto the angels;
and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.

Revelation 22:8-9 is a primary example of this glorified state, where scripture refers to a glorified saint (a man, one of the brethren) as being an angel (this is most clearly seen in the King James Version of the Bible). The apostles understood this to be the case as well; in Acts 12:12-16, when the apostles saw what they believed to be Peter’s ghost (because they thought he had died in prison), they said it was Peter’s
angel.

Acts 12:12-16
(bold emphasis and bracketed comments added)

And when he had considered the thing, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose surname was Mark; where many were gathered together praying. And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, named Rhoda. And when she knew Peter’s voice, she opened not the gate for gladness, but ran in, and told how Peter stood before the gate. And they said unto her, Thou art mad [everyone understood that Peter was currently in jail, so they thought]. But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then they said
It is his angel.
But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened the door, and saw him, they were astonished.

Considering these details, as I already concluded before, one may easily deduce that the angels weren’t always angels. They were most likely like us: created to reproduce after their own kind, just as Adam and Eve were until they reached a certain point in their existence when God predetermined to translate them into a new, higher level of existence. Also as previously mentioned, this theory explains a great deal about some of the behavior of angels, such as the fact that they are apparently physically attracted to humans (Genesis 6). Such attraction would be a very odd thing if reproduction were foreign to them.

Adam and Eve were never angels; they sexually reproduced. If Adam and Eve had never sinned, Earth would’ve eventually become fully populated. The next level of existence for humanity would have then commenced. At the proper time, God would have translated different people at different times into a new, nonre- productive nature, as we now know he still plans to do, despite the fall. I suspect that this is how God designed most, if not all, higher life-forms created in his image. Initially there is a reproductive stage, but then a translation takes place that mutates beings into an eternally glorified existence that no longer entails reproduction. In a sense, we are like butterflies—designed to go through a metamorphosis. This is where humanity has come from, where it is going, and—from what it looks like—where the angels, both faithful and fallen, have been. In essence to be an angel is to be translated by God into the highest form of exist-

ence, rather than to be made into an angel fresh from the start, as most Bible students think.

Putting all this together, one may surmise that salvation may not be for the angels because they are closer to God than any other being, and they have the highest level of accountability. There are probably countless numbers who aren’t angels, however, who aren’t from Earth or our current dimension. If they are in the same boat as the humans of Earth, then why aren’t they candidates for salvation as well?

Interestingly, as a side note to add into this discussion about the applicability of salvation, God felt it necessary to reveal complex oddities such as the Nephilim, who were the heinously evil offspring of fallen angels and humans (Genesis 6:4). Does salvation pertain to them? After all salvation isn’t for the angels but applies to humans, so what about a half-angel, half-human hybrid? In order to avoid confusion, God revealed through the prophet Isaiah in Isaiah 26:14 that the Nephilim have no resurrection, and therefore have no hope for salvation. They wouldn’t have cared anyway because they were so evil, proud, and rebellious by nature—but God knew of this in advance, and felt compelled to inform Isaiah about it.

Isaiah 26:14
*

They are dead, they shall not live; they are deceased, they shall not rise: therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them, and made all their memory to perish.

*This scripture speaks of those who are dead, yet will never rise again. Scripture states in Revelation 20:12—14 that all the dead will be raised for judgment on Judgment Day, yet the dead mentioned in Isaiah 26:14 will not be raised, so they are uniquely different from those who must be judged on Judgment Day.

Revelation 20:12-14

And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead who were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead who were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.

I find it profoundly fascinating that scripture goes into such detail, especially concerning the applicability of salvation, which has ramifications that extend to extraterrestrial life in the heavens. Because of this possibility, I believe the second part of Jesus’s mission spans even beyond Earth (Acts 2:39; Colossians 1:20; Ephesians 3:10), and I believe Jesus may have been referring to this mission field when he spoke of reaching sheep from another fold (John 10:16).

Acts 2:39
(bold emphasis added)

For the promise is unto you, and to your children,
and to all that are afar off,
even as many as the LORD our God shall call.

Colossians 1:20
(bold emphasis added)

And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.

Ephesians 3:10-11
(bold emphasis added)

To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,

According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord.

John 10:16
(bold emphasis added)

And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring,

and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.

The eternal purpose of God accomplished through Christ Jesus takes on new meaning when we read Acts 2:39, Colossians 1:20, and Ephesians 3:10 with this perspective. Without understanding how salvation extends beyond Earth, it’s difficult to interpret Colossians 1:20, which states that there is life in the heavens that requires reconciliation with God.

In relation to the unique topic of cosmic salvation, I have discovered that Israel in particular stands alone for both the quantity and variety of UFO and alien-related phenomena.
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Sightings of UFOs in Israel include every size and shape, and aliens range from humans to grays to giants and everything else imaginable. These sightings are sometimes reported not by a few people, but by hundreds of people in mass sightings. Barry Chamish, Israel’s leading UFOlogist, has documented a large number ofUFO incidents that have occurred in a UFO wave engulfing Israel beginning in 1993.
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In Barry’s book,
Return of the Giants,
Barry describes one such incident that occurred in 1996 that had the government up in arms, thinking they were being invaded by high-tech terrorists. The reported incident included a large gathering of police officers and military personnel that actually fired everything they had, including shoulder-harnessed antiaircraft missiles, at a UFO hovering about one hundred fifty feet above the ground. The UFO just sat there for over two hours, unaffected, then disappeared.
¹⁸

I suspect the reasoning behind the quantity and uniqueness of UFO and alien- related phenomenon in Israel comes from the fact that UFO and alien-related phenomenon
always has
proliferated the region, dating back to biblical times. Concerning beings who are faithful to God, or they are seeking him out, they are here to either help us (Hebrews 1:14) or learn from us (1 Peter 1:12; Ephesians 3:10; 1 Corinthians 4:9). They’re searching in Israel for more information about salvation (this is especially the case with those who are mortal like us, searching for a hope of salvation). It could even be that angels are giving tours of Israel to visitors from elsewhere, both learning and teaching the Gospel and fulfilling their task of ministering to the heirs of salvation (Hebrews 1:14; Ephesians 3:10), whoever and wherever those heirs may be.

1 Peter 1:12
(bold emphasis added)

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.

1 Corinthians 4:9
(bold emphasis added)

For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death:
for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men.
We are fools for Christ’s sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honorable, but we are despised.

All the activity of the entire world (and even the entire universe), centers on Israel whether the world governments or the Christian church even realize it. God’s plan of salvation for humanity (and possibly others—which is what I’m talking about here) has always centered on the Jewish people. It began with the father of the Jews, Abraham; was fulfilled through a Jewish Messiah; was written by Jewish authors in a Jewish book (the Bible); and was spread throughout the entire Earth, initially through twelve Jewish apostles.