Aliens and the Antichrist: Unveiling the End Times Deception (2 page)

OVERVIEW:
The
Star Trek Version of Reality 

Whoever has read my book
Aliens in the Bible
knows that my interpretation of the definition of heaven comes primarily from my understanding of the Hebrew word “shamayim,” found over 650 times in scripture. In most places in scripture, this word is translated as “heavens”;
¹
it refers to the second heaven (which I will later elaborate on) and is established in the known universe of the sun, moon, and stars, as clearly outlined in Genesis 1:14-18. Anyone with
Strong’s Enhanced Lexicon
can look this up.
²

Genesis 1:14—18
* (bold emphasis and bracketed comments added)

And God said, Let there be
lights [sun, moon, and stars] in the expanse of the heavens
to separate the day from the night. And let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days and years, and let them be
lights in the expanse of the heavens
to give light upon the earth. And it was so. And God made the two great lights—the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night—and the stars. And
God set them in the expanse of the heavens
to give light on the earth, to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.

*The “lights” are in the “expanse of the heavens,” and since these lights are the stars in outer space, then outer space must be the heavens. Heaven is actually composed of three layered spheres of existence (again, I will later elaborate).

*All quotes in this book are from the King James Version of the Bible, unless otherwise stated.

Because heaven refers to outer space in most instances, the biblical term “host of heaven,” found nineteen times in scripture (eighteen in the Old Testament, one in the New Testament), bears an unfamiliar meaning to most Christians. The term “host of heaven,” in short, refers to intelligent life-forms in outer space. Because of this, it is my opinion that
Star Trek
is an excellent depiction of the heavens as outlined in the Bible. The only problem with the
Star Trek
version of reality is the underlying assumption in all
Star Trek
episodes that all the other species in the entire cosmos are just as lost, confused, or indifferent about God as the humans of Earth are. This is only partially true. Most Bible scholars interpret Revelation 12:4 to mean that Satan deceived one-third of the inhabitants of the heavens, while the remaining two-thirds remained faithful to God. Those who are truly faithful to God obviously aren’t lost, confused, or indifferent about him.

Revelation 12:4
(bold emphasis and bracketed comments added)

And his tail drew the third part of the stars [their inhabitants] of heaven,

and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman who was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.

Of the one-third of the host of heaven who are deceived, probably not all of them are deceived to the point that they don’t believe God exists at all. Consider the statistics on Earth alone—there is a complex mixture concerning what people believe. Some beings might believe or even know that God exists, yet they don’t care; others might be agnostic and indifferent.

Most of the life-forms that exist in the heavens, however, know and dwell in harmony with God. Many of them have even sojourned to his very throne (Nehemiah 9:6; Job 1:6, 2:1, 38:7; Isaiah 6:8, and many others); this is the place referred to in the Old Testament as the highest heaven or heaven of heavens (Deuteronomy 10:14; 1 Kings 8:27; 2 Chronicles 2:6, 6:18; Nehemiah 9:6). In the New Testament, God’s throne is termed the “third heaven” (2 Corinthians 12:2-4, which refers to John’s vision in Revelation 4:1).

Nehemiah 9:6

Thou, even thou, art LORD alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preserve them all; and the host of heaven worship thee.

Deuteronomy 10:14

Behold the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the LORD’s thy God, the earth also, with all that therein is.

2 Corinthians 12:2-4

I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knows) such a one caught up to the third heaven. And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knows). How that he was caught up

into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.

The highest heaven is clearly described as a glorified planet in the northern hemisphere of the universe. Lucifer led his rebellion into the sides of the north (Isaiah 14:12—14), Mount Zion is in the sides of the north (Psalms 48:2), and promotion comes not from the south, east, or west, but from the Lord, and therefore the north (Psalms 75:6—7).

Isaiah 14:12—14
(bold emphasis added)

How you are fallen from heaven, O Day Star, son of Dawn! How you are cut down to the ground, you who laid the nations low! You said in your heart, I will ascend to heaven; above the stars of God I will set my throne on high; I will sit on the mount of assembly in the
far reaches of the north;
I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.

Psalms 48:2
* (bold emphasis added)

Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is Mount Zion,
on the sides of the north,
the city of the great King.

*Mount Zion is synonymous with Jerusalem, but in this passage of scripture, it refers to the heavenly Jerusalem in the third heaven rather than Jerusalem on Earth, because it’s in the sides of the north (unlike the earthly Jerusalem).

Psalms 75:6—7
*

For promotion, cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south, but God is the judge: He puts down one, and sets up another.

*Promotion doesn’t come from the east, west, or south, yet the north is conspicuously left out.

The majority of the host of heaven understand their precise purpose for existing, as defined for them by God himself. However, as far as I am aware, no such species has ever been depicted on a single episode of
Star Trek.
Aside from that, good ol’ Gene (Gene Roddenberry, the author of
Star Trek),
nearly got it right, in my opinion.

Expounding on what I’m calling the
Star Trek
version of reality, I will outline what I think the cosmos is truly like, interlacing my synopsis with scriptural support. I will begin with a brief description of how the heavens currently are. I will then divulge the past, even extending back in time to the era known as the dis

pensation of angels (the time before Adam and Eve were created). Finally I will conclude my description of the greater reality by looking forward in time to events that are about to come upon the Earth, and I will explain how these events extend beyond the Earth and back into the heavens.

PART I 

THE HEAVENS AS THEY CURRENTLY ARE

The expanse of the universe consists of an incomprehensible number of stars. Estimates vary extensively, ranging from 400 billion stars in the Milky Way (multiplied by an additional estimated 80 million other galaxies) to 70 sextillion (seven followed by twenty-two zero’s) or more that we know of.
¹
Suffice it to say, even the smallest estimate accounts for a vast number of solar systems.

(Note that the above source references are specific Web pages that are subject to change. If these Web pages change, a good way to find them is to drop back to the root directory of the Web site and look through the links on the main page. For example, if the Web page “
http://ask.yahoo.com/20010810.html
” no longer exists, drop back to
http://ask.yahoo.com
, and begin searching through links from there. Also, another trick that works is to perform a search for the title of a Web page in a search engine like
http://www.yahoo.com
, or
http://www
. google.com.)

Continuing on, these solar systems mentioned above contain multidimensional orbiting planets, which are planets in the universe (or multiverse) that coexist within multiple dimensions, just as Earth exists in multiple dimensions (explained later). Many of these solar systems contain life-forms that, like the planets they inhabit, span multiple dimensions. (Note that I consider the scientific term of “dimensions” to be equivalent to the biblical “levels of glory.”) If this terminology is somewhat confusing at this point, there’s no need for concern because the pages that follow will explain everything as clearly as possible.

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Realms of Existence and Their Inhabitants

1. Cursed Domains

As mentioned already, one-third of the worlds that contain life in the cosmos are deceived, and therefore similar to Earth in many respects; they are cursed worlds inhabited by cursed beings. Things such as crime, pollution, and diseases are common.

Two types of cursed beings dwell among the cursed domains of the universe. First are those who have been translated to angelic status. These are immortal beings with bodies that have been translated into a glorified state of being that no longer reproduce (Matthew 22:30; Mark 12:25; Luke 20:35). Second are those who have not been translated into angelic status yet. These are beings who are like humans in the respect that they are physically mortal, and they might be as lost and confused about God as the humans of Earth are.

Matthew 22:30
(bracketed comments added)

For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage [and therefore don’t reproduce], but are as the angels of God in heaven.

Mark 12:25

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

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.

1.1. Cursed Nonangelic Beings

Those host of heaven (including humans, because they are called hosts in Exodus 12:41, and many other scriptures) who have never reached angelic status are doomed to die physically, but there may be hope for these beings to repent and be saved. The humans of Earth fall into this category, but they’re not alone. Jesus may have spread his word to other nonangelic beings in the universe, one way or another. It only makes sense that he would if they exist, and I think the Bible infers that they do. Again, I will talk more about this later.

Exodus 12:41

And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt.

1.2. Cursed Angelic Beings (Fallen Angels)

As for those translated into angelic status, their situation is worse than those who were never translated. These extremely powerful beings knew God intimately and spoke with him face to face, yet they turned away from him in disobedience. Because of their high level of accountability, and the intimacy with which they knew God, they have sinned to the degree that God will never forgive them. Their curse will eventually result in the eternal destruction of their immortal bodies and spirits (Revelation 20:15).

Revelation 20:15

And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

2. Glorified Domains

The other two-thirds of the worlds containing life in the cosmos (Revelation 12:4) are also similar to Earth in some respects. They are physical planets with all the features of physical planets (explained more in depth in successive chapters), like various terrains, such as mountains, valleys, trees, a sky, clouds, and so forth, which are all present. Because they are glorified worlds, however, their differences from Earth have to do with how much better they are than Earth. Glorified worlds are much more beautiful than Earth, and they don’t contain any death, disease, crime, or pollution. They furthermore serve as the homes of immortal beings who have supernatural power as a common trait (1 Corinthians 13:8—10).

1 Corinthians 13:8—10
*

Charity never fails: but whether there are prophecies, they shall fail; whether there are tongues, they shall cease; whether there is knowledge, it shall vanish away. For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.

* This passage speaks of the glorified immortal nature that saved humans will one day have, because we will be perfect. Currently, all human gifts are only partial gifts (in part). In the future, however, people will be like the angels who are in heaven—angels who have not sinned are perfect and imbued with supernatural power as a common trait.

2.1. Glorified Nonangelic Beings

Just as there are two classes of cursed beings, there are two classes of glorified beings. The first class of glorified beings inhabiting some worlds comprises those beings who are in transitional states, as Adam and Eve were. In essence they have not yet been translated to angelic status, but they are not cursed with death either. One primary characteristic that distinguishes them from angels is that they are required to procreate in order to populate their planets (Genesis 1:28). Humans prior to the fall were in this transitional state. At some point in their existence, if beings in this glorified category maintain their obedience to God, they will eventually be translated to angelic status. As for humanity, this was the original plan, and it will still happen, for those who have repented (even though they currently aren’t glorified). This opportunity exists only because of the work of Jesus Christ (Matthew 22:30; Mark 12:25; Luke 20:35; Revelation 21:16—17).

2.2. Glorified Angelic Beings

Also inhabiting some of the two-thirds of the glorified worlds are beings who have been translated into angelic status. Most, if not all, glorified worlds contain both classes of glorified beings. I say this based on the Bible’s description of Earth in the future. When Earth is glorified once again, it will contain both angels and natural generations of people. Glorified saints will be angels (Revelation 21:16— 17), and natural generations of people who survive the days of the Antichrist will also be on the Earth forever as well (Isaiah 2:1—2, 11:6—7, 65:25; Zechariah 14:16-21; Revelation 11:15, 20:1-10; Matthew 25:31-46). Actually translation probably does not occur for all the members of a given species at the same time. Massive group translations are only on rare occasions, such as the rapture of the church.

Concerning glorified angelic beings, it is my assumption that they are generally much more powerful and advanced than nonangelic beings. This assumption only comes from common sense and from reading about the abilities of angels as compared to those of Adam and Eve, but it isn’t necessarily a scripturally provable fact. Simply consider that an advanced species, the members of which work together in harmony for millions or even billions of years accumulating wisdom and knowledge, is going to achieve more of its cognitive and spiritual potential than a species that has only existed for a few thousand years. There may be variables that can distort this conclusion, such as the sharing of knowledge between species; generally, however, the more glory a being has been given from God, the more powerful it is in every conceivable facet.

3. The Planet Known As Third Heaven

In the northern hemisphere of the universe, there exists a certain planet where God has established his throne (Lucifer led his rebellion into the sides of the north—Isaiah 14:12-14; mount Zion is in the sides of the north—Psalms 48:2; promotion comes not from the east, west, or south, but from the Lord and therefore the north—Psalms 75:6-7). To suggest that this highest heaven where God dwells is not a planet is to suggest that it is an eternally extending flat surface stretching out into an infinite horizon, even though in every other respect, according to descriptions given in scripture, it resembles a planet (with mountains, trees, rivers, cities, and a sky with clouds). Why the human mind doesn’t naturally connect the concept of heaven with that which is known, as it is stated in Romans 1:20, is a strange mystery. The Bible describes the third heaven as a physical realm very much like Earth in every sense conceivable. It’s absurd to conclude that it is an infinite, flat plane, rather than a glorified planet.

Romans 1:20-21
(bold emphasis and bracketed comments added)

For the invisible things [such as the planet heaven] of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made [things on the Earth], even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: because that, when they knew God, they glorified

him
not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

This planet known as the third heaven contains the highest level of glory in existence. The city where God’s throne is currently located is known as New Jerusalem. Every description of this realm fits that of a glorified planet, which is described in detail in scripture. (The third heaven will be covered more in depth throughout this book.)

4. Transitional Domains

Just as living beings go through transitions of glory, planets go through transitions of glory. I say this because of the various stages of glory Earth has gone through, and is yet to go through. Earth once housed a parcel of glorified territory known as the Garden of Eden, but after the fall of Adam and Eve, it became cursed. (Earth’s history with the Garden of Eden actually predates Adam and Eve, which is a point of view I adopted after I wrote
Aliens in the Bible.
I will cover this information later in this book.)

Earth has been cursed since the fall of Adam and Eve, but not all hope is lost: Earth will not only contain a place of paradise, as it once did, but also the paradise it will contain in the future will be even better than the Garden of Eden that once was. Earth will be given the honor of housing the capital city of the entire universe, complimented by the very throne of God himself.