Aliens and the Antichrist: Unveiling the End Times Deception (20 page)

Various authors have espoused the existence of pre-Adamites, yet I’ve only found the work of Finis Dake (and those similar to him) to remain consistent with scripture, while all other pre-Adamite theories appear to be riddled with inconsistencies.

Author Russell Grigg, in his article titled
Pre-Adamite man: were there human beings on Earth before Adam?
posted on
www.answersingenesis.org
, mentions several pre-Adamite theories, all of which are in error.
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He refutes the existence of pre-Adamites, as well as the flood of Lucifer, just as I did at one time. I would still refute the pre-Adamite theory as he does if I were looking at the same research that he discusses in his article. Suffice it to say, the information I have in this book about pre-Adamites is nothing like any of the theories mentioned in Grigg’s article.

Concerning the pre-Adamite theories discussed by Grigg, back in 1655, a Frenchman by the name of Isaac La Peyrere departed from the Bible’s clearly stated words when he suggested that Adam was not created from the dust of the Earth. Instead, Peyrere published his theory that Adam, Cain’s wife, and the inhabitants of Cain’s city, all came from pre-Adamite stock. This later opened the door for others to adopt a classification system concerning who was truly
human,
and who was
less than human.
The result was polygenism, which gave rise to a justification for racism, and ultimately slavery.

On a lighter note, leading progressive creationist Hugh Ross explains a new pre-Adamite perspective for this modern generation, which is not tarnished with polygenism (but it’s still not right). He defines pre-Adamites as spiritless creatures with human-like characteristics. I’m not sure why he thinks they didn’t have spirits. Humans aren’t the only beings the Bible mentions as having spirits.

Any theory about pre-Adamites that fails to mention the flood of Lucifer must explain the means by which original sin entered the Earth prior to Adam and Eve, because the pre-Adamites were mortal (at least some of them, because we have their bones). Hugh Ross fails on this critical point. Without explaining how sin entered the Earth prior to Adam and Eve, the existence of pre-Adamites becomes unbiblical. Theories that support doctrines that veer in the direction of evolution, rather than remain consistent with the Bible, might as well not include the Bible at all.

Now that a brief history of flawed pre-Adamite theories has been disclosed, I will divulge what I believe is the correct version of who the pre-Adamites really were. I will further explain how their existence actually harmonizes with the Bible, rather than disputing it.

To begin with, Satan’s kingdom was destroyed; a kingdom, by definition, has subjects. Who were these subjects? Were they
angels?
Certainly some of them were, because Satan was an angel. Perhaps I should ask the question, Were
all of them
angels? What happened to these beings, anyway? How could they be destroyed if they were angels, since angels are supposed to be immortal?

3.1. Three Types of Flesh

To explain the identity of the pre-Adamites, it must first be understood that the Bible describes beings composed of three types of flesh. The primary factor differentiating the three types of flesh is the level of mortality.

The first type of flesh is glorified and immortal—so long as the being in question eats from the tree of life, or some form of this tree. Adam and Eve had this form of flesh when they were first created; scripture documents specifically that the way that they physically died was through the blocking of their access to the tree of life (Genesis 3:22-24).

Genesis 3:22-24

And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever: Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the Garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. So He drove out the man; and He placed at the east of the Garden of Eden Cheru- bims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.

Adam and Eve were not angels; they were married to each other and sexually reproduced according to God’s command in Genesis 1:22 where he told them to “Be fruitful, and multiply” (which is something Jesus said that angels don’t do—Matthew 22:30; Mark 12:25; Luke 20:35). Adam and Eve were still immortal, as the angels are, but not to the point that dying isn’t even possible. Their immortality was only secure as long as they ate from the tree of life; angels, however, don’t require eating anything at all (which I will soon elaborate on). Had Adam and Eve never eaten from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, they would never have died (Genesis 3:22-24—the tree of life would have enabled them to continue to live forever, which is why they were restricted from it). Eventually they would’ve been translated into angelic form, as Jesus said will eventually happen to all believers, and they wouldn’t need to eat from the tree of life anymore.

This is what I call the butterfly theory, which documents the origin of angels. Life-forms created in God’s image begin as pseudoimmortal, reproductive beings, and then God translates them into an angelic, nonreproductive form. Most likely not everyone is translated at the same time; hence the necessity of the tree of life for all future generations, even in the eternal future of humanity, because these trees are found in New Jerusalem in the future, and will be there forever (Revelation 7:9; 22:1-3).

Revelation 7:9
(bold emphasis added)

After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of
all nations, and kindreds, and people,
and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes,
and palms in their hands.

Revelation 22:1-2
(bold emphasis added)

And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.
In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him.

The tree of life is in New Jerusalem not for those translated into angels (because angels are irrevocably immortal and don’t need the tree of life—Luke 20:36). Instead the tree is present for those who survive the battle of Armageddon, and also those who are born in the new kingdom (life spans will be prolonged, but not necessarily made endless as with the immortal angels—Isaiah 65:20; Zechariah 8:4; Luke 1:33). So many inhabitants of the new kingdom will depend on the tree of life to sustain them until their translation into the highest angelic form.

This first category of flesh requires the tree of life in order to stay alive. This flesh is also subject to damage and diseases; beings in this category can even be killed. Consider the fact that the leaves of the tree of life are for the healing of the nations (Revelation 22:2). Healing would be irrelevant if there wasn’t a need. In short, Adam and Eve were probably extremely resilient to disease and physical damage, with miraculous regenerative properties in their flesh. They would have never aged or died from any form of natural cause, but I suspect it was possible to injure them or even kill them (though God could just bring them back to life, as in fact he will).

The second type of flesh is cursed and mortal, though it contains within it an immortal spiritual being incapable of dying or being completely destroyed
(the spirit is not corruptible
—1 Peter 3:4), hence the reason that the destruction of the lake of fire lasts forever.

1 Peter 3:4

But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.

Cursed flesh that houses the spirit of a nonbeliever will eventually be cast into the lake of fire on Judgment Day, whereas cursed flesh that houses the spirit of a believer in Christ will one day be redeemed, so it is not without value. God wouldn’t bother to physically resurrect (and completely physically reconstruct people from ash or dust in most cases), if it wasn’t possible to undo the curse and glorify the flesh to a state of even higher glory than that of Adam and Eve, which I will now discuss.

The third type of flesh is angelic flesh. There are three characteristics about angelic beings that distinguish them from all other life-forms. First, they are immortal without any dependence on the tree of life; second, contrary to common belief, they do have a type of physical body; and third, they do not reproduce (if they want to remain faithful to God, though they are capable of it). I’ve already discussed this information to some extent, but now I will elaborate with more detail about the characteristics of angelic flesh.

When I wrote
Aliens in the Bible,
I thought that if an angel sinned, it might become mortal and eventually physically die. My continued Bible research, however, has led me to discover that I was in error concerning this matter. Angels are immortal to the degree that they are incapable of dying, because the Bible clearly states this in Luke 20:36. Therefore angels do not depend on eating from the tree of life. The fallen angels who are chained in hell (2 Peter 2:4; Jude 1-6) and in the Euphrates River (Revelation 9:14) are still alive and physically trapped, even though they could not have eaten from the tree of life in thousands of years.

Luke 20:36
(bold emphasis added)

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.

2 Peter 2:4
(bold emphasis added)

For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and
delivered them into chains
of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment.

Jude 1:6
(bold emphasis added)

And the angels who kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, He hath reserved in
everlasting chains
under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.

Revelation 9:14
(bold emphasis added)

Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four
angels which are bound
in the great river Euphrates.

The fact that angels are immortal without any dependency on anything is the reason the fallen angels were cast out of the highest heaven and chained up, rather than killed. I haven’t found a single instance of scripture speaking of human
spirits
being chained in hell, but fallen angels who have been apprehended are
always
chained.

The only way to completely destroy fallen angels is to throw them into the lake of fire for all eternity, which will eventually happen—but not until after God allows them to run their course, purging from creation (with their deceptions) the aspect of free will that leads to sin, death, and ultimate destruction.

In the future, when humans are translated into angelic form to be just like their angelic brothers and sisters, they too will no longer need to eat from the tree of life, and 1 Corinthians 6:13 states why: people will eventually not need to eat at all (though they will be capable of it). According to 1 Corinthians 6:13, both the stomach and food will eventually be done away with. The Greek word for “destroy” is “katargeo,” which means “made useless,” so this transformation is one of the effects of the translation process.

1 Corinthians 6:13
(bold emphasis and bracketed comments added)

Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but
God shall destroy [make useless] both it and them.
Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.

In essence, when people are translated into angelic form, eating will be an enjoyable pastime (angels ate with Lot—Genesis 19:3, food will be eaten in heaven—Luke 22:16, 22:18, 22:30; Revelation 2:7, 2:17; 22:1-2; Psalms 78:25; Exodus 24:11), but it won’t be a requirement.

Concerning the physical aspect of angels, take note of the previously mentioned chains. If fallen angels didn’t have bodies composed of some type of matter, why would chains be required to bind them? The only angels that are nonphysical are deceased Christians currently awaiting reunification with their physical bodies, and this is only a temporary situation.

Many people have the concept of the spiritual realm backward. They think that angels are nonphysical beings living in a kind of formless consciousness, having the ability to become physical when they want to. According to scripture, however, exactly the opposite is true: angels are physical beings living in physical worlds, yet they have the ability to exhibit characteristics that transcend the laws of physics (such as making themselves invisible—Numbers 22:35; and flying—Genesis 28:12; John 1:51; Revelation 14:6-11, and many others) because of their powers, not because they are nonphysical.