Posted: 07/09/06

UFOs and the Gospel of Christ (Part 2 of 2)

In Part I, we discussed the connection between the New Age gospel and UFOs. The main point being that new age spiritual messages are allegedly coming from alien beings through human channelers. These messages are distinctly religious and clearly anti-Christian. We still have two questions before us: Are UFOs real and, if so, who are the inhabitants?

Even the greatest skeptic would have to admit that there are still unexplained UFO sightings. So, what are they? Are they alien spaceships? Are they visitors from the future? Or, are they something else.

Personally, I think they are something else. In my youth I held to the idea that they were truly alien visitors. Today, I still think they are alien visitors but not visitors from another planet. I am convinced they are visitors from another dimension, a spiritual dimension. I believe they are demons. Just think about it.

If they were interplanetary visitors why have they remained hidden in the shadows? What are they afraid of? Maybe they saw the movie The Day the Earth Stood Still and know what we do to UFO visitors. Why do they only contact a few isolated people and not appear to the masses or to our leaders?

If visitors from another planet were able to get here then it follows that their technology would have to be quantum leaps beyond ours. If they are benevolent beings they have no reason to avoid contact. If they are evil, they could most likely defeat us fairly easily anyway. So, why all the secrecy? Either way they should be doing something more public and obvious.

I remember speaking at a church in Dallas, Texas, some years ago and I broached the subject of whether or not there was life on other planets. I asked the congregation what questions would come to their mind if we did accept the premise that aliens really existed.

If we do allow for alien life then certain questions must follow at least from a Christian standpoint. For example, are aliens fallen beings? Do they need redemption? Did Jesus die for them? Did Jesus die for all beings, earthling and alien? Did He die just once here on earth or did He have to visit and die on each planet? All good questions.

As we were discussing this, a local magistrate in the congregation had a question. His question definitely caught me off guard. He wanted to know if aliens did exist, could we eat them. I think he was a hunter. What do you think? Can we eat them?

Have you noticed that Americans have shifted their view of alien visitors over the last fifty years? Most of us are well aware that there has been a shift in worldviews in America since the 1950s. The biblical worldview that established America and sustained it for so long is losing its place in American society. Humanism, paganism, and other isms are taking center stage. With this shift our view of life, God, and aliens has changed and continues to change.

It used to be that movies, made prior to the 1960s, almost always portrayed aliens as being sinister beings with designs on taking over or even destroying planet earth.

The popular horror films of the era featured aliens who were malevolent and imperialistic such as those found in War of the Worlds, I Married a Monster from Outer Space, and The Thing From Another World.

Beginning in the late 1950s and beyond, the movies began to change their perspective as humanism began to permeate our society. Aliens began to be portrayed more often as not as good guys. For example I submit for your consideration, The Day the Earth Stood Still (Klatu Barada Nickto), ET, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Then there are several children's movies featuring friendly aliens.

Allow me to make a parenthetical observation that I find very interesting. We know that counterfeits have to look like the real thing otherwise they wouldn't fool anyone. This is why Paul warns us to beware of false Gospels that sound good but are not of God.[1]

I find the following very interesting considering Paul's warnings. In The Day the Earth Stood Still there is much biblical imagery but a false gospel. These are the highlights of the movie:

A.     An alien, Klaatu, is a savior sent to earth with a gospel of peace. He warns of a fiery annihilation if his gospel of peace is rejected.

B.     Klaatu takes on the earth name of Mr. Carpenter. Jesus was a carpenter.

C.     Klatu is rejected of men.

D.     He is killed and raised from the dead.

E.      He gives his last sermon and then ascends in his space ship. The Ascension!

The movie ET presents almost the same imagery. He too dies and is raised and finally ascends in his space ship. I noted a very powerful element in one of the last scenes of the movie. Just prior to ET's leaving earth, ET goes to his earth friends and says good-bye. As he bids adieu to the young boy who was his best friend, he takes his finger that lights up with energy and lays it over the child's heart. ET then says very slowly and lovingly, "I'll be right here." Doesn't Jesus live in our hearts?

It is also very interesting how fascinated we have become with UFOs. On any given day you can find one or more programs on television that showcases UFOs. A&E, Discovery Channel, and other documentary type stations are regularly running programs.

In conclusion I submit that the evidence or lack thereof points to a satanic deception and it is working. Many have lost their faith and followed a false gospel propagated through new age gurus who talk to aliens, supposedly. Beware! May you live long and prosper!

By Ralph C. Barker Click here for bio and archived articles