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Article extracted from the book:
THE LAST GENERATION
By Jim Simmons
PAGE 2
“A GRAND COSMIC DECEPTION” Cont.
BIBLICAL VIEWPOINT
In the biblical account, we have a true visitation from ETs. Genesis 6:2 says, “… the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful; and they took
wives for themselves, whomever they chose.” These “sons of God” were supernatural beings. “Sons of God” is most likely a reference to angels. Job 1:6 says, the “… sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came
among them.” Satan is the fallen archangel, Lucifer, who is the leader of the other fallen
angels.
It is clear that these were not “beings” or angels who were following God’s will. They were fallen angels who had rebelled against God. Consider what kind
of offspring was produced as a result of this sexual union between fallen
angels and human beings. “The Nephilim were on the earth in those days … when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men, and they bore children to
them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown” (Genesis 6:4). The offspring of this intermarriage were called the “Nephilim.” The word “Nephilim” actually comes from the root
naphal, meaning “fallen ones.”
The Nephilim were the offspring of the union of humans and demonic beings, those
referred to as “fallen angels.” This would not only account for the extreme wickedness of humanity (Genesis
6:5), but it would also account for the supernatural strength and intelligence
necessary to accomplish feats, such as the building of the Great Pyramid of
Giza. It could also be the origin of myths involving this kind of union between
supernatural beings (referred to as “gods”) and human beings. Myths are oftentimes distortions of reality.
MYTHOLOGICAL VIEWPOINT
Greek and Roman mythology also gives an account of this intermarriage between “gods” and humans. The Titans were the giant offspring of the gods and their human
wives. In mythological terms, the Titans appear to correspond to the Nephilim
in the biblical account. “According to mythology, they also assisted in the building of the magnificent
monuments of Greece… According to numerous authors, ‘these mighty men’ of the golden age were the ‘third party’ who assisted mankind in the building of the monuments of Egypt, Stonehenge, the
Americas, and the Far East.”
A copy of the Genesis Apocryphon, which dated back to the second century B.C., was discovered at Qumran in 1947.
This document gave further evidence that celestial beings from the skies had
landed on planet Earth and mated with earth women and begat giants.
In ancient times, these supernatural beings were referred to as “gods.” In our day, they are referred to as “aliens” or “extraterrestrials.”
WHAT ABOUT THE SCIENTIFIC INTERPRETATION
While there is considerable evidence for the existence of UFOs and ETs, their
origin is very controversial even among experienced UFO investigators. The
common view is the “extraterrestrial hypothesis (ETH).” This is the belief that extraterrestrials come from another star system.
However, in recent years, a number of prominent UFO researchers have challenged
this hypothesis as a result of well-documented accounts of UFOs defying the
laws of physics.
There have been UFO reports of encounters where the UFO materialized and
dematerialized within our three dimensional space. UFOs have been tracked by
radar traveling at over 25,000 miles per hour. They don’t cause sonic booms, and they don’t burn up. They have also been observed making right angle turns at over 15,000
miles per hour. Since other stars are many light years away, the vessel would
have to travel at the speed of light for years (186,282.397 … miles per second for one year) to even begin to reach earth.
If UFOs are not permanent constructions of matter, and if they do not travel by
conventional means from one solar system to another, what are they? If the
extraterrestrial hypothesis is rejected, what is the alternative?
AN ALTERNATIVE EXPLANATION FOR UFOS
Some observers have suggested that UFOs might exist in a parallel universe, one
orthogonal (at right angles) to our own. Cosmologists Andrei Linde and Alex
Vilenkin have “shown how mathematical assumptions lead, at least in theory, to the creation of
a multiverse” (Scientific American, December 1999, “Exploring Our Universe and Others,” Martin Rees).
Jacques Vallee is a noted scientist and UFO researcher with a background in
astrophysics and computer science. He offers an alternative explanation:
I believe that the UFO phenomenon represents evidence for other dimensions
beyond space-time; the UFOs may not come from ordinary space but from a
multiverse, which is all around us… If they are not spacecraft, what else could they be? … I believe there is a system around us that transcends time and space. Other
researchers have reached the same conclusion.
The scientific explanation of dimensionality is reasonable. Once we go beyond
our three dimensional existence, we move into hyperspace. These dimensions are
beyond our perception of reality and may be more in line with a multiverse,
parallel universe, or the supernatural. In other words, a being in hyperspace
or in a dimension beyond our three dimensional existence would have
capabilities and rules of their own geometry, which is beyond our
understanding.
William Alnor, in UFOs in the New Age, describes the concept of a multiverse. Alnor refers to Albrecht and Alexander’s work in the Spiritual Counterfeits Project 1977 Journal on UFOs. They describe how UFOs could be the work of beings from another dimension, and
they describe and draw a two-dimension world, “Flatland.” [Flatland (1884) was originally created as an allegorical approach to
dimensionality by a distinguished clergyman, Edwin A. Abbott (1836-1926).]
Someone living in a two-dimensional world would have a distorted view of
objects from a three-dimensional world (height, depth, width). Albrecht and
Alexander take this a step further by asking the question, how would we, living
in a three-dimensional world, view objects from the fourth dimension and
beyond?
Imagine a universe of only two dimensions: a flat plane. This imaginary universe
is inhabited only by two-dimensional beings—we’ll call them Mr. and Mrs. Flat. They can only conceive of two dimensions, since
that is all they are capable of experiencing directly. Any intrusion by us on their two-dimensional existence would give them a
distorted view of a three-dimensional being. For example, if you stick a pencil through a piece of paper with a picture of
Mr. and Mrs. Flat on it, all they would see is a circle where the pencil went
through the paper (two dimension or flat view).
We have only dealt with a two- and three-dimension existence and touched on a
fourth dimension. We now know from particle physics that we live in a universe
of at least ten dimensions.
Given the fact that UFOs defy physics and the “nuts and bolts” descriptions, we can begin to look at dimensionality as a way to understand the
UFO phenomenon. “With such a framework, UFOs can be viewed as an inter-dimensional phenomenon
that can materialize and interact with us within our space-time domain.”
We can conclude that UFOs are not what they appear to be, i.e., a spacecraft
carrying aliens from another planet or star system. There is evidence of
intermarriage between supernatural beings and human beings. This can be seen in
the biblical account of Genesis 6. It is symbolized in mythological accounts
and further confirmed by archeological evidence and ancient writings. The
scientific hypothesis of dimensionality—UFOs coming from a dimension beyond our three dimension world—fits with the biblical account of supernatural beings (sons of God) making
contact with human beings. The inter-dimensional phenomenon explains how
supernatural beings can be invisible one minute and then materialize, making
contact with human beings.
UFOS AND THE NEW AGE
Some astronomers do believe in the possibility of alien contact, and they
believe the world should prepare for such an event. Ian Crawford is an
astronomer in the department of physics and astronomy at University College,
London. “He believes that the cosmic perspective provided by the exploration of the
universe argues for the political unification of our world. He explains, ‘… and if we do ever meet other intelligent species out there among the stars,
would it not be best for humanity to speak with a united voice?’” (Scientific American, July 2000, “Where Are They?” Ian Crawford).
Some scientists have a problem dealing with the origin of life. They reject the
creationist view. After all, it could not be proven scientifically. They also
have a problem with the chance-probability explanation. There is now a third
explanation of the origin of life. Sir Frederick Hoyle, a prominent astronomer,
researched the spontaneous generation theory. In 1981, Hoyle expressed the
following view:
The likelihood of the formation of life from an inanimate matter is one to a
number with 40 thousand naughts (zeros) after it. It is enough to bury Darwin
and the whole theory of evolution… [I]f the beginnings of life were not random they must therefore have been the
product of purposeful intelligence.
Hoyle was among a small number of prominent scientists who believed that life
was delivered from outer space either by aliens or a comet, infected with
bacteria. He did not accept the chance-probability theory or a miraculous cause
for the origin of life. Francis Crick, a brilliant molecular biologist, agreed
with Hoyle.
It is interesting to note that even when the random selection
(chance-probability) theory of evolution is studied by some scientists and is
found to be without merit, they still will not consider the option of a belief
in God. They choose to believe that humans were somehow planted on earth by
aliens. This takes faith on their part. There is no evidence to back this
theory. In addition, it sets up people to look to ETs for salvation. Many
people do believe that we are the product of alien creation or planting. If, in
the future, we have a significant visitation by ETs, they will be given great
respect. Personally, I believe this will happen in the last days.
Combine the beliefs of some scientists who reject the chance-probability
theories and the supernatural with the belief in UFOs, and the result is the
Church of ET, which Missler and Eastman describe as the result of the UFO
movement of the 1960s and 1970s. The theme of these UFO Churches is that life
on earth was delivered and created by ETs. Humans are their children, and the
ETs are returning to help us evolve into the next stage of our evolutionary
process.
There is a significant move away from dualism (belief in two supernatural
powers) to monism or pantheism. Philosophically, westerners are becoming more
in tune with eastern thinking. The New Age movement is a blend of eastern and
western religions or philosophies. This New Age thinking is not exclusive to
religion and philosophy. Science has also been infiltrated by it.
WHERE DOES SCIENCE END AND THE SUPERNATURAL BEGIN?
John Mack, a psychiatrist with more than forty years of training, believes that
the dualistic view of religion and science is breaking down. Mack views the
phenomenon of UFO abduction as “a merging of science and religion, the appearance of a new paradigm of thought—one in which the lines separating faith and science, religion, philosophy, the
material world, and the spirit world are blurred. The result … is a merging and unification of science, religion, philosophy, and the
spiritual realm.” This loss of dualism in science and religion leads to a merging of these areas,
including the spiritual realm, which moves us toward the New Age religion.
True science and biblical truth should be in harmony. In the past, they were
oftentimes in conflict. This was either a result of a distortion of biblical
truth or a distortion of scientific findings and conclusions. What Mack is
proposing is not a true harmony between religion and science but a distortion
of both.
There is a movement toward raising one’s consciousness as opposed to an external reality. This leads directly into the
evolution of consciousness, which is a dominant theme in the New Age movement.
[See Appendix B of The Last Generation: Prophecy, Current World Events, and the End Times for more on this subject, including the New Physics and how it applies to a New
Age philosophy.]
GRAND DELUSION: NEW AGE RAPTURE
Jesus compared His return to the days of Noah. He said, “For the coming of the Son of Man will be just like the days of Noah” (Matthew 24:37). The days of Noah is a reference to the condition of the world
just after the “sons of God” married the “daughters of men” (Genesis 6:1-5). This is a reference to the surprise element and also to the
wickedness of the world in Noah’s day. The condition of the world during the Tribulation Period will be as it
was in Noah’s day: wicked.
• A SECOND VISITATION
During the Tribulation Period, there may be another visitation by fallen angels,
except this time, they could be updated with contemporary terms like “aliens” or “extraterrestrials” instead of “gods.” Daniel 2:43 says, in part, “… they will combine with one another in the seed of men …” [Italics by author]. This is a reference to the final empire or Revived Roman
Empire. The commentaries I have reviewed do not give a satisfactory explanation
for “seed of men.” Could this be another union of humans and fallen angels (disguised as aliens)
instead of gods? The alleged abductions have usually involved a physical exam,
especially in the genital and reproductive parts. Is this visitation a
plausible possibility during the tribulation period?
• NEW AGE RAPTURE
The New Age concept of a rapture event is widespread. Some people have never
heard of the rapture outside of its New Age concept. There are various New Age
concepts of the rapture. Some include a UFO evacuation of people. Other authors
believe in “high vibrations” that will cause some people to literally walk into heaven in their same form.
[See Appendix B, “The UFO Grand Deception” from the book The Last Generation for more examples of a counterfeit rapture.] When the real rapture happens,
there will be plenty of explanations as to what happened. The UFO/ET belief
system is in place to provide for a “deluding influence,” as referred to in 2 Thessalonians 2:11.
