The Truth in Print Vol. 29, Issue 2, Mar. 2023
A Publication of the Valley church of Christ,
2375 W. 8th Street, Yuma, AZ 85364
(928-782-5058)
Website
Address ~ http://yumavalleychurchofchrist.com
Aliens & National Ignorance
(A Totally Wrong Perspective of Life on Earth)
Please
notice I said national ignorance, not national threat. The balloons in the sky
recently were viewed by many as a national threat.
To
quell fears of an indication of aliens or extraterrestrial activity in the
takedowns, the White House issued assurances there was no indication of
such.
To
governors this statement was made:
"There
are no UFOs. This is not an invasion of the aliens," White House Homeland
Security Adviser Liz Sherwood-Randall told governors on the half-hour call.
"I mean it's funny, but it's not funny, because people are communicating
this on platforms that are widely viewed, and it's creating fear that is
unnecessary."
Boy,
we Christians were really sweating it!
White
House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre is quoted as
saying:
"There is no, again, no
indication of aliens or extra-terrestrial activity with these recent takedowns.
Again, there is no indication of aliens or terrestrial activity with these
recent takedowns." She also said, “I wanted to make sure that the American
people knew that all of you knew that -- and it was important for us to say
that from here because we've been hearing a lot about it." She said,
"I loved E.T. the movie, but I'm just gonna
leave it there."
Gen.
Glen VanHerck, head of NORAD, when asked about
extraterrestrial activity replied, "I'll let the intel community and the
counterintelligence community figure that out. I haven't ruled out
anything."
And
John Kirby the National Security Council spokesman said he didn’t think we need
to worry about aliens with regards to these current craft.
Just
lead ‘em on! Space Aliens can be a good distraction
from reality at times.
WHILE
NATIONS HAVE THE RIGHT OF SOVEREIGNTY (ROM 13), IT IS ULTIMATELY GOD WHO
OVERSEES THE RISE AND FALL OF NATIONS.
· Read Dn. 2:21; 4:17,25, 34-35; 5:18-21.
· Christ is KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS
(Rev 19:11-16).
THE
CONCERNS OF ALIEN AND EXTRATERRESTRIAL ACTIVITY IN RECENT BALLOON INTERCEPTS,
PRESENT A TOTALLY WRONG PERSPECTIVE OF THE EARTH, LIFE HERE, AND MANKIND HAVING
BEEN GIVEN THE EARTH AS A DWELLING PLACE (GEN. 1:26; PS. 115:16).
· Psa 115:16 The heaven, even the heavens, are the
LORD'S: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.
Where
did God ever say man would have dominion over outer space, as dangerous as it
is out there?
SUCH
CONCERNS DISPLAY THE “ANXIETIES” AND CARES OF THOSE IN THE WORLD WHO ARE
WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF CHRIST (Luk 12:27-31).
THERE
ARE TWO REALMS: (1) THE HEAVENLY, AND GOD’S CREATION “OTHER THAN” THE MATERIAL,
AND (2) THE MATERIAL UNIVERSE WHICH INCLUDES THE EARTH (ECCL. 5:2; COL. 1:16).
· Ecc 5:1 Walk prudently when you go to the house
of God;
and
draw near to hear rather than to give the sacrifice of fools, for they do not
know that they do evil.
· Ecc 5:2 Do not be rash with your mouth, And let
not your
heart
utter anything hastily before God. For God is in heaven, and you on earth; Therefore let your words be few.
Ø The Preeminence of Christ: Col 1:15-18. *All
things created by Him.
AFTER
THE FLOOD GOD PROMISED:
Gen.
8:22 "While the earth remains, Seedtime and harvest, Cold and heat, Winter
and summer, And day and night Shall not cease."
· Num 23:19 “God is not a man, that He should
lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do?
Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?
· The material will be done away with when
Christ comes (2 Pet. 3:10-13).
· Man will continue to die physically until God
determines the end of all material, physical things (I Cor. 15:24-26, 54).
CONCERNING
THE CREATION OF THE WORLD OR EARTH
·
Gen 1:1 In
the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
The
scriptures detail what God expanded i.e., created, and you end up in Gen. 1
with the Universe consisting of all created “material” things.
“Universe”
American Heritage Dictionary: n. 1. All matter and energy, including the earth,
the galaxies, and the contents of intergalactic space, regarded as a whole.
· It’s not eternal. It’s all material. It will
be destroyed the day the Lord comes (2 Pet. 3:10-13).
MANKIND
IS THE CULMINATION OF GOD’S CREATION HE “FINISHED” (2:1) ON THE SIXTH DAY
(GEN.1:1-31, 2:1) --- THERE ARE NO SPACE ALIENS.
Gen
2:1 “finished” points back to all that was created in Gen 1:1-31.
Gen
2:1 Thus the heavens and the earth, and all the
host of them, were finished.
Gen
2:2 And on the seventh day God ended His work
which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He
had done.
·
The thought that because
God is active, we might some day make contact or discover extraterrestrials is
just an empty saying (I Tim 6:20) --- it’s not brilliance.
·
They haven’t
found any extraterrestrials yet doesn’t cut it either. They won’t! There are
none to find! You can’t find what’s not there!
THE
VASTNESS OF THE UNIVERSE ASTOUNDS, AND SPEAKS OF GOD’S OMNIPOTENCE (PS.
33:6-9).
Psa
33:6 By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, And all the host of them by
the breath of His mouth.
Psa
33:7 He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap; He lays up the deep
in storehouses.
Psa
33:8 Let all the earth fear the LORD; Let all the inhabitants of the world
stand in awe of Him.
Psa
33:9 For He
spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast.
Just
the vastness of the Universe alone may cause people to think there has to be
aliens out there. No, there doesn’t have to be! See any space aliens created in
Gen 1:1-31?
About
the Vastness of the Universe:
•Spatial
size of the entire Universe is unknown.
•The
visible (observable) Universe is approximately 93 B light years in distance.
•1
light year = 5.88 Trillion miles (Light travels at 186,000
miles
per second, or 5.88 T miles in a year).
•They’re
looking for exoplanets that revolve around other stars, and have found
Kepler-452b, called a Super Earth exoplanet. It’s a great find at 1,800 light
years from earth! Artist’s drawings are just that --- the appearance is
unknown.
WHAT’S
BEYOND THE UNIVERSE? Well, people need badly to read Gen. 1:1-31! Nothing material because the Universe is all matter and energy,
including the earth, the galaxies, and the contents of intergalactic space,
regarded as a whole.
INCLUDED
IN UNGODLY MEN SUPPRESSING THE TRUTH IN UNRIGHTEOUSNESS, IS THE FAILURE TO
HONOR HIM BY ACKNOWLEDGING HIS OMNIPOTENCE OR ETERNAL POWER.
Rom
1:18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and
unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,
Rom
1:19 because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it
to them.
Rom
1:20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly
seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and
Godhead, so that they are without excuse,
Rom
1:21 because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were
thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were
darkened.
CONSIDERING
THE “WHY” OF SEARCHES SEEKING “CONTACT” WITH EXTRATERRESTRIAL BEINGS, AND
SEEKING PLANETS CAPABLE OF SUSTAINING LIFE --- THE THINKING IS LIKE EVOLUTION
THAT GOES STRAIGHT TO ATHEISM!
· Should one think how dare you go to Gen
1:1-31, 2:1-2, and say
that
settles this there are no space aliens --- the answer: Psa
119:160 The entirety of Your word is truth, And every one of Your
righteous judgments endures forever.
· This “junk” costs people who believe in it
their souls!
· Redemption through Christ’s blood is for
mankind:
Joh
1:29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, "Behold! The
Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
1Jn
2:2 And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but
also for the whole world.
· Redemption to man is based upon an eternal
inheritance reserved in
heaven,
and that’s not a material inheritance (I Pet 1:4).
PEOPLE
NEED TO PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT IS WORKING HERE FOR MAN’S SPIRITUAL BENEFIT AND
SALVATION!
What
is working here on earth, God’s plan of salvation from eternity through Christ,
Eph 1:4, is attacked and mocked (Eph 1:4; I Cor 1:18-25; 2 Pet 3: 3-4).
WHAT
IS WORKING HERE TO DESTROY SOULS IS IGNORED, OR IF IT IS SATAN AND THE
SPIRITUAL HOST OF WICKEDNESS IT IS A MYTH.
The
Devil and the spiritual host of wickedness (not flesh and blood) working here
to destroy souls, is considered by most to be a myth (Ja 4:7; I Pet. 5:8; Eph.
6:10-13).
JESUS
DELIVERS FROM GOD’S WRATH COMING UPON THE SONS OF DISOBEDIENCE (EPH. 5:6; I TH
1:10, 5:9).
· Eph 5:6 refers to 5:3-5 which lists the very
filth promoted by CRT, LGBTQ, Trans Identification, etc.
· On Pentecost, Peter answered their question on
what to do to be saved, and he commanded those who heard the gospel to repent
and be baptized for the remission of their sins (Acts 2:37-41).
· Paul spoke to the supposed wise men in Athens
at the Areopagus (Acts 17:22-33).
Act
17:30 Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men
everywhere to repent,
Act
17:31 because He has appointed a day on which He will judge the world in
righteousness by the Man whom He has ordained. He has given assurance of this
to all by raising Him from the dead."
THE
FOCUS SHOULD BE ON EACH INDIVIDUAL, WITH THE GOSPEL AS THE POWER OF GOD UNTO
SALVATION (MK. 16:15-16; ROM. 1:16), AND NOT A “NATION” THAT MIGHT HAVE TO
FIGHT ALIENS FROM OUTER SPACE! FOR
CRYING OUT LOUD!
· Mar 16:15 And He said to them, "Go into all
the world and
preach
the gospel to every creature.
· Mar 16:16 He who believes and is baptized will
be saved;
but
he who does not believe will be condemned.
HAVE
“YOU” EARTHLING OBEYED ACTS 2:38? THERE IS NO SECOND CHANCE AFTER YOUR
DEATH, OR SHOULD HE COME BEFORE YOU DIE.
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Church of Christ
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