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Psalm 8


 

Unidentified means we don't know

What does the Bible have to do with flying saucers, little green men, and aliens?

Unidentified flying object is a technical term that has been parodied

Are there U.F.O.'s in the Bible? Yes

2 Kings 2:11 – Elijah's final ride

Ezekiel 1:15-21 – Ezekiel's wheels

Exodus 13:21-22 – pillars

There are also creatures that cannot be explained

Ezekiel 1:5-10 – creatures of four faces

Revelation 4:6-8 – four creatures around the throne

Isaiah 6:1-6 – Seraphim

Genesis 6:4 – Nephilim (Numbers 13:33; 1 Samuel 17:4)

Job 40:15-18 – Behemoth

Job 41:1ff – Leviathan

Does this mean that UFO's and aliens are real?


 

Faith and God

This sermon series has never tried to divide along real or not

It has been the issue of responding to the subject

For believers in UFO's it is real for them and they have to be dealt with as with any religious believer

Some people see no inconsistency between believing in God and UFOs

It isn't completely inconsistent to believe in both

God's universe is immense

There are realms that we may not see

God's ways are higher than our ways and knowledge greater than ours

The inconsistency happens when God is replaced

There is a line between believing that life outside of our own is possible and denying the God is God over all

This series has been about asking one question

It was not are ghosts, angels, or UFOs real

The question I have been answering is: Is God real?

Angels are worshipped because of their amazing qualities

Ghosts are sought to provide answers

UFOs are credited with humanity's evolution and advancement

But God is behind angels and they are bound to God's authority

Ghosts are persons without bodies but we have those spirits by God's breath

UFOs and aliens may exist, but it is God who created the universe and placed them in it

God is majestic above all and we have been created by God, for God's glory and worship, and ultimately to be God's chosen people

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