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Does the
Bible tell us if there is life on other planets?
The
Bible does not say if there is life on other planets. It simply says that
God created the heavens and earth and put man on it. But this silence on the
subject does not require that earth is the only place with life on it. But
then again, this doesn't mean there is life out there,
either.
Let me propose some reasons why I believe there is no
life on other planets. Now, I should tell you that these reasons are simply
exercises in biblical theology.
The Bible says there is one Trinitarian God. Jesus was
God in flesh (John 1:1,14; Col. 2:9; Phil. 2:5-8), second person of the
Trinity, and died for our sins (Romans 5; 1 Pet. 2:24). If, there were other
beings on other planets that have sinned, then they would need a redeemer.
God would have to die for them as well.(1)
Only God can forgive sins. Jesus is God in flesh (John
1:1,14; Col. 2:9), is forever a man (1 Tim. 2:5; Heb. 7:17, 21) and died for
the sins of people here on earth (Rom. 5:8). Therefore, I conclude that the
only members left in the Trinity to die for the sins of another race would
be the Father and the Holy Spirit. But this doesn't seem credible since the
focus of the Trinitarian effort in this world has been for the Father to
elect a people (Luke 18:7; Rom. 8:33), the Son to redeem them (John 6:39;
17:9,24; Rom. 5:8; 1 Pet. 2:24), and the Holy Spirit to fill, guide, and
indwell them (Acts 4:29-31; John 16:13; Rom. 8:9-14). The focus of their
effort has been this world and the redemption of mankind, not anywhere else.
Second, if there were life on other planets, would it
be possible that they never sinned and don't need a redeemer? I think this
question can be answered by the Bible where it says that creation is
groaning, waiting for its redemption at the return of Christ (Rom. 8:22).
That would mean that all of creation was affected by the fall. When Adam
sinned, the ground was cursed and death entered the world. If that is so,
then any other beings out there that were made in God's image, would have
fallen too since they would be part of creation.(2)
I don't see how they could escape the effect of the fall. They would be
sinners too and need a redeemer. Then they would fall under the first
objection above.
Third, there are only two options available to explain
our existence. Creation and evolution. I have studied the theory of
evolution and do not believe it is a viable option to explain how we got
here. I do not accept evolution for two reasons: The Bible says God created
life on earth; that means it did not evolve. Second, the problems of
spontaneous life formation are so immense that it is impossible. Also,
missing links abound. The fossil record is spotty at best. DNA mutation
theory is insufficient to account for life form development. And more....
But this paper is not a refutation of evolution.
What
about the appearances of UFO's?
I do
not deny that there are physical manifestations of UFO's and that many
people have claimed to have seen them and even been abducted by them. But
the issue is not whether these things occur, but what they are.
Research of UFO abductees has led to some interesting
discoveries. According to those abducted, the aliens are teaching theology.
The curious thing is that the theology is New Age theology; namely, that we
are all divine, all evolving to higher levels of consciousness, that reality
is what you perceive it to be, etc. These are anti-Christian teachings. In
some cases, comments about Jesus himself have been made that directly
contradict biblical revelation. I've studied the New Age for quite some
time, and a great many people in the New Age not only accept Aliens and
UFO's, but teach that they are more highly evolved than we are and that we
need to learn from them.
In addition, an inordinately high percentage of the
abductees have had previous experience with the occult. I remember when I
was younger and into séances, necromancy, psycho kinesis, and astral
projection. One night I looked into the sky and saw a very bright light that
moved at an extremely high rate of speed and made sudden and sever changes
in direction during its flight. It moved extremely fast and accelerated out
of sight as it moved high into the night sky and disappeared. I saw this
with my own eyes. But it doesn't stop there. During my occult days, I also
saw many other unusual manifestations, heard voices, and saw things move. I
could go on. But suffice it to say, that I confirm the findings that those
who experience UFO phenomena are very often involved in the occult. This is
alarming and a major warning.
My conclusion is that the UFO phenomena is occultic in
origin and demonically based. I do not believe there is life on other
planets and I suspect that what has manifested is nothing more than a great
deception that is slowing enveloping mankind.
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1. Actually God doesn't have to
die for anyone. He saved us because of His grace, not
because of our worth.
2. Animals, creeping things, plants, etc. are
subject to the fall, but they do not sin. They are not made in the image of
God and cannot know and break God's revealed Law. But they die because of
what Adam did. Death entered the world when Adam sinned (Romans 5:12).
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