A moment ago I theorized that if God has created intelligent
beings on other planets, they may possess a nature which is
similar to our own. I base this idea upon the belief that if
God created us in His image here on Earth, He would choose
to do the same thing on other worlds as well. In other words,
in a physiological sense, aliens, if they exist, may possess
a hominid form similar to our own. They would be bipedal, and
would walk in an upright form. They would have two arms, two
legs, two hands, two feet, a torso, a neck and a head.

I am also inclined to believe that mentally, emotionally and
spiritually, they would also be similar to human beings; and
therein lies the problem. As much as we humans like to dwell
on our positive traits, our own tragic history on this planet
forces us to acknowledge that we possess a dark, violent and
even evil side to our nature. The Bible clearly agrees with
this assessment of our human nature. A few verses which come
to my mind are the following:

"And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the
earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his
heart was only evil continually."
Genesis 6:5, KJV

"The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately
wicked: who can know it?"
Jeremiah 17:9, KJV

"For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders,
adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness,
blasphemies:"
Mt 15:19, KJV

So following this line of thought, isn't it logical to assume
that if we humans possess this dark side to our nature, alien
beings may likewise possess the very same negative traits? If
we couple this possibility with the fact that any alien race
which might choose to visit us would obviously be superior to
us in a technological sense, it paints a very alarming image
of what our future may possibly hold, if said aliens lean to
the dark side.

Realistically-speaking, there's absolutely no guarantee that
a potential alien visitation would be a positive event which
would benefit humanity. In fact, the mythology of television
programs and movies such as "War Of The Worlds", "Invasion",
"First Wave", "Independence Day", "V",
"The X-Files", "Dark
Skies" and a host of others, may be closer to the truth than
"Close Encounters Of The Third Kind", "E.T.",
"Taken", and a
few of the other positive vibe alien movies. Rather than be
the recipients of interplanetary diplomacy, such as when the
Vulcans first arrived on Earth in the Star Trek movies, we
could just as easily face interplanetary war, enslavement or
perhaps total annihilation at the hands of an overpowering
alien enemy.

Having said that, it seems to me that if, as certain people
believe, our planet has already been visited by one or more
alien races, and if their agenda was to attack and subdue
the people of Planet Earth, surely they would have done it
already. They certainly would not wait until we possess the
technology to defend ourselves and defeat them. They would
act now. Being as this has obviously not happened yet, what
does this tell us? Could they be waiting on something? Or
could it be that they simply haven't arrived yet? Or might
it even be that they really don't exist? Personally, I'm of
the opinion that something does in fact exist, whether one
prefers to call it alien, or something else; and I am not
convinced that it can be trusted.

As I first mentioned over ten years ago in a short article
entitled "Alien Abductions And The Evil Bird", (which is now
incorporated into this current series), as a result of the
large body of UFO-related material which I've examined over
the years, I am not convinced of the positive nature, nor do
I blindly accept the stated intentions, of these so-called
"alien beings" which, if sources are to be believed, have
apparently affected the lives of a considerable number of
people in recent decades. Anyone who has done any degree of
serious research in the area of UFOlogy, should have some
deep reservations regarding this entire phenomenon. He or
she shouldn't be too hasty to assume that these creatures,
whatever they are, whoever they are, and wherever they come
from, have our well-being as their highest priority.

This is clearly evidenced by the so-called "alien abduction"
experience. From conducting my research, I have arrived at
the conclusion that the "alien abduction" experience is for
the most part an American phenomenon. Not only do they seem
to occur primarily in the United States of America, but in
most cases, it seems that they are negative experiences as
well, much like what has been depicted in the aforementioned
movies and television shows.

Ask anyone who has allegedly been abducted by said entities,
and the vast majority will tell you that it was by no means
a pleasant experience. In fact, it was a rather frightening
experience which filled them with horror; and some people's
lives have been filled with anxiety, fear and paranoia, ever
since the event occurred to them. Some of them worry that it
may happen again; and according to the information that I
have read, to some, it already has. I am reminded of a few
books I read a number of years ago, written by American sci-
fi author, Whitley Strieber. In the first book, "Communion:
A True Story", published in 1988, Mr. Strieber describes the
helplessness, and the sheer fear that he felt, while in the
presence of his strange "visitors":

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"I became entirely given over to extreme dread. The fear was
so powerful that it seemed to make my personality completely
evaporate . . . 'Whitley' ceased to exist. What was left was
a body and a state of raw fear so great that it swept about
me like a thick, suffocating curtain, turning paralysis into
a condition that seemed close to death . . . I died and a
wild animal appeared in my place."

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Whitley Strieber's 1997 follow-up book, "Transformation: The
Breakthrough", contained more of the same talk of dread and
fear. Strieber writes:

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"Increasingly I felt as if I were entering a struggle that
might even be more than life and death. It might be a
struggle for my soul, my essence, or whatever part of me
might have reference to the eternal. There are worse things
than death, I suspected . . ."

"I felt an absolutely indescribable sense of menace. It was
hell on earth to be there [in the presence of the entities],
and yet I couldn't move, couldn't cry out, couldn't get
away. I'd lay as still as death, suffering inner agonies."

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These feelings of dread, fear and complete helplessness have
been expressed by many other people who have likewise found
themselves in the presence of these mysterious beings. If you
surf the web, you will find many other personal accounts that
describe incidents very similar to those described by Whitley
Strieber. So what we need to ask ourselves is this: If these
beings are as benign as some New Agers and UFO cultists claim
that they are, why is it then that these terrible experiences
are occurring to these people, and leaving some of them full
of fear and scarred for life?

So as I have already made clear, due to the insight which I
have gained over the years from reading UFOlogy literature,
as well as from studying the Bible, during which time I have
come to better understand the nature of both God and Angels,
and how they tend to operate, it has become clear to me that
insofar as the "alien abduction" experience is concerned,
and I do use that term with reservation, for the most part,
we seem to be dealing primarily with something which is of a
dark, evil nature.

Borrowing a phrase from the Bible, they are not the "angels
of light", or the "saviors of humanity", that they pretend
to be. Sadly, some people have in fact been deceived by this
very lie, and have accepted the words of these beings, while
ignoring their evil actions. Such people seem to forget that
actions speak louder than words; or as Jesus taught us:

"Wherefore, by their fruits ye shall know them."
Matthew 7:20, KJV

When I first began to read about these bizarre events which
certain people were experiencing, to be quite honest, I was
skeptical to say the least. I adopted the attitude that in
the United States of America, there are a lot of people who
have a very vivid imagination. I also reasoned that there
are people who will report having seen a flying saucer, or
who will claim to have even flown in a UFO, (consider the
Billy Meier case), or who will insist that they have been
abducted by alien beings, (Linda Napolitano comes to mind),
simply because it draws attention to themselves, and allows
them to feel as if they are someone important. Of course,
these are not the only reasons why people make such claims.
Some people do it simply because they are habitual liars, or
perhaps because they think that it is funny to joke about
such things, or in some cases, maybe because they actually
suffer from serious psychological problems.


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