But let's be honest with ourselves. As vain as it is, this
wanting to be somebody important, is a hidden desire which
many of us have entertained at one time or another, is it
not? It gives one a certain feeling of satisfaction to know
that he or she is part of an elite group of people which has
experienced something which others have not. So, I reasoned,
in their carelessness, and possibly due to their desire to
be one of the "chosen few", some people were taking normal
sightings in the sky, which could probably be attributed to
very down-to-earth explanations, and then embellishing them
to the point of calling them UFO's; even though there was no
clear indication that they were really any such thing.

Allow me to also remind you that the acronym UFO does not
necessarily refer to an alien craft from Outer Space. A UFO
can be any currently Unidentified Flying Object. It has only
been in recent decades, that these three letters, UFO, have
become synonymous with the flying saucer. UFO is clearly a
powerful buzz word in our modern day. It immediately evokes
a reaction from the listener; and it sells newspapers and
magazines; and it cranks up the ratings for news broadcasts;
and let us not forget that the entertainment industry makes
millions of dollars from it each year.

Let's face it. Some people will believe what they want to
believe, no matter what you try to tell them, and no matter
how much the real evidence points in another direction. Let
me offer you a clear example of this. As I was updating this
article, I came across an email communication I had with a
woman back in March of 1998.

Allow me to interject a small confession here. Like many of
you, I am a pack rat when it comes to my computer. I tend to
archive material if I feel that I may be able to use it in
one of my articles at some later date. Sometimes they are
just little snippets of interesting information, or things
that I have said or written to someone, which I have never
shared publicly before. Sometimes I get these little moments
of inspiration, and I think to myself, "Wow! That would make
a great article!". The down side to this habit of mine, is
that I have piles and piles of little tidbits stashed away,
and half-completed articles which have been sitting in limbo
for several years now. Hopefully, I will eventually finish
them all, God-willing.

At any rate, from the messages that she had emailed to me, it
became clear that this particular woman embraces a lot of New
Age ideas. She firmly accepts the existence of alien beings;
and like many other modern Christians, she has also adopted
the erroneous view that God is nothing but love, and is far
removed from the wrathful God of the Old Testament era. Such
people totally reject the image of a harsh, vengeful God, and
claim that He no longer chastises His wayward children, as He
did with the ancient Israelites when they backslid and began
to worship other gods. According to people like her, that is
the old-fashioned way of thinking.

Quite frankly, I don't understand how such people can ignore
the many verses found throughout the Bible, which not only
reveal God's Wrath in the past, but which also make it very
clear, that serious Judgment is going to be passed on this
world, one of these days, when the Lord finally runs out of
patience. Consider the following verses which amply prove
that our God is not only a God of Love, He is also a God of
Wrath and Judgment to the rebellious of heart, and to those
who are disobedient to His Word and Will:

"How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft
cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows
in his anger. They are as stubble before the wind, and as
chaff that the storm carrieth away."
Job 21:17-18, KJV

"The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the
wind driveth away. Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in
the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the
righteous. For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous:
but the way of the ungodly shall perish."
Psalms 1:4-6, KJV

"Open rebuke is better than secret love."
Proverbs 27:5, KJV

". . . he that cometh after me . . . will throughly purge
his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will
burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire."
Matthew 3:11b-12, KJV

"Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and
broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many
there be which go in thereat:"
Matthew 7:13, KJV

". . . He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; The
field is the world; the good seed are the children of the
kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;
The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the
end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. As
therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so
shall it be in the end of this world. The Son of man shall
send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his
kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;
And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be
wailing and gnashing of teeth."
Matthew 13:37b-42, KJV

"He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he
that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath
of God abideth on him."
John 3:36, KJV

"For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all
ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth
in unrighteousness;"
Romans 1:18, KJV

"Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of
these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of
disobedience."
Ephesians 5:6, KJV

"For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden
destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with
child; and they shall not escape."
1 Thessalonians 5:3, KJV

"It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living
God . . . For our God is a consuming fire."
Hebrews 10:31, 12:29, KJV

"And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto
you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the
chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of
him: For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth
every son whom he receiveth."
Hebrews 12:5-6, KJV

"And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud
voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and
receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, The same
shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured
out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he
shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence
of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: And the
smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and
they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and
his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name."
Revelation 14:9-11, KJV

"And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous,
seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is
filled up the wrath of God."
Revelation 15:1, KJV

"And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the
seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the
wrath of God upon the earth . . . Fall on us, and hide us
from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from
the wrath of the Lamb:"
Revelation 16:1, 16b, KJV

"And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he
should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod
of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and
wrath of Almighty God."
Revelation 19:15, KJV

"But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and
murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters,
and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which
burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
. . . and whosoever was not found written in the book of
life was cast into the lake of fire."
Revelation 21:8, 20:15, KJV

So, while the Bible does make it clear that God is extremely
patient and merciful with us, His wayward children, it also
makes it clear that one of these days, His patience is going
to run out; and the world will experience His full Wrath due
to their proud, foolish rejection of Him, of His Laws, and
of His Authority over them. If you're interested in learning
more about my views regarding the nature of God, and how He
deals with us, please consider reading some of my other work
such as "Love And Light, Or Rod And Wrath?", "Beholding The
Evil And The Good", and "The Fruits Of Disobedience".


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