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SUBJECT: UFOs ARE THEY REAL ? FILE: UFO2249
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(C) Copyright 1989 ParaNet Information Service
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All Rights Reserved unless copyrighted by Author.
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THIS FILE WAS PREPARED BY PARANET ALPHA -- PARANET INFORMATION
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SERVICE
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DENVER, COLORADO
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NOTE: THESE FILES ARE NOT FOR REDISTRIBUTION OUTSIDE
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OF THE PARANET INFORMATION SERVICE NETWORK
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I was recently asked to review a series of tapes and provide
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insights to their content. The issue is UFO's, are they
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real?
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Having been trained as a theologian, I will attempt to cover
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briefly the ideas of UFO's and the aliens who inhabit them.
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Someone once said, "Theologians answers questions which no
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one asks!" Hopefully, this short discourse on this subject
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will not bore. I will assume that the reader has some
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understanding of the Bible and will attempt to bridge some basic
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concepts of spiritual understanding.
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THE UNEXPLAINED REALM
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Understanding Spiritual Realms
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It is impossible to understand phenomenon beyond human reason
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until we leave the realm of reason, to comptemplate the realm
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of the spirit. The past centuries have recorded phenomenon
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beyond human reason. Many things are unexplained, because
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they are larger than human comprehension. Just because
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something cannot be tested and categorized, doesn't mean that
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it doesn't exist. Realms which are spiritual, do touch
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realms which are natural. When such realms meet, unexplained
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phenomenon occur. Eienstine suggested that two worlds could
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conceiveably pass through one another, without ever touching.
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He rightly suggested that space between atoms could provide
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passage for two solid objects to pass though one another.
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Such an idea could explain how Christ passed through a locked
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door, confronting doubting Thomas. * (1)
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The Bible is filled with the unexplained. After studying numerous
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references to angels, I quickly discovered unexplained phenomenon.
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These examples would have, had they occurred in our time, been
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denounced and disclaimed as unbelieveable and unproveable. In
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Exodus chapter three, there is a story of a bush which burned, but
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wasn't consumed. Out of curiousity, Moses approached the bush. Note
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verse two; "And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of
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fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush
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burned with fire, and the bush was {not} consumed."
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Judges chapter thirteen brings another unusual story. An angel
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appears to the wife of Manoah. She had been sterile and childless.
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The angel told her that she would concieve and give birth. Manoah,
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in a spirit of generousity, offered to make the angel a meal. The angel
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refused, and suggesting that it be offered as a burnt offering. Manoah,
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offered a young goat and the grain to the Lord as a burnt offering. Note:
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verse twenty, "And as the flame blazed up from the altar toward heaven,
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the angel ascended in the flame. Seeing this Manoah and his wife fell
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with their faces to the ground."
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Now if I reported either one of these events to the authorities, they
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would write me off as a "fruit cake." These things called angels,
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were clearly "aliens" to our world. Even in Judges 13, when Manoah
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asked the name of the angel, he replied, "Why do you ask my name? It is
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beyond understanding." These aliens were from a different realm, where
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even their names were beyond our capacity to understand. I've only listed
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two incidents, where there are well over one hundred angelic encounters.
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One of the more noteable incidents is found in Luke 2:8: "There were
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shephereds living in the fields, keeping watch over their flocks at night.
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An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone
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round about them, and they were terrified. But the Angel said to them,
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"Do not be afraid, I bring you good news .."
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This is yet another occurance of phenomon beyond human reasoning. What
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are these strange occurances, and where to they originate?
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CONCEPT ONE
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Two Realms of Human Experience
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First Corinthians chapter 15:35-50, provides a base for our first concept.
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Verse 44 tells us that "If there is a natural body, then there is also a
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spiritual body." The first concept is simple; THERE IS A EARTHLY REALM,
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THERE IS A HEAVENLY REALM. We can substitute "natural" for earthly and
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"spiritual" for heavenly.
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Our realm of human experience is primarily in the natural or earthly, but
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equally as important is the realm of the spiritual or heavenly. Because
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we are focused on our earthly experience, where we can analyze and categorize,
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we fail to see the realm beyond our earthly experience.
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Ephesians 6:12 supports the first concept, "For our struggle is not against
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flesh and blood, (earthly or natural) but against the rulers, against the
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authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the SPIRITUAL
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forces of evil in heavenly realms."
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Again, we see the earthly or natural is only an arena where the real battle
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occurs. The real battle is in the realm of the spirit, against spiritual
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forces. Such battle occured in Acts 13:8 as Elymas the sorcer, attempted
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to withstand Paul. Another such battle occured in Daniel 10:5-13. Daniel
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writes:
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"I looked up and there before me was a man dressed in linen,
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with a belt of the finest gold around his waist. His body
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was like chrysolite, his face like lightning, his eyes like
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flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of burnished
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bronze, and his voice like the sound of a multitude.
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I, Daniel, was the only one who saw the vision; the men with me
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did not see it, but such terror overwhelmed them that they fled
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and hid themselves. So I was left alone, gazing at this great
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vision; I had no strength left, my face turned deathly pale and
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I was helpless. Then I heard him speaking, and as I listened to
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him, I fell into a deep sleep, my face to the ground.
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Verse 12: Then, he continued, "Do not be afraid, Daniel. Since
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the first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and
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to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and
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I have come in response to them. But the prince of the Persian
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kingdom resisted me twenty-one days. Then Michael, one of the
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chief princes, came to help me, because I was detained there
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with the king of Persia."
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Here an angelic being, an alien, appears to Daniel. There is the classical
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discription of this being, and the fear of those nearby. The being tells
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Daniel that he would have arrived earlier, but was detained by another
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being called the prince of Persia. Finally, Michael, a chief prince, over
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comes the prince or king of persia. Michael was none other than, Michael the
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archangel who blows the trumpet in Revelation. Furthermore, this battle was
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not a natural battle, but a spiritual battle.
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There is a natural realm and a spiritual realm. There is the seen and the
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unseen. There is a battle which occurs in the arena of the natural, but the
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real battle is between supernatural forces or spirit beings. When these
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spirit beings penetrate the natural real, their manifestations bring classical
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responses of overwhelming fear and confusion in human beings.
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CONCEPT TWO
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The Battle of Spiritual Beings
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Keeping in mind the earthly and heavenly realms, lets look at a conflict which
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which is documented in Isaiah 14:12-15.
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"How you have fallen from HEAVEN, O morning star, son of the dawn!
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You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the
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nations! You said in your heart, "I will ascend to heaven; I will
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raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit enthoned on the
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mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of the sacred mountain.
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I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like
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the Most High." But you are brought down to the grave, to the
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depths of the pit."
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There was a battle in the heavens, one called Lucifer, the morning star, was
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cast to earth. This is the essence of spiritual battle, just out of sight
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of our natural eyes to see it. Another reference to this spiritual being is
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found in Ezekiel chapter 28.
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The second concept is clear, THERE IS A BATTLE BETWEEN TWO SPIRITUAL FORCES,
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each capable of doing any number of manifestations in the natural realm in
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which we live.
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THE EFFECTS OF SPIRITUAL BATTLE
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These spiritual beings, have the ability to influence the course of humanity.
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Moses was called to lead the people of Israel out of Egypt by a spiritual
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being. Manoah, the father of Samson, was told that Samson would be a
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deliverer of his people by a spiritual being. John, the prophet of the book
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of Revelation, recieved his words from a spiritual being.
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Although the battle is waged between two spiritual forces, man appears to be
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a primary instrument through which these forces express themselves. Their
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realm is primarily a spiritual realm which we do not see, they have then
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sought to escalate the battle into the natural realm which we do see.
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Here are a few examples of battles between spiritual forces escalating into
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the natural:
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Matthew 8:16 "When evening came, many who were demon possessed
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were brought to him, and he out the spirits with a word and
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healed all the sick."
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Matthew 8:28 "When he arrived at the other side in the region
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of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs
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met him. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.
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"What do you want with us, Son of God?" They shouted, "Have
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you come here to torture us before the appointed time?" Some
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distance away from them a large herd of pigs was feeding. The
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demons begged Jesus, "If you drive us out, send us into the herd
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of pigs." He said to them, "Go!" So they came out and went
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into the pigs, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank
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into the lake and died in the water."
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Matthew 12:22 "Then they brought to him a demon-possessed man who
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was blind and mute, and Jesus healed him so he could both talk
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and see. .... But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, "It
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is only by Beelzebub, the prince of demons, that this fellow
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drives out demons." Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them
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"Every kingdom divided against itself will not stand. If Satan
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drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How them can
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his kingdom stand?"
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These are only a few passages to show the battle between spiritual forces and
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their effect upon men. There are spiritual beings who are capable of enpower-
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ing men. These spiritual beings have the power to control men, so that
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physical and / or mental illness could be the work of a spiritual being.
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HOW TO WIN
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It seems clear that a battle is ensuing between two spiritual powers; it also
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seems clear that the battle has spilled over into our natural realm, where men
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are controlled by one side or the other. Romans 6:16 says, "Don't you know
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that when your offer yourselves to someone to obey him as slaves, you are
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slaves of the one you obey?" You are slaves of one side or the other; there
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is no neutral territory. As much as you dislike it, you are being controlled.
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Romans chapters 6,7,8 tells us how we can win by becoming spirit controlled
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as we yield ourselves to Christ. These chapters is your handbook to survival.
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MANIFESTATIONS
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UFO's are manifestations of spiritual beings. Yes, they can materialize and
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touch our world. Yes, they do take many varied shapes and forms. Almost
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always, their visible manifestations are related to light and loud sounds.
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Yes, they can and do leave residue and materials. What appears to be a space
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ship, might only be point at which these spiritual beings pass from the
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spiritual realm, into the natural real. (heavenly realm to earthly realm)
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One could think of it as a type of sound barrier, except this barrier is a
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realm barrier. This barrier was seen through by Elisha and his servant,
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Elijah.
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2 Kings 6:12-20 tells of Elisha, how he fortold what the king of Aram was
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thinking in his bedroom. This gave Elisha's country a definate edge in
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battle. The king of Aram then plotted to kidnapp Elisha. Surrounding the
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city in which Elisha was staying, they prepared to kidnapp Elisha. Elisha's
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servant, Elijah, was afraid. Elisha then prayed, "Lord, open my servant's
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eyes." Elijah saw (verse 17) chariots of fire surrounding Elisha. As the
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army approached Elisha, he prayed, "Strike them blind!" They were blinded,
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and Elisha kiddnapped them, taking them to Samaria.
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Here we see that natural men can see through a spirit barrier, and these
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beings have the power to blind whole armies. That's a pretty powerful
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manifestation!
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GET ON THE RIGHT SIDE
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UFO's are beings from another realm, they can appear and reappear at whim
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as they pass between the realm barrier of the natural world and spirit
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world. Their are two forces at battle with one another, and their goal is
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not only to defeat one another, but to escalate the battle upon earth. If
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what I have purported is real, it would benefit you, to get on the winning
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side. I suggest that relationship with Christ is our only hope in tapping
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into the power which will ultimately win. The final battle between these
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two realms is documented in Revelation 20:7. Read it! Believe it!
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SINCERELY,
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THE PRACTICAL PROPHET
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P.S.
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There is much that I left out, but hopefully you will have a foundation upon
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which you can do your own research.
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BOOKS: Deliver Us From Evil / Don Basham / Chosen Books
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Pigs In The Parlor / Frank & Ida Mae Hammond / Impact Books
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The Most Powerful
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Book I've Ever Read - This Present Darkness / Frank E. Peretti /
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Crossway Books
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When you start reading this book, you will not want to put it
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down. It's content is overwhelming and opens one's eyes to a
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new dimension.)
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