Ephesians 6:12 in relation to ufo aliens

"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against
principalities, powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world,
against spiritual wickedness in high places..." Ephesians 6:12

principalities - Strong's 746 "arche"
defined as: chief in various applications of order, time place or rank
(cf, the English words: architecture, archangel)
Rom 8:38, Eph 3:10, Col 1:16, Col 2:15, Titus 3:1

powers - Strong's 1849 "exousia"
defined as: mastery; magistrate, superhuman, potentate: delegated influence, authority, jurisdiction...
Luke 12:11, Romans 13:1 x 2, Eph 3:10, Col 1:16, Col 2:15

rulers - Strong's 2888 "kosmokrater"
defined as: an epithet of Satan, a world ruler. (only use of this word in the NT)
From 2889 (orderly arrangement) & 2902 (to use strength; ie, to seize or retain)

high - Strong's 2032 "epouranious"
defined as: above the sky; celestial; heavenly

Modern UFO apologetics often make the argument that since the "primitive, superstitious people of Bible times" had no understanding of technologies which we take for granted today, they would see a UFO or an alien entity and - in ignorance - describe them as angels or gods. We believe the reverse is true - modern "sophisticated" man has little understanding of God. When we witness supernatural events, we super-impose our technological mindset to force a "scientific explanation." I.E., when God acts supernaturally in our realm, or when angels (good or bad) travel the skies, we rationalize away a biblical understanding of the phenomena, and force it to fit our age's chosen paradigm. In our modern efforts to reject the Bible, we instead embrace the UFO cult-inspired doctrine of "panspermia" - the idea that life was created or manipulated by aliens.

But Ephesians 6:12 (above) and other passages state that violent angelic enemies of mankind occupy the heavens. "Outer space" may seem a slight stretch, but Strong's Greek translation of Eph 6:12's "high places" ("above the sky, celestial..." above) would certainly include this realm (see also our Genesis 2:1 and Revelation 12:12 commentary).

"Good" extra-terrestrial beings of course exist*, but the Bible much more specifically calls our attention to the fact that there are "bad ones" seeking to thwart God's purposes, and to lead mankind to false doctrines about our origins and place in the universe. Until the 4th Century's "Sons of Seth" heresy (still taught in seminaries today), the early church taught and fully understood that fallen angelic hosts had mated through humans. Sadly, this reality has been lost to our modern understanding, making the UFO/Alien deception all the more believable for mankind.

Armed with understanding the angelic nature of Genesis 6's hybrids, we believe these "wicked heavenly hosts" are the primary basis for today's UFO fascination AND for many modern abduction reports (those not relating to the possibility of clandestine human experimentation and man-made UFOs). These angelic abductions can be stopped. However, the weapons of our warfare are not carnal (fleshly, or dependant upon might or power - 2 Cor 10:4)." As Ephesians 6:12 says, this struggle is not against flesh and blood, but "... against the chief superhuman arch-angels occuping the upper atmospheres and heavenly realms."

* Extra-terrestrial simply means not earth-born or bound. In that sense, God and all angels are extra-terrestrial, or alien, but not in the sense that modern man thinks when one says "alien." Now we think in terms of "extra-terrestrial biological entities." We do believe the Bible remains open about the idea that extra-terrestrial (non-earthly) entities could exist (go here). But we strongly encourage "seekers of truth" to become aware that wicked angelic hosts also exist and occupy the outer realms of earth's atmosphere. Please consider the possibility of their influence, when studying UFO reports.
Also use our links to understand the differences between the chariots of fire mentioned in the Bible, compared to modern UFOs, and be aware of this thorough comparison of angels and aliens. The beings today calling themselves (and being called) "aliens" are in actuality fallen angels lying about their origins. We wish the standard church world would tell the truth about angelic abduction, but for now very few do.

Continue to Spiritual Warfare

Further Reading
Check out our bookstore for book descriptions & more options. These are consistently our best-sellers...

Aliens & Fallen Angels
Steve Quayle

Charisma Mag, Apr 2001

THE FACADE
Mike Heiser

NEPHILIM
Lynn Marzuli

The Book of Enoch
See AR's Enoch page for more info on this book

Earth's Earliest Ages
GH Pember

Bible Study Tools
REVELATION
4 Views Parallel Commentary

DEAD SEA SCROLLS
in ENGLISH

PARALLEL BIBLE
NIV, KJV, NLT, NASB
Also:
NIV/KJV Parallel Bible

NEW TESTAMENT
With Eight (8) Versions Side by Side!

STRONG's Exhaustive Concordance - "Super Value Edition"

1611 KING JAMES BIBLE with Apocrypha (In KJV
until 1885 - See this great site for the History of the Bible from 500 BC to Present)

Live from Roswell, New Mexico AlienResistance	.	. org
	™

RESISTANCE is FERTILE

AR.org presents the combined research of Joe Jordan, Guy Malone & Dr. Chris Ward - respectfully:
CE-4 Research Group	Come Sail Away : UFOs & The Bible	Logos Christian Fellowship