What's Behind UFO Cults?
In February of 2002, The History Channel flew Guy
Malone to Los Angeles to interview him as part of a
special entitled "UFOs in the Bible." Producer Gabe
Vandervort sent Malone a list of 10 questions he
would like Guy to discuss.
While grateful for the opportunity at first, please
note that the special which aired DID NOT IN FACT
faithfully represent Malone's answers, but
instead merely spliced in certain things said to
affirm the flawed premise of the show. They
did this with others who have likewise gone on
record saying the same was done to them. That story
and Malone's response is here.
Question #4: What do you think is behind the belief systems of different UFO cults and their
faithful reliance on salvation brought about by extraterrestrials (Heavens Gate)?
Today, most of these UFO "cult leaders" as we call
them, are contactees or abductees. They have no
biblical
paradigm to work with for whats going on, so they believe whatever
these beings tell them. 500 years ago, little people with big black eyes that spirited
people away to caves, poked them with magic wands and had lewd sex were called elves and
fairies. 1000s of years ago they were mermaids and sea gods. Well, now were a
technological society, so theyre telling us theyre extra-terrestrials flying
here in their spaceships.
The people who have contact these beings however, almost
universally become New Age acolytes, and theyll eventually either join a "UFO
cult" or theyll start one. Much of the church does a pretty poor job at
relating to these people though, as many churches are not equipped (yet) to really give these millions of experiencers an answer to whats
happening to them. Some tend to just write them off as crazy. One of the things Im
kind of infamous for saying is that if you walked into a church and told a pastor you were
abducted by aliens and you wanted help, 95% of them would probably refer you to a
psychiatrist before they would refer you to Jesus Christ or the Bible for your healing.
But then they meet some New Ager or a "cult leader"
THEY tell them "Hey weve got a group of people just like you
why
dont you come to our meeting
why dont you tell us your story
if
youre really good at it, well put you on the speaker circuit and you can write
a book." Im obviously being sarcastic, but thats the way it goes. These
are people with real experiences and really tough questions, who much of the church
sadly has a tendency to
write off, but they go to these other groups and they find acceptance, they find
community, and they even find a purpose, or a mission in becoming "ambassadors"
for the aliens.
"How a member of the Kingdom of Heaven might appear..."
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according to the
Heaven's Gate UFO Cult |
You can read online the primary doctrines of the
The Raelian Religion,
The Nibiruan Council,
The Urantia Foundation,
Heavens
Gate, and they all say close to the same thing, they just usually disagree
about where "their aliens" actually come from. But most say that the aliens
really created humans, theyve been advancing our technology over the centuries, they
sent us "leaders" like Moses, Buddha, and Jesus, AND whoever the top dog in
their group happens to be! This person is usually also the aliens "final
prophet." They say that the aliens are here to help us. Most will use the Bible to
support their claims. They just re-interpret it as one big UFO story where God is really
just an advanced alien from another planet. The Mormons even say this, and they call
themselves Christians. Most UFO cults identify themselves with Christianity in some way
also, theyre just very hostile to the doctrines of the Bible, and especially to
Christians who havent come into "their knowledge."
While I've clearly said this situation is in part the
churchs fault - for not addressing this exploding trend from a sound
biblical perspective - however, individuals also make choices to reject God for other
reasons too. When you ask "whats behind the UFO cults" the quick answer is
found in 1 Timothy Chapter 4, which says that in the latter days, people will abandon the
Christian faith "...giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils."
People today are in UFO cults because they are
following the doctrines of these fallen angels were talking about. The bottom line is, theyre worshipping false gods. I
dont think theyre generally crazy though, theyre just in contact with
entities the Bible warns about - for those who will read it anyway.
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