Christ warned in the last days children will
revolt against their parents, the house will be divided, and some youth will
put their parents to death (Matt. 10:21, Mark 13:12, Luke 12:53). The enemy
finds ways to keep people distracted from noticing something harmful entering
the household. Hence, after teaching on how children should honor their
parents, and how parents should teach their children the instruction of the
Lord, Paul instructed readers to put on their full armor of God (Eph. 6:1-4,
10-17). If one understands how and why the war is not against flesh and blood,
their whole perspective will change. Thus, these spiritual truths must be
taught to the children, so their faith will not be shaken in this increasingly
secular culture. The war is against spiritual forces of evil, rulers and
authorities in the unseen realm who seek to wreak havoc in this darkened world
(v. 12). Hence the faithful must be motivated to stand their ground and be
strong in the Lord and His mighty power (v. 10-13). To wear the armor of God and
thus valiantly stand against the enemy one must trust in the authority that
comes with being in a relationship with Christ (v. 10). The first essential
piece of the armor is the belt of truth which is needed if one is to keep their
breastplate of righteousness in place (v. 14-15). If one fails to trust in
Truth their righteousness will be out of place, consequently the one who does
not trust in Christ will be vulnerable to thinking what is wrong is right. Therefore,
the parent who fails to trust in Christ will leave their children vulnerable to
the influences of the enemy.
The enemy knows the most vulnerable mind is
that of a child, for their pre-frontal cortex is still developing and is easily
programmed. If an adult mind can be so easily brainwashed, a child is much more
susceptible. The simplest trick used by power-hungry individuals over the
years, from cult leaders to university professors, is social engineering.
Critical Race Theory is being taught in schools today, which is blatant racism
in accordance with the forty first goal of the communist elite.[1] Many schools are directly teaching children
to view humans as being separated into two groups, the oppressors (all white
people) and the oppressed (all other races).[2] Those who support the goals set against the
Christian faith would love for readers to recognize how successful the enemy
has been at winning the hearts and minds of the younger generation.[3] If in public schools young minds are being
taught to believe a certain form of racism is justified, anyone with common
sense can see where this slippery slope leads.
The plan of the enemy begins with planting a
seed of distrust in the hearts of the next generation, a process involving an
element of envy. When Eve was persuaded to distrust in her Heavenly Father, or
when Cain felt compelled to commit fratricide, envy leading to rebellion was a
key factor in both cases (Gen. 3:5, 4:4-7, 1 John 3:12). A youth may feel
envious of the position of power that comes with parental authority, and this
can lead to rebellion. The enemy uses his own weaknesses against those made in
the image of God. Hence why the adopted children of the enemy, the religious
Pharisees, were so jealous of Christ they rebelled to the point of having their
very Creator put to death. Christ said these Pharisees wanted to carry out the
desires of their father the devil, who was a murderer from the beginning, who
did not hold to the truth (John 8:44). Yet, these children of the enemy accused
Christ of serving the devil, for these envious and rebellious leaders of the
law were speaking the native language of the father of lies (Matt. 12:22-32,
John 8:44).
The elect will be paying close attention to
how the children are being influenced by those in the church and outside the
church. The main influences in the life of a child or teenager are the parents
and then their peers are the key outside influence. If the inside or the
outside influence is negative this will have an expected effect on the developing
worldview of the child. The enemy appeals to the emotions of emotional
creatures, and the most comfortable and spoiled mind tends to be the most
vulnerable. Ungratefulness spreads in a privileged land, where even the poorest
of inhabitants are spoiled when compared to those in most other nations.
Additionally, throughout history the greatest empires spur the jealousy of
those living in lands less fortunate. Every great empire tends to be taken down
by both inside and outside forces. If each generation continues to succumb to
negative inside and outside influences, eventually the people will lose any
potential for sustaining, much less defending, what is left of their realm.
The enemy seeks to set up headquarters in a
primary position for corrupting the truth. The greatest empires influenced the
rest of the world; thus, the enemy must seek to work from and through a place
with great power and influence. From the foundations of the church the enemy
sought to penetrate her walls, and sadly for centuries the church has been
split (2 Pet. 2:1-3, Jude 1:4, Eph. 4:14). With multiple doctrines today there
are different institutionalized churches across the world. The faithful must assume
the enemy would seek to corrupt and work through the most powerful of these
churches. The enemy will aim to influence those inside the church through
leaders, or a leader, with the power to mislead those outside the church. The
enemy would steadily corrupt this church until the people are blind to the fact
the establishment is no true church of Christ. Thus, the enemy will set up a
false church capable of uniting with outside worldly beliefs, and other
religious systems to influence a broader audience. For the elect, this false
church should be easy to recognize, for she would have the most blood on her
hands.[4] As for the outside influence the enemy will
gain a position in the most powerful nation.[5] Those with the faith of a child, those who
have not been influenced into forgetting common sense, will not be surprised by
the plans of the enemy.
Naturally, God is right to be frustrated when
those in the church fail to discern the truth from the lies, and thus fail to
appropriately share the gospel. God is certainly right to be displeased when
His children do not trust in the truth of His love, or when they fail to
accurately represent His love and justice (Micah 7:18; Ezra 8:22; 1 John 2:5,
3:10; 4:18). Many tend to go towards one extreme or another. Whether
misunderstanding His grace, and contending God is not displeased with those who
do evil or being like those who call out for the justice of God with a
vindictive heart (Mal. 2:17). Both extremes are wrong. God is not a push
over who allows His bride to take His love for granted, hence why no woman
genuinely loves a man whom she cannot respect. Neither is God a cruel
possessive lover who Lords Himself over those who wrong Him or takes pleasure
in the death of those who rebel against Him (Eze. 18:32, 33:11, Isa. 25:8;
Deut. 9:4). Hence, the soldier of Christ wears boots fitted for delivering the
gospel of peace, to go share the reason for their hope with gentleness and
respect, for mercy triumphs over judgment (Eph. 6:15, 1 Pet. 3:15).
Even before the early church completed the New
Testament there have been false teachers who appeared to be delivers of the
gospel of peace but stealthily used their position for selfish gain.
Ultimately, there is nothing worse than when religious leaders manipulate
misguided desperate souls into providing sexual favors. According to Christ,
the one who hurts His little ones and causes them to stumble is on most
dangerous ground (Matt. 18:6, Mark 9:42). This goes back to the enemy taking
advantage of the first daughter of God. However, as God promised, from the
woman the second Adam came, destined to crush the enemy (Gen. 3:15, 1 Cor.
15:21-23). Jesus Christ, the protagonist of this story, came to defeat the devil
on the cross where He made a public spectacle by disarming the powers and
authorities against His children (Col. 2:15). Christ declared, “Now judgment is
upon this world; now the prince of this world will be cast out” (John 12:31).
Christ said, “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace.
In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world”
(John 16:33). If there is true love, there must be freedom to accept or reject
this love. The disciple of Christ must hold onto the shield of faith, even when
the church is hurting and shaken, and her leaders have fallen away (Eph. 6:16).
With the shield of faith, the disciple will remain standing even if others fall
around them, for the flaming arrows of the enemy cannot pierce the faithful (v.
16). If faithfulness is not accurately represented in the church, her members
will be easily fooled. The religious leaders who manipulate the vulnerable are
of the enemy who has been lying since the beginning of this story, but Christ
will bring justice (1 John 3:8, 1 John 3:8, Rev. 20:10).
Considering the increase in knowledge and how
technology has made knowledge more accessible, the enemy is going to refashion
some lies from the distant past. Before Christ became the sacrificial hero for
the world, humans viewed heroism in a much shallower light. Hence, those like
Alexander the Great sought to be like Achilles, and others sought to be like
Hercules. The ancient heroes sought after glory and wanted to be like their
morally flawed gods, enjoying the decadent desires of life indefinitely. Since
America is now recognized as a post-Christian nation her inhabitants seek after
new gods. The cancel culture seeks to forget the past as if there are no
lessons to learn from history. What was once thought to be science fiction is
becoming a reality with the rise of Artificial Intelligence, and with the
government confessing to the legitimacy of advanced UFO’s. Simultaneously there
has been ever-growing evidence in support of Intelligent Design discovered in
biology and astronomy since the discovery of DNA and the Big Bang. But instead
of turning to God apparently believing in aliens is more reasonable. Directed
panspermia is the idea some advanced intelligent beings were necessary for
planting the seeds of life on this planet.[6] After discovering the complexity of DNA,
molecular biologist Francis Crick proposed the explanation for the uniformity
of the genetic code could possibly be extraterrestrial in origin.[7] This hypothesis is not as outlandish as the
multiverse theory because the evidence for design is being observed and
accepted.[8] One is still left wondering who created the
aliens responsible for creating the life on Earth. Most often myths have grains
of truth, and if a specific myth is found in all parts of the world there must
be a historical base.
Apart from the biblical text there are ancient
sources which speak of visitors from the stars with advanced technology. From
India, the Vedas, speak of vimanas (advanced aircrafts), coming to earth over
six thousand years ago, same time as the days of Noah.[9] There are also other ancient texts which
refer to flying crafts.[10] Since the covid pandemic there has been an
increase in sightings of unidentified flying objects. Considering the recent
evidence for UFO’s using technology beyond human understanding, the theory
being presented here is not so outlandish. In being extra-dimensional by nature
the enemy would have advanced knowledge. Indeed, the footage being released
shows these flying objects have extra-dimensional features, hence they appear
to be supernatural. The design of these crafts and their movements are contrary
to modern aerodynamics, these UFO’s can break the sound barrier without a sonic
boom.[11] According to the Fermi Paradox if intelligent ET life existed humanity
would know at this point in history.[12] Computer experts believe within a century
there will be AI capable of duplicating itself.[13] Combining this technology with rocket
technology would lead to AI programmed space probes adept to reaching the
nearest star system in 40,000 years, from where duplicates could be made and
sent out to other galaxies.[14] One must ponder on the improbability of there
not being advanced ET life since most planets are billions of years older than
Earth. With the technology humans now possess there should at least be some
detection of alien probes. Furthermore, the ET origins for humanity is
improbable when one considers the hundreds of anthropic constants necessary for
intelligent life to emerge on any planet. As astrophysicist Hugh Ross
calculated when considering the necessary requirements for intelligent life to
arise on Earth the chances are one in 10138.[15] Therefore, is highly improbable life on earth
resulted from ET intelligence. Ultimately the argument for advanced
ET creating life is an appeal to ignorance. Nonetheless, perhaps what today would be seen as aliens, were in the
past seen as gods. The enemy fooled the ancients with a great delusion and now
seems set on fooling a very fearful, distracted, and gullible generation.
Ancient cultures share the common story of
gods coming down from the heavens and breeding with human women resulting in
them birthing demigods. The exception is the Bible; however, a remarkably
similar account is recorded in Genesis. Regardless of how one feels about this
idea, Christ did warn before His return it will be like the days of Noah (Matt.
24:37, Luke 17:26-27). Genesis 6:1-4 records a time when the “sons of God” בני האלהים,
bene Elohim took notice of the daughters of men. “…the sons of God came
in unto the daughters of men, and they bore children to them, the same became
mighty men which were of old, men of renown” (v. 4). Initial readers of this
account, and those living in Jesus’ day, recognized every single time “sons of
God” was used in the original Hebrew text the term meant angels.[16]
Modern Jewish and Christian translators have chosen
to reject the actual meaning of bene Elohim in
Genesis simply because the idea of fallen angels breeding with humans is
difficult to understand and accept. Sadly, when many enter seminary and
university, they lack any real sense of identity. These young students tend to
admire their modern professors and will believe what they are told, without
even considering evidence to the contrary. Resulting from a generation of
graduating students misled because of appeal to ignorance, many are now not
prepared for what the enemy has planned. If the “sons of God” should interpret
as “sons of Seth,” as many modern Western scholars claim, the initial writers
could have simply said “sons of Seth” instead of angels. All Christian
and faithful Jewish scholars recognize the Genesis account was written as history
and was not intended to be read as poetry.[17] There is no reason to assume the author of
Genesis was intentionally being ambiguous at any point when writing this text.
Regardless, of the arrogance of modern scholars, who literally add to, or
change the original meaning of the Scriptures, those faithful to the Scriptures
must accept what is there to be seen. Only the enemy who seeks to keep people
blind to the truth would influence modern scholars into changing the original
meaning of God’s Word. Based on the earliest interpretation of Genesis and
considering all the other ancient documents, fallen angels masqueraded as gods.
Apparently, these bene Elohim, perhaps in some artificial way, or
through possession, were somehow able to impregnate women who gave birth
to the heroes of old (Gen. 6:2-4).
In a modern world turning against God, an
adulterated man will be seen as the measure of all things. The enemy has always
strived to corrupt those made in the image of God. The enemy is not an
omnipotent being capable of creating something from nothing. The enemy is not
omniscient, thus only learns from experience. The enemy is not omnipresent,
being able to be many places at once, or being able to see all things.[18] Therefore, one must conclude whatever the
enemy does achieve is dependent on what has already been created. Just as
humans make use of what was already created to build anything, the enemy must
do the same. The product the enemy uses the most to deceive a fallen world, is
humanity, the pride of man (Eph. 2:1-3, 1 John 2:15-17, Rev. 12:9). In the
Bible the number six is understood as being the number of men, falling short of
seven which represents divine perfection.[19] Edward Hindson notes, “…the Antichrist will
be the ultimate man—a super man.”[20] When analyzing the other major beliefs, one
will not find a unifying message of hope stretching beyond the material realm.
If intelligent atheists intentionally pursue innovations which could
potentially destroy humanity the argument for survival of the fittest, seems
absurd. Ridiculous as it sounds there is serious research being done focused on
creating super humans, combining human with machine.
Being an expert in advanced technology Paul
Golata observed fellow technologists obsessed with creating artificial
superintelligence and actual cyborgs. Some may still find it hard to accept the
possibility of the enemy sharing advanced technology with humans in the distant
past. Understandably, some may not want to accept there were extra-dimensional
beings who came to earth seeking to corrupt the image of God and make some sort
of human-hybrids. However, one is blind to think the enemy does not make use of
human technology today and will continue to do so in the future. Regarding the
ASI threat to humanity, Golata noted highly intelligent people who are
indifferent for, “Whatever is progress in and of itself is to be considered to
be an evolutionary success.”[21] Many Christians are naïve about just how far
these modern technologists are willing to go. Golata observed there is research
being done for developing advanced children involving “the growth of the
fertilized embryo from mother to an artificial womb...”[22] Golata presents details on how technological
engineers are focusing on approaches to “…meld the human with machine.”[23] Considering advanced UFO’s, the threat of
ASI, and engineers obsessed with building cyborgs, this world is ripe for a
great delusion.
The Scriptures warn of the day to come when
God would send a powerful delusion because of those who refused to love the truth
that would save them (2 Thess. 2:10-11). Christ made clear the elect would not
be fooled by the signs and wonders to be performed by false Christs and false
prophets (Matt. 24:24). In a world where hope exists one feels compelled to
assume there must be a greater good outweighing the evil in the world. In this
story those on the side of the sacrificial hero win over those who oppose Him.
So, although one might accuse the faithful of reasoning like a child, the wiser
choice seems simple enough. The faithful will not be fooled by the counterfeit
wonders of the enemy, which will fall short compared to the creating power of
the one true God who can and has raised the dead (2 Thess. 2:9, Heb. 2:14). The
enemy cannot fool the one wearing their helmet of salvation, for the disciple
of Christ will guard their mind with the help of the sword of the Spirit, which
is the word of God (Eph. 6:17). There is increasing faith and hope for those
who trust in the Scriptures, but their greatest strength must be love (1 Cor.
13:13, Gal. 5:6, 1 Thess. 1:3). Those with the most promising hope are the
humble who have received grace for loving their Lord Jesus Christ with an
undying love (Eph. 6:24, James 4:7, 1 Pet. 5:6).
The enemy is addicted to the malevolence God
has tolerated. Despite the lying, slandering, inflicting disease, opposing,
tempting, removing of the seed, and the weeds sowed by the devil, the faithful
destined to bring glory to the Author of this story will arise victorious (John
8:44, Job 1:9-11, 2:7, Zech. 3:1, Matt. 4:1, 13:19, 38-39). The obstacles and
trials in life have helped mold the character of these vessels who remained
dependent on the counseling of the Holy Spirit. The enemy does look for whom he
can devour, but those who trust in Christ will be self-controlled and alert to
the schemes of the enemy (1 Pet. 5:8). There will be suffering in this world
but have peace and be of good cheer knowing Christ, the hero of this story, has
overcome the world for those who trust in Him (John 16:33).
[1] US
Congress, House of Representatives. Current Communist Goals: Extension of
Remarks of Hon. A. S. Herlong, Jr. of Florida, Congressional Record – Appendix,
pp. A34-A35, January 10, 1963. Mrs. Patricia Nordman of DeFland, in being
dedicated against the dangers of communism in America, identifies “Current
Communist Goals” as verified in The Naked Communist
by former FBI agent Cleon Skousen; Cleon W. Skousen, The
Naked Communist, Ninth
ed., (Salt Lake City: Ensign Pub. Co, 1961), Chap. 12.
[2] Alex Newman, “Echoes of Mao:
Weaponizing Schools With ‘Critical Race Theory,’” The Epoch Times, April
21-27, 2021.
[3] Skousen, The Naked Communist,
Chap. 7. Check for yourself-also on the list; 40. Discredit the family as an
institution. Encourage promiscuity and easy divorce. 41. Emphasize the need to
raise children away from the negative influence of parents. Attribute
prejudices, mental blocks and retarding of children to suppressive influence of
parents. 42. Create the impression that violence and insurrection are
legitimate aspects of the American tradition; that students and special-interest
groups should rise up and use ["]united force["] to solve economic,
political or social problems.
[4] John F. Walvoord, Roy B. Zuck, The
Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures by Dallas Seminary
Faculty, Wheaton: IL, SP Publications, 1984), 970-971; Alexander Hislop, The Two Babylons, or The Papal Worship
Proved to Be the Worship of Nimrod and His Wife, 8th Ed, (London: S.W.
Partridge, 1871).
[5] The enemy knows for the Antichrist
to conquer the world force will not be necessary. The enemy need only gain
control of the communications systems running the world, through which a ‘New
World Order’ can be established in fulfillment of Revelation 13; Lalonde, One
World Under Antichrist, 23; Biblical scholars recognize America, or a city
in America, may be the Babylon of Revelation, for Silicon Valley and Hollywood
greatly influence the rest of the world. Revelation makes clear in some form
this great city has always existed, “It is the epitome of the kingdom of
Satan-the “city of man.” It is opposed to and has always been opposed to the
“city of God.”; Edward Hindson, The Book of
Revelation: Unlocking the Future, (AMG Publishers, Chattanooga,
TN, 2002), 176. The seeker of truth must consider why the Beast hates the
Harlot, for though she is used for profit, by the time she is so fallen that
she is delusional to claim she is not a widow, she may still claim to be “One
nation under God” (Rev. 17:16, 18:3-7).
[7] Orgel, “Directed Panspermia,” 344-345.
[8] Cosmologist Paul Davies ridiculed
the multiverse hypothesis as a slippery slope into the absurd, and stated, “As
one slips down that slope, more and more must be accepted on faith, and less
and less is open to scientific verification. Extreme multiverse explanations
are therefore reminiscent of theological discussions,” Paul
Davis, “A Brief History of the Multiverse,” (New York Times, 12 April 2003); Liz Evers, It’s
About Time, (New York, NY: Metro Books, 2015), 191-192.
[9] Mukunda, H.S.; Deshpande, S.M.;
Nagendra, H.R.; Prabhu, A.; Govindraju, S.P. (1974). "A
critical study of the work "Vyamanika Shastra"" (PDF). Scientific
Opinion: 5–12. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
[10] See also Baopuzi of ancient China,
and ancient Babylonian law Halkatha.
[11] Steinbuch, Yaron. “Pentagon
Whistleblower Warns of UFO Intelligence Failure on 'Level of 9/11'.” New York
Post. New York Post, April 30, 2021. Last modified April 30, 2021. Accessed May
3, 2021. https://nypost.com/2021/04/30/pentagon-whistleblower-warns-of-ufo-intelligence-failure-on-par-with-9-11/.
[12] Frank J. Tipler,
“Intelligent Life in Cosmology,” (International Journal of Astrobiology, Vol.
2(2): 141-148 (2003), 2.
[13] Tipler,
“Intelligent Life in Cosmology, 2.
[14] Ibid., 3.
[15] Norman L.
Geisler and Frank Turek, I Don’t Have
Enough Faith to be an Atheist, (Wheaton, IL. Crossway Books, 2004), 106.
[16] The earliest sources interpret
“sons of God” as angels; the Dead Sea Scrolls (Genesis Apocryphon, Damascus
document 4Q180), Enochic literature, Jubilees, 2 Baruch, Josephus, The Work of
Flavius Josephus; Antiquities of the Jews, (London: G.G. Rutledge), 1.3.1.,
Jude, Job 1:6, 2:1, Septuagint the reading of “angels” is found in Codex
Alexandrinus; also see W.F. Albright, From the Stone Age to Christianity,
(Baltimore: John Hopkins Press, 1940), 226; Companion Bible (Oxford University
Press), Appendix 26.
[17] K.A. Kitchen, On the Reliability
of the Old Testament, (Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing
Company, 2003), 421; Daniel I. Block, Israel Ancient Kingdom or Late
Invention?, (Nashville, TN: B&H Publishing Group, 2008.)
[18] With satellites, internet, smart
phones, online social media, and an increase in surveillance technology across
the world, etc., the enemy can now in a sense see multiple places and human
interactions at once. Hence, by use of human technology the enemy can better
play god in this modern world.
[19] Hindson, The Book of
Revelation, 147.
[20] Ibid.
[21] Paul Golata, The Ethics of
Superintelligent Design, (Eugene, OR: Wipf
& Stock, 2018), 134.
[22] Ibid., 87.
[23] Ibid., 88.
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