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The life of Jesus , now t oo, becomes · clear er when these t hings are re - ·
membered . His powers of levitation , His ability to pass through doors ,
walk on water , and heal the sick , are the essential a ttributes of men
from outer space . They will also be ours someday when we will be "free
like birds" (Ezk. 13 : 20) . At Jesus ' birth the c elestial army came quite
close to earth. A space - man appeared to the shepherds and the "glory "
of the Lord , 1ith the usual signs of His presence , shone around them.
There was a multitude of the heavenly army with this space - man . And
after their cosmic anno~ncement , the music of the i r space- ships was
heard as they again disappeared i nto space .
Jesus ' ascension is described as "a cloud (or space - ship) received Him
out of the ir sight '' (Acts 1: 9) . His coming again is to be in the same
manner . "Then vill a}?pear the sign of the Son of man in heaven (space)
coming on the clouds (space - ships) of heaven ( space) with power and
great glory" (Hatt . 24 : 30 - Rev. 14) . He will come with His 1vhole army
and wi 1 l then t ake over the destinv of the world . Jesus comes then ,
conquering and to conquer ; a King ;f kings ~ and Lord of lords o This
ti m~ He summons the twelve legions of space - men , ~hich He refused to
summon at the time of His betrayal . He will appear on a white "horse "
or space- ship , "shooting flames of fire" , leading a whole fleet of
space-ships , from whose mouths issue sharp swords '', no doubt blasts of
destructive energy . He signals all the "birds that fly in mid - heaven "
(all the ~ky- ships in spa ce) to the cosmic conflict , with the words ,
"Come gather . 11 , and the world will be destroyed by God ' s black fleet
described below.
The rumbling space - ships lea~ on top of the mountains to av1ai t the si -
na l for the attack (Joel 2 : 5) . That day will be a day of darknes an
gloom and of hydrogen and cobalt clouds . "Like blackness there is
spread upon the mountai.ns a great and powerful people , their like has
never been from of old nor will be again . Fire devours before them ,
and behind them a flame burns . The land i s like the Garden of Eden be
fore them , but after them a desolate wilderness ".
Earth- men who have pleased God in the meantime , will "ascend up into
space in a space - ship in the sight of their foes " (Rev. 11) . Paul
puts it this way, "We v1ill be caught up together with them in the
clouds (space - ships) to meet the Lord in the air '' (I Thess . 4 : 17) .
In this manner a remnant of earth- men will literally be rescued or
saved•...• For what?
For t he "Father ' s house in which are many r ooms ", or as some transla
tors put it , "stopping- places ", "resting- stations " or "filling- stations "
if you wish , or the way to outer - space and beyond . All the planets
and universes in outer space are there for a good and glori ous purpose .
They are not jus t dead dust . They are the planets on which these pace
men live , and we too will someday live .
This clear understanding of things as they are and as they will be , i
for our comfort . Vve should always rP.member that God ' s people are always
protected by a circle of space - ships . " 1/e are surrounded by so great a
c loud of wi tnesses 11 , we read in Heb . 12. The v,rhole heavenly host once
came out to protect but one man , Elijah (II Kings 6 : 17 ). "Behold the
mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire ". And Elijah was saved
or rescued right from under the noses of a whol e ci ty full of enemies . ·
God ' s word to us knowing all t his is : "Fear not , for those who are with
us are more than those who are wi th them! 11 ••• May our prayer be , --
11 0 , Lord , open our eyes tbFtt we may see ."
( II Kine.;s IS : 17)
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