Yesterday, in my post The Ancient UFOs Seen On Earth, I wrote about some of the ancient sightings of UFOs. I was reminded also of the mention of such events in the Bible. The best example being in The Book Of The Prophet Ezekiel. This tells of a strange vehicle coming from the sky near the Chebar River in Chaldea (now part of Iraq) and could also be interpreted as an alien abduction.
Here a few quotes from Ezekiel Chapter 1:
v4. And I looked and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire.
Reference to a UFO perhaps and then followed a description of the occupants or aliens:
v5. Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance; they had the likeness of a man.
v6. And every one had four faces and every one had four wings.
v8. And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides.
v12. And they went every one straight forward; whither the spirit was to go, they went; and they turned not when they went.
The aliens could go wherever they wished and very fast.
v14. And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning.
v15. Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold one wheel upon the earth by the living creatures ...
The wheel, another description of a UFO? And the aliens were lifted up (travelled) in these wheels.
v19. And when the living creatures went, the wheels went with them; and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up.
3:v14. The spirit lifted me up, and took me away, and I went in bitterness.
Ezekiel was abducted - and it appears that he didn't want to go with them.
v15. Then I came to them of the captivity at Tel-abib, that dwelt by the river Chebar, and I sat where they sat, and remained there astonished among them seven days.
When released, and returned, he sat 'astonished', which is very much like a classic alien abduction experience.
It's always difficult to interpret old writings, such as the Bible, because of the original language and the various translations that have followed. But if you read Ezekiel in full there are various mentions of wheels being lifted up and of other living creatures.
As Ezekiel dates back to around 592 BC the writer could only describe the happenings by comparing to things he had knowledge of: wheels may well have been UFOs and so on.
So was Ezekiel abducted by aliens or was it all the word of God as many believe?
Interesting post and I like the point about interpretation, especially since punctuation on historical translations was added a thousand years later. :)
ReplyDeleteSo was Ezekiel abducted by aliens? No. He wasn't used for experiments or suffered the indignity of having his essence invaded. Instead I believe Ezekiel was offered an opportunity to connect with non-terrestrial beings who were devoted to the evolution of mankind on planet earth. It was a spiritual journey with a high technology species beyond the human aspects of greed, fear and control.
I do not believe all alien encounters with humanity have presented such spiritual opportunities. Some are nasty.
I believe the variety and divergence on planet earth is reflected in the stars, which make it more important for those on planet earth to focus on compassion, generosity, and contentment.
As above, so below.
wv: truali
Terri: I'm of the belief that some visitations are to help us earth dwellers along our way. Often knowledge does seem to be passed on. As to whether this is actually to the long term good is perhaps debatable. Do we (or they) have the right to interfere in other lives, even if we (they) think we are doing this for 'good' reasons.
ReplyDeleteI also go along with the idea that not all visitations are necessarily good. There are so many possible 'races / cultures' that may have developed.
Thanks so much for your comment - much to reflect there.
Great entry and insightful comment by Terri. I figured that among ETs or whatever name we give them, there are many types, just as there are many human cultures and types of individuals.
ReplyDeleteI also wonder about the interference factor. But if earth was seeded by ETs, then maybe they think they have the right to interfere.
Trish and Rob: Yes, that's the other question, isn't it? Did life on earth come from somewhere else.
ReplyDeleteFascinating post!
ReplyDeletenever heard of ezekiel before but what u write all fits together. could well have been a ufo
ReplyDeleteExcellent post, MIke. One has to take the writer's time into context as you state. Though the creatures described remind me somewhat of the Seraphim. I find it best to keep the context of the passage together rather than imposing my own insights on the words.
ReplyDeleteI expect sometime in the future we may have our own visitation by some arrival of intergalatic travellers and our descriptions may seem mysterious to readers.
Wow, I came away with a different view. I saw a nuclear bomb... the fire... and the wheels are the new airships developed by the US Navy. They need not turn to get where they go. They can scoop up an entire village to take people to safety. Quite awesome was the story that I read this in; I sat there dazed by the technology!
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