CIM Briefing Papers
C.I.M. Outline #64
Author: Lou Whitworth
UFOS AND ALIEN ABDUCTIONS: WHAT'S GOING ON
AND WHY?
I. INTRODUCTION
Over 15 million Americans claim to have seen a UFO.
Worldwide there are a hundred sightings a day. There
is a close encounter of the third kind somewhere
every day in addition to all the close encounters of
the first and second kind. Some of these sightings
were multiple-witness sightings, occasionally
involving thousands of witnesses to one event. Ninety
percent of those who claim to have witnessed a UFO
never report their sightings. 1 Three percent of
Americans claim to have been abducted by aliens! 2
Some of these figures are several years old and
doubtless the numbers have gone up, yet even so they
testify that something important is going on. And,
something very deceptive and dangerous. The purpose
of this paper is to shed some light on the dangers
associated with alien contact and show why some of
these things are happening.
A. In C.I.M Outline #40, "UFOs: The New Deception,"
Bill Crouse identified the nature and spiritually
deceptive qualities of alleged UFO and alien
activity. Though many of these accounts are frauds,
hallucinations, dreams, normal aircraft mistaken
for UFOs, etc., many others are not explainable by
natural means. For many of the latter cases, Bill's
paper suggests that demonic involvement is a
possible way to understand these encounters.
B. I agree, and in this briefing outline I take the
investigation one step further by following these
ideas out to their logical conclusions. This
discussion is designed to answer this question, "If
these strange events (UFO sightings and alien
encounters) and are really occurring, why are they
happening and what could be the purpose behind
them?"
C. For the sake of this discussion, I assumed that
these events, or other incidents very much like
them, have happened and are still happening. This
was my starting point. I cannot validate that any of
these events have taken place; all we can do, short
of having a personal experience or other direct
evidence, is sort through the materials and
measure them against the biblical record.
D. There have been accounts of UFOs for thousands of
years, but it was in the late 1940s that our current
phase of interest began. Today we are aided in our
search for the truth about UFOs by a rich
assortment of events and experiences and by the
perspective of fifty years of investigation. It is
now possible, for example, to see patterns not
readily apparent in earlier years.
E. It seems clear that Satan and his fallen angels
may be somehow involved in UFO sightings and alien
encounters. And, I think that most evangelicals who
take the time to read and to think about it will
agree. These evil beings are obviously very
effective in using this means of deceiving and
entrapping the spiritually naive.
F. What is not so obvious is that there may be a
deeper and even more sinister level of demonic
involvement in this area. A few Christian writers
are now suggesting that the whole alien/UFO
scenario may have great eschatological (prophetic)
significance. That is, it may change the way you
see some end-time events. Intrigued? Then please
read on. But, please remember, we're simply trying
to inform you and warn you based on the
information in these books. Some of this material
may be very disturbing, but if any of this does come
to pass, you'll hope that your unsaved loved ones got
disturbed enough to find out the truth and come to
faith in Christ. Please withhold judgment until you
have read the entire paper and checked the
Scriptures themselves.
[Usage note: In UFO literature, all human-like
beings (humanoids) not from earth are
extraterrestrials whether Satan, the fallen angels,
the good angels, the Lord Jesus Christ, false new
age Christs, spirits of all kinds, etc. The terms
"alien" and "extraterrestrial" and "ET" are often
used interchangeably.]
II. SHOCKING NUMBERS OF PEOPLE CLAIM TO HAVE BEEN
ABDUCTED BY ALIENS.
The first accounts of alien abductions in the U.S.
trickled in during the early fifties. Those involved
were ridiculed as mentally deranged or scorned as
shameless fakers. The numbers increased over the
years to the point that estimates of abductees run
into the hundreds of thousands in the U.S. and tens of
millions worldwide. Some polls indicate 3% of
Americans believe they have been abducted by
aliens. 3 What are we to make of all this?
III. AN OVERVIEW OF HUMAN ABDUCTION BY ALIENS.
The Abduction Usually the episode begins with the
abductees at home in bed asleep or driving in a car
late at night. If they are driving, they will usually see
strange lights or actually see a UFO, and many times,
they will feel drawn to the landing site. At this point
there is often a temporary mental "blackout" for about
two-thirds of the contactees. Often these people will
claim later that they are "missing" several hours of
time from their memory. In these cases hypnotic
regression is the only way to determine what
happened during the blackout phase because
spontaneous recall of activities on board an alien
craft are very rare. If the encounter begins while the
abductees are sleeping, the first things they notice
are a bright light and a humming sound coming from
outside. Next, they encounter short (3-5 feet),
hairless humanoids with gray-colored skin and
experience a deepening paralysis and the sensation of
floating out a window (or through the wall or roof)
towards the waiting UFO. 4
Inside the Alien Craft When they find themselves
inside the craft, the abductees almost universally
undergo very thorough physical examinations. Also,
special emphasis is placed on examining the
abdominal area of females and the genitalia of both
sexes. Women often have ovum removed for what they
are told is reproductive purposes. Men frequently have
sperm harvested for the same reasons. Occasionally,
abuductees are told that these removals are for
various reproductive procedures and for producing
hybrid offspring, that is, half-human, half-alien
children. Actual sexual intercourse is reported in only
a small percentage of these encounters Many
abductees claim that small metal or ceramic implants
(1 3 mm) are left in their nasal cavities, in their
skulls, or in other parts of their bodies. Apparently,
some of these implants have been surgically removed,
but there is no proof that they have an alien source,
nor is their purpose known. 5
The Alien Message to Humanity Routine
communication by aliens to humans is largely
accomplished telepathically. Another common element i
n these encounters is the presentation to the abductee
of long detailed messages on large screens inside the
craft. These communications usually warn of
cataclysmic events and destruction coming upon the
earth. Sometimes the information is blatantly
religious, claiming (1) that we humans were created
by the aliens, (2) that the aliens are trying to promote
us along the road of evolution by their hybrid breeding
program, and (3) that mankind must unite, through
alien supervision, into a one-world government and a
one-world religion in order to survive. 6
IV. AFTEREFFECTS OF ALIEN ABDUCTION
The personal reactions of victims after alien
abduction or extensive alien contact point out the
demonic nature of these extraterrestrial visitors.
Abductees often have trouble sleeping, experience
headaches and restlessness, and many have feelings of
fear, dread, or hopelessness, and other psychological
symptoms that can last for decades. On the other
hand, a minority of the victims experience deep joy
and a sense of being "home" while on the craft. Some
abductees state that they feel "chosen" for some great
purpose and become evangelists faithfully sharing the
message of the aliens. There is also the unaccountable
loss of time, and after abduction the victim's speech
patterns are often altered and a robot-like voice is
soon evident. The voice seems to come from deep
inside the person, and there are noticeable pauses in
response to questions. The person often appears to be
controlled, or some would say, possessed. 7 Many get
deeper and deeper into the occult. The old expression
goes, "Curiosity killed the cat." When it comes to the
occult, in general, and UFOs, in particular, untempered
curiosity and a lack of spiritual discernment can be
fatal to humans both physically and spiritually. 8
V. A PROFILE OF ALIEN ABDUCTEES
A 1993 study of people who had simply reported
seeing UFOs revealed no psychological abnormalities. I
n fact, their psychological health was judged superior
to some of the comparison groups. Among those,
however, who claim to have been abducted the
presence of certain characteristics is noteworthy,
though no specific type of personality stands out.
"Abductee surveys have revealed that the
overwhelming majority of abductees have shown an
interest in paranormal activities, Eastern religions,
and [the] New Age world-view." 9 Other common
characteristics of abductees are other abductees in
the family, a marked openness to new and unusual
experiences, a highly dysfunctional family
background, and victimization by sexual abuse as
children. Some abductees, but not all, have had several
UFO sightings prior to their abduction. The fact that
very few born-again Christians show up among
abductees is instructive. 10
VI. THE INITIAL PURPOSE OF ALIEN ABDUCTIONS
In warfare soldiers often "soften up" an area with
artillery ahead of the invasion forces. Or, they may
send in covert teams to clear obstacles, stash
equipment, or plant various pre-set devices. These
measures are designed to lower the cost of the
invasion and make it go smoothly. According to the
authors of the book s referenced in this paper, the
initial purpose of the last forty to fifty years of UFO
sightings, abductions, and "messages," has been to
prepare earthlings for the arrival of the aliens, to
make their arrival and deceitful plans less frightening
and more palatable to the people of earth. These
efforts have been largely successful.
VII. THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF THE ALIEN AGENDA
The ultimate goal of the aliens is to deceive and
mislead as many people as possible in order to keep
people from coming to saving faith in Jesus Christ.
Step one in this process is creating a favorable
climate for their ideas and presence. This is done
through abductions and their messages to humanity.
And, for a variety of reasons, the media and popular
entertainment, have helped popularize the idea of
extraterrestrials coming to earth to help mankind
avoid disasters, nuclear war, environmental calamity,
etc.
Another step in their plan is counterfeiting biblical
events. The aliens apparently have a plan to
counterfeit both the Rapture of the Church and the
Second Coming of Christ. Though some Christians see
these as occurring simultaneously, others see them as
separate events. In this paper we will explore how
the aliens plan to counterfeit the Rapture. The term
rapture is not in the original Greek nor in the English
versions of the Bible, but is from the Latin meaning
"caught up." The term refers to Christ's return in the
air (as distinguished from His Second Coming to the
earth) for believers, both living and dead, who are
"caught up" to be with Him. It is also called the
"Blessed Hope" because proponents of this theory
believe this event will allow them to be in heaven
with Christ while the people on earth go though
horrible judgments. One of the main goals of the
extraterrestrials according to some Christian writers
is to confuse people about the Rapture and explain it
away by putting forth a scenario that seems similar
yet is drastically different. Please read carefully
these two passages from the New Testament.
Vs. 13 But we do not want you to be uninformed,
brethren, about those who are asleep [have died], that
you may not grieve, as do the rest who have no hope.
14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again,
even so God will bring with Him those who have fallen
asleep [have died] in Jesus. 15 For this we say to you
by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, and
remain until the coming of the Lord, shall not precede
those who have fallen asleep. 16 For the Lord Himself
will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice
of the archangel, and with the trumpet of God; and the
dead in Christ shall rise first. 17 Then we who are
alive and remain shall be caught up together with
them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and
thus we shall always be with the Lord. 18 Therefore
comfort one another with these words (1 Thess. 4:12-
18).
Behold, I tell you a mystery; we shall not all sleep,
but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the
twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the
trumpet shall sound, and the dead will be raised
imperishable, and we shall be changed. For this
perishable must put on the imperishable, and this
mortal must put on immortality (1 Cor. 15:51, 53).
Now read this passage from the book Project World
Evacuation written in 1993. "The Great Evacuation
will come upon the world very suddenly. The flash of
emergency events will be as a lightning that flashes
in the sky. So sudden and so quick in its happening
that it is over almost before you are aware if its
presence. . . . Our rescue ships will be able to come in
close enough in the twinkling of an eye to set the
lifting beams in operation in a moment. And all over
the globe where events warrant it, this will be the
method of evacuation. Mankind will be lifted,
levitated shall we say, by the beams from our smaller
ships. These smaller craft will in turn taxi the
persons to the larger ships overhead, higher in the
atmosphere, where there is ample space and quarters
and supplies for millions of people." (The italics are
mine and indicate quoted or paraphrased material
from the Bible.) 11
The alleged source of this material tells us a great
deal. It was allegedly channeled from a
extraterrestrial named Ashtar, leader of the Ashtar
Command, a very powerful being and a prominent name
in UFO circles.12 This name is also familiar to
readers of the Old Testament, though the gender is
different. Ashtar (also Ashtaroth or Ashtoreth) was
the name of a Canaanite goddess of fertility. The
Canaanites' vile, licentious worship of Ashtar
provoked God's wrath and led Him to demand their
extermination by the Israelites.13 In his
communique Ashtar said his purpose was to save the
earth from the same fate that blew to bits the planet
Lucifer (note that name).14 Of course, Lucifer is the
angelic name of Satan. It's not coincidence that
certain names just keep popping up.
According to aliens the reason for evacuating people
from earth is to save them from the catastrophic
earth changes that are coming. "Earth changes, the ETs
have insisted, are caused by the presence of pollution
within the body of Mother Earth. And like a living
organism with an infection, Mother Earth needs to
cleanse herself of the pollution as well as the 'dark
forces' who no longer fit in....The dark forces are a
group of individuals whose thought patterns are of the
past."15 They are holding back the earth and keeping
the forces of light from evolving to the higher state
of consciousness. 16 The "dark forces" are Christians
who must be removed because their thinking is of the
past; that is, they refuse to obey the demonically
inspired teachings of the aliens. The evil forces are
even prepared for questions about those who will be
taken away.
Many of these beings who are leaving this planet at
this time have completed that which they came todo.
It is a time of great rejoicing for them. Do not feel
sad about their leaving. They are going home. Many are
waiting to be with them again....Many beings must
move on, for their thought patterns are of the past.
They hold on to these thoughts that keep Earth held
back. 17
Remember that though this makes a good story, in
actuality this event is the Rapture and God is in
control, not the aliens/demons. They are ultimately
doomed, but they will deceive many with their clever
cover story of UFO evacuation and Mother Earth
cleansing herself. This deception is one of their last
desperate acts.
VIII. SUMMARY/CONCLUSION
According to many well-known Christian writers and
Bible teachers, Satan and his fallen angels are
operating under the cover of visitors from outer space
(extraterrestrials from other planets or as aliens in
UFOs) in their latest assault on humanity. Just as
there was an explosion of demonic activity when
Christ was on earth, many Bible scholars expect
another eruption of demonic activity during the last
days before He returns. This may be that time or the
beginning of it. At some point Satan will be thrown to
earth and realizes that his time is short (Rev. 12:7
12). If this is that time or just near that time, then
however you breakdown prophetic events, the Rapture
and the Second Coming are getting very close. A
Christian writer who has investigated UFOs for many
years writes that he knows of no case in which the
message of an extraterrestrial has met the conditions
in 1 John 4:1 3 commanding us to test the spirits to
see whether they acknowledge that Jesus Christ has
come in the flesh and is from God. 18 We must warn
everyone we know to "have nothing to do with the
fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them"
(Eph. 5:11). In this paper we have tried to unmask the
mysterious deeds attributed to extraterrestrials and
aliens and expose them as more deception by the
enemy of our souls, Satan and his fallen angels with a
different approach and some new disguises, but the
same age-old deception.
References:
1. Thomas, pp. 38 40.
2. Missler and Eastman, p. 9.
3. Ibid., pp. 9, 98, 101, 105, 114.
4. Ibid., p. 106.
5. Ibid., pp. 104, 106 8.
6. Ibid., pp.108 9.
7. Segraves, pp.33 43; and Missler and Eastman, p. 110.
8. Alnor, pp. 242 64.
9. Missler and Eastman, p. 109.
10. Ibid., p. 110.
11. Lewis and Shreckhise, p. 16. Tuella, Project World
Evacuation, Inner Light Publications, pp. 128 29, cited
in Missler and Eastman, pp. 185, 195-96. (The italics
are mine and indicate quoted or paraphrased material
from the Bible.) The reference to lightning is from
Matthew 24:27 which refers to the Second Coming of
Christ to the earth, not His coming for the believers
in the clouds (the Rapture). Still, it shows a conscious
effort to draw on biblical language and familiar ideas
that touch a responsive chord with people.
12. Alnor, p. 130, and Missler and Eastman, p. 187.
13. Thomas, pp. 202 3.
14. Alnor, p. 139.
15. Missler and Eastman, p. 186.
16. Ibid. 17. Kay Wheeler, "The Time Is Now, "
Connecting Link Magazine, Issue 23, cited in Missler
and Eastman, p. 189.
18. Alnor, p. 238.
For Further Study
Alnor, William M. UFOs IN THE NEW AGE :
EXTRATERRESTIALS MESSAGES & THE TRUTH OF
SCRIPTURE. Grand Rapids, Mich., Baker Book House,
1992.
Lewis, David Allen, and Robert Shreckhise. UFO: END TIME
DELUSION: Green Forest, Ark.: New Leaf Press, 1992.
Missler, Chuck, and Mark Eastman. ALIEN ENCOUNTERS:
THE SECRET BEHIND THE UFO PHENOMENON. Coeur
d'Alene, Idaho: Koinonia House, 1997.
Segraves, Kelly L. SONS OF GOD RETURN. Old Tappan, N.J.:
Fleming H. Revell, 1975; Spire Books, 1975.
Thomas, I. D. E. THE OMEGA CONSPIRACY: SATAN LAST
ASSAULT ON GOD'S KINGDOM. Herndon, Va.: Growth
Publishing, 1986.
Weldon, John, and Zola Levitt. UFOs: WHAT ON EARTH IS
HAPPENING? Irvine, Calif.: Harvest House Publishers,
1975.
Wilson, Clifford. CRASH GO THE CHARIOTS. San Diego,
Calif.: Master Books, 1976.
Material cut from paper on Alien Abductions
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Several converging factors have contributed to this
climate of acceptance. During this period movies,
television programs, and science fiction novels
about extraterrestrial life captured almost everyone's
imagination and became a major force in the
entertainment industry. A weakening of the mainline
Christian churches in the West during this same
time frame has left many individuals biblically
illiterate and spiritually gullible. Couple this with the
rise of the New Age movement, and you have a populace
that is spiritually confused, biblically ignorant, and ripe
for the falsehoods of the alien theology. Another factor
facing everyone on earth is how to solve some the
world's huge intractible problems the spread of nuclear
weapons, the possibilities of world wide religious wars,
pollution, mounting population growth, etc. that seem to
have no solution, certainly no easy or painless solutions.
Consequently, some look to the skies for help. We
humans seem hopelessly fascinated with the
possibilities of hope (or the chances of terror) from
beyond earth. There is hope that will not fail from
beyond earth, Jesus Christ, God's only begotten Son. He
is the Savior of all who turn to Him in true faith. A
person must move from curiosity and fascination to
faith in the Savior from beyond earth and time, or he or
she will be like the proverbial frog in the pan of
warming waters, fatally fascinated and fried.
Jesus returning in spaceship 155the
How do we understand or explain these strange
activities on the part of aliens?
Bizarre behavior by aliens that doesn't fit their
stated purpose or goals.
Unbiblical and anti-Christian doctrines and beliefs of
aliens; taking Christian concepts and turning the
purpose and meaning into something very different
Occultic activities: channeling, telepathy, mind
reading, possession, automatic writing, etc. Changes
in human behavior and belief after alien contact (note
similarities to after-life or near-death experiences)
3. Why are they waiting and taking so long; why don't
they declare themselves?
Background Back to the past to better understand the future.
And it came to pass when men began to multiply on
the face of the earth, and daughters were born to
them, that the sons of God saw the daughters of men
that they were fair, and they took them wives of all
which they chose. There were giants in the earth in
those days, and also after that, when the sons of God
came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare
children to them, the same became mighty men which
were of old, men of renown (Gen. 6: 1-2, 4, KJV).
Several books are making the claim that evil spirit
beings (fallen angels or demons) have been in contact
with.
Setting the stage, preparing the way, getting to
critical mass,
4. Why Are They Abducting People?
Biological Experiments, reproductive and genetic
research, sexual intercourse for such research and/
or for creating a hybrid race and/or polluting the
gene pool.
5. What Are the Biblical Events Being Counterfeited?
Rapture
Example: Evacuation is a cover for the Rapture; an
attempt to explain away this future event as
prophesied by the Bible.
The Return of Christ ??
The Millennial Kingdom -- coming golden age
In Babylon the name was Ishtar and Astar in
Ethiopia it was Astar. *danger of this, woman's
friends who never want to leave occult/
metaphysics, but want to go deeper, UFONA, pp.
242, 243, *account of Larry G., UFONA, 244-264.
What does God think about this?, UFONA, p. 241. See
also p. 240.
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In this paper. we don't take a position that "someone"
nonhuman is involved and "something" non-illusory and
non-imaginary is going on. Thus, I ask "What are they
doing?" and "What is the purpose of these acts?" I start
with the idea that if something is going on that is not
natural or normal, then "What is it?"
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