January 8, 2025

EXTRATERRESTRIAL SIGHTINGS AND BIBLICAL END TIMES

In today’s article, I would like to bring to your attention how extraterrestrial sightings could play an important role in both deceiving and enslaving mankind. The fascination with extraterrestrial life has captivated humanity for centuries, and this fascination is at its peak in our generation, but for all the wrong reasons. In the year 2024 alone, there were innumerable news headlines claiming UFO sightings, alien abductions, close encounters, etc. These are but sure signs of a very deceptive and disturbing trend, which could very soon be used as an explanation for the earth-shocking phenomenon known as the Rapture of the Church—the sudden disappearance of believers in Jesus Christ before the end times kick in.

While there is no direct link made in the Holy Bible between extraterrestrial sightings and the Rapture, the Bible does mention that deception would be at its peak following the Rapture of the Church. 1 Timothy 4:1 says, “Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons.” Thus, we could infer that there is a very strong possibility that these two could be linked, especially given the nature of the Rapture event, where millions of Christ-loving believers suddenly vanish.

In this article, I would like to explore a few probabilities, discussing how different types of extraterrestrial sightings—such as alien abductions, alien encounters, and even drones—could be interpreted in the light of biblical prophecy and the Rapture of the Church. Let’s begin by understanding what exactly the Rapture of the Church is.


1. The Rapture of the Church: Understanding the Event

In the Holy Bible, the Rapture refers to the event when Christians are suddenly and miraculously taken up into the sky to meet Christ. This event is depicted in 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17, which says that “the dead in Christ will rise first,” and then “we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air.”

The Rapture is therefore the first imminent event that kicks off the Bible-prophesied end times sequence. What follows the immediate aftermath of the Rapture is a 7-year period of the most horrific tribulation and God’s judgment on the Earth. The Rapture of the Church, which is very imminent, will happen suddenly and without warning, leading to the disappearance of millions of Christ-loving believers in an instant, while leaving the rest of the world in total chaos and confusion.

And this is when the Satan-indwelt Antichrist and all his agents will explain and deceive the entire world, claiming that extraterrestrials were involved in this phenomenon. I hope you see the point: what’s happening today is a very preplanned normalization of this Satanic doctrine, so the world believes this lie in the immediate aftermath of the Rapture of the Church. The Bible warns that many will be led astray and ultimately perish in the end times due to this great deception.

Now, let us see how these different types of extraterrestrial sightings could be interpreted in the light of biblical prophecy and the Rapture of the Church.


2. Extraterrestrial Sightings and the Rapture

a) UFOs & Alien Abductions: A Spiritual Deception?

One of the most probable explanations following the disappearance of millions of Christians in the event of the Rapture could be UFOs & alien abductions.

  • Example: In a 1990s movie, "Left Behind," the Rapture is depicted as a sudden event where millions of Christians are taken to heaven. The remaining world’s inhabitants are left confused and terrified. In some depictions in the film, characters are shown speculating that aliens are responsible for the disappearance of the believers, because they are unable to accept the biblical explanation of divine intervention.
  • Cultural Influence: Popular culture, such as “The X-Files” or the "Alien Abduction" genre, often blends themes of alien encounters with apocalyptic scenarios. These shows and movies depict UFOs as alien spacecraft that could take away people, and sometimes aliens are shown as the abductors of people during mysterious, large-scale disappearances.
  • Biblical Implications: In this scenario, the Rapture would most likely be misinterpreted as alien abductions, particularly by those who are skeptical of religious explanations. This could lead people to reject the true spiritual significance of the Rapture and seek alternative, often scientifically grounded explanations for the event.

While most people attribute UFOs and alien abduction stories to extraterrestrials, the harsh reality is this is actually a very strategic ploy employed by demonic forces, which the Bible aptly terms as demonic doctrine. Today, the demonic realm is already setting the stage to confuse people and lead them away from the truth of the Gospel in the immediate aftermath of the Rapture of the Church. After the Rapture of the Church, the Antichrist and his satanic agents may try to explain this sudden and inexplicable disappearance through alien abductions.


b) Close Encounters: Aliens as Messengers of Deception?

In more extreme cases, close encounters with extraterrestrial beings could be used as another cover-up strategy to explain away the Rapture of the Church. So, what we see and hear today should be viewed as attempts by demonic forces to set the stage to mislead humanity when the Rapture of the Church actually happens. As the Rapture occurs and believers are taken, the Antichrist and his demonic agents might appear to present a false narrative, suggesting that the Rapture was caused by alien intervention rather than divine action.

  • Example: Some people have proposed that alien beings might offer explanations that the Rapture was a universal spiritual awakening that removed “troublesome” people from Earth to make way for a new, peaceful order. These false explanations might be spread through alien encounters during the Tribulation, where the Antichrist’s kingdom would attempt to replace God’s truth with a universal, global belief in alien spirituality.
  • Biblical Implications: This scenario relates to the biblical idea of false prophets performing signs and wonders to deceive the masses (Matthew 24:24), leading people to worship the beast (Antichrist) and other false gods.

3. Modern Technology: Drones and Surveillance as Tools for Deception

In addition to UFOs and alien encounters, modern technologies, such as drones, have become a part of discussions regarding the Rapture and the end times.

  • Example: Drones are capable of flying silently and performing surveillance. In the aftermath of the Rapture, people might interpret sightings of these drones as alien craft or surveillance technology designed to monitor those left behind.
  • The Role of Drones: It is absolutely probable that drones could be used by global authorities or the Antichrist to track the movements of people left behind during the Tribulation, similar to the way satellite surveillance and tracking technologies are used today.
  • Connection to the Rapture: If millions of Christians disappear and the world is thrown into confusion, drones and other aerial surveillance technologies could be misunderstood as part of a false narrative about extraterrestrial involvement in the event, thus distracting from the divine nature of the Rapture.

Conclusion: Extraterrestrials and the Rapture—Speculation or Sign of the End Times?

While the Holy Bible does not directly associate extraterrestrial sightings with the Rapture, the increasing number of these sightings and their profound implications should concern us about our immediate future on earth and most importantly our eternal destiny. The Rapture will be a sudden and miraculous event, which is about to happen very soon—most probably in this very decade ahead of us. But this event could easily be misinterpreted by a skeptical world as a mass alien abduction.

In the end, the Rapture will be a divine event orchestrated by God, and the true significance of the event will be recognized by all Christ-loving believers, regardless of any false explanations that may arise.

Dear readers, the Bible-prophesied Rapture will surely happen, but what follows the Rapture is absolutely insane. The Bible-prophesied 7-year Tribulation will soon follow, and it will be the most horrific time to be alive on Earth. More than 3/4ths of the Earth’s population will perish during this time. Most of this unbelieving world will be thrown into the eternal lake of fire, where their souls will burn forever and ever with no reprieve at all.

So, it’s very important and urgent that you make a fervent decision to escape this horrific time that is going to soon, and very soon, befall this unsuspecting humanity. Understand that the time is very short. The only person who can deliver us from this horrible ending is the Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

2,000 years ago, Jesus Christ came into this world to die for the sins of mankind. He was the sinless, spotless Son of God, who paid the penalty for our sins on the cross. He died for our sins, was buried, and rose again victoriously on the 3rd day, defeating the power of sin, Satan, and death. The Lord Jesus Christ dealt a death blow to Satan. All we have to do is confess our sins and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ as our personal Savior—that He died for our sins, was buried, and rose again victoriously on the 3rd day.

The Lord Jesus Christ is coming back soon to rapture, or take away, all those who believe in Him—that is, all Bible-believing Christians. Those who have not believed in Him will be left behind to face the horrific 7-year Tribulation and thereafter the eternal lake of fire. Salvation through the Lord Jesus Christ will be available during the 7-year Tribulation period as well, but at that time life will be so difficult that people will hesitate to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ for fear of death. Everyone who believes in the Lord Jesus Christ at that time will be beheaded by the Antichrist and his one-world government. So, today is the better time; today is the day of salvation. Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and be saved before it is too late and time runs out.

Our earnest prayer is that you, too, would be able to taste God’s gift of salvation.

In our next post, we will see more signs foreshadowing the Bible-prophesied 7-year Tribulation.

If you want to understand more on this, you could read through the several other articles in this blog archive.


- by Joy N.

December 9, 2024

JESUS, THE INVINCIBLE CONQUEROR

It was a Palm Sunday when the Lord Jesus Christ rode down the slopes of the Olivet and entered the city of Jerusalem triumphantly, just a few days before His crucifixion. He was well aware of what was in store for Him there, and He foretold to His disciples that He shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on: and they shall scourge Him, and put Him to death: and on the third day He shall rise again (Luke 18:32-33). In precise fulfillment of the prophecy of Zechariah, at His command, His disciples brought an ass with her colt (Matthew 21:1-3), put on them their clothes and set the Lord thereon, where never man sat.

His triumphal entry was not marked by any kind of show of power and pomp but of meekness and lowliness. Prophet Zechariah said: "Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and having salvation, gentle and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt, the foal of an ass" (Zechariah 9:9).

And many spread their garments in the way: and others cut down branches off the tree and strawed them in the way” (Mark 11:8). Spreading of the garments in the way was the ancient way of recognition of one's royalty (2 Kings 9:13). The mob marched by taking palm branches and shouting "Hosanna!" (John 12:13). Palm branches were the symbol of expression of victory in the Biblical times. Those who led the procession and those who followed shouted saying “Hosanna: Blessed is He that comes in the name of the Lord: Blessed is the Kingdom of our father David, that comes in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the Highest”, which means “save us, Lord, who lives in Heaven”.

We see that a few days later, the mob cried for His blood, saying, “Crucify Him, Crucify Him”. The Lord Jesus being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, was taken, and by wicked hands crucified and slain… (Acts 2:23-24). He was cut off from the land of the living: for the transgression of His people was He stricken, to save mankind from the jaws of eternal death. The chief priests and the Pharisees were busy securing the sepulchre as best as they could, by sealing the sepulchre and setting a guard with the help of Pilate the Roman governor. But by conquering death, the Lord victoriously rose from the grave on the third day as He had foretold. Jesus said, “No man takes My life from Me, but I lay it down of Myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again” (John 10:18).

All those who confess their sins and trust in the Lord Jesus for their salvation will share in the victory won by Christ over sin and death. Apostle Paul speaks about the victory of the believing Christians. “We shall all be changed at the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye that those saints who are dead in Christ would be raised in glory first, followed by those alive in Christ. Then shall be fulfilled the saying, Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is thy sting? O grave where is thy victory?” Dear reader, do you have the hope of eternal life beyond this life on the earth, if not confess your sins and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ right now and be saved.

If you want to understand more about God’s Free Gift of Salvation in these final moments of human civilization, you could read through the several other articles in this blog archive.

- by Nadesan K. 

November 10, 2024

JESUS, THE GREAT HIGH PRIEST

It is Finished”, Jesus cried with a loud voice and yielded up the ghost. It was the cry of triumph, which echoed into the heavens. At that very moment was heard a sharp ripping noise of the veil of the temple into twain, from the top to the bottom, which separated the “holy of holies”. The price for our redemption from sin was fully paid and the most holy place did lay open and the temple service and all the rituals associated with it became superfluous. The worshippers no longer require a high priest to sacrifice animals, but they could approach God directly through the Lord Jesus Christ. A new and living way was opened for the whole humanity for the cleansing of their sins. Extraordinary events that followed the crucifixion of Christ on the cross were that the earth did quake and the rocks rent and the graves were opened; and many of the bodies of the saints which slept arose and so on.

The office of the high priest can be traced to Aaron, the brother of Moses, of the tribe of Levi (Exodus 28:1; Numbers 18:7). The high priest had to offer a sin offering not only for the sin of the whole congregation, but for himself also (Leviticus 4:3-21). The most important duty of the high priest was to conduct the service on the day of atonement, every year. The high priest alone was allowed to enter into the most holy place inside the veil to stand before God. After making the sacrifice for himself and for the people, the high priest then brought the blood into the holy of holies and sprinkled it on the mercy seat of God's throne (Leviticus 16:14-15).

But Jesus Christ our Lord being come a high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by His own blood, entered into the holy presence of God and obtained eternal redemption for us. Unlike Aaron, who had to repeat the ritual year after year on the day of atonement, Jesus, our great High Priest by His One Sacrifice of Himself entered into the presence of God. The Lord Jesus as a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God is all sufficient to intercede on behalf of the people.

Unlike Aaronic priesthood, Lord Jesus' priesthood is unique in that He is the eternal Word, who became man, tasted death for the salvation of everyone who calls upon Him and serves as our high priest (Hebrews 2:9). Jesus is greater than any Old Testament priests and qualifies to be called “the great high priest” for numerous reasons. He is God manifested in the flesh, and by His one offering of Himself, He has perfected forever them that are sanctified (Hebrews 10:14); His priesthood is eternal (Hebrews 7:24); His sacrifice is “once for all sacrifice” and does not require to be repeated; He is a merciful and compassionate high priest; His offering was perfect and accepted of God, granting access to the sinner to enter into God's holy presence; Jesus not only fulfils the type of the Old Testament high priests but surpasses it in its scope and in His perpetuity of office.

Dear reader, if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus Christ and believe in your heart that God has raised Jesus from the dead, and confess your sins to Him, you will be saved. Behold! Now is the accepted time, now is the time of your salvation.

If you want to understand more about God’s Free Gift of Salvation in these final moments of human civilization, you could read through the several other articles in this blog archive.

- by Nadesan K. 

October 7, 2024

JESUS, THE "ONCE FOR ALL" PERFECT SACRIFICE

It was the preparation for the Jewish Passover. The chief priests and the elders of the people conceived a plan to put Jesus to death with subtlety. They led Him handcuffed before Pilate, the Roman governor to extract death sentence against Him on false charges. Pilate examined the Lord Jesus Christ and found Him innocent and declared that he found no fault in Him. Pilate said to the Jewish mob, “Behold your King!” But they cried out, "away with Him, Away with Him, crucify Him". Pilate asked them, “Shall I crucify your King?” They replied, “We have no king but Caesar”. Then Pilate delivered Jesus unto them to be crucified.

The soldiers twisted a crown of thorns and put it on Jesus' head and a reed in His right hand: and they bowed the knee before Him and mocked Him saying, 'Hail, King of the Jews!' They spat upon Him and smote Him on His head with the reed and mocked Him. Jesus was subjected to humiliation and torture (Matthew 26:67, 27:26, 28, 29; Mark 14:65). At the command of Pilate, Jesus was flogged even though He was faultless. Jesus was profusely bleeding by the flogging and torture, and His visage was marred beyond recognition.

The extraordinary drama reached its climax at the outskirts of Jerusalem, the royal city of the kings of Israel. The city had witnessed the glorious reign of King Solomon. The Jerusalem temple which stood with its grandeur bore witness to the varieties of work the Lord Jesus Christ had performed. He taught the people there, healed the blind and the lame there, and did many wonderful works there (Matthew 21:14). Jesus rode on a donkey just a few days ago into the city, when the people sang hosannas to Him (Matthew 21:9) saying, “Blessed is He that comes in the name of the Lord: Blessed is the Kingdom of our father David, that comes in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the Highest”. However, a little later, the mob disowned their King and derided Him, saying, “Crucify Him, crucify Him”.

There the most tragic, yet the most glorious act was performed; the Son of God offered Himself on the cross, thus meeting the righteous demand of the Most Holy God. In the Old Testament times, animal sacrifices were offered, which could not take away sins and was required to be repeated again and again (Hebrews 10:1- 4). The animal sacrifices pointed to the “once for all” Sacrifice offered by the Lord Jesus Christ on the cross (John 1:29). Unlike the animal sacrifices, Jesus being perfect, holy, faultless and sinless, was able to offer Himself as a perfect and eternal atonement for the sins of the entire human race.

The death of Christ was vicarious in nature - Jesus died as our substitute! The Lord Jesus Christ took upon Himself the punishment that you and I and everyone else deserved because of sin (Isaiah 53:5-6), and through His death and resurrection, the Lord reconciled humanity to God (Romans 5:8-11). Because your sins and my sins and everyone else's sins are transferred upon Him, the punishment fell upon Him as a logical consequence. God spared not His Son but delivered Him up for us all (Romans 8:32). Jesus silently suffered, bled, and died as our substitute to save us from the jaws of eternal hellfire (Isaiah 53:7; Mark 15:5).

Dear reader, do you believe that the Lord Jesus offered Himself on the cross as your substitute? If so, confess your sins to Him and experience the joy of salvation right now here!

If you want to understand more about God’s Free Gift of Salvation in these final moments of human civilization, you could read through the several other articles in this blog archive.

- by Nadesan K. 

September 8, 2024

AMAZING GRACE! THAT SAVED A WRETCH LIKE ME

The writer has beautifully captured the fact that: “There were no accidents in the life of the Lord Jesus-only appointments. It was not accidental that the Lord Jesus was between these two thieves because the Father was working out His gracious providential plan.”

Lord, remember me when Thou comest into Thy kingdom”. Words wet with remorse and sorrow trickled down from the bleeding mouth of one of the two dying thieves. They were criminals crucified on the cross at Golgotha as punishment for committing crime under the Roman law. The hillock of Golgotha stood outside the walled City of Jerusalem; where the deadly punishment of death by crucifixion* was conferred to the worst criminals as a deterrent punishment. In between the crosses of those two thieves stood one cross, on which was crucified the One, who knew no sin, did no sin and in Him was no sin, and yet He was numbered with the criminals.

A large crowd gathered at Golgotha that morning, which included the chief priests, the teachers of the Law and the elders. Those who passed by that way also came and joined the mob. Their entire attention was focused singularly upon the One who was crucified on   the cross at the centre, although He did not commit any crime. On the contrary, He did only good things to the people. He healed all manner of sicknesses and diseases among the people. He healed the lepers, the demon possessed were set free, the blind were restored to sight, the palsied healed, an epileptic boy healed, the dead were raised alive. His compassion for the people knew no bounds. He was merciful to those who cried for mercy. He forgave and continues to forgive the sins of the people.

The sun hesitated to send his beams down upon the earth as the atmosphere was surcharged with hatred and bitterness against the One, who hung on the cursed tree, between those two thieves, and the air became heavy with the stench of death. The vultures hovered above their heads seeking to devour their prey.

It was none but Christ Jesus, the Prince of life. After crucifying Him, and after parting His garments by casting lots, the Roman soldiers sat down and sipped wine, as their manner was, and watched the Suffering Servant of Jehovah, entertaining themselves at the suffering of the King of glory. 'You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself! Come down from the cross if you are the Son of God!' said the passers-by, wagging their heads.

'He saved others, but He cannot save Himself! He is the King of the Jews! Let Him come down from the cross, and we will believe in Him' mocked the chief priests, the teachers of the Law and the elders.

The thieves were not far behind in sneering and jeering at the Lord.

From every mouth flew insults, scorn and mockery. Their hatred of the Lord Jesus, the prince of Glory was visibly manifest in its worst form.

As the grace of God had its work upon the children of men, one of the thieves stopped jeering at the Lord any more. But the other continued his outburst, 'if Thou be the Christ, save Thyself and us'. He did not come to save Himself, but to lay down His life as a ransom for the sin of everyman born upon this earth.

'Don't you have the fear of God, seeing that you are also in the same condemnation?' The other dying thief cautioned his comrade. He continued in the same breath, 'you and I are punished justly: for we receive the due reward for our criminal deeds, we deserve to die like this for our crime, but this Man, has done nothing amiss!'

The message of the cross preached by the penitent dying thief to his dying comrade on the cross! But there was brazen silence.

This dying penitent thief then slowly turned his eyes towards the Saviour. He singled out himself and pleaded trembling, 'Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom'. When everyone else hated Him, condemned Him, accused Him, jeered at Him, wagged their heads at Him; and yet although he was all alone, he trusted in the Saviour and pleaded for mercy.

The Lord Jesus while upon the cross was bleeding profusely all over. The crown made of sharp thorns, placed on His head tore his brow, from which blood oozed down. His body had long furrows like a man's ploughed field and the huge amount of blood that came there-from covered his being giving the spectacle of a garment dyed in crimson red. Our Lord's visage was marred than any man. He had no form or comeliness and there was no beauty that anyone would desire Him. Nothing but coarse mockery and crude insults rained on Him from every mouth.

The penitent thief, who had the rare privilege of being nearer to the cross of the Saviour, could see the grace, the gentleness, the love, the meekness and the holiness of the Saviour in display in full grandeur. There had been no bitterness on the face of the Lord to those who unjustly tried Him, unjustly flogged Him, buffeted Him, spat upon Him, crowned Him with a thorny crown, and scoffed at Him and humiliated Him. The Lord moved with compassion at their ignorance and asked the Father for their forgiveness. The penitent thief saw those extraordinary virtues of the Saviour.

The grace of God working in his heart brought to remembrance, the coming of the kingdom of God and the following judgment that is reserved for sinners like him. The penitent thief saw in Jesus his Saviour and Lord that, 'This man hath done nothing amiss'. He was the holy Son of God. He believed in the deity of Jesus, by calling Him Lord (Romans 10:13), when the multitude called him, “scoffer”. He said “Lord, remember me, when Thou cometh in Thy kingdom!” It was a prayer which embraced in its fold, the Kingship of Christ and His everlasting kingdom, and his earnest desire to enter into that Kingdom. Amazing grace!

'Today, thou shalt be with Me in paradise' said the Saviour. The repentant thief marvelled at the authority with which the Lord Jesus spoke amidst His sufferings and agony upon the cross. Words of profound comfort! Words of eternal joy! It brought cheer to his soul. The malefactor felt that he had come to possess a priceless treasure, though it was at the end of his little life. The certainty preceded the assurance of it, 'verily I say unto thee'....and the imminence of this promise, 'today shalt thou be with Me...' O! what a Saviour!

The penitent thief drowned in exhilarating joy. Unspeakable joy and peace that transcends human understanding enveloped his soul. The Lord had forgiven his sins. As he was musing in his heart about the joy of the assurance of salvation, he saw black dark clouds gathering in the sky, the sun began to darken and darkness covered the entire earth.

'My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me', the loud cry of the Saviour reverberated through the hills and valleys of Palestine. The storm of God's wrath raged upon His Son. The Father turned His face away from the Son. But the Son 'finished' the arduous task entrusted to Him, at the appointed time. The Almighty God, the Father was fully satisfied. As if to relay the delight of the Father, the sun burst through the dark clouds and shined brightly over all the earth.

The thief adored His Saviour. The violent strokes of the club that fell upon his legs could not deter him from worshipping his Saviour, Lord and Master. Moments passed. As the soul of the penitent thief passed into Paradise, the city which has foundations of exquisite precious stones of diverse kinds, with gates of elegant pearls and its streets made of pure gold,which dazzles like transparent glass, outshined by the very presence of the Sovereign God where there is no more sorrow and no more weeping, the soul of the impenitent thief passed into the blackness of the darkness of hell, to the company of Satan, the old serpent and the deceiver of souls and the multitude of the fallen angels, where there is weeping and wailing for the timeless ages of eternity.

*Death by Crucifixion:- Death by crucifixion is the most barbaric and heinous, as it is gradual death by hanging on three sharp nails supported by raw flesh, running into several days. It used to be quite a long-drawn-out, process rarely ending before thirty six hours. The pain was intense and excruciating, as the whole body was strained, while the hands and feet, which are just a mass of nerves and tendons, would keep losing blood. The arteries of the head and stomach would be surcharged with blood, causing aching headache, traumatic fever and tetanus would set in caused by sharp nails with which the victim's palms and feet are nailed to the cross with brute force. The legs of the victim are shattered with club, if for any reason the crucifiers intended to hasten the death of the victim.

If you want to understand more about God’s Free Gift of Salvation in these final moments of human civilization, you could read through the several other articles in this blog archive.

- by Nadesan K.