they might be giants

There are a few things in the bible that they don't really cover in sunday school yet are extremely interesting. my teachers covered the really important stuff. Yes, Mrs. Carol and Mrs. Sheila did a wonderful job with salvation and kindness and humility and all that. but there is also some crazy science fiction in the old book what makes it so interesting is that it's essentially a historical record of some crazy out there saturday morning cartoons type stuff. for instance, did you know that there are references to dinosaurs in the bible? it's true. and in a few different places - not just one odd verse that's taken out of context.

So we played with Children 18:3 the other day. David, Seth and Lee Marie are awesome. i've even become good friends with their whole family. my buddy and producer extraordinaire Steve Wilson did their first record and i got to help out a little bit in the studio and got to know them. anyway, david, came up to me and started talking to me about a heavy topic. i know that most conversations usually start with some sort of delicate sundries and niceties. but i love that he can just walk up to me and start talking about conflicting views on when the rapture will happen in reference to the tribulation. he's always got something good for me. we don't always agree. but i love the discussion.

so the other day he came up and started talking about this guy Chuck Missler. he pointed me towards a few links on youtube and today i spent a good two hours watching his twelve part series. i've yet to decide if i agree with his conclusions, but it's INCREDIBLY interesting.

He basically links the biblical story of the Nephilim - the offspring of fallen angels mating with humans - and connects it with UFOs and the Roswell incident. he even speculates on inter-dimensional travel and spends time on reflecting how theoretical physics could possibly explain the spiritual realm. i'm probably the farthest thing from a biblical scholar so i'm not sure if his citations are being used in the correct context...but it's extremely fascinating. Here's the links if any of you want to check it out. the first 3 or 4 are spent talking about UFOs and then he dives into the biblical element.



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again, i'm not necessarily endorsing this, but if you've got a couple hours, check it out. he's a lot better at explaining it than i am, but i'll try anyway for the benefit of those of you who don't want to watch the videos.

Mr. Missler suspects that these nephilim, (who are generally accepted as the giants in the bible who are the offspring of humans and fallen angels) are periodically coming to earth and are being mistaken for aliens. he supposes that spiritual beings exist within more than our 4 dimensions (height, width, depth and time) which explains how they can dematerialize. when satan was cast out of heaven, he took 1/3 of the angels with him which leaves him with a 2 to 1 disadvantage in any sort of cosmic and spiritual matchup. he supposes that these fallen angels are trying to increase their numbers in the bible to even the score and surmises that this is also one of the reason for the flood. he suspects this could still be going on and that alien "abductions" are actually fallen angels trying to impregnate humans to create more soul-less drones for the final battle in the end times in revelation. phew. that was a mouthful.

i know i know. it all sounds crazy. and ya know what? it probably is. but it's fun to listen to. i'm a skeptic. but it's still fun to watch conspiracy theory documentaries. i don't think JFK was a conspiracy. i don't think Bush had anything to do with 9/11. i believe we landed on the moon. BUT if you haven't seen "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Moon" then you are missing out. even if you don't believe this stuff (which i don't usually), i think it's good to get that old peanut in the head knockin' around and thinking a little bit. it's better than video games. or at least better than sitting on a laptop writing blogs. wait a minute...