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Flying Saucers: The Bible Connection

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                                November 18, 1990
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                       FLYING SAUCERS: THE BIBLE CONNECTION

           Bible scholar,  Barry  Downing,  firmly  believes that biblical
        teachings were inspired  by extraterrestial  beings  who  came  to
        earth in flying sausers. Downing was so convinced, he wrote a book
        about his theory called THE BIBLE AND FLYING SAUCERS  (Lippincott,
        New York, 1968).

           In the book, Downing says the bible clearly points out how UFOs
        played a strong  role  in  the  evolution  of the Hebrew-Christian
        faith. For example, Downing believes  the  Scriptures suggest that
        Jesus' resurrection occured when he was beamed up  from Earth by a
        flying saucer.

           Downing also believes that the bright cloud that led the people
        of Israel through  the  Red  Sea,  parting  the  waters  and  then
        engulfing the Egyptions, was a UFO.

           The Author even claims it was  space  beings who spoke to Moses
        from the middle of a glowing thicket, and later  spoke  to  Elijah
        outside the cave,  forcing  the prophet to sheild his eyes because
        of the brightness. A UFO took Jesus  away  at  the  Ascension, and
        hovered over Paul and his followers on the Damascus  Road, Downing
        contends.

           Further, the author claims the three wise men probably followed
        a UFO to  Bethlehem,  since  stars do not move or abruptly stop in
        the manner the bible describes.

           Downing claims that evidence proving UFOs could be hazardous to
        human health can  also  be  found  in  the  Bible.  He  points  to
        references to the Egyptians drowning in the Red Sea, warning Moses
        not to approach too near the burning bush, and warnings  given his
        followers not to  approach  Mount  Sinai,  as  proof.   The author
        points out other mystifying events  in  the Bible that he believes
        can only be interpreted to mean the participants  had contact with
        UFOs.

           For example,  he points out that when Moses decended from Mount
        Sinai with two tablets in his hands,  Exodus records that the skin
        of his face  shone  from  talking with God. And he  says  the  NEW
        TESTAMENT describes how Jesus began to glow when in contact with a
        bright object on a mountain.

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           When the  Tabernacle  was  built,  Downing  cotends the priests
        serving it were  told by ETs what  clothing  to  wear  to  protect
        themselves against radiation, because the UFO hovered like a cloud
        over the tent  enclosing  the Tabernacle.  Downing  believes  this
        precaution could have  brought  about the Jewish custom of wearing
        skullcaps into houses  of  worship.   The   author  even  suggests
        mutations in the  growth  of biological life caused  by  radiation
        could have resulted in the plagues described in Exodus.

           Downing further  theorizes  that  Einstein's curvature of space
        theory provides aclue to the place  where  heaven  is located. The
        author contends Jesus  may have meant that the kingdom  of  heaven
        quite literally rests  in  the midst of us, meaning that heaven is
        on an entirely different plane or  wave  length,  invisible to us,
        but existing parallel to our own and connected by  bends  or warps
        in the space-time continuum.

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        Vangard Notes...

             The burning bush is distinctly reminescent of an effect which
             can be  induced  by a high frequency/high voltage Tesla coil.
             Any mass can be made to emit  visible light at high voltages.
             Another possibility is a plasma excited from behind or within
             the bush.

             We refer  you to the file on KeelyNet entitled  MARS1.ZIP  or
             .ASC (for  non-IBM).   It  refers  to  a communication system
             using a modulated plasma.   Other  files  are ARKCOV1.ZIP and
             NOAHARK1.ZIP.

             We concur  with  Dr.  Downings  thoughts  regarding  Biblical
             miracles as  being  produced  by  the  high technology from a
             source or sources more evolved  than  man at that time.  They
             could be other worldly, other dimensional or inner Earth.  No
             one can say at this time and prove their contentions.

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