STRANGE BEINGS AND TECHNOLOGY? IN THE BIBLE (IN RELATION TO AA THEORY)

The Bible is full of hidden meanings and contradictions.

For example, Genesis opens with the creation of the earth, which is described with absolute geological precision. But how did the writer know that minerals came before plants and plants came before animals?

“And God said, let us make man in our image, after our likeness,” we read in Genesis 1:26.

Why does God use the plural? Why does He say "us," not "me," "our," rather than "my"? One would expect that the only God who exists would address humanity in the singular rather than the plural.

“And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto 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” (Genesis 6:1-2).

How do we know what sons of God's married our daughters? There was only one holy God in ancient Israel. So which "sons of God" are being mentioned?

“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.” (Genesis 6:4).

Once again, we had God's sons who interbred with humans.

This is also the first description of giants. "Giants" continue to appear in mythology from all over the world: in East and West, in Tiahuanaco sagas and Eskimos epics. "Giants" can be found in practically every ancient literature. So they had to exist. What kind of creatures were these "giants"? Were they our forefathers, who created massive structures and effortlessly moved the monoliths, or were they highly skilled space travelers from a distant star?

There is one certainty. The Bible refers to "giants" as "sons of God," and these "sons of God" breed with men's daughters and proliferate. In Genesis 19:1-28, we are given an exciting and thorough narrative of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. When father Lot was sitting by the town gate in the evening, two angels appeared (I have mentioned this encounter in my first article “the sacred Oak” as well). Lot obviously expected these "angels," who appeared as men, because he recognized them right away and graciously asked them to stay the night in his home. According to the Bible, the townsmen sought to "know" the strangers. With a single gesture, the two angels were able to remove the local men’s sexual lust. They punished them with blindness.

As stated in Genesis 19:12-14, the "angels" advised Lot to quickly remove his wife, sons, daughters, sons-in-law, and daughters-in-law from the town because it would be destroyed very soon. The family refused to believe the odd warning and dismissed it as one of Father Lot's odd jokes. And Genesis goes on: “And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city. And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the Lord being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city. And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.... Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do anything till thou be come thither.”

There is no doubt, according to this narrative, that the two visitors, the "angels," carried a power unknown to the locals. The implied rush, the speed with which they pushed on the Lot family, also makes us wonder. When father Lot lingered, they dragged him along by his hands. They only had a few minutes to get away. Lot was commanded to proceed into the mountains and not turn around. Nonetheless, Lot does not appear to have had complete faith in the "angels," as he continued to object: “... I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die.”

What exactly happened in Sodom? We cannot believe that Almighty God is limited by time. So why were his "angels" in such a rush? Or was the city's annihilation predetermined to the minute by some power? Had the countdown to the end already begun, and were the "angels" aware of it? In such a situation, the moment of annihilation would have been evident. Was there any other way to get the Lot family to safety? Why did they feel the need to get to the mountains at any cost? And why should they be stopped from looking around again?

To be sure, these are seemingly insignificant questions about a serious subject. However, since the fall of two atomic bombs on Japan, we have seen the extent of the damage atomic bombs produce, and we know that living things exposed to direct radiation die or become incurably ill. Let us assume for a moment that Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed on purpose, i.e., by a nuclear explosion. Perhaps, as we explore further, the "angels" merely wished to remove some harmful fissionable material while also ensuring the annihilation of a human brood they considered disagreeable. The destruction had a set date and time. Those who were to escape it, such as the Lot family, had to stay a few miles away in the mountains, because the granite sides would naturally absorb the tremendous harmful rays. And, as we all know, Lot's wife whirled around and stared directly at the atomic sun. Nowadays, nobody would be shocked that she died on the scene.

“Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire....”

And this is how the story of the catastrophe ends (Genesis 19:27-27):

“And Abraham got up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the Lord: And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace.”

We might consider ourselves as pious as our forefathers, but we are far more skeptical.

We cannot envision an omnipotent, universal, infinitely good God who is unbound by all limitations of time and yet had no idea of what is going to happen. God created man and was pleased with his creation. However, he repented later, for this same creator decided to later rid the earth of mankind. It is also challenging for the informed children of this generation to imagine an endlessly kind Father favoring some of his children, such as Lot's family, above almost all others.

The Old Testament contains numerous powerful accounts of God or his angels flying straight down from heaven, producing a huge boom and emitting clouds of smoke.

The prophet Ezekiel provides one of the most creative descriptions of such incidents:

“Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river of Chebar, that the heavens were opened ... And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire enfolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the color of amber, out of the midst of the fire. 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. And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings. And their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf’s foot: and they sparkled like the color of burnished brass.”

Ezekiel describes the landing of this vehicle in great detail. He reports a craft that appears from the north, radiating rays and glittering while kicking up a massive cloud of desert sand. The God of the Old Testament was believed to be all-powerful. So why does this all-powerful God have to come racing up from a specific direction? Can't he go wherever he wants without all this commotion?

Let us continue with Ezekiel's eyewitness account:

“Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold one wheel upon the earth by the living creatures, with his four faces. The appearance of the wheels and their work was like unto the color of a beryl: and they four had one likeness: and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel. When they went they went upon their four sides: and they turned not as they went. As for their rings, they were so high that they were dreadful; and their rings were full of eyes round about them four. And when the living creatures went, the wheels went by them: and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up.”

The description is exceptional. According to Ezekiel, each wheel was in the middle of another. A trick of the light! To our modern minds, what he saw was something like one of those unique vehicles that Americans use amid the desert and muddy terrain. Ezekiel noticed that the wheels rose from the ground at the same time as the winged creatures, He was completely correct. When a multifunctional vehicle, such as an amphibious helicopter, lifts off, its wheels naturally do not remain on the ground.

More from Ezekiel:

“Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee.”

When the storyteller heard this voice, he hid his face in the ground, terrified and shivering. The mysterious apparitions addressed Ezekiel as "son of man" and had to speak with him. The story continues: “... and I heard behind me a voice of a great rushing, saying, Blessed be the glory of the Lord from his place. I heard also the noise of the wings of the living creatures that touched one another, and the noise of the wheels over against them, and a noise of a great rushing.”

In addition to his lengthy description of the vehicle, Ezekiel heard the noise it made when it departed the ground. He compares the noise created by the wings and wheels to a "great rushing." This must imply that this is an eyewitness report, right? The "gods" appeared to Ezekiel and informed him it was his responsibility to restore order and stability to the country. They brought him into their vehicle and established that they had not yet abandoned the country. This incident left a lasting effect on Ezekiel, who never tires of recounting the story of the strange automobile. On three additional instances, he claims that each wheel is in the center of a wheel and that the four wheels can travel "on their four sides... and turned not as they went." And he was particularly taken with the fact that the entire body of the vehicle, including the backs, hands, wings, and even the wheels, were "full of eyes." The "gods" later reveal the reason and goal of their journey to the chronicler when they tell him that he resides in the midst of a "rebellious house" with eyes to see but eyes which do not see, and ears to hear but do not hear. Once he has been told this, there is guidance and direction for law and order, as well as recommendations for creating a decent society, as in all tales of such landings. Ezekiel took the duty seriously and relayed the commands of the "gods."

Again, we have to deal with all sorts of questions. Who spoke to Ezekiel and what sort of creatures were they? They were not "gods" in the standard definition of the term, otherwise it is doubtful that they would have required a vehicle to get from one location to another - this mode of mobility is incompatible with the concept of an all-powerful God.

In this regard, another possible technological creation in the Book of Books is worth looking at objectively.

Moses recounts the specific directions given by "God" for the construction of the Ark of the Covenant in Exodus 15:10. The instructions detail how and where staves and rings should be fitted, as well as what alloy the metals should be composed of. The instructions were intended to guarantee that everything was done exactly as "God" desired. He repeatedly cautioned Moses to not make any errors.

“And look that thou make them after their pattern, which was shewed thee in the mount” (Exodus 25:40).

"God" also promised to speak to Moses from the mercy seat.

No one should come near the Ark of the Covenant, he said, and he offered detailed instructions on what to dress and what footwear to wear when transporting it. Despite all of this care, there was a blunder (2 Samuel 6:2). Uzzah assisted David in moving the Ark of the Covenant, which was in a cart. When passing livestock rattled the Ark and threatened to topple it, Uzzah grabbed hold of it. He died instantly, as though hit by lightning.

Without a doubt, the Ark was electrically charged! If we rebuild it now according to Moses' directions, the result is an electric conductor of several hundred volts. The border and golden crown would have charged the condenser, which was made out of gold plates and a positive and negative conductor. If one of the two cherubim on the mercy seat also functioned as a magnet, the loudspeaker—perhaps even a kind of set for dialogue between Moses and the spaceship—would be ideal. The Bible contains the complete details of the Ark of the Covenant's construction.

Without even consulting Exodus, I remember that the Ark was frequently enveloped in flashing sparks and that Moses used this "transmitter" whenever he needed help or counsel. Moses heard his Lord's voice, but he never met him face to face. When he begged him to present himself to him at least once, his "God" replied: “Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me and live. And the Lord said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock: And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by: And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen” (Exodus 33:20-23).

There are some startling parallels in ancient literature. We find nearly the identical statement on the fifth tablet of the Epic of Gilgamesh, which is of Sumerian origin and far older than the Bible: “No mortal comes to the mountain where the gods dwell. He who looks the gods in the face must die.”

Very similar assertions can be found in other ancient literature that pass down stages in mankind's history. Why didn't the "gods" wish to meet us face to face? Why didn't they remove their masks? What were they scared of? Is the entire Exodus tale based on the Epic of Gilgamesh? That is also a possibility. After all, Moses is said to have grown up in the Egyptian royal household. During those years, he may have had access to a library or learned old mysteries.

Perhaps we should question the Old Testament dating as well, because there is evidence that David, who lived much later, fought a Goliath with six fingers and six toes in his day (2 Samuel 21:18-22).

We must also consider the idea that all of the ancient history, sagas, and chronicles were collected and assembled in one location before making their way to different countries in the form of reproductions and somewhat mangled versions.

The Qumran manuscripts, discovered near the Dead Sea in recent years, represent a valuable and astounding augmentation of the traditional Book of Genesis. Several previously unknown manuscripts reference celestial chariots, sons of heaven, wheels, and the smoke generated by flying apparitions.

In the Apocalypse of Moses (Chapter 33), Eve saw a chariot of light traveling to heaven, drawn by four brilliant eagles. According to Moses, no terrestrial entity could have described its splendor. Finally, the chariot approached Adam, and smoke billowed from between the wheels. This story, by the way, does not reveal much new information. Nonetheless, chariots of light, wheels, and smoke were mentioned as glorious apparitions as early as Adam and Eve.

The Lamech scroll also revealed a spectacular event. Because the scroll is only partially intact, sentences and entire paragraphs of text are missing. What remains, however, is intriguing enough to note:

According to story, Noah's father, Lamech, came home one day and was shocked to find a kid who, based on his appearance, was somewhat out of place in the household. Lamech chastised his wife Bat-Enosh, claiming that the child was not his. Then, by all that was holy, Bat-Enosh vowed that the seed originated from him, father Lamech, and not from a soldier, a stranger, or one of the "sons of heaven." (In parenthesis, one can ask: What kind of "sons of heaven" was Bat-Enosh referring to? In any case, this family drama occurred before to the Flood.) Nonetheless, Lamech did not trust his wife's protests and proceeded to seek advice from his father, Methuselah. When he arrived, he told the family narrative that had been so upsetting to him. Methuselah heard, considered, and then walked off to visit the knowledgeable Enoch. The old man endured the challenges of lengthy travel because the cuckoo in the family nest was causing so much grief. The origin of the boy had to be determined. So Methuselah related how a boy emerged in his son's home who resembled a son of heaven rather than a man. His eyes, his hair, his skin - his entire existence - was unlike the rest of the family's.

Enoch listened to the explanation and sent Methuselah on his way with the terrifying warning that the earth would face a tremendous judgment, and the destruction of all "flesh" since it was filthy and dissolute. However, the unusual child who had piqued the family's interest had been chosen as the progenitor of those who will survive the global judgment. And, he should instruct his son Lamech to name the infant Noah. Methuselah returned home and told his son Lamech what the future held for them all.

What else could Lamech do but acknowledge the child as his own and call him Noah?

The most remarkable thing about this family story is that Noah's parents were warned about the impending Flood, and that even grandfather Methuselah was warned about the terrible event by the same Enoch who, according to tradition, vanished forever in a fiery heavenly chariot.

Doesn't this raise the serious question of whether the human species could be the result of planned "breeding" by unknown entities from outer space?

Otherwise, logically and objectively, what else could possibly have been going on?

With a very few exceptions, the Flood becomes a seemingly premeditated endeavor by unknown beings with the purpose of exterminating the human race. However, if the Flood, the path of which has been proven historically, was deliberately planned and prepare (many hundred years before Noah received orders to build the ark) then it can no longer be seen as a divine judgment.

The notion of creating an intelligent human species is no longer such an outlandish theory. Just as the Tiahuanaco sagas and the inscription on the pediment of the Gate of the Sun mention a spaceship that landed the Great Mother on Earth so she may birth offspring, the old religious texts never tire of claiming that "God" created men in his own image.

According to some accounts (such as in Sumerian creation myths), it took countless experiments before man became what our creator gods desired. With the hypothesis of yet undiscovered intelligences from the cosmos visiting our planet, we could propose that we are now created quite similarly to those incredible unknown beings.

The offerings which the "gods" demanded from our forefathers also raise interesting questions. Their demands did not stop with incense and animal sacrifices. The gods' lists of offerings frequently include coins made of metals that are mentioned in considerable detail. In fact, Ezion-geber had the largest smelting apparatus in the ancient East, consisting of a standard ultra-modern furnace with a system of air channels, chimney flues, and openings for particular functions. Today's smelting experts are faced with the as-yet unexplained phenomenon of how copper could have been refined in this primitive arrangement. Large amounts of copper sulphate were unequivocally discovered in the caverns and tunnels surrounding Ezion-geber. These discoveries are estimated to be at least 5,000 years old!

If our astronauts happen to meet primitive people on some distant planet one day in the future, they will likely regard them as "sons of heaven" or "gods" as well.

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• DANIKEN, E. V. 1969. Chariots of the Gods?: Unsolved Mysteries of the past.