S.E.T.I. VS. THE CROSS

     Did you know that atheistic evolution and Orthodox Judaism have something in common? In fact, they both stand as one in a single-mined determination: to deny the Life, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ.

     The history of Jewry is well known throughout the world. But the history of atheism’s search for extraterrestrial life is not that well known in our society. A little history is needed in order to connect the dots between Pharisaical Judaism (that is upheld today as Talmudic Jewry) and atheistic philosophy.

     Man has long held the desire for communication with extraterrestrial life. This desire is as old as man himself. In 1977 the Voyager spacecraft was man’s one and only outreach to personally contact extraterrestrial life. Included in the spacecraft are illustrations of man’s language and science, along with a recording of “The Sounds Of Earth.” It was hoped to one day receive a response from alien beings from another world.

     SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence was first begun in 1960. And its work continues to this day, with some taxpayer funding to supplement private funding. What our scientists and government outright and blatantly refuse to hear, (let alone even consider) is that extraterrestrial life has been with the human race from the beginning of life’s creation. This Extraterrestrial Life is none other than the “God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth.” Acts 17:24. And His angels have been ministering to the needs of man from the beginning. They were “sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation.” Heb.1:14. GOD’S Presence and Intervention has been imperative for man’s survival to this very day because our salvation from death depends on it.

     But within this quagmire of the false hopes of sinful men to not have to repent of sin, there are examples of those within the atheistic framework of scientific discovery who truly appreciate the journey of advancing knowledge as it serves the glory of GOD.

     As the Apollo space program was nearing its goal of landing a man safely on the moon, Apollo 8, the first manned mission to the Moon, entered lunar orbit on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1968. That evening, the astronauts; Commander Frank Borman, Command Module Pilot Jim Lovell, and Lunar Module Pilot William Anders did a live television broadcast from lunar orbit, in which they showed pictures of the Earth and Moon seen from Apollo 8. Lovell said, "The vast loneliness is awe-inspiring and it makes you realize just what you have back there on Earth." They ended the broadcast with the crew taking turns reading from the book of Genesis.

     William Anders:
"For all the people on Earth the crew of Apollo 8 has a message we would like to send you:"
"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness."

     Jim Lovell:
"And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so. And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day."

     Frank Borman:
"And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good."

     Borman then added, "And from the crew of Apollo 8, we close with good night, good luck, a Merry Christmas, and God bless all of you - all of you on the good Earth."

     While these heroic and GOD fearing astronauts were giving glory to GOD for His watch care over their spacecraft and with due respect reciting the creation account from the Bible’s book of Genesis, men were down on Earth’s surface formulating new ways to deny the existence of GOD and His salvation through Jesus Christ.

     SETI and other scientific research have spent untold billions of dollars and man hours in their search for life in other worlds. But here are the facts as the GOD of Heaven presents them through the Scriptures:

1. Humankind is fundamentally untrustworthy.
2. The fact that there is no open correspondence with extraterrestrial life shows we are in quarantine from the rest of the living universe.
3. Should we travel to other living worlds we would pollute the life there as we have done here.
4. Those who have experienced the paranormal, spiritual realm know that there are controlling forces outside of our ability to control our destiny. Who we choose decides our fate.
5. Lastly, concerning the question of life on other worlds the Bible's book of Job answered this. Recorded over 3400 years ago by Moses, GOD spoke these words, "Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare if thou hast understanding. Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it? Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the cornerstone thereof; When the morning stars [angels] sang together, and all the sons of God [men] shouted for joy?" Job 38:4-7 According to this text, beings from other world's witnessed GOD'S creative power in the creation of the Earth. And one day, we will too, when prophecy is fulfilled when those who are found faithful to GOD and Jesus Christ witness the creation of "the new earth." While most believe this is science fiction, multitudes have confirmed the power behind this promise first hand in their own lives.

     So, to the hardhearted among atheists and religious Jews the search still continues with a relentless determination and all its untold waste of time and money. Nevertheless, history, science, and Bible prophecy verifies the legitimacy of GOD and Jesus Christ. But this is not the alien life that unrepentant men are seeking to bond with. What we see today is identical to what the Jews faced when their Messiah came in the person of Jesus Christ. He was not the messiah they were looking for. And to this day, they (the orthodox and atheist Jews) have rejected Him, just as the atheists at SETI have rejected Him. But even if the story of Jesus Christ was fiction, it would still be the greatest story ever told! The Personal Contact that heaven made with men through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ for the sins of the world will one day be accepted among all men, and not just a few.