The following "Question" was asked by a member of the congregation at Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California, and "Answered" by their pastor, John MacArthur Jr. It was transcribed from the tape, GC 1301-B, titled "Bible Questions and Answers Part 4." A copy of the tape can be obtained by writing, Word of Grace, P.O. Box 4000, Panorama City, CA 91412 or by dialing toll free 1-800-55-GRACE. ©1976. All Rights Reserved.
Question
I would like to know more about scripture verses regarding life on other planets and UFOs.
Answer
What does the Bible have to say about flying saucers, UFOs, and life on other planets? Absolutely nothing.
No, the Bible doesn’t say anything about that. The reason is it would be a little difficult for the people in the scriptures. You say, “What about Ezekiel 1?” No, no, no. All those wheels within a wheel, that isn’t describing UFOs. Please, don’t do that to Ezekiel, don’t do that to the glory of God by dragging your own whirling dervishes into that chapter!
Now, people who believe there’s life on other planets have absolutely no
basis for believing that. People say to me all the time, “Do you believe there’s
life on other planets?” I say, “No.” And they say, “Why not?” I say, “I don’t
have any evidence of it and it’s very difficult for me to believe something for
which there is absolutely no evidence.” One person said to me, “What about John
10 where the Lord said, ‘I have sheep of another fold’?” Boy, that is really the
worst interpretation I ever heard of John 10. That is the Gentiles, folks! The
Gentiles…and they’re all on this planet, believe me. The Jews were the sheep of
one fold and the Gentiles were the sheep of another fold.
I don’t
believe there is anything more to UFOs than manifestations of supernatural
powers by Satan himself.
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