According to the Associated Press, “British astrophysicist Stephen Hawking says aliens are out there, but it could be too dangerous for humans tointeract with extraterrestrial life.” When we contemplate the vastness of the universe and its billions of galaxies, each of which contain billions of suns, it would be foolish and egocentric to conclude we are alone. In Hebrews 1 we read that Jesus is the creator of worlds. Please note the plural. If we could it would be amazingly dangerous to physically interact with them. There are several issues, the largest of which is our human tendency to shoot first and ask questions later. We would be a great source of harm to them. We can also add to the danger that their bodies and our bodies would have no immunity to each other’s bacteria. Note what happened to North American natives who came into contact with Europeans. The result of mere contact was devastating to them.
While we have never had contact with beings from other worlds we are in continual contact with beings from heaven. The Bible speaks over and over of our contact with angels. Actually there are over one thousand Biblical references to angels. Angels are extraterrestrial life and come to us all the time. Apparently we are no physical danger to them. They are ministering spirits (Hebrews 1:14) sent to announce heaven’s intentions (Luke 1) and to sometimes protect us from harm. Psalm 91:11, “He shall give His angels charge over thee.” One of my favorite stories is about the morning Elisha’s home was surrounded by angels.
Dr. Hawking is correct. Yes, they are there. But I am sure angels are not the kind of extraterrestrial life to which he was referring.
Written by Roger Bothwell on April 26, 2010
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