Navy pilots describe encounters with UFOs

Discussion in 'The Signs of the Times' started by KyleHancock, May 18, 2021.

  1. Philothea

    Philothea Archangels

    Douay-Rheims translates to "Sons of God" while other translations give us Nephilim. A really strange mistranslation. I wonder now how that is happening.
    So St. Justin Maryr writes un his Second Apology:

    Chapter 5. How the angels transgressed
    But if this idea take possession of some one, that if we acknowledge God as our helper, we should not, as we say, be oppressed and persecuted by the wicked; this, too, I will solve. God, when He had made the whole world, and subjected things earthly to man, and arranged the heavenly elements for the increase of fruits and rotation of the seasons, and appointed this divine law — for these things also He evidently made for man — committed the care of men and of all things under heaven to angels whom He appointed over them. But the angels transgressed this appointment, and were captivated by love of women, and begot children who are those that are called demons; and besides, they afterwards subdued the human race to themselves, partly by magical writings, and partly by fears and the punishments they occasioned, and partly by teaching them to offer sacrifices, and incense, and libations, of which things they stood in need after they were enslaved by lustful passions; and among men they sowed murders, wars, adulteries, intemperate deeds, and all wickedness. Whence also the poets and mythologists, not knowing that it was the angels and those demons who had been begotten by them that did these things to men, and women, and cities, and nations, which they related, ascribed them to god himself, and to those who were accounted to be his very offspring, and to the offspring of those who were called his brothers, Neptune and Pluto, and to the children again of these their offspring. For whatever name each of the angels had given to himself and his children, by that name they called them.

    But if angels were created only as spiritual beings did this really happen?
     
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  2. Philothea

    Philothea Archangels

    And it was taking the fruit from the tree of Knowledge that got us into trouble.

    I think it was St. Francis de Sales or maybe in the Imitation of Christ, but basically it stated, we could know all things concerning the whole world yet it is of no avail at the hour of our death if we do not know ourselves. It all comes down to knowing and working on ourselves. Everything else is secondary.
     
  3. padraig

    padraig Powers

    Yes a lot if stuff can become simply distracting. Knowledge not necessary for our Salvation.
     
  4. AED

    AED Powers

    Hmmm.(n)
     
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  5. AED

    AED Powers

    St Paul: I want only to know Jesus and Him crucified.
     
  6. DeGaulle

    DeGaulle Powers

    Per se, that is true, but there have been writers such as C.S. Lewis who have used the genre for the discussion of theological issues. There are many modern writers in science fiction, such as Michael C. Wright, Michael O’Brien (both Catholics-and not liberal ones, either) and quite a few others, who do similar. Their ideas might turn out to provide us with helpful insights to deal with the rumoured forthcoming psyop.

    I think the Apostolic Churches, Catholic, Orthodox and Coptic, have more than enough resources to deal with all the questions that are going to be posed, but the Protestants who are generally too worldly in their world-views are going to be in more difficulty. They could read Lewis, but it’s the Catholics who’ve paid more attention to his writings.
     

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