I've written articles about this several times in the past, and I have posted this article by Doug Hamp once in the past, but it needs to be posted again. This article is Chapter Four in Douglas Hamp's incredible book, Corrupting The Image.
REMEMBER THIS HINT: God's REAL rapture will be nothing you can possibly be invited to participate in - or choose to do. It is at His instigation, a complete surprise with no advance warning, and happens as fast as 'the twinkling of an eye.' So only a very foolish person - not a true Christian - could possibly be deceived into a counterfeit by invitation. Still, it is good to think on these things and help build up the faith of the weaker brethren. CMR
THE
COUNTERFEIT RAPTURE
by Douglas Hamp
Not
only are demons (sons of God) manifesting in the heavenlies, but
they are also sending messages to many on earth, which reveals their true
character. In general the entities are communicating that the earth will soon
go through a period of cataclysmic changes. The descriptions they give are what
the Bible refers to as the Great Tribulation. However, these so called “aliens” are
nothing more than demons pretending to be from some other galaxy. Their
messages, as we will see, consist of some basic ideas that are the diabolical
mirror to the Bible.
§
Cataclysmic
events will come upon the earth
§
They
will help us overcome those events
§
They
will take those that can’t or won’t evolve to the next level
§
Those
that remain get to evolve to the next level now
§
A man
from among us will be raised up with special powers and knowledge
In
historical studies, the strongest type of witness we can have is what is
referred to as a hostile witness. A hostile witness is when someone’s enemies
(or perhaps competition) are forced to admit certain things about that person
that are not in their best interest to say. [i]
Satan,
in a sense, has proven the rapture event by the messages that
his horde have been giving over the years. Clearly, their messages, as they are
given, are full of lies. Nevertheless, they do include some elements of truth,
which is always the point of a deception. That there will be an “evacuation” of
the earth is certain as we learn from Scripture: “Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them
in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air,” (1 Thessalonians 4:17). The truth
of that verse is proven by the lies that are being told by the “aliens”. In
effect, they are getting the world ready for what is coming so that when it
does happen people will not likely consider the biblical rapture as an option.
The
enemy undoubtedly will have a counter explanation ready for when that happens;
after all, he has read the Bible too. “Missiologist Ralph Winter estimated in
early 2001 that there are 680 million ‘born again’
Christians in the world, and that they are growing at about 7% a year. This
represents about 11% of the world’s population and 33% of the total number of
Christians (based on the UN projected world population of 6.301 billion for
mid-2003.)” [ii] In 2010 the population was 6.856 Billion and assuming
(conservatively) that the percentages had stayed the same, then 754 million
people were born again followers of Jesus. These followers will be taken from
the earth in a flash.
While
born again followers of the Lord Jesus Christ will not be here to
see what follows, we can safely conclude that some time shortly after the
rapture, the demons will most likely appear to the world as the saviors of the
world and will provide an answer for the disappearance of over 700 million
people worldwide. Many believe that the aliens/demons will say that they were
the ones that seeded the planet (were the creators of man) and have returned to
help in our hour of greatest need. The reason that most of the world will not
immediately turn to the God of heaven and earth following the rapture is
because the enemy has been conditioning people for just such an event. The
rapture is certain in that God has clearly said it would come to pass;
therefore, Satan (as the father of lies, cf. John 8:44), must have some type of
event in place to deceive the world when the event actually occurs. Sometimes
the message is that the people evacuated will be resettled to another planet.
Sometimes the “aliens” tell us not worry about where the ones taken will go.
And sometimes we see it is the bad aliens that have come to catch people up
into their space ships and those brave enough to resist will survive as
portrayed in the 2010 movie Skyline whose motto is “do not look up” because
those that look at the light will be taken. Jesus told us to “look up” (Luke
21:28) when we see all these things beginning to come to pass.
Could
it be that Satan has found a clever way to encourage people to do just the
opposite?
Their Messages
The
various messages were first compiled by researcher Brad Myers who did much of
the research for the bestselling book Alien Encounters [iii]
by Drs. Chuck Missler and Mark Eastman. The research in their book is
impressive; however, rather than simply quote their book, I searched out the
sources for myself and scrutinized the authenticity of each statement. In some
cases I found other supporting evidence from the stated authors or from others
not mentioned in their book.
Ruth
Montgomery in her book Aliens Among Us writes
of how the “aliens” have communicated: “We are coming in great numbers, not
with any intention of harm, but to rescue
the earth from pollution and nuclear explosions,”(emphasis mine). [iv]
Some like Barbara Marciniak, a popular New Age author and channeller, in her
book “Bringers of the Dawn,” writes of messages which she claims she received from
extraterrestrials from the star system Pleiades. She discusses the
disappearance that is coming upon the world:
The people who leave the planet during the time of Earth changes
do not fit in here any longer, and they are stopping the harmony of Earth. When
the time comes that perhaps 20 million people leave the planet at one time
there will be a tremendous shift in consciousness for those who are remaining.
It
should be clear that Satan and his legions are making great preparations to
have a counter explanation once the rapture occurs. She also shares another
“message” from the ETs regarding the rationale for why millions of people will
be taken.
If
human beings do not change – if they do not make the shift in values and
realize that without Earth they could not be here – then Earth, in its love for
its own initiation and its reaching for a higher frequency, will bring about a
cleansing that will balance it once again. There
is the potential for many people to leave the planet in an afternoon. Maybe
then everyone else will begin to wake up to what is going on. [v]
After
the explanation for the disappearance of millions, which the Bible truthfully
calls the rapture, she goes on to speak of apocalyptic events that are
extremely reminiscent of the words of Jesus some two thousand years ago when he
spoke of wars and rumors of wars and nation rising against nation.
As we
see it, as the probable worlds begin to form, there will be great shiftings
within humanity on this planet. It
will seem that great chaos and turmoil are forming, that nations are rising
against each other in war, and that earthquakes are happening more
frequently. It will seem as if everything is falling apart and
cannot be put back together. Just as you sometimes have rumblings and quakings
in your lives as you change your old patterns and move into new energies,
Earth is shaking itself free, and a certain realignment or adjustment period is
to be expected. It will also seem
that the animals and fish are departing Earth.Those animals are now
moving over to the new world as it is being formed. They are not ending their
existence, they are merely slipping into the new world to await your joining
them. Bringers of the Dawn” [vi]
Warnings from Ashtar
New Age
writer Thelma Terrell claims to have received messages from Ashtar, the leader
of an “alien confederation” concerning the evacuation of millions around the
globe. Those familiar with the Bible immediately see that Ashtar is nothing
more than the same demon from Bible times (Asherah/Ashtoreth) but with a
message that modern man wants to hear. In former days Ashtar was considered a
god, but now such talk is, for the most part, out of style. Therefore, Ashtar
has come back as an “alien” to warn the citizens of earth of the impending
rapture. However, the true reason for the evacuation of the planet is never given.
When the rapture does occur, the demonic realm will be ready because they have
been warning people of just such an event. Ashtar has communicated that “Earth changes will be the primary factor in mass evacuation of
this planet.”[vii] Therefore because of the impending events coming
upon the earth, the “alien” ships will come in close enough to lift people off
the earth “in the twinkling of an eye,” – even the terminology is borrowed from
the Bible concerning the rapture.
Our rescue ships will be able to come in close enough in the twinkling of an eye to set the lifting beams
in operation in a moment. And all over the globe where events warrant
it, this will be the method of evacuation. Mankind will be lifted, levitated shall we say, by the beams from
our smaller ships. These smaller craft will in turn taxi the persons to the
larger ships overhead, higher in the atmosphere, where there is ample space and
quarters and supplies for millions of people. [viii]
The demons who are posing as “aliens” will try to convince mankind
that they in fact are the saviors. We have seen the conditioning in the movies
and people’s minds will remember those stories when the event occurs. Ashtar
states that great preparation and care has gone into the rescue of mankind:
“There is method and great organization in a detailed plan already near
completion for the purpose of removing
souls from this planet, in the event of catastrophic events making a rescue
necessary.” [ix] However, there will not be any advanced notice of the event and it
will happen in a flash. “The Great
Evacuation will come upon the world very suddenly. The flash of
emergency events will be as a lightning that flashes in the sky. So suddenly
and so quick in its happening that it is over almost before you are aware of
its presence.” [x]
The demons/”aliens” need to reassure those left behind that they
in fact are the ones getting the better deal since then the aliens will return
for “the children of all ages and races. The implication is that those taken
were not part of the “children of all ages and races”:
The
Counterfeit Rapture
Phase I of the Great
Exodus of souls from the planet will take place at a moment’s notice when
it is determined that the inhabitants are in danger. Phase II: This second
phase immediately following the first. The second phase is vital, as we return for the children of all ages and
races. The child does not have the power of choice in understanding nor
personal accountability. [xi]
However, some people might begin to wonder if such awful events
are coming upon the world, then why were they not taken as well? Ashtar assures
them to not take it personally as everyone will have a part to play:
Do not be concerned nor unduly upset if you do not participate in
this first temporary lift-up of souls who serve with us. This merely means that
your action in the plan is elsewhere, and you will be taken for your
instructions or will receive them in some other manner. Do not take any
personal affront if you are not alerted or are not a participant in this first
phase of our plan. Your time will come later, and these instructions are not
necessary for you at this time. [xii]
Ashtar has communicated this message to others with the twist that
those taken will have to remain in the third dimension whereas those that are
left will then be free to evolve to the fourth dimension. The websiteGateway to
Oneness speaks of one named Cristah the light worker who receives messages
from Ashtar. Cristah relays Ashtar’s message: “those who do not believe, will
be left in the 3rd dimension,” and “those that are not of the light must stay and learn here in
the 3rd dimension.” Cristah adds that Ashtar “says that the fate
of earth’s inhabitants” will be handled on an
individual basis.” [xiii] The idea is that the
disappearance of millions around the globe will be due to them being left in
the third dimension and those that then find themselves on the earth have
transitioned to the fourth dimension.
Ashtar
has been leaving messages with other channellers as well in order to make sure
that his message is heard and spread. Johanna Michaelson is a former New Ager
who is now a Christian. In her book Like Lambs to the Slaughter:
Your Child and the Occult, she writes about the well-known New
Age guru John Randolph Price who also receives messages from Asher (a variation
of Ashtar). Michaelson relays that ,according to John Randolph Price, as many
as two billion people could be wiped off the planet. This seemingly refers to
the trials coming upon the earth versus the evacuation, nevertheless, the
impact will be ‘we told you so’ once the events begin to occur.
Asher, the spirit guide of John Randolph Price, a moving force
behind the New Agers’ ‘World Instant of Cooperation’ (on December 31, 1986, in
which thousands of mediators worldwide simultaneously concentrated on world
peace hoping to cause a critical mass launching into the New Age) told him
that two billion people who didn’t
go along with the New Age would be wiped off the face of the Earth during the
coming cleansing.” [xiv]
New Age author Kay Wheeler and channeller, who goes by the name
Ozmana, describes how Mother Earth is fighting for her life and is in critical
condition, which she says, is “why you see the many crises in the world.” She
states the Mother Earth must fight for her survival and we as light bearers can
help her:
Mother is cleansing. It is all she knows to do at
this time to clear herself of the pollution that exists within her body. But
you as light bearers can
help your Mother cleanse in such a way that does not destroy all life on this
planet. [xv]
As part of the cleansing process, many people will be removed from
the planet so that the planet can move into the fourth dimension. “Earth’s
population needs to be decreased to bring forth the necessary changes upon this
planet to move into the fourth dimension.” She states that the changes are
coming and “those who plan to stay must be of this vibration.” The reason that
many will leave the planet is because they are not able to go to the fourth
dimension. She says that we should not feel sad for them but rather rejoice for
them and also that now the beings on earth can move forward:
Many of these beings who are leaving this planet at this time have
completed that which they came to do. It is a time of great rejoicing for them.
Do not feel sad about their leaving. They are going home. Many are waiting to
be with them again [...] Many
beings must move on, for their thought patterns are of the past. They hold on
to these thoughts that keep Earth held back. [xvi]
Summary and Conclusion
The
messages from the “aliens” and the New Age is clear: major earth changes and
cataclysms are coming upon the earth. As a result many will be removed from the
earth in the twinkling of an eye by the “aliens” or will remain in the third
dimension while everyone else moves into the fourth dimension. The rapture is
certain and Satan has prepared for the event through the movies and through
channellers receiving messages from “aliens” of the impending event.
Unfortunately, for many the rapture will not be an event that makes them look
up to God but to the “aliens” posing as man’s savior.
[i]For
example, some people have asserted that the Lord Jesus did not even exist as a
historical person. However, regardless of what concludes about him being God,
the fact that he lived and walked on this earth is incontrovertible. The
Talmud, which was written and compiled by Jews that did not receive Jesus as
their messiah, confirmed that Jesus existed. Furthermore, they stated that he
was crucified on the eve of Passover and that he was a doer of magic. Thus,
they admit three crucial things about a man that they in fact wanted to forget:
1) he existed, 2) he was crucified and 3) he performed supernatural acts. Thus,
the very ones that tried to ignore Him gave us three foundational facts
concerning Him. Considering that they didn’t have any vested interest in Him,
then we can rest assured that their testimony is certain.
[ii]
Retrieved July 16, 2010 from: http://www.religioustolerance.org/worldrel.htm
[iii]
Chuck Missler, Mark Eastman, Alien
Encounters, Koinonia House (1997).
[iv]
http://thecomingepiphany.com/BookArticles/alien.htm#_ftn4.
[v]
Barbara Marciniak, Bringers of the Dawn: Teachings
from the Pleiadians, Bear and Co., 1992.
[vi]
Ibid.
[vii]
Tuella, Project World Evacuation, Inner Light
Publications, 1993 edition.
[viii]
Ibid.
[ix]
Ibid.
[x]
Ibid.
[xi]
Ibid.
[xii]
Ibid.
[xiii] http://gator.naples.net/~nfn02191/10.28.96ch.htm
[xiv]
Johanna Michaelson, Like Lambs to the Slaughter:
Your Child and the Occult, Harvest House, Eugene, OR, 1989.
[xv]
Retrieved December 2, 2010 from http://www.his-forever.com/the_rapture_according_to_new_age.htm
http://www.douglashamp.com/counterfeit-rapture
Posts
