Aliens or Fallen Angels?

Aliens or Fallen Angels?

by
William Arnold III
WmArnold@gmail.com

Question:

I have heard that it is very possible, if not probable, that supposed "Aliens" are actually fallen angels. I read some time ago, somewhere, that there are remarkable similarities between the appearance of both. Have you heard this, and what do you think?

Response:

I think it is quite possible that some alleged "alien" sightings are indeed really evil spirit sightings. I do not want to deny that these people genuinely saw something. The numerous reports and the consistency of their descriptions seems to indicate that something really is going on. On the other hand, I am somewhat reluctant to believe that there are other beings living on other planets besides the angels which God created (whether heavenly or fallen). The strongest reason for this is that God became a man and redeemed the people of earth. If there are aliens on other planets then we could assume that they would have sinned and would also be in need of redemption. From a Oneness perspective, God cannot be incarnate as two separate people, both a man and an alien. (Maybe our Trinitarian friends would not have as much of a problem with it ;o)

However, as limited as our knowledge is I cannot rule out the possibility of life on other planets completely. We simply do not know enough to do this.