Infinity Publishing Co. (2001)
The ancient astronaut and Biblical UFO hypotheses are not new. However, no one
seems to want to take the matter to the next logical step. If Ezekiel’s
"wheel within a wheel" and Moses’ "pillar of fire and
cloud" were forerunners of today’s UFOs, then the Star of Bethlehem and
the brilliant cloud to which Jesus ascended must be treated in the same
vein.
When Biblical descriptions of anomalous aerial phenomena are overlaid on that
of modern-day UFO reports, the picture seems to meld as one. Once the evidence
has been presented, the reader is led to a conclusion that is at best
convincing and at least though provoking.
Are you willing to risk having your world view
shaken?
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PREFACE
The ancient astronaut and Biblical UFO hypotheses are not new. However, no one
seems to want to take the matter to the next logical step. If Ezekiel's
"wheel within a wheel" and Moses' "pillar of fire and
cloud" were forerunners of today's UFOs, then the Star of Bethlehem and
the brilliant cloud to which Jesus ascended must be treated in the same
vein.
How can one make a connection between UFOlogy and Christianity without
suggesting that God is nothing more than an alien in a flying saucer? The two
concepts appear to be so far apart that an expansive void exists between them.
The answer is to bridge that void with knowledge.
Although I have presented many documented cases in this book to dramatize the
immense volume of evidence supporting the existence of the UFO/abduction
phenomenon, I have not necessarily written it for the expressed purpose of
convincing the reader of its reality. I present it to dramatize the evidence
that led me to the conclusions of my own belief system.
Too many people feel that their belief system is the right one and are
closed-minded to any theories based on the facts, even though their own beliefs
are based on "faith" that flies in the face of all known facts. Their
parents, grandparents, priests, ministers and rabbis have formed their reality.
It is much easier to let someone else do their thinking for them than to
analyze the facts for themselves and draw their own conclusions.
This fact is why the "Flat Earth Society" still exists to this day.
"The Bible says that angels guard the four corners of the Earth.
How could the Earth have four corners if it is round?"
"If the Earth were round, when Jesus comes back down from heaven, He would
slide right off. How could he light on a round Earth?"
This is the kind of logic that has been passed down from generation to
generation. It is much more convenient and less thought provoking to accept
this logic than to use one's own. Copernicus was imprisoned by the church for
such heresy as suggesting that the Earth is not the center of the universe. Some
people hold this concept to be true today.
When I was in grade school, before the first space flight, my science teacher
told us that if we were to go into space, we would find that the Earth was
green. This color was a reflection of the earth's foliage off the ionosphere.
We learned that the Milky Way was one of only seven galaxies in the universe.
Mainstream science thought they knew everything there was to know at that time,
as they do today. Now we look back one hundred years and laugh at their arrogance.
At the turn of the twentieth century they looked back one hundred years and
laughed at their arrogance. I have a distinct feeling that at the turn of the
twenty-second century, they will look back at the science of today and laugh at
ours.
If the truth runs contrary to the conventional worldview, so be it. Mainstream
science, throughout history, has consistently proven that the truth runs
contrary to the worldview of the previous century.
And what of an afterlife? A heaven . . . or a spiritual realm? Communication
between souls, living and dead? Fifty years ago ESP (extrasensory perception)
was so much nonsense. A parlor trick. Today it is not only accepted by
mainstream science, it is used to explain away virtually every unknown
phenomenon of the mind from spirit communication to the near death experience.
Too many incidents have occurred in my life to dismiss out of hand the
existence of this phenomenon.
If we, as a race, are to evolve technologically, emotionally and spiritually,
we must be willing to accept the facts that we learn along the way and not
dwell on the dogmas of our ancestors. Not that what our ancestors witnessed and
reported were incorrect. Much to the contrary. Perhaps it is a simple matter of
interpretation. Over the centuries we have learned that the clash of thunder
and the streak of lightning did not indicate that the gods were angry. We have
learned that the moon was not something to fear and throw stones at. That the
eclipse of the Sun does not mean that it is being devoured by a dragon.
The proper knowledge yields the proper interpretation of any phenomenon. Does
this mean that to accept UFOs as a reality we must throw out all we know and
believe about the Bible? Should we listen to those who say, "you can't
believe in UFOs and God too."?
Once again, much to the contrary. The trick comes with integrating the
new facts with the old. Scientific and intellectual development is much like a
good mystery novel. The facts are laid out for all to see, page by page.
If one is able to recall the clues given in chapter one and incorporate them
with the ones given in chapter ten, it won't take a Sherlock Holmes to figure
out that the butler did it before the final page is turned.
The volumes of clues, that the world has been given, at the time of this
writing, are enormous. If we keep the clues given in the Bible separate from
those of science, we must have two different belief systems. If we weigh the
mass of evidence gathered from around the world, concerning UFO and spiritual
phenomena, against that of mainstream science, then two other belief systems
are born. There are virtually as many belief systems in this world as there are
believers. Yet, I can assure you, there is but one reality. If that reality is
a culmination of many dimensions, then that is the one reality to which I
refer.
I have spent the last thirty-six years studying the UFO phenomenon . . . pro
and con. I have studied metaphysics . . . pro and con. I have studied
mainstream science and the Bible. For every question answered, there are ten
more questions posed. If I were to subscribe to one paradigm as gospel, I would
have no choice but to throw out all other known facts in spite of the
legitimacy of their existence. It is by finding and incorporating that common
thread that helps to make the puzzle complete.
What I propose in this volume may not be the last word on the matter. It may
well be as far off base as one could get. However, it is a theory based upon
the culmination of my findings and personal experiences through the years. I
ask you only to examine the evidence, add your own knowledge and personal
experiences and draw your own conclusions. If you are right, you're right. If
not . . . keep digging.
Do not think that to even consider such a hypothesis is blasphemous. Blasphemy
requires the element of intent. If one intends to degrade, discredit, or
otherwise distort the truth regarding something held sacred, this is blasphemy.
I can assure you that such is not the intent in this case. To examine the
evidence and arrive at an erroneous conclusion is simply a mistake. I cannot
imagine a loving Father who would banish his own child to an eternity of
torment for seeking the truth and drawing the wrong conclusion.
Now open your mind. Let's explore!
David E. Twichell
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David E. Twichell makes the connection between what you think you know about the Bible, UFO's, and Jesus' life and times and what you were always told was so, much more interesting and a lot more exciting! He also adds his own poignant encounter(s) with the unexplained for more than good reason. Twichell's explorations and investigations into the UFO enigma and biblical scholarship will undoubtedly urge any thinking reader to re-examine their own beliefs - and with good reason! Any writer, who can do this, is simply brilliant and Twichell is no exception.
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The UFO - Jesus Connection is a most splendid adventure and well worth the
reader's time and investment. I highly recommend this book to you. The
UFO-Jesus Connection will challenge what you think you know and you will come
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Reviewed by:
David E. Caywood. Co-author of "The Other Sky." Blue Star
Productions.
http://www.theothersky.org/
In The UFO - Jesus Connection, author David E. Twichell shows how aliens
have interacted with people since the days of Biblical contact with angels. The
ancient astronaut and Biblical UFO hypotheses are not new. However, Twichell
claims no one seems to want to take the matter to the next logical step. As
Twichell states,"If Ezekiel's 'wheel within a wheel and Moses' pillar of
fire and cloud' were forerunners of today's UFOs, then the Star of Bethlehem
and the brilliant cloud to which Jesus ascended must be treated in the same
vein." Twichell's book opens with his family's nighttime encounter with a
UFO in the summer of 1962.
At the age of 14, Twichell, his older sister Ann, and their parents witnessed a
green sky and a billowy cloud hovering above the roof of their home, which
contained yellow, red, and white round lights. Twichell's mother declared it
was the second coming of Christ, but willingly recanted that statement the next
morning when the Detroit Free Press reported it was just "Northern
Lights." This report satisfied Twichell's mother and most Detroiters,
except for Twichell, who never forgot the experience.
AAER staff have met Dave Twichell, his wife Laura, and sister Ann. They are
very intelligent people who do not exaggerate the truth even though they are
uncertain why so many unusual things have happened to their family. Since the
Twichells are familiar with the abduction scenario, AAER asked if they had
considered the possibility that maybe their whole family was abducted that
night in 1962 for which the aliens may have blocked their memories? It is a
question without an answer.
Twichell's book nicely blends his family's personal encounters
with ghosts, death, precognition, NDE's, OBE's, astral travel, angels and
religion. Readers familiar with popular books of the 1960's and 1970's will
appreciate Twichell's discussion of Edgar Cayce, Kirlian photography, the
shroud of Turin and more, to better understand events of today.
Always respectful of his religious upbringing, Twichell never offends any
readers, no matter what their religious background might be. The book's cover
photo features a famous 15th century painting depicting Mary and the baby Jesus
with a man and a dog in the background pointing to a UFO in the sky. It is a
painting which begs for an explanation as to its true meaning.
Twichell's book is enjoyable reading and will take readers back to their
spiritual moments when they wondered, was there a connection between UFOs and
Jesus?
REVIEW BY MARILYN RUBIN OF THE "ALIEN ABDUCTION EXPERIENCE AND
RESEARCH" WEB SITE. http://www.abduct.com
Book
review of "The UFO-Jesus Connection"
Just the title of David Twichell's book, will be sufficient to deter those with
narrow-minded and dogmatic religious or 'scientific' beliefs, from even reading
the brief overview on the back cover. And from the outset, Twichell
acknowledges that, "The ancient astronaut and Biblical UFO hypotheses are
not new."
What is new, however, is the way Twichell tackles the subject, dividing the
book into three parts: UFO's and The Physical Realm; Jesus Of Nazareth And The
Spiritual Realm; The Connection. In addition, he combines an interesting and
diverse range of sources of information starting with his own personal
'encounter' (with multiple witnesses) and experiences; accounts from friends
and work colleagues when he was serving in the US Army; photos and accounts
referenced from other books on the subject including the Bible - in fact,
hardly a stone has been left unturned!
Although the overall subject, and where Twichell takes it, is currently
controversial in our modern 'we know it all - can explain it all' culture,
Twichell reminds us that, "Copernicus was imprisoned by the church for
such heresy at suggesting that the earth is not the center of the
universe." And referring back to his school days, before the first space
flight, when he was told that such a flight (in the future) will show the earth
to be green and the Milky Way was one of only of seven galaxies, Twichell also
reminds us, "Mainstream Science thought they knew everything there was to
know at that time, as they do today. At the turn of the twentieth century they
looked back one hundred years and laughed at their arrogance. I have a distinct
feeling that at the turn of the twenty-second century, they will look back at
the science of today and laugh at ours." Twichell is not alone, nor the
first to point this out, and the point he makes is best summed up in the quote:
"That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation,
often becomes the height of wisdom in the next." John Stuart Mill.
Finally, Twichell explains, "I have not necessarily written it (the book)
for the expressed purpose of convincing the reader of its reality," and I
concur with the book-cover synopsis that, "Once the evidence has been
presented, the reader is led to a conclusion that is at best convincing, and at
least thought provoking."
Review by David Taub, UKpoet@aol.com
Member of the National Union of Journalists (UK)
Consultant editor for UNKNOWN magazine (Illinois, USA)
http://members.aol.com/UKpoet/index.html
Review
of: "The UFO - Jesus Connection"
The Book, "The UFO - Jesus Connection" taught me a lot about the
UFO Phenomenon. I found the book to be a very interesting and provocative
material. I run an organization called "Nexusdomain", and this book has
helped to verify some of the research that we have been doing. The book
thoroughly explains the UFO Phenomenon, and how they have been reported in the
past. David Twichell makes a good point on how we should try to be open to new
things even if we cannot see, hear, or touch them because they might actually
be in a different physical realm that we could not grasp. He explains in great
detail, how Jesus was extraterrestrially connected, and how this connection was
what changed humanity forever. This book is a great resource to anyone starting
to either accept or study the phenomenon, or for anyone who just wants to learn
more about it.
REVIEW BY: Steve Petro of nexusdomain.org