Do UFO’s Need Grace?

Hello, saints! Ever studied UFOs in the Bible?

Before the latest bombings in Iran, there was a public hubbub about UFOs & the possibility of extraterrestrial life — including comments from Presidents Obama and Trump. Obama said in a podcast interview that aliens are likely real, although they’ve not made contact with Earth. Trump publicly said he didn’t know if aliens existed and accused Obama of disclosing classified information but then – I guess why not? – announced plans to order the release of government files on UFOs/UAPs.

Then, Russell Moore at Christianity Today wrote an article called What If Aliens Are Real? A Thought Experiment. He invited readers (presumably believers) to imagine what it would mean if intelligent extraterrestrial life were proven to exist. He explored some cultural and psychological reactions people might have — from fear to euphoria to seeing it as a unifying event. By the end, he ultimately stressed one key point: whether or not aliens exist, the truth of Christianity would remain unchanged.

Really? Well, we had a recent podcast about UFO’s & the Bible, and as I shared then, I have quite a few spiritual questions about little green men.

Are you ready?

1. The Scope of the Cross

• Do ET’s need God’s grace?
• Did Christ’s death at Calvary pay for the sins of extraterrestrials?
• If so, how can a once-for-all event of substitutionary atonement for sin on Earth apply to morally accountable creatures on another planet?
• If not, does that mean aliens are outside God’s redemptive plan?
• Would Christ need to be incarnate multiple times on different worlds?
• How about Hebrews 9:26? “For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.” Doesn’t this limit atonement to Earth’s human race?
• Is Adam the federal head of all moral beings in the universe—or only on Earth?
• If aliens are not “in Adam,” can they be “in Christ”?

2. The Doctrine of Sin

• Did extraterrestrials fall into sin?
• If they did not fall, are they like unfallen angels?
• If they did fall, was Satan tempting them on their planet?
• Do they possess a sin nature?
• If they never fell, what does that say about humans falling into sin?

3. The Uniqueness of the Incarnation

• What about 1 Tim. 2:5 – For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus. Does He not mediate for the aliens, too? If Christ looks like a human in glory how would He relate to non-human rational beings?
• Does God’s incarnation on the Earth put humans in a privileged position with God over other possible moral species on other planets?

4. The Image of God

• Are aliens made in the image of God? If not, are they moral agents?
• Is the image of God biologically tied to Adam’s race?

5. The Authority of Scripture

• Would extraterrestrials need access to our Bible?
• Would they have to come to our planet, learn our language to read God’s Word so they can finally understand God’s will for their lives?
• Would God have given them their own written revelation?
• Would Paul’s unique message about the mystery “hid in God” apply to them?

6. Dispensational Questions

• Is the Body of Christ limited to humanity or does it include aliens?
• Could aliens be baptized by the Spirit into the Body of Christ?
• Does Ephesians 3’s “one new man” include non-humans? Wouldn’t it be offensive to them to have to be part of something called “one new man?”
• Ephesians 1:10 – That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him. Notice both which are in heaven, and which are on earth. Is God consciously excluding the superintelligent little green men He also created?

• Does this mean missionaries have to travel to other planets? How would you explain the gospel to a little green man?
• Would they already know the Creator?
• Do you remember Romans 10:14 – How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher? Does that apply to aliens?

8. Eschatology

• Does Christ’s millennial reign include governance over other inhabited planets?
• When Revelation speaks of a “new heaven and new earth,” does that imply that the little green men are going to get a new planet also?
• Would aliens participate in a resurrection?
• Are they subject to final judgment at the Great White Throne?

9. Soteriology Dilemmas

• Could aliens be justified by faith?
• Faith in WHAT exactly?
• Would they need a substitutionary sacrifice? Do they even know what that means?
• Would grace operate identically for them?

10. Christology Challenges

• Is Christ the “last Adam” only for humanity or for aliens, too?
• If Christ died “once for all,” how far does “all” extend?
• Does Colossians 1:16–20 (“reconcile all things… in heaven and earth”) include heavenly positions on other planets?

11. Practical Church Questions

If an alien landed in our backyard today and he just fell in love with the grace message and our church:

• Could he be an elder?
• Could he partake in the Lord’s Supper?
• Would he be considered a “gentile”?
• Let’s say he’s a really handsome alien. Would interspecies marriage be biblically permissible?

12. Bigger Theological Questions

• Why has Scripture been silent about aliens?
• Would extraterrestrial life imply that Earth is not uniquely central?
• Would their existence challenge the perspicuity or sufficiency of Scripture?
• Would modern UFO narratives be spiritual deception rather than biology?

False Alien Narratives

When I see articles in the media or Christian news sites about UFO’s & aliens, I freely admit my first reaction is usually, “I’ll bet this is a psyop” – a psychological operation, a coordinated effort — usually by the powers that be — to influence people through deception. Aliens make for convenient distractions in the media, don’t they?

Spielberg’s “Disclosure Day” is coming out in June. Much of its marketing emphasizes one eye. So creepy. What is he saying exactly?

This kind of imagery isn’t unique to Spielberg. Images of celebrities in photo shoots displaying one eye is a downright regular occurrence nowadays.

Why?

It’s not some common artistic expression.

In fact, some say it’s intentional occult symbolism.

A gesture like this signals allegiance to what some call an occult ruling elite. Vigilant Citizen regularly chronicles the emphasis on one eye in the media, and they argue, basically, that when you hide one eye, you effectively block half of your vision. In symbolic terms, you become half-blind to the truth. By hiding one eye, celebrities are signaling that they’ve “sacrificed” a vital part of their being for material gain. And, since eyes are the “windows to the soul,” this symbolizes the partial or total loss of one’s soul.

So the one eye potentially means:

• Being half-blind to truth
• A symbolic sacrifice
• A sign of selling one’s soul
• Participation in an occult system

I cannot help but wonder if Spielberg is signaling this same brand of allegiance. I also cannot help but wonder if he is a deep state-aligned propagandist figure.

Have you ever seen Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)? It is absolutely evil. It is nothing more than soft religious reprogramming. I kid you not.

Consider these core claims made in the film:

• It presents alien contact as initially terrifying but ultimately salvific.
• The aliens function as replacement saviors.
• The film reframes abduction as a higher calling.
• The protagonist ABANDONS his family for the alien “mission.”
• This parallels religious conversion and ascetic departure.

Consider these key themes:

• Devil’s Tower = high place / occult mountain symbolism.
• Light imagery parallels mystical initiation experiences.
• Music becomes a universal “language” replacing traditional revelation.
• A world-government scientific elite mediates contact.
• Religion is subtly merged into a universalized spiritual narrative.

Do you see how all of these visuals and themes add up? This is a ritual initiation into a technocratic, globalist, post-Christian spiritual framework. (For more, see this discussion.)

This movie, to me, like a lot of false alien narratives, is a psyop. These false narratives function as conditioning tools. Repeated exposure to alien imagery “trains” the public subconscious. To what end? To prepare society for future “disclosure” events.

Why?

To undermine your faith.

Because if aliens exist, we’ll be asking ourselves all the same questions I asked at the beginning of this article.

If you abandon your faith, you will be more dependent upon them for greater “truth.” I mean, what secular, dystopian, authoritarian regime wouldn’t love to make you easy to manipulate and solely reliant upon them for all truth?

I have no doubt that some in government view the whole “aliens exist” narrative as a really nice way to destabilize religions, especially Christianity, because the existence of aliens would call into question almost all of our beliefs.

Christians & Aliens

On the other hand, I have seen over the years some believers try to use Scripture to defend the possibility of aliens existing. C. S. Lewis was open to the possibility. He once speculated that if extraterrestrial rational beings exist, then there would be 3 possibilities:

1. They never fell (no need for redemption).
2. They fell but are redeemed in ways unknown to us.
3. Christ’s incarnation could have cosmic implications.

Lewis also argued that the Lord’s incarnation on Earth does not logically prohibit God from relating differently elsewhere. Billy Graham acknowledged the possibility of life on other planets, noting that the Bible doesn’t say either way whether life exists elsewhere and doesn’t exclude the possibility of extraterrestrial life. He explained that if such life exists, it would still be part of God’s creation — just as humans are.

How about we look at

Biblical Arguments For the Possibility of Aliens

1. Scripture never explicitly denies extraterrestrial life.
2. God’s creativity is not limited to Earth.
   1. God created “the heaven and the earth.” The heavens declare His glory. If the universe contains innumerable galaxies, some argue, “Why would God create such vastness if Earth alone contains life? Wouldn’t multiple life-bearing worlds further display His glory?” This is an argument from divine abundance, that God’s creativity is not minimalistic.
3. The universe’s vastness suggests abundance.
   1. Personally, I would suggest the vastness is intentional to impress upon your mind the greatness of God Himself.
4. Scripture acknowledges diverse created beings and includes non-human intelligent beings.
   1. Scripture affirms: Angels, Cherubim, Seraphim, Living creatures in heaven, Demons – why not aliens?
5. Biblical cosmology is theological, not scientific.
6. God could create other life forms without contradicting Scripture.
7. Plural “worlds” language leaves conceptual room.
   1. Hebrews 11:3, “Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God.” The Greek term (aiōnas) can mean: Ages, Realms, Worlds. Some argue this plural language leaves conceptual room for multiple created domains. This is not a strong proof text — but it is sometimes cited.
8. Extraterrestrial animal/microbial life presents no doctrinal problem.
9. Silence in Scripture does not mean prohibition.

Summary of Biblical Arguments Against Aliens

1. Earth uniquely formed for habitation.
   1. Scripture presents Earth as uniquely formed “to be inhabited” (Isaiah 45:18). The heavens are declared to belong to the Lord, but “the earth He has given to the children of men” (Psalm 115:16). The creation narrative focuses entirely on Earth, humanity, and God’s relationship with man. There is no Biblical reference to other biological civilizations. Therefore, the silence suggests Earth is the sole focus of God’s redemptive plan.
2. Humanity alone bears God’s image.
   1. Genesis 1:26–27 – Humans alone are said to be created in the imago Dei (image of God).
3. Christ’s incarnation is singular and human.
   1. Hebrews emphasizes: Christ died “once for all.” Therefore, the redemptive structure appears designed for only humanity.
4. Adam’s fall affects all creation.
   • Romans 8:20–22 teaches creation itself was subjected to corruption. The fall narrative presumes one human race affecting all creation.
5. Scripture already explains non-human intelligences as angels/demons.
   1. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Ephesians 6:12 – The Biblical worldview includes spiritual beings — but never biological space civilizations. If non-human intelligences appear, Scripture has already prepared us for what they are – they’re angels: heavenly or fallen.
6. The heavens are signs pointing to God Himself, not other inhabited planets.
7. Eschatology is human-centered.
   1. Consider Rev. 21–22. Eschatology includes the New Heaven, New Earth, the resurrection of humanity, and judgment, There is no mention of: alien races, interplanetary redemption, or cosmic evangelism missions. The final eternal state is completely human-centered and earth-centered.
8. The Sufficiency of Scriptural Cosmology
   1. Scripture presents a three-tiered cosmos:
   2. Heaven (God’s dwelling)
   3. Earth (human dwelling)
   4. Spiritual realm (angelic/demonic)
   5. There is no fourth category for extraterrestrial biological civilizations. Introducing aliens adds a category foreign to biblical cosmology.
9. “Yea, hath God said?”
   1. Doesn’t Scripture warn us that one of Satan’s methods of deception is to take your eyes off of Scripture, away from the Word of God, to think about things about which God did not reveal? Does he not wish to have your minds corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ? Would he not want to replace revealed truth with speculation? And captivate your mind with anything other than Christ?

I’m reminded of Paul warning in Colossians 2:18 about men “Intruding into those things which he hath not seen…” Notice the danger in that verse – speculative obsession with unseen realms. And what does a UFO frenzy thrive on? Secret knowledge. Hidden files. Unseen dimensions. Supposed “higher intelligences.”

UFO narratives tend to imply that humanity is not central, that the Earth is not special, that your faith is primitive and stupid, and that advanced beings would “correct” your thinking. What happens spiritually when the conversation becomes:

• “What if advanced beings seeded humanity?”
• “What if religion was a misunderstanding about extraterrestrials?”
• “What if salvation is you getting on an alien ship like Close Encounters?”

That’s not neutral curiosity.

That undermines all of Scripture.

“What is man, that thou art mindful of him? … Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands…” (Psa. 8:4-6)