From: george murphy <gmurphy@raex.com>
> So someone who believes in the Incarnation and in the reality of
angels
> can't think that there might be intelligent life on other planets?
Actually, I consider the "Sons of God" who gathered in Heaven in the Book of
Job to be the rulers and/or leaders of unfallen created life forms from
throughout the universe. The excuse claimed by Satan for showing up in
heaven after having already been kicked out was because he owned the
earth -- "from going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down
in it." He showed up, not because he was an angel, but a ruler. Thus, the
"Sons of God" certainly are not the angels.
However, they would have no reason to communicate with the only fallen
planet in the universe, for they are watching with interest everything that
is happening. Satan has accused God of duplicity in front of the universe
and
they are watching to see who is right. God is on trial and we (just as Job
and co. was) are the witnesses for the defense or the prosecution. This
planet (not the universe) is the stage on which the drama of truth and evil
is being played out.
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