'The Universe... What's Really Out There?'
'Space, the final frontier...' You heard it too, didn't you? William Shatner's voice echoed in your eardrum when you read that. Then that oh so familiar tune of the Star Trek theme beamed through your mind for just a split second. Okay, enough of that. I read just the other day that some individual who has entirely too much money to waste wants to send a man and a woman into orbit...destination Mars. The trip is estimated to take over 500 days to complete. During this time, this man and woman will be secluded inside a small space capsule together. If I were that man, I'd insist on picking the woman who would be my traveling companion. Think how horrible this mission could turn out to be if these two people are not compatable!
Man's fascination with space fascinates me. We will never stop searching for answers. We have this driving force within us to verify that there surely is life out there somewhere. I personally think we will never get our answer. I don't think God will allow us to solve the mystery. Presuming that there surely must be someone else somewhere else in this vast universe, let's also presume for a moment that God gave them the same choices we were allowed at the dawn of our civilization. There's a good chance that the first woman of their species DIDN"T eat the forbidded fruit. If that's the case, then that world we seek to discover would be one void of sin. Our very entry into that world would nullify everything. We would not only bring beads and trinkets to this new world, we would also bring sin. When that occurs, we have in effect become the Satan of their civilization. Perhaps we should all just stay home and patiently wait for the new Star Wars movies instead.
Personally, I do not think there is anything or anyone else out there. Let's go back to the moment that Satan and his demons rose up in defiance of God and threatened to overthrow His rule. What did God do? He didn't send them all to Mars or Venus...or that Vulcan planet. He banished them all to earth. These were angels, fallen angels granted. they were...are supernatural beings. Why not sentence Satan and his evil band to some foreboding asteroid or perhaps a tiny obscure moon in a galaxy far, far away. I think because God realized that mankind would never be satisfied until we were allowed to have the freedom of 'free will.' Had our civilization never experienced sin, we'd not have the freedom to choose the life we wish to live. Under God's grand design, we can do anything...ANYTHING we want. Were there not any of those pesky laws our society imposes on us, the sky...the universe would be the limit! Of course, ultimately in the end there would be a price to pay if we choose to live a life filled with sin. The Bible is clear when describing Hell as being here on Earth, apparently deep within the earth. Those who choose to live a life of sin ultimately find their way to hell...for eternity. That's a shame, for those of us who choose to live our lives by God's standards will someday leave this planet...and when we do...we will have the answer. We will know what is really OUT THERE!
Man's fascination with space fascinates me. We will never stop searching for answers. We have this driving force within us to verify that there surely is life out there somewhere. I personally think we will never get our answer. I don't think God will allow us to solve the mystery. Presuming that there surely must be someone else somewhere else in this vast universe, let's also presume for a moment that God gave them the same choices we were allowed at the dawn of our civilization. There's a good chance that the first woman of their species DIDN"T eat the forbidded fruit. If that's the case, then that world we seek to discover would be one void of sin. Our very entry into that world would nullify everything. We would not only bring beads and trinkets to this new world, we would also bring sin. When that occurs, we have in effect become the Satan of their civilization. Perhaps we should all just stay home and patiently wait for the new Star Wars movies instead.
Personally, I do not think there is anything or anyone else out there. Let's go back to the moment that Satan and his demons rose up in defiance of God and threatened to overthrow His rule. What did God do? He didn't send them all to Mars or Venus...or that Vulcan planet. He banished them all to earth. These were angels, fallen angels granted. they were...are supernatural beings. Why not sentence Satan and his evil band to some foreboding asteroid or perhaps a tiny obscure moon in a galaxy far, far away. I think because God realized that mankind would never be satisfied until we were allowed to have the freedom of 'free will.' Had our civilization never experienced sin, we'd not have the freedom to choose the life we wish to live. Under God's grand design, we can do anything...ANYTHING we want. Were there not any of those pesky laws our society imposes on us, the sky...the universe would be the limit! Of course, ultimately in the end there would be a price to pay if we choose to live a life filled with sin. The Bible is clear when describing Hell as being here on Earth, apparently deep within the earth. Those who choose to live a life of sin ultimately find their way to hell...for eternity. That's a shame, for those of us who choose to live our lives by God's standards will someday leave this planet...and when we do...we will have the answer. We will know what is really OUT THERE!
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