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Aircraft, which we think of as being invented in our modern
times, are a common sight today. Most of us see them
so often that we barely take notice.
Let's take a look at a few of the recorded sightings to see what The Bible
actually says
In Exodus 13:20-22 the angel of The Lord traveled ahead and all around the
Israelites in a "pillar of cloud"
- it was seen as a dark "cloud" during the day in the
bright sunlight, and as a flame at night in the darkness. Exhaust smoke
and flame
from a jet engine?
In Judges 13:20 the parents of Samson spoke with an
angel who upon leaving them ascended into the sky "in
a flame."
- The flame did not come from the angel; the angel somehow
rode the flame. Again, some sort of jet
or rocket engine?
In Deuteronomy 7:20, Joshua24:72, and Exodus 23:28, The Lord sent "the
hornet" ahead of the advancing
Israelites to drive out their enemies.
- Although this could simply mean sending swarms of
stinging insects, the Scripture does not say "hornets"
- it says the homet. (coincidentally, the modern-day
Mcdonnell Douglas F18 fighter aircraft is named The Hornet)
In Ezekiel chapter 1, the prophet Ezekiel wrote of a "living creature"
with wings and whirling wheels (NIV). When the "creature" was not in
motion, the wings would rest downward, but when the wings "moved with a mighty
sound" the creature would rise from the ground. Inside the creature was what
looked like the face of a man.
- Some sort of helicopter?
In each of these incidents, we seem to be reading of spirit beings, whether God
or of Angels, being transported in or by some sort of machine that used physical
forces, whether flame or whirling wings, for motion. There are also recorded
examples of humans doing the same.
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