The three major prophets isaiah, jeremiah, ezekiel and zephaniah all have the same basic sequence of messages. The airship was destroyed in a storm while enroute on a train to the st. Ezekiel describes a river coming out from under the threshold of the temple. He decided the technology of the builders must have been somewhat higher than mankinds at the present, and added he had seldom felt as delighted, satisfied, and fascinated by being proven wrong. The very reason this book was written in the first place, was due to a challenge that the author j. What we are going to get a glimpse of is a glimpse into the power that was behind the king of tyre, ie. The book of ezekiel gives little detail about ezekiels life. Sep 17, 2015 the description by the prophet ezekiel is one of the most discussed pieces of evidence regarding the ancient astronaut theory. Blumrich march 17, 19 february 10, 2002 about a spaceship that was supposedly observed by the prophet ezekiel, written while the author was chief of nasas systems layout branch of the program development office at the marshall space flight center.
From a quick reading of chapter one, it becomes apparent that ezekiel saw a great cloud with raging fire engulfing itself vs. In no other book is this pattern clearer than in ezekiel see outline. Besides clarity of structure, the book of ezekiel reveals symmetry. I am judging you for what you have done, and i will pay you back for all. Mar 27, 2010 the book of ezekiel gives little detail about ezekiel s life. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition.
Ezekiel ends his technical description with comments on the command capsule and on the commander himself. Blumrich march 17, 19 february 10, 2002 on a spaceship that was supposedly observed by the prophet. Blumrich and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The prophet ezekiel clearly has a close encounter with something extraterrestrial, from a technology not of this world. Married and 30 years old at the time, ezekiel was a priest and came from an upperclass family. Blumrich entitled the spaceships of eziekel this book concludes that the passage shown above wasnt the whole story. Read his unesco article the spaceships of the prophet ezekiel.
When one looks into ezekiels prophetic book, it becomes clear that ezekiel did see some strange things. Imagine if ezekiel s visions were that of gods from the sky view. Josef blumrich was able to design and analyze the spaceships as described by ezekiel. Intro to ezekiel biblica the international bible society. In 612 the great assyrian city of nineveh fell to a combined force of. The spaceships of ezekiel is about a ship that was supposedly observed by the prophet ezekiel. As the book opens, it is the thirtieth year probably the thirtieth year of his own life and the prophet is in babylon by the river chebar. Ezekiel was not describing a space craft of any kind. In ezekiels visions, hes transported back to jerusalem, which is the real geographical center of the book. However, a thorough examination convinced him that ezekiel had, in fact, seen a spaceship. The book of ezekiel is unique in that, with occasional exceptions, it is entirely autobiographical, that is, written in the first person, from the viewpoint of ezekiel himself. How to explain the ufo story of the book of ezekiel 1 to 4.
Ezekiel 27 common english bible ceb tyre, the ship of state. It is significant that the prophet describes features which are of little engineering importance but which, to the eye, carry the same weight as true structual elements. Jun 16, 2009 it is ironic that ezekiel recognized this vision to be a message from god, yet over 2,500 years after this vision, modernday ufo hunters want to reinterpret ezekiels original understanding of what he saw. Blumrich march 17, 19 february 10, 2002 on a spaceship that was supposedly observed by the prophet ezekiel, written while the author was chief of nasas systems layout branch of the program development office at the marshall space flight center. It wasnt, his word and the language of his book reveal that it wasnt.
According to dates given in the text, ezekiel received his prophetic call in the fifth year of the first deportation to babylonia 592 bc and was active until about 570 bc. Ezekiel had four encounters with spaceships, occurring over a period of twenty years. The report by ezekiel could hardly have been a pious fabrication only in this space age are we able to deliberate upon ezekiel s vision. Ezekiel is talking about people of difference from the jews. Blumrich then an employed nasa rocket engineer set out for. Blumrich wrote about ufos in a biblical context, the visions of the prophet ezekiel have increasingly become part of the ancient astronaut theory.
The prophet ezekiel being lifted up yesterday, in my post the ancient ufos seen on earth, i wrote about some of the ancient sightings of ufos. Ezekiel 44 niv bible then the man brought me back to the. This book had been on my shelf since my teenage years. The spaceships of ezekiel 1974 is a book by masa engineer josef f. The heavens were opened and, the prophet declares, i saw visions of god. Many christians and their pastors are literally terrified of ezekiel one as it suggests that god came to ezekiel in a spaceship. Ezekiels description of the vision ties in perfectly with other apocalyptic writings such as daniel and revelation. Based on the book of ezekiel and the question of alien vi.
In the early 1970s, a book titled chariots of the gods caused a major stir. And also imagine if the strange creatures ezekiel saw preceding the this was a very interesting theory written by a man who has knowledge of military technologies of our flying crafts. The assyrian empire that had once conquered the syropalestinian area and destroyed the northern kingdom of israel which fell to the assyrians in 722721 b. I am a former professor of bible, open to the possibility of intelligent life in space, however, blumrich makes a sophomore mistake of misunderstanding the prophet ezekiel. For example, one violent verse out of the many ezekiel 7. The book of ezekiel seemed to me, yet again, another violent, angry entry in the old testament that proclaims the wrath that god brings. To say this was ezekiel spaceship is not entirely accurate, and to say it was a ufo in the bible is only a piece of the puzzle. Ezekiel is considered the 6thcentury bce author of the book of ezekiel that reveals prophecies about the destruction of jerusalem, the restoration to the land of israel, and what some refer to as the millennial temple visions or the third temple. There are spaceships in the bible unraveling false images.
Is ezekiels vision of the wheel evidence of ufos in the. The best example being in the book of the prophet ezekiel. In the first two ezekiel announced judgment on jerusalem ezek. This is the river of life, for where the river flows everything will live ezekiel 47. Authors that have alleged the ancient aliens explanation of the book include joseph blumrich, who wrote the. It is the fifth day of the fourth month of the fifth year after the deportation of the jews of chaldea which is the year 593 or 592 b. The spaceships of ezekiel 1974 is a book by josef f. Blumrich the chief of nasas systems layout branch of the program development office at the marshall space flight center wrote his 1974 book. Ezekiel describes a flying chariot containing wheels within wheels and powered by angels. Some consider this incontrovertible proof of ancient aliens. Buy a cheap copy of the spaceships of ezekiel book by josef f. The spaceships of the prophet ezekiel earth portals. Ezekiels all about locationso much so that theres a series of chapters 4042 that do little more than describe the precise measurements of every single area in the future rebuilt temple. The center of the fire looked like glowing metal, 5 and in the fire was what looked like four living creatures.
Blumrich march 17, 19 february 10, 2002 about a spaceship that was supposedly observed by the prophet ezekiel, written while the author was chief of nasas systems layout branch of the program development office at. Ezekiel happens to be one of the protagonists both in the book of ezekiel and in the hebrew bible. Cannon was available for a 3cent stamp, a photograph for 50cents. As i looked, behold, a stormy wind came out of the north, and a great cloud, with brightness around it, and fire flashing forth continually, and in the midst of the fire, as it were gleaming metal.
The spaceships of ezekiel by tim callahan a perennial example of a supposed ancient record of extraterrestrial contact, used by authors asserting that alien astronauts visited the earth in antiquity, is to be found in the first chapter of ezekiel, in which that prophet, in exile near babylon, recounts a vision ezek. In this explanation, you will understand how the wheel of ezekiel and the abomination of desolation are inextricably linked to the allimportant prophecy for our time, the parable of the fig tree. The bible has many layers of intentionally hidden meaning for the initiated to grasp and the benighted to interpret literally. The report by ezekiel could hardly have been a pious fabrication only in this space age are we able to deliberate upon ezekiels vision. The book of ezekiel, one of the major prophetical books of the old testament. The asteroid that killed the dinosaurs hhmi biointeractive video duration. Upon completion of the ezekiel airship, curiosity got the best of gus stamps, a foundry worker who helped build the flying machine. Blumrichs claims that bible prophet ezekiel flew in a spaceship with ancient astronauts. The book of ezekiel and the flying chariot of fire. Stamps started the engine and the airship rose to approximately 12 to 15 feet. In verse 24, we are clearly told that the wings overspreading made noise gods word like the noise of great waters gods people as they speak the truth and stand for it. Is ezekiels vision of the wheel evidence of ufos in the bible.
It became a popular topic among the public after josef f. No alien, uncircumcised in heart or uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter into my sanctuary, of all the children of strangers that are in the midst of the house of israel. The spaceships of ezekiel by tim callahan a perennial example of a supposed ancient record of extraterrestrial contact, used by authors asserting that alien astronauts visited the earth in antiquity, is to be found in the first chapter of ezekiel, in which that prophet, in exile near babylon, recounts a. Those inferences that we get about satans origin and destiny come in large measure from isaiah 14 and ezekiel 28. The prophet ezekiel was one of the captives of the babylonian conquest in 606 b. Already in his introductory verses ezekiel demonstrates his inclination toward accurate definition by giving the exact date of the first encounter. Ezekiel lived during a time of international upheaval. However, given that it does not mention who he is, i therefore added that he was a nasa engineer, changing the sentence to reading. The description by the prophet ezekiel is one of the most discussed pieces of evidence regarding the ancient astronaut theory. Surprisingly, what is being described in ezekiel 1.
Fruit trees of all kind will grow on both banks of the river. Very soon now you will feel all the force of my anger. A circular explaining the scripture verses used b rev. Then the man brought me back to the outer gate of the sanctuary, the one facing east, and it was shut. Blumrich march 17, 19 february 10, 2002 about a spaceship that was supposedly observed by the. As we have seen, the firing of the engine reduces the descent velocity of the spaceship to a rate low enough for the helicopters to take over the rest of the flight until the landing. Imagine if ezekiels visions were that of gods from the sky view. In appearance their form was human, 6 but each of them had four faces and four wings.
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