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. The prophet is so overcome by the vision that he falls on his face. Blumrich and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Ezekiel sees the four shapes in the midst, that is, seemingly inside the fire, for two reasons. 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. Ezekiel ministered to his generation who were both exceedingly sinful and thoroughly hopeless. Ezekiel 1, new living translation nlt the bible app. This is not only the concise overview of the book of isaiah, but also of the book of ezekiel, except that ezekiel adds one more principle, the principle of individual responsibility which was also touched by the prophet, jeremiah. We were taught a few years ago that ezekiel chapter one was describing spaceships and that even god had a spacecraft in which his throne was transported around the earth and heavens. The prophet ezekiel is the author of the book ezekiel 1. The prophet ezekiel clearly has a close encounter with something extraterrestrial, from a technology not of this world. And the four had the same likeness, their appearance and construction being as it were a wheel within a wheel.
The book of ezekiel gives little detail about ezekiels life. Is it the case that ezekiel saw an alienoperated flying machine from outer space. Ezekiel was a prophet during the time of the babylonian exile. Blumrich march 17, 19 february 10, 2002 about a spaceship that was supposedly observed by the. In the first two ezekiel announced judgment on jerusalem ezek. If ezekiel was 30 years old when his ministry began, the final vision of the book came when he was about 50. For instance, the throne upon which yahweh seats is never described as round or silvery or some sort of disk shape. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes.
Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration. The book of ezekiel and the flying chariot of fire. 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 nasa s systems layout branch of the program development office at the marshall space flight center. In no other book is this pattern clearer than in ezekiel see outline. Bloomrichs book and other books penned by ancient astronaut theorists all have the same weakness. There are spaceships in the bible we were taught a few years ago that ezekiel chapter one was describing spaceships and that even god had a spacecraft in which his throne was transported around the earth and heavens. When jehoiakims successor, jehoiachin, surrendered in 597, nebuchadnezzar appointed zedekiah king and deported to babylon jehoiachin and the royal family, along with members of the upper class, including. In response to the rebellion of jehoiakim of judah in 601 b. This teaching was very beguiling, at the time, considering all the crop circles, eyewitness accounts of seeing ufos, books. As shown by the following events, the spaceship lands at a short distance from him.
As i looked, behold, a stormy wind came out of the north, and. 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. The spaceship of ezekiel, from ufo gods and prehistory, an. The first dated message in ezekiel is from the summer of 593 b. I was reminded also of the mention of such events in the bible. That blumrich was an actual rocket scientist adds credibility to his theory. Blumrich entitled the spaceships of eziekel this book concludes that the passage shown above wasnt the whole story. Various pieces of artwork have been made depicting this wheel within a. Ezekiel happens to be one of the protagonists both in the book of ezekiel and in the hebrew bible. Ezekiels wheel is a claimed ufo sighting recorded in the book of ezekiel. As for the appearance of the wheels and their construction.
Ezekiel was not describing a space craft of any kind. They tend to ignore the vocabulary of ezekiel chapter one. The description by the prophet ezekiel is one of the most discussed pieces of evidence regarding the ancient astronaut theory. If you cant believe a scientist who himself became a believer whom can you believe. Overview of the book of ezekiel reformed answers to. Buy a cheap copy of the spaceships of ezekiel book by josef f. Overview of the book of ezekiel third millennium ministries. Ezekiel describes his vision as an elaborate and complex image that symbolizes the majesty of yahweh and proclaims yahwehs sovereignty over all the nations of the earth. Determining the form, dimensions and functional capabilities of what ezekiel saw makes understanadable a number of passages in his text that are otherwise meaningless. I am a former professor of bible, open to the possibility of intelligent life. Impact of science on society, unesco volume xxiv, no. It became a popular topic among the public after josef f.
Blumrichs claims that bible prophet ezekiel flew in a spaceship with ancient. Surprisingly, what is being described in ezekiel 1. This idea, known as the ancient astronaut theory, sees ezekiels vision of the merkabah, or wheeled chariot, as more likely to be a spaceship or space shuttle. When jehoiakims successor, jehoiachin, surrendered in 597, nebuchadnezzar appointed zedekiah king and deported to babylon jehoiachin and the royal family, along with members of the upper class, including ezekiel the priest. 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. The latest dated oracle is 22 years later, in april 571 b. This book is one of the major prophets, filled with deeply symbolic visions and extreme actions from a. Pagination approximately corresponds to the original. His claim that the prophet ezekiel had encounters with spaceships prompted me to. It wasnt, his word and the language of his book reveal that it wasnt. Ezekiels arrival at a large complex of buildings proves to have been scheduled because he is awaited by a man wearing clothing similar to that of the ships commander and who takes the prophet on an extended tour through the temple. How to explain the ufo story of the book of ezekiel 1 to 4. This tells of a strange vehicle coming from the sky near the chebar river in chaldea now part of iraq and could also be interpreted as an alien abduction. Mar 27, 2010 the book of ezekiel gives little detail about ezekiel s life.
The book opens with an account of the vision that summoned ezekiel to his prophetic calling. Then the man brought me back to the outer gate of the sanctuary, the one facing east, and it was shut. The asteroid that killed the dinosaurs hhmi biointeractive video duration. The spaceships of ezekiel 02 pegasus research consortium. The priest ezekiel was the first prophet to be called by the lord outside of israel during the babylonian captivity. The book of ezekiel was likely written between 593 and 565 b.
Blumrich wrote about ufos in a biblical context, the visions of the prophet ezekiel have increasingly become part of the ancient astronaut theory. Ezekiel cliffsnotes study guides book summaries, test. There are spaceships in the bible unraveling false images. 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. The spaceships of the prophet ezekiel earth portals.
Is ezekiels vision of the wheel evidence of ufos in the bible. Blumrich then an employed nasa rocket engineer set out for. One, joseph blumrich, formerly chief of the systems layout branch of nasa, has even written a book entitled the spaceships of ezekiel. When one looks into ezekiels prophetic book, it becomes clear that ezekiel did see some strange things.
References in some holy scripture to strange machines have prompted, throughout history, specula. Blumrich the chief of nasas systems layout branch of the program development office at the marshall space flight center wrote his 1974 book. The book of ezekiel, one of the major prophetical books of the old testament. Is the book of ezekiel chapter 1 talking about aliens. The appearance of the wheels and their work was like unto the colour of a beryl. The spaceships of ezekiel in the early 1970s, a book titled chariots of the gods caused a major stir. First one must realize that, contrary to the saturn which flies upward away from the plume, for instance, the spaceship observed by ezekiel falls downward, that is, into this cloud. Many christians and their pastors are literally terrified of ezekiel one as it suggests that god came to ezekiel in a spaceship. He has left nasa in order to spend his full time on research concerning extraterrestrial visitors in ancient times.
According to the book itself, it records six visions of the prophet ezekiel, exiled in babylon, during the 22 years from 593 to 571 bc, although it is the product of a long and complex history and does not necessarily preserve the very. 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. According to the book itself, it records six visions of the prophet ezekiel, exiled in babylon, during the 22 years from 593 to 571 bc, although it is the product of a long and complex history and does not necessarily preserve. Ezekiel 44 niv bible then the man brought me back to. Summary the book covers the prophecies, visions, and symbolic actions of ezekiel, a prophet among the jews during the exile in babylon. I promise it will not disapoint good luck truthseeker. The spaceships of ezekiel 1974 is a book by josef f.
Why do i love this little book, published in 1974 over 40 years ago. Ezekiel also is a protagonist in judaism, and also in other abrahamic biblical texts. The three major prophets isaiah, jeremiah, ezekiel and zephaniah all have the same basic sequence of messages. Josef blumrich was able to design and analyze the spaceships as described by ezekiel. The book of ezekiel has always been a problem book.
These doubts were strong enough, in those early days, to raise the question of whether ezekiel should be one of the biblical books. The lack of the knowledge of god, or the lack of the desire to know him and to have fellowship with him, is the basic reason for the life that is not pleasing to him ezekiel, part 1 and also that is the same reason for not having the victorious life and not being able to enjoy the spiritual blessings in their fullness ezekiel, part 2. This book had been on my shelf since my teenage years. 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. The book of ezekiel is the third of the latter prophets in the tanakh and one of the major prophetic books in the old testament, following isaiah and jeremiah. Ezekiel s arrival at a large complex of buildings proves to have been scheduled because he is awaited by a man wearing clothing similar to that of the ships commander and who takes the prophet on an extended tour through the temple. The second reason derives from the location of the spot where ezekiel is standing relative to the trajectory of the spaceship, which contributes to the impression that the shapes are in the midst of it.
The best example being in the book of the prophet ezekiel. There was fire inside the cloud, and in the middle of the fire glowed something like gleaming amber. Even more fascinating than the account of ezekiel is the book of enoch, which is one of the apocryphal books connected to but not part of the bible. Ezekiel s wheel is a claimed ufo sighting recorded in the book of ezekiel.
Besides clarity of structure, the book of ezekiel reveals symmetry. That just has to be assumed and brought into the text. History suggests that ezekiel arrived at babylon in the first captivity of israel and is mentioned, in a number of ancient texts, as a great prophet. Blumrich presents an interesting theory that the angels and god as described in the book of ezekiel are in fact a space ship and an extra terrestrial being. The very reason this book was written in the first place, was due to a challenge that the author j. The report of this encounter, as well as the book of ezekiel, ends abruptly and must be considered as a fragment. The first chapter as we are told in vs 1 is a vision. Blumrich march 17, 19 february 10, 2002 on a spaceship that was supposedly observed by the prophet.
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