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 book is well organized and makes a somewhat compelling case for an ezekiel spacecraft. The spaceships of ezekiel in the early 1970s, a book titled chariots of the gods caused a major stir. 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 book of ezekiel begins with his famous prophecy of the divine chariot. The book of ezekiel describes itself as the words of the ezekiel benbuzi, a priest living in exile in the city of babylon between 593 and 571 bc. Aug 28, 2018 furthermore, ezekiel describes the chariot landing, and it sounds pretty much like the description of a spaceship landing. Each of the four had the face of a man, and on the right side each had the face of a lion, and on the left the face of an ox. 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 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. The three major prophets isaiah, jeremiah, ezekiel and zephaniah all have the same basic sequence of messages. Dec 08, 20 the likeness of the glory of the lord comes to mind, which ezekiel described in great detail and seems to be more reminiscent of a modernday spacecraft than the throne of god. Determining the form, dimensions and functional capabilities of what ezekiel saw makes understanadable a number of passages in his text that are otherwise meaningless.
The spaceships of the prophet ezekiel earth portals. Mar 27, 2010 the book of ezekiel gives little detail about ezekiel s life. 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. When one looks into ezekiels prophetic book, it becomes clear that ezekiel did see some strange things. These doubts were strong enough, in those early days, to raise the question of whether ezekiel should be one of the biblical books. In appearance their form was human, 6 but each of them had four faces and four wings. The likeness of the glory of the lord comes to mind, which ezekiel described in great detail and seems to be more reminiscent of a modernday spacecraft than the throne of god. Son of man, prophesy to the mountains of israel and say, mountains of israel, hear the word of the lord. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Ezekiel is a complex and confusing book of prophecy that is something like a. A reference to the helicopter blades protruding outward is made. Ezekiel was not describing a space craft of any kind.
The prophet ezekiel is the author of the book ezekiel 1. The message of ezekiel, which is ultimately eschatological. Hypothetical spacecraft and interstellar travel by ezekiel. In the early 1970s, a book titled chariots of the gods caused a major stir. 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 was taken to jerusalem and saw the sins of israel and their priests in the temple of god. As i looked, behold, a stormy wind came out of the north, and. 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. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.
The prophet is so overcome by the vision that he falls on his face. Ezekiel had four encounters with spaceships, occurring over a period of twenty years. Ezekiel is a key figure in judaism and is also prominent in other abrahamic biblical texts. Blumrich then an employed nasa rocket engineer set out for. Is ezekiels vision of the wheel evidence of ufos in the bible. The center of the fire looked like glowing metal, 5 and in the fire was what looked like four living creatures.
In this vision,7 which he saw in the year 3332 429 bce while standing on the banks of the chebar river,8 ezekiel describes in vivid detail g. The windstorm, flash of lightning, and brilliant lights are reminiscent of a spacecraft coming down for a landing and kicking up dirt in a spectacle never before seen by someone of such a primitive era. Ezekiels priestly lineage shines through in his prophetic ministry. It wasnt, his word and the language of his book reveal that it wasnt. 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. The book of ezekiel has always been a problem book. Dec 20, 2017 the book is well organized and makes a somewhat compelling case for an ezekiel spacecraft. When he saw the spacecraft for the first time, the experience was overwhelming and left him in severe shock. 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.
The heavens were opened and, the prophet declares, i saw visions of god. Married and 30 years old at the time, ezekiel was a priest and came from an upperclass family. Ezekiels description of the wheeled chariot landing sounds much like that of the landing of a spacecraft. Blumrichs claims that bible prophet ezekiel flew in a spaceship with ancient astronauts. I have discussed and illustrated this episode extensively in my previous thread whereas the spacecraft description can also be found in the first chapter of the book of. Ezekiels in babylon, having been exiled there after the first siege of judah by the babylonians. There are spaceships in the bible unraveling false images. The results indicate, moreover, that ezekiel s spacecraft operated in conjunction with a mother vessel orbiting the earth. Read his unesco article the spaceships of the prophet ezekiel. 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. He has left nasa in order to spend his full time on research concerning extraterrestrial visitors in ancient times.
The windstorm, flash of lightning, and brilliant lights described by ezekiel sound everything like a modernday spacecraft coming down for a landing. The book of ezekiel takes its title from the priest of the same name, son to a man named buzi. 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. One of the interesting characteristics of the book of ezekiel as a biblical text is. In revelation three, jesus speaks of this doorway to. 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. He not only saw but, in accordance with his understanding, over 2000 years before fire breathing rockets attempts to describe an alien landing and interaction. By the time i had got to verse 7 of the very first chapter, however, i found myself interpreting a description of the landings legs of some kind of flying vehicle. John was caughtup into heaven and shown the future to write in a book, the book of revelation. This teaching was very beguiling, at the time, considering all the crop circles, eyewitness accounts of seeing ufos, books, movies and seemingly inexplicable. Ezekiel ministered to his generation who were both exceedingly sinful and. In revelation three, jesus speaks of this doorway to heaven, this energybased stargate. 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 and the flying chariot of fire. Theres a windstorm, there are flashes of lighting, there are clouds, lights and altogether its a magnificent spectacle, especially for someone who lived two thousand years ago. The book of ezekiel gives little detail about ezekiels life. The very reason this book was written in the first place, was due to a challenge that the author j. The book of ezekiel, one of the major prophetical books of the old testament. Blumrich even used ezekiels description of the craft to patent his own version of an omnidirectional wheel. The book of ezekiel was likely written between 593 and 565 b. This book of 180 pages, published 39 years ago by an awardwinning nasa aeronautical engineer josef blumrich, evaluates the marvelous vehicle described in detail in the ot testament book of ezekiel. This book is basically about the destruction and exile of judah and the promise of its eventual restoration by god. Blumrich march 17, 19 february 10, 2002 on a spaceship that was supposedly observed by the. The spaceships of ezekiel is about a ship that was supposedly observed by the prophet ezekiel.
Ezekiel s in babylon, having been exiled there after the first siege of judah by the babylonians. I m not completely convinced, only because theres always room for doubt, but the presentation for a spacecraft is convincing. We have no point of firm reference for an exact determination of the dimensions of the landing craft, but we can approximate these within the range i investigated analytically. Blumrich and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The book opens with an account of the vision that summoned ezekiel to his prophetic calling. Is ezekiels vision of the wheel evidence of ufos in the. From time to time i get email or comments here about how im wrong because of the research of joseph blumrich, a pseudoscientist who blessed the world in 1974 with his pseudoscholarship in the spaceships of ezekiel. Blumrich talked about it in his book the spaceships of ezekiel. Was ezekiels wheel mentioned in the bible actually an.
Ezekiel ministered to his generation who were both exceedingly sinful and thoroughly hopeless. The books theological center is the unfolding of gods saving purposes in the history of the world from the time in which he must withdraw from the defilement of his covenant people to the culmination of his grand design of redemption. From a quick reading of chapter one, it becomes apparent that ezekiel saw a great cloud with raging fire engulfing itself vs. Ezekiel s description of the wheeled chariot landing sounds much like that of the landing of a spacecraft. Ezekiels attention is drawn to the spaceship by the firing of its rocket engine. The spaceships of ezekiel 1974 is a book by josef f. Besides clarity of structure, the book of ezekiel reveals symmetry. Ezekiel was undoubtedly describing an advanced spacecraft. I can see why this would be in a book as important as the holy bible, itself full of examples of otherworldly visitations. In the first chapter of his book he tells us most of what we can learn of the crafts structure and function. It was written while the author, josef blumrich, was chief of nasas systems layout at the marshall space flight center.
Based on the book of ezekiel and the question of alien vi. Ive blogged before here and here about how what the biblical prophet ezekiel saw was not a ufo or flying saucer. Most scholars today accept the basic authenticity of the book, but see in it significant additions by a school of later followers of the original prophet. Furthermore, ezekiel describes the chariot landing, and it sounds pretty much like the description of a spaceship landing. Ezekiel 10 new international version niv gods glory departs from the temple. Was ezekiel in contact with extraterrestrials in the bible. Jan 14, 2019 ezekiel was undoubtedly describing an advanced spacecraft. Blumrich march 17, 19 february 10, 2002 about a spaceship that was supposedly observed by the. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. He worked on the moon project for nasa and, from the mind of a rocket engineer, started to look at was written in the first part of the book of ezekiel and, after months of research joseph bloomrick came to the conclusion that what ezekiel described in his eyewitness report was indeed a type of spacecraft. The prophet ezekiel was one of the captives of the babylonian conquest in 606 b. Book of ezekiel overview insight for living ministries. Ezekiel cliffsnotes study guides book summaries, test. If we read the book of ezekiel, specifically where the chariot of fire is mentioned we will notice its similarity to the landing andor takeoff of a modern spacecraft.
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