This is just one example of the many social media reports of alien spacecraft.
The world’s obsession with alien life and UFOs continues to grow exponentially. The latest rage consists of a mystery object hurtling through space at 130,000 miles per hour dubbed “31/ATLAS.” While most observers believe it’s a comet, renowned Harvard physicist Dr. Avi Loeb believes that interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS might be a gigantic alien spacecraft. Initial reports claimed that the spectacle is twelve miles wide, but now the experts say it’s only three, but still rather sizeable for any flying object of unknown origin.
Professor Loeb believes this spacecraft will arrive near earth in early November. I have read other accounts of gigantic UFOs that have already passed by the earth or are nearby. The conflicting information doesn’t deter those who believe that intelligent life exists beyond the earth.
Searching the Internet for stories on “alien spacecraft” results in a multitude of stories about UFOs, 31/ATLAS, and other potential sightings substantiating the widespread conviction that these things are real. An August 27, 2025, article on the Popular Mechanics website had this captivating title, “Aliens Might Be Chatting With the Planet Next Door. We Could Listen In.”
Since my search for stories on UFOs in the Internet, a great many stories on the subject have appeared on my Facebook feed. The growing number of reports claiming the presence of gigantic alien spacecraft near the earth reveal that a great many people fear what might happen in the coming months because of the presence of huge alien spaceships of unbelievable dimensions. The demonic forces of darkness are causing some to see and report what’s really not there, alien spacecraft as large as one hundred fifty miles wide.
Why the overwhelming fascination with aliens and UFOs? Does this preoccupation have anything to do with Bible prophecy? I believe it’s a sign that Satan knows his time is short and has ramped his efforts to deceive people so they later will fall for antichrist’s lies.
The Deception
In his book, UFO's: The Great Last Days Deception, Billy Crone describes how the current UFO phenomenon fits with the devil’s ploy to deceive mankind into believing a lie rather than the true explanation for the multitudes of missing people at the time of the Rapture. In his book, he states, “More people believe in Aliens than in the existence of God and more people believe that Aliens have visited planet earth than that Jesus is the Son of God.”
The Bible does not specifically tell us whether or not antichrist will use the current UFO obsession in deceiving the masses after the Rapture. However, given the hysteria of our day, it seems as though a great many people will readily attribute our sudden disappearance to aliens rather than to Jesus’ appearing. The immense size of 31/ATLAS (three miles wide and even longer) and other much larger alien spacecraft reported to be near the earth would allow for such an explanation of why a great many people are missing.
I’m amazed by the predominant opinion that aliens must be far more advanced and intelligent than humans. Many believe they have the answers to the problems we face on earth and welcome future interactions with them. Does this not also fit with a false Rapture narrative? The aliens supposedly have the knowhow as well as the available space to accommodate our future disappearance.
The Lie
In 2 Thessalonians 4:11-12, Paul refers to “the lie:”
And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie, that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness. (NKJV)
Referring to people who will reject Jesus as their Savior and thus fall under the deceptive ploys of antichrist, the apostle wrote they will fall for “the lie,” which God will cause them to believe. The Bible does not reveal exact nature of this “strong delusion,” but it seems to be closely related to the appearing of the “man of lawlessness” and his “false signs and wonders” (2 Thessalonians 2:7-11). As a result of their unbelief in Jesus, people will accept his version of reality rather than what Scripture says. Could this include the alien abduction explanation for our sudden disappearance?
Could it be that the UFO mania of our day is Satan’s way of conditioning people to believe “the lie” after Jesus catches us up to meet Him in the air? I believe it’s a likely scenario for the masses who already possess more faith in UFOs and aliens than in God’s existence.
I believe Paul’s warning in 2 Thessalonians 2:9-11 applies to those hardened in their rejection of Jesus and the saving message of the cross to the point where they will readily believe anything apart from the Lord’s supernatural intervention in human affairs.
The Bible also tells us that a multitude will come to saving faith in Jesus after the Rapture (Revelation 6:9-11; 7:9-17). The sizeable number of Tribulation saints points a great awakening after our departure, likely due to the preaching of the 144,000 and the angel who will proclaim the Gospel during this time. This sizeable group of people, those not previously hardened in their unbelief, will reject the world’s explanation for our disappearance and turn to the Savior.
Satan’s Intense Prepping of the World Tells us Our Departure is Near
If anything, the current UFO mania signifies Satan’s intense preparation of the world to believe the lies of antichrist and explain the Rapture as something other than Jesus’ appearing.. It’s not that he has any inside information about the timing of the Rapture, but he knows Scripture and recognizes that Jesus is coming for His Church very soon.
The rampant deception of our day point us to the absolute necessity of knowing Scripture and trusting its revelation of what lies ahead both for us and the world. Our adversary is not only working overtime to deceive the world, but is also seeking to lead believers astray with a wide variety of errant beliefs regarding their future as well as that of Israel and the world.
What does the UFO mania tell us about the nearness of Jesus’ appearing? It tells us that the time of our departure from the world is ever so near. The alien abduction explanation for our coming disappearance has been around for many years, but now more than ever, it seems as though the majority of those left behind will readily accept it as the reason for the disappearance of hundreds of millions.
If you have not yet placed your faith in Jesus as the only path to eternal life, please do so before it’s too late to escape the sudden destruction that’s coming to our world. The door may not close for you after the Rapture, but why wait? Please see my article, Jesus Is the Only Path to Eternal Life, for an explanation of the saving message of the cross.
Maranatha!!
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