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Is UFO disclosure a deception?
Our own look at a common question, by David Dell. The background on this page is ours, not a summary of the book.
In UFO circles, “disclosure” means the day governments officially confirm that non-human intelligence is real. Many people expect it to bring clarity at last. A Christian can ask a harder question: what if the reveal arrives with an explanation attached, and the explanation is wrong?
Where things stand
Under oath in July 2023, former intelligence officer David Grusch alleged “a multi-decade UAP crash retrieval and reverse engineering program.” Asked whether the government possesses UAPs, he answered: “Absolutely, based on interviewing over 40 witnesses over 4 years.” Asked whether he had seen any of the bodies, he said: “That is something I have not witnessed myself.” The allegations were made under oath, and Grusch himself said the details belonged in a closed setting. (The full picture is in The UAP hearings explained.)
Two ways disclosure could mislead
Disclosure could mislead in an ordinary way, through exaggeration, rumor or half the facts. It could also mislead in a deeper way. If something real lies behind the strangest cases, the most important question isn't whether it exists but what it is. An announcement that “they are visitors from another planet” would answer that question, and it might answer it wrongly.
Scripture warns that the most dangerous deceptions come with real signs attached:
“And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.” 2 Corinthians 11:14 (KJV)
“Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:” 2 Thessalonians 2:9–11 (KJV)
How to test any reveal
Whatever is disclosed, and whoever discloses it, the test is the same one the apostles gave for any spiritual claim. Look at the message, not the spectacle:
“Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.” 1 John 4:1 (KJV)
“But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.” Galatians 1:8 (KJV)
Paul's standard is striking: even “an angel from heaven” doesn't get to rewrite the gospel. If a future disclosure comes with a new account of human origins, or a new spiritual message from “visitors,” that's the place to apply it. For the biblical background, see The Book of Revelation and UFOs and UFOs and spiritual deception.
Sources: Hearing transcript, July 26, 2023 (PDF) · 2 Corinthians 11:14; 2 Thessalonians 2:9–11; 1 John 4:1; Galatians 1:8 (KJV)