The Idea that the Biblical Concept of the New Jerusalem is a UFO "Mothership" is Ludicrous at Best
by Stephen Yulish PhD  
The author"s contention that there was a pagan gnosis (or knowledge) and a Christian gnosis is ridiculous. Gnosticism and Christianity are mutually exclusive concepts. First of all, gnosis or secret knowledge believed in a dualism where the flesh was sinful and the spirit was good. That not only enabled them to rationalize their participation in sexual orgies but it also led them therefore to also believe that Christ could never have come in the flesh only in the spirit. John stated that such persons were not from God (1 John 4:2-3). They also believed in secret works to commune with the spiritual realm. The Apostle Paul warned against gnosis 2000 years ago in Colossians 2:8 and 11, 1 Corinthians 8:1, and in 1 Timothy 6:20. In Ephesians 3:19, he wrote that the love of Christ surpasses Gnosis. Thus a Christian Gnostic is an oxymoron, a contradiction like a Christian Satanist.
The author then went from the erroneous to the heretical when he wrote that "the book of Revelation was unique in the Bible because it was the only canonical text that touched upon major elements of Gnosticism. Rather than talk about how the Book actually describes the triumphant return of Christ to judge the earth and take away death and tears and disease, he calls the seven seals a cosmological mystical event and even demeans the sacrosanct Bride (the Church) of the lamb (Christ) described in Revelation 21:9 by calling it akin to pagan Gnosticism and the sexual abuse of children. Give me a break!
He even sinks to further depths of decadence by invoking the name of the magician Aleister Crowley who thought that he was the reincarnation of the magician Simon Magus of the Bible (Acts 8) but whose necrophilia fortunately even disgusted the author.
"Necrophilia is not a healthy approach to sex or gnosis but a psychologically destructive force".
The author then digresses into a world of "wheels out of the abyss", "repulsive creatures waging a war against the Christ from aboard these craft", "subterranean realms beneath the surface", SUFOs, 2012, global warming ad infinitum. He then actually said that there might be civilizations inside the earth because the common Biblical belief that it is the resting place of the unjust is clearly nonsense.
"God did not spare angels (fallen angels, i.e. extraterrestrials) when they sinned, but cast them into hell and condemned them to the pits of darkness reserved for judgment" (2 Peter 2:4).
Thus, in order to make his argument that some aliens might live inside the earth, he had to first try and discredit the Bible but he was obviously unable to do so.
He then attacks the "fanatical Religious Right" who in his warped view both denies all global warming but also believes that the world will be destroyed someday by fire.
"The present heavens and earth by His word are being reserved for fire and for the Day of Judgment and the destruction of ungodly men…The heavens will be destroyed by burning and the elements with melt with intense heat. But according to the promise we are looking for a new heavens and a new earth where righteousness dwells "(2 Peter 3:7, 12-13).
While the Bible does say that the earth will destroyed one day by fire, this has nothing to do with the politically charged question of man made global warming. This destruction by fire will be done by God and will cleanse the earth by judgment and the destruction of ungodly men.
He then said that "manipulative devils (this probably would include me) have implanted themselves in the religious community bolding quoting scriptures". Kapnistos said that he, however, saw their bad fruit. Yeah right!
Kapnistos concludes this rambling treatise by stating that the "descending from the sky of the New Jerusalem would come to certify the encounter of intelligent life in space" but he has not convinced me that there is even intelligent life here on the earth. This mothership with a length, width and height of 1500 miles (according to Revelation 21:16) would be like a giant shopping mall with many rooms. He concluded his gibberish by saying that "many of us mistakenly suppose that when we die we go paradise", but he knew better. Paradise comes to us, he believes, as evidenced by this descending heavenly Jerusalem.
Of course this is incorrect as were most of his suppositions. In the Beatitudes, Christ says "Rejoice and be glad for your reward in heaven is great" Matthew 5:12).
As he stated early on, this supposed Mothership was coming to "rescue our faulty civilization from ruin". As long as he continues to look to places and things other than Christ to redeem our civilization, he will continue to be lost.
But fortunate for him and other non believers.
"The Lord is not slow about His promise as some count slowness but is patient toward you not wanting for any to perish but for all to come to repentance" (2 Peter 3:9).
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