1	UFOs and Religion The gods and flying vehicles are a common theme in most of the major and minor religious writings. Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas, Australia and almost every culture on Earth have religious or traditional beliefs with flying entities at the center. Sumerian In Ancient Sumer, clay tablets describe visits of the gods. The gods fly in vehicles called Shems, or Mu, which are described as being tall rocket-like "rocks" from which fire flies. The visiting gods stay at temples, built by humans under the instructions of the gods, and are waited on. Certainly, the detailed descriptions of everything from who shakes hands with the gods first, to what food is served, and how the gods are carried back to their Shems imply that the Sumerians weren't just expecting spiritual visitors, but physical beings from the sky. Egyptian The Egyptian Book of the Dead "Behold, oh ye shining ones, ye men and gods...“ "I speak with the followers of the gods. I speak with the disk. I speak with the shining ones." The Egyptian name is "Benu" which means "the Ascending One". Egyptian King Pepi ascends: “As an imperishable star; Flies who flies! He flies away from you, O men! He is no longer upon earth; he is in the sky! He rushes at the sky like a heron. He has kissed the sky like a falcon. He has leapt skyward like a grasshopper.” Ancient Egyptian legends tell of "Tep Zepi" or the First Time. This is described as an age when "sky gods" came down to Earth and raised the land from mud and water. They supposedly flew through the air in flying "boats" and brought laws and wisdom to man through a royal line of pharaohs.
2	Mayan Mayan mythology tells of four gods discussing, from their thrones in the sky, how they want to create creatures to enjoy the earth and worship them. They proceed to attempt to create creatures of dust, wood, and gold, all of which fail. Then the fourth god creates creatures out of his fingers. These fourth creations were humans and worshipped the gods as they were created, too. The Mayans believed their predecessors came from the Pleiades. The Mayan Indians of Central America knew the earth was round centuries before the Europeans made this discovery. The Popol Vuh states that several gods, including Hunahpu, Xbalanque, and the great god-king Quetzalcoatl, returned to the stars after their earth life ended. India In India it was, and still is, believed that man descended from gods who flew fiery crafts. The Mahabharata: “The gods, in cloud-borne chariots…bright celestial cars in concourse sailed upon the cloudless sky.” Tibetan In Tibet there is a book called the Kantyua, which means "the translated word of Buddha". It tells of flying "pearls in the sky" and of transparent spheres carrying gods to visit man. Here, too, the belief is of being reborn time and time again and not just to earth. The Royal Pedigrees of Tibetan Kings dates back to the seventh century. It states that the first seven Tibetan kings came from the stars and goes on to say that they eventually returned to the stars.
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4	Gods from the sky appear in legends and religions in every corner of the globe. Olodumare A sky-god of the Yoruba Parsai A Masai sky god. Rock-Sens The sky god of the Serer of Gambia. Rugaba A sky god of the Ankore. Ruhanga A sky god of the Ankore. Tilo A sky god of Mozambique. Tsui' Goab A rain god, who lives in the clouds, of the Hottentots. Umvelinqangi A Zulu sky god who descended from heaven. Utixo A Hottentot sky god with with a voice of thunder. Wak A supreme god, who lived in the clouds in Ethiopia. Wele "The High One", sky god and creator god to the Bantu.
5	"African" African (Cont.) Adroa Known as the "God in the sky" as well as a creator god by the Lugbara of Zaire and Uganda. Buku A sky god and creator, sometimes a goddess. Ebore An African sky god Emayian A sky god of the Masai of Kenya, a sky god. En-Kai A Masai sky god. Kazooba Sky god, creator, and sun god of the Ankore of Uganda Mukameiguru A sky god of the Ankore. Nenaunir Resided in the clouds and a dreaded spirit to the Masai. Nyamia Ama A sky god in Senegal. Olorun The sky-god of the Yoruba people. He created the world and mankind. Olofin-Orun A sky-god of the Yoruba.
6	"Australian" Australian Bunjil A sky god. Daramulun A sky god. Biame The "Great One" and creator who lives in the heavens. Aztec Ometeotl A sky god known as the god above all. Quetzalcoatl A creator god who flew, known as "Feathered serpent“ and "Morning Star" Tlauixcalpantecuhtli A sky god known as "Lord of the house of dawn." Tonatiuh Sky god known as "God of the Sun." Canaanite Baal-Haddad Called "The Mighty," who rode the clouds." Son of Dagon, the corn god. Caribbean Obtala Sky god of the Caribbean.
7	"Celtic" Celtic Camulus Known in Gaul as a god ofthe sky. Nwyrve A father sky god in Wales. Dirona A sky goddess of Gaul. Sirona A sky goddess of Gaul. Tannus A god of the sky of Gaul. Tinnus A god of the sky of Gaul. Taranus A god of the sky of Gaul. Chichimec Mixcoatl God of the pole star to the Chichimecs. Chinese Di Jun God of the eastern sky. Sao-Ts'ing Niang Goddess of the clouds. Yu-Huang-Ti A sky god in the highest level of heaven.
8	"Egypt" Egypt Hathor A sky goddess. Mut A winged sky goddess. Nut A sky goddess and personification of the heavens. Unit A star goddess. Finland Ilma God of air. Jumala A sky god and creator god. Mader-Atcha A sky god. Num God who rules the sky. Numitorem Vogul sky god who created all animals Ukko God of the sky and air and highest of gods
9	"Greek" Greek Helios A sky god who flew in a golden chariot. Hera A sky goddess. Iris A flying goddess with golden wings. Zeus A supreme flying god known as "Cloud Gatherer." Inca Ilyap'a A sky god in control of weather. India Aryaman God of the skies. Asvins Twin sky gods who rode in a gold car drawn by birds. Gandharvas Gods of the air. Mayan Alom God of the sky. Itzamna Sky god, "Father of the Gods" and creator.
10	"New Zealand" New Zealand Rangi The god of the sky worshipped by the Maori. Norse Odin The mighty sky god of the Norse called All-Father. Tiwaz The one-handed sky god and war god. Tyr The sky god of the Norse who was replaced by Odin. North American Ahsonnutli The sky father and chief god for the Navajo. Algon Algonquin god who watches a great willow basket descend from the sky. Aningan God of the Inuit who has a great igloo in the sky. Atahensic An Iroquois sky goddess. Big Heads Iroquois sxky gods of the, who fly about in storms. Estsanatlehi A Navajo sky goddess.
11	"North American (Cont.)" North American (Cont.) Geezhigo-Quae An Ojibwa sky goddess who dwells in the sky. Gunnodoyak Iroquois hunter brought up to heaven by Hino. Hino Iroquois thunder god and god of the sky. Nesaru An Arikara Sky spirit. Nishanu The great sky god of the Arikara tribe. Olelbis A sky god of the Wintun tribe of the Pacific Coast. Oshadagea Lives with the Iroquois sky god Hino in the sky. Sun An Inuit sky goddess. Yolkai Estsan A Navajo sky goddess.
12	"Slavic" Slavic Dazhbog A sky god who flies in a diamond chariot. Perun A sky god who flies in the sky in a chariot. Ved'ma A goddess who flies in the sky. Sumer / Mesopotamian An The Sumerian sky god. Anu A god of the sky who dwells in the celestial heaven. Anshar A sky god and father of Anu and all the other gods. Babar A sky god. Shamash A god in the sky who flies in his chariot. Sin A god, who flies through the sky in his sailboat. Utu A sky god.
13	The Bible - UFO Connection Nowhere is the phenomenon of flying gods more evident than the Bible. The fiery “pillar” of the Exodus, Elijah's "chariots of fire", and Ezekiel's "whirlwind and great fire" are very recognizable to most. Almost unknown to the world is that almost every major event in the biblical narrative is accompanied by strange flying objects, or miraculous occurrences in the sky. God Rides a Cherub and Flies 2 Samuel 22:11 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind. God Flies a Cherub on the Wind Psalms 18:10 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind. God Rides in the Sky Psalms 68:33 To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old; lo, he doth send out his voice, and that a mighty voice. God Rides a Swift Cloud Isaiah 19:1 The burden of Egypt. Behold, the Lord rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.
14	The Fiery Pillar of the Exodus The Greatest Close Encounter in History The world record for number of witnesses and length of encounter must certainly be held by the Exodus" event. While most people know about Ezekiel's Wheels” and Elijah’s whirlwind, few consider the incredible experiences of those who participated in the exodus from Egypt. Accepted estimates of the number of Hebrews that left Egypt with Moses put the number at about 1.5 million. Added to that number are the Egyptian refugees from the disaster that had just occurred, and others following this huge entourage out of a devastated Egypt. That could swell the number of travelers on the Exodus to between two and three million, being constantly overshadowed, sustained, and led by a huge flying object. An interesting estimate of just the basic survival needs of such a large group of people gives an interesting perspective on how massive an operation this must have been. It would require 1000 tons, 2 billion pounds of food every day just to ward of starvation and we know from scripture there was plenty to eat. To do this would require a freight train a mile long to deliver the food every day. Add to that a bare minimum of 5 million gallons of water per day and that train would stretch to the horizon. And, this went on for forty years.
15	An Ignored Biblical Close Encounter The Transfiguration The incident commonly called the Transfiguration is an account of an encounter Jesus and three apostles have with a bright hovering craft and two "men" from that craft. Transfiguration refers to the change of the appearance of Jesus that the apostles witness as he is having this encounter. The question almost never asked is, what caused this change? If one examines the entire incident, a rather familiar scenario develops. Jesus is up on a mountain just before his crucifixion, late at night, and the apostles are awakened from a deep sleep. There is a bright object overhead and suddenly Jesus turns a radiant white. Two men appear out of the object and talk to Jesus about his impending death. These men then are taken back up into the object and a voice is broadcast from the object. The answer to what caused the change in appearance is a light beam from that glowing object, the beam that transported the two men to and from the ground. This the same light, "brighter than the sun", that Paul speaks of in Acts 22. The same effect is seen when a helicopter shines its search light on the ground, everything turns white. And, the same effect is seen in pictures and movies of encounters with UFOs. The place of the transfiguration was probably Mount Hermon and not Mount Tabor as is commonly thought. This encounter is described by each of the three Gospel authors, Matthew 17:1-8; Mark 9:2-8; Luke 9:28-36. 40 years after the event Peter recalls it, 2 Peter 1:16-18.
16	The next presentation in this series is: "The Archeological Record" The world is filled with massive structures and amazing anomalous artifacts, yet, science ignores the evidence.