Aliens or No Aliens, That is the Question

After the former U.S. President Barack H. Obama said that he believes in aliens from outer space, President Donald Trump ordered the release of government files on the alien subject ──

Feb. 20, 2026

After Obama says they're real, Trump orders release of government files on UFOs

“He gave classified information, he’s not supposed to be doing that,” Trump told reporters Feb. 19 in discussing Obama’s comments on aliens. … Adding Obama’s comments were a “big mistake.”

President Donald Trump accused Barack Obama of disclosing classified information in comments the former president made recently about aliens, then acknowledged hours later the “tremendous interest” in the topic and said he was ordering the government to release more information.

Podcast host Brian Tyler Cohen asked Obama if aliens are real in an interview published Feb. 14 and the former president replied: “They’re real, but I haven’t seen them.”

“They’re not being kept in… Area 51. There’s no underground facility unless there’s this enormous conspiracy and they hid it from the president of the United States,” Obama added.

The brief comment during a lightning round of questions quickly attracted attention and Obama later sought to clarify his remarks with a statement on social media.

“I was trying to stick with the spirit of the speed round, but since it’s gotten attention, let me clarify,” Obama wrote. “Statistically, the universe is so vast that the odds are good there’s life out there. But the distances between solar systems are so great that the chances we’ve been visited by aliens is low, and I saw no evidence during my presidency that extraterrestrials have made contact with us. Really!” …

Trump later wrote on social media that “based on the tremendous interest shown” he was directing the Department of Defense and other agencies to disclose government records on “alien and extraterrestrial life, unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), and unidentified flying objects (UFOs), and any and all other information connected to these highly complex, but extremely interesting and important, matters.”

(https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/02/19/donald-trump-barack-obama-aliens-real-classified-information/88762872007/).

O’ I think Mr. Obama knew that it was going to get attention ── that was his whole point. But what about these “aliens from outer space”?

Notice this from Scientific American by Phil Plait ──

July 22, 2024

Nope—It’s Never Aliens

Claims of alien starships visiting Earth always fall short, but people still fall for them.

I grew up believing in UFOs.

I watched every TV show about aliens, spaceships and aliens in spaceships. I voraciously read magazines and books on the topic, credulously soaking up everything I saw and believing it wholeheartedly because, after all, if someone published a book saying these things are real, they must be real, right?

Right?

Over the years, though, I took up science as a career and critical thinking as a passion. It didn’t happen suddenly, but gradually, over time, I looked back at all the information I had taken in as a kid and realized it was overwhelmingly baloney. It was just scads and scads of nonsense: bad photography, sketchy witnesses, wild speculation and evidence-free claims.

That was more than 30 years ago. Sadly, nothing’s changed.

In this modern age, we don’t call them UFOs anymore but UAPs, for unidentified aerial (or anomalous) phenomena. …

One of the more recent blips on the extraterrestrial radar is a collection of videos declassified by the Department of Defense that contain what are purported to be UAPs—true by semantics, if not by implication. …

So, are these objects alien spacecraft? I would bet a lot of money—a lot—on “no.”

Mick West, a retired computer programmer and prominent UFO skeptic, has examined the videos very carefully and applied trigonometry and physics to what’s seen to find far more plausible explanations than interstellar visitors. For example, the object apparently moving against the wind in the GOFAST video is likely a balloon.

(https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/nope-its-never-aliens/).

Well … I personally believe that many of these unidentifiable objects that people see or encounter are likely demonic in nature.

Millions of people around the world are convinced that there are “aliens from outer space.”

God’s living word tells us that a great many in the latter days would abandon their human logic and God-given intelligence to follow after the doctrines of demons ──

“Now the Spirit expressly says that in the latter times some [surely, a lot more than just some ── but rather millions] will depart from the faith [and certainly, not just our faith in our Lord Jesus Christ ── but, even faith in a Creator; see Luke 18:8], giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons.” – 1 Timothy 4:1.

The LORD God clearly teaches us that angels and demons have been upon the Earth since its very creation.

Now, you can make the argument that they could be called “extraterrestrials” or “aliens from outer space” ── what God calls demons “principalities, powers, rulers of the darkness, hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.” – Ephesians 6:12.

We should expect to witness a greater increase in demonic ‘paranormal’ activity.

Why?

Notice this prophecy from our beloved Prophet Paul ──

“Let no one deceive you by any means; …” – and that even means people who get into their own private interpretations of prophecy. Do not let them get inside your head and confuse you, deceive you, and mislead you. He said, “…unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, …” – this is talking about, I believe, a future religious leader from the homeland of Europe, practicing the historic religion of Europe, who claims – and notice… THIS IS THE ABOMINATION THAT MAKES DESOLATE! Verse 4 – “who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.” – and that is just an absolute outrage in the eyes of God! And this is what Daniel chapter 11, verse 36 is talking about!

“For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only He who now restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way.” – 2 Thessalonians 2:7.

Sadly, very few properly understand the “mystery of lawlessness” which was already at work in the first century. The “mystery of lawlessness” is related to – “Traditional Christianity,” professing Christians who believe that they DO NOT need to keep God’s Ten Commandments, and etc. – and so while they believe that they have a form of God’s Law, they are not keeping the religion that our Lord Jesus Christ nor His apostles would recognize as legitimate.

Now, I’ve heard many say that this is a restraint that is taking place until the restraint is removed. Verse 8 – “And then the lawless one will be revealed, …” – a description of an end-time false prophet (we cover this in our free no-obligation online booklet “Prophecy Series – End-Time Babylon”). Verse 9 – “The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders.” This is indeed a ‘hidden truth’ that Paul is revealing to us, which we need to take extremely seriously.

Deception doesn’t always have to be clever to work ── Joseph Goebbels famously stated, “If you tell a lie often enough, people will believe it, and you will even come to believe it yourself.”

Throughout human history, millions have been deceived by ‘signs and lying wonders’ involving ‘weeping’ statues or ‘apparitions’ of Jesus or Mary. As well as hundreds, if not thousands, of other demonic manifestations. And people believe that this is proof that it's real ── yet true Christians are told to “walk by faith, not by sight” – 2 Corinthians 5:7. Also notice what the Apostle John admonishes us to do ──

“Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; …” – 1 John 4:1.

A few years back, on YouTube, I saw a self-proclaimed female evangelist “speaking in tongues.” And she is fully engulfed in signs and lying wonders! In fact, this false doctrine permeates throughout the Protestant communities and their churches.

Satan the devil certainly has plans for ever-greater deceit, signs, and lying wonders ── which continue false gospels. Have You Heard the True Gospel?

God’s living word warns us ──

“But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed. 9) As we have said before, so now I say again, if anyone preaches ANY OTHER GOSPEL to you than what you have received, let him be accursed.” – Galatians 1:8-9.

Brother Paul ── inspired by God’s Spirit ── says that YES… there are actual false gospels that come from demons!

Certainly not all unexplained paranormal phenomenon is from someone’s imagination ── evil spirits and false messages are very much real.

There are unidentifiable objects (UFOs) that many people see ── this too is all part of Satan the devil’s plan.

“Be not deceived …”! □

An E.T From Space?

Hubble captured this image of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS on July 21, 2025, when the comet was 277 million miles from Earth. Hubble shows that the comet has a teardrop-shaped cocoon of dust coming off its solid, icy nucleus.

Image: NASA, ESA, David Jewitt (UCLA); Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI)

The Euro News agency posted the following this week ──

Was 3I/ATLAS sent by aliens? Why the comet from another world continues to baffle 

… The unusual behaviour has reignited speculation about whether 3I/ATLAS could be more than a natural comet. 

Loeb has suggested in a recent blog post that “the non-gravitational acceleration might be the technological signature of an internal engine.” … 

(https://www.euronews.com/next/2025/11/03/was-3iatlas-sent-by-alienswhy-the-comet-from-another-world-continues-to-baffle). 

Well… even though I certainly wanted to see the 31/ATLAS comet with my own eyes, because I live in Florida, I was unable due to its position behind the sun. But, sent by extra-terrestrials, it was not.

But, what about E.T.’s and what are called apparitions? Are they from the LORD God? 

While the LORD God oftentimes does send angels to earth (cf. Genesis 19:1; Hebrews 13:2), the majority of encounters that make the news are either something manmade, outright fraudulent, or the result of someone’s imagination running wild. 

However, some could be demons. 

Many people who believe that they’ve encountered extra-terrestrials may have actually encountered a demon. Because not all UFOs have been identified, but those that have been identified are not from aliens from another planet or beyond.

This year alone, we have seen various documents related to the U.S. government and its “knowledge” of UFOs. Most people are highly intrigued. As I’ve been saying, there is coming a time when the governments of the world will “officially” declare that extra-terrestrials are real. That being said, a great many people in the world ── including some in the Church of God ── are convinced that there are aliens from outer space.

God’s living word clearly teaches us that angels as well as demons have been to earth.

Of course, you could certainly make an argument that they could be considered “extra-terrestrials” or “aliens from outer space” or beings from another dimension. That dimension being from a spirit realm. Yet, that is not what I'm speaking about ── I'm talking about “little green men from Mars,” or like Carry Guffey in Close Encounters of the Third Kind, “You can come and play now. You can come and play now. Come in through the door.”

In truth, we should expect to see increases in demonic or “paranormal” activity around the world. 

Why? 

Notice the following from the Apostle and Prophet, Paul ── 

“Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day [the Day of the LORD] will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, 4) who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.

5) Do you not remember that when I was still with you I told you these things? 6) And now you know what is restraining, that he may be revealed in his own time. 7) For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only he who now restrains will do so until he [Satan the Devil] is taken out of the way.” – 2 Thessalonians 2:3-7. 

Paul speaks of this ‘falling away’ and a ‘son of perdition’ who is revealed and exalts himself above all that is called God. And, we know that that is soon to come. But, down in verse 7, he says, “For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only he [there's an asterisk here] who now restrains will do so until he [there's an asterisk here, too] is taken out of the way.” Verse 8 – “And then the lawless one will be revealed, …” – a description of an end-time false prophet. 

The restrainer will be taken out of the way before the end of this age. Satan the Devil. 

But, before the restrainer is taken out of the way, we will see even more signs and lying wonders ── 

“And then the lawless one will be revealed …” again, an end-time false prophet. “ … whom the Lord will consume with the breath of His mouth and destroy with the brightness of His coming. 9) The coming of the lawless one [the end-time false prophet] is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders.” – 2 Thessalonians 2:8-9.

It is galling to realize what this prophesied human being is actually going to do and say – this end-time false prophet! 

So, we see that the Apostle Paul warns us that, towards the end of this present evil age, most people will be deceived by this false prophet’s signs and lying wonders.

Much like the American illusionist Criss Angel can fool many people using the false testimonials of others, this soon-coming Roman Catholic false prophet will be able to fool most people!

All throughout mankind’s history, great multitudes of people have already been deceived by signs and lying wonders such as “Our Lady of Clearwater” ── a stained-glass image that “appeared” on the side of a building in Clearwater, Florida December 17, 1996. It was seen by over 500,000 people within the first week ── as well as many other demonic phenomena and manifestations. Millions of duped or ignorant people believe that such ‘proofs’ are real. Yet, true Christians are to walk by faith and not by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7). Also, notice this that the Apostle John wrote, “Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world.” – 1 John 4:1.

While most incorrectly believe that they are properly discerning spirits, that is not the case. Even some that are professing to be part of the Body of Christ, in these end times, are not doing this (Minister Guy LaMar hits upon this in his latest Think About This…).

A few years back, I saw on YouTube where a Protestant woman minister, who is located in Schertz, Texas,  was excitedly ‘speaking in tongues’ and was deceiving a great many people. She talks a lot about signs and lying wonders, and the coming of the Day of the LORD. She is very charismatic and entertaining, using spiritual manipulation. But she is preaching a different gospel than what we have preached to you. Well… signs and lying wonders are associated with the ecumenical and interfaith movements around the world. Surely, in the near future, those interfaith movements will, even more so, employ “Mary” signs and other things as tools for improper unity for those who are not true, biblically founded Christians.

Satan the Devil surely has a plan in using deceit, signs, and lying wonders. It will involve the belief in aliens and other paranormal activities. Along with what is continuing to be spewed out ── and was beginning to be spewed out even in the first century ── false gospels. 

“But even if we, or an angel from heaven [certainly a demon], preach any other gospel to you than WHAT WE HAVE PREACHED TO YOU, let him [or her] be accursed. 9) As we have said before, so now I say again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you than what you have received, let him [or her] be accursed.” – Galatians 1:8-9. 

The Apostle Paul says, INDEED, there can be actual false gospels being spread around the world from angels ── which are demons. 

Not all unexplained paranormal activity is from someone’s vivid imagination ── demonic spirits with false messages are very much real. 

God’s living word shows us that a massive deceit, in the form of worship, will affect the whole world ──              

 

“All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

9) And if anyone has an ear, let him hear.

10) He who leads into captivity shall go into captivity; he who kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.

11)Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, …” – speaking of this great religious leader. “ … and he had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon. 12) And he exercises all the authority of the first beast [That refers to a reorganized and revitalized concept of the “Holy” Roman Empire] in his presence, and causes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. 13) He [this beast that has two horns like a lamb, but speaks as a dragon] performs great signs, so that he even makes fire come down from heaven [the atmosphere] on the earth in the sight of men. 14) And he DECEIVES [and has been deceiving for nearly 2,000 years!] those who dwell on the earth by those signs which he was granted to do in the sight of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who was wounded by the sword and lived.

15) He was granted power to give breath to the image of the beast [the image being the Roman Catholic Church; as in the papal infallibility], that the image of the beast should both speak and cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed. 16) He [the Vicar of Christ] causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, 17) and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast [the name being Roman; a citizen of Rome], or the number of his name [that being, 666 ─ LATEINOS; the Greek name for Romulus the founder of Rome].” – Revelation 13:11-17. 

And yes, Satan the Devil and his demons will be highly involved ── 

“And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs coming out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.” – Revelation 16:13.

Be assured, we are getting closer to the fulfillment of these prophecies in the Book of Revelation. Very likely within the next decade.  □