The spaceships of the prophet ezekiel ufo sightings strange things in the sky mysterious universe. Until recently the author was chief of the systems layout branch at nasas marshall space flight center. Rather than a wheeled chariot, many ancient astronaut theorists argue that the merkabah may have been a spaceship or some. Benaroya, then asking him how he got the book from dr. The book of ezekiel and the flying chariot of fire. Apr 28, 20 joseph blumerich did not write the spaceships of ezekiel. Blumrich march 17, 19 february 10, 2002 on a spaceship that was supposedly observed by the. Blumrich march 17, 19 february 10, 2002 about a spaceship that was supposedly observed by the prophet ezekiel, written while the author was chief of nasa s systems layout branch of the program development office at the marshall space flight center. Ezekiel ministered to a nation experiencing judgment for its sins, and may have some lessons for us today. Ezekiel, one of 66 books in the bible ezekiels vision of the merkabah, the socalled wheeled chariot, gives a lot of room for interpretation. If you cant believe a scientist who himself became a believer whom can you believe. This book of 180 pages, published 39 years ago by an awardwinning nasa aeronautical engineer josef blumrich, evaluates the marvelous vehicle described in detail in the ot testament book of ezekiel.
According to the book itself, it records six visions of the prophet ezekiel, exiled in babylon, during the 22 years from 593 to 571 bc, although it is the product of a long and complex history and does not necessarily preserve the very words of the prophet. Rather than a wheeled chariot, many ancient astronaut theorists argue that the merkabah may have been a spaceship or some sort of space shuttle that landed on earth in the distant past. Many christians and their pastors are literally terrified of ezekiel one as it suggests that god came to ezekiel in a spaceship. Blumrich the chief of nasas systems layout branch of the program development office at the marshall space flight center wrote his 1974 book. Jul 10, 2010 blumrich wrote a book, the spaceships of ezekiel, and had it published in 1974. The visions, and the book, are structured around three themes. The prophet ezekiel clearly has a close encounter with something extraterrestrial, from a technology not of this world.
The spaceships of the prophet ezekiel tall white aliens. The book of ezekiel gives little detail about ezekiel s life. Blumrich a nasa rocket engineer takes the writing of the prophet ezekiel and by examining the descriptions of the spaceships described in them, uses his. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. Blumrich agrees that the wheel within a wheel was extraterrestrial, but he goes one step further and claims that it only describes a small part of the craft. Blumrich march 17, 19 february 10, 2002 about a spaceship that was supposedly observed by the. A native of steyr, austria, engineer blumrichis the holder of patents on numerous inventions. The book of ezekiel contains some of the most incredible prophecies in the bible, including detailed description of a nuclear war and the cleanup afterward. For the interrelation of the prophetical books, see ap. Ezekiel s name means god strengthens, or god will strengthen. Bible text and space technology part b chapter 5, part b of the spaceships of ezekiel, nasa engineer josef f. Buy a cheap copy of the spaceships of ezekiel book by josef f.
For the chronological order of the prophets, see ap. The trajectory of a spacecraft flying from the mothership to the earth fol lows the same directions and, in this connection, we recall ezekiels statement at the outset. If for no other reason, the book of ezekiel merits careful study so. Not a description of a meeting with god, but with ancient astronauts in a shuttlecraft. Chapter 5 spaceships of ezekiel 1974 is a book by josef f. Unaware that ezekiel had described god enthroned, blumrich, a nasa rocket engineer, reinterpreted ezekials description as a ufo. Jun 05, 2019 ezekiel 1 was chosen as the haftarah for the first day of shavuot, 1 as it picks up on the theme of divine revelation, which is what the festival celebrates.
The book of ezekiel is a complete covering of what will happen to the children of god, in both the house of judah, the jews of today. The book of ezekiel is the third of the latter prophets in the tanakh and one of the major prophetic books in the old testament, following isaiah and jeremiah. It became a popular topic among the public after josef f. A friend passed on a book written by nasa engineer josef f. From time to time i get email or comments here about how im wrong because of the research of joseph blumrich, a pseudoscientist who blessed the world in 1974 with his pseudoscholarship in the spaceships of ezekiel. The spaceships of ezekiel 1974 is a book by josef f. Book of ezekiel overview insight for living ministries. He even concludes that ezekiel went aboard the craft and interacted with the commander of the vehicle a number of times. Blumrich goes on to provide similar observations for the entire book of ezekiel. Blumrich entitled the spaceships of eziekel this book concludes that. Mar 11, 2021 ezekiel describes a flying chariot containing wheels within wheels and powered by angels.
Blumrich worked on the saturn 5 rocket, the lunar lander and on skylab. Dec 08, 2020 i started the discussion by introducing dr. The bible story of ezekiel s wheel features a vision of four wheels that illustrates the spiritual, divine essence of god and his omnipresence in our reality. Jul 23, 2018 this is how his 1974 book the spaceships of ezekiel came about.
Blumrichs claims that bible prophet ezekiel flew in a spaceship with ancient. Sep 17, 2015 the description by the prophet ezekiel is one of the most discussed pieces of evidence regarding the ancient astronaut theory. Is ezekiels vision of the wheel evidence of ufos in the bible. See more ideas about ezekiel, ezekiel s wheel, ancient aliens. Blumrich entitled the spaceships of eziekel this book concludes that the passage shown above wasnt the whole story. Blumrichs book that investigates whether there are ufos in the bible. It was written while the author, josef blumrich, was chief of nasas systems layout at the marshall space flight center.
This story is predominately found in the first chapter of the book of ezekiel, as part of his inaugural vision. Some consider this incontrovertible proof of ancient aliens. That blumrich was an actual rocket scientist adds credibility to his theory. Josef blumrich was able to design and analyze the spaceships as described by ezekiel. Is ezekiels vision of the wheel evidence of ufos in the.
The book of ezekiel gives little detail about ezekiels life. The spaceships of ezekiel is about a ship that was supposedly observed by the prophet ezekiel. It was written while the author, josef blumrich, was chief of. The spaceship of ezekiel and the possible relation to. Blumrich presents an interesting theory that the angels and god as described in the book of ezekiel are in fact a space ship and an extra terrestrial being. For the canonical order and place of the prophets, see ap. Thats the one with the flying chariot with a wheel within a wheel that has come to be known as ezekiels wheel. Determining the form, dimensions and functional capabilities of what ezekiel saw makes understanadable a number of passages in his text that are otherwise meaningless. Belfer to take us into the world ezekiel and his 2500 year old spaceship which seems to have been a type of descent and ascent vehicle from orbit or space to earth and then back up to the main ship. Blumrich about a spaceship that was supposedly observed by the prophet ezekiel, written while the author was chief of nasas systems layout branch of the program development office at the marshall space flight center. This teaching was very beguiling, at the time, considering all the crop circles, eyewitness accounts of seeing ufos, books. Furthermore, ezekiel even describes the composition of the chariot that came down from the heaven as appearing to be made out of glowing metal. However, it has been shown that blumrich based his theory on two mistranslations in a single germanlanguage bible. The spaceships of ezekiel 9781482541533 by blumrich, josef f.
The center of the fire looked like glowing metal, 5 and in the fire was what looked like four living creatures. Blumrich march 17, 19 february 10, 2002 on a spaceship that was supposedly observed by the prophet ezekiel, written while the author was chief of nasas systems layout branch of the program development office at the marshall space flight center. This book concludes that the passage shown above wasnt the whole story. Watch our overview video on the first part of the book of ezekiel, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. This idea, known as the ancient astronaut theory, sees ezekiels vision of the merkabah, or wheeled chariot, as more likely to be a spaceship. If youd like to explore the topic further, id definitely recommend finding blumrichs book so you can read all his conclusions firsthand. The book of ezekiel, chariots of fire, and spaceships ezekiel, one of the 66 books in the bible.
Authors that have alleged the ancient aliens explanation of the book include joseph blumrich, who wrote the spaceships of ezekiel. In earlier years, he developed the structural design of the saturn v booster and participated in the design of skylab. A perennial example of a supposed ancient record of extraterrestrial contact, used by authors asserting that alien astronauts visited the earth in antiquity, is to be found in the first chapter of ezekiel, in which that prophet, in exile near babylon, recounts a vision ezek. If you get out your bible and read the book of ezekiel through a set of 21st century eyes and with an open mind you might be surprised by what you find. Ive blogged before here and here about how what the biblical prophet ezekiel saw was not a ufo or flying saucer. Blumrich to write the spaceships of ezekiel while still employed by the agency, thus linking nasa to ezekiel and his wheel which blumrich attempted to duplicate with his patented omnidirectional wheel. Blumrich has patented an omnidirectional wheel which he claims was based on the description in the book of ezekiel. We were taught a few years ago that ezekiel chapter one was describing spaceships and that even god had a spacecraft in which his throne was transported around the earth and heavens. This teaching was very beguiling, at the time, considering all the crop circles, eyewitness accounts of seeing ufos, books, movies and seemingly inexplicable. There are spaceships in the bible unraveling false images.
The spaceships of the prophet ezekiel earth portals. In appearance their form was human, 6 but each of them had four faces and four wings. The spaceships of ezekiel in the early 1970s, a book titled chariots of the gods caused a major stir. Blumrich and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
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