Parallel Universe or Astral Projection

I was just reading an article on foxnews.com about scientific evidence for alternate universes, and the old threory that "time travel may be possible." But it seemed the type of time travel they cited, an astronaut aging at 1/48th a second less than us because he's traveling in orbit around the earth. And so the scientists say that he is not "experiencing the same present" as us. Well duh. He's in orbit around earth, and not too many people do that up in the outer limits of our atmosphere. There is no one around him, or maybe his fellow space colleagues. In actuality, it seems that he is experiencing the same present, though it might have a different effect on his body. Any person who is there with him to observe will observe the same phenomenon, "the same present." It's sounds sorta like the age-old question, "If a tree falls in the forest, and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?" If no one is around to observe him, does he really age faster? Okay, I digress.



The real thought that inspired this blog, is that it reminded me somewhat of a study I did of religion preparing to go to Africa. In one book I was reading of African witchcraft, which is really more accurately called Astral-Projection, where your body is one place, but your spirit separates and goes to another place in the world. Some of the scientific claims these physicists were making sounded like they were making claims of a similar sort:


What does it all mean? Let's say you're in Oklahoma visiting your aunt. But in another universe, where your atomic particles just can't keep up, you're actually at home watching "The Simpsons." That may sound far-fetched, but it's based on real science.


"When you observe something in one state, one theory is it split the universe into two parts," Cleland told FoxNews.com, trying to explain how there can be multiple universes and we can see only one of them.

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/04/05/freaky-physics-proves-parallel-universes/

So here’s the question: Are these physicists trying to make a legitimate case for astral-projection? One of the world’s most ancient and valued documents tells us “the body without the spirit is dead.” This was penned by one of the half brothers of Jesus of Nazareth, the apostle James (James 2:26). They talk about communicating with and existing within other universes (realms) without knowledge of what is latent within these realms.

It seems that media and those who have power to direct culture are trying to desensitize us toward leaving our bodies, and in past decades there has been a great fascination with 'out of body' experiences. This has been the topic of many a movie. A recent movie where controlling or possessing another body was a prominent theme of the movie is Avatar. Some, like the cult classic Star Wars shows people possessing great abilities and performing super-human feats when they are “possessed” by “the force,” a dualistic power of evil and good, by which you could supposedly harness, though in some instances it appeared to harness the individuals.

Many other books, movies, and even “boardgames,” encourage us to go beyond “this universe” to contact the spirit realm. This practice has been known in Western history and in eastern literature as an occult practice, and it is clearly forbidden in the Bible. The Holy Bible, which gave shape to the once greatest, most free nation on earth teaches that it is appointed once for man to die, then to face judgment (Hebrews 9:27). There is a great movement under way today to unite all the religions of the world, but this is clearly not compatible with the teachings of any of other world religions (Deut. 18:10-12).

The reason this is so within the Bible, is that the LORD reveals to us that all other spirits out there to communicate are angels. Some are sent for good purposes, but others are rebellious to the ways of the Almighty God, and opposed to His purposes. Their intent is to deceive humankind, and to keep them from knowing the truth about God, as revealed in his holy Word (1 Jn 4:1; Gal. 1:6-8; Rev 12:10).

So if it really is near the end, Satan and his angels would be in high-gear working to deceive mankind and lay the groundwork to keep man deceived for when the catching away takes place (1 Thess. 4:16-17). Otherwise, people would realize their mistakes, repent and turn to God to be saved. So all in all, things are right on course.

“Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth, for I am God, and there is no other.” (Is. 45:22)