Conspiracist and author Richard Hoagland has refered to the theory that the debris we now see as comets like Hale-Bopp, due in 1997, and asteroids like Toutatis, due for a scarily close pass in the year 2004, is the result of a planetary catastrophe . Hoagland insightfully mentioned that comets can be "harbingers of doom" if they become volatile and break up, or disturb the orbits of asteroids as they pass--a scenario dealt with in the television movie "Asteroid". BUT MORE SIGNIFICANTLY THESE COSMIC CHUNKS REFER US BACK TO THE CATACLYSMIC EVENTS THAT CAUSED THEM IN THE FIRST PLACE. Richard Hoagland and Art Bell see these cosmic omens as clues to our own origins.

In Mr. Hoagland's recent Art Bell appearance, he discussed a major revelatory event that would most likely occur near the vernal equinox 1997. The alignments of the planets and stars on this date seemed to be in such a configuration that it couldn't be merely coincidence. Hoagland feels an intelligence is behind such convergences, that they are caused by a cosmic intelligence, drawing our attention to particular times and seasons. We at watcher totally agree with Mr. Hoagland on this point...check out our own listing of all the APOCALYPTIC SIGNS IN THE HEAVENS 97!

The event that seems to be a fulfillment of Hoagland, Boylan, and other conspiracists expectation of "something big" this past spring was the public UFO sightings in Phoenix Arizona. They fit the description from Boylan of a "staged" UFO visitation for the public, and the media coverage of the event this summer seems suspiciously coordinated. This was indeed for the benefit of the public, to get people used to the idea of aliens and ufos. There was also the weird event on the night of the lunar eclipse (or close to it)...the demise of the 39 (3 x13) Heaven's Gate group members. This also increased the exposure of UFOs and aliens, and got people considering the spiritual implications of UFO phenomena. More info on the Phoenix ufos, and on the Heaven's Gate group on our Conspiracy Files page.

Satellites sent to Mars in 1976 collected information concerning the geologic nature of Mars, and it's atmosphere. The images from the orbiters mapping sequence made it clear that Mars had experienced nearly unimaginable catastrophic episodes.

With the evidence of oceans of water having once flowed on Mars' surface in huge quantities, it was apparent that the Martian atmosphere was once more dense, the climate much more hospitable. Sometime in the remote past, for reasons still being debated by astrophysicists, there was a cataclysm on Mars. The Martian oceans washed over the surface of the planet, inundating continents. The vast atmosphere was ripped away, and the once Earth-like environment was laid waste.

The accepted theory for the creation of the asteroid belt is usually the failed planet accretion theory. This theory states that during the primordial beginning of the solar system a planet which astronomers call Astera was forming in the place now occupied by the asteroid belt. Jupiter's gravitational influence on the incipient planet was too strong for it to fully solidify. Because of Astera's insufficient mass early in its development, it fragmented. This theory cannot be correct. The facts are becoming more obvious....both the planet Mars and this mysterious parent body of asteroids once sustained oceans and atmospheres.

In light of the recent Pentagon announcement of water found at the poles of the Moon, and the confirmation of Hoagland's long contended theory of ice on Europa, does the theory that Mars was once habitable, possessing an atmosphere and oceans , sound so unlikely? Doesn't the recent announcement of micro-organisms found in Mars rock at least suggest the possibility that there were whole civilizations on Mars long ago, before some cataclysm destroyed them?

Surprisingly there are numerous Bible passages that deal with the planets Mars and what astronomers call Astera, the fifth planet. These planets, the "rolling stones of fire" were capable of supporting life forms, and indeed, were the seat of civilizations greater than any we can imagine.

When Satan rebelled, God cast him as profane from the height of heaven. Because of his rebellion, Satan was destroyed from the midst of the stones of fire, the planets, where he had reigned over literal material kingdoms. Evidence of the civilization on Mars can still be seen, while another civilization of benei Elohim was destroyed thoroughly, becoming the asteroid belt.

To most people the name "Lucifer", is believed to be the actual name of Satan. HOWEVER, this name is found in one passage of the Bible only... Isaiah 14:12,

The Hendricksen literal translation of the Bible uses the phrase,"O shining star" instead of "Lucifer", which is only partly correct. The actual Hebrew word, hay-lale, means several things, "bright or clear sounding, "brightly colored or shining", and also, boastfulness and pride. The Hebrew word for a star is kochob, a round rolling object, not hay-lale.

The phrase, "son of morning" is another inaccuracy in translation and should read "son of the dawning", as in "the earliest" or "the first". This phrase describes the creation of this "son" as occurring at the beginning of all the creation of God. The correct translation in English should read, "O clear sounding, boasting son from the beginning". This portrays much more clearly, the rebel angel who was cast by God from the heavens. Isaiah continues his prophecy of the eventual fate of the "boasting angel",

God questioned Job from the whirlwind Job 38:4-7:

God created the angels before he spoke the worlds into existence. God is known throughout the Bible as the LORD OF HOSTS, Job 25:2:

Satan, the greatest of God's angels, "sealed the measure", of perfection and beauty of all creation. His nature reflected the glory of God, and the word of God which spoke all creation into existence. "for He (God) commanded and they were created".Ezekial 28:

Ezekial's prophecy is addressed to the "king of the rock", an "anointed Cherub", who is described as traveling "in the midst of the stones of fire" which literally translated is "in the midst or among the eh-ben, 'built stones or rocks',of fire".

BUILT STONES? What are they that the greatest angel created could travel up and down in their vastness? The answer is in the night sky. There can be seen "God built " stones reflecting the light of the sun.. . the planets.

Before the creation of Adam, the civilizations of angels existed on the terrestrial planets. Throughout scripture there is a consistent reference to the first dwelling places of some of the ancient sons of God. These angels created habitations on the Earth, Mars, "Astera", the Moon...Ezekial 28:

When Satan and his angels rebelled, God destroyed their literal dwelling places. According to scripture this destruction was swift and decisive. The fifth terrestrial planet which God calls "Rahab" (boaster, pride), was obliterated. Job 26:11-13:

Clearly, God wrought destruction on the heads of the rebellious "sons", with power that cannot be imagined. Satan is described as a snake trying to escape the judgment of God .It is symbolized by the contellation Draconis, which winds itself between the big and little dipper, which represented to the ancients, the flock of the good sheperd and the stronghold of the saved.

God brought a fire out of Satan's midst, in the center of his greatest planetary kingdom. The planet Rahab exploded sending planetesimal and asteroid size pieces of itself into the orbits of the interior terrestrial worlds. Asteroid impacts on the surface of mars rocked the planet, oceans washed over its dry land. The martian atmosphere was blasted into space. On earth virtually the same catastrophes took place. Jeremiah 4:23-2:

Jeremiah looked into the ages before Adam and described the destruction of the earth. There were no men, (descendents of Adam), yet there were cities which had been obliterated. Never in history, since the creation of Adam, has man been completely destroyed from the earth, we ourselves are descended from Adam. The inhabitants of these "cities" were in fact the angelic host and their leader Satan, before the rebellion.

The exact words of Genesis 1:2 "and the earth was (became) formless and void", are recorded in chapter 4 verse 26 of Jeremiah. The majority of Christian scholars believe Gen. 1:2 means that the earth was created in an imperfect state. Genesis 1:1 lays the reality of creation out clearly: In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The next sentence, "and the earth was formless and void", is in error in most English translations. It should read, "and the earth became formless and void." The Hebrew word translated "was formless" in English versions of the Bible is "toh-ho" a verb which means, "to lay waste".

God does not create confusion, He creates order out of nothing. Satan on the other hand, corrupted what God had already created in perfection. The truth of scripture is, "By His wisdom the heavens were beautiful", then rebellion came and with it, corruption and death. Psalm 89:10 :

After Satan's kingdoms were devastated, many of the rebellious angels were bound and held until the time of judgment, the Day of the Lord -- the end of the age when God gathers rebel angels on earth to receive His wrath. Other factions of the rebel angels continued existing with the abilty to travel in the atmosphere outward from earth, space, and amongst the planets - "the stones of fire". The Book of Enoch, quoted by Jude the brother of Jesus, and considered an important work by the early Christian Church, describes a terrifying vision, Enoch 18:13 :