A Texas pastor has issued a chilling warning about what he says are hidden messages lurking behind UFO encounters.
Josh Howerton, leader of Lakepointe Church, made the claims in a recent episode of his podcast show, Live Free.
‘People who have had “alien abductions”, they consistently report messages from these “beings” that are explicitly antichrist,’ he said.
The conversation painted a disturbing picture of mysterious entities that allegedly reject Jesus, contradict Christian teachings and encourage people to embrace a new spiritual consciousness.
According to him, many reported encounters revolve around messages claiming all religions are equally true, Jesus was merely human and humanity is preparing for a dramatic transformation.
The discussion also connected the alleged messages to biblical warnings in Galatians 1:8 and the Book of Revelation, including references to false gospels, spiritual deception and a coming one-world government.
Howerton says the overlap between alleged UFO encounters and anti-Christian themes had become too consistent to dismiss as a coincidence.
A video released in the first wave of UFO files appeared to show a glowing object resembling an ‘eight-pointed star’ with uneven arms moving across the sky
Repeated warnings were given throughout the episode that the theories remained speculative and should not become an obsession for Christians.
‘Is it okay to try to make sense of it? Yes.
‘Is it wise to devote yourself to it?
‘Definitely not,’ he said.
One of the biggest warning signs raised involved what Howerton called a strong correlation between occult or New Age practices and alleged alien abductions.
‘There is a high correlation between people experimenting with occult and New Age practices and, quote unquote, alien abductions,’ Howerton said, before adding: ‘When you’re messing with that stuff, that stuff’s real.
‘It’s really demonic.’
The most alarming detail, he says, are the messages allegedly delivered by the entities themselves.
Many of the UFO reports involve beings encouraging humanity to prepare for a coming ‘spiritual ascension process’ while abandoning traditional religion.
Howerton also claimed many of the reported entities promote ideas centered around global unity and centralized world leadership.
During the episode of the Live Free podcast, Josh Howerton, leader of Lakepointe Church in Texas, said that many alleged abductees report encounters with entities promoting spiritual ascension, humanity evolving beyond religion and the rise of a new global order
‘The claimed messages often encourage a one-world government,’ he said before linking the idea to biblical end-times prophecy.
He linked it to the Book of Revelation, citing environmental collapse, nuclear war and humanity entering a new phase of existence as recurring themes.
Several non-Christian writers and UFO researchers were then introduced as examples of people who allegedly reached similar conclusions about the disturbing nature of the encounters.
One of the first names mentioned was Whitley Strieber, who wrote extensively about alleged alien contact.
According to Howerton, Strieber once concluded: ‘The visitors seem to consistently and profoundly opposed to the idea of Christ.’
The quote was presented as evidence that even researchers outside Christianity had noticed what the speakers described as anti-Christian patterns surrounding UFO phenomena.
The discussion also highlighted John Keel, best known for The Mothman Prophecies.
Keel reportedly argued that UFO entities behaved more like deceptive supernatural beings than extraterrestrials from another planet.
One quote read aloud during the episode described UFO manifestations as ‘minor variations of the age-old demonological phenomenon.’
‘Bro, he’s a non-Christian saying this guy,’ Howerton responded in disbelief after reading the quote aloud.
The pastor also referenced Carla Turner, a researcher of alleged abduction experiences who reportedly concluded the entities ‘lie consistently’ and ‘take control of human beings against their will.’
Those descriptions were compared to biblical depictions of demonic possession and spiritual deception found throughout the New Testament.
The most dramatic part of the discussion came when the conversation turned to reports of encounters allegedly ending after people invoked the name of Jesus Christ.
Stories shared during the episode claimed some abductees saw terrifying experiences abruptly stop after praying, singing hymns or crying out to Jesus.
One example involved a newly converted Christian identified only as ‘Bill D,’ who allegedly shouted ‘Jesus, help me’ during an encounter before it immediately ended.
According to Howerton, some UFO investigators privately acknowledged hearing similar stories but avoided discussing them publicly because the claims were religious rather than scientific.
‘The truth was that they all knew of similar accounts of abductions being stopped by people praying, singing hymns or calling on the name of Jesus,’ Howerton said.
As the discussion widened into theories about demons, angels and unseen spiritual realms, listeners were told that many beings described today as aliens may have been interpreted very differently in biblical times.
‘What a lot of people may be calling aliens, the Bible might call things like cherubim, seraphim, angels, archangels, thrones, principalities, demons and powers,’ the pastor said.
