“Jesus said… ‘No one comes to the Father except through Me.’” John 14:6

Remember the lasting symbols of the sixties? Beatle mania? “Free love”? The peace sign? Maharishi Yogi (the subject of John Lennon’s song, “Sexy Sadie”)?[3]  

The New Age revolution seemed to fade away, didn’t it? But instead it was spreading its hidden roots across America. Now its mysticism and sexual “freedom” are back in full bloom! And countless ex-hippies — who cut their hair and joined mainstream America — are reviving Eastern meditation, yogic “breathing” and other pathways to “collective consciousness.”

This “awakening” is a natural part of the postmodern rejection of truth. Neither facts, logical thinking, nor Biblical faith are relevant to the new spirituality. So it’s not surprising that Eckhart Tolle, celebrated author of A New Earth, dismisses them all as “form” or “ego“: distracting “attachments” that block awareness of human Divinity and oneness with “God.”

Tolle’s teaching is anything but new. One of his sources of inspiration was the 13th century “father of German mysticism,” Meister Eckhart, who wrote, “He who would be serene and pure needs but one thing, detachment.”[4] It’s interesting that Tolle did “let go” of any attachment to his original first name, Ulrich. He changed it to Eckhart. To validate his message, Eckhart Tolle reinterprets history. Notice how he blends Eastern and Western mysticism — praising Zen as well as the Kabbalah:

“The greatest achievement of humanity is… the recognition of its own dysfunction, its own madness. In the distant past, this recognition already came to a few individuals. A man called Gautama Siddhartha, who lived 2,600 years ago in India, was perhaps the first who saw it with absolute clarity. Later, the title Buddha was conferred upon him. Buddha means ‘the awakened one.’”[1,p.14]

“…religions, to a large extent, became divisive rather than unifying forces. … They became ideologies, belief systems people could identify with and so use them to enhance their false sense of self. Through them, they could make themselves ‘right’ and others ‘wrong’…”[1,p.15]“…movements developed within all major religions that represented not only a rediscovery, but in some cases an intensification of the light of the original teaching. This is how Gnosticism and mysticism came into existence in early and medieval Christianity, Sufism in the Islamic religion, Hasidism and Kabbala in Judaism, Advaita Vedanta in Hinduism, Zen… in Buddhism….

“Only a small minority of people had access to them. Their numbers were never large enough to have any significant impact on the deep collective unconsciousness of the majority.”[1,p.16-17]

Since the spiritual climate has changed, “enlightened” prophets expect the current awakening to reach a critical mass that will usher all of humanity (except uncompromising resisters) into the New Earth — a physical manifestation of the New Heaven (which has nothing in common with the Biblical heaven). Detached from “form,” all will know their identity as “I AM,” or universal “Consciousness.”

Of course, if you’re more comfortable with God’s Word than with occult experiences, you won’t share in this awakening. You can’t stand with one foot in each camp.

Into the darkness

But Carla Siegel tried. “I was a Christian,” she told me. “But when we moved to New Mexico, I started questioning my beliefs and exploring some of the New Age bookstores. Soon I was seduced by the teachings of Emmet Fox and others. Satan’s favorite trick is to twist what God says. I know that now.” She continued,

“I joined a meditation group. Some of the new age is being driven by the Alice Bailey type of occultism, but most of the people in my group were fans of “Abraham,” the demonic spirit guide behind The Secret – which is all about getting what you want. 

“But I was more attracted to Eckhart Tolle’s Buddhist angle. Though I had explored both sides, I wanted more of a personal experience with God. Like other New Agers, I would twist the Bible into something that fit my new thinking. So I believed that the Bible’s statement about losing your life to save it meant you must dissolve the ego to gain peace. 

“I stayed with it for a couple of years and faced constant emotional torment. The pain supposedly meant I was growing. (Ha!) I was told that my ego was the problem — and that the meditation (for stilling your mind or detaching from your thoughts) would alleviate the depression. But it kept getting worse. The feelings of dejection and despair were overwhelming.”[5]

Carla’s story is sadly familiar. The “beautiful side of evil” deceives “even the elect” — if only for a season. Confusion, depression, anger and nightmares often follow the initial euphoria, since Satan has no mercy for his victims! Read Pat’s story, then Valerie’s testimony and learn more about his cruel ways. Only by God’s loving grace did they escape the darkness of today’s false “light.”[6]

“Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil, who put darkness for light, and light for darkness,” warned the prophet Isaiah (5:20). But as “awakenings” spread, fewer will listen.

Tolle’s top-selling books may draw more people into the occult than any previous guru the world has known. Yet, it’s all part of an ongoing spiritual war! Our eternal sovereign God reigns over all, but His created opponent does all he can to tempt, trick and test humanity during his allotted time.

“Imagine”

John Lennon’s most famous song outlines the heart of this New Earth deception. Notice how its lines match Tolle’s occult teachings.  

1. The New Earth: “Imagine there’s no heaven; it’s easy if you try….”

“…heaven is not a location but refers to the inner realm of consciousness…. Earth, on the other hand, is the outer manifestation in form, which is always a reflection of the inner…. ‘A new heaven’ is the emergence of a transformed state of human consciousness, and ‘a new earth’ is its reflection in the physical realm.”[1,p.23]

“The arising of a new heaven and by implication a new earth are not future events.”[1,p.308]

That’s not true! In contrast, God’s Word points us to “the hope which is laid up for you in heaven…” Colossians 1:4

2. No sin nor hell: “No hell below us. Above us only sky…”

“If evil has any reality… this is also its definition: complete identification with form…. This results in a total unawareness of my connectedness with the whole, my intrinsic oneness with every other as well as with the Source. This forgetfulness is original sin, suffering, delusion.”[1,p.22]

“Recognize the ego for what it is: a collective dysfunction, the insanity of the human mind…. Nobody is wrong. It is the ego in someone, that’s all.”[1,p.76]

Actually, evil is real, and God does judge sin: “The wicked shall be turned into hell…” (Psalm 9:16) But God has provided a way to heaven through the cross. If we repent and trust in Jesus’ atoning death for us, we become part of His family.

3. Living in the NOW: “Imagine all the people, Living for today…”

“…only the present moment can make us free. That realization is the awakening…. A new heaven and a new earth are arising within you at this moment.…” [1,p.308]

“There exists only the present instant… a Now which always and without end is itself new.”[4] Meister Eckhart

“The Now is also central to the teaching of Sufism, the mystical branch of Islam. Sufis have a saying: ‘The Sufi is the son of time present.’ And Rumi, the great poet and teacher of Sufism, declares: ‘Past and future veil God from our sight; burn up both of them with fire.’ Meister Eckhart, the thirteenth-century spiritual teacher, summed it all up beautifully: ‘Time is what keeps the light from reaching us. There is no greater obstacle to God than time.’”[7]

There is no obstacle to our God, who sets our hope on the future, not the present: “For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face.” 1 Corinthians 13:12

4. A United World: “Imagine there’s no countries, It isn’t hard to do.”

“The only actions that do not cause opposing reactions are those that are aimed at the good of all…. They are not for ‘my’ country but for all of humanity, not for ‘my’ religions but the emergence of consciousness in all human beings…”[1,p.290] 

But our God tells His people, “…nation will rise against nation…. Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake…. And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold…. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.” Matthew 24:7-14

5. No creed, no doctrine: “And no religion too.”

“…religions, to a large extent, became divisive rather than unifying forces. … They became ideologies, belief systems people could identify with.”[1,p.15]

“The true Church is the kingdom of God on earth …composed of all, regardless of race or creed, who live by the light within….”[1,p.11]

But Jesus, who enables us to follow Him, said, “He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him….”  John 14:21

6. Peace. All is One: “Imagine all the people, Living life in peace…”

” At that deeper level, all things are one. It is the Source, the unmanifested one Life. It is the timeless intelligence that manifests as a universe unfolding in time.”[1,p.276]

“You realize your true identity as consciousness…. That’s the peace of God. The ultimate truth of who you are is not I am this or I am that, but I Am.”[1,p.56-57]

But our God offers His peace to all who trust and follow Him — not to the world with its false teachings. He says, “I will be their God, and they shall be My people.’ Therefore ‘Come out from among them and be separate…” 2 Corinthians 6:16-17 

God’s ultimate victory

Eckhart Tolle is not our enemy in this spiritual war. Like countless other “false teachers,” he’s merely a useful servant to a far more menacing foe. Since Satan continues to masquerade as “an angel of light,” this reminder is worth repeating: 

“Be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.” Ephesians 6:10-12

Those who truly love God’s Truth (the first part of God’s armor) will not open their minds to demonic intrusion or oppression. And by God’s grace, Carla* has learned that lesson well. After two years of “experiencing a universal “God” — accompanied by intensifying depressions, misery and confusion — the true God has set her free:

“The feelings of dejection and despair were overwhelming, but God kept calling me back to Himself in the midst of it. Finally, a few weeks ago, I threw out $400 worth of books. That was a toughie. But I was tired of needless suffering. …  The saving power of my Lord Jesus Christ is incredible — far beyond understanding!”

Most of the people trapped by the enticing lights of the occult will never find the exit. So don’t follow those lights! Test all things through the filter of Truth! Put on God’s armor! Then delight in the victory our Lord has won for us through the cross!

“Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?” asks the apostle Paul.  “Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution…? The answer is NO!  Nothing can sever us from God! For “in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.” Romans 8:35-37

By Berit Kjos - March 2008
Tolle’s New Earth fuels New Age revival

Citing the dictionary definition of intelligent design.

intelligent design  
n.   The assertion or belief that physical and biological systems observed in the universe result from purposeful design by an intelligent being rather than from chance or undirected natural processes.  

Christian’s have been tricked into “settling” on having intelligent design taught in many schools. To evolutionists and many scientists, this concept is as strange and illogical as creationism. If one chooses not to believe in God, then why bother with an intelligent being?

Many Christians actually believe that having intelligent design taught in school is a victory over the theory of evolution. I will now try to explain how the concept of intelligent design is actually a new age belief and sets the stage for the great delusion that will fool the world as stated in the Book of Revelation.

There is a growing movement in the world that teaches humans were “planted” on Earth, not by God, but by aliens. They cite ancient texts, including the Bible to “prove” it was really alien space people that set the genetic ball rolling here on Earth, creating life in their alien image. To these people God isn’t God, but a powerful space man.
Zecharia Sitchin is the man that really got this movement going. His intelligence is a force to be reckoned with, but he has several of his main points wrong.

Sitchin writes, the Anunnaki came to Earth some 450,000 years ago from the planet Nibiru – a member of our own solar system whose great orbit brings it to our part of the heavens once every 3,600 years. They came here in need of gold, with which to protect their dwindling atmosphere. Exhausted and in need of help in mining the gold, their chief scientist Enki suggested that they use their genetic knowledge to create the needed Primitive Workers. When the other leaders of the Anunnaki asked: How can you create a new being?  He answered: The being that we need already exists; all that we have to do is put our mark on it.” 

Sitchin goes on to talk in great detail about how man was cultivated by alien forefathers, sent forth as slaves that were to collect gold so that when our alien masters return we can serve them by presenting them with our riches.

These aliens are god-like in their knowledge of science and technology.

So what? It’s just ancient myth, right? Well, maybe not…

Keep in mind that demons are “fallen angels”. Fallen implying that they came or fell to Earth from the sky.

Revelation 12:9 says, “7 And there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back.

    8 But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven.

    9 The great dragon was hurled down— that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.”

I’m not sure if this is speaking about a previous war in Heaven, or if there will be another, but what I do know if that Satan has already or again l decend onto the Earth from “space” or the heavens.

If you study Greek and Roman mythology, there are countless stories of gods coming to Earth and taking human lovers. They had supernatural offspring, usually men of superhuman intellect, stature, and strength, men like Hercules.

Does the Bible tell us about these supernatural heros of these ancient religions? Yes it does, and VERY clearly. It’s just rarely taught in Church.

Genesis 6 states, “2That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.

 3And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.

 4There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.

Genesis 6 is an account of Noah. It kicks off explaining the state of the world in Noah’s time. And explains that the Earth wasn’t just evil, but genetically currupt. Noah wasn’t spared because he was without sin as churches have implied for centuries. Only Christ was born without sin. Noah was spared because he was a good guy and his DNA wasn’t currupted by demonic blood.

  ”9These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.”

Now wait… I know there are many people that will argue that demons cannot have children.  So I ask you this, why in Genesis 3 did God curse the serpent by stating ”15And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed”?

The word serpent is intesting because we think of snake but the Hebrew word rendered “serpent” in Gen. 3:1 is Nachash (from the root Nachash, to shine), and means a shining one.  Eve wasn’t tricked by a snake, she was fooled by a shining spirit, man, or entity.

Did Jesus warn us about “shining ones” or demons coming to the Earth disguised as “shining ones”? It seems that way, Matthew 24:37 But as the days of Noah, so also will be the coming of the Son.

What else do we know about the time of the second coming?

“God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie” 2 Thes 2:9

Luke 21 seems even more clear about a possible end times alien invasion, “men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth”

I don’t want to get into the giants at this point in time, but notice “There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that”.

These demonic forces never went away. Even after the flood the fallen angels continues breeding with human women and having superhuman offspring with human women. Think about Goliath and his brothers…

Even in Joshua 11 we read, about the Anakim, another race of giants that Joshua was instructed to wipe out.

“And Joshua came at that time, and wiped out the Anakim from the hill country, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the hill country of Judah, and from all the hill country of Israel; Joshua utterly destroyed them with their cities.” (Joshua 11:21 RSV)

But when we think of aliens, we think of little green men, not giants… Sichin’s research, which is actually fairly impressive describes his space man Anunnaki as giants.

But when we focus on the Bible, we don’t really know anything about the actual demons that fathered the giants, aside from the fact that they are serpent like, they are shining ones, and they can pretend to be angels of light.

In the old world, Satan could easily mystify humans be pretending to be a god. Once Christianity emerged, humans were exposed to the one true God and as such, Satan had to change his plan.

I believe the new strategy became one of denying religion all together. Science to some degree was to become the only true religion. From there the stage is set to have a “natural” invasion of supernatural entities… only instead of playing the role of gods, they now come as our ancient astronaut ancentors, aliens.

Could you imagine what would happen if aliens decended on the Earth with all kinds of amazing technology and knowledge of science that we have never even dreamed of?

Could it be possible that once mankind was technologically advanced enough to embrace new technology, Satan crashed a UFO so that we could learn new technology that could be used to create and enforce a worldwide “beast” system… complete with subdermal microchips?

“Ever since at least 1947, US based clandestine organizations have been engaged in the reverse engineering of downed ET spacecraft, and communicating with different ET races. The most prominent of the reverse engineering efforts of clandestine organizations have involved a race of ETs commonly described as Grays’, similar in appearance to the ET’s depicted in Steven Spielberg’s famous movie, Close Encounters of the Third Kind. The technology possessed by the Grays was far advanced to anything possessed by humanity, and efforts began immediately to learn about and reverse engineer this technology.”

 I can’t say any of this for certain… but I do believe we know nothing of the truth. There are enough credible sources out there. Enough Astronauts, pilots, police officers, soccer moms, and government employees that have seen UFOs to deny they exist.

The only question is… why? Are they man made? If not, they’re surely demonic.

That having been said, was it really a victory for America’s Christians to get schools to replace Creation with intelligent design?

I believe there is far too much potential for this “obscurity” to be exploited, both by Satan and by those humans that hate God. Any being “hurled to Eath” could claim to be our creator.

Our Designer is and was God! I’m talking specifically about the God of the Old Testament and Father of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!