In a reaction video by Isaiah Saldivar, he shared a clip of former astronaut Charlie Duke speaking with Glenn Beck about science, faith, and the supernatural.
“I don’t believe in alien life,” Duke said. “God showed me the specific answer to two prayers—that they’re demonic.”
A Veteran’s Perspective From Space
Duke, a veteran and moonwalker, did not deny the reality of unexplained phenomena.
Instead, he reframed it.
“They’re demonic beings that make an appearance and appear to be real—and they are real,” he explained. “Satan… can appear as an angel of light.”
Referencing the extreme speed and movement of UFO sightings, he added, “Nothing human can make a 90-degree turn at 3,000 miles an hour and survive.”
Scientific Voices Raise Similar Questions
The discussion doesn’t stop with astronauts. Saldivar shared a video clip of an interview with Billy Hallowell and Hugh Ross, an astrophysicist who challenged the extraterrestrial narrative, pointing instead to patterns in so-called “close encounters.”
“When you look at these encounters, they’re never beneficial,” Ross said. “The best you come away with is recurring, terrifying nightmares. Worst-case scenario, you get killed.”
Even more striking, he pointed to a connection between these experiences and occult involvement.
“It’s almost exclusively experienced by people who have significant involvement in the occult,” he said. “When you remove that occult factor, that’s the end of the UFO encounters. Increase it, and you increase the frequency.”
Deception and Changing Narratives
The astrophysicist also highlighted a curious pattern in reported alien communications.
“They used to say they were from the back side of the moon,” Ross explained. “When that became scientifically impossible, they changed their story—to Venus, then Mars, and now other star systems.”
He described cases where individuals entered trance-like states and produced large volumes of writing—known as automatic writing—claiming it came from alien beings.
“One of the most dramatic examples is a massive book… thousands of pages,” he said. “And much of its content denies the deity of Jesus Christ.”
That detail raises a red flag.
A Biblical Lens on the Phenomenon
Second Corinthians 11:14 warns that “Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light,” while Ephesians 6:12 reminds believers that the true battle is “against spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.”
Saldivar also believes that such phenomena could play a role in end-times deception.
“The devil’s going to use it,” Saldivar suggested. “People will say, ‘It wasn’t the rapture—it was aliens.’”
As conversations about UFOs and extraterrestrial life continue to surge in culture and even in political arenas, believers are reminded that Scripture has already warned of powerful deception in the last days.
The Bible declares in 1 John 4:1 to “test the spirits to see whether they are from God,” and in 2 Thessalonians 2:9–10 that deceptive signs and wonders will lead many astray. The call for Christians is clear: remain anchored in the truth of God’s Word, discerning, watchful and unshaken.
Abby Trivett is a writer and editor for Charisma Media and has a passion for sharing the gospel through the written word. She holds two degrees from Regent University, a B.A. in Communication with a concentration in Journalism and a Master of Arts in Journalism. She is the author of the upcoming book, The Power of Suddenly: Discover How God Can Change Everything in a Moment. For interviews and media inquiries, please contact [email protected].
