Many Christian writers and preachers foster the idea that we are living in the last days of the ‘end times’ as described in the Holy Bible, and I’m one of those that do. Of course, this term doesn’t mean the end of the world, but only the last days of the ‘age of grace’. This ending age of two thousand years is the time our Lord Jesus provided for his people to accept him as their Savior. If you are a sincere Christian that has been born again,1 then your salvation is secure. If not, then I suggest you begin studying New Testament scripture and build a relationship with our Messiah, Jesus of Nazareth.
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To assure your salvation, these are the easy steps you need to follow: (1) believe Jesus is God’s son and that he died for your sins and rose from the grave, (2) believe that salvation is a free gift of grace and mercy, (3) in prayer, admit you are a sinner, repent, and ask for forgiveness, and (4) turn away from sinful things and live a transformed life — in other words have a spiritual rebirth — become born again. Please do this today. Jesus said: “Very truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born from above,” (John 3:3, NRSV).2
If you don’t know the specific details of what happens during the closing days of these ‘end times’, do not worry, for Christ’s apostles weren’t sure either, and Jesus had to explain it all to them. While the Bible also describes heavenly wonders and catastrophic earth changes, this article focuses more upon social, spiritual, and technological changes, some of which are very near. All the changes on this planet are necessary for a complete planetary reset, just as there was after the great flood of Noah’s day.
In the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 24 gives warnings about false messiahs and false prophets. These reports may even ensnare those who sincerely and lovingly look toward Christ for help. Remember, all those who perform miracles are not necessarily from God. Miracles can be satanic in origin.3 People can become excited and misled, and will therefore be unable to accurately judge the true source and understanding of such things.4
When Jesus gave his warnings in Matthew’s gospel, (and repeated in the other synoptic gospels of Mark and Luke), they focused on the necessity of not being deceived or led astray. And because of this emphasis, it implies that a Great Deception of some kind will come, so be ready for it.5
Those that can’t distinguish the differences between truth and deceit, or good and evil, will not inhabit Christ’s coming kingdom, so be very careful. We also find the same type of message in the Second Epistle to the Thessalonians. The Apostle Paul (with the evangelist Timothy as coauthor) wrote:
“The coming of the lawless one is apparent in the working of Satan, who uses all power, signs, lying wonders, and every kind of wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion, leading them to believe what is false, so that all who have not believed the truth but took pleasure in unrighteousness will be condemned,” (2 Thessalonians 2:9–12).
New Knowledge & The Great Deception
During New Testament times, the Pharisees (that name means ‘separated ones’) were a religious and political party of Jews in Palestine. Because of favoritism, they served on the Jewish legislative and judicial assembly — which was a type of supreme court — called the Sanhedrin. This group observed the Jewish Law as far as appearances went, but their hearts were far from God; their hearts did not match their outward appearance. Jesus said the following about these dishonest leaders. “Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees, that is, their hypocrisy. Nothing is covered up that will not be uncovered, and nothing secret that will not become known,” (Luke 12:1b-2).
Our Lord was explaining that just as yeast permeates a batch of dough, such hypocrisy could grow and spread to many of Jesus’ followers — even to the disciples — if not guarded against. Likewise, in our day, evil influences and lies of modern world governments are being spread in order to control the global population. And evidence is beginning to appear that there will be a great new deception coming upon this planet. But our Lord will make sure his true followers recognize the untruth so they don’t lose their spiritual connection with him.
If you are one of the sincere Christians now beginning to wake up, you will notice an increasing availability of knowledge about fantastic new technologies being discovered. And indeed, new knowledge is soon coming that will ‘knock your socks off’. Everyone already knows about humanoid robots and artificial intelligence (AI), but get ready for anti-gravity, free energy, and new examinations of our human history.
But there is more! Soon there may be a great deception announced to the world. This disclosure will be about UFOs (or UAPs)6 and aliens from other worlds. Most everyone will be gobsmacked7 at such disclosure, so plans are being made to take control of the revealing in order to temper the shock and divert its true meaning.
What if you were told some advanced non-human entities from another place created human life on this world many thousands of years ago, and have now returned to help us solve all our problems, cure all our diseases, and extend our lives? Would you believe them? Would you believe that they had come to save us?
Leaked information of hard evidence should be appearing sometime over the next couple of years and it could start as early as this coming summer. Could that plan be delayed? Of course it could, depending upon world events. But it would probably have to be some large event with global consequences to further delay this long-awaited government disclosure. But remember, if this does happen, the ruling governments always have their own agenda, and it is not usually an agenda that helps its populace.
What is this “hard evidence,” you may ask? Well, besides the present increase in visible UFOs all around the world, there continues to be serious public hearings about such things. In the United States, a Tennessee Republican, Tim Burchett, said he has already been briefed about advanced technology from alien sources that is now being used by the United States military. And he has previously suggested that the U.S. government has purposefully hidden information on UFOs and aliens. Also, a former intelligence official, David Grusch, has testified to lawmakers that the government has a program to collect crashed extraterrestrial spacecraft in order to reverse-engineer them.8
And a new motion picture, due out in 2026, is titled Disclosure Day.9 The film’s director, Steven Spielberg (producer of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and Close Encounters of the Third Kind), hints this new movie explores questions about alien life that may be closer to reality than previously imagined.10 There have always been rumors that some of his earlier science fiction works were based on leaked government secret files.
A Christian pastor, Paul Begley, recently interviewed a religious leader with uncannily accurate information of upcoming world-wide events. This knowledgeable man tells us to be very careful of the coming disclosure information contained in this new movie. He is afraid that the event may cause pseudo-spiritual feelings that deceive us. His advice for us is to not depend upon any spiritual-like feelings we get from the movie, but to depend only upon biblical confirmation and prayer. Faith in our Lord and in scripture — not ‘feelings’ designed to deceive people — will lead us to truth. A short audio clip of this discussion can be accessed through the link in References & Notes at the end of this article.11
When the information about these non-human aliens arrives, new lies will be forthcoming as leaders try to twist the narrative of any newly discovered knowledge to their own advantage. The living entities may be real, but who they are, and where they really come from, and why they are here, will be the great deception. If this scenario happens, it will be our job as Christians to sift through all the new information and make the proper personal decisions allowing us to survive as faithful members of God’s church. We must be careful not to get caught up in any devilish deception.
As we acquire accurate knowledge, we need not throw away all our past beliefs, but merely make room for the new information to help it all make sense. There is a learning curve — examine all that is coming to light and process it before believing anything — then take the facts and slowly weave them into your faith. What doesn’t fit within our knowledge of the Bible should be discarded.
Acquiring new knowledge is like assembling a jigsaw puzzle. It takes time to examine everything as we put the pieces together; it is slow to begin with, but speeds up as the picture begins to come into focus. This process happened to the apostles during Jesus’ ministry too. They did not fully understand the complete picture of why our Lord came to earth. So, let’s not get all wrapped-up in first impressions which may cause confusion and weaken our faith.
And to be honest, if this all comes to pass, most people will not see the truth. They will accept the deception as stated by our world leaders, be they the governmental or church officials. They will believe not the truth, but only what they want to believe. As the Apostle Paul stated, “For the time is coming when people will not put up with sound doctrine, but having itching ears, they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own desires, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander away to myths,” (2 Timothy 4:3-4).
Wicked leaders of this world are very secretive about their plans and actions. You will find them not only in governments, but in the churches too. Not all in these institutions are bad, of course, but enough of the agents of Satan are lurking there to throw suspicion upon many.
These evildoers want to control us and they do their best to hide their true personality and intentions — that is until something happens that brings their actions into focus and our suspicions to the surface. For instance, if they can’t stop evidence of some leaked information, they will try to corrupt its true nature or redefine the meaning for it — or both.
Conclusion
So, there are indications afoot about a world-wide revealing of something historically really big that can’t be hidden much longer. But, governments want, at the very least, to control the narrative of the information being released. In other words, we’ll find out about it, but they will lie about the reason it is being exposed.
Much of this information is not yet covered in mainstream news sources, but it will be when it can’t be covered up any longer. But be assured, the media will put a spin on the information so that it is explained exactly like the government wants it explained, not as it really is. Most people will accept what makes them feel good; only a minority of the Christian church will be aware of the truth.
So, whether you believe in a rapture to heaven or a new glorified body doing the Lord’s work on the new earth to soon come, you won’t get any chance of your wish if you make the wrong decision. This may be the biggest decision we must make in these end times; let’s all make sure we decide correctly.
I’ve picked a Gospel song relating to the grace and mercy of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. It is “Your Grace and Mercy” by members of the Gaither Vocal Band, including Chris Blue and Gene McDonald. Selected lyrics are below and a link to the music video is listed in References & Notes.12
Thank you for saving a sinner like me,
To tell, tell the world, oh, salvation is free,
And there, you see, I just didn’t do right,
You watched over me, yeah, all day and night.
Your grace and mercy brought me through,
I’m living this moment because of you,
I want to thank you and praise you too.
Your grace and mercy brought me through.
Copyright © 2026, Dr. Ray Hermann
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References & Notes
- born again: to be born again is not a physical rebirth, but refers to the spiritual rebirth that occurs when someone accepts Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior. It is a transformation characterized by a change in the heart and spirit, leading to a new life in faith, thereby achieving the ability to overcome sin and live a life that honors God.
- Unless otherwise noted, scripture is quoted from The Holy Bible: New Revised Standard Version, (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1989). Used with permission.
- MacDonald, William, Believer’s Bible Commentary: Old and New Testaments, (Ed.) Arthur Farstad, (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1995), pp. 1294–1295.
- Robertson, Archibald Thomas, Word Pictures in the New Testament, (Nashville TN: Holman Reference/B&H Publishing, 1 August 2000), Matthew 24:24.
- Hoffman, David, “The End-Times Instruction Jesus Gave That Christians Often Overlook”, (Charisma News, 18 March 2020), https://mycharisma.com/culture/the-end-times-instruction-jesus-gave-that-christians-often-overlook/
- UFO or UAP: Unidentified Flying Object or Unexplained Aerial Phenomenon. The name change came in 2020 when the Pentagon established the Navy-led UAP Task Force to investigate reports. While the government prefers UAP, most civilians still prefer UFO as a description.
Becket, Stefan, “What are UAPs and why do UFOs have a new name?” (CBS News, 14 September 2023), https://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-are-uaps-unexplained-aerial-phenomenon-ufos-new-name/ - gobsmacked: overwhelmed and astounded with wonder, surprise, or shock.
Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 11th ed., (Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster, Inc., 2003). - Mitchell, Ellen, “Burchett calls on Trump to release files on UFOs, aliens: ‘I think America needs to know’”, (The Hill, Washington D.C, 13 April 2026), https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5828739-burchett-calls-trump-ufo-release/
- “Disclosure Day” (motion picture), created and directed by Steven Spielberg, screenplay by David Koepp, produced by Kristie Krieger, (Universal Pictures, Official Trailer, © 2026). Used under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976 allowance is made for “Fair Use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, teaching, news reporting, scholarship, and research. MOVIE TRAILER — https://youtu.be/SCYT8vb2siQ
- Scaparo, Ricky (Ed.), “Spielberg teases new alien film ‘Disclosure Day’ as ‘more truth than fiction’,” (End Times Headlines, 16 April 2026), https://endtimeheadlines.org/2026/04/spielberg-teases-new-alien-film-disclosure-day-as-more-truth-than-fiction/
- “Pastor Paul Interview – Michael – Death by Disclosure – 11 Scientists”, (Council of Time, 4/23/2026), https://soundcloud.com/ouncil1archive/04-23-2026-pastor-paul (information stated starts at 16:30 and ends at 32:30).
- Your Grace and Mercy”; Artists: Gaither Vocal Band, featuring Chris Blue, Gene McDonald, Joseph Habedank, and Angela Primm; CD/DVD: Then Came the Morning; (© Gaither Music TV), Used under ‘fair use of copyright’ for comment, teaching, scholarship, and research under Section 107 of the United States Copyright Act of 1976 — MUSIC VIDEO: https://youtu.be/Zr8d3Nh7_F0
