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A Letter I Received Re: Life On Other Planets?
Adam wrote:

Hey there. First off, I would like to say that you have done an amazing job w/ all the research you have done on your website! It is very inspiring. I just had a question that some friends have been asking and I don't have an answer for them. I did not see it posted on your web site, so I can only assume that you have not had that question yet. My Q is; Does it say in the Bible that there are not now, or ever have been, life on other planets? With all the new research about Mars, and all that, I was curious as to what the Bible has to say. You seem to have the wisdom from God,or at least know how to research properly. What is your view on this subject? I appreciate your time and efforts, and hope to hear from you soon! Take care

~Adam

My Response:

Adam,

The Bible doesn't say anything about life on other planets. Some would take that as evidence that there is no life on other planets, since they assume the Bible would say something if there was. But I disagree. I don't see why the Bible would talk about what was happening on other planets if it wasn't a concern to mankind. The authors wrote about what they knew and what was revealed to them by God, and God tends only to reveal what we need to know. If God told them that there was life on a planet many light-years away, what would the authors have done with that knowledge? Why would they have needed to know it? What use would it have been to mankind? If there is life out there, I think it will be revealed to us when the time comes.

Peace, David