The Watchers - Revelation, a Review

Recently I watched the Christian Science Fiction film, The Watchers, Revelation. It follows the adventures of two families as they encounter 'Aliens', the government's knowledge of these beings, and the final outcome.

Spoiler alert. I do talk about some of the scenes in the film. 

My reaction was, great, here's another film depicting aliens as demons. Sure enough, that was exactly what happened. The only interesting twists was that the demons were supposedly 'helping' mankind by supplying information about advanced technology. It was a repeat of what happened in Genesis and the sons of god who mated with human females. Only problem was, the demons who caused that particular disaster where thrown into a special place in hell where they'll stay until the final judgement. One assumes it was to keep them from doing the same thing again.

Second, bad acting. The only decent characters was the 'leader' of the aliens and the little girl.

There were some good moments. The explanation of supposed UFO's with their erratic movements that defy physics. The idea it could be angels flying makes much more sense rather than advances in technology we don't yet understand.

True creative inspiration comes from God. The little girl's creation of a  holographic computer monitor for a science fair project.

Great representation that science compliments  God's word, not destroys it nor replaces it.

Solid family values. The relationship between the uncle and his nephew is shown to be warm, despite a long separation and the mother being protect of of her child.

Government knowledge of these beings. Believe it or not, the US Gov has a contingency plan for alien invasion. One wonders how much our leaders actually know about the spiritual side and are mistaking them for X-tees. (They don't have one for a potential ice age, which is much more likely to happen since is has in the recent past. 1400-1500 to 1850. It was called the little ice age.)

Nice examples of angels, both fallen and those still serving God. The sword fight over the little girl with flaming swords is probably one of the best scenes. 

Over all reaction, good for one viewing only. Not something I'd make of a point of watching very often. Happy I only paid $5 for it. 

The Genesis Code review

The Genesis Code is an excellent Christian attempt to blend science and the Biblical account of creation. It features budding young scientists who aren't sure they believe in God and by researching the findings against the creation story, discover more proof than they thought they'd find.

It also features several side stories, including a budding young hockey player, a Christian journalist who falls for him, and a dying mother. It poses many moral questions and the outcomes while predicable, are also believable.

On a scale with one the lowest and five the highest, this movie rates about four stars. Mainly because the whole explanation of time sequence was much longer than it needed to be.

A great film for those who say science and creation contradict each other.

Movie Review - Space Warriors

Walden Media is back with a new film called Space Warriors. A young teen, whose parents are divorced, has but one dream, to go to space camp and into space. His parents tell him no. He devises a way to go anyway and learns all about himself and working with others. Meanwhile, the ISS has a collision with space debris and is in danger. The six astronauts are in danger and in need in help.

This movie is a great family film. It shows the value of science and how it can be used to help others for each character is a wiz at something ranging from launching rockets to running robots to flying. Each learns about themselves and how to function together as a team to save lives.

Out of five stars, this film rates a four and a half.

'Why Not Question' : Creationist vs Evolutionist - Part 3

The final piece is about humans. This is one thing both the Creationist and Evolutionist agree - we all came from one man and one woman. This has been proven genetically and Scientists have posted their findings for all to see.

The only difference is that the Bible says God created man in His own image.

The word image is tselem - shade, a phantom, illusion, resemblance. Huh, an interesting mix of meanings. Created is bara - to be prepared, formed, created.

What is God? According to His word, love and spirit.

So, if one took a literal translation - one would say that God created Adam and Eve in His image, which is love and spirit. Yet, little is said about the physical form except they were to multiply after their own kind and replenish the Earth.

Whoa...wait a minute...replenish the Earth? The Hebrew word is male - it means fullness, fill, all along, all that there is, multitude. The word replenish is a bad choice and does not mean 'do again what has already been done'. Instead,they are being told to fill the Earth - they are all there is.

Granted, there has been much speculation on where all the other people came from that had to be warned about Cain after he murdered Abel. Yet, on the sixth day God told Adam and Eve to be fruitful and multiply.

So, were there more children from them then are recorded in the pages of the Bible? If so, did they leave Eden and spread all over the Earth.

There are many unanswered questions and huge holes left in the record of what modern man now knows existed. Yet, from the evidence garnished in the few studied verses - is that really so?

The written word is still an infant compared to a long, long oral history. Oral histories can be lost if the person with the knowledge dies before passing on what he/she knew.

And what traps are we, modern day humans with our dependence on technology, setting for ourselves and what of our history will be lost if there's a crash from which we don't recover?

The same can be true of the Bible. Much has been lost over the centuries, but the core is still there.

And Science, whether they like or not, are proving the Bible more and more true - everyday.