Lamentations 5:2 ( KJV ) reads as follows:
"Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens" ( emphasis mine, R.E.W. ).
Ephesians 2:12 ( KJV ) reads as follows:
"That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world" ( emphasis mine, R.E.W. ).
Hebrews 11:34 ( KJV ) reads as follows:
"Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens" ( emphasis mine, R.E.W. ).
The Hebrew word ( Hebrew [ 5237 ] ) for the word "aliens" in Lamentations 5:2 ( KJV, for example ), is defined as follows:
"strange, in a variety of degrees and applications (foreign, non-relative, adulterous, different, wonderful)." [ See ABINGDON'S STRONG'S EXHAUSTIVE CONCORDANCE OF THE BIBLE, STRONG, JAMES, S.T.D., LL.D., ABINGDON PRESS, NASHVILLE, Copyright, 1890, by JAMES STRONG, MADISON, N.J., ( A Concise Dictionary of the Words in the Hebrew Bible with their Renderings in the King James Version, p. 103. ). ]
The Greek word ( Greek [ 526 ] ) for the word "aliens" in Ephesians 2:12 ( KJV, for example ), is defined as follows:
"to estrange away, i.e. (pass. and fig.) to be non-participant." [ See ABINGDON'S STRONG'S EXHAUSTIVE CONCORDANCE OF THE BIBLE, STRONG, JAMES, S.T.D., LL.D., ABINGDON PRESS, NASHVILLE, Copyright, 1890, by JAMES STRONG, MADISON, N.J., ( A Concise Dictionary of the Words in the Greek/New Testament with their Renderings in the King James Version, p. 14. ). ]
The Greek word ( Greek [ 245 ] ) for the word "aliens" in Hebrews 11:34 ( KJV, for example ), is defined as follows:
"another's, i.e. not one's own." [ Ibid., p. 9. ]
Lamentations 5:2 ( KJV, for example ) has a cross-reference to Psalm 79:1. Psalm 79:1 ( KJV, for example ) reads as follows:
"O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps."
The word "heathen" in Psalm 79:1 has an equivalent translation, which is "nations or gentiles." Thus, the word "aliens" in Lamentations 5:2 simply refers to strange ( foreign, non-relative, adulterous, different, or wonderful ) human beings.
In Ephesians 2:12 ( KJV, for example ), the word "aliens" refers to those who were without Christ. The apostle Paul ( see Ephesians 1:1 ) recorded the following in Ephesians 2:19 ( KJV ):
"Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God."
A citizen is a human being and, thus, the word "aliens" in Ephesians 2:12 simply refers to human beings who were estranged away from the commonwealth of Israel.
Hebrews, chapter 11, discusses the subject of faith. Faith comes by hearing the word of God ( see Romans 10:17, for example ). According to God's word ( the Holy Bible - see Psalm 119:65-72, 142, 151, John 17:17, and 2 Timothy 3:16, 17, for example ), we understand that baptism, by immersion in water, for the remission of sins, in the name of Jesus Christ, is required in order to be saved ( see Mark 16:15, 16, Acts 2:38, Acts 8:26-40 ( especially verses 36-39, for example ), Romans 6:1-4 ( especially verses 3 and 4, for example ), and 1 Peter 3:21, for example ).
How many green, extraterrestrial beings with large eyes have ever been baptized into Christ? There are no examples of such an event mentioned in the Holy Bible. Green, extraterrestrial beings with large eyes belong in the realm of science fiction - not reality. Thus, it should be clear that the word "aliens" in Hebrews 11:34 refers to another's army of human beings. To conclude, I would like to kindly request that you, the reader, study the Holy Bible ( see 2 Timothy 2:15, for example ).
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NOTE: As of 08/24/2013, this weblog posting was written in response to an article I recently read on the nytimes.com website, regarding the subject of aliens ( in the sense of green, extraterrestrial beings with large eyes ). Apparently, there are people in this world who are deluded ( see 2 Thessalonians 2:10-12 ( especially verse 11, for example ), for example ) into believing that such fictional creatures actually exist. Hence, the above-given basic teaching from the Holy Bible has been provided.
NOTE: As of 08/24/2013, this weblog posting was written in response to an article I recently read on the nytimes.com website, regarding the subject of aliens ( in the sense of green, extraterrestrial beings with large eyes ). Apparently, there are people in this world who are deluded ( see 2 Thessalonians 2:10-12 ( especially verse 11, for example ), for example ) into believing that such fictional creatures actually exist. Hence, the above-given basic teaching from the Holy Bible has been provided.
