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Judaic-Rabbinic-Kabbalistic Teachings on Extraterrestrial Life Forms (Angels, Demons, & E.T.S) KosherTorah School for Spiritual Studies KosherTorah School for Biblical, Judaic & Spiritual Studies P.O. Box 628 Tellico Plains, TN. 37385 tel. 423-253-3555 email. [email protected] www.KosherTorah.com Ariel Bar Tzadok, Director, Rabbi THEM! Judaic-Rabbinic-Kabbalistic Teachings on Extraterrestrial Life Forms (Angels, Demons, & E.T.s) A Selection of Essays written by R. Ariel B. Tzadok Director, Rabbi KosherTorah School www.koshertorah.com Copyright © 1993-2016 by Ariel Bar Tzadok. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior written permission of Ariel Bar Tzadok. 1 Copyright © 1993-2016 by Ariel Tzadok. All rights reserved. KosherTorah School for Spiritual Studies Other Works by Ariel B. Tzadok Walking In The Fire (Hardcover) Classical Torah Kabbalistic Meditations and Prayers Protection from Evil (Soft cover) Kabbalistic insights into dealing with the forces of evil. Book Of the Angel Ariel (E-Book) Novel One in the Angel Chronicles Series All KosherTorah books are available on www.Amazon.com Many other E-Books and Numerous Online Courses Covering all Areas of Torah, the Bible, Kabbalah and Advanced Meditation All KosherTorah School courses are available at www.koshertorahonlinestore.com Them: The Judaic-Rabbinic-Kabbalistic Teachings on Extraterrestrial Life Forms A selection of essays about angels, demons, and their connection to modern day understandings about extraterrestrial life. PDF - E-Book Format - 163 - 8 ½” x 11” pages Copyright © 1993-2016 by Ariel Bar Tzadok. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior written permission of Ariel B. Tzadok. KosherTorah Publishers A subsidiary of the KosherTorah School Operating through our website www.koshertorah.com P.O Box 628 Tellico Plains, TN. 37385 Tel. 423.253.3555 Email: [email protected] 2 Copyright © 1993-2016 by Ariel Tzadok. All rights reserved. KosherTorah School for Spiritual Studies Table of Contents The Rabbinic-Kabbalistic Teachings on Extraterrestrial Life Forms, 5 What are Angels? 6 Telepathic Communication with Real Angels, 8 A Glimpse into Genesis Secrets Adam, Animals & Extraterrestrials, 12 Secrets of Hebron, Eden, Inner Earth &the Real Conspiracy of Silence, 16 Identifying the "Sons of God"in Genesis 6, 19 Was Babel Nuclear Powered? Was the Tower a Spaceship? 24 The Virtual Reality of Alien Angels, 29 Angelic Virtual Reality, Human Visions or Actual Close Encounters, 33 Extraterrestrial Man, Israel & Torah, 37 Reconciling Religion with its Extraterrestrial/Telepathic Origins, 39 Seeing Voices, Telepathic Torah, 44 Mind-to-Mind Connections & Remote Viewing, 47 Humanity Before Adam, A Review of the Pre-Adamic Civilizations in Torah Literature, 51 Pre-Adamic Civilizations, Secrets of the Kabbalistic Shemitot, 55 Angelic Dominions & Human Influences, 60 The Angelic Watchers & Our Human "Big Brother" 62 Be Mindful of the Watchers! But, Fear Not their Coming Agenda! 66 You're Being Watched, So What? 69 Conspiracy Theories, 72 THEM & THEIR Plan, 77 Different Kinds of Angels, and the Master Plan, 79 Angels & Emotions, How To Best Serve God, 82 Secrets of Contacting the Angel Raziel, 86 Angels & Humanity: Revelations and Lessons About Our Relationship The Dominant Rule of the Name Elokim, 89 The Role of Free Will, 91 The Influence of the Watcher Angels, 93 Watchers & Man, A Relationship of Enmity, 95 3 Copyright © 1993-2016 by Ariel Tzadok. All rights reserved. KosherTorah School for Spiritual Studies Of Angels and Man, Differences and Similarities, 98 The Role and Limitations of Guardian Angels, 100 The Future of Man, 102 Armageddon of the Inner Mind, 104 What Does G-d Want From Us? 107 The Image, the Breath and the Call, 109 The Prison of the Spark of Good, 112 To Stand Up For Oneself, 114 The Rider and the Horse, 116 Angels & the Mind, 118 The Nature of Evil, 121 What is Evil, What is Good… I’m So Confused, 123 The Struggle Against Religious Insincerity, 125 What Keeps Us Distant From G-d, 127 Detach From That Which Is Unhealthy, 129 Prayer &the Power of Faith, 132 The Nature of the Supreme Being, 134 The Uniqueness of Being Human, 136 Rosh HaShana, Everybody’s Judgment Day, 138 Dream Messages, 141 How to Speak “Spiritualeze” 143 The Power of True Love, 146 The Coming of the Messiah, 149 The True Meaning of Being Religious, 151 The Universal Laws for Everybody, 154 Conclusion – Mature Spirituality, 157 Metatron, the Secret Soul of the Jewish Messiah, 159 4 Copyright © 1993-2016 by Ariel Tzadok. All rights reserved. KosherTorah School for Spiritual Studies The Rabbinic-Kabbalistic Teachings on Extraterrestrial Life Forms An excerpt from the book, “UFO's & Aliens in Light of Torah” I most certainly am not the first Rabbi to reveal material concerning life on other planets. Other Kabbalistic Rabbis before me have written books revealing some of the best-kept secrets in the world. We will discuss just a few of them here. The late 18th century was a turbulent time for Jews living is Europe. The so-called age of enlightenment and science was spreading even into Jewish circles. This new religion of science sneered at the valued teachings of the Bible and sought in every way to contradict them, to "prove them wrong scientifically."One of the great Kabbalistic Sages of Eastern Europe, Rabbi Pinchas Eliyahu Horowitz of Vilna, arose to meet this challenge. He authored a monumental work on Kabbalah and science the likes of which has not been duplicated to this day. In 1797, Rabbi Horowitz published his monumental work Sefer HaBrit, The Book of the Covenant. The work begins by discussing the order of the physical universe, the stars, planets and the like, continues to discuss the physical world and finishes with long, rich metaphysical discourses on the nature of man, consciousness and prophecy. The scope of the text is far too great to do appropriate justice to it here. I must limit myself to our topic and Rabbi Horowitz's most striking revelations about it. It seems that even in Rabbi Horowitz's days there was interest and speculation about life on other planets. In Section 1, Lecture 3, Chapters 3 and 4, Rabbi Horowitz responds to the so-called scientific theories of his day regarding life on other planets and proceeds to enumerate from authoritative Jewish sources what the Torah teaches about this subject. In Kabbalistic literature it is taught that the Holy One, Blessed Be He, has created an infinite number of worlds. Most commentators on these Kabbalistic texts will state that the worlds being spoken of are spiritual worlds. In other words, the Kabbalah is speaking about an infinite inter-dimensional quantum reality. There are four general dimensions or worlds in the Kabbalistic panorama; the three highest of these dimensions/worlds are Atzilut, Beriah and Yetzirah. These correspond to the dimensions of Spirit, Mind and Emotion respectively. Therefore, any worlds manifesting these realities are not going to be physical, as we understand the meaning of physical. Rabbi Horowitz now steps in with a significant point. In Chapter 3 he asks why should the number of worlds in the fourth Kabbalistic level, Asiyah, corresponding to the physical realm, be any less than the infinite number of worlds in the supernal realms above it. He continues by quoting the holy Zohar "in many places"and the Mishna that in the future the Holy One, Blessed Be He, is to place each and every righteous person as a governor over 310 worlds. Rabbi Horowitz emphasizes that these are physical worlds in outer space. The future being spoken of is the time after the Messianic age and the resurrection of the dead. The reward of the righteous is that they are to ascend to the stars and rule sections of the galaxy as the regents of the Holy One, Blessed be He. 5 Copyright © 1993-2016 by Ariel Tzadok. All rights reserved. KosherTorah School for Spiritual Studies Rabbi Horowitz continues to bring evidence of other worlds from the Bible itself. With this proof text, he not only claims to prove that there are other worlds, but that they are also inhabited by beings. Rabbi Horowitz quotes from Judges 5:23, "cursed be Maroz, cursed be those who dwell there."The Talmud (Moed Katan 16A) records an opinion that Maroz is the name of a planet. And the verse says, "cursed be those who dwell there."This seems to imply that the planet Maroz is inhabited. Rabbi Horowitz concludes Chapter Three with the words, "According to my opinion, there are inhabited planets [in outer space] and this is also implied in the Tikunei Zohar." Accepting the given fact of other inhabited worlds, Rabbi Horowitz now addresses the issue of what type of beings are on these other planets. He begins by criticizing those who are of the opinion that the other planets are just like ours, with similar peoples of free will, similar animals, plant life and the like. He calls these beliefs lies and a waste. Those who believe them, Rabbi Horowitz says, are "simpletons who will believe anything." Rabbi Horowitz asks why would so many planets be needed just for our forms of life. Certainly, our planet is large enough to hold us all. Being that these planets are so numerous and distant from one another they must also be very different. No two can be exactly alike; each one is different from the other both generally and specifically. Rabbi Horowitz also says it is a fallacy to think that the planets are formed of the same types of matter as is ours.
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