This version of the article in this series has been updated (as of 8-09-13) and revised due to web links that have been outdated or broken.
I've received some criticisms for posting that first article, it being stated that such things are a waste of time when there are so many far more important things that needs doing! Like the saving of souls, and maturing in Christ, and warning others of the LORD's soon return.
I sincerely agree with all of these issues, that they are most important, and I do engage in these vital commissions, and intend on doing more of the same.
So why am I persisting in these articles?
As stated previously, we are living in incredible days, and they are about to get far more incredible-er (hey, it’s my blog, I can make up words if I wanna)!
When the LORD Jesus was asked by His disciples when He would be returning, and when would the end of the world come, He answered quite thoroughly Matthew 24 and Mark 13 (Luke 21); one thing He stated over again three different times:
"Take heed that no one deceive you." Deception of all sorts will run rampant in the last days; and so it is, of all kinds and varieties.
We already discussed that cryptic passage in Daniel ch. 2, and how the mysterious "they" would "mingle" (literally 'to braid') with "the seed (genetics) of men". The "they" would of course have to be something other than the seed of mankind itself. What other options are there?
(note: due to the enormity of information on this subject and the amount of coverage I desire to address, this will more than likely be covered in a series of articles.)
U.F.O.'s and E.B.E.'s (extraterrestrial biologic entities). Are they real or contrived? Are they within the scope of reality or merely wishful thinking? If such beings do exist elsewhere in the universe, what are they like, what are their interests in us and our world, and why would they be visiting planet Earth? Are they benevolent, or inimical to the human race, or perhaps some of both?
We as the people of Earth have asked such questions for a very long time. I believe we are approaching a day - soon to come - in which we will have these answers, but I'm also convinced that they will lead to a grand deception of epic proportions!
I believe that we are living in incredible days; the future holds such events that we quite frankly wouldn't believe if we were told about them in advance.
SKYLINE (rated PG-13)appears in this pre-holiday season with promises of suspense, thrills and chills and seems to strive to deliver, but falls short. On a scale from 1 to 10, I'd give it a 6.5.
There have been scores of alien films to date, and with many more in the mix,
The same sort of plot was superbly captured by Spielberg's The War of the Worlds with its high dose of psychological tension; SKYLINE has its white-knuckled moments, but they aren't sustained, and much of the film falls flat with a lack of much action (other than running away from the aliens). It has a 'Cloverland' feel to it, but with the J.J. Abrams film there is a far better raw-nerved edge to it. Some of the visual aspects reminded me of Transformers as well.
I do feel that the actors, primarily the main characters who play husband and wife Jarrod (Eric Balfour), and Elaine (Scottie Thompson) performed reasonably well, there just wasn't enough script content to strike the audience with good story telling or for these actors to flex their muscles much (of them all, I liked Scottie Thompson's performance the best).
Perhaps if there was a secondary pair of main characters who were soldiers fighting the aliens, and there could have been some scene-cutting back and forth between the civilian and military perspectives, perhaps this would have alleviated some of the monotony.
So, the movie begins:
