About Us
Jim Wilhelmsen is the Author
of "Beyond Science Fiction"
Co-founder of PAAPSI an
organization dealing with helping victims of unwanted paranormal
activity.
Jim also is a talk show radio co-host with David
Ruffino on Blog talk radio Opposing the Matrix.
Jim Wilhelmsen
Jim is an Alumni of Central Bible College and
was ordained by the independent Assemblies of God in 1980.
Jim pioneered one of the first Christian Motorcycle
Ministries which appeared on the 700 Club. Jim has held a lifetime
interest in UFOs since he was a child in the 50’s. Jim gave his
first sermon on Genesis 6, linking it to an end time deception with
UFOs and Aliens in 1978. In 1996 Jim was called into a full-time
ministry presenting this Biblical perspective. Pastor Wilhelmsen
began to help victims of the Alien Abduction phenomena. Traveling
across America warning and investigating first hand led him to move
to Roswell NM, where he had a bookstore/Museum.
Currently Jim lives in Michigan where he now speaks and
investigates internationally on this topic and continues to provide
termination of the Abduction Experience.
Special Thanks To:
- My Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, without your guidence none of this would have ever been.
Statement of Faith:
• We believe in the Triune nature of only one God who is manifested in three personal dimensions; The Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
• We believe in the Inerrant, Infallible, Complete, Verbal
inspiration of the Bible , and it's supreme and final authority, in
faith and life.
• We believe in the total depravity of
man i.e. the complete sinfulness of man as a result of a fall from
grace.
• We believe in the Deity of Christ: Christ
as God incarnate in the flesh, fully God and fully man; begotten of
the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary.
• We believe in the substitution death of
Christ to provide the only means of salvation, by faith alone,
through faith alone.
• We believe in the bodily resurrection of
Christ, his ascension into heaven, and his future return.
• We believe in the indwelling Holy Spirit
and the gifts that are given to men
• We believe in the literal physical return
of Jesus Christ to this world at the end of times, to claim. a
thousand year rule ending with a promised new heaven and earth and a
judgment for rejecters of God's grace and provision in Christ .
• We believe in a literal person Lucifer now
called Satan who is a fallen angel which leads a rebellion and wages
war against God and mankind.
• We believe in two literal seeds mentioned
in Genesis 3
• We believe in the great commission to
preach the gospel to every creature.
Definition and History
What is an Echoes of Enoch?In Genesis 6th
Chapter, we are told that the "sons of god" (fallen angels)
interbreed with the human race. Their objective was to undermine the
first prophecy in the Bible as recorded in Genesis 3. This prophecy
stated that from the seed of a woman would come one who would crush
the head of the serpent. This was the foretelling of Jesus, the son
of God and God the Son, who would become incarnate through the human
linage to redeem mankind. (Gen 3:15) By contaminating the human
bloodline they tried to prevent God's redemptive plan... They were
only eight people away from success.
Enoch and Noah were the only two men of God to stand in truth
against these “son’s of god” and their offspring the "mighty men of
renown".
Very little is mentioned in the Bible about Enoch. However, The
Apostle Jude quotes Enoch from the Ethiopic text called Enoch 1.
While not included as a part of the Bible, this book should be
considered for it's historical content much as Antiquities of the
Jews by Josephus is included in many Pastoral libraries. In this
book, we are told that Enoch was shown the “secrets of heaven”. This
was the physics and mechanics behind the things of God. Equipped
with these revelations, Enoch carried out a twofold prophetic
mission. He was to announce a judgment upon these “son’s of god”,
their offspring and all who followed them. He was to expose their
lies and harmful agenda with the hope of compelling mankind back to
their loving creator. The end result of this ministry was salvation
for the eight who listened, and judgment in the form of The Great
Flood for the rest.
Jesus warned that just as it was in the days of Noah, it would be
the same prior to his return. More than just the suddenness of his
return, these same events would reoccur - including the return of
these “son’s of god” who would again deceive the World in a slightly
different way.
Today we have massive UFO sightings and rumors of "Alien" abductions
that include genetic tampering. They have proclaimed a contrary (to
the Bible) message of warnings and a hope of a “New Age” for
mankind. This New Age message is gaining worldwide acceptance and
popularity. These events have now brought us full circle to the days
just before the Great Flood!
Like an echo from the ancient past, the ministry of Enoch is once
again called into this twofold action to warn and prepare.
1. To warn of the agenda and dangers of the New Age UFO/Alien
deception and it’s many occult practices. To reach out with God’s
love to those who are involved and seduced into this world-view. To
provide a sound Biblical understanding and explanation to every
aspect of the New Age UFO/Alien deception. To also provide if
needed, (by the Power of the Holy Spirit,) deliverance and spiritual
cleansing as the result of unleashing demonic activity into a place
or life of the individual in need.
2. To prepare God’s people with the mechanics and physics of their
faith. To be solidly grounded and able to give an answer for the
hope that is within. To inspire, encourage and instruct God’s people
how to use resources to determine answers for themselves from the
Living Word of God. In this is the strength to stand in victory for
what is becoming the most challenging time to live in since the
flood!
“...but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do
exploits.” Dan 11:32
Understanding this, our mission statement is simply to warn and
prepare.
A brief History of Echoes of Enoch Ministry.
A personal commitment
This ministry was founded and formed as a result of a great amount
of personal study on my part and revelation received from God on his
part. I believe these findings and revelations are ones I am held
accountable to God for and personally responsible to act upon in
some way. Without haste or presumption I have tried to be led in any
direction that would present intself, for me to warn and prepare
people for what was, is and may come.
I gave my first sermon on Genesis 6 with relation to UFOs and Aliens
as early as the fall of 1978. I had a vague understanding of events
and preached a pretty good basic sermon. I knew this was part of an
end time deception, and not good news for mankind I felt this was
important to understand but nothing to get involved with then. I was
a young Pastor pioneering one of the nations first evangelical
Christian Motorcycle ministries. This kept me very busy and little
time for anything else. I did sense however, that someday, maybe in
my life time, if UFO sightings included claims of some kind of
mixing of human and so called aliens producing a hybrid being, then
it would be time to take a deeper look into this. It meant that the
events of Genesis 6 were coming to a full circle making this a more
personal intrusion into our daily lives. In that time it would
require more study and personal involvement. For me, that revelation
would take place almost twenty years later.
It Started with a Dream
In 1996, I was home from work with a broken ankle and got a phone
call from a friend who wanted me to watch as he called, "a freak
show on TV". I hadn't watched much TV in years and she was
anticipating the shock value of this experience. I turned on a TV
program called Jerry Springer and the topic was Alien Abductions.
Nothing I thought could be as weird as this. I was shocked that in
spite of the laughing and ridicule being made, this was what I had
been waiting for. Then that small still voice spoke to me and said
it was time to stand in the gap to this deception. That very night I
had a vivid dream that changed the rest of my life forever.
I abruptly woke up at 4:00am. (I was soon to realize that this was
going to be a pattern to hear from the Lord ) I quickly wrote down
the dream before I forgot it. . It was one of those intense dreams
where you still feel the emotions, sights, and even smells, as if
you were really there. I have had intense dreams before, but they
were about normal personal things that I knew the Lord was speaking
to me about. This however was a little bit out of the ordinary.
The dream:
“I was in some kind of underground complex. My entrance was behind
some wall of electrical equipment. I could hear echoed voices
speaking in this well lit cavern-like place, coming somewhere in
front of the equipment, I headed toward the voices to see what was
going on. I could smell an intense smell of ozone, as if there was a
lot of electrical activity going on. When I turned the corner behind
the wall, there it stood. The center of attention within this area
was an object that looked like a UFO. But something was very wrong.
It kept changing almost as if it was a Hologram that somebody kept
changing the channel back and forth. The first image I saw looked
like something alive. It was sort of pink with blue pulsating veins
running through it. The overall shape was like a manta ray or the
SR71. When it changed it became a metallic nut and bolt type flying
saucer like something right out of the 50's Sci-fi movies. When this
image was metallic, I saw an opening and went inside. At first sight
everything was a fuzzy white and you could see no walls or floors.
Close in front of me I could sense a wall. On the wall I saw writing
that looked like Hebrew. As I stood there watching, I heard a
woman’s voice saying, “For over 50 years this mystery has gone
unsolved. Technicians and the best minds in the country have tried
to figure out the writing on the wall and the mystery of the craft.
But know one seems to know for sure. Without even thinking I blurted
out, The writing on the wall it is Hebrew! The only answer is going
to come from the Bible! You have to know what the Bible says. All
the answers for everything we will ever be faced with are in it!”
Then I woke up and wrote it down. Phew! Was that a weird one!
Daniel and other prophets experienced very similar events.
Dan 2:19 “Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night
vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven”. (KJV)
Experience demands discernment by the Word of God
This began my search and research of the scriptures for answers.
This process has continued right up to this day. I have had other
dreams and visions since that first one. They have served as clues
and pointers to help in approaching the scriptures from a different
perspective sometimes in conflict with what I was taught in Bible
College. Part of my Christian discipleship stresses that anything we
encounter natural or supernatural must be referenced with scripture
and compatible to the written Word of God. With all diligence,
obedience and faithfulness I have done my best to find these answers
to this mystery and in this way be an obedient servant of the Lord.
Branching out
About four months after this first
dream, I found myself in a unique position as I had a large amount
of money saved up and had time to research fulltime with no
pressure. In the next three years I was able to add traveling across
the country . As I progressed, I knew my life was never gong to be
the same. I began to turn my notes into booklets. I worked sometimes
as much as eighteen hours straight getting them ready. I opened up
my first small web-site in 1999, and published 16 different
booklets, a ministry was born. I began going to every UFO convention
I could afford to attend. I would set up a table with my booklets
and share my findings with the interested public. The emphasis had
always been one of warning and to prepare. The preparation of course
was to know your creator in a personal way.
In 2003, with clarity of spirit and mind, the Lord gave me a
helpmate Debbie. She has been by my side and totally supportive of
everything I have done and do. I warned her about my calling life
before we got married so she was not too surprised when I came back
from speaking at the first Biblical UFO convention in Roswell NM in
July 2003, that we were moving there. For the next four years we
both worked and lived in Roswell. It was a big step of faith as she
had left a seven year high paying job that would not be there again.
In that time we were able to interview many first hand witnesses and
with all of the various events there, met many of the investigators
and authors involved in the UFO community. I also finished and
published my first book in 2004 while in Roswell.
Echoes of Enoch broke into many different areas while in Roswell. We
opened up a Bookstore/museum right across the street from the
International UFO Museum. We had our own live talk radio program
broadcast in the store and I was writing for an on line e-zine for
Raiders News Service. We were experiencing divine appointments and
changed lives on a daily basis.
From our Roswell location we were able to attend many UFO
conventions and distribute life saving literature to people from all
over the world. I had a truck driving job while in Roswell that had
a seven hour layover. I had this job for about a year . In that time
I wrote three other books and when I can afford it, they will be
published.
Speaking at the next 2004 Ancient of Days Convention and invited as
a guest for the round table discussion in 2005, many friendships
were formed with others in the field. In 2005 an alliance with Joe
Jordan and Dave Ruffino and myself created the Alien Abduction
Crises Centers of America. The three of us provide the only Biblical
based counseling for victims of the abduction experience.
Establishing friendships with others like Dr. Mike Heiser and Dave
Flynn has enhanced the ministry of Echoes of Enoch to a new level as
both provide a treasure of insight and information.
In 2006 a couple from Benicia California felt the call to Roswell.
Mike and Jackie Slack moved lock stock and barrel to Roswell to help
me out with the ministry. They had been readers from the web site
for a couple of years and we corresponded regularly. They manned the
store when I was working and we were able to keep the place open
even longer than the UFO museums hours. They were fast learners and
soon took over running the store on their own.
A Redirect
In 2006, Roswell experienced one of the worst tourist seasons with a
low turn out. The joint effort of several groups that put on the
annual UFO festival broke off into disorganized factions that
produced the worst almost embarrassing annual festival yet. Everyone
was hit hard including my store. (I wonder if that was so bad as it
meant less people were coming here to get deceived.) One by one, all
doors were closing for us. My wife and I questioned the Lord what we
should do next. We never got any support from any of the local
churches even the one I attended stayed "neutral". This only
hastened the inevitable. Then the company I worked for closed. I had
to close the store by September of that year. Echoes of Enoch was
reduced to the website and the association of AACCOA.
My wife and I felt an importance of family and realized that we were
getting direction for a big change in our lives. Long story short,
(the long version is in one of the books I wrote) we were going back
to Michigan and family had much to do with the move. I was assured
this was not a move of failure but of His desire. Out of obedience
we started packing. Unemployed in an older mobile home, what was the
chance we were going anywhere soon. Well that was in February of
2007 and in April 24th we were back in Michigan. In less than a
month we had a home paid for, I got a new job paying good money and
medical benefits, something I hadn't had in almost twenty years.
We still had an unfinished job in Roswell so before we left we
bought tickets back for the 2007 UFO festival. Echoes of Enoch
however, was going to put on our own meeting. We had to make one
last attempt to reach out to the believers in Roswell. They needed
to have a chance to see how important this false message proclaimed
from Roswell was having on the whole world. Like the old saying goes
Evil will prosper when good people do nothing. Roswell has many good
people who for several reasons, do not want to see or seize the
opportunities that are in their community. Most of the meeting we
called, " The Remnant Meeting", was paid and provided for even
before we even left. We even bought a half page add that ran on the
Friday before the events were to start. It was a small event not
earth changing but I was satisfied that it accomplished what the
Lord wanted. We did the best we could with what we had.
After patiently abiding in a rather routine life for six months, we
started to see the importance of being back with family. My youngest
son and his wife lost their first child before birth. This would
have been their first and I was thankful we were there for them. My
daughter is a mother of two active boys, a three and one year old.
She is on a fast lane overworked and active as a Pastor's wife. I
came back just as she was needing the only family she had that could
provide any stable support for her... her daddy.
Also, my medical insurance kicked in and I had what I thought was a
repertory problem, a tightness in my chest. So I went to the
Doctors. I was admitted through emergency and given open heart
surgery with a five artery by pass. Four arteries were 98% blocked
and another one was 90%. I was a massive heart attack just waiting
to happen. I had been praying for almost two years for help with
these pains not knowing what they were and without insurance I was
not going to ever find out either. Had I stayed in Roswell, I would
have died there of a heart attack this year. The Lord was looking
out for me even when I wasn't.
My wife Debbie also had a lump in her throat that was getting
painful. The unspoken fear of Cancer was making us both tense with
anticipation. In Roswell, without insurance I would have spent my
entire assets to keep her safe and it would have been a ruin to the
ministry. Instead God had His own plan. After my operation, Debbie
is now getting the necessary medical aid she needs. In this case it
is the removal of a goiter and her thyroid gland. Thank God it was
not cancer but still life threatening if not addressed in a prudent
amount of time. Again, God was working all things to his glory and
goodness.
In all of this the Echoes of Enoch ministry has maintained a good
presence and has helped people from all over the globe. I have had
time to restructure and even Virtualized this wonderful museum/store
experience on my web site. Our four years in Roswell was a learning
experience better than any degree from a college could ever provide.
Much of the information posted here on this site has now been put to
the test on the front lines of evangelism. I have seen the many
fruitful results of changed lives. I now have the confidence that
most of this information is right from the creators mouth and true.
It has given life, hope and faith to many who had intellectually,
lost it. Hard core indoctrinated "new Agers" had their very
foundations knocked out from under them by the truths revealed in
the Bible. No where else on earth could I have had the opportunity
to experience this except in Roswell. It was an effort worth the
price with rewards that are eternal. I am excited to say there is
much more to come!
New Horizons!
While in church one Sunday, just before my hospital stay, I heard
the Lord speak to my heart. He said for me to begin to build all of
the metal sculptures that I had intended to make for the store I had
in Roswell. "Why?" was my first reaction, "if I couldn't make it in
Roswell I am sure not going to do anything here in Michigan". "You
are going back to Roswell, you are not finished there yet". "Oh no!
I can't do that again!", was my lack of faith based comment. "You
are not leaving Michigan, I am adding your presence in Roswell". I
do not know exactly how that all translates out to be, but it will
begin by taking one obedient step at a time. That is how I first
moved to Roswell and how I got moved back to Michigan, it is also
how this next step will come into view also. Mike and Jackie are
there in Roswell waiting for their next step. There are others in
Roswell that can be of a big help also. Timing is all in God's hand,
and patient waiting is in ours. I am excited to see how this all
plays out. To make things all the more exciting, there is another
city with a target sighted in by the Lord and maybe the next place
to prayerfully consider, Sedona, Arizona. I feel about this place,
the same way I did about Roswell before I moved there. Yep, Sedona,
Arizona you have been targeted to be visited by the loveand power of
God and I can't wait!
Please note: If you are reading this and cannot understand the
concept of, " a having a personal conversation with God ", I feel
sorry for you but I understand your doubt and skepticism. Before I
became "born again" by the Spirit of God I thought everyone who
heard some "inner voice" was a nut case. Now, I know it is the
difference between religion and relationship. I have to tell you, I
hate religion but it is truly a wonderful life, to have a personal
relationship with my God. This kind of relationship and the clarity
of his voice did not just happen instantly. This has been a
development of 34 years in a relationship which includes commitment,
holiness and love. I cannot prove my sanity or offer you any proof
as being someone "normal". What I can do is share who I am as a
person, the experiences I have had that led me to take on this kind
of commitment and mission. The history of accomplishments and
failures can only speak that I am an ordinary person who has been
used in extraordinary ways to accomplish His Will.
Just as the Blues Brothers once said, I quote for myself and anyone
who considers themselves a part of this ministry. ministry, "We are
on a Mission from God"
The "Short Story" of How I got to this Point
Preventive Maintenance
I consider myself an open minded but guarded person when confronted
with anything new or unconventional. I cannot offer any degrees
bearing a title before or after my name. I am not a well-known
figure of reputation. In spite of this, I have something important
to say, as strange sounding as it is. Realizing how I would respond,
in your shoes, I feel compelled to explain events about myself
leading to this ministry. What may appear like a defensive position
on my part is more of an act of “preventive maintenance”.
Anticipating this valid skepticism, an explanation is the only
logical thing I can offer.
Stargazing in “62"
On a clear, clean crisp April night in Michigan, I was an eleven
year old boy gazing at the stars with my first telescope. It was
1962; our president had promised we would be on the moon before the
end of this decade. U.F.O. sightings were becoming an everyday
occurrence. Project Bluebook was in the news and Hollywood bombarded
us with science fiction that stirred the imagination.
Embedded in our young minds at that time was the ever-present threat
of nuclear war. In school we practiced “duck and cover” air raid
drills. At home on T.V. we saw commercials for fallout shelters, and
the Cuban missile crisis climaxed the tense cold-war atmosphere of
these times.
Tonight was a particularly clear night, you could see the Milky Way
with it’s millions of stars. Each star a sun, how many having
planets? How many would have intelligent life? How many could be
more advanced? Do any know about us? Would they be peaceful and
willing to help us out down here? Or would they be like the
Hollywood monsters come only to conquer and destroy? And what about
God?
So many questions...as an inquisitive boy somewhat aware of the
world around me, I think I was typical of the mind set of the
baby-boomer generation. This generation by the very nature of the
climate we grew up in would yearn for answers and solutions to
threats coming upon our world. It was as if an entire generation was
a newly plowed field ready for planting...ready for something
different or new.
Leave it to Beaver kid of the 50's
I was never a “religious” person. I was raised with no real specific
beliefs. My parents who were a Ward and June Cleaver typical 50's
family; lived and believed in God, country and Mom’s apple pie.
Occasionally, they would make my brother and I attend Sunday school
at a local Baptist church. I at least heard some basics without
being indoctrinated into anything specific. They chose Baptist
because their parents had been Baptist. Again, I believe this casual
approach to God is typical of my generation in this country. My dad
was a little league Football and baseball coach and he encouraged me
to play, like it or not. I was a mediocre player but I did enjoy it,
even if I was forced to play. I was more of a geeky nerd before the
term ever became popular. I could spend hours reading books on
science chasing bugs, collecting rocks and looking at my microscope
and telescope. In my neighborhood that kind of behavior only got you
teased and beat up.
From Beaver to "Biker".
I learned to play the bass guitar and played in a small garage band
in the mid sixties. I was also changing my attitude. The country
setting became popular and many business and professionals were
moving in. At first this seemed great because I found I had more in
common with these new kids . However because I was from the "bad
side of town" I was forbidden to play with some of my new friends by
their parents. A few more incidents like that when I was at the age
of dating and anger took over. I had a lot of anger and frustration
built up from the rejection and sudden changes. A friend bought a
motorcycle and let me ride it and that was it. I had to have one. I
bought an old Harley. Next I discovered drugs and everything went
downhill. I was kicked out of school as an incorrigible and I joined
a motorcycle club. A few shoot out with guns and I realized I was
not "hardcore" enough for that lifestyle. The love of motorcycles
stuck with me but the club membership departed real quick.
Uncle Sam to the Rescue t In 1969, it was the thick of the Viet Nam
war. People like me were the perfect target for the draft board and
I was not immune to it. My anger, attitude and drug habit was about
to come to a big change. While in the US Army, I had an encounter
with death that made me realize that life was precious and not
guaranteed. This was a wake up call that I needed. I knew I was
spared by God whoever he was and I must have some reason for still
being around. A bit thick headed, it was going to take another 4
years of searching in all of the wrong places to discover the truth.
A sergeant major from my company helped me get an early out with a
promise to use my benefits to get a college degree. I kept the
promise with the addition of quitting any and all drugs. I left the
service almost a new man. I enrolled in college and got my degree in
1973.
Intrigued by UFO’s
I had always been intrigued by U.F.O.’s and must of read everything
written until the early 70's. There became an apparent occult
connection and my interest waned as I did not believe that was any
road I wanted to pursue. At this time I was concentrating on college
and my business as an independent artist. (Metal sculptor) Newly
married with one child, life was just too busy to chase after such
elusive phenomena.
Tricked by a “Christian Book”
In 1974, I picked up a book at a local K-Mart. I was eager to read
any new mystical books and had just read Von Danikien’s Chariots of
the God’s. This book was, The Late Great Planet Earth, by Hal
Lindsay. When I discovered that I had bought some “religious” book,
I threw it in the corner of my room and let it sit for about six
months. In that time I was working at a shop as a fabricator. There
was a janitor there, an old black man in his late 60's. He was very
different because he was always humming gospel songs to himself
while he worked. He was always smiling and always had a good word
for everyone. Even thought his complexion was an extra special dark
one he had a shine about him that made his very presence make the
whole room feel different. I noticed every Friday he would be off by
himself not eating and he sat alone reading a Bible. I asked him why
he did that and he began to share his faith with me. He was a
preacher, he told me and every Friday he fasted and read his Bible
instead of eating food. I asked him other questions and was amazed
at his answers. Here was a man from the deep south with a third
grade education that could speak with such wisdom far beyond his own
natural abilities, he just had to know something that I didn't. This
got me interested enough to pick up that sneaky Christian book I
bought at K-Mart and start to read it. Although I no longer hold to
much of the Eschatology (study of end-time events) in this book, I
will be forever thankful to the author and the inspiration of God’s
Spirit in presenting the Gospel contained within the book. My
response in a simple prayer introduced me to my Creator and began
for me a personal relationship with him. Much different than a mere
religion or change of ideas and philosophy, this was a literal
experience with God in a supernatural relationship. I learned in
that moment what Chester Williams knew and it wasn't a thing it was
a person...Jesus Christ. Now I knew too.
Whirlwind tour of weirdness.
Because I had no prior experience with organized church, I began a
whirlwind tour, prayerfully searching for where I should go. I
started to imitate Rev Chester's example and fasted every Friday
praying and reading my Bible. I never realized how powerful this
discipline was in my life until a few years later. However my lack
of foundation or follow up by any legitimate Christian group caused
my search to fall into a wrong crowd. This got me into an encounter
with a cult group. This experience was very disheartening but short
lived with little harm done. It became a good lesson. Don’t trust
anyone. Search the scriptures for myself and verify everything
according to them.
In 1975, I was befriended by a man who has since authored several
books on cults. I will leave him anonymous because he might prefer
to distance himself from ideas that are so unconventional. He taught
me how to use reference books to study the Bible in the original
languages. I did some research for him on one of his books and fell
in love with the whole research process.
But what about these UFOs?
As a new Christian, I had a difficult time integrating my new faith
with some of the knowledge I had about UFOs. For me this was a
pressing issue. I really needed to have some answers by scripture.
The apparent silence and lack of understanding by the church did not
help. I had to dig for answers myself. In 1976, I received three
scriptures; Genesis 6:1-13, Daniel 11:36-38 and Revelations 11:9. I
knew by this that something happened before the flood that somehow
was related to UFOs and would possibly happen again in the
“end-times.” The source was negative and not a good thing to follow.
I was satisfied for the time and set it aside sensing that someday I
would have to study further and write about it.
Some experience that counted
In 1979 I enrolled into an extension of Central Bible College in
Detroit. (Assembles of God). At this time I was already in ministry
full time. I attended as a "non-matriculated student. This meant I
could pay half the price for the same education as others without
receiving any credit or grades. Too bad because I aced all of my
classes but it was the only way I could afford to go for the year
and a half I was able to stay. My ministry took off so big that I
had to pay full time attention to it and left school. I greatly
appreciate the time I spent there and the good academic education
balanced out my OJT experience. I had an inner city ministry working
with gang’s. from the past experience I had with biking and the
brief member of a club, I was led to start one of the nation’s first
evangelical Christian Motorcycle clubs, The King's Kids. (The
ministry appeared on the 700 club in 1980.) In this type of “street”
ministry, I had experienced Old Testament style supernatural
workings that could only be attributed as miracles from God. I have
had my life spared more than once from the hands of angry bikers
sworn to get rid of me. I have seen lives that were shattered and
hopeless transform into joyful productive ones that now flowed over
to the next generation. In some instances, my enemy became a
brother. For me, a personal God had been proven time and time again
by the experiences and “coincidences” that have resulted from prayer
and exercising the power of His Spirit in life’s situations. There
is so much more to share that I wrote a Biography which is Titled,
"From Harley Choppers to Aliens and Saucers: What a long strange
life it has been." To read an excerpt from this click here This book
is less about me and more about ministry and changed lives as the
fruitful end result. God has always used the ordinary to accomplish
the extraordinary through him. In the near future, Gods people, are
going to have to rediscover miracles and a supernatural faith to
endure in victory the things soon to come. Decisions and making the
right choice will need to be based on God's love Love and not
reactionary ones motivated by fear, revenge or other emotional
responses to surrounding events. What I experienced in this ministry
prepared me for the next step in a ministry misunderstood, rejected
by most and even feared by some .I should of known after a Christian
Bike Ministry that it would not be ordinary or conventional.
This is my background and the preparation I experienced for the next
thing God had for me... UFOs, Aliens and a Global Conspiracy to dupe
mankind.
Baa Baa Black Sheep
I have compared my calling and ministry to that of Enoch's because
that is how the Lord revealed and compared it to me. In that way I
would better understand this kind of ministry and prepare for things
to come. Perhaps the comparison is less about me being compared to
Enoch and more about the success ratio he experienced and what I
have faced for the last decade in doing this. Eight people out of a
moderate estimation of 7 billion people believed what Enoch had to
say in the days before the flood. Not too impressive by anyone's
standards, that is for sure. My calling and ministry has been
greatly miss-understood in much the same manner and even outright
rejected by some. When I see the numbers Enoch dealt with, it does
help me not to become too discouraged. Here is an example of what I
mean. This was an e-mail from a Mark from Roswell who claimed he met
me once but left only his first name. He was obviously upset that I
subtly bashed and judged the people of Roswell. .
...I mean come on now, YOU, the prophet ENOCH? Not only is that
absurd but it shows ignorance, delusion, and a very over exaggerated
sense of self worth...
Ouch! That is not exactly what I tried to convey anywhere on my
web-site, in my book or anywhere I have gone to speak and share my
faith. I thought it should be necessary to give a full explanation
of just who I do think I am. So here I go.
. This next little piece is one which goes right into my very heart
and mind. In this I hope you will know my motivations and purpose
for everything written here. I hope it may also assure you that I am
not some megalomaniac with visions of grandeur. I do not desire to
have a Cool-aid party, or band together people for a new or superior
church of enlightened ones at price of everything you own. Almost
all of the information in my book is posted for free on my site so I
am not exactly in this for the money. I will not and do not
compromise the Gospel in any way and anyone who knows me, knows that
I am not shy in sharing my faith or refuting lies about my faith
anywhere, anytime. This kind of behavior does not get you in with
the media or any part of the general public. So I am certainly not
looking for fame either.
Knowing Yourself
In thirty four years of being a Christian I am convinced that the
hardest thing to do and yet the most important thing to do is
getting yourself out of the way to let God have his way in all
situations. The more the Apostle Paul followed Jesus, the more he
realized his own weaknesses and natural wicked condition. Most of
the time we can end up being our own worst enemy. As Paul put it,
" For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwells no good
thing: Rom 7:18 (KJV)
Yet in spite of this condition he also realized the only way out in
all situations was to set himself aside and accept the grace of God
to work through him. He called this process a mystery that worked in
us which was, " Christ in you, the hope of glory." Colossians 1 :27
The end result of this right thinking process was a confidence that
,
"I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me."
Philippians 4:13
Change is always necessary because it is a lifelong process as long
as we are in the fleshly earth suit. We will never arrive at some
total spiritual place of perfection. But God is graceful and will do
it for us if we simply agree with him. That is what is meant in
Romans 8:28. where "all things will work together for the good."
This is not automatic. The fine printed conditions are this, "IF we
love God and IF we are the called according to His purpose." We have
to be His by being "Born Again" but we also have to agree with God.
We agree we need to change, and that we cannot do it on our own.
Willing to be willing is a simple dynamic but yet so hard to just do
it!
In this manner change is not even left up to our own strength. It is
Christ in us (the Holy Spirit) that will cause us to change by
obtaining wisdom. Wisdom, simply said , is applied knowledge. First
you have to have and know a base of knowledge, for us that is the
Holy Bible. We become exposed to the words and intellectually
comprehend them. ( So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by
the word of God Rom 10:17) And then we memorize and remember them .
(Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against
thee.) Ps 119:11 Next, God will create opportunities to experience
and apply it to our lives. If we are simply in an honest place with
God and willing to be willing to let him make the change we are
agreeing with him, then He will. Our part is to watch and pray, be
doers and not just hearers and wait for opportunities to respond.
The change comes naturally and many times easily. In our own
strength we only become frustrated and angry or prideful and
obnoxious.
Being my own worst enemy, it is important then to know myself. It is
a lifelong process but the more obedient we apply this, the more we
experience the results of this kind of guidance which can produce
miracles. The more we experience and repeat this pattern, the more
faith we have to expect an unlimited hope for greater opportunities.
This is also the way his voice becomes clearer to us. If we are
willing to hear the hard things about ourselves and deal with it
toward change and conformity to His will, the easier it is to hear
the other things like revelations about His word or future events. I
have found that you cannot have one without the other. That is why
the scripture says, "
" For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy
men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Ghost".
2 Pet 1:21 (KJV) \Now in this process, there is no way for a person
to brag or be prideful, because he actually had little to do with
the end results in his own power. The most he did was to exercise
his own free will to step aside and let God direct or redirect his
thoughts words and deeds. I would like to think that this is how I
approach everything in my life... sooner or later.
If I compare myself to a Biblical hero, it is not out of vanity or
any sense of greatness, I compare myself in hope. Unique to the
Bible is the fact that the characters God choose or used are not
unapproachable super humans. All of the stories in the Bible remove
the superficial facade we like to place on people that we call
"heroes" and removes them from any pedestal. We see their failures
as well as their imperfections. The truth is, all Biblical
characters except Jesus, God in the Flesh, are just like you and I.
This should give us all hope, hope in the fact that in spite of our
short comings, we can all be used just like anyone that was used, as
recorded in the Bible and to the same capacity they were used also.
with no limitations. The scriptures declare that God does not see
any of us any different than those in the Bible. That should be
quite an inviting open door to all of us to step through.
" For there is no respect of persons with God."
Rom 2:11
Jokingly I have often quoted this next text as the proof of my
calling .
1 Cor 1:26-31
26 Brothers, think of what you were when you were called. Not many
of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not
many were of noble birth.
27 But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise;
God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.
28 He chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things--
and the things that are not-- to nullify the things that are,
29 so that no one may boast before him.
30 It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become
for us wisdom from God-- that is, our righteousness, holiness and
redemption.
31 Therefore, as it is written: "Let him who boasts boast in the
Lord." (NIV)
While I do not see myself as some Old Testament Prophet, I do
believe I have a ministry with a sense of destiny. That could and
should be said by any believer. In a New Testament sense, a
prophetic ministry is nothing like that of the Old Testament one.
Today we are all called in the broadest sense of the term to be as a
Witness. This is what the Lord told me as I questioned him about my
latest calling. If you think about it, a witness is called upon only
to tell the truth to what he has heard and seen. He does not defend
it or impose it or debate it, he just tells it to whom ever has
asked him. The rest is up to the Lord to verify and confirm what has
been said. This is exactly what the Lord has told me to do. My best
qualification then is that I am no one special and yet I can be
called to accomplish great things through and by Him.
I believe some pretty strange and fearful things are happening right
now in our world, and yet my life does not reflect any anxious
behavior. I live a life filled with some pretty normal things. I am
a bit eccentric but nothing too out of the ordinary. I love playing
darts and get together with my brother once a week to play. I love
riding my motorcycle and enjoy rides out in the sticks with my wife.
I still go rock hunting and every time we take a trip my wife
complains about the rocks I tuck away in the car somewhere. I love
to go to flea markets with my daughter and garage sales with my
wife. My youngest son and I love to go fishing and cannot get near
water without a pole. My oldest son and I like to get off alone and
have long philosophical discussions where we end up curing the ills
of the world. I love going to my grand kids soccer games and my
granddaughters recitals. In the winter I hate the cold I stay in and
watch Lions football, Sci-Fi or read and write. I refuse to be
afraid. I have confidence that what I found out I cannot change. I
know I have a God who loves me and will provide for me and above
all, is in total control. I spend much of my time trying to convey
this in any way that opens up to me to do. Although I cannot change
the big picture, I can help some along the way and have fun in this
life while doing it. Balance and moderation is a good safety net and
a good place to live. Sometimes the Lord will rock things to an
extreme but not for too long. I hope this has explained the way I
approach life in general and ministry.
In His Service, Jim Wilhelmsen --Awitness 41
