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Theos (source of the universe) was introduced into the Hebrew Bible from the Greek Language? (The first 2 minutes and 30 seconds, at least of this video)
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August 3, 2026 - 10:33 pm

Theos (source of the universe) was introduced
into the Hebrew Bible
from the Greek Language?

(The first 2 minutes and 30 seconds, at least of this video)

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August 5, 2026 - 2:07 pm

The Bible is not the best book that teaches us about God?

Answer: probably not:

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August 5, 2026 - 2:23 pm

Paul Wallis:
There is not a continuity from the God of the Hebrew Bible to the God of the Gospels.

Christianity is not built on Jewish lore or Jewish law. [Acts 15]

Steefen:
So Paul is partially right

Paul Wallis:
Christianity is mistakenly 100% Theology …

Steefen:
It should be a higher percentage Technology and a lower percentage Theology.

Okay Paul Wallis, you made a valid point there. How much did Jesus give to Technology or was he just giving us a different Theology?

Pick up at 34:07.

So far, this excellent video gets a thumb up icon.

Jane:
This was most informative and thought provoking…I think I like what you do here, and subscribed.
YouTube Channel: This Week...In the 12th / Interviewer / Leonard:
Jane, I am humbled and grateful. I don't, and won't, take your eyes and ears for granted.

Will keep doing our best here to inform, provoke thought, and dive beneath the surface.
 

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August 6, 2026 - 3:50 pm

Interviewer Leonard:
What do you think of man having existed in some form before he was created at Gen 1:26?

Paul Wallis:
The Mayan story in the Popol Vuh.
Our planet had visitors long before our species emerged.
The feathered servants wanted a workforce species. The results were us and apes in the forest.
They were working with other primates.

Steefen:
So, it is not just the Anunnaki who needed a workforce of mankind.
We were around in some form, then we were tweaked.

Paul:
We look like Elohim. We look like Anunnaki. We are a mix.

Interviewer Leonard:
Who are our creators: the Elohim or the Anunnaki or are they one and the same? 

Paul:
They came from the sky from the stars.
They are powerful. They are advanced.

Ultimately, they are not creators.
Now we do gene splicing and they did it. We do genetic engineering and they did it. We do crossbreeding and they did it.
 I hold to Panspermia.

Panspermia is the scientific hypothesis that life exists throughout the universe and can be transferred from one planetary system or celestial body to another through meteorites, asteroids, comets, or cosmic dust. It suggests life on Earth may have originated elsewhere. [** you do not have permission to see this link **]
Types of Panspermia
  • Lithopanspermia: Microorganisms hitch a ride inside rocks blasted into space by planetary impacts.
  • Radiopanspermia: Microscopic spores travel through space propelled by the radiation pressure of stars.
  • Directed panspermia: Life is intentionally seeded across the cosmos by an advanced intelligent civilization. [** you do not have permission to see this link **]
Supporting Evidence and Challenges
  • Resilience: Space experiments show some hardy extremophile bacteria can survive intense UV radiation and extreme acceleration forces.
  • Organic Compounds: Amino acids and complex carbon molecules are frequently found inside comets and meteorites.
  • The Core Limitation: It does not explain how life originally formed; it only shifts the origin site to another location in space. [** you do not have permission to see this link **]
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August 6, 2026 - 4:00 pm

Paul Wallis:
They did not create us “ex nihilo” from nothing.

Leonard:
Is space travel influenced by UAPs?

Paul:
Yes.

Here is a breakdown of both concepts, as there is no single entity known as “Tingere the sky people”:
1. The Above People (Sky Beings) in Blackfoot Legend
In the creation stories of the Blackfoot (Siksika) Nation, the Above People or Sky Beings (known as Spomi’tapiiks) were the first creations of the great creator, Apistotoke. [** you do not have permission to see this link **]
  • The Sun (Natosi): The first and most highly venerated Sky Being, representing supreme power and life force.
  • Other Beings: This group also includes the moon goddess (Komorkis), the Morning Star, and all the constellations.
  • Their Realm: Blackfoot traditions describe them as living in a completely separate society and land located high above the clouds. [** you do not have permission to see this link **]
2. Tengri: The Eternal Blue Sky Deity
If you are thinking of a sky deity, you may be referring to Tengri (or Tangri / Tenger), the supreme sky god of ancient Turkic and Mongolian religions (a belief system called Tengrism). [** you do not have permission to see this link **]
  • The Eternal Blue Sky: Ancient nomadic tribes of the Eurasian steppes considered Tengri to be the all-encompassing spirit of heaven and the wind. [** you do not have permission to see this link **]
  • Tengrism: Adherents believe that the universe is governed by Tengri alongside the Earth Mother (Umay). Mankind is viewed as a part of a living, spiritual cosmos where the goal is to live in perfect balance with nature. [** you do not have permission to see this link **]

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August 6, 2026 - 4:12 pm

Leonard:
Where is home for the biblical order?

Paul:
We’re in contact with more demographics of aliens now.

Regions of space in stories around the world.

The Pleides

Sirius and Orion

Cignus

Zeta Reticuli

and more.

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Earth is a planet to be exploited some may think.

pick up at 54:01 of 1:21:45

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August 6, 2026 - 7:24 pm

Paul Wallis:
All ETs are not demonic.

God the source of everything.

Plato was before Early Christianity. When you get to the New Testament, the writers are immersed in the thought world of Plato. Paul repeats what Plato said. Read the new testament in the context of other Greco-Roman literature.

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After being gaslit, it is liberating to expand into these facts, to be a seeker of truth and of what is real first and a believer second.

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Mr. Graves:
Viewing UAPs is routine.

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“Thank you Jesus” is not interchangeable with “Thank you Yahweh.”

Let the Bible not be a bible of deceit and secrecy.

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