Perry Stone is stirring conversation online after claiming that U.S. officials recently briefed a group of pastors and warned them to prepare their congregations for future disclosures involving UFOs and extraterrestrials.

In a recent YouTube video shared with his nearly one million subscribers, the Tennessee-based Pentecostal evangelist said a trusted pastor friend told him about a private meeting involving government representatives and church leaders.

“I’m not going to go into great detail,” Stone said, “but there were a large number of pastors that had been invited to go to a certain state to hear some men in the United States government and others share with them a concern that they had.”

According to Stone, the pastors were allegedly told they needed to “prepare your people” for information that may soon become public involving unidentified crafts and mysterious beings.

“And some of it has to do with crafts that have been discovered that are not allegedly a part of our planet,” Stone claimed. “Very strange, reptilian-looking creatures and other things that almost sound like something out of a sci-fi movie.”

Stone did not provide evidence for the claims or identify the officials involved, but he connected the discussion to his long-held end-times beliefs and biblical prophecy teachings.

The evangelist suggested that future government disclosures about extraterrestrials could shake the faith of some Christians while also prompting non-believers to seek spiritual answers from pastors and churches.

Stone went on to speculate that any future claims of alien encounters could eventually be used to explain away the biblical rapture.

“So, here’s what’s going to happen: you’re going to hear more about this in the future,” he predicted. “The government’s going to start releasing these papers, information, possibly some video clips.”

He also pointed to 2 Thessalonians 2:3 and warned that confusion surrounding the topic could contribute to spiritual deception and apostasy in the last days.

Stone’s comments come as UFOs and unexplained aerial phenomena have increasingly become part of mainstream political and cultural discussions. In recent months, lawmakers and government officials have made a series of unusual public statements surrounding alleged classified information.

Last month, former Congressman Matt Gaetz claimed a U.S. Army official briefed him about alleged alien-human hybrid programs involving extraterrestrials. Meanwhile, Rep. Tim Burchett has repeatedly called for greater transparency regarding UFO investigations, saying some classified information would “set the Earth on fire” if revealed publicly.

Earlier this year, Donald Trump directed federal agencies to declassify additional UFO-related files, citing strong public interest in the topic.

For Christians, discussions surrounding UFOs often spark deeper questions about spiritual warfare, deception, and the supernatural. While many pastors urge caution against speculation, others believe believers should be grounded enough in Scripture to discern cultural narratives through a biblical lens.

Stone acknowledged that his views may sound unusual to some audiences but noted that topics once dismissed as fringe conversations are now increasingly discussed by public officials, media personalities, and popular podcasts.

“I feel better,” he joked during the video, “that I’m not the nut anymore.”