Over the years I’ve often felt a strong move of the Spirit. In my youth, it was often quite confusing; no one around me could give a reliable answer. Frankly, most adults dismissed it as my own emotions. In the past three decades, I discovered that a few others I knew were getting the same sensations surging through their hearts, but not from their bodies. One person mentioned “raging convictions” that something was afoot in the Spirit Realm.
Looking back, I realize that some of those moments were answered by discoveries regarding what was in the Bible. For the longest time, I never put two-n-two together, but something as simple as a fresh revelation from the Lord to guide my understanding of His work in me was the target of those strong convictions that something was about to happen. I was too busy expecting external events.
Thus, in the past year or so one of the strongest ongoing storms in my spirit was answered by discovering Michael Heiser and his vast work in recovering the Hebrew intellectual traditions. It was something I had prayed about for years, longing for a better understanding. It’s not as if I have arrived at some terminal or end-point. Rather, it was simply a major shift in my expectations.
One of Heiser’s students has been Dale Moreau. While I sadly note that he tends to restrict his material behind a paywall on Substack, sometimes he drops hints for free. Try this one. You’ll get a prompt asking you to subscribe, but it’s not mandatory to read the article. You can read the first half of this “note” (an informal post) to learn how the symbol of “bright morning star” points to an official role in God’s divine court. Moreau traces several passages to clarify the issue.
The second half is him advertising about the longer version coming out in the fall. I can’t afford his paid subscription service, so it’s not a big deal if you ignore it. Take a look at what he does release for free. It’s generally more coherent to lay readers than Heiser’s stuff.
Keeping track of what is going on in the Unseen Realm — to the degree God allows us — will change your whole attitude about this life. It will give you a better place to anchor your faith and endurance in the coming tribulation.
