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Jesus on the Tribulation

If you have a broad and clear grasp of Old Testament history, then you should be able to dive right into Heiser’s stuff and be able to stay afloat. Most people lose track because all they know about such history … Continue reading

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About the Scripture Itself

Re: Naked Bible 99: Debunking Greek NT Manuscript Conspiracies The Bible is not God. Would it shock you to imagine that God is able to work with His Elect even if all copies of the Bible ceased to exist on … Continue reading

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Are You Deceived?

Can the Devil read your mind? Scripture is loaded with references to God knowing our thoughts, both human thinking at large and in detail with you personally. You might wonder whether He has granted that power to any of His … Continue reading

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House Churches

Re: Naked Bible 98: House Churches. In this episode, Heiser interviews a couple of men who have been involved in ministries and fellowships outside of the traditional institutional church atmosphere. This, of course, is something near and dear to my … Continue reading

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OT Echoes in the Resurrection

Re: Naked Bible 95: David Burnett — Resurrection and the Death of the Gods – On the podcast, Heiser features a PhD student sharing a paper he was preparing for presentation at a scholarly conference. His thesis is that Paul’s … Continue reading

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Random Photos 21

On a day it was closed, I managed to capture this glimpse through the cage barrier of the south entrance to the Bricktown Ballpark. Being no fan of baseball, I’ve never been inside, so this is as close as I’m … Continue reading

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Galatians 3-4 and the Watchers

This is based on combining two Naked Bible podcasts – Naked Bible 93: The Book of Enoch in the Early Church and Naked Bible 94: The Sin of the Watchers and Galatians 3-4. The first is a fuller explanation of … Continue reading

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It’s Rolling Already

We don’t engage in political activity outside the Covenant. It’s not God’s work. All of it is under the Devil’s control, though not always directly so. His allies on the Elohim Council do a lot of his dirty work, as … Continue reading

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You Must Die

It’s both doctrine and pragmatism that we are utterly dependent on the Holy Spirit’s Presence. Without Him, the Covenant of Christ is merely law. Everything we teach is utterly impossible without that divine power. In His Presence, any biblical law … Continue reading

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Working Assumptions

We’ve mentioned before that we tend to favor annihilationism. That’s the notion that Hell/the Abyss is not eternal, and that everyone already there or going there will be annihilated at Judgment Day. Nobody roasts in Hell eternally. But as Catacomb … Continue reading

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