Author Archives: ehurst

Here’s Your Definitive Answer

Posted on June 6, 2025 by ehurst

This is your weekly Bible lesson. 3 So he carried me away in the Spirit to a wilderness, and there I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was full of blasphemous names and had seven heads and … Continue reading →

Posted in bible | Tagged Biblical Mysticism, Early Church Fathers, Eastern Orthodox Church, faith, harlot church, parables, Protestantism, riding the beast, Roman Catholic Church, speculation, western intellectual heritage | Comments Off

Not a Human Center

Posted on June 5, 2025 by ehurst

The New Testament says it clearly in many different ways: Contend for the truth. This is the image of spiritual warfare, fighting the Enemy and his allies in the Unseen Realm. We’ve said it here often enough that the true … Continue reading →

Posted in teaching | Tagged America, compassion, Covenant of Christ, divine revelation, fleshly nature, gospel message, human futility, red pill, sacrificial love, spiritual warfare, The Great Commission, Unseen Realm, Word of God | 2 Comments

No Human Proxy

Posted on June 2, 2025 by ehurst

We call it the Great Commission: Then Jesus came up and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of … Continue reading →

Posted in eldercraft | Tagged communion, convictions, covenant community of faith, divine calling, Hebrew Mysticism, human institutions, Last Supper, mainstream religion, outcasts, The Great Commission | Comments Off

The Bible in Your Heart

Posted on May 31, 2025 by ehurst

For this Bible lesson, instead of a discrete study of specific Bible passages, I’m going to ask you to think broadly about the Bible as a whole. We are supposed to embody the Word of God, to be the Bible … Continue reading →

Posted in bible | Tagged biblical scholarship, Covenant of Christ, faith, human capabilities, human choices, Michael S. Heiser, scripture, Thorleif Boman, Unseen Realm | Comments Off

Ignoring God’s Boundaries

Posted on May 29, 2025 by ehurst

Re: Heiser’s Naked Bible Podcast on Leviticus 10 The main point I picked up was that the Hebrew narrative is a little ambiguous in wording regarding the death of Nadab and Abihu. Heiser reminds us that there is only one … Continue reading →

Posted in religion | Tagged communion, Covenant of Christ, holidays, Law of Moses, Leviticus, ritual observances, sacrificial love | Comments Off

False Equivalence

Posted on May 27, 2025 by ehurst

Trying to uproot western mythology is like fighting Bermuda grass. Any gardener knows it burrows deep and in all directions. You can scarcely get rid of it once it gets started. It can even pull apart asphalt once it starts … Continue reading →

Posted in teaching | Tagged Covenant of Christ, grammar, Hebrew language, Jeff Benner, Ten Commandments, the Covenant of Moses | 1 Comment

What Are We Saving?

Posted on May 24, 2025 by ehurst

Surely you’ve read this before: Then he brought them outside and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household.” (Acts 16:30-31 NET) It’s … Continue reading →

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Head-games Are Reality

Posted on May 22, 2025 by ehurst

A basic principle of Christian Mysticism: This world is a lie. It is not ultimate reality, but a simulation of sorts. This is a laboratory in which the truth of God’s justice is proved in how people react under certain … Continue reading →

Posted in teaching | Tagged christian mysticism, game theory, head games, jesus parables, moral truth, otherworldly, Sigma Frame, symbolic communication, YouTube | 1 Comment

They Are Not the Reason

Posted on May 20, 2025 by ehurst

One of the things we keep running into in our witness for Scripture is western utilitarian assumptions. This is whence we get the idea of “making the world a better place”. That, plus the subconscious western assumption that this world … Continue reading →

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The Work of the Watchers

Posted on May 17, 2025 by ehurst

Re: Naked Bible Podcast: Interview with Fern and Audrey — I really need to purchase the two novels Heiser published, The Facade and The Portent. They are heavily referenced in this podcast. But more important was how stunned and excited … Continue reading →

Posted in teaching | Tagged demons, evil government, mental-health, Michael S. Heiser, oppression, spiritual discipline, Watchers | 4 Comments

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