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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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Tagged Gentiles, Hasmoneans, Herodians, Jews, Maccabees, messianic expectations, Michael S. Heiser, Pentecost, prophecy, Restoration, tribulation
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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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Tagged Deuteronomy 32, Elohim Council, human identity, Michael S. Heiser, Philo, Psalm 82, resurrection, Unseen Realm
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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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Tagged Elohim Council, Galatians, Law of Moses, Messiah, Nephilim, the Fall, Three Rebellions, Watchers
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Sin and Covenant
Once again, I’m going to ask you to think about the Bible as a whole as we look at some problems we face in getting our message across. I’ve said this before: the biblical concept of covenant is not the … Continue reading
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Tagged covenant, Early Church Fathers, fleshly nature, Law and Grace, Medieval Church, Reformation, sin, systematic theology, western intellectual heritage
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The Book of Life
Ref: Naked Bible Podcast #89 The concept of “books” in Heaven is borrowed from Sumer and Mesopotamia. The more ancient concept is “tablets of destinies”. Heiser approaches the question of just how much of our existence is predestined under the … Continue reading
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Tagged Book of Life, divine election, King David, King Saul, Mesopotamia, Michael S. Heiser, Moses, Persian Empire, predestination, prophet isaiah, prophet jeremiah, Second Temple, Sumer
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No Comparison
The whole letter of Hebrews is focused on the New Covenant in contrast to the Old. Many of us recall how Chapter 11 reviews the host of faithful from the Old who are now watching us from Heaven. The New … Continue reading
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Tagged Covenant of Christ, covenants, fleshly nature, Hebrews, human suffering, otherworldly, the Cross, the Devil, tribulation
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Sins of the Heart
Scripture refers to a hardening of the heart. It need not be wholesale; you can be hardened against the Holy Spirit in specific issues or areas of your life. An important lesson we should review often is found in Galatians … Continue reading
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Tagged Fruits of the Spirit, Galatians, heart-mind, peace with god, spiritual warfare
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Sabbath: Celebrating Freedom
Leviticus 23:3 — “Six days work may be done, but on the seventh day there must be a Sabbath of complete rest, a holy assembly. You must not do any work; it is a Sabbath to the LORD in all … Continue reading
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Tagged compassion, Jubilee, Leviticus, Sabbath
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The Great Swap
Re: Naked Bible 102: What does “All Israel will be saved” Mean? Church folks who ignore the Second Temple literature, particularly how it interprets the OT, will build a theology that is utterly rootless and alien to the New Testament. … Continue reading →