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Telling the Story Again, Part 2
Let’s review what we gain from Heiser’s thesis. As always, it’s not simply his thesis; he brought together a vast body of scholarly work and presented it to church folks who rarely hear anything about it. The huge gulf in … Continue reading
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Tagged divine election, Eternity, Michael S. Heiser, righteous remnant, temptation, the Devil, the Fall, Three Rebellions, Unseen Realm
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Refugees from All Nations
Dr. Heiser mentions [YouTube] that there were three different times members of God’s divine host rebelled. The first was in Eden; the Devil slipped into the Garden and tempted Adam and Eve away from their reliance on God’s Word, and … Continue reading
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Tagged demons, Elohim Council, idolatry, Nephilim, the Devil, the Fall, Three Rebellions, Tower of Babel
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Salvation Is Not in Your Head
Radix Fidem doctrine: The key issue is personal loyalty to Christ. What you may or may not know about Him, and what you believe about the Bible and its contents, will not send you to Heaven or Hell. This is … Continue reading
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Tagged eldercraft, faith, human intellect, Jesus Christ, orthodoxy, submission to God, the Devil
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NT Doctrine — 2 Timothy 2
Again, Paul is preparing Timothy to carry on without him. This is more of a pep-talk than actual instruction in something Timothy might not understand clearly. There’s a lot of work to do to make Ephesus ready to absorb the … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical Mysticism, literalism, self denial, the Devil, Timothy, tribulation
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The Mythology of Evil
One of the biggest problems we face in promoting an ancient Hebrew outlook is the cluttered field of lies contained in western mythology. All the way back to Beowulf we have a string of powerful evil men who, using some … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient hebrew culture, evil, human futility, mortality, pagan mythology, the Devil
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Explain When Appropriate
I’ve been asked several times to build out my mythology a little farther. The Doctrine of Election is no myth. It was not understood in the Old Testament, but it was also not foreign to it. Heiser’s Unseen Realm series … Continue reading
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Tagged covenant, divine election, Elohim Council, Eternity, evangelism, fleshly nature, the Devil, Unseen Realm
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Your Prince in Heaven
Someone asked me: “What happened to Michael?” You may recall that Daniel, in one of his visions, spoke with an angel who mentioned Michael as “the prince of your people”. Thus, Michael was not an “archangel” but a member of … Continue reading
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Tagged Covenant of Christ, Elohim Council, the Devil, Unseen Realm
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Working for the Devil?
I guess I need to explain this again. I keep getting chatter from people who promote planning ways to change the human situation. The human situation cannot be changed at our level. Get that through your thick heads, folks. There’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Elohim Council, Michael S. Heiser, otherworldly, the Devil, worldliness
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In Christ
Most people choke on Ephesians 1:3-14. It’s very dense, and frankly not good writing. People either gloss over it or get bogged down in the precise meaning of the grammar. One of the biggest issues for debate is trying to … Continue reading
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Tagged divine election, Elohim Council, human government, kingdom of heaven, Michael S. Heiser, the Devil
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