OUR DETOUR through Nahum, Isaiah, and Ezekiel finally takes us back to Isaiah 14, the chapter with the famous verse, “How art thou fallen from heaven, o Lucifer, son of the morning.”Continue Reading
OSIRIS ISN’T mentioned in the Bible—at least, not directly. However, a loanword in Isaiah 14:19 suggests that the prophet Isaiah had the Egyptian god of the underworld in mind.Continue Reading
THE REBEL in Isaiah 14 is described as having been “brought down to Sheol, to the far reaches of the pit.” This is the same fate suffered by Assur, the “Assyrian Enlil,” in Ezekiel 32—and it’s another reason we connect this entity to the angel of the bottomless pit in Revelation 9:11.Continue Reading
Who is Lucifer? Most of us have been taught it’s Satan, but evidence in the Bible suggests otherwise.Continue Reading
WHEN IS an idol not an idol? When it’s the demonic minion of a fallen angel. We move from Nahum’s condemnation of Nineveh, and by extension Assyria, to the judgment decreed against Assyria by God through the prophet Isaiah. This week, we look at a fascinating passage in Isaiah 10,Continue Reading
DAVID KNEW that God had a divine council comprised of supernatural beings. We see more confirmation of that in this week’s study.Continue Reading
A statue unveiled in New York City last month is supposed to be a tribute to the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. We suggest it represents something else—something ancient and very dark.Continue Reading
READING THE HEADLINES each day can cause anxiety, depression, and frustration at the plots and schemes of those who apparently feel qualified, if not entitled, to tell the rest of us how we should live. This week’s study can help.Continue Reading
When the “sons of God” mentioned in Genesis 6:1–4 came to Earth, were they disobedient from the start or were they lured into sin by Satan?Continue Reading
WHO’S IN charge of the end-times rebellion against God?Continue Reading