Unraveling Revelation: Giants in the Midst of Sheol
We continue with Ezekiel’s tour of the underworld and explain why the “mighty chiefs” in the midst of Sheol are the Nephilim, the giants of Genesis 6.
We continue with Ezekiel’s tour of the underworld and explain why the “mighty chiefs” in the midst of Sheol are the Nephilim, the giants of Genesis 6.
Ezekiel gives us the most detailed description of Sheol, the Hebrew term for the underworld.Continue Reading
Enlil was the chief god of Mesopotamia for more than a thousand years. His “reign” began with the rise of the Akkadian empire in the twenty-fourth century BC. But if we look farther back in history, we may find another hint at this god’s arrogance and a very clear message from God that he will not be allowed out of the abyss before the appointed time.Continue Reading
THE DESTRUCTION of ancient Sodom, which is in the news thanks to a new academic paper, is connected to the promise God made to Abraham and to the battle of Armageddon.Continue Reading
LUCIFER WASN’T born, he was created—by the early church. We continue our study of Satan and explain how early church theologians, beginning with Ignatius of Antioch in the early 2nd century through Augustine in the early 5th, transformed “the adversary” of the Old Testament into Lucifer and shaped our modernContinue Reading
The Day of the Lord is referenced dozens of times in scripture. It describes a “great and terrible day” when the wrath of God is poured out upon an unrepentant world.Continue Reading
Ezekiel made a point of singling out “the Travelers” in his prophecy of the war of Gog and Magog. This week, we explain why and identify where the army of Gog will fall.Continue Reading
Moses and Elijah were present at the Transfiguration of Jesus on Mount Hermon. We explain why that’s significant and how it relates to the role of the Two Witnesses in Revelation 11.Continue Reading
I was the guest of messianic Rabbi Eric Walker on his program Wednesday. We had a great discussion of earthquakes in prophecy. Fascinating stuff!Continue Reading
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