Iron and Myth 29: Gods or Human Judges?
2024-05-27
WHEN ARE GODS not gods? When they’re rebranded as human judges or rulers to avoid uncomfortable theological implications.Continue Reading
Unraveling Revelation: Legacy of the Amorites
2024-02-19
GOD SINGLED OUT the Amorites for their wickedness, telling Abraham (then still Abram) that “the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.” What did God mean by that? This week, we revisit the people who dominated the world of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Amorites dominated the ancient Near East—theContinue Reading
Unraveling Revelation: Sinai, Mecca, and Petra
2023-11-20
THE SITE of the climactic scene in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade may be where Moses (and later, Muhammad) changed the course of human history.Continue Reading
Unraveling Revelation: Elijah, Moses, and Sodom
2023-11-13
EVEN THOUGH they lived more than five centuries apart, Elijah and Moses are linked through a connection to the ruined city of Sodom.Continue Reading
Unraveling Revelation: The Resurrection War
2022-12-05
Jesus declared war on the demonic spirits of the dead Rephaim from the very beginning of his ministry.Continue Reading
Unraveling Revelation: Mount Nebo, Sodom, and Jericho
2022-10-17
AT THE SOUTHERN END of the Jordan River, Sodom and Jericho were destroyed, Moses was buried, and Elijah was carried up to heaven in a whirlwind. It’s also where the prophet Ezekiel foresaw the destruction of the army of Gog of Magog.Continue Reading
Unraveling Revelation: Valley of the Shadow of Death
2022-09-12
THE SEVEN ANGELS who pour out the wrath of God will reverse an ancient pagan ritual that required humans to pour out drink offerings to the spirits of the dead.Continue Reading
Unraveling Revelation: The Restrainer and the Mark
2022-07-11
Three of the characters that prophecy scholars have tried to identify for the last 2,000 years are the two witnesses and “the restrainer.”Continue Reading
Samson’s Folly and the Migration of Dan
2022-05-15
SAMSON WAS the stereotypical alpha male. Ruled by his passions, Samson fell into the hands of Israel’s enemies, the Philistines—but God used even Samson’s failings to save His people from their enemies.Continue Reading
The Curse Tablet from Joshua’s Altar
2022-04-05
Archaeologist Dr. Scott Stripling joins us to discuss the discovery of a curse tablet on Mount Ebal in Israel and explain why it’s generating so much controversy.Continue Reading