The chief god of Mesopotamia before the political rise of Babylon was the deity called the “Great Mountain,” Enlil. He was simply “the” god, his name deriving from a doubling of the Semitic word ilu (“god”): il + ilû, meaning “god of gods,” or “god of all the gods.”Continue Reading
NIMROD GETS a bad rap. Or maybe too much credit. Doug Woodward, author of Rebooting the Bible, Part 2, joins us for a discussion of just one chapter in his new book, and he explains why he believes Nimrod had nothing to do with Babel—but his father, Cush, did.
A WAR fought near the Dead Sea nearly 4,000 years ago is the focus of this week’s study.
THE TOWER of Babel was not at Babylon. It was at a place that was at least as important in the spiritual sense: Eridu.
A FLYING SCROLL, a woman named Wickedness, other women with wings like storks, and four chariots pulled by red, black white, and dappled horses continue the fascinating vision of the prophet Zechariah.Continue Reading
What’s the connection between Cain and Nimrod? They were both city-builders, and they were both sold out to the god of the abyss. Coincidence?Continue Reading
The manuscript for The Great Inception is now in the hands of the editor. I sent if off last night along with the bibliography, so now we’ll see what notes come back.Continue Reading
THE BIBLE was not written in a vacuum. Richard Burke, author of the Raising Up Pharaoh series of novels, has invested 30,000 hours of research into the ancient world to make his fictional realm believable.Continue Reading
5,000 years of spiritual BabelContinue Reading
Morningside Church gave me the opportunity last weekend to deliver an extended version of my presentation for the Rocky Mountain International Prophecy Conference.Continue Reading