SKEPTICS OFTEN claim that the Hebrew Bible must have been copied from older Mesopotamian texts. Frankly, this is lazy thinking by people looking for excuses not to deal with God. Continue Reading
ONE OF THE MYSTERIES of ancient Mesopotamia are the strange, reptilian figurines found in southeastern Iraq near the ancient cities of Ur and Eridu. What can they possibly have to do with the Bible?Continue Reading
THE BELIEF that Babylon the Great of Revelation 17 is Rome, either as a revived Roman Empire or as the Roman Catholic Church, is popular among prophecy students.Continue Reading
ANCIENT SUMERIANS built a tower of mud brick as a portal to the gods. Today, Babel is more high-tech.Continue Reading
NIMROD HAD nothing to do with Babel or Babylon—and they had nothing to do with one another.Continue Reading
ISAIAH 14 is comprised of multiple sections. The first three appear to address the king of Babylon, “Lucifer,” and “the Assyrian.” We think those sections, Isaiah 14:1–27, are directed at a single entity—and it’s not Satan.Continue Reading
Who is Lucifer? Most of us have been taught it’s Satan, but evidence in the Bible suggests otherwise.Continue Reading
The last section of Isaiah 14 appears to refer to nation-states, specifically Babylon and Assyria. What I propose is something new: The entire chapter is directed at the entity worshiped as the father of their gods. Not Satan–Saturn.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