The Underworld
2022-06-19
In case you missed it, I was a guest earlier this week on the excellent Blurry Creatures podcast to discuss what we know about the netherworld from the Bible.Continue Reading
Unraveling Revelation: Giants in the Midst of Sheol
2022-01-24
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.
Unraveling Revelation: The Geography of Hell
2022-01-17
Ezekiel gives us the most detailed description of Sheol, the Hebrew term for the underworld.Continue Reading
Why Did Stage at Deadly Concert Look Like a Hellmouth?
2021-11-09
Eight people were killed and hundreds injured at rapper Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival in Houston last Friday. His stage looked like a portal to the netherworld at the base of a mountain, an image that evokes Mount Hermon and the Grotto of Pan.Continue Reading
Horned gods, Hawking, and Hell
2018-03-18
SYMBOLS OF the fallen realm are a theme of this week’s program, in which we whipsaw from a few brief comments on the passing of Dr. Stephen Hawking to discussions of horned gods and prophecies of the old gods’ return.Continue Reading
The New Jerusalem
2017-05-07
WE REACH the end of the New Testament this week. The Revelation of John concludes with final judgments against Satan, the Beast, Death, Hades, and all whose names are not written in the Book of Life.Continue Reading