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
Rahab and the Rephaim
2020-01-19
A DRAGON in the Bible? Yes! And we see it here in the Book of Job. What’s more, we see a connection between this primordial enemy of God and the spirits of the Nephilim.
‘Miserable comforters’
2019-12-08
JOB CONTINUES his lament this week, openly wishing that he could hide in Sheol until God’s anger was past. In response, Eliphaz the Temanite accuses Job of guilt, asserting that God only punishes the wicked — something that we know is true, but judgment doesn’t always happen when we want it.