The Greek story of the origin of demons is consistent with Jewish beliefs, although they had very different views of the nature of those spirits. Oddly, one of the offshoots of the veneration of the Rephaim is the Catholic practice of venerating saints.Continue Reading
This is part 6 of an online series for the release of my new book, Last Clash of the Titans, available now from Defender Publishing. Here’s where theology gets weird. The ancestors who were venerated at the kingdom of Ugarit included an ancient Amorite tribe called the Tidnum or TidanuContinue Reading
“THE CHURCH’S mission has become a putrid mix of social, cultural, and politically correct vomit because of these false shepherds.” That’s from the introduction of a new book by Dr. Mike Spaulding, Make the Pulpit Great Again.Continue Reading
WE CONCLUDE our study of Ezekiel and move on to the apocalyptic prophecy of Joel this week. Here’s a hint: The soldiers of Joel’s Army are the bad guys.Continue Reading
The rise of Hammurabi’s Babylon completed a transition from Sumerian-style city-states to kingdoms. The power structure of the gods changed as well.Continue Reading
Nimrod gets a bad rap. Not that he was a good guy, you understand; you have to transgress pretty seriously for God to descend from Heaven for a personal intervention.Continue Reading
GOD PROMISED to extinguish a cult of the dead that had defiled His temple. This is just one of the surprising things we find in our study of Ezekiel this week.Continue Reading
The prophet Balaam foresaw a messianic figure, “a star,” who would come out of Jacob to “break down all the sons of Sheth.” This prophecy has a deeper meaning that has, until now, been lost to history.Continue Reading
A pagan prophet foretold the coming of Messiah more than 2,400 years ago in the land of Moab. There was more in that prophecy than you’ve been taught.Continue Reading
DID EZEKIEL see John the Revelator, or at least his supernatural guide? That’s one of the interesting questions raised by Ezekiel’s vision of a new temple in Jerusalem.Continue Reading