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How should we understand the words, “in him all things were created” in Col 1.16? Although commonly taken to mean Christ created the universe, this view has contextual, structural, and exegetical problems. In what follows I’ll name six problems with old-creation readings before laying out why a new creation approach makes sense. I presented this talk at the 2025 Unitarian Christian Alliance (UCA) conference in Uxbridge, England. Scroll down to see the full-length paper. For those listening to the audio, here’s a quick reference to Colossians 1.15-20 Strophe 1 (Col 1.15-18a) 15a      who is (the) image of the invisible God, 15b      firstborn of all creation 16a      for in him were created all things 16b                  in the heavens and upon the earth, 16c                  the visible and the invisible, 16d                  whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities 16e      all things have been created through him and for him 17a      and he is before all things 17b      and all things hold together in him 18a      and he is the head of the body of the Church,[12] Strophe 2 (Col 1.18b-20) 18b      who is (the) beginning, 18c      firstborn from the dead, 18d                  in order that he may be first in all things, 19        for in him was pleased all the fulness to dwell 20a      and through him to reconcile all things in him, 20b      making peace through the blood of his cross 20c                  whether the things upon the earth 20d                  or the things in the heavens Here’s Randy Leedy’s New Testament Diagram Here are the slides in the original PowerPoint format Download [13.82 MB] Here are the slides converted to PDF Loading... Taking too long? Reload document | Open in new tab Download [3.16 MB] To read the paper, simply scroll down or read it on Academia.edu.   Listen on Spotify   Listen on Apple Podcasts —— Links —— Check out these other papers by Sean Finnegan Support Restitutio by donating here Join our Restitutio Facebook Group and follow Finnegan on X @RestitutioSF Leave a voice message via SpeakPipe with questions or comments and we may play it out on the air Who is Sean Finnegan?  Read his bio here Get Finnegan’s book, Kingdom Journey to learn about God’s kingdom coming on earth as well as the story of how Christianity lost this pearl of great price. Get the transcript of this episode Intro music: Good Vibes by MBB Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) Free Download / Stream: Music promoted by Audio Library. Below is the paper presented on July 25, 2025 in Uxbridge, England at the 2nd annual UCA UK Conference. Access this paper on Academia.edu to get the pdf. Full text is below, including bibliography and end notes. Colossians 1.16: Old Creation or New Creation? by Sean P. Finnegan Abstract  How should we understand the words, “in him all things were created” in Col 1.16? Although commonly taken to mean Christ created the universe, this view has contextual, structural, and exegetical problems. In what follows, I will explain the difficulties with the various old creation readings of Col 1.16 along with five reasons for a new creation approach. Then I'll provide a new creation reading of Col 1.16 before summarizing my findings in the conclusion. Introduction  Colossians 1.15-20 is a fascinating text of great importance for Christology. Commonly understood to be a hymn, it is fascinating in its cosmic scope and elevated Christology. Although many commentators interpret Paul[1] to say that Christ created the universe in his pre-existent state in Col 1.16, not all scholars see it that way. For example, Edward Schillebeeckx writes, “There is no mention in this text of pre-existence in the Trinitarian sense.”[2] Rather he sees “an eschatological pre-existence, characteristic of wisdom and apocalyptic.”[3] G. B. Caird agreed that Paul's focus in Col. 1.15-20 was not pre-existence (contra Lightfoot), rather, “The main thread of Paul's thought, then, is the manhood of Christ.”[4] In other words, “All that has been said in vv. 15-18 can be said of the historical Jesus.”[5] James Dunn also denied that Paul saw Christ as God's agent in creation in Col 1.15-20, claiming that such an interpretation was “to read imaginative metaphor in a pedantically literal way.”[6] James McGrath argued that “Jesus is the one through whom God's new creation takes place.” [7] Andrew Perriman likewise noted, “There is no reference to the creation of heaven and earth, light and darkness, sea and dry land, lights in the heavens, vegetation, or living creatures,”[8] also preferring a new creation approach.[9] To understand why such a broad range of scholars diverge from the old creation interpretation of Col 1.16, we will examine several contextual, structural, and exegetical problems. While explaining these, I'll also put forward four reasons to interpret Col 1.16 as new creation. Then I'll provide a fifth before giving a new creation reading of Col 1.15-20. But before going any further, let's familiarize ourselves with the text and structure. The Form of Col 1.15-20  To get our bearings, let me begin by providing a translation,[10] carefully structured to show the two strophes.[11] Strophe 1 (Col 1.15-18a) 15a      who is (the) image of the invisible God, 15b      firstborn of all creation 16a      for in him were created all things 16b                  in the heavens and upon the earth, 16c                  the visible and the invisible, 16d                  whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities 16e      all things have been created through him and for him 17a      and he is before all things 17b      and all things hold together in him 18a      and he is the head of the body of the Church,[12] Strophe 2 (Col 1.18b-20) 18b      who is (the) beginning, 18c      firstborn from the dead, 18d                  in order that he may be first in all things, 19        for in him was pleased all the fulness to dwell 20a      and through him to reconcile all things in him, 20b      making peace through the blood of his cross 20c                  whether the things upon the earth 20d                  or the things in the heavens Here I've followed the two-strophe structure (1.15-18a and 18b-20) noted more than a century ago by the classical philologist Eduard Norden[13] and repeated by James Robinson,[14] Edward Lohse,[15] Edward Schweizer,[16] James Dunn,[17] Ben Witherington III,[18] and William Lane[19] among others. By lining up the parallel lines of the two strophes, we can clearly see the poetic form. Strophe 1 15a who is (the) image… 15b firstborn of all creation 16a for in him were created all things… 16e  all things have been created through him… Strophe 2 18b who is (the) beginning, 18c firstborn from the dead … 19 for in him was pleased all… 20a and through him to reconcile all things in him… Such striking repeated language between the two strophes means that we should be careful to maintain the parallels between them and not take a grammatical or exegetical position on a word or phrase that would disconnect it from the parallel line in the other strophe. Some scholars, including F. F. Bruce,[20] Michael Bird,[21] David Pao,[22] among others proposed vv. 17-18a as an independent transitional link between the two strophes. Lohse explained the motivation for this unlikely innovation as follows. Above all, it is curious that at the end of the first, cosmologically oriented strophe, Christ is suddenly referred to as the “head of the body, the church” (1:18a κεφαλή τοῦ σώματος τῆς ἐκκλησίας). Considering its content, this statement would have to be connected with the second strophe which is characterized by soteriological statements. The structure of the hymn, however, places it in the first strophe.[23] For interpreters who prefer to think of the first strophe as cosmogony and the second as soteriology, a line about Christ's headship over the church doesn't fit very well. They restructure the form based on their interpretation of the content. Such a policy reverses the order of operations. One should determine the form and then interpret the content in light of structure. Lohse was right to reject the addition of a new transitional bridge between the two strophes. He called it “out of the question” since vv. 17-18a underscore “all things” and “serve as a summary that brings the first strophe to a conclusion.”[24] Now that we've oriented ourselves to some degree, let's consider old creation readings of Col 1.16 and the problems that arise when reading it that way. Old Creation Readings  Within the old creation paradigm for Col 1.16 we can discern three groups: those who see (A) Christ as the agent by whom God created, (B) Wisdom as the agent, and (C) Christ as the purpose of creation. Although space won't allow me to interact with each of these in detail, I will offer a brief critique of these three approaches. As a reminder, here is our text in both Greek and English. Colossians 1.16 16a      ὅτι ἐν αὐτῷ ἐκτίσθη τὰ πάντα 16b                  ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, 16c                  τὰ ὁρατὰ καὶ τὰ ἀόρατα, 16d                  εἴτε θρόνοι εἴτε κυριότητες εἴτε ἀρχαὶ εἴτε ἐξουσίαι· 16e      τὰ πάντα δι' αὐτοῦ καὶ εἰς αὐτὸν ἔκτισται· 16a      for in him were created all things 16b                  in the heavens and upon the earth, 16c                  the visible and the invisible, 16d                  whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities 16e      all things have been created through him and for him 1. Christ as the Agent of Creation Scot McKnight is representative in his claim that “The emphasis of the first stanza is Christ as the agent of creation … and the second is Christ as the agent of redemption.”[25] This view sees the phrase “in him were created all things” as Christ creating the universe in the beginning. However, this position has six problems with it. Firstly, the context of the poem—both before (vv. 13-14) and after (vv. 21-22)—is clearly soteriological not cosmogonical.[26] By inserting vv. 15-20 into the text after vv. 13-14, Paul connected the two together.[27] V. 15 begins with ὅς ἐστιν (who is), which makes it grammatically dependent on vv. 13-14. “It is widely accepted,” wrote Dunn, “that this passage is a pre-Pauline hymn interpolated and interpreted to greater or less extent by Paul.”[28] By placing the poem into a redemptive frame, Paul indicated how he interpreted it. The fact that God “rescued us from the authority of darkness and transferred (us) into the kingdom of his beloved son” is the controlling context (v. 13).[29] As I will show below, I believe vv. 15-20 are ecclesiology not protology, since ecclesiology naturally flows from soteriology. Rather than remaining in the old domain of darkness, vulnerable to malevolent spiritual powers of this age, Colossian Christians are transferred into the new domain of Christ. The context makes it more natural to interpret the creation language of vv. 15-16 in light of Christ's redemptive work—as references to new creation rather than old creation. Doing so retains the contextual frame rather than jumping back to the beginning of time. A second problem arises when we consider the phrase “image of the invisible God” in v. 15. Although some see a Stoic or Wisdom reference here, I agree with F. F. Bruce who said, “No reader conversant with the OT scriptures, on reading these words of Paul, could fail to be reminded of the statement in Gen. 1:26f., that man was created by God ‘in his own image.'”[30] Immediately after making humanity in his own image, God blessed us with dominion over the earth. Philo also connected humanity's image of God with “the rulership over the earthly realms.”[31] But if the Christ of v. 15 is the pre-existent son prior to his incarnation, as the old creation model posits, “How can he be the ‘image of God,'” asked Eduard Schweizer, since “the one who is thus described here is not the earthly Jesus?”[32] It is precisely by virtue of his humanity that Jesus is the image of God not his pre-existence.[33] Thus, image-of-God language points us to the creation of a new humanity. A third problem is that “firstborn of all creation” prima facia implies that Christ is a member of creation (a partitive genitive). This is how Paul thought about Christ as firstborn in Rom 8.29 when he called Christ “firstborn among many brothers and sisters.” Clearly he saw Christ as a member of the “ἀδελφοῖς” (brothers and sisters). Furthermore, “πρωτότοκος πάσης κτίσεως” (firstborn of all creation) in v. 15 parallels “πρωτότοκος ἐκ τῶν νεκρῶν” (firstborn from the dead) v. 18. Although the former (v. 15) can be taken as a genitive of subordination (firstborn over creation) or as a partitive genitive (firstborn of creation), the latter (v. 18) is unambiguously partitive. Because v. 18 includes the word ἐκ (from/out of), instead of a multivalent genitive, it must mean that Jesus was himself a member of the dead prior to his resurrection. Likewise, he was the firstborn member of creation. To take v. 15 as a genitive of subordination and v. 18 in a partitive sense allows theology to drive exegesis over against the clear structural link between v. 15b and v. 18c. In fact, as the BDAG noted, Christ is “the firstborn of a new humanity.”[34] He is chronologically born first and, by virtue of that, also preeminent.[35] Fourthly, the phrase, “ἐν αὐτῷ” (in him), implies soteriology not protology as it does throughout the Pauline corpus. The prepositional phrases “in Christ,” “in the Lord,” “in him,” and others that are similar occur more than a hundred times in Paul's epistles. McKnight elucidated the sense nicely: “This expression, then, is the inaugurated eschatological reality into which the Christian has been placed, and it also evokes the new-creation realities that a person discovers.”[36] Creation in Christ is not likely to refer to Genesis creation. In fact, apart from Col 1.16, there is no text within Paul or the rest of the Bible that speaks of the origin of the universe as something created “in Christ.”[37] Sadly translators routinely obscure this fact by translating “ἐν αὐτῷ” as “by him.”[38] Amazingly, the NASB and ESV render “ἐν αὐτῷ” as “in him” in every other usage apart from Col 1.16![39] For the sake of consistency, it makes better sense to render “ἐν αὐτῷ” as “in him” and let the reader decide how to interpret it. Fifthly, the line, “and he is the head of the body, the Church” (v. 18a) clearly roots the first strophe in redemptive history not creation. Our English translations follow Robert Estienne's verse divisions, which confusingly combine the last line of the first strophe (v. 18a) and the first line of the second (v. 18b), obscuring the native poetic structure. As I made the case above, the structure of the text breaks into two strophes with v. 18a included in the first one. As I mentioned earlier, vv. 15-20 are a pre-existing poem that Paul has modified and incorporated into the text of Colossians. Ralph Martin pointed out that the poem contains “no less than five hapax legomena” and “about ten non-Pauline expressions.”[40] Additionally, there appear to be awkward additions that disrupt the symmetry. These additions are the most explicitly Christian material. It is likely that the original said, “and he is the head of the body” to which Paul appended “the church.” Edward Schillebeeckx commented on this. In Hellenistic terms this must primarily mean that he gives life and existence to the cosmos. Here, however, Colossians drastically corrects the ideas … The correction made by Colossians is to understand ‘body' as a reference to the church, and not the cosmos. This alters the whole perspective of the cultural and religious setting … The cosmic background is reinterpreted in terms of salvation history and ecclesiology. In fact Christ is already exercising his lordship over the world now … however, he is doing this only as the head of the church, his body, to which he gives life and strength. Thus Colossians claims that the church alone, rather than the cosmos, is the body of Christ.[41] If this is true, it shows Paul's careful concern to disallow a strictly old creation or protological reading of the first strophe. For by inserting “of the church,” he has limited the context of the first strophe to the Christ event. “The addition of ‘the church,'” wrote Dunn, “indicates that for Paul at any rate the two strophes were not dealing with two clearly distinct subjects (cosmology and soteriology).”[42] Karl-Joseph Kuschel wrote, “The answer would seem to be he wanted to ‘disturb' a possible cosmological-protological fancy in the confession of Christ … to prevent Christ from becoming a purely mythical heavenly being.”[43] Thus Paul's addition shows us he interpreted the creation of v16 as new creation. Lastly, theological concerns arise when taking Col 1.16 as old creation. The most obvious is that given the partitive genitive of v. 15, we are left affirming the so-called Arian position that God created Christ as the firstborn who, in turn, created everything else. Another thorn in the side of this view is God's insistence elsewhere to be the solo creator (Isa 44.24; cf. 45.18). On the strength of this fact, modalism comes forward to save the day while leaving new problems in its wake. However, recognizing Col 1.15-20 as new creation avoids such theological conundrums. 2. Wisdom as the Agent of Creation Dustin Smith noted, “The christological hymn contains no less than nine characteristics of the wisdom of God (e.g., “image,” “firstborn,” agent of creation, preceding all things, holding all things together) that are reapplied to the figure of Jesus.”[44] Some suggest that Col 1.15-20 is actually a hymn to Wisdom that Paul Christianized.[45] The idea is that God created the universe through his divine Wisdom, which is now embodied or incarnate in Christ. Dunn explained it as follows. If then Christ is what God's power/wisdom came to be recognized as, of Christ it can be said what was said first of wisdom—that ‘in him (the divine wisdom now embodied in Christ) were created all things.' In other words the language may be used here to indicate the continuity between God's creative power and Christ without the implication being intended that Christ himself was active in creation.[46] Before pointing out some problems, I must admit much of this perspective is quite noncontroversial. That Jewish literature identified Wisdom as God's creative agent, that there are linguistic parallels between Col 1.15-20 and Wisdom, and that the historical Jesus uniquely embodied Wisdom to an unprecedented degree are not up for debate. Did Paul expect his readers to pick up on the linguistic parallels? Afterall, he could have just said “in her were created all things” in v. 16, clearly making the connection with the grammatically feminine σοφία (Wisdom). Better yet, he could have said, “in Wisdom were created all things.” Even if the poem was originally to Wisdom, Paul has thoroughly Christianized it, applying to Christ what had been said of Wisdom. However, the most significant defeater for this view is that applying Wisdom vocabulary to Christ only works one way. Wisdom has found her home in Christ. This doesn't mean we can attribute to Christ what Wisdom did before she indwelt him any more than we can attribute to the living descendants of Nazis the horrific deeds of their ancestors. Perriman's critique is correct: “The point is not that the act of creation was Christlike, rather the reverse: recent events have been creation-like. The death and resurrection of Jesus are represented as the profoundly creative event in which the wisdom of God is again dynamically engaged, by which a new world order has come about.”[47] Once again a new creation approach makes better sense of the text. 3. Christ as the Purpose of Creation Another approach is to take ἐν αὐτῷ (in him) in a telic sense. Martha King, a linguist with SIL, said the phrase can mean “in association with Christ everything was created” or “in connection with Christ all things were created.”[48] Lexicographer, Joseph Thayer, sharpened the sense with the translation, “[I]n him resides the cause why all things were originally created.”[49] William MacDonald's translation brought this out even more with the phrase, “because for him everything … was created.”[50] The idea is that God's act of creation in the beginning was with Christ in view. As Eric Chang noted, “Christ is the reason God created all things.”[51] G. B. Caird said, “He is the embodiment of that purpose of God which underlies the whole creation.”[52] The idea is one of predestination not agency.[53] Christ was the goal for which God created all things. A weakness of this view is that purpose is better expressed using εἰς or δία with an accusative than ἐν. Secondly, the parallel line in the second strophe (v. 19) employs “ἐν αὐτῷ” in a clearly locative sense: “in him all the fullness was pleased to dwell.” So even though “ἐν αὐτῷ” could imply purpose, in this context it much more likely refers to location. Lastly, Paul mentioned the sense of purpose at the end of v. 16 with “εἰς αὐτὸν ἔκτισται” (for him has been created), so it would be repetitive to take “ἐν αὐτῷ” that way as well. To sum up, the three positions that see Col 1.16 as a reference to old creation all have significant problems. With these in mind, let us turn our attention to consider a fourth possibility: that Paul has in mind new creation. Reasons for a New Creation Reading I've already provided four reasons why Col 1.15-20 refers to new creation: (1) calling Christ the image of God points to the new humanity begun in Christ as the last Adam;[54] (2) since the firstborn of the old creation was Adam (or, perhaps, Seth), Jesus must be the firstborn of the new creation; (3) saying Jesus is the head of the church, limits the focus for the first strophe to the time following the Christ event; (4) the context of the poem, both before (vv. 13-14) and after (vv. 21-22) is soteriological, making an old creation paradigm awkward, while a new creation view fits perfectly. The Catholic priest and professor, Franz Zeilinger, summarized the situation nicely: “Christ is (through his resurrection from the realm of death) Lord over the possession granted to him, of which he is the ἀρχή (beginning) and archetype, … and head and beginning of the eschatological new creation!”[55] Additionally, a new creation paradigm fits best with Paul's elaboration of what visible and invisible things in heaven and on earth he has in mind. Once again, here's our text. 16a      for in him were created all things 16b                  in the heavens and upon the earth, 16c                  the visible and the invisible, 16d                  whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities 16e      all things have been created through him and for him By specifying thrones, dominions, rulers, and authorities, we discern Paul's train of thought. Form critics are quick to point out that v. 16d is Paul's addition to the poem. Without it, the reader may have thought of sky, land, and animals—old creation. However, with v. 16d present, we direct our attention to political realities not God's creative power or engineering genius. Martha King noted the two possible meanings for εἴτε: (1) specifying the “invisible things” or (2) giving examples of “all things.” Taking the second view, we read “in him were created all things, including thrones, dominions, rulers, and authorities.”[56] Randy Leedy also presented this position in his sentence diagrams, identifying v. 16d as equivalent to v. 16c and v. 16b, all of which modify τὰ πάντα (all things) at the end of v. 16a. (See Appendix for Leedy's diagram.) Perriman pressed home the point when he wrote: The fact is that any interpretation that takes verse 16 to be a reference to the original creation has to account for the narrow range of created things explicitly listed. … The Colossians verse mentions only the creation of political entities—thrones, lordships, rulers and authorities, visible and invisible—either in the already existing heaven or on the already existing and, presumably, populated earth. What this speaks of is a new governmental order consisting of both invisible-heavenly and visibly-earthly entities.”[57] Understanding v. 16d as equivalent to “all things” in v. 16a nicely coheres with a new-creation paradigm. However, taken the other way—as an elaboration of only the invisible created realities—v. 16d introduces an asymmetrical and clumsy appendix. A New Creation Reading of Col 1.16 Now that we've considered some problems with old creation views and some reasons to read Col 1.16 from a new creation perspective, let's consider how a new creation reading works. New creation is all about the new breaking into the old, the future into the present. G. F. Wessels said, “Paul made clear that there is a present realized aspect of salvation, as well as a future, still outstanding aspect, which will only be realized at the eschaton.”[58] New creation, likewise, has future and present realities. Exiting Old Creation Before becoming part of the new creation, one must exit the old creation. “Our old humanity was co-crucified“ (Rom 6.6). “With Christ you died to the elemental principles of the world” (Col 2.20). “As many as were baptized into Christ Jesus, were baptized into his death” (Rom 6.3). We were “co-buried with him through baptism into the death … having been united with the likeness of his death” (Rom 6.4-5). Our death with him through baptism kills our allegiance and submission to the old powers and the old way of life “in which you formerly walked according to the zeitgeist of this world, according to the rule of the authority of the air, the spirit which now works in the children of disobedience” (Eph 2.2). Entering New Creation As death is the only way out of the old creation, so resurrection is the only way into the new creation. “You have been co-raised with Christ” (Col 3.1). God “co-made-alive us together with him” (Col 2.13).[59] By virtue of our union with Christ, we ourselves are already “co-raised and co-seated us in the heavenlies in Christ Jesus” (Eph 2.6). The result of this is that “we also may walk in newness of life” (Rom 6.4). For those who are “in Christ, (there is) a new creation; the old has passed away, behold (the) new has come into existence” (2 Cor 5.17). “They have been ‘transported,'” wrote Schillebeeckx, “they already dwell above in Christ's heavenly sphere of influence (Col 1.13)—the soma Christou … that is the church!”[60] Community For the people of God, “neither circumcision is anything nor uncircumcision but a new creation” is what matters (Gal 6.15). Those who “are clothed with the new” are “being renewed in knowledge according to the image of him who created, where there is no Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, slave, (or) free, but Christ (is) all and in all” (Col 3.10-11). Through Christ God has nullified the law “in order that he might create the two into one new humanity in him” (Eph 2.14-15). Thus, within new creation, ethnic identity still exists, but it is relativized, our identity in Christ taking priority ahead of other affiliations and duties. Lifestyle When the lost become saved through faith, they become his creation (ποίημα), “created in Christ Jesus for good works” (Eph 2.10). This means we are to “lay aside the former way of life, the old humanity corrupted according to deceitful desires” and instead be clothed with “the new humanity created according to God in righteousness and holiness of the truth” (Eph 4.22-24). Rather than lying to one another, we must “strip off the old humanity with its way of acting” and “be clothed with the new (humanity), renewed in knowledge according to the image of the one who created it” (Col 3.9-10). “The ones who are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the passions and the lusts” and instead “walk by the spirit” (Gal 5.24-25). Ultimately, All Creation Although new creation is currently limited to those who voluntarily recognize Jesus as Lord, all “creation is waiting with eager expectation for the unveiling of the children of God” (Rom 8.19). Because of the Christ event, the created order eagerly awaits the day when it will escape “the enslavement of corruption” and gain “the freedom of the glory of the children of God” (v. 21). Like a bone out of joint, creation does not function properly. Once Christ sets it right, it will return to its proper order and operation under humanity's wise and capable rulership in the eschaton. Eschatology God predetermined that those who believe will be “conformed to the image of his son, that he be firstborn among many brothers and sisters” (Rom 8.29). Thus, the resurrected Christ is the prototype, “the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep” (1 Cor 15.20). Whereas “in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive” (v. 22). We await Christ's return to “transform the body of our humble station (that it be) shaped to his glorious body according to the energy which makes him able to also to subject all things to himself.” (Phil 3.21). This is the end goal of new creation: resurrected subjects of God's kingdom joyfully living in a renewed world without mourning, crying, and pain forevermore (Isa 65.17-25; Rev 21-22). The Powers Taking Col 1.16 as a new creation text adds key information about the present governing powers to this richly textured picture. In Christ God created thrones, dominions, rulers, and authorities. He made these through Christ and for Christ with the result that Christ himself is before all things, and in Christ all things hold together (Col 1.17). He is the head of the body, the Church (Col 1.18). We find very similar language repeated in Ephesians in the context of Christ's exaltation.[61] Ephesians 1.20-23 20 Which [power] he energized in Christ having raised him from the dead and seated (him) on his right (hand) in the heavenlies 21 far above all rule and authority and power and dominion and every name named, not only in this age but also in the one to come; 22 and he subjected all things under his feet and gave him (as) head over all things in the Church, 23 which is his body, the fullness of the one who fills all things in all. The parallels are striking. Both speak of Christ's resurrection, Christ's exalted position of authority over all the powers, Christ's role as head of the church, and both mention the fullness. It's easy to miss the connection between these two passages since most think of Eph 1.20-22 as ascension theology and Col 1.15-20 as creation theology. But, if we adjust our thinking to regard Col 1.16 as new creation, we see how the two fit together. In Ephesians we see Christ's ascension to God's right hand as the reason for a cosmic reordering of authorities with the result that all rule, authority, power, and dominion are subjected to him. (Though we may be accustomed to reading these powers in Eph 1.21 as only malevolent owing to Eph 2.2 and 6.12, the list here must be mixed, since only benevolent powers will survive the final judgement and continue into the age to come.) Instead of exaltation, in Colossians Paul employed the language of creation to describe Christ's relation to the powers. Perhaps lesser terms like reassign, reorder, or establish were just too small to adequately express the magnitude of how the Christ event has changed the world—both in heaven and on earth. The only term big enough to convey the new situation was “creation”—the very same word he routinely used elsewhere with the meaning of new creation.[62] We can gain more insight by considering what the powers of Eph 1.21 and Col 1.16 mean. McKnight saw them “as earthly, systemic manifestations of (perhaps fallen) angelic powers—hence, the systemic worldly, sociopolitical manifestations of cosmic/angelic rebellion against God.”[63] I partially agree with McKnight here. He's right to see the powers as both heavenly and earthly, or better, as the heavenly component of the earthly sociopolitical realities, but he has not made room for the new authority structures created in Christ. John Schoenheit helpfully explained it this way: Not only did Jesus create his Church out of Jew and Gentile, he had to create the structure and positions that would allow it to function, both in the spiritual world (positions for the angels that would minister to the Church—see Rev. 1:1, “his angel”) and in the physical world (positions and ministries here on earth—see Rom. 12:4-8; Eph. 4:7-11).[64] We must never forget that Paul has an apocalyptic worldview—a perspective that seeks to unveil the heavenly reality behind the earthly. He believed in powers of darkness and powers of light. In Christ were created thrones, dominions, rulers, and authorities (Col 1.16). He is “the head of all rule and authority” (Col 2.10). These new creation realities make progress against the old powers that still hold sway in the world outside the Church. Although the old powers are still at work, those who are in Christ enjoy his protection. With respect to the Church, he has already “disarmed the rulers and authorities” (Col 2.15). We can don “the armor of God that we be able to stand against the methods of the devil” (Eph 6.11) and “subduing everything, to stand” (v. 13). We find glimpses of this heavenly reality scattered in other places in the Bible. Peter mentioned how Christ “is on the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, angels and authorities and power having been subjected to him” (1 Pet 3.22). In John's Revelation, he addressed each of the seven letters to the angels of their respective churches.[65] Although it's hard for us to get details on precisely what happened at Christ's ascension, something major occurred, not just on earth, but also in the spiritual realm. Jesus's last recorded words in Matthew are: “all authority in heaven and upon earth was given to me” (Mat 28.18-20). Presumably such a statement implies that prior to his resurrection Jesus did not have all authority in heaven and earth. It didn't exist until it was created. Similarly, because of his death, resurrection, and ascension, Christ has “become so much better than the angels as the name he has inherited is superior to them” (Heb 1.4). Once again, the text implies that Christ was not already superior to the angels, but “after making purification of the sins, he sat on the right hand of the majesty on high” at which time he became preeminent (Heb 1.3). Perhaps this also explains something about why Christ “proclaimed to the spirits in prison” (1 Pet 3.19). Another possibility is that Christ's ascension (Rev 12.5) triggered a war in heaven (v. 7) with the result that the dragon and his angels suffered defeat (v. 8) and were thrown out of heaven down to the earth (v. 9). Sadly, for most of the history of the church we have missed this Jewish apocalyptic approach that was obvious to Paul, limiting salvation to individual sins and improved morality.[66] Only in the twentieth century did interpreters begin to see the cosmic aspect of new creation. Margaret Thrall wrote the following. The Christ-event is the turning-point of the whole world … This Christ ‘in whom' the believer lives is the last Adam, the inaugurator of the new eschatological humanity. … Paul is saying that if anyone exists ‘in Christ', that person is a newly-created being. … In principle, through the Christ-event and in the person of Christ, the new world and the new age are already objective realities.[67] New creation is, in the words of J. Louis Martyn “categorically cosmic and emphatically apocalyptic.”[68] In fact, “The advent of the Son and of his Spirit is thus the cosmic apocalyptic event.”[69] In Christ is the beginning of a whole new creation, an intersecting community of angelic and human beings spanning heaven and earth. The interlocking of earthly (visible) and heavenly (invisible) authority structures points to Paul's apocalyptic holism. The Church was not on her own to face the ravages of Rome's mad love affair with violence and power. In Christ, people were no longer susceptible to the whims of the gods that have wreaked so much havoc from time immemorial.[70] No, the Church is Christ's body under his direct supervision and protection. As a result, the Church is the eschatological cosmic community. It is not merely a social club; it has prophetic and cosmic dimensions. Prophetically, the Church points to the eschaton when all of humanity will behave then how the Church already strives to live now—by the spirit instead of the flesh (Gal 5.16-25). Cosmically, the Church is not confined to the earth. There is a heavenly dimension with authority structures instantiated under Christ to partner with the earthly assemblies. God's “plan for the fulness of the times” is “to head up all thing in the Christ, the things upon the heavens and the things upon the earth in him” (Eph 1.10). Although this is his eschatological vision, Zeilinger pointed out that it is already happening. [T]he eschatological world given in Christ is realized within the still-existing earthly creation through the inclusion of the human being in Christ, the exalted one, by means of the proclamation of salvation and baptism. The eschaton spreads throughout the world in the kerygma and becomes reality, in that the human being, through baptism, becomes part of Christ—that is, in unity with him, dies to the claim of the στοιχεῖα τοῦ κόσμου (2.20) and is raised with him to receive his eschatological life. The people thus incorporated into the exalted Christ thereby form, in him and with him, the new creation of the eschaton within the old! The body of Christ is thus recognizable as the expanding Church. In it, heavenly and earthly space form, in a certain sense, a unity.[71] The Church is a counter society, and embassy of the future kingdom shining the light of the age to come into the present in the power of the spirit with the protection of Christ and his heavenly powers over against the powers of darkness, who/which are still quite active—especially in the political realities of our present evil age (Gal 1.4). We bend the knee to the cosmic Christ now in anticipation of the day when “every knee may bend: heavenly and earthly and subterranean” (Phil 2.10) and “every tongue may confess that Jesus Christ (is) Lord” (v. 11). Christ's destiny is to fulfil the original Adamic mandate to multiply, fill, and have dominion over the earth (Gen 1.28). He has already received all authority in heaven and earth (Mat 28.18). God has given him “dominion over the works of your hands and put all things under his feet” as the quintessential man (Ps 8.6). Even so, “Now we do not yet see all things subjected to him” (Heb 2.8), but when he comes “he will reign into the ages of the ages” (Rev 11.15). Until then, he calls the Church to recognize his preeminence and give him total allegiance both in word and deed. Conclusion We began by establishing that the structure of the poetic unit in Col 1.15-20 breaks into two strophes (15-18a and 18b-20). We noted that Paul likely incorporated pre-existing material into Colossians, editing it as he saw fit. Then we considered the problems with the three old creation readings: (A) Christ as the agent of creation, (B) Wisdom as the agent of creation, and (C) Christ as the purpose of creation. In the course of critiquing (A), which is by far most popular, we observed several reasons to think Col 1.16 pertained to new creation, including (1) the image of God language in v. 15a, (2) the firstborn of all creation language in v. 15b, (3) the head of the Church language in v. 18a, and (4) the soteriological context (frame) of the poem (vv. 13-14, 21-22). To this I added a fifth syntactical reason that 16d as an elaboration of “τἀ πάντα” (all things) of 16a. Next, we explored the idea of new creation, especially within Paul's epistles, to find a deep and richly textured paradigm for interpreting God's redemptive and expanding sphere of influence (in Christ) breaking into the hostile world. We saw that new Christians die and rise with Christ, ending their association with the old and beginning again as a part of the new—a community where old racial, legal, and status divisions no longer matter, where members put off the old way of living and instead become clothed with the new humanity, where people look forward to and live in light of the ultimate transformation to be brought about at the coming of Christ. Rather than limiting new creation to the salvation of individuals, or even the sanctifying experience of the community, we saw that it also includes spiritual powers both “in the heavens and upon the earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities” (Col 1.16). Reading Col 1.15-20 along with Eph 1.20-23 we connected God's creation of the powers in Christ with his exaltation of Christ to his right hand “far above all rule and authority and power and dominion and every name named, not only in this age but also in the one to come” (Eph 1.21). The point from both texts is clear: as “the head of the body, the Church” (Col 1.18; Eph 1.22), Christ is “before all things” (Col 1.17), “first in all things” (Col 1.18), and “far above all” (Eph 1.21), since God has “subjected all things under his feet” (Eph 1.22). Christ is preeminent as the firstborn of all new creation, “the new Adam … the starting point where new creation took place.”[72] Although the old powers still hold sway in the world, those in the interlocked heaven-and-earth new creation domain where Christ is the head, enjoy his protection if they remain “in the faith established and steadfast and not shifting away from the hope of the gospel” (Col 1.23). This interpretation has several significant advantages. It fits into Paul's apocalyptic way of thinking about Christ's advent and exaltation. It also holds together the first strophe of the poem as a unit. Additionally, it makes better sense of the context. (The ecclesiology of Col 1.15-18a follows logically from the soteriological context of vv. 13-14.) Lastly, it is compatible with a wide range of Christological options. Appendix Here is Col 1.16 from Leedy's sentence diagrams.[73] Of note is how he equates the τὰ πάντα of 16a with 16c and 16d rather than seeing 16d as an elaboration of τά ὁρατά. Bibliography Bauer, Walter, Frederick William  Danker, William F. Arndt, F. Gingrich, Kurt Aland, Barbara Aland, and Viktor Reichmann. A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature. 3rd ed. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2000. Bird, Michael F. Colossians and Philemon. A New Covenant Commentary. Cambridge, England: The Lutterworth Press, 2009. 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Wien, Österreich: Herder, 1974. Footnotes [1] Since the nineteenth century biblical scholars have been divided over whether Paul wrote Colossians. One of the major reasons for thinking Paul didn't write Colossians is his exalted Christology—the very conclusion this paper seeks to undermine. A second major factor to argue against Pauline authorship is the difference in vocabulary, but this is explainable if Paul used a different amanuensis. The theologically more cosmic emphasis (also evident in Ephesians) is likely due to Paul's time in prison to reflect and expand his understanding of the Christ event. Lastly, the proto-Gnostic hints in Colossians do not require dating the epistle outside of Paul's time. Although Gnosticism flourished at the beginning of the second century, it was likely already beginning to incubate in Paul's time. [2] Eduard Schillebeeckx, Christ: The Experience of Jesus as Lord, trans. John Bowden (New York, NY: The Seabury Press, 1977), 185. [3] Schillebeeckx, 185. [4] G. B. Caird, Paul’s Letters from Prison, New Clarendon Bible, ed. H. F. D. Sparks (Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 1976), 177. [5] Caird, 181. [6] James D. G. Dunn, The Epistles to the Colossians and to Philemon, New International Greek Testament Commentary, ed. Gasque Marshall, Hagner (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1996), 91. “[W]hat at first reads as a straightforward assertion of Christ's pre-existenct activity in creation becomes on closer analysis an assertion which is rather more profound—not of Christ as such present with God in the beginning, nor of Christ as identified with a pre-existent hypostasis or divine being (Wisdom) beside God, but of Christ as embodying and expressing (and defining) that power of God which is the manifestation of God in and to his creation.” (Italics in original.) James D. G. Dunn, Christology in the Making, 2nd ed. (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1996), 194. [7] James F. McGrath, The Only True God: Early Christian Monotheism in Its Jewish Context (Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 2009), 46. [8] Andrew Perriman, In the Form of a God, Studies in Early Christology, ed. David Capes Michael Bird, and Scott Harrower (Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2022), 200. [9] In addition, biblical unitarians routinely interpret Col 1.16 as new creation. See Anthony F. Buzzard, Jesus Was Not a Trinitarian (Morrow, GA: Restoration Fellowship, 2007), 189–90, Robert Carden, One God: The Unfinished Reformation, Revised ed. (Naperville, IL: Grace Christian Press, 2016), 197–200, Eric H. H. Chang, The Only Perfect Man, ed. Bentley C. F. Chang, 2nd ed. (Montreal, QC: Christian Disciples Church Publishers, 2017), 151–52, Jeff Deuble, Christ before Creeds (Latham, NY: Living Hope International Ministries, 2021), 163–66, John A. Lynn Mark H. Graeser, John W. Schoenheit, One God & One Lord, 4th ed. (Martinsville, IN: Spirit & Truth Fellowship International, 2010), 493–94, Donald R. Snedeker, Our Heavenly Father Has No Equals (Bethesda, MD: International Scholars Publications, 1998), 291–92, William M. Wachtel, “Colossians 1:15-20–Preexistence or Preeminence?” (paper presented at the 14th Theological Conference, McDonough, GA, 2005), 4. [10] All translations are my own. [11] Stophes are structural divisions drawn from Greek odes akin to stanzas in poetry or verses in music. [12] Throughout I will capitalize Church since that reflects the idea of all Christians collectively not just those in a particular local assembly. [13] Eduard Norden, Agnostos Theos: Untersuchungen Zur Formengeschichte Religiöser Rede, 4th ed. (Stuttgart, Germany: B. G. Teubner, 1956), 250–54. [14] James M. Robinson, “A Formal Analysis of Colossians 1:15-20,” Journal of Biblical Literature 76, no. 4 (1957): 272–73. [15] Edward Lohse, Colossians and Philemon, Hermeneia (Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 1971), 44. [16] Eduard Schweizer, The Letter to the Colossians, trans. Andrew Chester (Minneapolis, MN: Augsburg Publishing House, 1982), 57. [17] Dunn, The Epistles to the Colossians and to Philemon, 84. [18] Ben  Witherington III, The Letters to Philemon, the Colossians, and the Ephesians: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary of the Captivity Epistles (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2007), 129. [19] William L. Lane, The New Testament Page by Page, Open Your Bible Commentary, ed. Martin Manser (Bath, UK: Creative 4 International, 2013), 765. [20] E. K. Simpson and F. F. Bruce, The Epistles to the Ephesians and the Colossians, The New International Commentary on the New Testament, ed. Ned B. Stonehouse (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1957), 65. [21] Michael F. Bird, Colossians and Philemon, A New Covenant Commentary (Cambridge, England: The Lutterworth Press, 2009), 50. [22] David Pao, Colossians and Philemon, Zondervan Exegetical Commentary of the New Testament, ed. Clinton E. Arnold (Grand Rapid, MI: Zondervan, 2012), 87. [23] Lohse, 42. [24] Lohse, 43–44. [25] Scot McKnight, The Letter to the Colossians, New International Commentary on the New Testament, ed. Joel B. Green (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2018), 144. [26] Col 1.13-14: “who rescued us from the authority of darkness and transferred (us) into the kingdom of his beloved son in whom we have the redemption, the forgiveness of the sins.” Col 1.21-22: “And you being formerly alienated and hostile in thought in the evil deeds, but now he reconciled (you) in his body of the flesh through the death to present you holy and blameless and irreproachable before him.” [27] In fact, we can easily skip from vv. 13-14 to vv. 21-22. [28] Dunn, Christology in the Making, 187–88. [29] Sadly, most translations erroneously insert a paragraph between vv. 14 and 15. This produces the visual effect that v. 15 is a new thought unit. [30] Bruce, 193. [31] Moses 2.65: “τὴν ἡγεμονίαν τῶν περιγείων” in Philo, The Works of Philo, The Norwegian Philo Concordance Project (Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press, 2005). See also Sirach 17.3. [32] Schweizer, 64. [33] For a helpful treatment of how the image of God relates to Christology, see Anna Shoffner Brown, “Nothing ‘Mere’ About a Man in the Image of God” (paper presented at the Unitarian Christian Alliance, Springfield, OH, Oct 14, 2022). [34] Walter Bauer et al., A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, 3rd ed. (Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2000), s.v. “πρωτότοκος,” 2.a. [35] Franz Zeilnger wrote, “Christ is temporally the first of a series that essentially proceeds from him, and at the same time its lord and head.” Franz Zeilinger, Der Erstgeborene Der Schöpfung (Wien, Österreich: Herder, 1974), 182. Original: “als “Wurzel” ist Christus zeitlich der erste einer Reihe, die wesentlich aus ihm hervorgeht, und zugleich ihr Herr und Haupt.” [36] McKnight, 85–86. [37] The closest parallels are 1 Cor 8.6; Heb 1.2; and John 1.3, which employ the preposition δια (through). Upon close examination these three don't teach Christ created the universe either. [38] ESV, CSB, NASB, etc. Notably the NET diverges from the other evangelical translations. Roman Catholic, mainline, and unitarian translations all tend to straightforwardly render “ἐν αὐτῷ” as “in him” in Col 1.16; cf. NABRE, NRSVUE, OGFOMMT, etc. [39] Chang, 150. [40] Ralph Martin, “An Early Christian Hymn (Col. 1:15-20),” The Evangelical Quarterly 36, no. 4 (1964): 198. [41] Schillebeeckx, 186. [42] Dunn, Christology in the Making, 191. [43] Karl-Joseph Kuschel, Born before All Time?, trans. John Bowden (New York, NY: Crossroad, 1992), 336. [44] Dustin R. Smith, Wisdom Christology in the Gospel of John (Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2024), 5–6. For more on wisdom Christology in Col 1.16 see Dunn, The Epistles to the Colossians and to Philemon, 89, Roy Yates, The Epistle to the Colossians (London: Epworth Press, 1993), 18–19, 23, G. B. Caird, New Testament Theology, ed. L. D. Hurst (Oxford, England: Clarendon Press, 2002), 46, McGrath, 44, 46. [45] See Dunn, The Epistles to the Colossians and to Philemon, 89. See also Yates, 18–19, 23. [46] Dunn, Christology in the Making, 190. [47] Perriman, 199. [48] Martha King, An Exegetical Summary of Colossians (Dallas, TX: SIL International, 1992), 53. [49] Joseph Henry Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1996), s.v. “ἐν,” 1722. He recognized the cause was both instrumental and final. [50] William Graham MacDonald, The Idiomatic Translation of the New Testament (Norfolk, VA: Bibleworks, 2012). [51] Chang, 147. Similarly James McGrath wrote, “[I]f all things were intended by God to find their fulfillment in Christ, then they must have been created “in him” in the very beginning in some undefined sense, since it was axiomatic that the eschatological climax of history would be a restoration of its perfect, original state.” McGrath, 46. [52] Caird, Paul’s Letters from Prison, 172. [53] “God so designed the universe that it was to achieve its proper meaning and unity only under the authority of man (Gen. 128; Ps. 86). But this purpose was not to be implemented at once; it was ‘to be put into effect when the time was ripe' (Eph. 110), when Christ had lived a human life as God intended it, and had become God's image in a measure which was never true of Adam. Only in unity with ‘the proper man' could the universe be brought to its destined coherence. For one who believes in predestination it is but a small step from this to saying that the universe was created in him.” Caird, Paul’s Letters from Prison, 178. [54] See also Paul's Adam Christology in Rom 5.12-21; 1 Cor 15.21-22, 45-49. [55] “Christus ist (durch seine Auferstehung aus dem Todesbereich) Herr über den ihm verliehenen Besitz, dessen ἀρχή und Urbild er ist, … und Haupt und Anfang der eschatologischen Neuschöpfung!” Zeilinger, 188. [56] King, 54. [57] Perriman, 200. [58] G. F. Wessels, “The Eschatology of Colossians and Ephesians,” Neotestamentica 21, no. 2 (1987): 187. [59] I realize my translation is awkward, but I prioritized closely mirroring the Greek over presenting smooth English. The original reads, “συνεζωοποίησεν ὑμᾶς σὺν αὐτῷ.” [60] Schillebeeckx, 187. [61] Scholars who make this connection include Caird, New Testament Theology, 216, Caird, Paul’s Letters from Prison, 177, McGrath, 44, Perriman, 201. [62] In fact, only two of the texts I cited above explicitly say “new creation” (2 Cor 5.17 and Gal 6.15). In all the others, Paul blithely employed creation language, expecting his readers to understand that he was not talking about the creation of the universe, but the creation of the new humanity in Christ—the Church. [63] McKnight, 152. [64] Mark H. Graeser, 493. [65] Rev 2.1, 8, 12, 18; 3.1, 7, 14. [66] See Gerry Schoberg, Perspectives of Jesus in the Writings of Paul (Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, 2013), 280–81, 83. [67] Margaret Thrall, The Second Epistle to the Corinthians, vol. 1, The International Critical Commentary, ed. C. E. B. Cranfield J. A. Emerton, G. N. Stanton (Edinburgh, Scotland: T&T Clark, 1994), 423, 26–28. [68] J. Louis Martyn, Theological Issues in the Letters of Paul (Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 1997), 122. [69] Martyn, 121. [70] Whether the old gods actually existed or not is a topic beyond the scope of this paper. Interested readers should consult Michael S. Heiser, The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2019). [71] “[D]ie in Christus gegebene echatologische Welt verwirkliche sich innerhalb der weiterhin existenten irdischen Schöpfung durch die Einbeziehung des Menschen in Christus, den Erhöhten, mittles Heilsverkündigung und Taufe. Das Eschaton setzt sic him Kerygma wetweit durch und wird Wirklichkeit, indem der Mensch durch die Taufe Christi Teil wird, d. h. in Einheit mit ihm dem Anspruch der στοιχεῖα τοῦ κόσμου stirbt (2, 20) und mit ihm auferweckt sein eschatologisches Leben erhält. Die so dem erhöhten Christus eingegliederten Menschen bilden somit in ihm und mit ihm die neue Schöpfung der Eschata innerhalb der alten! Der Christusleib ist somit als sich weitende Kirche erkennbar. In ihr bildet himmlischer und irdischer Raum gewissermaßen eine Einheit.” Zeilinger, 179. [72] “Der neue Adam … Ausgangsort, in dem sich Neuschöpfung ereignete,” Zeilinger, 199. [73] Randy A. Leedy, The Greek New Testament Sentence Diagrams (Norfolk, VA: Bible Works, 2006). This is now available in Logos Bible Software.

Having a Supernatural Worldview is vital to understanding many of the more challenging and difficult passages in the Bible.  If you do not embrace a supernatural worldview, you will miss out on much of the richness of the scriptures and you will never fully understand the Bible.  The supernatural worldview is:1.  The understanding that there exists an unseen spiritual world alongside our own, inhabited by intelligent and powerful entities (God and Angels) who interact with our physical world.2.   AND the acknowledgment that this spiritual world should be taken into account in EVERY part of the Biblical narrative, as well as our daily lives.Most Christians do ok with the first part, but completely reject, ignore, or disregard the second part.  In this podcast, I give 8 examples of Biblical narratives that can be seen in a completely different ways based on whether or not you have the supernatural worldview.  I also address some of the more extreme reactions to my last podcast, and why Faith By Reason may not be the right ministry for you if you are religious…For exclusive content, Q&A Videos, and private Bible study, become a Faith By Reason Patreon www.patreon.com/faithbyreason#genesis #revelation #biblestudy #faithbyreason #edmabrie #bibleprophecy #creation #antichrist #fallenangels #nephilim #nds #nephilimdeathsquad #rationalfaith #faithingod

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Pastor Chris continues our teaching series entitled “Spiritual Beings: Developing a Supernatural Worldview..” In this study, “The Humans,” we investigate numerous places in our Scriptures informing our understand of how God made us in his image and entrusted to us the role of representing him on the earth. While we struggle with rebellion, God has sent his Son to restore us fully to our created identity and purpose.

Pastor Chris continues our teaching series entitled “Spiritual Beings: Developing a Supernatural Worldview..” In this study, “The Bad,” we investigate numerous places in our Scriptures informing our understand of those opposed to God and what he loves - that is the devil and demons. Here we understand that this evil being has intentions to corrupt and deceive and yet our God has authority over him and every space the evil one has injected his malice.

Pastor Chris begins our teaching series entitled “Spiritual Beings: Developing a Supernatural Worldview..” In this study, “The Good,” we investigate numerous places in our Scriptures informing our understand of God and angels, those who work with him towards his good. Here we'll learn that God alone is worthy of our worship and that this story we are caught up in is bigger than we'd ever guess.

GENESIS - Genesis 6:1-4, a continuation of last week's sermon flying over the Bible's supernatural worldview

GENESIS - Genesis 6:1-4, a 30,000 ft overview of the sons of God and the supernatural worldview

Date Preached: April 25, 1976 Passage: 1 Corithians 11:2-6 For more information, please visit Grace To You Ministries! Our Best Premium Study Bibles: ESV MacArthur Study Bible with Premium Leather: ⁠https://amzn.to/477cP10⁠ Spurgeon Study Bible: ⁠https://amzn.to/3RN6nIh⁠ Kindle version of NASB MacArthur Bible: ⁠https://amzn.to/4aXU6YP⁠ Hand-picked Must-Read Books for Every Christian: Ashamed of the Gospel: When the Church Becomes Like the World (3rd Edition):  https://amzn.to/470VU0e⁠ Kindle: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3NurHj0⁠⁠ Gospel According to Jesus: ⁠https://amzn.to/3RuefwT⁠ Kindle: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3NwP8Zb⁠⁠ The Holiness of God: ⁠https://amzn.to/3Rpex8e⁠ Kindle: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3NqnmO0⁠⁠ Saved Without a Doubt: Being Sure of Your Salvation: ⁠https://amzn.to/3tmNcLU⁠ Kindle: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/4738Tyc⁠⁠ Hand-picked Must-Read Books for every Pastor/Elder: Called to Lead: 26 Leadership Lessons from the Life of the Apostle Paul: ⁠https://amzn.to/3RLyp6X⁠ Kindle: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3tke1QL⁠⁠ Pastoral Ministry: How to Shepherd Biblically: ⁠https://amzn.to/41nFNsn⁠ Kindle: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/41oX3gK⁠⁠ Preaching: How to Preach Biblically: ⁠https://amzn.to/3tmOIxv⁠ Kindle: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3thWo4d⁠⁠ Expository Exultation: Christian Preaching as Worship: ⁠https://amzn.to/3RMiNQG⁠ Kindle: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3RK34RQ⁠⁠ Our Best Books on Evanglisem: Hell's Best Kept Secret: ⁠https://amzn.to/472oGxr⁠ Kindle: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3v2DS06⁠⁠ Scientific Facts in the Bible: 100 Reasons to Believe the Bible is Supernatural in Origin: ⁠https://amzn.to/481rCLS⁠ Kindle: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3GM5GbD⁠⁠ The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible: ⁠https://amzn.to/3uWNN7k⁠ Kindke Version: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/48ftLnD⁠⁠ Angels: What the Bible Really Says About God's Heavenly Host: ⁠https://amzn.to/3v9flX8⁠ Kindle Version: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/481rhZB⁠⁠ Demons: What the Bible Really Says About the Powers of Darkness: ⁠https://amzn.to/48kZt29⁠ Kindle Version: ⁠https://amzn.to/4alWpVr⁠ All the above links are affiliate links, which means we get a small commission if you use any of our links to buy these books. We'd be grateful if you used any of our links to buy these books. Thank you! Copyright Notice: © Copyright 1976 by John MacArthur. Used by permission from Grace to You. Website: gty.org Phone: 800-55-GRACE This sermon is being shared in accordance with Grace To You copyright policy, which allows for the reproduction and distribution of audio and video messages digitally. We have followed all copyright policies set by Grace To You Ministries to ensure the lawful sharing of this sermon. For any questions or concerns regarding this episode, please feel free to contact us at expositorysermons@gmail.com. Learn more about Grace to You's copyright policy here: ⁠https://www.gty.org/about#copyright

Join us as we go back to the roots and take a look at Mike Heiser's teaching of The Divine Council and the Supernatural Worldview. This is my second ever recording. Enjoy guys!

Date Preached: Nov 3, 2024 Passage: Colossians 2:8-10 For more information about this sermon, please visit The Village Church. Hand-picked Must-Read Books for Every Christian: Ashamed of the Gospel: When the Church Becomes Like the World (3rd Edition):  ⁠https://amzn.to/470VU0e⁠⁠ Kindle: ⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3NurHj0⁠⁠⁠ Gospel According to Jesus: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3RuefwT⁠⁠ Kindle: ⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3NwP8Zb⁠⁠⁠ The Holiness of God: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3Rpex8e⁠⁠ Kindle: ⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3NqnmO0⁠⁠⁠ Saved Without a Doubt: Being Sure of Your Salvation: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3tmNcLU⁠⁠ Kindle: ⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/4738Tyc⁠⁠⁠ Hand-picked Must-Read Books for every Pastor/Elder: Called to Lead: 26 Leadership Lessons from the Life of the Apostle Paul: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3RLyp6X⁠⁠ Kindle: ⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3tke1QL⁠⁠⁠ Pastoral Ministry: How to Shepherd Biblically: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/41nFNsn⁠⁠ Kindle: ⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/41oX3gK⁠⁠⁠ Preaching: How to Preach Biblically: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3tmOIxv⁠⁠ Kindle: ⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3thWo4d⁠⁠⁠ Expository Exultation: Christian Preaching as Worship: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3RMiNQG⁠⁠ Kindle: ⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3RK34RQ⁠⁠⁠ Our Best Books on Evanglisem: Hell's Best Kept Secret: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/472oGxr⁠⁠ Kindle: ⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3v2DS06⁠⁠⁠ Scientific Facts in the Bible: 100 Reasons to Believe the Bible is Supernatural in Origin: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/481rCLS⁠⁠ Kindle: ⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3GM5GbD⁠⁠⁠ The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3uWNN7k⁠⁠ Kindke Version: ⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/48ftLnD⁠⁠⁠ Angels: What the Bible Really Says About God's Heavenly Host: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3v9flX8⁠⁠ Kindle Version: ⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/481rhZB⁠⁠⁠ Demons: What the Bible Really Says About the Powers of Darkness: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/48kZt29⁠⁠ Kindle Version: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/4alWpVr⁠⁠ All the above links are affiliate links, which means we get a small commission if you use any of our links to buy these books. We'd be grateful if you used any of our links to buy these books. Thank you! Copyright Notice: © Copyright 2024 Village Church. Website: https://thevillagechurch.net --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/expositorysermons/support

Date Preached: July 15th 1973 Selected Scriptures For more information, please visit Grace To You Ministries. Hand-picked Must-Read Books for Every Christian: Ashamed of the Gospel: When the Church Becomes Like the World (3rd Edition):  ⁠https://amzn.to/470VU0e⁠⁠ Kindle: ⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3NurHj0⁠⁠⁠ Gospel According to Jesus: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3RuefwT⁠⁠ Kindle: ⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3NwP8Zb⁠⁠⁠ The Holiness of God: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3Rpex8e⁠⁠ Kindle: ⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3NqnmO0⁠⁠⁠ Saved Without a Doubt: Being Sure of Your Salvation: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3tmNcLU⁠⁠ Kindle: ⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/4738Tyc⁠⁠⁠ Hand-picked Must-Read Books for every Pastor/Elder: Called to Lead: 26 Leadership Lessons from the Life of the Apostle Paul: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3RLyp6X⁠⁠ Kindle: ⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3tke1QL⁠⁠⁠ Pastoral Ministry: How to Shepherd Biblically: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/41nFNsn⁠⁠ Kindle: ⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/41oX3gK⁠⁠⁠ Preaching: How to Preach Biblically: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3tmOIxv⁠⁠ Kindle: ⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3thWo4d⁠⁠⁠ Expository Exultation: Christian Preaching as Worship: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3RMiNQG⁠⁠ Kindle: ⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3RK34RQ⁠⁠⁠ Our Best Books on Evanglisem: Hell's Best Kept Secret: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/472oGxr⁠⁠ Kindle: ⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3v2DS06⁠⁠⁠ Scientific Facts in the Bible: 100 Reasons to Believe the Bible is Supernatural in Origin: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/481rCLS⁠⁠ Kindle: ⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3GM5GbD⁠⁠⁠ The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3uWNN7k⁠⁠ Kindke Version: ⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/48ftLnD⁠⁠⁠ Angels: What the Bible Really Says About God's Heavenly Host: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3v9flX8⁠⁠ Kindle Version: ⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/481rhZB⁠⁠⁠ Demons: What the Bible Really Says About the Powers of Darkness: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/48kZt29⁠⁠ Kindle Version: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/4alWpVr⁠⁠ All the above links are affiliate links, which means we get a small commission if you use any of our links to buy these books. We'd be grateful if you used any of our links to buy these books. Thank you! Copyright Notice: © Copyright 1973 by John MacArthur. Used by permission from Grace to You. Website: ⁠gty.org⁠ Phone: 800-55-GRACE This sermon is being shared in accordance with ⁠Grace To You copyright policy⁠, which allows for the reproduction and distribution of audio and video messages digitally. We have followed all copyright policies set by Grace To You Ministries to ensure the lawful sharing of this sermon. For any questions or concerns regarding this episode, please feel free to contact us at ⁠expositorysermons@gmail.com⁠. Learn more about Grace to You's copyright policy! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/expositorysermons/support

This sermon, originally preached in the 1973s, addresses the biblical question of whether the church will experience tribulation before the return of Christ. While this message was delivered long before the election of any political leader, including the presidency of Donald Trump, its timeless truth remains relevant for all believers today. Date Preached: July 8th, 1973 Selected Scriptures For more information, please visit Grace To You Ministries. Hand-picked Must-Read Books for Every Christian: Ashamed of the Gospel: When the Church Becomes Like the World (3rd Edition):  https://amzn.to/470VU0e⁠ Kindle: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3NurHj0⁠⁠ Gospel According to Jesus: ⁠https://amzn.to/3RuefwT⁠ Kindle: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3NwP8Zb⁠⁠ The Holiness of God: ⁠https://amzn.to/3Rpex8e⁠ Kindle: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3NqnmO0⁠⁠ Saved Without a Doubt: Being Sure of Your Salvation: ⁠https://amzn.to/3tmNcLU⁠ Kindle: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/4738Tyc⁠⁠ Hand-picked Must-Read Books for every Pastor/Elder: Called to Lead: 26 Leadership Lessons from the Life of the Apostle Paul: ⁠https://amzn.to/3RLyp6X⁠ Kindle: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3tke1QL⁠⁠ Pastoral Ministry: How to Shepherd Biblically: ⁠https://amzn.to/41nFNsn⁠ Kindle: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/41oX3gK⁠⁠ Preaching: How to Preach Biblically: ⁠https://amzn.to/3tmOIxv⁠ Kindle: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3thWo4d⁠⁠ Expository Exultation: Christian Preaching as Worship: ⁠https://amzn.to/3RMiNQG⁠ Kindle: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3RK34RQ⁠⁠ Our Best Books on Evanglisem: Hell's Best Kept Secret: ⁠https://amzn.to/472oGxr⁠ Kindle: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3v2DS06⁠⁠ Scientific Facts in the Bible: 100 Reasons to Believe the Bible is Supernatural in Origin: ⁠https://amzn.to/481rCLS⁠ Kindle: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3GM5GbD⁠⁠ The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible: ⁠https://amzn.to/3uWNN7k⁠ Kindke Version: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/48ftLnD⁠⁠ Angels: What the Bible Really Says About God's Heavenly Host: ⁠https://amzn.to/3v9flX8⁠ Kindle Version: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/481rhZB⁠⁠ Demons: What the Bible Really Says About the Powers of Darkness: ⁠https://amzn.to/48kZt29⁠ Kindle Version: ⁠https://amzn.to/4alWpVr⁠ All the above links are affiliate links, which means we get a small commission if you use any of our links to buy these books. We'd be grateful if you used any of our links to buy these books. Thank you! Copyright Notice: © Copyright 1973 by John MacArthur. Used by permission from Grace to You. Website: gty.org Phone: 800-55-GRACE This sermon is being shared in accordance with Grace To You copyright policy, which allows for the reproduction and distribution of audio and video messages digitally. We have followed all copyright policies set by Grace To You Ministries to ensure the lawful sharing of this sermon. For any questions or concerns regarding this episode, please feel free to contact us at expositorysermons@gmail.com. Learn more about Grace to You's copyright policy! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/expositorysermons/support

In Part 2 of the Radical Discipleship series, Stasi teaches the power of worship and fasting. Worship is not just an act but a posture of the heart, a response to God's goodness and love as his Beloved. Fasting strengthens our dependence on and alignment with God, enabling us to access breakthrough and intimacy. Friends, this podcast offers deep encouragement by helping us understand how these practices transform our hearts and lives into deeper communion with God as we journey toward making Jesus our everything.…..SHOW NOTES:…..VERSES: Psalm 100:1–2 (NLT) — Shout with joy to the Lord, all the earth! Worship the Lord with gladness. Come before him, singing with joy.Psalm 150:6 (NLT) — Let everything that breathes sing praises to the Lord! Praise the Lord!Hebrews 13:15 (NIV) — Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise—the fruit of lips that openly profess his name.John 4:23 (NIV) — Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks.Exodus 20:3 (NIV) — You shall have no other gods before me.Exodus 23:25–26 (NIV) — While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off.Deuteronomy 11:13–15 (NIV) — So if you faithfully obey the commands I am giving you today—to love the Lord your God and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul— 14 then I will send rain on your land in its season, both autumn and spring rains, so that you may gather in your grain, new wine and olive oil. 15 I will provide grass in the fields for your cattle, and you will eat and be satisfied.Acts 13:2–3 (NIV) — While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off.Acts 16:25–26 (NIV) — About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everyone's chains came loose.Psalm 43:4 (NIV) — Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my joy and my delight. I will praise you with the lyre, O God, my God.Psalm 47:1 (NIV) — Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy.Psalm 95:1 (NIV) — Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.Colossians 3:16 (NIV) — Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.Jeremiah 32:39–40 (NIV) — I will give them singleness of heart and action, so that they will always fear me and that all will then go well for them and for their children after them. I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never stop doing good to them, and I will inspire them to fear me, so that they will never turn away from me.1 Corinthians 10:31 (NIV) — So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.Luke 10:38–42 (NIV) — 38 As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. 39 She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet listening to what he said. 40 But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!” 41 “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, 42 but few things are needed—or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.”Mark 14 (NIV) — (3) While he was in Bethany, reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke the jar and poured the perfume on his head.John 4:23–24 (NIV) — Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.”Philippians 3:3 (NIV) — For it is we who are the circumcision, we who serve God by his Spirit, who boast in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh—Song of Song 8:5 (NLT) — Who is this sweeping in from the desert, leaning on her lover?Mark 3:17–21 (NKJV) — (here, verses 20–21) So Jesus said to them, “Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you. However, this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.”…..RESOURCES:Part 1 – Radical Discipleship: Prayer and Scripture  https://wahe.art/3XD0hNwThe Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence  https://amzn.to/3AR2cFjThe Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible by Michael S. 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Date Preached: August 1, 2015 For more information about this sermon, click here. Highly Recommend Paul Washer's Books: Paperback: Narrow Gate, Narrow Way: https://amzn.to/3NJq3tZ The Gospel's Power and Message: https://amzn.to/48b0ZUV The Preeminent Christ: https://amzn.to/47aFGBM Kindle: Narrow Gate, Narrow Way: https://amzn.to/47d0pog The Gospel's Power and Message: https://amzn.to/47blXBF The Preeminent Christ: https://amzn.to/41wRayd Our Best Recommended Study Bibles: ESV MacArthur Study Bible: ⁠https://amzn.to/48oS2qV⁠ CSB Study Bible: ⁠https://amzn.to/48bR414⁠ NASB MacArthur Study Bible: ⁠https://amzn.to/472llOE⁠ Our Best Premium Study Bibles: ESV MacArthur Study Bible with Premium Leather: ⁠https://amzn.to/477cP10⁠ Spurgeon Study Bible: ⁠https://amzn.to/3RN6nIh⁠ Kindle version of NASB MacArthur Bible: ⁠https://amzn.to/4aXU6YP⁠ Hand-picked Must-Read Books for Every Christian: Ashamed of the Gospel: When the Church Becomes Like the World (3rd Edition): https://amzn.to/470VU0e⁠ Kindle: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3NurHj0⁠⁠ Gospel According to Jesus: ⁠https://amzn.to/3RuefwT⁠ Kindle: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3NwP8Zb⁠⁠ The Holiness of God: ⁠https://amzn.to/3Rpex8e⁠ Kindle: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3NqnmO0⁠⁠ Saved Without a Doubt: Being Sure of Your Salvation: ⁠https://amzn.to/3tmNcLU⁠ Kindle: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/4738Tyc⁠⁠ Hand-picked Must-Read Books for every Pastor/Elder: Called to Lead: 26 Leadership Lessons from the Life of the Apostle Paul: ⁠https://amzn.to/3RLyp6X⁠ Kindle: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3tke1QL⁠⁠ Pastoral Ministry: How to Shepherd Biblically: ⁠https://amzn.to/41nFNsn⁠ Kindle: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/41oX3gK⁠⁠ Preaching: How to Preach Biblically: ⁠https://amzn.to/3tmOIxv⁠ Kindle: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3thWo4d⁠⁠ Expository Exultation: Christian Preaching as Worship: ⁠https://amzn.to/3RMiNQG⁠ Kindle: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3RK34RQ⁠⁠ Our Best Books on Evanglisem: Hell's Best Kept Secret: ⁠https://amzn.to/472oGxr⁠ Kindle: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3v2DS06⁠⁠ Scientific Facts in the Bible: 100 Reasons to Believe the Bible is Supernatural in Origin: ⁠https://amzn.to/481rCLS⁠ Kindle: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3GM5GbD⁠⁠ The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible: ⁠https://amzn.to/3uWNN7k⁠ Kindke Version: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/48ftLnD⁠⁠ Angels: What the Bible Really Says About God's Heavenly Host: ⁠https://amzn.to/3v9flX8⁠ Kindle Version: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/481rhZB⁠⁠ Demons: What the Bible Really Says About the Powers of Darkness: ⁠https://amzn.to/48kZt29⁠ Kindle Version: ⁠https://amzn.to/4alWpVr⁠ All the above links are affiliate links, which means we get a small commission if you use any of our links to buy these books. We'd be grateful if you used any of our links to buy these books. Thank you! Copyright Notice: © Copyright 2015, Paul Washer of HeartCry Missionary Society. All rights reserved. Used by permission. Source: www.heartcrymissionary.com This sermon is being shared in accordance with the copyright policies of Sermon Audio, which allows for the reproduction and distribution of audio and video messages digitally. We have followed all copyright policies to ensure the lawful sharing of this sermon. For any questions or concerns regarding this episode, please feel free to contact us at expositorysermons@gmail.com. Learn more about Heartcry Missionary Society copyright policy here: ⁠https://heartcrymissionary.com/copyrights-and-permissions⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/expositorysermons/support

Date Preached: Jan 18, 2004 Passage: Luke 11:4 For more information about this please click ⁠here⁠. Our Best Recommended Study Bibles: ESV MacArthur Study Bible: ⁠https://amzn.to/48oS2qV⁠ CSB Study Bible: ⁠https://amzn.to/48bR414⁠ NASB MacArthur Study Bible: ⁠https://amzn.to/472llOE⁠ Our Best Premium Study Bibles: ESV MacArthur Study Bible with Premium Leather: ⁠https://amzn.to/477cP10⁠ Spurgeon Study Bible: ⁠https://amzn.to/3RN6nIh⁠ Kindle version of NASB MacArthur Bible: ⁠https://amzn.to/4aXU6YP⁠ Hand-picked Must-Read Books for Every Christian: Ashamed of the Gospel: When the Church Becomes Like the World (3rd Edition): ⁠https://amzn.to/470VU0e⁠ Gospel According to Jesus: ⁠https://amzn.to/3RuefwT⁠ The Holiness of God: ⁠https://amzn.to/3Rpex8e⁠ Saved Without a Doubt: Being Sure of Your Salvation: ⁠https://amzn.to/3tmNcLU⁠ Hand-picked Must-Read Books for every Pastor/Elder: Called to Lead: 26 Leadership Lessons from the Life of the Apostle Paul: ⁠https://amzn.to/3RLyp6X⁠ Pastoral Ministry: How to Shepherd Biblically: ⁠https://amzn.to/41nFNsn⁠ Preaching: How to Preach Biblically: ⁠https://amzn.to/3tmOIxv⁠ Expository Exultation: Christian Preaching as Worship: ⁠https://amzn.to/3RMiNQG⁠ Our Best Books on Evanglisem: Hell's Best Kept Secret: ⁠https://amzn.to/472oGxr⁠ Scientific Facts in the Bible: 100 Reasons to Believe the Bible is Supernatural in Origin: ⁠https://amzn.to/481rCLS⁠ KINDLE BOOKS: Hand-picked Must-Read Kindle Books for Every Christian: Ashamed of the Gospel: ⁠https://amzn.to/3NurHj0⁠ The Gospel According to Jesus: ⁠https://amzn.to/3NwP8Zb⁠ The Holiness of God: ⁠https://amzn.to/3NqnmO0⁠ Saved Without a Doubt: Being Sure of Your Salvation: ⁠https://amzn.to/4738Tyc⁠ Hand-picked Must-Read Kindle Books for every Pastor/Elder: Called to Lead: 26 Leadership Lessons from the Life of the Apostle Paul: ⁠https://amzn.to/3tke1QL⁠ Pastoral Ministry: How to Shepherd Biblically: ⁠https://amzn.to/41oX3gK⁠ Preaching: How to Preach Biblically: ⁠https://amzn.to/3thWo4d⁠ Expository Exultation: Christian Preaching as Worship: ⁠https://amzn.to/3RK34RQ⁠ Our Best Kindle Books on Evangelism: Hell's Best Kept Secret: ⁠https://amzn.to/3v2DS06⁠ Scientific Facts in the Bible: 100 Reasons to Believe the Bible is Supernatural in Origin: ⁠https://amzn.to/3GM5GbD⁠ The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible: ⁠https://amzn.to/3uWNN7k⁠ Angels: What the Bible Really Says About God's Heavenly Host: ⁠https://amzn.to/3v9flX8⁠ Demons: What the Bible Really Says About the Powers of Darkness: ⁠https://amzn.to/48kZt29⁠ Kindle: The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible: ⁠https://amzn.to/48ftLnD⁠ Angels: What the Bible Really Says About God's Heavenly Host: ⁠https://amzn.to/481rhZB⁠ Demons: What the Bible Really Says About the Powers of Darkness: ⁠https://amzn.to/4alWpVr⁠ All the above links are affiliate links, which means we get a small commission if you use any of our links to buy these books. We'd be grateful if you used any of our links to buy these books. Thank you! Copyright Notice: © Copyright 2004 by John MacArthur. Used by permission from Grace to You. Website: ⁠gty.org⁠ Phone: 800-55-GRACE This sermon is being shared in accordance with ⁠Grace To You copyright policy⁠, which allows for the reproduction and distribution of audio and video messages digitally. We have followed all copyright policies set by Grace To You Ministries to ensure the lawful sharing of this sermon. For any questions or concerns regarding this episode, please feel free to contact us at ⁠expositorysermons@gmail.com⁠. Learn more about Grace to You's copyright policy ⁠here⁠. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/expositorysermons/support

Date Preached: Jan 11, 2004 Passage: Luke 11:4 For more information about this please click ⁠here⁠. Our Best Recommended Study Bibles: ESV MacArthur Study Bible: ⁠https://amzn.to/48oS2qV⁠ CSB Study Bible: ⁠https://amzn.to/48bR414⁠ NASB MacArthur Study Bible: ⁠https://amzn.to/472llOE⁠ Our Best Premium Study Bibles: ESV MacArthur Study Bible with Premium Leather: ⁠https://amzn.to/477cP10⁠ Spurgeon Study Bible: ⁠https://amzn.to/3RN6nIh⁠ Kindle version of NASB MacArthur Bible: ⁠https://amzn.to/4aXU6YP⁠ Hand-picked Must-Read Books for Every Christian: Ashamed of the Gospel: When the Church Becomes Like the World (3rd Edition): ⁠https://amzn.to/470VU0e⁠ Gospel According to Jesus: ⁠https://amzn.to/3RuefwT⁠ The Holiness of God: ⁠https://amzn.to/3Rpex8e⁠ Saved Without a Doubt: Being Sure of Your Salvation: ⁠https://amzn.to/3tmNcLU⁠ Hand-picked Must-Read Books for every Pastor/Elder: Called to Lead: 26 Leadership Lessons from the Life of the Apostle Paul: ⁠https://amzn.to/3RLyp6X⁠ Pastoral Ministry: How to Shepherd Biblically: ⁠https://amzn.to/41nFNsn⁠ Preaching: How to Preach Biblically: ⁠https://amzn.to/3tmOIxv⁠ Expository Exultation: Christian Preaching as Worship: ⁠https://amzn.to/3RMiNQG⁠ Our Best Books on Evanglisem: Hell's Best Kept Secret: ⁠https://amzn.to/472oGxr⁠ Scientific Facts in the Bible: 100 Reasons to Believe the Bible is Supernatural in Origin: ⁠https://amzn.to/481rCLS⁠ KINDLE BOOKS: Hand-picked Must-Read Kindle Books for Every Christian: Ashamed of the Gospel: ⁠https://amzn.to/3NurHj0⁠ The Gospel According to Jesus: ⁠https://amzn.to/3NwP8Zb⁠ The Holiness of God: ⁠https://amzn.to/3NqnmO0⁠ Saved Without a Doubt: Being Sure of Your Salvation: ⁠https://amzn.to/4738Tyc⁠ Hand-picked Must-Read Kindle Books for every Pastor/Elder: Called to Lead: 26 Leadership Lessons from the Life of the Apostle Paul: ⁠https://amzn.to/3tke1QL⁠ Pastoral Ministry: How to Shepherd Biblically: ⁠https://amzn.to/41oX3gK⁠ Preaching: How to Preach Biblically: ⁠https://amzn.to/3thWo4d⁠ Expository Exultation: Christian Preaching as Worship: ⁠https://amzn.to/3RK34RQ⁠ Our Best Kindle Books on Evangelism: Hell's Best Kept Secret: ⁠https://amzn.to/3v2DS06⁠ Scientific Facts in the Bible: 100 Reasons to Believe the Bible is Supernatural in Origin: ⁠https://amzn.to/3GM5GbD⁠ The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible: ⁠https://amzn.to/3uWNN7k⁠ Angels: What the Bible Really Says About God's Heavenly Host: ⁠https://amzn.to/3v9flX8⁠ Demons: What the Bible Really Says About the Powers of Darkness: ⁠https://amzn.to/48kZt29⁠ Kindle: The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible: ⁠https://amzn.to/48ftLnD⁠ Angels: What the Bible Really Says About God's Heavenly Host: ⁠https://amzn.to/481rhZB⁠ Demons: What the Bible Really Says About the Powers of Darkness: ⁠https://amzn.to/4alWpVr⁠ All the above links are affiliate links, which means we get a small commission if you use any of our links to buy these books. We'd be grateful if you used any of our links to buy these books. Thank you! Copyright Notice: © Copyright 2004 by John MacArthur. Used by permission from Grace to You. Website: ⁠gty.org⁠ Phone: 800-55-GRACE This sermon is being shared in accordance with ⁠Grace To You copyright policy⁠, which allows for the reproduction and distribution of audio and video messages digitally. We have followed all copyright policies set by Grace To You Ministries to ensure the lawful sharing of this sermon. For any questions or concerns regarding this episode, please feel free to contact us at ⁠expositorysermons@gmail.com⁠. Learn more about Grace to You's copyright policy ⁠here⁠. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/expositorysermons/support

Date Preached: Jan, 2004 Passage: Luke 11:4 For more information about this sermon, please click here. Our Best Recommended Study Bibles: ESV MacArthur Study Bible: ⁠https://amzn.to/48oS2qV⁠ CSB Study Bible: ⁠https://amzn.to/48bR414⁠ NASB MacArthur Study Bible: ⁠https://amzn.to/472llOE⁠ Our Best Premium Study Bibles: ESV MacArthur Study Bible with Premium Leather: ⁠https://amzn.to/477cP10⁠ Spurgeon Study Bible: ⁠https://amzn.to/3RN6nIh⁠ Kindle version of NASB MacArthur Bible: ⁠https://amzn.to/4aXU6YP⁠ Hand-picked Must-Read Books for Every Christian: Ashamed of the Gospel: When the Church Becomes Like the World (3rd Edition): ⁠https://amzn.to/470VU0e⁠ Gospel According to Jesus: ⁠https://amzn.to/3RuefwT⁠ The Holiness of God: ⁠https://amzn.to/3Rpex8e⁠ Saved Without a Doubt: Being Sure of Your Salvation: ⁠https://amzn.to/3tmNcLU⁠ Hand-picked Must-Read Books for every Pastor/Elder: Called to Lead: 26 Leadership Lessons from the Life of the Apostle Paul: ⁠https://amzn.to/3RLyp6X⁠ Pastoral Ministry: How to Shepherd Biblically: ⁠https://amzn.to/41nFNsn⁠ Preaching: How to Preach Biblically: ⁠https://amzn.to/3tmOIxv⁠ Expository Exultation: Christian Preaching as Worship: ⁠https://amzn.to/3RMiNQG⁠ Our Best Books on Evanglisem: Hell's Best Kept Secret: ⁠https://amzn.to/472oGxr⁠ Scientific Facts in the Bible: 100 Reasons to Believe the Bible is Supernatural in Origin: ⁠https://amzn.to/481rCLS⁠ KINDLE BOOKS: Hand-picked Must-Read Kindle Books for Every Christian: Ashamed of the Gospel: ⁠https://amzn.to/3NurHj0⁠ The Gospel According to Jesus: ⁠https://amzn.to/3NwP8Zb⁠ The Holiness of God: ⁠https://amzn.to/3NqnmO0⁠ Saved Without a Doubt: Being Sure of Your Salvation: ⁠https://amzn.to/4738Tyc⁠ Hand-picked Must-Read Kindle Books for every Pastor/Elder: Called to Lead: 26 Leadership Lessons from the Life of the Apostle Paul: ⁠https://amzn.to/3tke1QL⁠ Pastoral Ministry: How to Shepherd Biblically: ⁠https://amzn.to/41oX3gK⁠ Preaching: How to Preach Biblically: ⁠https://amzn.to/3thWo4d⁠ Expository Exultation: Christian Preaching as Worship: ⁠https://amzn.to/3RK34RQ⁠ Our Best Kindle Books on Evangelism: Hell's Best Kept Secret: ⁠https://amzn.to/3v2DS06⁠ Scientific Facts in the Bible: 100 Reasons to Believe the Bible is Supernatural in Origin: ⁠https://amzn.to/3GM5GbD⁠ The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible: ⁠https://amzn.to/3uWNN7k⁠ Angels: What the Bible Really Says About God's Heavenly Host: ⁠https://amzn.to/3v9flX8⁠ Demons: What the Bible Really Says About the Powers of Darkness: ⁠https://amzn.to/48kZt29⁠ Kindle: The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible: ⁠https://amzn.to/48ftLnD⁠ Angels: What the Bible Really Says About God's Heavenly Host: ⁠https://amzn.to/481rhZB⁠ Demons: What the Bible Really Says About the Powers of Darkness: ⁠https://amzn.to/4alWpVr⁠ All the above links are affiliate links, which means we get a small commission if you use any of our links to buy these books. We'd be grateful if you used any of our links to buy these books. Thank you! Copyright Notice: © Copyright 2004 by John MacArthur. Used by permission from Grace to You. Website: ⁠gty.org⁠ Phone: 800-55-GRACE This sermon is being shared in accordance with ⁠Grace To You copyright policy⁠, which allows for the reproduction and distribution of audio and video messages digitally. We have followed all copyright policies set by Grace To You Ministries to ensure the lawful sharing of this sermon. For any questions or concerns regarding this episode, please feel free to contact us at ⁠expositorysermons@gmail.com⁠. Learn more about Grace to You's copyright policy ⁠here⁠. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/expositorysermons/support

Date Preached: Dec 28, 2003 Passage: Luke 11:4 For more information about this please click here. Our Best Recommended Study Bibles: ESV MacArthur Study Bible: https://amzn.to/48oS2qV CSB Study Bible: https://amzn.to/48bR414 NASB MacArthur Study Bible: https://amzn.to/472llOE Our Best Premium Study Bibles: ESV MacArthur Study Bible with Premium Leather: https://amzn.to/477cP10 Spurgeon Study Bible: https://amzn.to/3RN6nIh Kindle version of NASB MacArthur Bible: https://amzn.to/4aXU6YP Hand-picked Must-Read Books for Every Christian: Ashamed of the Gospel: When the Church Becomes Like the World (3rd Edition): https://amzn.to/470VU0e Gospel According to Jesus: https://amzn.to/3RuefwT The Holiness of God: https://amzn.to/3Rpex8e Saved Without a Doubt: Being Sure of Your Salvation: https://amzn.to/3tmNcLU Hand-picked Must-Read Books for every Pastor/Elder: Called to Lead: 26 Leadership Lessons from the Life of the Apostle Paul: https://amzn.to/3RLyp6X Pastoral Ministry: How to Shepherd Biblically: https://amzn.to/41nFNsn Preaching: How to Preach Biblically: https://amzn.to/3tmOIxv Expository Exultation: Christian Preaching as Worship: https://amzn.to/3RMiNQG Our Best Books on Evanglisem: Hell's Best Kept Secret: https://amzn.to/472oGxr Scientific Facts in the Bible: 100 Reasons to Believe the Bible is Supernatural in Origin: https://amzn.to/481rCLS KINDLE BOOKS: Hand-picked Must-Read Kindle Books for Every Christian: Ashamed of the Gospel: https://amzn.to/3NurHj0 The Gospel According to Jesus: https://amzn.to/3NwP8Zb The Holiness of God: https://amzn.to/3NqnmO0 Saved Without a Doubt: Being Sure of Your Salvation: https://amzn.to/4738Tyc Hand-picked Must-Read Kindle Books for every Pastor/Elder: Called to Lead: 26 Leadership Lessons from the Life of the Apostle Paul: https://amzn.to/3tke1QL Pastoral Ministry: How to Shepherd Biblically: https://amzn.to/41oX3gK Preaching: How to Preach Biblically: https://amzn.to/3thWo4d Expository Exultation: Christian Preaching as Worship: https://amzn.to/3RK34RQ Our Best Kindle Books on Evangelism: Hell's Best Kept Secret: https://amzn.to/3v2DS06 Scientific Facts in the Bible: 100 Reasons to Believe the Bible is Supernatural in Origin: https://amzn.to/3GM5GbD The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible: https://amzn.to/3uWNN7k Angels: What the Bible Really Says About God's Heavenly Host: https://amzn.to/3v9flX8 Demons: What the Bible Really Says About the Powers of Darkness: https://amzn.to/48kZt29 Kindle: The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible: https://amzn.to/48ftLnD Angels: What the Bible Really Says About God's Heavenly Host: https://amzn.to/481rhZB Demons: What the Bible Really Says About the Powers of Darkness: https://amzn.to/4alWpVr All the above links are affiliate links, which means we get a small commission if you use any of our links to buy these books. We'd be grateful if you used any of our links to buy these books. Thank you! Copyright Notice: © Copyright 2003 by John MacArthur. Used by permission from Grace to You. Website: gty.org Phone: 800-55-GRACE This sermon is being shared in accordance with Grace To You copyright policy, which allows for the reproduction and distribution of audio and video messages digitally. We have followed all copyright policies set by Grace To You Ministries to ensure the lawful sharing of this sermon. For any questions or concerns regarding this episode, please feel free to contact us at expositorysermons@gmail.com. Learn more about Grace to You's copyright policy here. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/expositorysermons/support

Join us as I sit down with friend and listener of the show Matt Long, Matt has been on this hero's journey for quite some time and is ALWAYS deep diving into subjects. One day I asked Matt to come on and talk about what he feels is important. He went strait to the importance of a supernatural worldview! Sit down and enjoy a conversation between friends.http://www.prometheuslenspodcast.comKevlar Joe:http://www.kevlarjoe.com

Join us as we sit down with Matt Long and how he discovered a supernatural worldview while reading his bible.

Join us as I sit down with friend and listener of the show Matt Long, Matt has been on this hero's journey for quite some time and is ALWAYS deep diving into subjects. One day I asked Matt to come on and talk about what he feels is important. He went strait to the importance of a supernatural worldview! Sit down and enjoy a conversation between friends.http://www.prometheuslenspodcast.comKevlar Joe:http://www.kevlarjoe.com

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Date Preached: Nov 24, 1991 Passage: Philemon 4–7 For more information about this sermon, please visit Grace To You Ministries or click here. Study more about Forgiveness from Pastor MacArthur's books: The Freedom and Power of Forgiveness: https://amzn.to/4aW3Rac The Truth About Forgiveness: https://amzn.to/3vB8gz6 Kindle Version: https://amzn.to/4aW619K Our Best Recommended Study Bibles: ESV MacArthur Study Bible: https://amzn.to/48oS2qV CSB Study Bible: https://amzn.to/48bR414 NASB MacArthur Study Bible: https://amzn.to/472llOE Our Best Premium Study Bibles: ESV MacArthur Study Bible with Premium Leather: https://amzn.to/477cP10 Spurgeon Study Bible: https://amzn.to/3RN6nIh Hand-picked Must-Read Books for Every Christian: Ashamed of the Gospel: When the Church Becomes Like the World (3rd Edition): https://amzn.to/470VU0e Gospel According to Jesus: https://amzn.to/3RuefwT The Holiness of God: https://amzn.to/3Rpex8e Saved Without a Doubt: Being Sure of Your Salvation: https://amzn.to/3tmNcLU Hand-picked Must-Read Books for every Pastor/Elder: Called to Lead: 26 Leadership Lessons from the Life of the Apostle Paul: https://amzn.to/3RLyp6X Pastoral Ministry: How to Shepherd Biblically: https://amzn.to/41nFNsn Preaching: How to Preach Biblically: https://amzn.to/3tmOIxv Expository Exultation: Christian Preaching as Worship: https://amzn.to/3RMiNQG Our Best Books on Evanglisem: Hell's Best Kept Secret: https://amzn.to/472oGxr Scientific Facts in the Bible: 100 Reasons to Believe the Bible is Supernatural in Origin: https://amzn.to/481rCLS KINDLE BOOKS: Hand-picked Must-Read Kindle Books for Every Christian: Ashamed of the Gospel: https://amzn.to/3NurHj0 The Gospel According to Jesus: https://amzn.to/3NwP8Zb The Holiness of God: https://amzn.to/3NqnmO0 Saved Without a Doubt: Being Sure of Your Salvation: https://amzn.to/4738Tyc Hand-picked Must-Read Kindle Books for every Pastor/Elder: Called to Lead: 26 Leadership Lessons from the Life of the Apostle Paul: https://amzn.to/3tke1QL Pastoral Ministry: How to Shepherd Biblically: https://amzn.to/41oX3gK Preaching: How to Preach Biblically: https://amzn.to/3thWo4d Expository Exultation: Christian Preaching as Worship: https://amzn.to/3RK34RQ Our Best Kindle Books on Evangelism: Hell's Best Kept Secret: https://amzn.to/3v2DS06 Scientific Facts in the Bible: 100 Reasons to Believe the Bible is Supernatural in Origin: https://amzn.to/3GM5GbD The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible: https://amzn.to/3uWNN7k Angels: What the Bible Really Says About God's Heavenly Host: https://amzn.to/3v9flX8 Demons: What the Bible Really Says About the Powers of Darkness: https://amzn.to/48kZt29 Kindle:  The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible: https://amzn.to/48ftLnD Angels: What the Bible Really Says About God's Heavenly Host: https://amzn.to/481rhZB Demons: What the Bible Really Says About the Powers of Darkness: https://amzn.to/4alWpVr All the above links are affiliate links, which means we get a small commission if you use any of our links to buy these books. We'd be grateful if you used any of our links to buy these books. Thank you! Copyright Notice: © Copyright 1991 by John MacArthur. Used by permission from Grace to You. Website: gty.org Phone: 800-55-GRACE This sermon is being shared in accordance with Grace To You copyright policy, which allows for the reproduction and distribution of audio and video messages digitally. We have followed all copyright policies set by Grace To You Ministries to ensure the lawful sharing of this sermon. For any questions or concerns regarding this episode, please feel free to contact us at expositorysermons@gmail.com. Learn more about Grace to You's copyright policy here. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/expositorysermons/support

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Pastor Voddie exposes many of the humanistic attitudes we hold toward having children, and encourages us to make the Word of God our primary source of wisdom for this issue. Date Preached: September 23, 2013 For more information about this sermon, please visit Sermon Audio or click here. Our Best Recommended Study Bibles: ESV MacArthur Study Bible: https://amzn.to/48oS2qV CSB Study Bible: https://amzn.to/48bR414 NASB MacArthur Study Bible: https://amzn.to/472llOE Our Best Premium Study Bibles: ESV MacArthur Study Bible with Premium Leather: https://amzn.to/477cP10 Spurgeon Study Bible: https://amzn.to/3RN6nIh Hand-picked Must-Read Books for Every Christian: Ashamed of the Gospel: When the Church Becomes Like the World (3rd Edition): https://amzn.to/470VU0e Gospel According to Jesus: https://amzn.to/3RuefwT The Holiness of God: https://amzn.to/3Rpex8e Saved Without a Doubt: Being Sure of Your Salvation: https://amzn.to/3tmNcLU Hand-picked Must-Read Books for every Pastor/Elder: Called to Lead: 26 Leadership Lessons from the Life of the Apostle Paul: https://amzn.to/3RLyp6X Pastoral Ministry: How to Shepherd Biblically: https://amzn.to/41nFNsn Preaching: How to Preach Biblically: https://amzn.to/3tmOIxv Expository Exultation: Christian Preaching as Worship: https://amzn.to/3RMiNQG Our Best Books on Evanglisem: Hell's Best Kept Secret: https://amzn.to/472oGxr Scientific Facts in the Bible: 100 Reasons to Believe the Bible is Supernatural in Origin: https://amzn.to/481rCLS KINDLE BOOKS: Hand-picked Must-Read Kindle Books for Every Christian: Ashamed of the Gospel: https://amzn.to/3NurHj0 The Gospel According to Jesus: https://amzn.to/3NwP8Zb The Holiness of God: https://amzn.to/3NqnmO0 Saved WIthout a Doubt: Being Sure of Your Salvation: https://amzn.to/4738Tyc Hand-picked Must-Read Kindle Books for every Pastor/Elder: Called to Lead: 26 Leadership Lessons from the Life of the Apostle Paul: https://amzn.to/3tke1QL Pastoral Ministry: How to Shepherd Biblically: https://amzn.to/41oX3gK Preaching: How to Preach Biblically: https://amzn.to/3thWo4d Expository Exultation: Christian Preaching as Worship: https://amzn.to/3RK34RQ Our Best Kindle Books on Evangelism: Hell's Best Kept Secret: https://amzn.to/3v2DS06 Scientific Facts in the Bible: 100 Reasons to Believe the Bible is Supernatural in Origin: https://amzn.to/3GM5GbD The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible: https://amzn.to/3uWNN7k Angels: What the Bible Really Says About God's Heavenly Host: https://amzn.to/3v9flX8 Demons: What the Bible Really Says About the Powers of Darkness: https://amzn.to/48kZt29 Kindle:  The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible: https://amzn.to/48ftLnD Angels: What the Bible Really Says About God's Heavenly Host: https://amzn.to/481rhZB Demons: What the Bible Really Says About the Powers of Darkness: https://amzn.to/4alWpVr --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/expositorysermons/support

Hello Listener! In this episode, we will continue looking into CERN conspiracy theories! Thank you to supporter Mr. Wigglesworth for generating this episode in collaboration with me. From a time traveler who uses pigeons as secret weapons to the notorious Mandella Effect, we sure do have a lot to cover. This stuff gets so bizarre it should entertain anyone interested in oddity. Make sure to hold on to your pants, and not get swept away in the weird, and also ABSOLUTELY remember not to get paranoid. ENJOY! SOURCES: -QUANTUM CREATION -Robert Swerdlow -Thomas Horn, Josh Peck, Abaddon Ascending: The Ancient Conspiracy at the Center of CERN's Most Secretive Mission -Evelin Barta https://odysee.com/@EvelinBarta:2/cern-and-the-occult,-portals-and:7 -Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds -Tom Horn, On the Path of the Immortals -Thomas Horn, Josh Peck, Abaddon Ascending: The Ancient Conspiracy at the Center of CERN's Most Secretive Mission -David Flynn, Cydonia: The Secret Chronicles of Mars -Mark Flynn, In Forbidden Secrets of the Labyrinth -Dr. Michael S. Heiser, The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible -Chuck Missler and Mark Easterman, Alien Encounters -Bob Mitchel, ANTICHRIST, THE VATICAN AND THE ALIEN/CERN DELUSION -RA AND THE STARGATE

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Hello dear listener; let us return to our conversation on Nephilim lore, which has brought us to more conspiracies surrounding the notorious reality-destroying spectacle of the Large Hadron Collider. In this episode, we'll delve into CERN's connection to the Nephilim and the biblical prophecies surrounding the Large Hadron Collider. There really is a juicy amount of conspiracy out there about CERN isn't there? Take everything with a grain of salt and enjoy the weirdness. Thank you once again to Mr. Wigglesworth, who is responsible for the creation of this episode. Enjoy! SOURCES: -Thomas Horn, Josh Peck, Abaddon Ascending: The Ancient Conspiracy at the Center of CERN's Most Secretive Mission -David Flynn, Cydonia: The Secret Chronicles of Mars -Mark Flynn, In Forbidden Secrets of the Labyrinth -Dr. Michael S. Heiser, The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible -Chuck Missler and Mark Easterman, Alien Encounters -Bob Mitchel, ANTICHRIST, THE VATICAN, AND THE ALIEN/CERN DELUSION -Tom Horn, On the Path of the Immortals PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW ON MY FACEBOOK PAGE SO CTHULHU DOESN'T CAUSE ELDRITCH MADNESS TO CONSUME YOUR MIND. Link below: https://www.facebook.com/TheCrypticChronicles/

Hello dear listener; let us return to our conversation on Nephilim lore, which has brought us to more conspiracies surrounding the notorious reality-destroying spectacle of the Large Hadron Collider. In this episode, we'll delve into CERN's connection to the Nephilim and the biblical prophecies surrounding the Large Hadron Collider. There really is a juicy amount of conspiracy out there about CERN isn't there? Take everything with a grain of salt and enjoy the weirdness. Thank you once again to Mr. Wigglesworth, who is responsible for the creation of this episode. Enjoy! SOURCES: -Thomas Horn, Josh Peck, Abaddon Ascending: The Ancient Conspiracy at the Center of CERN's Most Secretive Mission -David Flynn, Cydonia: The Secret Chronicles of Mars -Mark Flynn, In Forbidden Secrets of the Labyrinth -Dr. Michael S. Heiser, The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible -Chuck Missler and Mark Easterman, Alien Encounters -Bob Mitchel, ANTICHRIST, THE VATICAN, AND THE ALIEN/CERN DELUSION -Tom Horn, On the Path of the Immortals PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW ON MY FACEBOOK PAGE SO CTHULHU DOESN'T CAUSE ELDRITCH MADNESS TO CONSUME YOUR MIND. Link below: https://www.facebook.com/TheCrypticChronicles/

This recording is from Sentinel Apologetics. We pray that God would use the teachings of Dr. Heiser's Unseen Realm content for your edification. Dig deep into these topics through these books by Dr. Michael Heisier: The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible: ⁠https://amzn.to/3uWNN7k⁠ Angels: What the Bible Really Says About God's Heavenly Host: ⁠https://amzn.to/3v9flX8⁠ Demons: What the Bible Really Says About the Powers of Darkness: https://amzn.to/48kZt29 KINDLE BOOKS: The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible: ⁠https://amzn.to/48ftLnD⁠ Angels: What the Bible Really Says About God's Heavenly Host: ⁠https://amzn.to/481rhZB⁠ Demons: What the Bible Really Says About the Powers of Darkness: ⁠https://amzn.to/4alWpVr⁠ Our Best Recommended Study Bibles: ESV MacArthur Study Bible: ⁠https://amzn.to/48oS2qV⁠ CSB Study Bible: ⁠https://amzn.to/48bR414⁠ NASB MacArthur Study Bible: ⁠https://amzn.to/472llOE⁠ Our Best Premium Study Bibles: ESV MacArthur Study Bible with Premium Leather: ⁠https://amzn.to/477cP10⁠ Spurgeon Study Bible: ⁠https://amzn.to/3RN6nIh⁠ Hand-picked Must-Read Books for Every Christian: Ashamed of the Gospel: When the Church Becomes Like the World (3rd Edition): ⁠https://amzn.to/470VU0e⁠ Gospel According to Jesus: ⁠https://amzn.to/3RuefwT⁠ The Holiness of God: ⁠https://amzn.to/3Rpex8e⁠ Saved Without a Doubt: Being Sure of Your Salvation: ⁠https://amzn.to/3tmNcLU⁠ Hand-picked Must-Read Books for every Pastor/Elder: Called to Lead: 26 Leadership Lessons from the Life of the Apostle Paul: ⁠https://amzn.to/3RLyp6X⁠ Pastoral Ministry: How to Shepherd Biblically: ⁠https://amzn.to/41nFNsn⁠ Preaching: How to Preach Biblically: ⁠https://amzn.to/3tmOIxv⁠ Expository Exultation: Christian Preaching as Worship: ⁠https://amzn.to/3RMiNQG⁠ Our Best Books on Evanglisem: Hell's Best Kept Secret: ⁠https://amzn.to/472oGxr⁠ Scientific Facts in the Bible: 100 Reasons to Believe the Bible is Supernatural in Origin: ⁠https://amzn.to/481rCLS⁠ KINDLE BOOKS: Hand-picked Must-Read Kindle Books for Every Christian: Ashamed of the Gospel: https://amzn.to/3NurHj0 The Gospel According to Jesus: https://amzn.to/3NwP8Zb The Holiness of God: ⁠https://amzn.to/3NqnmO0⁠ Saved WIthout a Doubt: Being Sure of Your Salvation: ⁠https://amzn.to/4738Tyc⁠ Hand-picked Must-Read Kindle Books for every Pastor/Elder: Called to Lead: 26 Leadership Lessons from the Life of the Apostle Paul: ⁠https://amzn.to/3tke1QL⁠ Pastoral Ministry: How to Shepherd Biblically: ⁠https://amzn.to/41oX3gK⁠ Preaching: How to Preach Biblically: ⁠https://amzn.to/3thWo4d⁠ Expository Exultation: Christian Preaching as Worship: ⁠https://amzn.to/3RK34RQ⁠ Our Best Kindle Books on Evangelism: Hell's Best Kept Secret: ⁠https://amzn.to/3v2DS06⁠ Scientific Facts in the Bible: 100 Reasons to Believe the Bible is Supernatural in Origin: ⁠https://amzn.to/3GM5GbD⁠ All the above links are affiliate links, which means we get a small commission if you use any of our links to buy these books. We'd be grateful if you used any of our links to buy these books. Thank you! Check out our Socials: Instagram: Instagram.com/@ExpostiorySermons Spotify Podcasts: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/5kjyNDOAaL3oBsWIdyWsRL?si=3811345ee7f9422a⁠ YouTube: YouTube.com/@ExpositorySermons All copyright for this audio belongs to Sentinel Apologetics. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/expositorysermons/support

Guardian Angels, are they real? Dark forces and the spiritual realm, do they exist? On this episode of Everyday Theology, Brandon, Jacob, and Ravae sit down to have a conversation about angelology and demonology, what angels and demons are and aren't, how they are a part of our lives now, and the Harry Potter of it all. Resources: The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible - https://bit.ly/3s3Hw8YDemons: What the Bible Really Says About the Powers of Darkness - https://bit.ly/3s3Hw8YAngels: What the Bible Really Says About God's Heavenly Host - https://amzn.to/3Qtz3VP Like, comment, and subscribe to stay updated with the latest content from Woodside Bible Church! CONNECT WITH US AT:• https://woodsidebible.org/connect/ • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/woodsidebiblechurch/• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WoodsideBibleChurchOfficial• Website: https://woodsidebible.org/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Michael S. Heiser introduces his series on angels, the follow-up to the films The Unseen Realm and Demons. Dig deep into these topics through these books by Dr. Michael Heisier: The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible: https://amzn.to/3uWNN7k Angels: What the Bible Really Says About God's Heavenly Host: https://amzn.to/3v9flX8 Demons: What the Bible Really Says About the Powers of Darkness: https://amzn.to/48kZt29 KINDLE BOOKS: The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible: https://amzn.to/48ftLnD Angels: What the Bible Really Says About God's Heavenly Host: https://amzn.to/481rhZB Demons: What the Bible Really Says About the Powers of Darkness: https://amzn.to/4alWpVr Our Best Recommended Study Bibles: ESV MacArthur Study Bible: https://amzn.to/48oS2qV CSB Study Bible: https://amzn.to/48bR414 NASB MacArthur Study Bible: https://amzn.to/472llOE Our Best Premium Study Bibles: ESV MacArthur Study Bible with Premium Leather: https://amzn.to/477cP10 Spurgeon Study Bible: https://amzn.to/3RN6nIh Hand-picked Must-Read Books for Every Christian: Ashamed of the Gospel: When the Church Becomes Like the World (3rd Edition): https://amzn.to/470VU0e Gospel According to Jesus: https://amzn.to/3RuefwT The Holiness of God: https://amzn.to/3Rpex8e Saved Without a Doubt: Being Sure of Your Salvation: https://amzn.to/3tmNcLU Hand-picked Must-Read Books for every Pastor/Elder: Called to Lead: 26 Leadership Lessons from the Life of the Apostle Paul: https://amzn.to/3RLyp6X Pastoral Ministry: How to Shepherd Biblically: https://amzn.to/41nFNsn Preaching: How to Preach Biblically: https://amzn.to/3tmOIxv Expository Exultation: Christian Preaching as Worship: https://amzn.to/3RMiNQG Our Best Books on Evanglisem: Hell's Best Kept Secret: https://amzn.to/472oGxr Scientific Facts in the Bible: 100 Reasons to Believe the Bible is Supernatural in Origin: https://amzn.to/481rCLS KINDLE BOOKS: Hand-picked Must-Read Kindle Books for Every Christian: Ashamed of the Gospel: https://amzn.to/3NurHj0 The Gospel According to Jesus: https://amzn.to/3NwP8Zb The Holiness of God: https://amzn.to/3NqnmO0 Saved WIthout a Doubt: Being Sure of Your Salvation: https://amzn.to/4738Tyc Hand-picked Must-Read Kindle Books for every Pastor/Elder: Called to Lead: 26 Leadership Lessons from the Life of the Apostle Paul: https://amzn.to/3tke1QL Pastoral Ministry: How to Shepherd Biblically: https://amzn.to/41oX3gK Preaching: How to Preach Biblically: https://amzn.to/3thWo4d Expository Exultation: Christian Preaching as Worship: https://amzn.to/3RK34RQ Our Best Kindle Books on Evangelism: Hell's Best Kept Secret: https://amzn.to/3v2DS06 Scientific Facts in the Bible: 100 Reasons to Believe the Bible is Supernatural in Origin: https://amzn.to/3GM5GbD All the above links are affiliate links, which means we get a small commission if you use any of our links to buy these books. We'd be grateful if you used any of our links to buy these books. Thank you! Check out our Socials: Instagram: Instagram.com/@ExpostiorySermons Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kjyNDOAaL3oBsWIdyWsRL?si=3811345ee7f9422a YouTube: YouTube.com/@ExpositorySermons All rights for this documentary belong to Logos Bible Software! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/expositorysermons/support

Join Jenny + Amy (eyesontheright) as they break down what it means to have a Biblical supernatural worldview and how it sets the stage for everything going on in todays world. Come along for a journey through scripture as they chat through the seed war, fallen angels, nephilim and so much more. This is a member's only podcast episode. To listen to this full episode, become a member! Become a member and support the show by clicking here.

Join Jenny + Amy (eyesontheright) as they break down what it means to have a Biblical supernatural worldview and how it sets the stage for everything going on in todays world. Come along for a journey through scripture as they chat through the seed war, fallen angels, nephilim and so much more. This is a member's only podcast episode. To listen to this full episode, become a member! Become a member and support the show by clicking here.

This is another documentary by Dr. Michael Heiser published by Faithlife. We pray that these teachings would benefit you and your walk with our Lord Jesus Christ. Dig deep into these topics through these books by Dr. Michael Heisier: The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible: ⁠https://amzn.to/3uWNN7k⁠ Angels: What the Bible Really Says About God's Heavenly Host: ⁠https://amzn.to/3v9flX8⁠ Demons: What the Bible Really Says About the Powers of Darkness: https://amzn.to/48kZt29 KINDLE BOOKS: The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible: ⁠https://amzn.to/48ftLnD⁠ Angels: What the Bible Really Says About God's Heavenly Host: ⁠https://amzn.to/481rhZB⁠ Demons: What the Bible Really Says About the Powers of Darkness: ⁠https://amzn.to/4alWpVr⁠ Our Best Recommended Study Bibles: ESV MacArthur Study Bible: ⁠https://amzn.to/48oS2qV⁠ CSB Study Bible: ⁠https://amzn.to/48bR414⁠ NASB MacArthur Study Bible: ⁠https://amzn.to/472llOE⁠ Our Best Premium Study Bibles: ESV MacArthur Study Bible with Premium Leather: ⁠https://amzn.to/477cP10⁠ Spurgeon Study Bible: ⁠https://amzn.to/3RN6nIh⁠ Hand-picked Must-Read Books for Every Christian: Ashamed of the Gospel: When the Church Becomes Like the World (3rd Edition): ⁠https://amzn.to/470VU0e⁠ Gospel According to Jesus: ⁠https://amzn.to/3RuefwT⁠ The Holiness of God: ⁠https://amzn.to/3Rpex8e⁠ Saved Without a Doubt: Being Sure of Your Salvation: ⁠https://amzn.to/3tmNcLU⁠ Hand-picked Must-Read Books for every Pastor/Elder: Called to Lead: 26 Leadership Lessons from the Life of the Apostle Paul: ⁠https://amzn.to/3RLyp6X⁠ Pastoral Ministry: How to Shepherd Biblically: ⁠https://amzn.to/41nFNsn⁠ Preaching: How to Preach Biblically: ⁠https://amzn.to/3tmOIxv⁠ Expository Exultation: Christian Preaching as Worship: ⁠https://amzn.to/3RMiNQG⁠ Our Best Books on Evanglisem: Hell's Best Kept Secret: ⁠https://amzn.to/472oGxr⁠ Scientific Facts in the Bible: 100 Reasons to Believe the Bible is Supernatural in Origin: ⁠https://amzn.to/481rCLS⁠ KINDLE BOOKS: Hand-picked Must-Read Kindle Books for Every Christian: Ashamed of the Gospel: https://amzn.to/3NurHj0 The Gospel According to Jesus: https://amzn.to/3NwP8Zb The Holiness of God: ⁠https://amzn.to/3NqnmO0⁠ Saved WIthout a Doubt: Being Sure of Your Salvation: ⁠https://amzn.to/4738Tyc⁠ Hand-picked Must-Read Kindle Books for every Pastor/Elder: Called to Lead: 26 Leadership Lessons from the Life of the Apostle Paul: ⁠https://amzn.to/3tke1QL⁠ Pastoral Ministry: How to Shepherd Biblically: ⁠https://amzn.to/41oX3gK⁠ Preaching: How to Preach Biblically: ⁠https://amzn.to/3thWo4d⁠ Expository Exultation: Christian Preaching as Worship: ⁠https://amzn.to/3RK34RQ⁠ Our Best Kindle Books on Evangelism: Hell's Best Kept Secret: ⁠https://amzn.to/3v2DS06⁠ Scientific Facts in the Bible: 100 Reasons to Believe the Bible is Supernatural in Origin: ⁠https://amzn.to/3GM5GbD⁠ All the above links are affiliate links, which means we get a small commission if you use any of our links to buy these books. We'd be grateful if you used any of our links to buy these books. Thank you! Check out our Socials: Instagram: Instagram.com/@ExpostiorySermons Spotify Podcasts: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/5kjyNDOAaL3oBsWIdyWsRL?si=3811345ee7f9422a⁠ YouTube: YouTube.com/@ExpositorySermons Watch it on YouTube: Demons - documentary film with Dr. Michael S. Heiser - YouTube --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/expositorysermons/support

In the documentary The Unseen Realm, a light is cast on the strange and enigmatic plane of the supernatural that lies within the pages of Scripture. And what we discover are two distinct worlds—with vastly different inhabitants—created and ruled by one loving triune God.We pray that this documentary film would edify you and help you in your walk with our Lord and Jesus Christ. Dig deep into these topics through these books by Dr. Michael Heisier: The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible: ⁠https://amzn.to/3uWNN7k⁠ Angels: What the Bible Really Says About God's Heavenly Host: ⁠https://amzn.to/3v9flX8⁠ Demons: What the Bible Really Says About the Powers of Darkness: https://amzn.to/48kZt29 KINDLE BOOKS: The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible: ⁠https://amzn.to/48ftLnD⁠ Angels: What the Bible Really Says About God's Heavenly Host: ⁠https://amzn.to/481rhZB⁠ Demons: What the Bible Really Says About the Powers of Darkness: ⁠https://amzn.to/4alWpVr⁠ Our Best Recommended Study Bibles: ESV MacArthur Study Bible: ⁠https://amzn.to/48oS2qV⁠ CSB Study Bible: ⁠https://amzn.to/48bR414⁠ NASB MacArthur Study Bible: ⁠https://amzn.to/472llOE⁠ Our Best Premium Study Bibles: ESV MacArthur Study Bible with Premium Leather: ⁠https://amzn.to/477cP10⁠ Spurgeon Study Bible: ⁠https://amzn.to/3RN6nIh⁠ Hand-picked Must-Read Books for Every Christian: Ashamed of the Gospel: When the Church Becomes Like the World (3rd Edition): ⁠https://amzn.to/470VU0e⁠ Gospel According to Jesus: ⁠https://amzn.to/3RuefwT⁠ The Holiness of God: ⁠https://amzn.to/3Rpex8e⁠ Saved Without a Doubt: Being Sure of Your Salvation: ⁠https://amzn.to/3tmNcLU⁠ Hand-picked Must-Read Books for every Pastor/Elder: Called to Lead: 26 Leadership Lessons from the Life of the Apostle Paul: ⁠https://amzn.to/3RLyp6X⁠ Pastoral Ministry: How to Shepherd Biblically: ⁠https://amzn.to/41nFNsn⁠ Preaching: How to Preach Biblically: ⁠https://amzn.to/3tmOIxv⁠ Expository Exultation: Christian Preaching as Worship: ⁠https://amzn.to/3RMiNQG⁠ Our Best Books on Evanglisem: Hell's Best Kept Secret: ⁠https://amzn.to/472oGxr⁠ Scientific Facts in the Bible: 100 Reasons to Believe the Bible is Supernatural in Origin: ⁠https://amzn.to/481rCLS⁠ KINDLE BOOKS: Hand-picked Must-Read Kindle Books for Every Christian: Ashamed of the Gospel: https://amzn.to/3NurHj0 The Gospel According to Jesus: https://amzn.to/3NwP8Zb The Holiness of God: ⁠https://amzn.to/3NqnmO0⁠ Saved WIthout a Doubt: Being Sure of Your Salvation: ⁠https://amzn.to/4738Tyc⁠ Hand-picked Must-Read Kindle Books for every Pastor/Elder: Called to Lead: 26 Leadership Lessons from the Life of the Apostle Paul: ⁠https://amzn.to/3tke1QL⁠ Pastoral Ministry: How to Shepherd Biblically: ⁠https://amzn.to/41oX3gK⁠ Preaching: How to Preach Biblically: ⁠https://amzn.to/3thWo4d⁠ Expository Exultation: Christian Preaching as Worship: ⁠https://amzn.to/3RK34RQ⁠ Our Best Kindle Books on Evangelism: Hell's Best Kept Secret: ⁠https://amzn.to/3v2DS06⁠ Scientific Facts in the Bible: 100 Reasons to Believe the Bible is Supernatural in Origin: ⁠https://amzn.to/3GM5GbD⁠ All the above links are affiliate links, which means we get a small commission if you use any of our links to buy these books. We'd be grateful if you used any of our links to buy these books. Thank you! Check out our Socials: Instagram: Instagram.com/@ExpostiorySermons Spotify Podcasts: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/5kjyNDOAaL3oBsWIdyWsRL?si=3811345ee7f9422a⁠ YouTube: YouTube.com/@ExpositorySermons Watch it on YouTube: The Unseen Realm - documentary film with Dr. Michael S. Heiser - YouTube --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/expositorysermons/support

Greg answers questions about whether he's fighting a ghost when it comes to critical race theory, whether the famous Christians who have been deconstructing were ever truly regenerated, the “Divine Council” in Psalm 82, and how to be satisfied where we are.   Topics: Are you sure you're not fighting a ghost when it comes to critical race theory? (04:00) Were the famous Christian musicians and YouTubers currently going through the deconstruction process ever truly regenerated? (17:00) Is the idea of a “Divine Council” a biblical concept? (36:00) How can I be satisfied where I am and stay focused on the tasks God has for me right now? (45:00) Mentioned on the Show:  Reality Student Apologetics Conference – April 21–22, 2023 in Augusta, GA Upcoming events with Stand to Reason speakers STR Outposts The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible by Michael Heiser The Hurt Locker – Film Mr. Holland's Opus – Film Related Links: Intro to Critical Theory by Neil Shenvi What is Critical Race Theory? by Neil Shenvi How to Be Content in Suffering by Amy Hall The Value of Disappointment by Amy Hall

Awareness of & Standing Against  “the schemes of the devil”2 Corinthians 2:11 - 11 in order that Satan might not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.Ephesians 6:10-12 - 10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.1 Corinthians 12:10 – “to another the ability to distinguish between spirits”“He gives someone else the ability to discern whether a message is from the Spirit of God or from another spirit.”“…the ability to tell the difference between gifts that come from the Spirit and those that do not”A Vision for FreedomLuke 6:17-18  - 17 When Jesus had come down from the hill with the apostles, he stood on a level place with a large number of his disciples. A large crowd of people was there from all over Judea and from Jerusalem and from the coastal cities of Tyre and Sidon; 18 they had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. Those who were troubled by evil spirits also came and were healed. ROCK OC = A PLACE FOR ALL TYPES OF HEALING!!Origin of Demonic Realm - SatanSatan's Fall – Who? When? What?Ezekiel 28:13-15 – 13 You were in Eden, the garden of God… 14 You were an anointed guardian cherub. I placed you; you were on the holy mountain of God.  15 You were blameless in your ways from the day you were created, till unrighteousness was found in you. Isaiah 14:12-14 - “How you are fallen from heaven, O Day Star/shining one/O Lucifer, son of Dawn!“...When he saw man made in the image of God, he [Satan] broke forth into jealous and malevolent envy. ...How great an evil it was, beloved brethren, that caused an angel to fall!” Cyprian (AD250)The devil was one of those angels who are placed over the spirit of the air. ...However, becoming envious of man, he was rendered an apostate from the divine law. Irenaeus (AD180)Origin of Demonic Realm - Fallen Angels & Demons•Fallen Angelic Beings – “Sons of God”/ “Watchers” / “elohim” - embodied•Nephilim - LXX –γίγαντες (gigantes) = Demons (disembodied spirits)Genesis 6:1-4 - When man began to multiply on the face of the land and daughters were born to them, 2 the sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive. And they took as their wives any they chose. 3 Then the Lord said, “My Spirit shall not abide in man forever, for he is flesh: his days shall be 120 years.” 4 The nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of man and they bore children to them. These were the mighty men who were of old, the men of renown.Psalm 82:1, 6-7 – 1 God [elohim] has taken his place in the divine council; in the midst of the gods [elohim] He holds judgment…6 I said, “You are gods, sons of the Most High, all of you; 7 nevertheless, like men you shall die, and fall like any prince.”Origin and Schemes of the Demonic RealmThe angels transgressed this appointment and were captivated by love of women. And they begat children [the nephilim], who are those who are called demons.  Justin Martyr (AD 160)These angels, then, who have fallen from heaven, and haunt the air and the earth, and are no longer able to rise to heavenly things, and the souls of the giants [nephilim], who are the demons who wander about the world, perform similar actions.  Athenagoras (AD 175)Furthermore, we are instructed by our sacred books how from certain angels, who fell of their own free will, there sprang a more wicked demon brood, condemned of God along with the authors of their race. ...Their great business is the ruin of mankind. So, from the start, spiritual wickedness sought our destruction. Accordingly, they inflict upon our bodies diseases and other grievous calamities. And by violent assaults, they hurry the soul into sudden and extraordinary excesses. ...By an influence equally obscure, demons and angels breathe into the soul, and rouse up its corruptions with furious passions and vile excesses.  Tertullian (AD 197)“…the demons…No doubt, they are very kind, too, in regard to the healing of diseases! For, first of all, they make you ill. Then, to get a miracle out of it,...they withdraw their hurtful influence. Supposedly, then, they have wrought a cure!”  Tertullian (AD197)The angels transgressed this appointment and were captivated by love of women. And they begat…certain wicked demons (so to speak, of the race of Titans or giants [nephilim]) who have been guilty of impiety towards the true God and towards the angels in heaven. They have fallen from it, and they haunt the denser parts of bodies. They also frequent unclean places on the earth. Since they are without bodies of earthly material, they possess some power of foretelling future events. So, they engage in works of this kind, desiring to lead the human race away from the true God. They also secretly enter the bodies of the more predatory, savage, and wicked of animals and stir them up to do whatever they choose, whenever they choose. They can turn the fancies of these animals to make flights and movements of various kinds, in order to entrap men by such power of divination.  Origen (AD 248)Among angels, some are angels of God, and others are angels of the devil. But among demons, there is no such distinction. For they are all said to be wicked.  Origen (AD 248)From the seed [of the fallen angels and women], giants [nephilim] are said to have been born. By them, arts were made known in the earth. They taught the dyeing of wool and everything that is done. When they died, men erected images to them. Yet, because they were of an evil seed, the Almighty did not approve of their being brought back from death when they had died. For that reason, they wander and they now subvert many bodies. And it is these whom you [pagans] presently worship and pray to as gods.  Commodianus (AD 240)However, those who were born from [the relations of angels with women]—because they were neither angels nor men, but had a mixed nature—were not admitted into Hades [when they died]. Similarly, their fathers had not been admitted into heaven, either. Thus, there came to be two kinds of demons: one of heaven, the other of the earth. The latter are the wicked spirits, who are the authors of all the evils that are done. This same devil is their prince. ...However, grammari­ans say that the reason they are called demons...is because they are skilled and acquainted with matters. For the grammarians think they are gods. In truth, the demons are acquainted with some future events, but not with all. For He has not permitted them to know entirely the counsel of God. ...As I was saying, these contaminated and abandoned spirits wander over the whole earth. They console their own ruin by destroying others. Therefore, they fill every place with snares, deceits, frauds, and errors. For they cling to individuals and even occupy whole houses, from door to door. ...And since spirits are without physical substance and cannot be held, they slink into the bodies of men. Secretly working in their inward parts, they corrupt the health of these persons, bring on diseases, terrify their souls with dreams, and harass their minds with frenzies. They do this so that by these evils, they may cause men to come to them for aid.  Lactantius (AD 304-313)Summary of the Schemes of the Demonic RealmSeduction & secret knowledge (fallen angels)Haunt the air and the earth (both)Business = ruin of humanity (demons)Inflict bodily disease (demons) – ‘calamities'?Soul into sudden & extraordinary excesses (demons)Rouse corruptions, passions, vile excesses (both)Illness & then demonic healing (demons)Haunt denser parts of human bodies (demons)Hang around “unclean places” (demons)Disembodied (demons)“Some power” of foretelling future (demons)Lead humanity away from God/deception (demons)Possess animals, affect behavior to entrap us (demons)All wicked (demons)Arts revealed (demons? fallen angels)Source of idolatry & false religions (demons)Wander & subvert bodies (demons)Worshipped as false gods (demons)Authors of ALL evils (demons)Devil = their prince (both)Sow snares, deceits, frauds, and errors (demons)Nightmares (demons)Work secretly in our inward parts (demons)Harrass minds (demons)MODERN APPLICATIONSMental Health issues – anxiety, paranoiaAddictionsSexual perversions, abominationsChanneling – Sex Magick, spirit guidesReincarnationYoga (false religious ideas/practices)Fortune TellingNew Age ideasHoroscope (Astrology)SUMMARY OF DEMONIC SCHEMES - "THE WATCHERS"“…the same angels who rushed from heaven on the daughters of men. ... they laid bare the operations of metallurgy, divulged the natural properties of herbs, promulgated the powers of enchantments, and traced out every curiosity, even to the interpreta­tion of the stars. They conferred appropriately—and as it were, peculiarly—upon women that instrumental means of womanly ostentation: the radiances of jewels,...the dyes of orchil with which wools are dyed, and that black powder itself with which the eyelids and eyelashes are made prominent.  Tertullian (AD 198)“those angels—the deserters from God, the lovers of women—were likewise the discoverers of this curious art [of astrology]...For we know the mutual alliance of magic and astrology.  Tertullian (AD200)Secret Knowledge (forbidden)Art of seduction (make-up, jewelry)Advanced Technology AstrologyMagicpharmakeia (herbs)Future Deception?? Alien agenda? “as in the days of Noah”Medical? – Rev. 18:23 - …your merchants were the great ones of the earth, and all nations were deceived by your sorcery (Gk. pharmakeia).RESOURCES FOR FURTHER STUDYDemons – documentary - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H41Lw2YEY74 Demons: What the Bible Really Says about the Powers of Darkness – Michael HeiserThe Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible – Michael Heiser

Episode 70 -  Remembering Michael HeiserFeb 22, 2022 - Host: Dr. Gregory HallIn this episode, we take a moment to memorialize the passing of the theologian and scholar, Dr. Michael S. Heiser. In 2020, Heiser was diagnosed with an aggressive form of Pancreatic cancer. On Feb 15, 2023 he turned 60, and five days later he transitioned to experience the unseen realm he wrote so much about. He was a Christian author and biblical Old Testament scholar whose area of expertise was the nature of the spiritual realm, specifically the ANE worldview of the Divine Council. I'll describe all the podcasting techniques I've "borrowed" from him... and give my "Top 5" all-time episode of his Naked Bible Podcast. Resources Referenced and/or Read:The Naked Bible Podcast - https://nakedbiblepodcast.comSome Books By Michael HeiserThe Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible (2015)Supernatural: What the Bible Teaches about the Unseen World - And Why It Matters (2015)Reversing Hermon: Enoch, The Watchers & The Forgotten Mission of Jesus Christ (2017)Angels: What the Bible Really Says about God's Heavenly Host (2017)Demons: What the Bible Really Says About the Powers of Darkness (2000)Things I've "borrowed" from Michael HeiserUsing other people's work as source material for episodes.Working through books of the Bible.Topical EpisodesInterpreting the Bible thematically.Sometimes the answers to our biblical conundrums are available within the biblical text… but sometimes we need to go outside the text for cultural and contextual help. The familiar mantra, “The Bible says it, I believe it, and that settles it”… should likely be rephrased to say: “The Bible says it, I'm confused by it, perhaps I'm missing something, and maybe the ANE cultural context can give us insights into the problem.” That's a little harder to remember, but I believe it's closer to the truth of the situation.My Top 5 Favorite Episodes of the Naked Bible Podcast#5 - Episode 434 - The Epistle of Jude Part 3 - 1 hour 3 min - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-naked-bible-podcast/id961385822?i=1000570230358#4 - Episode 103 - Moses and the Bronze Serpent - 1 hour 13 min - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-naked-bible-podcast/id961385822?i=1000430050351#3 - Episode 138 - What Day was Jesus Born? - 1 hour 40 min - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-naked-bible-podcast/id961385822?i=1000430050019This corresponds to Reversing Hermon - Chapter 4Blog: https://drmsh.com/september-11-happy-birthday-to-jesus/#2 - Episode 159 - Noah's Nakedness, The Sin of Ham, and the Curse of Canaan - 48 minutes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-naked-bible-podcast/id961385822?i=1000430050248John Sietze Bergsma, H., Scott Walker. (2005). Noah's Nakedness and the Curse on Canaan (Genesis 9:20–27). Journal of Biblical Literature, 124, 25.#1 - Episode 86 - The Head Covering of 1 Corinthians 11:13-15 - 58 minutes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-naked-bible-podcast/id961385822?i=1000430050017Martin, T. W. (2004). Paul's Argument from Nature for the Veil in 1 Corinthians 11:13–15: A Testicle instead of a Head Covering. Journal of Biblical Literature, 123, 75.Recent Podcasts where Greg has been Interviewed:You can track all my interviews only my Podchaser.com Creator Page.That's the #Truth Season 3, Episode 3 - Gregory D. Hall - Why Our Approach to Sabbath Isn't WorkingEmpowered Manhood Podcast - One interview spread over three episodes. E 66 - Part 1 - Why Today's Concept of Biblical Rest Isn't Working w/ Author, Gregory D. HallE 67 - Part 2 - Why Today's Concept of Biblical Rest Isn't Working w/ Author, Gregory D. HallE 68 - Part 3 - Why Today's Concept of Biblical Rest Isn't Working w/ Author, Gregory D. HallHustle In Faith PodcastE 217 - Rethinking Rest w/ Gregory D. HallShow Music:Intro/Outro - "Wedding Song" by Jacob A. HallTransition Music - produced by Jacob A. HallPodcast Website:The All-America Listener Challenge Updates: https://rethinkingscripture.comMy New Podcast Studio... The Upper Room: https://rethinkingscripture.com/podcast-episodes/More information about The Homes and Help Initiative: https://rethinkingscripture.com/homes-help-initiative/Sister site: RethinkingRest.comRethinking Rest... the Book: now available wherever you buy your books!More information: https://rethinkingrest.com/the-book/Social Media:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture Twitter: @RethinkingStuffInstagram: Rethinking_ScriptureYouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6YCLg2UldJiA0dsg0KkvLATikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rethinkingscripturePowered and distributed by Simplecast.

Brandon and Lindsy discuss recent listening and reading habits which include the Irish Celtic punk band, the Pogus, The Pathfinder by James Fenimore Cooper and the British show, The Devil's Hour. They then discuss how they see patterns in the media they consume for entertainment value. The speakers discuss The Peripheral, a dystopian TV show about trans-humanism. They discuss how the show is a treatise for trans-humanism, and how the elite want to use it to control the population. They also discuss the Midnight Mass, another TV show that is recommended by a friend. They quickly transition into talking about testimonies of when they first got introduced to the supernatural. Lindsy talks about a dream he had as a kid, where he and another boy were trying to steal treasure from an attic, and the boy turned into a rabbit and hopped away, leaving Lindsy behind. In the dream, Jesus appeared to Lindsy in a flash of light. Brandon talks about how he was first introduced to the supernatural through a friend who was involved in the occult. He eventually got baptized in the Spirit and started having prophetic dreams and visions. Brandon describes his journey from agnosticism to Christianity, and how his views on the supernatural have changed over time. They recount experiences from their childhood that they couldn't explain, and how they eventually came to believe in the power of the Holy Spirit. They talk about how their views have evolved over time, and how they are now more open to the idea of the supernatural.Timestamps0:03:24The Peripheral: A Treatise for Trans-humanism 0:05:42Lindsy and Brandon's Testimonies of the Supernatural0:10:42The Different Types of Spiritual Experiences 0:13:25The Role of Prophecy in the Christian Life0:15:09The Journey of a Spiritual Warrior0:17:17The Supernatural Experiences 0:19:55The supernatural experiences of a young Christian man0:24:35The Importance of the Supernatural in Our Lives0:26:29The Church and the Supernatural Worldview0:29:00The Power of a Supernatural Worldview

This episode is a special re-release of an interview we did in 2018 with Dr. Michael Heiser. Mike has been a significant influence to Tim's own scholarship and, by extension, much of BibleProject's content, as well as to thousands of other people. Mike is in the final stages of his battle with pancreatic cancer, and we want to honor his incredible life by sharing this episode again. View the original episode →Timestamps Part one (00:00-18:05)Part two (18:05- 33:00)Part three (33:00-44:30)Part four (44:30-59:18)Referenced ResourcesOld Testament Theology, Gerhard von RadThe Genius of John: A Composition-Critical Commentary on the Fourth Gospel, Peter F. EllisThe Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible, Michael S. HeiserAngels: What the Bible Really Says About God's Heavenly Host, Michael S. HeiserInterested in more? Check out Tim's library here.You can experience the literary themes and movements we're tracing on the podcast in the BibleProject app, available for Android and iOS.Show Music “Defender (Instrumental)” by TENTS“Faith,” “In the Distance,” and “Moments” by Tae the ProducerIf you are interested in assisting the Heiser family with meal donations or in donating to help cover expenses in the coming weeks, please use this link. If you'd like to send a card to the Heiser family, you can write to the Awakening School of Theology. They will collect all cards and deliver them to the Heiser family.AWKNG School of TheologyP.O. Box 23621Jacksonville, FL 32241If you wish to donate directly to the Heisers via Venmo, search for their account at @Mike-Heiser-4.Show produced Dan Gummel and Jon Collins. Re-released with assistance from Producer Cooper Peltz with Associate Producer Lindsey Ponder, Lead Editor Dan Gummel, and Editor Tyler Bailey. Powered and distributed by Simplecast.

Long time, no see! I pray that this episode makes up for the silence over the last couple months of holidays and the new year starting. I will say this…this episode is a doozy! So buckle up! In this episode we are continuing to trace the development of the biblical authors understanding of “ha satan” and how, by the time of the NT, we have a singular figure known as Satan. This development doesn't happen over night and is shaped by the experiences of the Israelites in captivity. Just as God uses our circumstances even today to teach and sanctify us, so He does with His people during this time period we're looking at. I'm going to continue to ask that we allow our understanding of these topics to be shaped as we follow each domino as it falls in the Bible, through history. In other words, let's connect the dots and follow the progression of God's revelation of these truths, just as the biblical authors themselves experienced it. I would also encourage everyone to check out the resources below for further, personal study. As always, I'd love to hear your feedback! Let me know your thoughts by dropping a comment using the button below. Also, be sure to follow the Entangled Kingdoms Facebook page. And of course…share the podcast! Articles:* "Satan" - from Strong's Dictionary* "The Enuma Elish" - the Babylonian creation myth* “Zoroastrianism” - the ancient, Persian religion* “Ancient Jewish History: The Birth and Evolution of Judaism” Books:* The World Around the Old Testament, editors Bill Arnold and Brent Strawn* Satan and the Problem of Evil: From the Bible to the Early Church Fathers by Dr. Archie T. Wright* The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible by Dr. Michael HeiserVideos: Get full access to Entangled Kingdoms at www.entangledkingdoms.com/subscribe

Michael S. Heiser is an American biblical Old Testament scholar and Christian author. His area of expertise is the nature of the spiritual realm in the Bible, namely the Divine Council and hierarchy of the spiritual order. In this interview, we chat about the divine council, Mike's battle with cancer, and much more! Connect with Dr. Heiser: https://drmsh.com/ -------------------------------- GIVING -------------------------------- Please consider becoming a Patron! Patreon (Thanks!): https://www.patreon.com/AdherentApologetics YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO8jj_CQwrRRwwwXBndo6nQ/join

Allison & Michelle discuss the events of this current age and the importance of viewing them through the biblical supernatural worldview. How human trafficking, portals, and the occult ought not be topics the church is afraid to engage in conversation over, but rather let's address the very real move of the Holy Spirit in opening our eyes to the powers at work behind these things. How can we as homemakers for the Kingdom Of God understand the ancient worldview of our biblical authors and reclaim it for ourselves? Because the reality is, that the supernatural and the physical go hand in hand. This episode is just the first of its kind, the real mission behind the podcast and the main area the the Lord has led Allison & Michelle to open up discussion for. Resources referenced in this episode + Bible study resources: Unseen Realm: By Michael Heiser Reversing Hermon: By Michael Heiser The Bible Project Blue Letter Bible 

Cosmology is the scientific discipline dedicated to the study of the cosmos. It's a popular subject in the popular media. On this journey, Dr. G explains that cosmology has radically changed over the centuries. Remarkably, explains Dr. G, rather than diverging from the Bible's supernatural cosmology, it now actually resembles it more than ever. Exactly the opposite of what you'd expect, given that science boasts about being uber-rational. Science and the Unseen World by Sir Arthur Eddington The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible by Dr. Michael S. Heiser Check out Dr. G's favorite Bible app: DWELL! Click here for special discounts exclusively for Dr. G's Fellow Travelers. Dr. G wants to hear from you! So join the conversation with him and your fellow travelers now on his FACEBOOK PAGE. ORDER DR. G's NEWEST BOOK! Believing is Seeing. * Tyndale * Books-A-Million * ChristianBook * Amazon * Barnes & Noble Science + God sponsored in part by Dwell Bible App. Save 30% off Dwell for Life at DwellApp.io/DrG.