The apostle Paul told us that our contest in this life is not against human opponents, but against “cosmic powers over this present darkness” and “spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.”[1] The prophets and apostles knew this. Their writings reflect this spiritual war, although it’s been downplayed in ourContinue Reading
Baal (properly spelled Baʿal) was the main enemy of Yahweh in the Old Testament. One could argue that he was even more of a villain than Satan–except that Jesus equated Baal with Satan during a confrontation with the Pharisees.Continue Reading
Amorite royalty apparently believed they descended from the Titans, the old gods who planned their rebellion against God at Mount Hermon in the dim, distant past.Continue Reading
TODAY WE discuss the fall of Babylon. It wasn’t just divine punishment for the hubris of King Belshazzar; this was a smackdown in the spirit realm. Interestingly, the target of God’s wrath wasn’t Marduk, city-god of Babylon and head of the Mesopotamian pantheon, it was the moon-god, Sîn. Belshazzar’s father,Continue Reading
THIS WEEK’S study in the book of Daniel gives us a window into the polytheistic world of ancient Mesopotamia. Nebuchadnezzar, the Chaldean king of Babylon, had personal encounters with Yahweh, the God of Israel. He witnessed the power of God as He saved Shadrach, Meshech, and Abednego from the fieryContinue Reading
EZEKIEL DID not see a spacecraft. Those who think he did are mistaken. We conclude our study of the Book of Lamentations and begin our study of Ezekiel with the account of Ezekiel’s Wheel.Continue Reading