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The Mysterious Fourth Figure
In the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego being thrown into the fiery furnace by king Nebuchadnezzar, it has often been taught that Jesus was the fourth man in the fire. This, however, is highly unlikely.
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The gods of heaven and earth
The Apostle Paul says that the gods of other nations are real, but there is only one Creator God through which and by which all things (including the gods) were made. 1 Corinthians 8:4-6 ESV Therefore, as to the eating of food offered to idols, we know that “an
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Cynocephali
This creature that we will be exploring is an ancient one. As it turns out, historians have recorded their existence for a long, long, time.
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Giant War
Genesis 14: A War Between Giants and Men What if Goliath was the weakest of his kind and the remnant of his people? Goliath wasn't the first giant who waged war against the Israelites. He was the last. The first war we see between giants and men was
Sons of God
The temptation of the Serpent
What what is the significance of the Serpent tempting us to be like the angelic beings of heaven? This first temptation is the beginning of a pattern, the temptation to be like the "gods" (elohim) by any means.
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Because he is also flesh
Genesis 6:3 Then the Lord said, “My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, because he also is flesh; nevertheless his days shall be one hundred and twenty years.” Why would God not strive with man forever because he is flesh? He was flesh the whole time. That doesn&
Sons of God
The Seed of Angels
In Genesis 6 it says that the sons of God took women as wives and giant (Nephilim) children. This begs the question: "Wait... can angels reproduce?" 1 Corinthians 15:38-41 But God gives it a body just as He wished, and to each of the seeds a body
Sons of God
Sons of Israel or God?
Deuteronomy 32:8 NASB When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance, When He separated the sons of man, He set the boundaries of the peoples According to the number of the sons of Israel. Deuteronomy 32:8 describes God dividing the nations according to the number of the
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The 3 Races
The children of the sons of God and human women, according to Second Temple period writings, were not simply all giants of the same kind. We actually get a distinct list of three larger categories. * The Great Giants, Giants * The Nephilim, Naphidim, Naphelim, Naphil * The Elioud, Eljo 1 Enoch chapter
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God doesn't trust angels
Job 4:17-18 ‘Can mortal man be in the right before God? Can a man be pure before his Maker? 18 Even in his servants he puts no trust, and his angels he charges with error; Job 15:15 Behold, God puts no trust in his holy ones, and the
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The Allotment of the gods
Following the tower of Babel, God determined the cosmic regions of the earth and placed powerful angelic beings over those areas. However, they failed in their duties and accepted worship as though they were gods. God judges them for this, telling them they will die as men. This narrative is
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What are demons?
When most people think of demons they think of red creepy devils with horns and pitchforks or winged humanoid beings who fell from heaven and traded their beautiful glow for darkness. But that isn't how the Bible describes them. The Bible actually doesn't describe them visually