The episode is live, here. Short version: It wasn't a UFO. In this episode, Dr. Michael Heiser explores the powerful and controversial throne vision of Ezekiel 1—a passage often misunderstood and misused by modern UFO theorists. Heiser takes listeners on a guided tour...
Bible UFOs
The Spaceships of Ezekiel Fraud
I’ve blogged before (here and here) about how what the biblical prophet Ezekiel saw was not a UFO or flying saucer. From time to time I get email (or comments here) about how I’m wrong because of the “research” of Joseph Blumrich, a...
How Would a Biblical Writer Describe a UFO if He Saw One?
One of my most frequent points of irritation in the whole UFOs and religion arena is the idea that there are UFOs (as in flying spaceships) in the Bible (this is basically an Old Testament / Hebrew Bible issue, so that’s my focus here). I want people to trust me...
John Milor vs. Gary Bates, Part 3
Here’s the third argument as written by John Milor in his exchange with Gary Bates. My comments are inserted at MSH: [Gary Bates}: Point 3: Since extraterrestrials would have no hope for salvation, this would mean that any ETs would be lost for eternity when...
Blogging with Dr. Barry, Part 3
Same procedure as the previous two posts. My response is blocked and marked by “MSH”. ————– You do not become a hermeneutical rapist overnight. I didn’t just wake up one day and decide to write The Bible and Flying...
Blogging with Dr. Barry, Part 2
As before, I’ll preface my comments with “MSH” and indent them. Everything else is Dr. Downing’s. —— One way to respond to this kind of charge is to take the texts that Heiser mentions, and show why I think my hermeneutics is not as...
Blogging With Dr. Barry, Part 1
Some readers brought this link to my attention this past weekend. It’s a response on the part of Dr. Barry Downing to some thoughts I had on his work some time ago. For those who don’t know who Barry Downing is, he’s the author of a book...
Ezekiel’s Vision: Why it Wasn’t a Flying Saucer, Part 1
I’ve decided to post my old notes on Ezekiel’s vision, as I put the link into some comments earlier. As I noted in that comment, these notes are in need of revision. I wouldn’t change much until the end, when the statuary about the eyes in Ezekiel...