The episode is now live. In this episode, Dr. Michael Heiser walks through one of the most chilling chapters in the book of Ezekiel. Chapter 7 announces with repeated urgency: “The end has come.” This isn’t just a statement about the destruction of Jerusalem in 586...
Book of Revelation
Naked Bible Podcast 107 – Book of Obadiah, Part 2
The episode is now live. Naked Bible Podcast Episode 107 continues Dr. Michael Heiser’s expositional study of the Book of Obadiah, focusing on the final verses (vv. 18 and 21), where the judgment of Edom and the rise of God’s Kingdom are declared. Heiser unpacks how...
Naked Bible Podcast Episode 97 – Q & A Number 12
The episode is now live. This brisk Q&A tackles a stack of listener questions across Heiser’s core themes. He begins with the perennial “Is there sex in heaven?”—distinguishing earthly procreative embodiment from glorified life and noting that Genesis 6 (Watcher...
Naked Bible 90: Lake of Fire
This episode discusses why hellfire in the New Testament is associated with “the devil and his angels" (Matt 25:41). Where does that idea come from? There are in fact earlier books that are the basis for this language—inside and outside the Old Testament. Transcript...
Naked Bible 82: Q&A 8
Our 8th Question and Answer episode! Transcript 82 Q&A 8 00:00 – Intro and holiday update01:00 – Genesis 32:22–32 – Is Jacob wrestling with God a unique story?06:55 – Enoch – Was Genesis 5's Enoch based on earlier material or real?17:45 – Enoch’s 365 years and...
Naked Bible 70: Q&A 6
Our 6th Question and Answer episode! papers referenced in the show:MAGIC-DPL-ArnoldMagical Papyri-DNTB-Arnold Transcript 70 QA6 Question Timestamps & Topics Timestamp Topic 00:00 Introduction 01:58 Genesis 6: Why would fallen sons of God be punished for having...
Jesus and the Morning Star
One of the questions I get with some frequency concerns the phrase "(bright) morning star." The gist of the question usually concerns some presumed relationship between Jesus and Lucifer (the question, as we will see, is something of a misnomer all on its own). That's...
Naked Bible Podcast 029: Prophecy and Apocalyptic Genre
In this episode, we're going to talk about two genres: prophecy and apocalyptic. The reason for doubling up will become apparent as we proceed, but basically we need to talk about these two genres because most modern Bible students don't realize there are clear...
Tools for Biblical Research, Part 1: Toward the End of Bible Study as Most Think of It
In addition to my day job at Logos I'm an adjunct distance ed professor of biblical studies at the seminary level. One of the more common questions I get from students is about sources for biblical research papers. Poor sources are the bane of both the student who...
More Eschatology: An Article on Reading Revelation as Recapitulation or Linear Sequence
Okay, don't roll your eyes. I really will get back to Genesis. Saw this today. Right in line with our recent discussion, so I thought I should post on it.
A (Really) Brief Return to Eschatology
Pardon me for the brief transgression. Came across an article you'll all be interested in today. It's called "Measuring the Temple of God: Revelation 11:1-2 and the Destruction of Jerusalem." Has obvious implications not only for the dating of the book of Revelation...
Why an Obsession with Eschatology is a Waste of Time, Part 15
Previous post found here: Debating the Date of Revelation: Pre-70 AD or 90s? I think this will be my last eschatology post in regard to listing things that have no clear answer or closure. I'll do one more where I sketch out my basic thoughts on eschatology (I can't...
Why An Obsession with Eschatology is a Waste of Time, Part 14
Nearing the end of this (have to check my list). It's time for "when was the book of Revelation written?" The two candidates are, of course, before or after 70 AD (the latter in the 90s). I think the most thorough recent discussion on this is by Greg Beale in his...
666 PaleoBabble
Someone kindly brought this piece of paleobabble to my attention recently. The site argues that certain Arabic letters/symbols visually resemble the Greek text of "666" in the book of Revelation. More accurately, the Arabic allegedly resembles the common Greek New...
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 this...