The short answer: Because the people who said it would are either inept Bible interpreters or false teachers. For why that's the case, listen to the episode - recorded on Sept 22. Description: September 23 has come and gone. The world didn’t end. Jesus didn’t return....
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Naked Bible Podcast Episode 174: Live from Lubbock, TX
Dr. Heiser answers questions from a live audience. Thank you to Wayland Baptist University for hosting and Nathan for organizing the event. Thank you to everyone who came and joined us in Lubbock, Texas. In this special live-recorded episode of the Naked Bible...
The Meaning of the Total Solar Eclipse
Honestly, this one’s easy: It means that a small group of Christians will succeed in making lots of people think all Christians are dimwits. Again. Articles like this one have been appearing for the last week or so as evidence: Â BLACK MOON: Does solar eclipse...
A Note on the September 23, 2017 Astral Prophecy Hype and Nonsense
I just wanted to put something on the blog (again) about my rejection of the idea that Revelation 12 has anything to do with the second coming or end times in general. I’ve been getting emails with links to YouTube videos like this one that use my thoughts about...
Naked Bible Podcast Episode 143: Ezekiel 28
The focus in this episode is Ezek 28:1-19. As readers of my book, The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible know, this is a controversial passage. All scholars agree that this is an oracle and lament against a human prince of Tyre. The...
Naked Bible Podcast Episode 138: On What Day was Jesus Born?
On what day was Jesus actually born? What year? Does the timing matter? Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus on December 25, but virtually all Christians know that day isn’t the real birth date of the messiah. While that is certainly the case, has the birth date of...
September 11: Happy Birthday to Jesus
Many readers will know that I believe the actual birthdate of Jesus was Sept 11, 3 BC. This isn’t based on any original research of my own (here’s a short YouTube video of me discussing the date). Rather, it is based on the work of E. L. Martin’s The...
John Milor vs. Gary Bates
A few days ago Dr. Stephen Yulish was kind enough to forward this link to me. Â If you follow the link you’ll find an article on the UFO Digest website by John MIlor entitled “Cosmic Salvation.” Â Milor is a Christian and believes (in most general...
A Christmas Suggestion from PaleoBabble
Some of you may have heard me make mention on Coast to Coast AM about “astral prophecy” and its relationship to Revelation 12 and the star of Bethlehem. Here’s an excellent video on that idea. Not expensive either. I watched it recently. The only...