Both my forthcoming books are now on Amazon for pre-order, so I thought I'd post the links here (click on the covers). The Stranger Things book ships October 16, 2019. From the Introduction: "Mythic genres like fantasy and science fiction allow storytellers to play...
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Bible Project Video on Angels and Cherubim
Here's the latest in the series of Bible Project videos I was blessed to consult on. Enjoy!
New Bible Project Video on the Divine Council
Hat's off to all the folks working hard at the Bible Project! I appreciate the Bible Project's attention to the content of my books, The Unseen Realm and it's "lite" (no footnotes!) version, Supernatural. Nice to see biblical theology viewed through the...
First Bible Project Video Re-Purposing Unseen Realm Content
Below is the first of a planned 2019 video series by the Bible Project folks that will re-purpose parts of my content in The Unseen Realm. It's an introduction to spiritual beings. No surprise -- it's cool. The Bible Project team is quite talented. Those of you who...
The Logic of What I’m Publishing and Some Reviews of What Does God Want?
I’ve been asked the following many times when I’m out speaking: Do you have small group material for people new to the content of Supernatural and Unseen Realm? How can I teach other people in my church about this content? The answer to the first is yes – What Does...
Reversing Hermon: “A Fantastic Follow-Up to Unseen Realm”
That's the opinion of early reviewers. Reversing Hermon isn't my planned sequel to The Unseen Realm, but it does continue the conversation. I'll take it! Hope you'll read it!
Core Ideas in The Unseen Realm
Over the past few days I've begun preparing for some speaking events that will happen in September and October related to The Unseen Realm. As things stand now, I've confirmed invitations from the messianic congregation Beit Tefillah in Gig Harbor, WA (Sept 12,...
Of Truth Watchers and Inept Readers
Those of you who have read my books (especially, The Unseen Realm) or heard me on interviews will enjoy this -- it's about what happens when people who don't read my books talk about what I believe. I usually don't respond to this sort of nonsense, because the people...
Misquoted (Or Perhaps Misunderstood) in a Recent Book
This isn't a big deal, but it's sort of illustrative of how I can be misunderstood, and how Bible translations can be misleading. I recently received an email that alerted me to the above this way: The present globalist-versus-Christian war is taking place in both the...
DNA, Canaanites, and the Biblically-Illiterate Media
By now I've probably received a heads up on the story about Canaanite DNA disproving the biblical conquest narrative a dozen times. Here's my own heads-up: If you see some "news" about the Bible in mass media, you can presume it's click-bait archaeoporn that will...
The Unseen Realm and the Mission of the Cross (the Church): A Common but Significant Question
This may be controversial in terms of the illustration I'll use, but I find the illustration has explanatory power. I think our real problem isn't how darkness has adapted, but how believers have changed (i.e., their thinking). I'll try and explain. I just posted this...
My New Book Reversing Hermon is Now Available for Pre-Order
Someone sent me an email a week ago that my new book, Reversing Hermon: Enoch, the Watchers, and the Forgotten Mission of Jesus Christ, was available for pre-order. Sorry I forgot to blog it then. It's been number 1 in the angels and demons new releases category since...
Naked Bible Podcast Episode 100: Celebrating the Milestone with Listeners
The episode is now live. Thanks to all who sent in their thoughts. It's gratifying for both Trey and myself to be helpful to those who care about biblical content. Naked Bible Podcast Episode 100 marks a major milestone in Dr. Michael Heiser’s journey of biblical...
Mike Heiser and Darrell Bock in Conversation about The Unseen Realm
A few folks have commented recently (at work and in email) about enjoying my chat with Darrell Bock on Faithlife Today. We talked about my book, The Unseen Realm. For those who haven't seen that, here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Omjhzf4MVQ4
Mike Interviewed on the Alexxcast
You can listen to the interview here. The planned subject was ancient astronaut material, but the interview wound up going in all sorts of directions. Toward the end I talk about the importance of peer-review in scholarly publishing. I mentioned Robert Bauval's Orion...