The books of the Old Testament prophets are packed with dense poetry and wild imagery. If you’ve tried to read them, odds are you were both intrigued and confused. In this video, we’ll learn how these prophetic books contribute to the storyline of the Bible and why it’s worth learning how to read them more attentively.
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Who Spiritual Beings Are and What They’re Like • Spiritual Beings Series (Episode 1)
In the first pages of the Bible, we’re introduced to God and humans as the main characters. But there’s also a whole cast of spiritual beings who play an important role throughout the Bible, though they’re often in the background. In this video, we begin to explore these beings and how they fit into the unified storyline of the Bible.
Special thanks to Dr. Michael S. Heiser, author of “The Unseen Realm,” for script consulting on this series. -
Elohim
Did you know that the biblical word for God, Elohim, is actually a title and not a name? And did you know that “Elohim” can refer to other spiritual beings as well as to the creator God? In this video, we explore the biblical terminology for spiritual beings and how this helps us understand what the Bible means when it says that “God is one.”
Special thanks to Dr. Michael S. Heiser, author of “The Unseen Realm,” for script consulting on this series. -
Learn About the Hidden Forces Guiding the World • Spiritual Beings (Ep. 3)
What on earth is the divine council? Well, for starters, it’s not on earth! This biblical phrase describes the concept of spiritual powers that God created to have authority alongside humans… until everyone rebels and creates huge problems that only Jesus can resolve. We dig into all of this and more in episode three of our Spiritual Beings series.
Special thanks to Dr. Michael S. Heiser, author of “The Unseen Realm,” for script consulting on this series. -
Angels and Cherubim • Who They Are and What They Do (Spiritual Beings Series Episode 4)
Did you know that angels in the Bible don’t have wings? Or that cherubim are not cute, chubby babies? In this video, we explore the biblical portrayals of angels and cherubim to understand just who they are and what role they play in the story of the Bible.
Special thanks to Dr. Michael S. Heiser, author of “The Unseen Realm,” for script consulting on this series. -
Biblical Law
Have you ever wondered why there are so many ancient biblical laws in the first books of the Bible? What are modern readers supposed to do with them, and why are some of them so odd? In this video, we explore why the laws were given to ancient Israel and how they fit into the overall storyline of the Bible.
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Who the Angel of the Lord Is (and What the Angel Does) • Spiritual Beings Ep. 5
The Angel of the Lord is one of the most fascinating spiritual beings in the Hebrew Scriptures. Every time this figure appears, he’s depicted as if he is God, but also an angel sent by God. In this video, we explore this paradoxical character and discover how he prepares us for the grand claims that will be made about Jesus in the New Testament.
Special thanks to Dr. Michael S. Heiser, author of “The Unseen Realm,” for script consulting on this series. -
The Satan and Demons • Understand Evil Spiritual Beings in the Bible (Spiritual Beings Series Ep 4)
The storyline of the Bible presents a populated spiritual world, full of creatures who are in rebellion against their Creator, just like humans. For lots of fascinating reasons, our modern conceptions of the Satan and demons are based on serious misunderstandings of the Bible. So let’s go back to the book of Genesis and start over as we learn about the powers of spiritual evil in the story of the Bible.
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The New Humanity • The New Kind of Existence We’re Invited To (Spiritual Beings Series Episode 7)
In the opening pages of the Bible, God appoints humans to rule the world on his behalf. But when they rebel, the biblical story leads us on a search for a new humanity that will be God’s faithful partners, forever. This is the plot conflict of the biblical story that leads to Jesus, and we explore it in this final video of our Spiritual Being series.
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The Gospel
The New Testament contains four ancient biographies of Jesus of Nazareth, and altogether they are called “the Gospel.” Each one tells the story as an announcement of good news that the crucified and risen Jesus is the true ruler of the nations. In this video, we explore why these accounts were written and how you can read them with greater insight.
