When John gets a prophetic glimpse of Jesus, He’s seen holding seven stars in his hand, which John tells us are seven angels. This is actually a pretty easy connection to follow in ancient culture. While it sounds weird to us because we know more of the science behind stars, ancient cultures often understood stars…
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Played by the Powers
Most people assume that since the false gods are false, they are therefore, not real. But that’s not the picture the Bible paints. While there is only one true “God of gods and Lord of lords” (Deuteronomy 10:17) who created all things (Revelation 4:11), He empowered some of the spiritual beings he created to rule over…
Mission and the Divine Council
Jamin kicks off Reveal Jackson’s first main session with a message about Jesus’ mission in the light of the Divine Council concept seen throughout the Bible. Listen to this episode on the 1208GREENWOOD webpage or by subscribing to the 1208PODCAST on iTunes, Spotify, or Google Play.
The Divine Council
As Christians, we are monotheists—that is to say that we believe that there is only one God and He has created all things both physical and spiritual. However, there’s a disconnect between the way we understand monotheism today and the way the Bible understood monotheism. For us today, it means that God is the only…
The Giant Clans of the Bible
Goliath is not the only giant mentioned in the Bible. The story of giants is interwoven from the time of Noah all the way to David’s reign and it’s an important element that makes sense of a lot of confusing questions we still ask today. Listen to this episode on the 1208GREENWOOD webpage or by subscribing…
