2:47
Are There Stories Christians Should Avoid? (What Makes a Demonic Story)
Myths, Mysteries, and Majesty
3:56
Why Heroes in Fiction Need to Actually Be Good
4:42
Stories Aren’t Just For Entertainment (The Transmission of Wisdom)
6:02
How monsters make great stories: A redemptive pattern
7:17
Heaven Has Monsters Too (The Good Monstrous in Storytelling)
6:14
Children Need Dragons (Nurturing Our Kids to Be Strong Against Evil)
6:53
Who is the “El“ God? (Did Ancient Israel Borrow from Pagans?)
8:06
Ancient Israel’s Subversive View of the Universe (Jewish VS Pagan Models of Reality)
3:32
El and YHWH in the Bible (The God of Melchizedek and Abraham)
19:41
Canaanite Creation Story VS the Bible
4:00
Did Ancient Israel Think Baal was YHWH's Vice-Regent?
2:42
Jesus as YHWH (The Cloud-Rider in the Bible)
10:20
Did Israel’s God develop from pagan religions? (A breakdown of biblical monotheism)
10:11
Intro to Christus Victor Theory
15:54
Harrowing of Hell and Penal Substitution
8:56
Scriptural Points of Christus Victor
11:59
Biblical Parallels for Death and New Life
8:33
Christ Overcoming Death
10:28
What is Hell?
14:01
Fiction and the Harrowing of Hell
8:44
Sheol & Hades in the Scriptures
1:25
Paradise, Abraham's bosom, and the Fountain of youth
6:50
Ancient Cosmology & Cosmic Geography
3:03
Which deity holds the keys of death?
3:31
Sheol's compartments
7:42
Jesus is not in competition with other gods (because He's supreme)
1:52
The Bible uses pagan mythological motifs only as polemics
6:04
Jesus descended into 'hell' and ascended to heaven
Descension & ascension are ontological and cosmic, not geographical
2:18
Is there any difference in reading the Bible and mythology?
2:58
The relation between the Greco-Roman and Ancient Near East religions
1:26
Odin hanging on a tree VS Jesus hanging on a cross
1:01
The main difference in the worldwide Flood accounts
3:01
Allegiance to Jesus or other gods
2:13
Orpheus & Eurydice and Christ & the Church
1:15
Zeus overthrew Cronus while Jesus obeyed His Father
1:55
Jesus uppercuts death & the devil
2:38
Similarities between the Kalevala and the Bible
7:20
Contextualizing the gospel by using pagan symbols
1:46
All truth is God's truth
1:12
Dying & rising gods point to Christ
6:38
Jesus is the Ultimate Hero & the True Myth
Should we be scared of reading myths & fables?
11:36
Babylonian myth & religion seen in the Bible
God punishes wicked pagan child sacrifices (dedicated to Moloch)
7:56
The Apkallu & The Sumerian King List
10:06
Could the Apkallu be the Watchers?
13:08
Who is god Marduk?: An Ancient Near East background
13:28
The fallen, rebellious beings/gods: Their nature, territory, and wars against each other
17:08
Marduk, Ishtar, divine sexual rites, and the giants
10:24
Marduk's power, titles, names, warfare, and the creation account
5:30
Were the ancients really primitive?
2:56
Does studying the Ancient Near East pagan documents help the Church?
2:24
How reading C.S. Lewis impacts one's spiritual formation
1:58
Christian authors need to create content because their passion should be Jesus alone
6:44
Storytellers mimic God by making characters in their image
6:54
Tips and advice to new writers
16:02
Human authors find satisfaction in imitating God in their work
13:14
Defining words 'God/Elohim' and 'gods/elohim'
4:43
The complexity of a Bible translation
4:40
Can the spirits of the dead saints be called elohim?
5:09
We have to be specific when using term 'God/Theos/Elohim/El/Bog'
2:06
Plato's daemons were closer to the OT elohim than the NT demons
7:34
The attributes of YHWH vs other deities
8:31
Superheroes and gods in movies & TV shows
5:40
Why are many Christian professors & academics closed to the topic of the Divine Council Worldview?
14:05
The saints will replace the fallen elohim in the Divine Council (theosis)
11:49
Should we practice monotheism, polytheism, henotheism, or monolatry? Which is THE biblical system?
5:16
Preaching bloopers (2021 raw footage on Colossians 1:15-20)
4:04
The relationship between archaeology and biblical studies
7:21
Why is archaeology so important to Christians?
9:28
Can archaeology be used to glorify God?
6:28
Amateur archaeologists & grave robbers destroy archaeology
11:09
What archaeological findings are crucial for believers?
10:14
The importance of archaeological findings & having a believing colleague in one's conversion
How are pagan archaeological findings helping proving the biblical credibility?
3:49
The Sumerian King List & ancient calendars
Are there any discovered giant bones?
11:39
Who or what are demons? (hint: they are not fallen angels!)
5:26
Is it OK to study the Apocryphal (extra-biblical) books?
8:45
Sin opens the door to the demonic influence in our life & household
6:03
Could certain movies open the door to the demonic in one's life?
5:05
Blessing and cursing other people
8:13
A cursed land like Mt. Hermon or Mt. Doom can lead to demonic infestation
Generational curses, oaths, and sins
4:30
God can heal the land instead of leaving it to be a dwelling place of the devils
7:16
Chaotic, dark places and spirits attract 'dark' animals
6:45
A property can be demonized by a sin or trauma from the previous occupant
1:21
The theological paradox of 'Already, Not Yet'
4:27
Aliens are spiritual powers that bow to the name of Jesus
5:37
Fallen principalities/rulers/elohim oppress, attack, and deceive people
Astrological/horoscope signs are gods & cosmic powers that enslave people
4:13
Spiritual structure in the army of Satan (gods/elohim are stronger than demons)
12:04
Evil, fallen spiritual powers cause generational curses, not God
5:48
If you do the Lord's work, you can expect spiritual attacks
Are ghosts demons?
9:57
Do spirits of the dead instantly go to heaven, and should we talk to them?
4:21
What is considered communicating with the dead?
2:44
Can God give us signs or clues that our dead beloved ones are OK?
3:34
The difference between the dead human and demonic spirits
1:44
What is a poltergeist?
4:49
What are elohim, rephaim, shedim, metim, and ob?
The connection between the demonic activity and technology/AI
7:35
How to deal with a ghost?
4:59
Can spirits influence electronic devices?
4:35
What tools and weapons can we use against demonic forces?
What about the holy water or crucifixion in exorcism?
3:38
Should a Christian go alone or in a group when combating a demon?
5:52
How do we fight against the fallen gods & territorial principalities?
6:31
Can exorcism still occur if I am not perfectly devoted to God?
6:17
We need to stop using ''I'' in spiritual warfare & deliverance ministry
5:21
Is there a demon behind every sickness, poverty, divorce, or depression?
5:51
Binding and loosing in the gospel of Matthew are not about the devil & demons
5:38
What is the Sleep paralysis?
19:10
Who were the Nephilim?
3:50
Are the Nephilim exclusively giants or could there be other subcategories?
3:53
Who were the Sons of God in Genesis 6?
2:23
World mythologies also had stories of the giants
6:11
History confirms the traditional view of Genesis 6
22:25
How did the giants reappear after the Flood? (including "The Song of Ullikummi" by the Hittites)
5:00
How is Nimrod related to the giants?
3:14
Can angels fall again into a sexual sin like in Gen. 6 per 1 Cor. 11?
4:18
What was the sin of the Amorites that deserved their total destruction?
Who were the Rephaim?
4:07
Who were the tribe of the Amalekites?
5:27
What does the Leviathan represent?
2:51
What is Chaoskampf and is it biblical?
4:56
Hermann Gunkel's hypothesis of the Old Testament & Babylonian myths
Is the Canaanite myth behind ''Tehom'' in Genesis 1:2?
3:21
It's important to see chaos in Genesis 1
9:55
How did the ancients understand the waters? (the sea represented chaos)
10:09
How was Leviathan/Rehab portrayed in the Bible and ancient myths?
How different are the Babylonian Marduk vs Tiamat & the Canaanite Baal vs Yam to YHWH vs Chaos?
Pagan god ''El'' is closer to the god of deism than to biblical El YHWH
7:38
Similarities and differences between the pagan and biblical God(s) and chaos
3:05
Do the similarities between the ancient documents point to the Bible 'stealing' some pagan ideas?
8:37
Does God/YHWH defeat the Leviathan and Death in the same fashion as Baal defeats his enemies?
10:16
Is "Tohu va Vohu" from Gen. 1:2 a deity or an uninhabitable place God is preparing?
4:29
The Holy Spirit brings life into dead places and people
The waters/seas in Gen. 1:10 are serving God's purpose, not opposing Him as a chaotic enemy
8:52
Jesus subdued the chaotic forces & gods of nature
2:30
''Yam'' in the Old Testament is not a Canaanite deity but the sea that praises God
5:01
God brings and uses chaos as a tool against His enemies (e.g. Babylon, Egypt, or Assyria)
8:08
The end of Leviathan - the ancient, diabolical, serpentine spirit
1:53
Christians should study fringe & weird topics to understand the Bible better
5:29
God makes a no one into someone (rest not on your work but on Jesus's finished work)
4:19
Learning from other Christians and virtuous pagans
7:47
God spoke to the Gentiles through myths; Christ is The True Myth!
6:24
Christians don't need to run from the classics & myths
4:46
Religious people need to be intellectual & humble
10:10
Christians built on pagan symbols & temples to baptize them into Christ
3:52
Gentile myths contain fragments of truth that point to Jesus
1:41
Even Martin Luther cited Gentile scholars & works
7:29
Jesus is the fulfillment of the superheroes & dying and rising gods
2:15
Greco-Roman myths took from the older Ancient Near East myths
5:44
Plato was a proto-Christian
Christian theology is influenced by different sources, esp. the Greek philosophers
11:38
Titans, Olympians, and Tartarus matched in the Biblical & Enochian Divine Council
What are cryptids?
7:08
Why do paranormal phenomena happen more in rural places? (The Appalachian Region)
7:03
Can paranormal researchers open the door to the demonic?
Dark Holler: Kristin's possession & baptism
5:41
Dark Holler: The demonic scream
5:12
Dark Holler: Black Figure or The Shadow Man
Dark Holler: The Shadow Figure materializes!
10:34
Dark Holler: The Witching Hour & Embracing spiritual phenomena
Dark Holler: Encircling vultures, Psalm 91 & Lilith
7:22
Dark Holler: Owls-Mothman relationship & Shawnee chief Cornstalk's curse
Dark Holler: Lilith is a regional principality, and the Church & the Gospel can defeat it
Dead Rephaim were the nasty spirits of the deceased Giant clans kings
King Og's and god Marduk's giant beds
3:15
Scrolls on giants were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls
24:55
Some objections & answers to the topic of the Nephilim
7:23
Are the Nephilim and the Rephaim related?
5:43
The connection between biblical king Og and Ugaritic deity Rapiu
4:32
Living Rephaim were semi-divine heroic figures (just like the Greek classical heroes)
3:09
Giants functioned as anti-gods, and Ezekiel 32 related to the fallen Gibborim
4:20
The Book of Giants
10:32
What about the giant bones and the Goliath?
2:33
An ancient stone tablet confirms the story of the Watchers
11:10
Giant remains, sensationalism, the Smithsonian, and NBA size skeletons
15:02
Annihilating VS driving out the giants, and bearing God's image VS defilement
6:09
God dealt differently with giant clans than other gentiles
11:48
Jesus fought the Bulls of Bashan, and the Legion
3:47
How is baptism related to the giants, spiritual war, and our identity?
The journey that led Dr. Hugh Ross to discover the Big Banger & start his ministry
99% of the UFO phenomena are identifiable, but what about the rest of 1%? (Dr. Hugh Ross)
3:37
Both knowledge & kindness are important when dialoguing with others (Dr. Hugh Ross)
4:57
2,000 genuine UFOs are inter-dimensional and don't make a sonic boom (Dr. Hugh Ross)
2:57
Human-size aliens violate the laws of physics; They are fallen angels! (Dr. Hugh Ross)
2:08
Angelic & demonic beings can manifest in flesh and exude energy effects (Dr. Hugh Ross)
5:17
Alien/UFO phenomena are deceptive; The Urantia Book is a heresy (Dr. Hugh Ross)
1:03
The ancients, including the Egyptian Pharaoh, were deceived thinking aliens were gods (Dr Hugh Ross)
2:41
UFO encounters usually leave nasty side effects while godly encounters benefit people (Dr Hugh Ross)
4:45
Most UFO encounters come from people involved with the occult (Dr. Hugh Ross)
1:07
Scientists who were involved into the occult, blasphemed against Jesus! (Dr. Hugh Ross)
2:20
The connection between the UFO encounters & The Witching Hour (Dr. Hugh Ross)
3:48
The possibility of life outside the Earth & our solar system (Dr. Hugh Ross)
The whole cosmos, including natural disasters, is divinely fine-tuned for our lives! (Dr. Hugh Ross)
The Sons of God in OT & NT, the Nephilim, and the origin & fate of the demons (Dr. Hugh Ross)
