Know The Bible's Teaching About Demons! (Michael Heiser)
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Published 2020-09-15
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Demons. Many use the word, but we seem to use it in different ways. We use it metaphorically, as when we say, "He's wrestling with his demons" about characters facing inner conflict. But demons as actual, spiritual entities crop up in various religions (including Christianity and Hinduism), and even in popular entertainment (e.g. the film, "Paranormal Activity").
Within Christianity, attitudes toward demons vary by denomination. Some pay them practically no attention at all, whereas others find demons under every rock and focus lots of attention on binding demons, casting out demons, etc. And then of course, if you listened to Christian hip-hop in the 1990s, you can probably remember many a track about fighting and slaying demons (T-Bone's "Demon Executor," anyone?).
So, just what exactly are demons, really?
On this episode, my guest is Michael Heiser, and he's going to reveal the truth about what the Bible and history actually teaches about demons.
Michael S. Heiser is a scholar of the Bible and its ancient context. He earned his MA in Ancient HIstory from UPenn and his MA and PhD from University of Wisconsin- Madison (M.A., Ph.D., Hebrew Bible and Semitic Studies). He's taught biblical studies for over twenty years, he's worked as the Scholar-in-Residence at Logos Bible Software, and is currently Executive Director of the School of Theology at Celebration Church in Jacksonville, FL.
Dr. Heiser has written several best-selling books on The Unseen Realm, Angels, and topics like Enoch, the Watchers, and the Forgotten Mission of Jesus Christ. He has written a ton of other books, over 100 articles for Bible Study Magazine and several peer-reviewed articles in academic journals.
Dr. Heiser also hosts the Naked Bible Podcast and has a non-profit corporation, MIQLAT, which provides free translations of his biblical studies content in over twenty languages.
As you can see, Dr. Mike Heiser is the perfect person to bring on to talk about this topic, and he'll be discussing his book, Demons: What the Bible Really Says About the Powers of Darkness, with Think Institute Founder Joel Settecase.
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All Comments (21)
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DR Heiser connected many many dots for me and I'm sure many others. He'll be greatly missed. Pray for peace and comfort for his family 🙏🙏🙏
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Dr. Heiser's teachings changed my life. I will be forever grateful. We lost a great man when he passed. Maybe I can shake his hand in heaven!
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The pug snoring in the background is great comic relief, and gives a tiny peek into Dr. Heiser's slightly sardonic wit and sense of humour. HAHAHA. Seriously though, he was a gift and we are so blessed to become better informed through his intellect and courage to create a fascinating body of work.
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The debunking of ancient aliens documentary introduced Mike Heiser to me. Talk about eye opening. I am grateful to have learned so much from him.
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I cried when you described God's plan. He's dazzling!
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Grateful for all of Michael Heiser's phenomenal teachings. Thrilled that these treasures were recorded for people to enjoy again and again..moving forward.
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I have been checking out a lot of MH lately. He is filling a bunch of holes for me. I have kind of been meandering since my mentor Chuck Missler passed. It is a Blessing to find a new teacher that addresses my weird leanings of study.
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After a lifetime of understanding that ‘ idols ‘ and ‘ false gods ‘ were just made up by men you come to the realization that the idols were real beings or fashioned after real beings
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I miss you heiser 😢
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Michael was a awesome intelligent teacher and I have followed him also God bless his family. It was a great loss when he passed away.
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One of my favorite Deuteronomy 32 worldview videos. Have rewatched several times. I especially love the part where he talks about being on the Pagan Podcast Network 😂
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Pretty sure God has put this information available for the time we are living in . Knowing this will keep us informed and more likely not to be fooled by all of the things coming our way, very soon! Thank you God Jesus & Holy spirit! So very grateful that MH has brought all of this to those hungry for TRUTH❤
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Exceptionally good interview! So sad this scholar has left us. Treasure his books, podcasts and these wonderful questions and answers. Thank you for the video.
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Its refreshing to have Dr. Heiser help connect the dots and validate things for me. So many biblical scholars label demons as fallen angels. That never rang true for me. Dr. Heiser shed additional light on this. God Bless Dr. Heiser and all.
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Great interview! Mike Heiser makes me think big time. His approach to the text and his attention to details regarding the weird and obscure has aided in quenching my thirst for the same. What I love most about Dr. Heiser is that the text is king not tradition or systems.
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I really miss this brother and amazing teacher... I'm a brazillian guy touched by his view and teaching.
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Dr Mike was the man..rip my good sir
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STARTS @7:25.
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THIS MAN IS A GIFT! I HOPE YOU KNOW THIS!
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This is a-m-a-z-i-n-g!!! Mike sent my husband and me (Presbyterian minister:) a free signed copy of The Unseen Realm. Despite our theological difference with respect to soteriology, we loved this wonderful man’s scholarship!
