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Sometimes it’s disheartening to learn how much you once thought/ believed that was incorrect. I’m at that point now . Been in church and heard Bible teaching my entire life and now I’m just like …. “ good lord so much of this is wrong and not even scripture.”
Don’t be disheartened, our salvation is not dependent on whether we believe in the so called “end times” but in Jesus Christ being the Son of God, in His death on the cross, burial and resurrection to take on the sins of the world, my sins, all sins
Join the club young grasshopper. Lol We now know that what we knew was not so, so now we seek what truly is that we have not yet seen. Thank YHWH for the Holy Spirit.
I’ve spent the last 6 years questioning everything about the world, history, reality and yes, even having to re-learn Bible truths that were run over by long held church traditions. Deception is everywhere (not always malevolent) but false nonetheless. We have been lied to about most things, so it takes a while to cut through it all and come out on the other side. It’s a journey
Right there with you . What I know is true is that Jesus is my Lord and Savior. I look forward to learning the truth from my Creator when the new beginning is at hand.
I am so immensely grateful for Dr. Heiser!!!! The generous sharing of his wealth of knowledge has been an answer to prayer. I’ve searched high and low for decades to find this type of info. Due to chronic health issues and minuscule income I couldn’t afford to physically or financially attend a routinely scheduled class. Yet, when I’m able to jump in here I am blessed beyond measure to have access to so much in depth content that he puts out. Much easier for me to follow than a podcast. I have read nearly EVERY book of yours though Doc! All my questions from long ago answered and thoughts confirmed! I literally shouted for joy and praised the LORD for having you brought into my life. I truly can’t thank you enough kind sir!!! If only I stayed in Bellingham at least one more year, I would have been there when you started at Logos! Just missed you, but grateful to know you now. Praise be the LORD MOST HIGH! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
May the LORD give you graces to endure till the end! May He grant you times of rest from your pains and times of rejuvination! May HE bless you in every way in JESUS name.
@ Tina Marie Recommend checking out chuck missler on yt. Great teacher . Mind blowing content. Just finished his 24 part series on Genesis. Also have watched his series on revelation. May peace and blessings be upon you .
Oh My Geddo! Excellent! I so appreciate Dr. Heiser's willingness to educate us, using the rule of Truth and Accuracy, treating us like grownups who can understand the Bible just fine when presented with the facts.
If you are telling the truth and not collecting a cult you do not need to confuse people or yell at them. Many pastors yell when they do not themselves understand the original text and do not want to be asked questions, or when they are asked questions they have limited or bad answers for.
So true. Complete butchery by most pastors on so much of the Bible. I finally found Dr Heiser and a few other solid men- Gary DeMar, Doug Wilson, Bahnsen
Mike is a gift to those seeking to understand the text without the money to put toward all that schooling. A reminder that he has free materials all over his site!
This is true exegesis- so often we are forced by “Bible teachers” to accept teachings that either don’t make sense or are in conflict with other clear scriptures teaching the opposite- so called problem text. The problem is not the text but the doctrine of man that has been adopted in opposition to the scriptures.
BOOM, well stated, add to that the majority of Christians leave their faith and study in the hands of others, hanging their faith on the church entrance door knob on the way out Sunday morning
@@bridegroomministries1212 You're listening to someone else tell you that. Dr. Heiser has said himself that the scriptures are the inspired word of God.
@@adrianvarela8890 I don’t know this explains much either way. The Valley of Jehoshaphat is where the heathen assembles, not where the actual battle is, which means they’re probably remaining assembled in formation all the way to wherever the battle is - and more importantly, it’s relatively close to both Megiddo and Jerusalem.
I always had this struggle to understand why the Armageddon would be fought in a place called Megiddo and not in Jerusalem. This makes a lot of sense now.
Historically armies have always fought proxy wars on battle fields. The victors are given the rights to the city. So I still think the meaning is something else entirely. These images are SYMBOLIC.
@@jasonfrederick1258 Army's have ALWAYS have points were they assemble for battle when all the units arrive they then assemble into formation and move to the battleground.
On year 70 Jerusalem was NOT fought on a battlefield, but instead destroyed, fullfiling the prophetic words of JESUS/YAHSHUA. But 2,000 years later, battles are not fought in the same way, due to advance technologies & weapons of massive destruction. Most preachers only preach about THE END by worldwide destruction & completely deleting chapter 21 of REVELATIONS: THE THOUSAND YEARS OF HEAVENLY KINGDOM ON EARTH by The City that is coming down from Heaven and not going to Heaven... Long way to go before any real END TIMES event.
@@Delgen1951 Do u guys have proof not saying I don't believe u mom just said strangers on the internet are danger! The Art of War idk if it says to meet ur opponent in the agreed upon spot?
Such a great teacher! I wish we could find this in our local pulpits. Rooting out decades, if not centuries, of poor thinking and perspective when it comes to our understanding of God's word. I have come to the conclusion that true bible study is very challenging, but oh so very interesting and fulfilling! It provides a greater picture regarding God's goodness and grace extended to his human family. Glory to God alone, for who he is!!!
Thank you Dr H, like others I have to say that I always learn something new a extremely interesting in watching these videos. The Lord gave you a brilliant mind for scripture and language.
Thank you,Dr.Heiser,our messianic rabbi taught us this, & how the Jesuits perverted the translation &we were lied to!...but you teach it even clearer here& I wanna thank you so much!God richly bless you,I always can't wait to see what you're teaching on,cuz I know your knowledge in languages& scripture& appreciate your teachings so much!😇👐🙏🇺🇸💕🇺🇲Thank You!🏜️☀️🌵Rev.Linda,For Zion's Sake Ministries, Mojave Desert,Joshua Tree, Calif. Our Father is in control,Saints!!!
You are the gift to this day world. You only are my theological teacher. I'm from India, a native Indian Roman Catholic. But I now has good perception of the Holy Bible than most of the Roman Catholic priests has. I am gracious to find you in the internet. Hallelu Yahweh
Thank you, Dr. Heiser for blessing us with your God given ability to help us see what God perfectly said in scripture & through His Son, Jesus Christ. God bless you sir. I’m praying for your health to be fully restored. In Jesus Holy Name. 🙏🏼 🕊 ✝️
Very interesting ... I've been describing this entire end times conflict as "Lucifer is in it for all the marbles." Thank you Michael this was fascinating and I appreciate your teaching. I've learned a lot from you.
@@jasonbourne5142 follow Michael Heiser a little bit more and you can gain more information. Satan is hasatan and it's a language issue but he formally is given the name of Satan in the New testament. But there's a lot of theories and it depends on your perspective and your beliefs. There's a lot of strange ones out there.
@Sound Impact. Messiah taught about his return at the Mount of Olives, he Prayed at the foot of the Mount of Olives, and He ascended from the Mount of Olives, and Zechariah 14:4 states He will return and set foot on Mount of Olives. And the sages know he will enter the Eastern Gate, (which has been walled up nearly 600 years ago.)The Valley of Jehoshaphat (Joel 3:2) the valley is called Kidron today. Between the Mount of Olives and the Temple Mount.
As he explained, "Armageddon" is a transliteration, not a translation. English Bibles don't themselves mention Megiddo; that meaning is ascribed by some commentators.
Meggido IS in a dried river valley, Har-mon is Mt. Hermon where the Watchers "left their heavenly estate" and corrupted God's creation. It is where satan tempted Yeshua HaMashiach, and where justice will be delivered!😃 Hallelujah! No coincidences, carefully plotted ending🙏❤🙏
Darnit. When you wrote on the white board "M c d" I instantly thought of McDonald's. Then I thought about it for a while. McD's is just too small. Mount of Assembly is a much better answer. Seriously Dr.Mike, thank you for this.
We lost such a great academic Bible scholar and teacher when Dr. Heiser passed over. I will be surprised in the Kingdom if he is not part of the Divine Council.
I want to thank you for confirming what took years for me to truly come to understand. Our battle is invisible but ever yet so transparent. Though few still find the strait gate our Lord graciously still extends His hands. I smile deep down in my spirit when I see our Lord manifesting in human form before He condescended as Jesus from Nazareth. What a story.. And we're all part of it. Our brother Mike has given an exegesis on ..search ye the scriptures for in them ye think ye have eternal life. For they are they that testify of me.. And u will not come to me... Still to this day, most will not come to Him.. Still God tarries...
Yes! This is what the Lord told me when he showed me 25 years ago that Mose's life was a prophetic timeline of his plan, just like the Feasts. The crossing of the "Red Sea" is a prophetic shadow of the valley of Blood in Ben Hinnom that is up to a horse's bridle (Revelation 14:20). That's why after the battle we sing "The Song of Moses" (Revelation 15) because that will be the fulfillment of "Pharaoh's armies" cast into the "Red Sea." Why red? Red stands for the south but it's also the valley where the kings of Israel started murdering their children at the town of Tophet to Baal (Jeremiah 19:6-7). It will be a visual symbol of the blood spilled by parents who killed their children at the "spiritual Tophets" around the world. The Judgment of God begins at the intersection of the two valleys of Ben Hinnom and the Kidron Valley where the ashes of the idols were scattered after every revival in Israel (2 Chronicles 30:14). You are the ONLY Bible scholar who teaches what the Spirit of the Lord has been telling me all these years. I don't feel so alone anymore! Thank you.
All the pieces coming together!! really cool study. Thanks a bunch and look forward to the awakening school of theology starting Aug 15th! I've been anticipating it since June ♥️ also went a bit overboard and got all the starter language text books from your other website for some leisure reading yay!
Thank you for the little snippets of brilliance, the little bits of attitude are also appreciated Doc. I hope that you are on the mend mate. If I win the lottery, I’ll be signing up for everything that you teach.
@@stevedyches4635 Galatians tells us. There is physical Jerusalem (which presently is Not the city of peace). And their is spiritual Jerusalem. The kingdom of God is within You. It is not observable with natural eyes. Eternity is Now. If you are born again you are in eternity now. You are in Jerusalem now, because the kingdom of God is of Righteouness Peace and Joy IN the Holy Spirit. Thats why one can be at peace and rejoice while yet suffering in the physical. 🌿
I totally agree! Dr. MH is awesome, but I know of someone else who agrees with MH on the last chapters in Daniel. Check out Brenda Weltner on a full deep dive in the book of Revelation. She shares her Bible study on Revelation and the end times and I promise you won't regret giving her last series teaching a listen. She is experienced and Spirit filled and then work backwards on her channel. She blows my mind and the Spirit in me says yes and amen! She has had to unlearn what she had been taught about eschatology all her life. Just sharing God bless!!!
Amazing. If someone would have said I would have a fire to unveil things like this 5 years ago I'd have denied it for the lukewarm that I've been. I'm definitely alive and coming back from the spiritual third world, praise Yahweh
Mike, was that you that got perturbed with me on FB over the name Elohim? If so thank ya. It bothered me enough to imprint your face in my mind, which led me here, to your classes. Your a good teacher, and an answered prayer.
'μυ' is pronounced mi (i is correctly pronounced as a short i as in kick - not mu. And for the record H Agia Sophia means 'the agia sophia'. the 'H' is the same pronunciation as the i in kick. so hagia is a complete mispronunciation leading to misinterpretation. and you're correct about Megiddo . i've been there. i enjoyed the lecture.
@Julian Clarke interesting, after a bit of study I see where there is argument on the translations because it came from the Septuagint and Vulgate rather than the Hebrew bible, however another argument is ( the Israelites crossed as יָם סוּף (yam suph), meaning “Sea of Reeds”) If יָם סוּף (yam suph) is to be understood as “Reed Sea” or “Sea of Reeds,” it would be located in the marshy delta region of Egypt. However, if יָם סוּף (yam suph) is taken as “End Sea” or “Sea of the Border,” then the body of water today known as the Red Sea may be the correct referent (compare O’Rourke Boyle, “ ‘In the Heart of the Sea,’ ”) Also in your comment you referred to "The the LAW Keeping Israelites who the World Calls Negroes Will be Lead Back into our Land by Christ" I have never heard of the jews being called "Negroes". However to me I dont care if Christ was Black, White, Yellow or red it makes no difference to me and should not be argued among YHWH's children because we are all Humans...Gods Imagers and thats what we should do is image YHWH (God) as best as we can. Thank you for your comment its all about learning the word together. Blessings
@Julian Clarke I love you as a brother in Christ, to me I dont care and dont see color, if that is your preference then thats between you and GOD the Father. The bible clearly says dont do something to make your brother stumble...Talking about food choices. I also think it goes for other things as well so I will leave it right there for you. Blessings
Jerusalem! It is the one place that every tribe, religion and war has been fought over since time immemorial. Whether spiritual, earthly or mortal the Lord has revealed His Annoinfed One in love and will judge all the nations there too.
It's not bogus - I encourage Michael to be more humble and cautious in presenting such a complex study. I know Michael likes to question traditional interpretations of Biblical passages (which I like), but he's off on this one. We mustn't be so quick to believe someone, only because he is called "Dr." and because he calls the traditional interpretation "bogus" which is an aggressive rhetorical tool to convince his viewers of the truthfulness of his statements. I appreciate and respect some of Michael's research but that doesn't mean one has to accept everything as truth without questioning - even when he can make a seemingly good argument as in this case. However, things are a little bit more complex than that and Michael is not correct in this case - let me explain why: *1.* First of all, there are Greek equivalents in the Septuagint for the Hebrew word "Moed", which are mainly kairos καιρός (G2540) and martyrion μαρτύριον (G3142). The word kairos is used in the sense of an „appointed time“ and martyrion is used for "Moed" in translating the Hebrew „Ohel Moed“ (Tent of Testimony/Appointment). Thus, if the Greek "Armageddon" were a transliteration of the Hebrew „Har Moed“ - then the writer/transcriber of Revelation would have probably used one of the established and well-known Greek equivalents of Moed - a frequently occuring word in the Old Testament. A transliteration as "(Ar)-Mageddon" would, thus, not only be highly unlikely, but even unnecessary. Moed was never transliterated as "Mageddon" in the Greek OT. *2.* Secondly, the NT in general, but Revelation in a special way, is a book of OT references. There is no known „Har Moed“ in the OT in an eschatological context. There is one place where „Har Moed“ actually occurs in the Hebrew OT - Isaiah 14:13 mentions a „Har Moed“, but this mountain is in heaven and not on earth, and the equivalent word of the Greek Septuagint is „ore ypsaelo“ ὄρει ὑψηλῷ and not "Armageddon“ Ἃρ Μαγεδών. Again - if "Armageddon" were a transliteration and/or translation of „Har Moed“ - the writer/transcriber of Revelation would have probably used one of the established and well-known Greek equivalents. *3.* Thirdly, the Aramaic translation of the NT renders the word for “Armageddon” as “Magdu” (Megiddo) מַגדוּ - without any reference to a „Mountain“. The question is why? I assume that the emphasis is on Megiddo itself and the Jezreel Valley as a known place of war in Israel’s history. The reference to „Mount“ or „Har“ may have simply been an additional hint to the mountainous surrounding of Megiddo and the Jezreel Valley. Thus, in addition to the aforementioned arguments, we have a very early text witness that explicitly names Megiddo in Rev. 16:16. *4.* The ones being gathered to Armaggeddon are the Kings from the rising of the sun and their armies (Rev 16:12). The gathered army will be probably very great (probably millions of people strong) - the Jezreel Valley has plenty of place for them. If a great army will come from the east, they will probably have to choose the most natural way through the Jezreel Valley, where they will challenge YHWH, who is Jesus Christ. Any other way would be strategically disadvantageous to a great army. *5.* The ending “-on” in "Armageddon" was most likely chosen to represent an alternative rendering of Megiddo as found in Zechariah 12:11 - *Mgiddon מְגִדּֽוֹן* (G4023) - which makes „Armageddon“ a very literal and logical transliteration of „Har Mgiddon“. Considering everything, the implied message behind the term "Armageddon" ("Har Mgiddon") is probably: "The mountainous region at the war-associated place Megiddo" hinting to the spacious Jezreel Valley and mentioning Megiddo explicitly because of its association with war and Israel's history. As complementary information on the arguments I presented, I can highly recommend these two videos on UA-cam that give additional insight into the military significance of Megiddo and the Jezreel Valley and the significance of it in Israel’s history: 1. *The Important Role of Megiddo in the End Times | Episode 8 - Season 1 | The Holy Land* (Channel: Our Daily Bread) 2. *06 Jezreel Valley, Satellite Bible Atlas Map 1-4* (Channel: SatelliteBibleAtlas)
@@nicklandry8019 may I respectfully recommend “Behind The Veil Of Moses: Piecing Together The Mystery Of The Second Coming” by Brian L. Martin. It’s an in-depth, well researched work that challenges the traditional view of Christ’s second coming using evidence from the scriptures. Makes one think outside the box of denominational tradition but it’s by no means disrespectful of the Bible
@@brianboisguilbert6985 I will check it out thanks! I’ve been heavy into eschatology lately and I know there are plenty of different perspectives within the Christian community. Holding a loose eschatology I think allows me to explore and compare different ideas with what the scripture actually says. Hopefully I’ll come out the end with a more robust understanding.
@@brianboisguilbert6985 Hi Edmond, if you take a preterist stance, how can you biblically explain the following? 1) Christ’s second coming and the millennial reign in righteousness with the resurrected saints 2). The mark of the beast 3) the war of Armageddon 4) the new Jerusalem coming down from heaven
Also interesting is in my entire life I never looked at it as a mountain I always was taught that it was the valley of Armageddon the valley of megiddo so this has me a little perplexed and yet I will continue studying....
The reason it's perplexing is because our pastors don't go any further than seminary. They don't know the ancient Semitic languages or even know ANE history or culture. Those are HUGE when trying to understand the Bible. You can see by this one video that we miss a lot in translation. You can't simply equally translate from Aramaic, ancient Hebrew to Greek to English. It takes a biblical scholar knowledgeable about those languages and their derivatives to piece it together and place it correctly grammatically and in it's proper ancient context in line with the customs of the time period in which it was written. For instance, the word "snake/serpent" in Genesis 3 is actually very convoluted and not as simple as "snake". The ancient word used in the original text is "nchsh". It's an ancient Hebrew word derived from Ugarit & Akkadian. This means you have to take those two languages into account as well. Next, grammatically within the sentence, it's used as a triple entendre (noun, adjective, & verb). All to say that the actual meaning is "divine shining being". So Eve wasn't speaking to a "snake/serpent" but a divine shining being. This explains why she wasn't shocked by a talking snake. Lastly, you must take into account ancient iconography from history. The "snake/serpent" motif was commonly used by ancient peoples of that time to denote an entity from the supernatural realm. This is all teaching from Dr. Michael Heiser in is book, "The Unseen Realm".
@@Saddlemomma thank you but my point was I was never taught "mountain" of megiddo. I own unseen realm and supernatural. Cut my teeth on Heiser's teachings...
@@Saddlemomma AND most all Pastors/Teachers/Professors only read each other. To the Pastors' defense, they are caring for a Body of Believers and usually with little help. Time...no Time for this kind of studying.
In Joel chapter 3 it makes it pretty clear it’s at Jerusalem. The battle is at the valley of decision which is the valley of Jehoshaphat right Between the mount of olives and the temple mount. Multitudes upon multitudes in the valley of decision fighting against Christ at his return to the mount of olives.
Makes absolute sense. Satan received his penultimate defeat there at the cross. He will receive his final defeat there at Armageddon. And then at the end of the Millenium for his final final!
This is one of the reasons why I'm keeping my eye on what's currently going on in and around Jerusalem. I believe that Revelation was written primarily to address what was going on during the final days of Jerusalem and the Second Temple, as well as to address the persecution of the early Christian church; both under the crushing heel of the Roman Empire. However, I also believe that Revelation may also include prophecies and futuristic events that will encompass the entire Earth and will be detrimental to the fate of the entire human race.
Great depth of insight, and to be truthful, humanity is in the thick of it,and always has been, but now it's known to all.We as spiritual beings are knowing, just the ego is in control. So this is the initial point where most of us are, however the Holy writings,throughout history appeal to our (better half) evoking wellbeing.We internally hold to our hearts desires and expect that to suffice, contrary to the divine grace,which is ignored. Humanity is opposed to reality and is paying the price of rebellion against the Cause of God, and this is the story of the unguided of God, those who have joined partners with him. Can you think of a greater conflagration than the fight of the entire world against truth,honesty, fairness, equality, etc..? All faiths aside, the source of reality (truth) has always been in successive revelation and produced by and at the direction of the Almighty through his messengers.
Thanks Doc. Came back to this after listening to a two hour teaching on Armageddon, where the entrenched narrative was on full display. And he was bashing on Augustine for "pushing a false interpretation'... Lol. Augustine hated Greek, so maybe he didn't use his interlinear app to it's full extent...
I was taught that "har" meant "mound" and that Megiddo, as a dead city, has a "tel" or mound of ruins marking its location. Thus, although it is in a plain, it does have a Mound of Megiddo. And since I have done some archaeology, I tend to take city mounds fairly seriously. And of course, God knew it would be a dead mound. But if you think it's going to be at the "Mount of Assembly," then we will just have to wait and see. And yes, we already know that Jerusalem is a flashpoint, where conflict is likely. We just want to see which way the tanks start rolling in.
Interesting that it doesn't really change one historicist interpretation. According to the historicist timeline, the Battle of Megiddo in 1918 was Armageddon. In the same war and campaign, instead of dropping bombs and risk destroying historic sites, the British #14 bomber squad dropped leaflets demanding they surrender, and the Ottomans surrendered Jerusalem to Allenby in 1917 without destruction to the city. Isaiah 31:5 also became prophecy fulfilled that day.
Interesting. Would like to see elaboration on the rest of the scene described. Blood to horses bridle, area occupied, etc. Valley of Megiddo would accommodate these.
There is only one really big problem with this information. That is how do I explain this to my Christian friends? I'm not even sure I could get past the first 10 seconds of a conversation telling them this.
There is a mountain that overlooks Megiddo, the same mountain that Elijah showed down with the prophets of Ba’al... It does happen “between the seas (Med and Galilee) and the holy city”, Daniel11:45... the plains of Megiddo are the same plains where Deborah took on the forces of Sisera (foreshadow of the anti-Christ). The mount overlooking Megiddo is called Mount Megiddo or Mount Carmel... but the plains of Megiddo is a extremely large plain, large enough for the greatest army the world has ever seen, 200 million (but yes, they march on towards Jerusalem, and the Rev and Joel3 talks about the valley of Jehoshaphat.
I think you have a very knloedgable point. Quite rivals the point Mike here is trying to make. Hope some more scholars chime in here on this cuz you have a valid point. Good job sir!
But given the cosmic war of deities implied in the context of Revelation (Roman gods ie "satan & his angels" vs the Creator), Michael Heiser's proposal is obviously more plausible
@@tsemayekekema2918 why are you allegorising away a literal army? the great and terrifying day of Yehovah's wrath is a real future event. (IIThes2:2) Judas was possessed by Satan, the future anti-Christ will be also possessed by Satan himself. Yes I agree this future war is as much cosmic in nature, and Dr Michael Heiser is a great scholar and understanding the historical significance of these ancient spiritual strongholds... which is why I wrote about the historical significance of Meggido. But he makes a great point in this video which has compelled me to study further. I only pointing out that there is indeed a mountain in Meggido, and one with great historical cosmic significance.
Ez39: talk about bringing the armies of Gog from the north through the mountains of Israel... (this is where Israel has always been vonerable, the North). These mountains of Israel in the north are all also between the Seas (Med and Galilee), Harrawi, Meron, Har HeAri, Kammon, Atzmon, Arbel, Nitai, Hattin, Tabor, etc... and finally Carmel overlooking Meggido (Thou Jesus in the Revelation puts this particular war after the millennial reign of Christ on earth), and again this is a literal reign where Yeshua will once again Tabernacle amongst us, and there is a literal resurrection prior to this! I do believe there will be a foreshadow of the Gog from Magog, with the Anti-Christ and his 200mil man army prior to Christs return when He will go out against this army alone (those dressed in pure linen bright and pure purely spectators)
@@slipstream4572 well, it seems you are possibly dispensationalist and not very exposed to that much academic scholarship (the fact that the beast refers to the office of the Roman Emperor is a given). I'll advice you read up more scholarly commentaries for more exposure
I’m always amazed. The scriptures you mention are ones I’ve always known that what I’ve been told just didn’t seem right. Yet once you explain them it all clicks. On the slight chance you might see this, for quite some time I’ve been feeling a nudge to go to a Bible College. I’ve also been contemplating your school as well. I want to know the deep truths of the Word of God. Not a denominational theory. What might you suggest?
I’m not Dr. Heiser but I have gone to his Awakening School of Theology. It’s a fraction of the cost of a typical Bible school (about 400$USD per semester) and well worth the cost (I did the online option). If you appreciate Dr. Heiser’s approach to the Bible, there are no better options out there.
Awaking school of theology, is very good and it can be used to get your masters degree. Email the school for details. This is my 4th semester in AST. Well worth it.
Rev. 16:16 takes place 60 miles north of Jerusalem, at Meggido/Jezreel Valley (see a map of Israel). Rev. 14:20 says the blood will flow for 184 miles, which is almost the full north to south distance of modern Israel. At Christ's return, there will be three military fronts: 1) Megiddo to the north, 2) Jerusalem (Zech. 14:4) and 3) Bozrah/Petra which is 100 miles south of Jerusalem (Isa. 63:1-3).
Dr. Heizer has gotten so entangled in Hebrew and Greek letters that he has completely missed the huge plain of Megiddo, which he mentioned, by the way, where Napoleon upon once seeing it remarked that there you could field all the armies of the world. The last battle will be fought for Jerusalem at Meggido, where the Bible says.
Its not that big of a plain... not saying its not big though. I'm not sure about his statement about there not being any mountains either. In that area and in site of Megiddo is Mt. Carmel, Mt Gilboa, Mt Tabor, Mt Moreh. When the Egyptians attacked Meggido a couple hundred years before the Exodus, they chose a pass through the hills that was very narrow and were able to come into the area in the rear of its armies. It may not be the highest hills in the area but they do exist.
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I feel a little bit smarter when I watch anything Michael Heiser puts out... thanks Doc.
Ditto
Same
Wow. So true. Never thought of it that way.
After every video I want to sign up for a PhD in textural criticism 😆
Same here. I also experience the most spiritual warfare while studying his materials.
Sometimes it’s disheartening to learn how much you once thought/ believed that was incorrect. I’m at that point now . Been in church and heard Bible teaching my entire life and now I’m just like …. “ good lord so much of this is wrong and not even scripture.”
Don’t be disheartened, our salvation is not dependent on whether we believe in the so called “end times” but in Jesus Christ being the Son of God, in His death on the cross, burial and resurrection to take on the sins of the world, my sins, all sins
Join the club young grasshopper. Lol We now know that what we knew was not so, so now we seek what truly is that we have not yet seen. Thank YHWH for the Holy Spirit.
@@GradyRisley wait, I’m new to this still but didn’t we learnt that’s likely a lower astral being relative to the “most high”
I’ve spent the last 6 years questioning everything about the world, history, reality and yes, even having to re-learn Bible truths that were run over by long held church traditions. Deception is everywhere (not always malevolent) but false nonetheless. We have been lied to about most things, so it takes a while to cut through it all and come out on the other side. It’s a journey
Right there with you . What I know is true is that Jesus is my Lord and Savior. I look forward to learning the truth from my Creator when the new beginning is at hand.
I am sitting here saying "Har My Gosh!"... this is great stuff. Thank you, professor.
Top-tier dad Joke.👍🏻
@@jamesmoore464 This is what I studied when I couldn't master ancient semitic languages. :D
I am so immensely grateful for Dr. Heiser!!!! The generous sharing of his wealth of knowledge has been an answer to prayer. I’ve searched high and low for decades to find this type of info. Due to chronic health issues and minuscule income I couldn’t afford to physically or financially attend a routinely scheduled class. Yet, when I’m able to jump in here I am blessed beyond measure to have access to so much in depth content that he puts out. Much easier for me to follow than a podcast. I have read nearly EVERY book of yours though Doc! All my questions from long ago answered and thoughts confirmed! I literally shouted for joy and praised the LORD for having you brought into my life. I truly can’t thank you enough kind sir!!! If only I stayed in Bellingham at least one more year, I would have been there when you started at Logos! Just missed you, but grateful to know you now. Praise be the LORD MOST HIGH! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
May the LORD give you graces to endure till the end! May He grant you times of rest from your pains and times of rejuvination! May HE bless you in every way in JESUS name.
@ Tina Marie
Recommend checking out chuck missler on yt.
Great teacher . Mind blowing content.
Just finished his 24 part series on Genesis. Also have watched his series on revelation.
May peace and blessings be upon you .
Most underrated channel on UA-cam.
Oh My Geddo! Excellent! I so appreciate Dr. Heiser's willingness to educate us, using the rule of Truth and Accuracy, treating us like grownups who can understand the Bible just fine when presented with the facts.
I appreciate not being yelled at like most preachers.
If you are telling the truth and not collecting a cult you do not need to confuse people or yell at them. Many pastors yell when they do not themselves understand the original text and do not want to be asked questions, or when they are asked questions they have limited or bad answers for.
So true. Complete butchery by most pastors on so much of the Bible. I finally found Dr Heiser and a few other solid men- Gary DeMar, Doug Wilson, Bahnsen
Mike is a gift to those seeking to understand the text without the money to put toward all that schooling. A reminder that he has free materials all over his site!
This is true exegesis- so often we are forced by “Bible teachers” to accept teachings that either don’t make sense or are in conflict with other clear scriptures teaching the opposite- so called problem text. The problem is not the text but the doctrine of man that has been adopted in opposition to the scriptures.
BOOM, well stated, add to that the majority of Christians leave their faith and study in the hands of others, hanging their faith on the church entrance door knob on the way out Sunday morning
Problem is Heiser doesn't believe the Bible is what God spoke. A lot of heady stuff without true knowledge. Don't listen to him
@@bridegroomministries1212 You're listening to someone else tell you that. Dr. Heiser has said himself that the scriptures are the inspired word of God.
"I will gather all nations
and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat." Joel 3.2. That should be sufficient.
The Bible explains itself...here is a case
And what does it says? The Valley of Jehoshaphat is not a geographical statement but has a spiritual meaning
Also suggest the Israelites are still scattered when this battle takes place.
@@d3gig490 I asked Google where is the valley of Jehoshaphat? Google told me at the foot of the Mount of Olives. Physical location
@@adrianvarela8890 I don’t know this explains much either way. The Valley of Jehoshaphat is where the heathen assembles, not where the actual battle is, which means they’re probably remaining assembled in formation all the way to wherever the battle is - and more importantly, it’s relatively close to both Megiddo and Jerusalem.
I always had this struggle to understand why the Armageddon would be fought in a place called Megiddo and not in Jerusalem. This makes a lot of sense now.
Historically armies have always fought proxy wars on battle fields. The victors are given the rights to the city.
So I still think the meaning is something else entirely. These images are SYMBOLIC.
@@jasonfrederick1258 Thanks for posting Jason. GBY
@@jasonfrederick1258 Army's have ALWAYS have points were they assemble for battle when all the units arrive they then assemble into formation and move to the battleground.
On year 70 Jerusalem was NOT fought on a battlefield, but instead destroyed, fullfiling the prophetic words of JESUS/YAHSHUA.
But 2,000 years later, battles are not fought in the same way, due to advance technologies & weapons of massive destruction.
Most preachers only preach about THE END by worldwide destruction & completely deleting chapter 21 of REVELATIONS:
THE THOUSAND YEARS OF HEAVENLY KINGDOM ON EARTH by The City that is coming down from Heaven and not going to Heaven...
Long way to go before any real END TIMES event.
@@Delgen1951 Do u guys have proof not saying I don't believe u mom just said strangers on the internet are danger! The Art of War idk if it says to meet ur opponent in the agreed upon spot?
Such a great teacher! I wish we could find this in our local pulpits. Rooting out decades, if not centuries, of poor thinking and perspective when it comes to our understanding of God's word. I have come to the conclusion that true bible study is very challenging, but oh so very interesting and fulfilling! It provides a greater picture regarding God's goodness and grace extended to his human family. Glory to God alone, for who he is!!!
That last part gave me chills.
Wow.... this makes so much sense in so many levels now!!!! I really appreciate this ministry. Thank you so much.
Thank you Dr H, like others I have to say that I always learn something new a extremely interesting in watching these videos. The Lord gave you a brilliant mind for scripture and language.
Thank you,Dr.Heiser,our messianic rabbi taught us this, & how the Jesuits perverted the translation &we were lied to!...but you teach it even clearer here& I wanna thank you so much!God richly bless you,I always can't wait to see what you're teaching on,cuz I know your knowledge in languages& scripture& appreciate your teachings so much!😇👐🙏🇺🇸💕🇺🇲Thank You!🏜️☀️🌵Rev.Linda,For Zion's Sake Ministries, Mojave Desert,Joshua Tree, Calif. Our Father is in control,Saints!!!
You are the gift to this day world. You only are my theological teacher. I'm from India, a native Indian Roman Catholic. But I now has good perception of the Holy Bible than most of the Roman Catholic priests has. I am gracious to find you in the internet. Hallelu Yahweh
WOWZA! Makes perfect sense that Mt. Hermon is the scene of the crime and where justice by The Almighty will be delivered!
WAS delivered. AD70 Jerusalem was destroyed.
@Julian Clarke Will He physically lead us there or will our Capturers bring us back to Na.... That place😅....?
Thank you, Dr. Heiser for blessing us with your God given ability to help us see what God perfectly said in scripture & through His Son, Jesus Christ. God bless you sir. I’m praying for your health to be fully restored. In Jesus Holy Name. 🙏🏼 🕊 ✝️
Very interesting ... I've been describing this entire end times conflict as "Lucifer is in it for all the marbles." Thank you Michael this was fascinating and I appreciate your teaching. I've learned a lot from you.
What makes you think Lucifer is Satan?
@@jasonbourne5142 Because of Isaiah 14 biblehub.com/kjv/isaiah/14.htm
@@discipleaj I've read that , nowhere does it say that that is Satan.
@@jasonbourne5142 follow Michael Heiser a little bit more and you can gain more information. Satan is hasatan and it's a language issue but he formally is given the name of Satan in the New testament. But there's a lot of theories and it depends on your perspective and your beliefs. There's a lot of strange ones out there.
@Sound Impact. Messiah taught about his return at the Mount of Olives, he Prayed at the foot of the Mount of Olives, and He ascended from the Mount of Olives, and Zechariah 14:4 states He will return and set foot on Mount of Olives. And the sages know he will enter the Eastern Gate, (which has been walled up nearly 600 years ago.)The Valley of Jehoshaphat (Joel 3:2) the valley is called Kidron today. Between the Mount of Olives and the Temple Mount.
Oh my! This is just one more misinterpretation among so many in our english translated Bibles. Wow...I'm blown away. Thank you so much Dr. Heiser!
As he explained, "Armageddon" is a transliteration, not a translation. English Bibles don't themselves mention Megiddo; that meaning is ascribed by some commentators.
I have never heard of Mt. Meggido in my entire life. I've always heard it was a valley.
Meggido IS in a dried river valley, Har-mon is Mt. Hermon where the Watchers "left their heavenly estate" and corrupted God's creation. It is where satan tempted Yeshua HaMashiach, and where justice will be delivered!😃
Hallelujah! No coincidences, carefully plotted ending🙏❤🙏
That what I thought
But if megido is just a tell, what city WAS there on that hill?
@@mikediamond353 Tel... and most likely Megiddo, but could be a city of Gideon... right?
the valley of decision.the plains of Megiddo.
Darnit. When you wrote on the white board "M c d" I instantly thought of McDonald's. Then I thought about it for a while. McD's is just too small. Mount of Assembly is a much better answer. Seriously Dr.Mike, thank you for this.
We lost such a great academic Bible scholar and teacher when Dr. Heiser passed over. I will be surprised in the Kingdom if he is not part of the Divine Council.
I want to thank you for confirming what took years for me to truly come to understand. Our battle is invisible but ever yet so transparent. Though few still find the strait gate our Lord graciously still extends His hands. I smile deep down in my spirit when I see our Lord manifesting in human form before He condescended as Jesus from Nazareth. What a story.. And we're all part of it. Our brother Mike has given an exegesis on ..search ye the scriptures for in them ye think ye have eternal life. For they are they that testify of me.. And u will not come to me... Still to this day, most will not come to Him.. Still God tarries...
Matthew 4:4
How dare you say Bruce Willis won’t save me!?! I was counting on him and Forrest Gump!!
I was always under the impression that Megiddo was the staging point of the various nations and the battle would be in Jerusalem.
Wonderful teaching❤️ God bless you!
Mind blown! 🤯 All my life…never knew this! Thank yall for releasing such wonderful educational content. ❤
Never heard this Mike. Thank you.
Thank you, Dr. HEISER
That was a WOW moment for me. Thank you.
Yes! This is what the Lord told me when he showed me 25 years ago that Mose's life was a prophetic timeline of his plan, just like the Feasts. The crossing of the "Red Sea" is a prophetic shadow of the valley of Blood in Ben Hinnom that is up to a horse's bridle (Revelation 14:20). That's why after the battle we sing "The Song of Moses" (Revelation 15) because that will be the fulfillment of "Pharaoh's armies" cast into the "Red Sea." Why red? Red stands for the south but it's also the valley where the kings of Israel started murdering their children at the town of Tophet to Baal (Jeremiah 19:6-7). It will be a visual symbol of the blood spilled by parents who killed their children at the "spiritual Tophets" around the world. The Judgment of God begins at the intersection of the two valleys of Ben Hinnom and the Kidron Valley where the ashes of the idols were scattered after every revival in Israel (2 Chronicles 30:14). You are the ONLY Bible scholar who teaches what the Spirit of the Lord has been telling me all these years. I don't feel so alone anymore! Thank you.
All the pieces coming together!! really cool study. Thanks a bunch and look forward to the awakening school of theology starting Aug 15th! I've been anticipating it since June ♥️ also went a bit overboard and got all the starter language text books from your other website for some leisure reading yay!
Thank you for the little snippets of brilliance, the little bits of attitude are also appreciated Doc. I hope that you are on the mend mate. If I win the lottery, I’ll be signing up for everything that you teach.
Could be the right interpretation since in Zechariah 14:3, the LORD at his Second Coming is fighting at Jerusalem.
What and where is Jerusalem, spiritually speaking.
@@stevedyches4635 Galatians tells us. There is physical Jerusalem (which presently is Not the city of peace). And their is spiritual Jerusalem. The kingdom of God is within You. It is not observable with natural eyes. Eternity is Now. If you are born again you are in eternity now. You are in Jerusalem now, because the kingdom of God is of Righteouness Peace and Joy IN the Holy Spirit. Thats why one can be at peace and rejoice while yet suffering in the physical. 🌿
I think you nailed this. Thanks
Truly have appreciated you from the bottom of my heart appreciate you and will always appreciate you
I love the pronunciation of “Har Moggghhhaid”. Just feels good to say.
Great Teaching teaching again. Thank you
The great awakening lecture, may his soul RIP
The Battle of The Hosts of the Almighty.
The Whole assembly gathered together to battle in the Mount of God. Jerusalem.
Wow!!! This for me Is a Big Deal! It makes the Scriptures make better sense. What a blessing was to find your video, Sr. Thank you!!
I think it's safe to say, most of what you learned in church is bunk, thank God for Dr. Mike!
I totally agree! Dr. MH is awesome, but I know of someone else who agrees with MH on the last chapters in Daniel. Check out Brenda Weltner on a full deep dive in the book of Revelation. She shares her Bible study on Revelation and the end times and I promise you won't regret giving her last series teaching a listen. She is experienced and Spirit filled and then work backwards on her channel. She blows my mind and the Spirit in me says yes and amen! She has had to unlearn what she had been taught about eschatology all her life. Just sharing God bless!!!
Amazing. If someone would have said I would have a fire to unveil things like this 5 years ago I'd have denied it for the lukewarm that I've been. I'm definitely alive and coming back from the spiritual third world, praise Yahweh
Thanks!
Michael thanks for the enlightenment.
Thank you Michael
Very interesting 🙏🏻. Thank you Dr Heiser.
Mike, was that you that got perturbed with me on FB over the name Elohim? If so thank ya. It bothered me enough to imprint your face in my mind, which led me here, to your classes. Your a good teacher, and an answered prayer.
This guy is a biblical scholar.....not a preacher. He investigates things. This is heavy weight 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Hope you’re recovering well
'μυ' is pronounced mi (i is correctly pronounced as a short i as in kick - not mu. And for the record H Agia Sophia means 'the agia sophia'. the 'H' is the same pronunciation as the i in kick. so hagia is a complete mispronunciation leading to misinterpretation. and you're correct about Megiddo . i've been there. i enjoyed the lecture.
Thanks again Mike, wish you were here
I always thought it was the Valley of Megido.
I love your teaching, never cease to amaze me!
@Julian Clarke interesting, after a bit of study I see where there is argument on the translations because it came from the Septuagint and Vulgate rather than the Hebrew bible, however another argument is ( the Israelites crossed as יָם סוּף (yam suph), meaning “Sea of Reeds”) If יָם סוּף (yam suph) is to be understood as “Reed Sea” or “Sea of Reeds,” it would be located in the marshy delta region of Egypt. However, if יָם סוּף (yam suph) is taken as “End Sea” or “Sea of the Border,” then the body of water today known as the Red Sea may be the correct referent (compare O’Rourke Boyle, “ ‘In the Heart of the Sea,’ ”)
Also in your comment you referred to "The the LAW Keeping Israelites who the World Calls Negroes Will be Lead Back into our Land by Christ" I have never heard of the jews being called "Negroes". However to me I dont care if Christ was Black, White, Yellow or red it makes no difference to me and should not be argued among YHWH's children because we are all Humans...Gods Imagers and thats what we should do is image YHWH (God) as best as we can. Thank you for your comment its all about learning the word together. Blessings
@Julian Clarke As Dr. Heiser teaches it will be all believers that will rule with Christ on his return.
@Julian Clarke I love you as a brother in Christ, to me I dont care and dont see color, if that is your preference then thats between you and GOD the Father. The bible clearly says dont do something to make your brother stumble...Talking about food choices. I also think it goes for other things as well so I will leave it right there for you.
Blessings
What? You mean Hal Lindsey and Tim LaHaye had it wrong? :/
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Unless the mountain isn't there yet. ......
This is good teaching, makes much more sense.
Thank you
Outstanding! Chopping at the root of confusion perpetrated via Despensationalism. 😁
Well said!
Jerusalem! It is the one place that every tribe, religion and war has been fought over since time immemorial. Whether spiritual, earthly or mortal the Lord has revealed His Annoinfed One in love and will judge all the nations there too.
Julian Clarke hey what if they didn’t cross the Red Sea the morning of the next day but the day after that?
Julian Clarke I admire your research, and this does have same standing, but why are the prophecies said in the Bible happening to modern day Israel ?
I've been there (har megiddo)
and he's right... its a little hill
It's not bogus - I encourage Michael to be more humble and cautious in presenting such a complex study. I know Michael likes to question traditional interpretations of Biblical passages (which I like), but he's off on this one. We mustn't be so quick to believe someone, only because he is called "Dr." and because he calls the traditional interpretation "bogus" which is an aggressive rhetorical tool to convince his viewers of the truthfulness of his statements. I appreciate and respect some of Michael's research but that doesn't mean one has to accept everything as truth without questioning - even when he can make a seemingly good argument as in this case. However, things are a little bit more complex than that and Michael is not correct in this case - let me explain why:
*1.* First of all, there are Greek equivalents in the Septuagint for the Hebrew word "Moed", which are mainly kairos καιρός (G2540) and martyrion μαρτύριον (G3142). The word kairos is used in the sense of an „appointed time“ and martyrion is used for "Moed" in translating the Hebrew „Ohel Moed“ (Tent of Testimony/Appointment).
Thus, if the Greek "Armageddon" were a transliteration of the Hebrew „Har Moed“ - then the writer/transcriber of Revelation would have probably used one of the established and well-known Greek equivalents of Moed - a frequently occuring word in the Old Testament. A transliteration as "(Ar)-Mageddon" would, thus, not only be highly unlikely, but even unnecessary. Moed was never transliterated as "Mageddon" in the Greek OT.
*2.* Secondly, the NT in general, but Revelation in a special way, is a book of OT references. There is no known „Har Moed“ in the OT in an eschatological context. There is one place where „Har Moed“ actually occurs in the Hebrew OT - Isaiah 14:13 mentions a „Har Moed“, but this mountain is in heaven and not on earth, and the equivalent word of the Greek Septuagint is „ore ypsaelo“ ὄρει ὑψηλῷ and not "Armageddon“ Ἃρ Μαγεδών. Again - if "Armageddon" were a transliteration and/or translation of „Har Moed“ - the writer/transcriber of Revelation would have probably used one of the established and well-known Greek equivalents.
*3.* Thirdly, the Aramaic translation of the NT renders the word for “Armageddon” as “Magdu” (Megiddo) מַגדוּ - without any reference to a „Mountain“. The question is why? I assume that the emphasis is on Megiddo itself and the Jezreel Valley as a known place of war in Israel’s history. The reference to „Mount“ or „Har“ may have simply been an additional hint to the mountainous surrounding of Megiddo and the Jezreel Valley. Thus, in addition to the aforementioned arguments, we have a very early text witness that explicitly names Megiddo in Rev. 16:16.
*4.* The ones being gathered to Armaggeddon are the Kings from the rising of the sun and their armies (Rev 16:12). The gathered army will be probably very great (probably millions of people strong) - the Jezreel Valley has plenty of place for them. If a great army will come from the east, they will probably have to choose the most natural way through the Jezreel Valley, where they will challenge YHWH, who is Jesus Christ. Any other way would be strategically disadvantageous to a great army.
*5.* The ending “-on” in "Armageddon" was most likely chosen to represent an alternative rendering of Megiddo as found in Zechariah 12:11 - *Mgiddon מְגִדּֽוֹן* (G4023) - which makes „Armageddon“ a very literal and logical transliteration of „Har Mgiddon“. Considering everything, the implied message behind the term "Armageddon" ("Har Mgiddon") is probably: "The mountainous region at the war-associated place Megiddo" hinting to the spacious Jezreel Valley and mentioning Megiddo explicitly because of its association with war and Israel's history.
As complementary information on the arguments I presented, I can highly recommend these two videos on UA-cam that give additional insight into the military significance of Megiddo and the Jezreel Valley and the significance of it in Israel’s history: 1. *The Important Role of Megiddo in the End Times | Episode 8 - Season 1 | The Holy Land* (Channel: Our Daily Bread)
2. *06 Jezreel Valley, Satellite Bible Atlas Map 1-4* (Channel: SatelliteBibleAtlas)
Hey, thanks for the time in putting in this rebuttal! I’ll check out your resources.
@@nicklandry8019 may I respectfully recommend “Behind The Veil Of Moses: Piecing Together The Mystery Of The Second Coming” by Brian L. Martin.
It’s an in-depth, well researched work that challenges the traditional view of Christ’s second coming using evidence from the scriptures. Makes one think outside the box of denominational tradition but it’s by no means disrespectful of the Bible
@@brianboisguilbert6985 I will check it out thanks! I’ve been heavy into eschatology lately and I know there are plenty of different perspectives within the Christian community. Holding a loose eschatology I think allows me to explore and compare different ideas with what the scripture actually says. Hopefully I’ll come out the end with a more robust understanding.
@@brianboisguilbert6985 Hi Edmond, if you take a preterist stance, how can you biblically explain the following?
1) Christ’s second coming and the millennial reign in righteousness with the resurrected saints
2). The mark of the beast
3) the war of Armageddon
4) the new Jerusalem coming down from heaven
Siempre estoy aprendiendo gracias
Thank you, this is very helpful. May God bless
Wonderful. Makes sense with the rest of prophecy
Also interesting is in my entire life I never looked at it as a mountain I always was taught that it was the valley of Armageddon the valley of megiddo so this has me a little perplexed and yet I will continue studying....
True even Bob marley sings that in down back biters
@@nathanwhite7765 Its what happens when biblical illiterates write songs about things they think are in the bible, rip though
The reason it's perplexing is because our pastors don't go any further than seminary. They don't know the ancient Semitic languages or even know ANE history or culture. Those are HUGE when trying to understand the Bible. You can see by this one video that we miss a lot in translation. You can't simply equally translate from Aramaic, ancient Hebrew to Greek to English. It takes a biblical scholar knowledgeable about those languages and their derivatives to piece it together and place it correctly grammatically and in it's proper ancient context in line with the customs of the time period in which it was written.
For instance, the word "snake/serpent" in Genesis 3 is actually very convoluted and not as simple as "snake". The ancient word used in the original text is "nchsh". It's an ancient Hebrew word derived from Ugarit & Akkadian. This means you have to take those two languages into account as well. Next, grammatically within the sentence, it's used as a triple entendre (noun, adjective, & verb). All to say that the actual meaning is "divine shining being". So Eve wasn't speaking to a "snake/serpent" but a divine shining being. This explains why she wasn't shocked by a talking snake. Lastly, you must take into account ancient iconography from history. The "snake/serpent" motif was commonly used by ancient peoples of that time to denote an entity from the supernatural realm. This is all teaching from Dr. Michael Heiser in is book, "The Unseen Realm".
@@Saddlemomma thank you but my point was I was never taught "mountain" of megiddo.
I own unseen realm and supernatural. Cut my teeth on Heiser's teachings...
@@Saddlemomma AND most all Pastors/Teachers/Professors only read each other. To the Pastors' defense, they are caring for a Body of Believers and usually with little help. Time...no Time for this kind of studying.
Thank you, Mike, that makes more sense.
In Joel chapter 3 it makes it pretty clear it’s at Jerusalem. The battle is at the valley of decision which is the valley of Jehoshaphat right Between the mount of olives and the temple mount. Multitudes upon multitudes in the valley of decision fighting against Christ at his return to the mount of olives.
What about the "ne" (Greek)/ "nun" (Hebrew) sound at the end of the word??
To a biblical giant, thank you and miss you.
Makes absolute sense. Satan received his penultimate defeat there at the cross. He will receive his final defeat there at Armageddon. And then at the end of the Millenium for his final final!
This is one of the reasons why I'm keeping my eye on what's currently going on in and around Jerusalem. I believe that Revelation was written primarily to address what was going on during the final days of Jerusalem and the Second Temple, as well as to address the persecution of the early Christian church; both under the crushing heel of the Roman Empire. However, I also believe that Revelation may also include prophecies and futuristic events that will encompass the entire Earth and will be detrimental to the fate of the entire human race.
Amazing.. this is becoming true right in front of our eyes
Great depth of insight, and to be truthful, humanity is in the thick of it,and always has been, but now it's known to all.We as spiritual beings are knowing, just the ego is in control. So this is the initial point where most of us are, however the Holy writings,throughout history appeal to our (better half) evoking wellbeing.We internally hold to our hearts desires and expect that to suffice, contrary to the divine grace,which is ignored. Humanity is opposed to reality and is paying the price of rebellion against the Cause of God, and this is the story of the unguided of God, those who have joined partners with him. Can you think of a greater conflagration than the fight of the entire world against truth,honesty, fairness, equality, etc..? All faiths aside, the source of reality (truth) has always been in successive revelation and produced by and at the direction of the Almighty through his messengers.
That opening clip made me lol. Blunt, slightly annoyed, dead pan delivery. Classic Heiser.
Thanks Doc. Came back to this after listening to a two hour teaching on Armageddon, where the entrenched narrative was on full display. And he was bashing on Augustine for "pushing a false interpretation'... Lol. Augustine hated Greek, so maybe he didn't use his interlinear app to it's full extent...
thanks. must admit did wonder that having been to Meggido and not observing a mountain. Now I know
Fantastic teaching!
I have learned something, thank you.
R is a vowel.
A friend from Croatia once told me that.
His last name was Grgas.
Try it out and see how it sounds.
God bless you and your's now I'm and forever , I just finally thought to let you know I like what you have shared with this poor soul
It’s amazing that after 2000 years we still need dedicated geniuses to figure this stuff out.
I'd love to hear eschatology from the doctor. There's so much confusion about end times. Has he put out anything on the subject?
Read his book unseen realm
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I don't know where to go to ask you why there is
a "ne"/"nun" sound on the end of the word??
Great teaching - thank you!
Thank you sir. You just helped me a lot. The mystery is solved.
I was taught that "har" meant "mound" and that Megiddo, as a dead city, has a "tel" or mound of ruins marking its location. Thus, although it is in a plain, it does have a Mound of Megiddo. And since I have done some archaeology, I tend to take city mounds fairly seriously. And of course, God knew it would be a dead mound. But if you think it's going to be at the "Mount of Assembly," then we will just have to wait and see. And yes, we already know that Jerusalem is a flashpoint, where conflict is likely. We just want to see which way the tanks start rolling in.
"Har" can mean anything from a mound, to a hill, to a mountain.
@@XavionofThera - exactly.
Isn't this the place where the dead are scattered, fallen across the pain for miles? There's no plains around Jerusalem
To make megiddo into the word moed , it seems like Dr.Heiser is picking a letter out of thin air to turn מגד into מעד.
Interesting that it doesn't really change one historicist interpretation. According to the historicist timeline, the Battle of Megiddo in 1918 was Armageddon. In the same war and campaign, instead of dropping bombs and risk destroying historic sites, the British #14 bomber squad dropped leaflets demanding they surrender, and the Ottomans surrendered Jerusalem to Allenby in 1917 without destruction to the city. Isaiah 31:5 also became prophecy fulfilled that day.
How did he get Jerusalem out of assembly?
Interesting. Would like to see elaboration on the rest of the scene described. Blood to horses bridle, area occupied, etc. Valley of Megiddo would accommodate these.
There is only one really big problem with this information. That is how do I explain this to my Christian friends? I'm not even sure I could get past the first 10 seconds of a conversation telling them this.
There is a mountain that overlooks Megiddo, the same mountain that Elijah showed down with the prophets of Ba’al...
It does happen “between the seas (Med and Galilee) and the holy city”, Daniel11:45... the plains of Megiddo are the same plains where Deborah took on the forces of Sisera (foreshadow of the anti-Christ). The mount overlooking Megiddo is called Mount Megiddo or Mount Carmel... but the plains of Megiddo is a extremely large plain, large enough for the greatest army the world has ever seen, 200 million (but yes, they march on towards Jerusalem, and the Rev and Joel3 talks about the valley of Jehoshaphat.
I think you have a very knloedgable point. Quite rivals the point Mike here is trying to make. Hope some more scholars chime in here on this cuz you have a valid point. Good job sir!
But given the cosmic war of deities implied in the context of Revelation (Roman gods ie "satan & his angels" vs the Creator), Michael Heiser's proposal is obviously more plausible
@@tsemayekekema2918 why are you allegorising away a literal army? the great and terrifying day of Yehovah's wrath is a real future event. (IIThes2:2) Judas was possessed by Satan, the future anti-Christ will be also possessed by Satan himself. Yes I agree this future war is as much cosmic in nature, and Dr Michael Heiser is a great scholar and understanding the historical significance of these ancient spiritual strongholds... which is why I wrote about the historical significance of Meggido. But he makes a great point in this video which has compelled me to study further. I only pointing out that there is indeed a mountain in Meggido, and one with great historical cosmic significance.
Ez39: talk about bringing the armies of Gog from the north through the mountains of Israel... (this is where Israel has always been vonerable, the North). These mountains of Israel in the north are all also between the Seas (Med and Galilee), Harrawi, Meron, Har HeAri, Kammon, Atzmon, Arbel, Nitai, Hattin, Tabor, etc... and finally Carmel overlooking Meggido (Thou Jesus in the Revelation puts this particular war after the millennial reign of Christ on earth), and again this is a literal reign where Yeshua will once again Tabernacle amongst us, and there is a literal resurrection prior to this! I do believe there will be a foreshadow of the Gog from Magog, with the Anti-Christ and his 200mil man army prior to Christs return when He will go out against this army alone (those dressed in pure linen bright and pure purely spectators)
@@slipstream4572 well, it seems you are possibly dispensationalist and not very exposed to that much academic scholarship (the fact that the beast refers to the office of the Roman Emperor is a given).
I'll advice you read up more scholarly commentaries for more exposure
1 Samuel 12:17
Isaiah 47
Matthew 21-22
Revelation 21-22
Genesis 14-15
Isaiah 19
Excellent
Haha. I haven’t listened yet and I already love it. Bruce Willis reference. 🤣
I’m always amazed. The scriptures you mention are ones I’ve always known that what I’ve been told just didn’t seem right. Yet once you explain them it all clicks. On the slight chance you might see this, for quite some time I’ve been feeling a nudge to go to a Bible College. I’ve also been contemplating your school as well. I want to know the deep truths of the Word of God. Not a denominational theory. What might you suggest?
I’m not Dr. Heiser but I have gone to his Awakening School of Theology. It’s a fraction of the cost of a typical Bible school (about 400$USD per semester) and well worth the cost (I did the online option). If you appreciate Dr. Heiser’s approach to the Bible, there are no better options out there.
Awaking school of theology, is very good and it can be used to get your masters degree. Email the school for details. This is my 4th semester in AST. Well worth it.
Shepherd's Chapel
@@HorseLover-eo1kh thanks! Are you at the school or online?
@@strangerinastrangeland7344 what is shepherds chapel?
Rev. 16:16 takes place 60 miles north of Jerusalem, at Meggido/Jezreel Valley (see a map of Israel). Rev. 14:20 says the blood will flow for 184 miles, which is almost the full north to south distance of modern Israel. At Christ's return, there will be three military fronts: 1) Megiddo to the north, 2) Jerusalem (Zech. 14:4) and 3) Bozrah/Petra which is 100 miles south of Jerusalem (Isa. 63:1-3).
Dr. Heizer has gotten so entangled in Hebrew and Greek letters that he has completely missed the huge plain of Megiddo, which he mentioned, by the way, where Napoleon upon once seeing it remarked that there you could field all the armies of the world. The last battle will be fought for Jerusalem at Meggido, where the Bible says.
Its not that big of a plain... not saying its not big though. I'm not sure about his statement about there not being any mountains either. In that area and in site of Megiddo is Mt. Carmel, Mt Gilboa, Mt Tabor, Mt Moreh. When the Egyptians attacked Meggido a couple hundred years before the Exodus, they chose a pass through the hills that was very narrow and were able to come into the area in the rear of its armies. It may not be the highest hills in the area but they do exist.
זה היה טוב מאוד ... תודה רבה!!
הר מעד... ירושלים
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