I got back from Missouri last night. Those who follow the blog will know that I spoke in St. Joseph, MO at Missouri Western State University about the content of The Unseen Realm and several apologetics topics (Zeitgeist, gnostic cosmology, Genesis 1:1-3, Sci-Fi mythology, etc.). I’ve uploaded the slides I used to the page on my calendar for that event. I had a good time. I’m grateful to Will Penland for his work in organizing the event. It was great to meet him and others who came.
Less known about the Missouri trip (since I didn’t say much about it) is that I drove to Crane, MO from St. Joseph and did several spots (interviews and “daily updates”) on Skywatch TV. The purpose of the interviews was to introduce the Skywatch TV audience to the content of The Unseen Realm. I’m grateful to Tom Horn, Derek and Sharon Gilbert, and the Skywatch TV staff for their hospitality and interest in promoting the book. It was fun!
I’m not sure when those interviews will air, but they’ll no doubt go up soon. There’s already one of the short updates (ca. 9 minutes) online:
Rock Star!
I would cite the standard humility warning but I’m pretty sure that gets sorted out when you get home.
That was a lot of teaching/topics in a short period of time. Iron feet/bladder. Missed not seeing “Jesus and the Eyewitnesses” in the mythraism, zeitgiest, defense (wherever?) ppt.
Any chance the Navigators or somebody will make the sessions available? That’s a great set of subjects to hammer succinctly in under an hour each.
So. In conclusion.
Sorry ’bout the Red Flops. Most older members of Sox Nation view it as a return to form…’infernal’ springs to mind.
Thanks much again/ Best.
Red Sox had a bad year; they’ll be back. Agreed that Bauckham’s book would be a good addition. I’ll eventually post the videos on YouTube.
With those hands up in the air, it looks like you’re getting arrested at Skywatch.
not sure what you mean
Some ideas about the broadcast. As I listened to you converse together, I tried to put myself in the shoes of someone who was unfamiliar with your work. And I have been thinking. Wouldn’t it be good to start off people by saying something like ” Are we aware of how much the book of Enoch influenced the rest of the Bible ” ? Maybe thats not it, but I just feel there has Got to be something from all this that would REALlY catch peoples attention. The Enoch thing is where it started with me, as I was looking into the book of Enoch, and came across your website. I say this because, as I was listening to you on the broadcast, I thought” Do people realize that this man has insights, that will make you never look at your bible the same way again ? And more than that, will give you Theological threads that will up your understanding ,of the whole scenario we are in ? Otherwise, I think people might just think, ” Oh, another book”—While I am here though, I am excited to report ,that I went to a local churches website here in Bend Or where I live, and guess what the where advertising? Yes, The Unseen Realm–and also, I am friends with the person in charge of the TV productions in a very, very influential mega church in San Jose ,CA ,and I have been conversing to Him about your work. So glory to our sovereign God !
wow – you really heard/saw something about the book in a church?!
Glad to hear you had a safe and productive trip!
I have a few things for you to ponder concerning us being IMAGERS OF YHWH.
Have you ever considered: Genesis 1:26-28
Made in the image of God, all the angels are spirits. Man was created in a unique way, his human spirit can be born of the Holy Spirit (1 John 3:8-9) therefore we are unique in that way. Humanity was created to be born of God and to be conformed to His literal image presence for the sake of becoming His reality expression, no other creature of God is made in this unique way, whether they have a spirit or not! In the same way that Jesus is a unique Son of God, no other son is like Him!
Remember that an image is useless unless it receives the actual reality that it has imaged itself from. A shoe although made in the impression of a foot has no intrinsic value unless it gains the foot that it was made to be inhabited by. In the same way all humans are made in the image of God (John 4:24) but if humanity never gains access to the God of the image then humanity has become a wasted creation (free will choice). All of creation (physical realm) are mere vessels, portals or gateways. This is how & why the whole world is under the power of the evil one ((1 John 5:19; Ephesians 2:1-3)
In conclusion, the thing that makes humanity unique is that not only do we have a spirit but our spirit can be literally birthed by YHWH’s seed (sperm). No other creature can make that claim yet very few live up to its reality!
I would love your feedback.
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I devote a couple chapters to this subject in The Unseen Realm.