The supernatural worldview is not well-known. The Bible includes many stories and passages that all have a supernatural background. It is this unseen background that is critically important to uncover in order to fully understand what is occurring in the stories and what the overall message really is. This section will be focused mostly on the works of Dr. Michael S. Heiser and will address things such as the overall story of the Bible, what is the supernatural worldview, the unseen realm, the divine council, the sons of God, and the Cloud Rider!
This section is based on the extensive content and ideas assembled and distributed by Dr. Michael S. Heiser, biblical scholar, author and Semitic languages expert. I have reviewed much of Dr. Heiser’s work including two of his books, many of his youtube videos, his websites and his podcast. I will reference some of his proprietary information (e.g. books) and include some of his material that is available for free on the web in this section.
Some of the not well known concepts that Dr. Heiser teaches his readers and audiences are as follows (not exhaustive):
• The Divine Council or Deuteronomy 32 Worldview
• The unseen realm: God and the gods
• Cosmic Geography and Eden
• The Word, The Name and The Angel of The Lord
• Two Powers in Heaven
• Disinherited, then Adopted and Redeemed with Inheritance
• Identity and Purpose: God’s Family and Home
• The Edenic Kingdom to Come
• The regathering at Pentecost started in Acts 2.
Learning about these concepts may fundamentally change the way you see the world and how you read your bible; it certainly did for me.
Here are some links to Dr. Heiser’s websites:
www.drmsh.comwww.michaelsheiser.comwww.nakedbiblepodcast.comUse these links to find videos, blogs, commentary and other information related to Dr. Heiser and his teaching.
Here are some summary videos on Dr. Heiser and the Unseen Realm that include many of the concepts listed above (note these videos were created by Gonz Shimura and are on his youtube channel called facelikethesun; I highly recommend Gonz and his material as well and I will be including more of it on other pages of this site):
Unseen Realm Seminar Part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZ-OwSH7IYMUnseen Realm Seminar Part 2https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDaUtkkpWS8Unseen Realm Seminar Part 3https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gT431tnLTtkUnseen Realm Seminar Part 4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcjIKY1OEgMUnseen Realm Seminar Q&Ahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XYFdSzrrXkThere is a ton of other videos that include Dr. Heiser on many theological topics, if you’re interested, you just need to do a quick search.