Originally Posted by
kudzu
The psalmist declared that God presides over an assembly of divine beings (Psa. 82:1). Who are they? What does it mean when those beings participate in God’s decisions (1 Kings 22:19–23)?
Why wasn’t Eve surprised when the serpent spoke to her?
Why are Yahweh and his Angel fused together in Jacob’s prayer (Gen. 48:15–16)?
How did descendants of the Nephilim (Gen. 6:4) survive the flood (Num. 13:33)? What are we to make of Peter and Jude’s belief in imprisoned spirits (2 Pet. 2:4; Jude 6)?
Why does Paul describe evil spirits in terms of geographical rulership (thrones, principalities, rulers, authorities)? Who are the “glorious ones” that even angels dare not rebuke (2 Pet. 2:10–11)?
The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible
by Heiser, Michael S.
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Lexham Press |2015
You may as well be asking how did Redridinghood's grandmother survive being devoured by the wolf.
What you question here are fantasy stories with no rational basis. Yet you are looking for rationality within them.
An exercise in futility.
We have the intellect to imagine the finality of our own demise but do not have the sophistication to overcome our survival instinct and accept it.
Solution? Magical thinking and childish promises of everlasting life.
Ergo, religion.
rac·ist
rāsəst/noun
a person who believes that a particular race is superior to another.
Ask yourself honestly if this describes what you believe to be true.
If the answer is yes, you are a racist.
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