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Why was Eve Talking to a Snake?
Genesis 3:1-2 sayNow the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made.He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall n...
“Beasts of the Field” & Other Biblical Vocabulary for Demons
We’ve heard a million sermons, bible studies, Sunday school lessons, and more on Genesis 3. And for good reason. This is the chapter that depicts the first sin, the fa...
Goliath’s Brothers & Other Giants of the Bible
Let’s begin with where we left off last week. We started with Goliath and traced his origins and ancestral line backwards, all the way back to Genesis 6. In those vers...
How Was Goliath So Tall?
I am on a bit of a David-and-Goliath kick right now, for three reasons. One, because I just got back from vacation where I saw an incredible production of David’s life...
WHY we do Spiritual Warfare
We often talk about HOW to do spiritual warfare. But we don’t often talk about WHY we do it. WHY do we have to have these struggles with spiritual beings?WHY does God ...
Ephesians: A Spiritual Warfare Field Guide
Ephesians is famous for a line in chapter 6 about who we wrestle with in spiritual warfare. We’ve even quoted it several times on this podcast.Verse 12 saysFor we do n...
Why did God kill Uzzah? Did God overreact?
Does God ever overreact?I think a lot of us would say no, that God always responds to each action in an appropriate and measured way.But what about poor Uzzah here? Uz...
Was it Right for Jephthah to Sacrifice His Daughter?
One of our listeners, Alana, always sends in fantastic questions. Recently she sent an email with this, and I can’t believe I haven’t already covered this on the podca...
Check it out: WeirdStuffInTheBible.com
We have a website, guys! We have a website.Now I won’t say that I’ve really “made it” in this world until I have a whole subreddit dedicated to my destruction. But in ...
Binding and Loosing Revisited: Spiritual Warfare or Church Discipline?
Sign up for the weekly newsletter! Get additional insights and Bible study tips for unpacking strange things in scripture. Enter your email here:https://weirdstuffinth...
(Fan-Favorite Rebroadcast) The Zombies who Rose when Jesus Died (Matthew 27:52)
Night of the Living Dead. World War Z. Resident Evil. The Walking Dead. And… Matthew chapter 27. What do all of these have in common? They all contain zombies. Now, if...
Mailbag: Why Was Jesus Rejected by His Own People? Also: Don’t be a Normal Christian.
Back in January, I received this interesting question from a listener: “So how is Jesus Jewish but Jewish people do not believe he is the messiah?? This is something I...
Did Balaam try to Create Portals to Hell?
When Balaam was asked to curse Israel, God gave a pretty clear NOPEIf you don’t remember the story, King Balak of the Moabites comes to Balaam and says, “I want you to...
Why did Jesus say ‘YOU ARE GODS’ in John 10?
In case you haven’t noticed as you’re reading your Bible, Jesus could be a bit of a trouble-maker. He was constantly riling up the Pharisees and ultra-religious Jews, ...
How God uses the Divine Council to Rule the World
You’ve been in those boring staff meetings before, right? The excruciatingly long staff meetings. Staff meetings that make you want to go read some Leviticus, just to ...
Does the Bible say there are multiple gods?
Christianity is a monotheistic religion. In fact, if you go to Wikipedia’s page on Christianity, the very first line says, “Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic r...
Skubala My Bible Says: Scatological Language in the Scriptures
Are you ever reading through your bible and then you come across a word that your mama used to tell you not to say?That might happen especially if you’re reading the K...
Casting Lots to Determine God’s Will
Some decisions are just too big to be left to chance. There are some decisions in life that are so huge, you wouldn’t dare flip a coin on them.What career you want to ...
Daniel’s Wacky Dreams
How they Prove the Past and Foretell Our Future. Probably my favorite movie of all time is Inception, the 2010 Leonard DiCaprio film with the dreams within dreams with...
Closing the Gates of Hell: The Authority Jesus Gave Us- and How to Use It
In Matthew 16, Jesus told us that those who believe in Him become part of the church, and the gates of hell will not prevail against us. But what exactly are the gates...
Altars, Idols and Spiritual Gates: Unlocking Heaven and Hell
There was an incredible comment left on my last episode: “God is the biggest sci-fi nerd ever”And I loved it because yeah, I know lately I’ve been talking about portal...
Bethel: The Corrupted Portal to Heaven
This episode is going to pick up on some threads we left hanging last week in regard to portals into the spiritual realm.To briefly recap, I submitted the idea last we...
Portals into the Spirit Realm, Higher-Dimensional Beings, and the Gate of Heaven
This might be an episode you have to listen to twice.Something really caught my eye as I was reading through my Bible a few months ago, and digging into it has reveale...
Is the Church Built on Peter?
Was Peter the First Pope?What I’m going to talk about today is perhaps THE MOST misunderstood verse in the entire world today.And I say that because there are about 1....
The Difference in the SOUL and the SPIRIT
We all know we have a soul. That our bodies may die, but we all have an eternal soul that will live on forever and ever.All human beings have a soul. This is something...
Did God Actually HATE Esau?
One of the most puzzling verses in the whole Bible isMalachi 1:3, where God says“Jacob I have loved;But Esau I have hated”If that doesn’t make you do a double-take whi...
The Many Faces of the Cherubim (and what the Devil looks like)
Imagine sitting on a hill, wondering about your life, when suddenly the heavens open, and you see creatures so otherworldly they defy description. Four faces on each o...
Fan-Favorite (Rebroadcast): The Day Satan Called with Bill Scott
This is a re-airing of a popular interview I did earlier this year with a man who has an amazing story of deliverance. He shares some of the story here, and gives some...
Satan’s Master Plan (and what it has to do with Christmas)
Most Christians are regularly outwitted by Satan, and most Christians have no idea about his schemes- his devices- his designs. We like to blame Satan for a lot of pro...
Is Zeus Real? The Names of Satan Throughout Scripture
I received a thought-provoking message from one of our listeners this week: Alana writes in:I find it interesting in Acts 14 when the crowd claim that Paul and Barnaba...
