Michael S. Heiser's Council of the Gods

Here is a small ditty from one of my favorite Biblical scholars Michael S. Heiser. I just received his Ph.d Dissertation on the Council of the Gods, and it is magnificent!

To this point we’ve learned that even before the very beginning of creation God was not alone. There was a second, uncreated person with him, who shared his own essence and was an independent, but not autonomous, being. As Christians we are familiar with this second person by such terms as "the Son," and we believe that this second "deity person" became incarnated as Jesus of Nazareth. In the Old Testament, "the Son" is manifest physically and visually, but is referred to by other names, such as Wisdom and the Word. There are several other names taken by "the Son" in the Old Testament, and we’ll get to them. For now, though, we need to look at the other members of God’s family and their relationship to "the Son."

I put "the Son" in quotation marks and used capitalization in the above paragraph to draw your attention. God’s co-ruler and co-creator, the second deity person we think of as "the Son" since we are living after the incarnation, crucifixion, and resurrection of that person, is qualitatively different than God’s other sons. That will be made clear as we progress. And if you just asked yourself, "what other sons?" you’re tracking—and you wouldn’t be alone. God’s other sons are the focus of this chapter and the next. What we’ll discuss here and in the next chapter is one of the most neglected, misunderstood, side-stepped—and critical—doctrinal areas in the Old Testament. In fact, it is the backdrop for most of New Testament theology.

I don’t make that last assertion lightly. I’m not saying that without an understanding of this issue you can’t comprehend the Bible. I’m saying that without it you can’t comprehend it precisely or fully, or even well. You will inevitably miss out on the context for much of what goes on in the New Testament, a context understood and utilized by the apostles at every turn. Remember back in the introduction when I talked about how the church has been missing the ancient context for its theology for millennia? How we’ve lost the ancient Israelite and first century lenses for understanding what’s going on in the Bible? Well, if the first two chapters haven’t demonstrated that for you, the next few will. Read prayerfully and closely, because you’ll never look at your Bible the same way again once you meet God’s original heavenly family—the sons of God.

Here is his website. Read it! He is very informative.

http://www.thedivinecouncil.com/

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[James]

Heiser has been one of my favorite OT scholars to read. He is attractive because he has broken the mold, because he has courageously pointed out things that most Evangelicals dare not say.

Thanks for the post.

[BUYER BEWARE]

ALIENS OR DEMONS?
Wednesday, March 11, 2009

http://www.conspiracyarchive.com/UFOs/demons_aliens_clothes.htm

Those who are actually openly discussing the subject of other worldly beings and E.T. encounters are convinced that what they are seeing in the skies are aliens. Yet there are people like myself who see them very differently.

Have you ever asked yourself why the government is making sure mankind is left in the dark regarding these entities who “Flit and Fly” in our skies in their “Chariots of Fire” and “Whirling Wheels.” Those who complain about government secrecy claim our global governments are in cahoots with these evil beings and while there is no doubt in my mind that this is the case I also wonder if it is just possible that other departments from with in of our governments are trying to protect us from these entities for GOOD REASONS.

Those who look at the anomalies on Mars are convinced that Mars was at one point inhabited and that what we see on the surface of Mars is proof that intelligent life once lived on the surface. The evidence that has been covertly coming out certainly indicates that there is way more to Mars than mainstream science has been teaching us.

The Bible as well as other ancient texts and documents tell us of a time when these planets in our solar system were inhabited and that trade and travel between these spheres was a way of life. During that time life thrived and existence on these spheres was pleasant. It was a GOOD LIFE until the political systems changed and those operating the political, social and trade operations became corrupt which lead to the destruction of life on the surface of these spheres. Global cataclysms appear to account for much of the surface destruction, which can be seen by the craters on their surface etc.

If life did thrive on the planets in our solar system, we have to stop and ask ourselves what happened and who was involved in destroying life on the surface of these planetary spheres. Have you ever wondered what is at stake for our own planet if these same forces took over our earth, well guess what “THEY’RE HERE.”

The apostle Paul described these demonic forces as the real “Powers and Principalities” who rule earth today. The definition of “Powers and Principalities” is not complicated. These words refer to the different groups of evil entities who have entered our three-dimensional world with the same intent, which is to DESTROY LIFE ON OUR PLANET JUST LIKE THEY DID ON OTHER PLANETS.

To operate their plan from BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, these evil entities begin to abduct, rape and clone human hybrids with the intent on using them as FRONT MEN to promote and operate their evil agendas throughout the world. These human hybrids became the global “Elite,” today and are the rich and powerful groups of “Power Brokers” who are destroying our way of life, and our global economies. They take orders from these evil demonic PUPPET MASTERS, from BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.

These demonic entities come in many shapes sizes and colors. The three categories most talked about are the Nordic Aryan Alien “Fallen Watchers,” the “Reptilians” and the “Grays.” Jesus (Yashua) used code names, which can be found in the New Testament, to describe them. The Nordic Aryan Alien “Fallen Watchers” were described by Jesus (Yashua) as satanic, while he described the “Reptilians” as snakes and the “Grays” as scorpions.

So let’s talk about the evil nature of these entities instead of calling them aliens or “gods.”

Let’s start with the “gods of Eden” who “Flit and Flew” in “Chariots of Fire” and “Whirling Wheels.” When we really look at the nature of these Old Testament gods we find they landed on mountaintops in loud smoky vehicles. They forced their human hybrid groups into bloody human and animal sacrifices. According to the Story of Abraham and Isaac, Abraham was told to murder his son Isaac on an alter but at the last minute this evil lion-faced reptilian god Yahweh Ildabaoth the Demiurge, appeared to Abraham with a change of heart. He then instructed him to sacrifice an innocent lamb instead. IT DOESN’T TAKE A ROCKET SCIENTEST TO REALIZE THAT THIS WAS CERTAINLY NOT A LOVING GOD. It is not surprising that Jesus (Yashua) described Yahweh Ildabaoth the Demiurge as an evil lion-faced reptilian entity in the Nag Hammadi Scrolls.

Bloody human an animal sacrifices were practiced in all of these ancient cities, through out the world that were ruled by these evil gods we WRONGLY REFER TO AS ALIENS TODAY. In some cases the gods drank the blood themselves. THESE ARE NOT GODS YOU WANT TO INVITE TO DINNER.

All of these ancient cities were destroyed and in some cases such as the ancient Mayans, the people living in this area disappeared at the same time.

These gods openly interacted with human beings in the past until something occurred, which caused them to operate from BEHIND CLOSED DOORS instead. Today they have their base camps inside the earth and in other dimensions.

Here is a list of some of these ancient cultures that MINGLED WITH THE “PUPPET MAKERS - MASTERS.”
Egyptians
Babylonians
Aztecs
Mayans and
Incas.
These ancient cultures shared several intriguing characteristics:
1. They were extremely advanced scientifically and technologically.
2. Bloody animal and human sacrifices were performed at an alarming rate, preceding the destruction and demise of their cultures.
3. They all believed they had acquired metaphysical knowledge from these evil "gods", whom they perceived as coming from the stars and also the subterranean levels inside the earth, which is what they are teaching their victims and contactees today.
Yet these cultures disintegrated and became abruptly extinct despite their advanced technological status.

Satan and his minions are often described as winged-reptilians or dragons, which is very similar to how we describe them today. For an example: those who lived to tell their frightening tails in Virginia described their evil reptilian attacker as the “Mothman of Virginia.”

Many of these feared entities were described as looking like winged-reptilians or dragons. Satan and his minions were also depicted in the same identical manner, as you can see in artwork throughout the centuries.
When you read the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible, you will run into an assortment of mythical creatures that the Bible seems to refer to as real and living in the then contemporary world of the writers. A list of these creatures includes Cockatrice, Basilisks, Leviathan, Satyr, Dragon and even the Unicorn.
REPTILIAN GOD ACTIVITIES
In a monograph entitled the “REALITY OF THE SERPENT RACE,” by Branton, he reveals this information. He states that:
"In Genesis 3 we read about the 'Nachash'; Hebrew word for 'Serpent'. The original Nachash was not actually a snake as most people believe, but an extremely intelligent, cunning creature, possessed with the ability to speak and reason."

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Then we have the threat from one of the evil god in the Old Testament, which is found in Jeremiah 8:17 that states:
"Behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices among you, which will bite you, saith the Lord."
The definition of a cockatrice is a reptilian bird-like creature or winged-serpent. In some cases the cockatrice might also represent the Phoenix, described in Egyptian mythology.
NORDIC ARYAN ALIEN “FALLEN WATCHERS

A theory that was proposed by Bible scholar I.D.E. Thomas asserts that the race of the "Nephilim" in Genesis 6:4 and Numbers 13:33, closely resemble the alien group we refer to today as the Nordic Aryan Alien “Fallen Watchers.” They are described as a race of the blond Pleiadian Nordic who stand between eight to nine feet tall.
Hitler and the Nazis were fixated with this evil mystical Nordic Aryan Alien “Fallen Watcher” race and the human hybrid bloodline they created known as the “Aryan Race,” in the 1930's and 1940's.
Mr. Thomas believes that human wickedness today was caused by the activities of these human hybrid “Elite” who rule our world today that are referred to as the evil “PUPPETS” of the evil “PUPPET MAKERS - MASTERS.”
Wicca’s and Satanists, who claim to have converted to Christianity, claim that during coven meetings and satanic holiday rituals, a high level of personal contact occur between these programmed individuals and the various alien groups who we refer to as the Nordic Aryan Alien “Fallen Watchers,” “Reptilians” and “Grays.” This is no surprise to us who DO OUR HOMEWORK.
The global “ELITE PUPPETS” from the highest echelon of Satanism known as the Illuminati, believe that the Atlantians were originally human hybrids from Mars. These same “Elite Puppets” claim that when Atlantis flooded, these human hybrids, who at the time were known for their superior intelligence, suffered the same fate as other technically advanced Indian societies through out the world and were destroyed. Know one knows why or who destroyed them, however according to the “ELITE ILLUMINATI PUPPETS,” the survivors of Atlantis became the American Indians.
Many authors have written extensively about these evil entities and their encounters with their human hybrid groups. Some authors claim that the human who are involved in alien sightings and abductions share five common characteristics:
1. Individuals possessing a high degree of psychic ability.

2. As children they have been subjected to severe abuse or trauma.

3. These Individuals or family members are usually affiliated with the government or military intelligence in some way. Indian reservations are known to be located on top of top secret underground alien and military bases and their burial grounds are said to have been placed in gate ways or portal areas between our three dimensional world and other dimensional worlds.

These same groups seem to be associated with occult type rituals and ceremonies that evoke these evil entities we WRONGLY REFER TO AS ALIENS today.
There also appears to be a magnetic spirit vortex, (or vacuum) which has drawn many "New Agers" and those promoting the “Alien Agenda’s” into areas like:
Taos New Mexico,
Sedona Arizona,
Boulder Colorado, etc.
One prime example is the area near Dulce, New Mexico, where the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has a highly secret underground complex on the Jicarella Indian Reservation. This region is known for Native American shamanism. It has been said that this facility is being used for genetic engineering, which includes cloning. Several witnesses who were employed there have reported seeing various different breeds of aliens.
The Mojave Desert in California has its share of military bases that have been involved in "Black-op Projects” that allegedly range from the research and development of "advanced" aircraft to MKULTRA mind control operations. These installations include: the Edwards Air Force Base, Ft. Irwin, and the China Lake Naval Weapons Center. It may be no coincidence that Charles Manson and family lived in the same area in the late 1960's.

THE EVIL GRAYS AND SCORPIONS
The founder of Scientology and former Naval Intelligence officer were involved in a special project during 1945 and 1946 in the California desert, which was part magical in nature. Satanist Aleister Crowley designed it. The project was known as the “Babylon Working” of black witchcraft.
The purpose of the series of ceremonies performed by Parsons and Hubbard was to unseal an inter-dimensional gateway, which had been sealed in antiquity. By unsealing the gateway, other dimensional entities known as the 'Old Ones' would be allowed access to our space/time continuum. They apparently succeeded in establishing contact with these evil entities.
Crowley left behind a drawing of his invisible mentors or as he called them, 'Secret Chiefs' or spirit guides, that he entitled the LAM’s. This entities had a very large heads on a small body, a small pointed chin, and a little slit for a mouth, which certainly sounds like what we call “Gray Aliens” today. In the past, Jesus (Yashua) referred to these evil entities symbolically as the creepy sneaky “Scorpions.”

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Scorpions sneak up and bit their pray paralyzing them first, which is almost exactly what these evil entities known as the “Grays” do. They sneak up on their victims, paralyze them using some sort of force field, abduct them and then operate on them. The Nordic Aryan Alien “Fallen Watchers” and the Reptilians use the same techniques.
Nostradamus has a scorpion in one of the pages of his most recently discovered books regarding the End Times.
The known British occultist, Dr. John Dee, who was a court astrologer for Queen Elizabeth I, would regularly summon alien-like entities. This is no surprise when we hear people like David Icke describe the Royal Family bloodline as the “Reptilian Bloodline.”
HUMAN STEW POTS
Several abductees and psychics (through out-of-body experiences) and former employees of the Dulce Base facility have reported seeing large under ground vats filled with human blood and body parts; essentially, a human stew. They claim that these evil Gray entities bath in them to absorb nutrients through their skin. One of the secretions these aliens crave is adrenaline, which is generated in great quantities when the victim is tortured or traumatized at the moment of death. This glandular hormone is said to be most potent in children, which is why children are used in human bloody sacrifices. Those children are abducted and primarily used for these sacrifices appear to be blue-eyed blondes, which is no coincidence given the fact that our original human ancestors appear to have been blue eyed blondes.
Striking similarities as to the bathing in blood practiced by these gods can be found in Satanic Egyptian rituals. Here is a quote from the Egyptian Book of the Dead which is hard to read yet clear in it’s message.
"Behold ye then god this great slaughter, mighty of terror, he washeth in your blood, he batheth in your gore."
It was common practice for them to sacrifice infants and young children for the purpose of obtaining the life or energy force from these young victims. This force is also referred to as “Power in the Blood.” Jesus (Yashua) told his followers about our original prehistoric ancestors and claimed they were so awesome and powerful nothing was beyond their reach. He told his followers they could MOVE MOUNTAINS and that in the not to distant future we will have our abilities back.
IN CONCLUSION
WARNING TO MUFON AND NEW AGE ALIEN AGENDA PROMOTERS.
As you look up into the skies, listen to the History Channel, watch T.V. shows with alien plots, read books and internet accounts of these so called aliens and alien encounters, be very careful. We are being mind-gamed into believing that these entities are aliens and recently those promoting them as aliens suggest that they are not evil at all but benevolent.
History clearly shows us that the advanced base camps they created all over the world and the megaliths they engineered were destroyed and that a very powerful force sealed gateways to the other side, which are being re-opened today. This was no accident. Not only were these landmarks all over our known world destroyed, archeological records clearly shows us that the local people defaced the statues of these evil hybrid kings, queens and rulers of the ancient and prehistoric world out of rage. Ordinary people had been slaves to these evil powers who operated in the open at one time. Those very same people destroyed and buried the mystical knowledge, sacrificial rituals and belief systems they forced humanity to practice in the not to distant past. This was no accident. We listen to people today discuss these ancient wonders in awe. They discuss and promote these ancient finds, and the lost knowledge they represent as they uncover them from the dark caves and hiding places of antiquity. They promote them as the most amazing secrets of our past in dismay as if humanity lost out on the greatest secrets of the world. HOG WASH!
DO YOUR HOMEWORK PEOPLE
Life on earth has been all but destroyed more than once in the past because of these evil entities and their wars against themselves and against humanity as a whole.
The destruction of these human hybrid “PUPPETS” and their “PUPPET MAKERS – MASTERS” in past earth generations, appears to have happened regardless of the power these evil entities wheeled on earth, on other planets and in other dimensions. For some reason mankind was given a chance to start all over again several times in the past, after the earth had been infiltrated by these evil entities. Our real FATHER and the “Watcher Aeon” forces led by Jesus (Yashua) were apparently involved in forcing them out of our three dimensional world, sealing off these magnetic spirit vortex’s and forcing these evil entities off of the surface of other planetary spheres in and out of our solar system. Prophesy states that Jesus (Yashua) and his “Watcher Aeons” may soon be back to destroy their strong holds and the satanic influence that have taken over our world once again. Prophecy states that they are soon going to enter our three dimensional world to go after these evil entities who are destroying humanity and all life on earth. Prophecy states that it will be a battle between GOOD AND EVIL and the battle is referred to as ARMAGEDDON. I don’t know about you but it would appear that Jesus (Yashua) and his “Watcher Aeons” are not a force to be reckoned with and that all though Jesus (Yashua) incarnated in the form of a mere mortal that he was indeed MORE MUCH MORE.
The destruction of this last earth generation has been predicted in Bible Prophecy, this does not appear to be a coincidence. All ancient cultures and legends are warning us about the DOOM AND GLOOM we are heading into and all of them warn us against these evil entities that have always been behind it all.
BUYER BEWARE if you believe in the power of prophecy and the fulfillment of prophecy even slightly, you will listen hard to these warning. When the coming destruction to our world happens again, only a few will be saved. This time these evil destructive satanic forces will be forced out of our three dimensional world for along time. Jesus (Yashua) said this about the survivors of this current earth’s generation.
“The meek shall inherit the world.”
I Corinthians 10:13 explains,
"There hath no temptation taken you but such as common to man : but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it."
Paul is saying that what will happen at the end of our current generation happened to mankind in the past but that only a few of his (Jesus Yashua’s) chosen people would be saved and protected this time. He said that most of the world would buy into the misinformation, disinformation and lies being promoted by these evil “Powers and Principalities” who are the true rulers of our world. Jesus (Yashua) referred to the MIND GAMING procedures that these evil entities are currently engaged in as the END TIME DELUSION OF MANKIIND.
“Know your enemy.”
The best generals in history won their wars because they had an intimate knowledge of who the enemy was, and WHAT HIS GAME PLAN INCLUDED.
I do not promote the Christian religion however I do promote Jesus (Yashua) and what he taught. Here is an interesting quote made by Jesus (Yashua) that appears to be in reference to those who will INHERIT THE EARTH after the BATTLE OF ARMAGEDDON.
Matthew 5
GOD'S WORD ® Translation
1 When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up a mountain and sat down. His disciples came to him, 2 and he began to teach them:

3 "Blessed are those who recognize they are spiritually helpless. The kingdom of heaven belongs to them.
4 Blessed are those who mourn. They will be comforted.
5 Blessed are those who are gentle. They will inherit the earth.
6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for God's approval. They will be satisfied.
7 Blessed are those who show mercy. They will be treated mercifully.
8 Blessed are those whose thoughts are pure. They will see God.
9 Blessed are those who make peace. They will be called God's children.
10 Blessed are those who are persecuted for doing what God approves of. The kingdom of heaven belongs to them.
11 "Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, lie, and say all kinds of evil things about you because of me.
12 Rejoice and be glad because you have a great reward in heaven! The prophets who lived before you were persecuted in these ways.
13 "You are salt for the earth. But if salt loses its taste, how will it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled on by people.
14 "You are light for the world. A city cannot be hidden when it is located on a hill.
15 No one lights a lamp and puts it under a basket. Instead, everyone who lights a lamp puts it on a lamp stand. Then its light shines on everyone in the house.

16 In the same way let your light shine in front of people. Then they will see the good that you do and praise your Father in heaven.
17 "Don't ever think that I came to set aside Moses' Teachings or the Prophets. I didn't come to set them aside but to make them come true.
18 I can guarantee this truth: Until the earth and the heavens disappear, neither a period nor a comma will disappear from Moses' Teachings before everything has come true.
19 So whoever sets aside any command that seems unimportant and teaches others to do the same will be unimportant in the kingdom of heaven. But whoever does and teaches what the commands say will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
20 I can guarantee that unless you live a life that has God's approval and do it more faithfully than the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
21 "You have heard that it was said to your ancestors, 'Never murder. Whoever murders will answer for it in court.'
22 But I can guarantee that whoever is angry with another believer will answer for it in court. Whoever calls another believer an insulting name will answer for it in the highest court. Whoever calls another believer a fool will answer for it in hellfire.
23 "So if you are offering your gift at the altar and remember there that another believer has something against you,
24 leave your gift at the altar. First go away and make peace with that person. Then come back and offer your gift.
25 "Make peace quickly with your opponent while you are on the way to court with him. Otherwise, he will hand you over to the judge. Then the judge will hand you over to an officer, who will throw you into prison.
26 I can guarantee this truth: You will never get out until you pay every penny of your fine.
27 "You have heard that it was said, 'Never commit adultery.'
28 But I can guarantee that whoever looks with lust at a woman has already committed adultery in his heart.
29 "So if your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose a part of your body than to have all of it thrown into hell.
30 And if your right hand leads you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose a part of your body than to have all of it go into hell.
31 "It has also been said, 'Whoever divorces his wife must give her a written notice.'
32 But I can guarantee that any man who divorces his wife for any reason other than unfaithfulness makes her look as though she has committed adultery. Whoever marries a woman divorced in this way makes himself look as though he has committed adultery.
33 "You have heard that it was said to your ancestors, 'Never break your oath, but give to the Lord what you swore in an oath to give him.'
34 But I tell you don't swear an oath at all. Don't swear an oath by heaven, which is God's throne,
35 or by the earth, which is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, which is the city of the great King.
36 And don't swear an oath by your head. After all, you cannot make one hair black or white.
37 Simply say yes or no. Anything more than that comes from the evil one.
38 "You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.'
39 But I tell you not to oppose an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn your other cheek to him as well.
40 If someone wants to sue you in order to take your shirt, let him have your coat too.
41 If someone forces you to go one mile, go two miles with him.
42 Give to everyone who asks you for something. Don't turn anyone away who wants to borrow something from you.
43 "You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor, and hate your enemy.'

44 But I tell you this: Love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you.

45 In this way you show that you are children of your Father in heaven. He makes his sun rise on people whether they are good or evil. He lets rain fall on them whether they are just or unjust.

46 If you love those who love you, do you deserve a reward? Even the tax collectors do that!

47 Are you doing anything remarkable if you welcome only your friends? Everyone does that!

48 That is why you must be perfect as your Father in heaven is perfect. Don't Do Good Works to Be Praised by People.

[Ha27Geena]

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