![]() ![]() Materialism is our dominant cultural lens. The ancient authors of Scripture had a vastly different understanding of the world than we do today. Heiser calls it – is much more complicated than we’ve been told. As it turns out, the truth about the spirit world – the unseen realm as Dr. The gods of the pagan nations are false gods, mere idols with no real power or authority. Sometimes, like in Psalm 82, it is used like a normal, plural noun, where it means “the gods.” But how can this be? The Bible tells us over and over again that there is only one God, Yahweh. However, elohim doesn’t always refer to the singular God, Yahweh, of Israel. This noun is plural, but it is very often used in the singular. ” Many Christians know that the authors of the Hebrew Scriptures used the word elohim to refer to God. ![]() That text reads like this: “God stands in the divine assembly he administers judgment in the midst of the gods. ![]() The story of Michael Heiser’s The Unseen Realm began when he was confronted with the Hebrew text of Psalm 82:1. ![]()
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