OK so my brother Ben sent me this comment over the summer:

Why did God have a problem with the Tower of Babel but not us going to the moon?

That’s because we never went. That’s Biblical. Put that in your library and smoke it.

Now that’s actually a really smart question Ben. I don’t really know what the library part meant but you got my gears turning with the first part. A lot of us hear the story of the Tower of Babel as kids, the story about a group of people who tried to build a tower that reached heaven.

And God said He wasn’t going to allow mankind to do this. It’s a really fascinating comment God makes

In Genesis 11:6

…this is only the beginning of what they will do. And nothing that they propose to do will now be impossible for them.

God slapped this down pretty hard. He confused the speech of the peoples, which means He switched up all their languages, and therefore they couldn’t finish the project so they all went their separate ways, and now that’s why now we have to take 4 semesters of French class to get a Bachelor of Arts degree.

So why did God have such a strong reaction to this? Why did He literally say that if the Tower of Babel was constructed, mankind would truly become capable of anything? I mean, just because of a tall building?

If the problem with the Tower of Babel was just about altitude, then yes, space travel raises a lot of theological questions for us.

But what if the Tower of Babel is not what we thought? What if the problem with the Tower of Babel was not how high it reached, but what it was capable of doing?

I find this to be weird, and I’d like to explore why it’s in the Bible.

Turn to Genesis 11, and let’s get weird.

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0:00 - Introduction

2:00 - The Full Story

10:15 - What Did Babel’s Tower Do?

14:45 - Ziggurats and Pyramids

21:30 - Gaps in My Pyramid

23:15 - Mailbag

26:00 - Closing Thoughts

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Paul’s thorn in the flesh. This is a mysterious phrase Paul uses that has stumped commentators for centuries.

In II Corinthians 12:7, Paul writes

7 So to keep me from becoming conceited because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from becoming conceited.

Paul experienced some kind of hardship in his life- and what exactly it was, we don’t know. A sickness, a demonic attack, some kind of earthly trial or hardship, we aren’t entirely sure. That’s the part that commentators theorize about- and that’s NOT the part I want to focus on today.

I’m more interested in where it came from. Now you say: well Luke, it’s obvious where it came from- it came from the devil. Paul right there said it was a messenger of Satan.

Sure. But why was it given to Paul? He said it was to keep him from getting conceited, which means prideful or arrogant.

Now let me ask you a question: is Satan interested in keeping us from becoming too prideful or arrogant? No! Satan wants us more prideful, not less. Satan wants us full of ourselves. Satan wasn’t interested in helping Paul be more humble. God is the one who wants that.

Which means that this evil spirit was allowed into Paul’s life by God. The Lord allowed this evil spirit to go after Paul

I find this to be weird, and I’d like to explore why it’s in the Bible.

Turn to II Corinthians 12, and let’s get weird.

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0:00 - Introduction

2:00 - Breaking Down the Context

10:30 - God’s Sovereignty Over Evil Spirits

17:30 - Evil Spirits as a Tool

21:30 - Newsletter

23:00 - Sometimes It’s Not Our Own Sin

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Paul uses a phrase that I don’t quite know how to interpret, because it’s the only place in the whole Bible that uses this phrase.

II Corinthians 12:2 reads

I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven

Wait, who was this guy?

What is the third heaven?

And what happened to the first two?

I mean, some of us know about the Seventh Heaven, if we spent a little too much time watching cheesy Stephen Collins family dramas on the WB as kids. I’d kind of like to forget about that one.

But I DO want to know more about this third heaven, because I find this to be weird, and I’d like to explore why it’s in the Bible.

Turn to II Corinthians 12, and let’s get weird.

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0:00 - Introduction

1:00 - Paul’s Humility in Boasting

10:30 - The Third Heaven

14:50 - Next Time & Mailbag

19:45 - The Rapture of Philip

22:50 - Chris M from Boston

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God and His Prophets is a verse-by-verse Bible study podcast exploring the mysterious prophets and prophetic texts of the Bible.

Each episode unpacks Scripture, helping you understand the cultural context, spiritual meaning, and modern relevance of the prophetic books. Whether you’re a Bible nerd, a small group leader, or just trying to make sense of the books people usually skip- this podcast will guide your journey.

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If you’re a Christian who has been saved and redeemed by the blood of the Lamb, why do you still struggle against the devil?
Why do we have destructive patterns, addictions and sins in our lives that we just can’t get free of?
What are some of the ways we give the devil legal access to our life without us even realizing it?
These are the questions we’re going to answer in this Masterclass on spiritual warfare where I’m going to break down everything we’ve been studying this summer about legal rights in the spirit realm. We’ll be looking at Genesis 1-3, Hebrews 2, Romans 6 and Ephesians in-depth tonight as we recap and review the past few months of our journey on the Weird Stuff in the Bible podcast.
One quick note: if you’re a faithful listener of the Weird Stuff in the Bible podcast and you feel like you’ve already got a good handle on what I’ve been covering, you probably don’t need this whole thing today because it’s mostly going to be recap and review.
And if that’s the case, you can peace out, no hard feelings. There’s a little new content, but mostly it’s review.
I am putting this episode together because some listeners reached out to me asking me if I could do one long uncut teaching on spiritual legal rights. (I had that same idea in my head- I thought it could be beneficial to you all, so when I kept hearing that idea suggested by listeners, I took it as confirmation that God wants this to happen tonight.)
So if it sounds like it would be beneficial to you as well, turn to Genesis 1, and let’s get weird.

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0:00 - Introduction
4:30 - Part 1, The Dominion Mandate
11:00 - Part 2, Why Angels Were Created
17:00 - Part 3, Satan’s Agenda
32:00 - Part 4, Jesus’ Agenda
43:30 - Part 5, The Heavenly Realms
58:40 - Part 6, Defining Our Spiritual Enemies
1:12:00 - Part 7, How Our Spiritual Enemies Gain Access
1:37:45, Part 8, How to Find Freedom for Yourself and Others

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If you’re intrigued by strange Bible stories, uncovering Bible mysteries, or learning about unusual biblical teachings, this podcast is for you! Dive deep into weird Bible facts, biblical controversies, and the supernatural in the Bible, while exploring the hidden stories of the Bible you may have never heard. Get a fresh perspective as we explain the Bible in ways that challenge the norm and uncover the unexpected. I’m so glad you’re here- don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE so that you never miss an episode!

Besides this podcast, where else could you go for talks of aliens, spiritual warfare, resurrection, raptures, portals into the spirit realm, and how to cook with poop?

I’ll tell you where else you could go: the Bible. Because the Bible has all those subjects in it. And we’re going to talk about all of them today.

To start: there is a dark and disturbing story in II Kings 3 where the Israelites are engaged in a battle against Mesha, the King of the Moabites. Mesha and Moab are way outnumbered. Not only that, the prophet Elisha in II Kings 3:18 had prophesied that Israel would easily win this conflict. And that’s how things look right up until the very last verse of the chapter.

Mesha is surrounded with no hope; the Israelites have all the momentum. In a moment of desperation, Mesha stands on the city wall and offers up a human sacrifice.

When he does this, the Israelites turn around in fear and run right back home. So the question that will start us off today is: why?

I find this to be weird, and I’d like to explore why it’s in the Bible.

Turn to II Kings 3, and let’s get weird.

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0:00 - Introduction

2:00 - Beau D

13:25 - Alana E

16:00 - Rick S

21:30 - Joe A

22:40 - Vicki V

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If you’re intrigued by strange Bible stories, uncovering Bible mysteries, or learning about unusual biblical teachings, this podcast is for you! Dive deep into weird Bible facts, biblical controversies, and the supernatural in the Bible, while exploring the hidden stories of the Bible you may have never heard. Get a fresh perspective as we explain the Bible in ways that challenge the norm and uncover the unexpected. I’m so glad you’re here- don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE so that you never miss an episode!

Back in the first episode of this show, I laid out several mysteries of the Bible that have always puzzled me. Things like talking donkeys, six-fingered giants, that time Michael got into a fistfight with the devil over the body of Moses… And I’ve done episodes on all these things.

But there’s one mysterious verse for which I never got around to finding an explanation, and that will finally change today.

In I Corinthians 6:3, Paul writes:

Do you not know that we are to judge angels?

Uh, no, I didn’t know that. I must have missed that day in Sunday School. Frankly, I don’t feel qualified to judge angels. I can’t even judge the difference in butter and Country Crock. And yet the Bible offhandedly says buckle up and get ready for some angel judging.

I find this to be weird, and I’d like to explore why it’s in the Bible.

Turn to I Corinthians 6, and let’s get weird.

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0:00 - Introduction

2:50 - The Context of I Corinthians 6

6:05 - Judging the World

13:50 - Judging Angels

17:45 - When Will We Judge Angels?

23:30 - Next Time & Mailbag

26:15 - Closing Thought

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If you’re intrigued by strange Bible stories, uncovering Bible mysteries, or learning about unusual biblical teachings, this podcast is for you! Dive deep into weird Bible facts, biblical controversies, and the supernatural in the Bible, while exploring the hidden stories of the Bible you may have never heard. Get a fresh perspective as we explain the Bible in ways that challenge the norm and uncover the unexpected. I’m so glad you’re here- don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE so that you never miss an episode!

Is sin a verb or a noun?

Is it an act you choose, or a power that chooses you?

Is sin something you do, or does it do something to you?

And the answer to all of those questions…is yes.

Today I’m going to talk about what happens in the spiritual realm when we sin.

We often focus on sin in the physical realm as something we choose. What we don’t realize is our sins actually create legal rights in the spiritual realm for evil spirits to harass and try to dominate us.

So today’s episode will give you a greater context for the spiritual battles that we find ourselves in, especially in combatting the flesh or our own sinful desires. And it all begins where sin began, which is Genesis 3. Eve talked to the snake, she bit into the fruit, Adam had some, too, God comes up and asks what they’re doing, and here is what Eve said in

Genesis 3:13

“The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”

Here’s something interesting about this word for “deceived me” in the Hebrew. It can also mean the serpent “put me in its debt.”

And that’s such a strange idea. We know who the serpent is- the devil. So how does sin put us in the devil’s debt?

I find this to be weird, and I’d like to explore why it’s in the Bible.

Turn to Genesis 3, and let’s get weird.

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The Naked Man in the Garden when Jesus was Arrested (article on the site)

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0:00 - Introduction

2:15 - Recap of the Dominion Mandate

4:05 - Nasha in Genesis 3

8:45 - Masal in Genesis 4

11:55 - How We Find Freedom in Romans 6

20:45 - Why would evil spirits follow spiritual laws?

26:15 - Announcement- Launch of the WSITB Store

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If you’re intrigued by strange Bible stories, uncovering Bible mysteries, or learning about unusual biblical teachings, this podcast is for you! Dive deep into weird Bible facts, biblical controversies, and the supernatural in the Bible, while exploring the hidden stories of the Bible you may have never heard. Get a fresh perspective as we explain the Bible in ways that challenge the norm and uncover the unexpected. I’m so glad you’re here- don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE so that you never miss an episode!