Imagine This Was Taught On Sunday Mornings In Church — Part 2 | Michael Heiser

Part 1: https://youtu.be/goHf45IJbdo In this continuation of his lecture (Part 2), Michael Heiser delves into the Genesis 6:1-4 supernatural rebellion as a biblical polemic against Mesopotamian apkallu lore—the seven semi-divine sages (mid-level deities created in the Abyss/Apsu to maintain cosmic order), hailed as positive culture heroes by Babylonians for imparting civilization-building wisdom (warfare, metallurgy, sorcery, astrology, cosmetics/seduction) to pre-flood kings like Gilgamesh (a two-thirds divine giant, "lord of the apkallu"), whose clay figurines (apkallu statues) were buried in building foundations as apotropaic protectors; post-flood texts list four surviving apkallu of mixed divine-human descent, mirroring Nephilim/Rephaim giants (Anakim, Zuzim, Emim) whose spirits became demons haunting Sheol (Isaiah 14), accelerating depravity via forbidden knowledge (echoed in 1 Enoch's Watchers descending Mount Hermon to teach bloodshed, drugs, idolatry). God punished humanity's Babel defiance (ziggurat as unauthorized heaven-earth portal defying the Edenic mandate reiterated to Noah) by disinheriting the nations (Deuteronomy 32:8-9, per Dead Sea Scrolls: "according to the number of the sons of God"), allotting them to lesser elohim as placeholders for just rule—preventing total enslavement while reserving Israel/Jacob as Yahweh's portion—but many elohim rebelled, demanding worship and spawning conquest threats like giants in Canaan/Bashan, whom Moses, Joshua (Yeshua), and David (messianic archetypes) eradicated as rival god spawn (Numbers 13:33; Joshua 11:21-22; 12), telegraphing the Messiah's role in reversing all three rebellions through resurrection, Spirit-indwelling (contra unclean bastard spirits), and Law as boundary against self-destruction (Galatians 3:19-4:4), with NT texts (Peter, Jude, Gospels) drawing on Second Temple exegesis (Enoch, Giants) for context obsolete in pre-2010 commentaries. #mankind #humanity #corruption #perversion #bible #bibleverse #michaelheiser #jesuschrist #eden #serpent #genesis #ezekiel #revelation #giants #sorcery #witchcraft #destruction #Balaam #Exorcism #Demons #Heiser #SpiritualWarfare #Peter #Jude #Nephilim #Watchers #UnseenRealm #CosmicGeography #Rephaim #FalseTeaching #Rebellion #HolyGround #Principalities #Powers #DivineCouncil #Psalm82 #ChurchPlanting All rights to this material belong to their respective owners. Direct links to the original videos will always be provided when possible. This video is presented in combined format for ease of viewing and educational purposes. Channel Disclaimer: This channel is not operated by or affiliated with Dr Michael Heiser or his official platforms. Comments here do not reach Michael's team. I'm just a fan who saw a need to share his ideas in bite-sized form and make them more accessible for lay audiences here on YouTube, which I believe aligns with Dr Heiser's mission and honours his legacy. If you feel called to give back, please support the Michael S. Heiser Foundation. By joining the DRMSH Community, you are supporting the Michael S. Heiser Foundation. Your participation makes a real difference! Thank you so much, and let's keep Mike's legacy going! Join DRMSH Community here: https://community.drmsh.com/ I encourage you to visit: Dr Michael Heiser's site: http://drmsh.com/ Naked Bible Podcast: https://nakedbiblepodcast.com/