My mind is blown by Tim’s ability to dive fearlessly into one of the toughest issues for modern materialist intellectuals - the existence and role of spiritual evil. It’s no mean feat to not shy away from this. As someone who only recently went from atheist to Christian I have been struggling with the whole ‘spiritual realm’ aspect of the religion more than anything else. Should I put it down to the primitive superstitious mind? Should I just ignore it altogether? These were my options I thought. But here Tim has shown its theological value and more than that - it’s necessity if we are to confront and overcome ‘real world’ evil. The personal struggle he describes at the end is echoed by all of us who are trying to follow Christ. For me Tim’s thinking provides an ideal toolkit to aid us in that struggle

Comer looks like he's burrowing into Mackie's soul as he listens. I feel like if anyone ever listened to me with that degree of blistering intensity, I wouldn't speak again for decades.

Tim Mackie is so underrated. He really knows how to present controversial information and findings in such a knowledgeable yet humble and kind way. Let's spread news about his channel! :)

This has been great. Being raised in church it seemed like they were trying to teach this but without such organized thought. I t think this is why I wasn’t dumbfounded when I learned this from Bible Project and Michael Heiser. It came together like a puzzle. Thank you.

Jesus Is King!

This video is a great supplement to the Bible Project "God" series, which was my first encounter with BP. Dr Tim is so helpful breaking down a topic that's often ignored or neglected in the modern church

I did slides for worship at one of the Solid Rock church plants in Oregon a couple years ago… I remember almost all of the pastors would kind of look past people serving and not even give them the time of day. It was very demeaning and hurtful. But Pastor Tim was one of the kindest people I’ve ever met. He took time to say hello and thank you to everyone and remembered all of our names. Which was NOT common among church leaders - At All. During the whole summer I was there it was so weird to see such a lack of humility in a lot of the pastors. I don’t go to church anymore but I will always remember what a great and humble person Pastor Tim was. He definitely has a heart for God and is a humble servant.

I wish I could give this talk 1,000 thumbs up.

"The battle to do what is best for me and to redefine good and evil for my own convenience, comfort and benefit and at the expense of the people around me." Like Cain did in Gen. 4. The last 5 minutes of this video were incredibly profound.

Wonderful, educated, powerful.

Shalom everyone. Peace mercy and grace be to you. Thank you for this upload. My beloved brother Tim is a great example of God's truth within. Please have patience with me. We have great joy and bring you the best news ever, for everyone. This is been given to us freely and will be given freely. The Lord your God Jesus The Christ is the savior of everyone. No exceptions ! Not having any respect of persons, giving Grace to all, everyone in its own order. *He is the savior of the world and will reconcile all things to Himself.* Not death nor pagan places called hell to give a spirit of fear and to control you, will seperate us from His love. God forbid. Pray to Him, He is faithfull in all things. *None will be lost.* Believe in Him, His everlasting mercy and never ending grace towards us and rejoice. Thank you (and everyone else) for your patience reading this. Peace to the brethren and sisters, and love, with faith, from God the Father, the Lord Jesus The Christ! Amen.

this is all true, this has been an understanding I have had that seems crazy to those who "read" the bible but don't "UNDERSTAND" it.

Wonderful teaching, thank you both. Blessings to you & your families.

Thank you for sharing this. May God Bless You and Yours.

Wow! OK a lot went over my head however, in due time I will understand. Pray that God gives us all the wisdom that is needed.

Godspeed to us all. Aloha

This is so helpful as someone who has just came back to the church from being agnostic and trying to figure out a whole lot of things. Thank you so much!

Absolutely fascinating

This is awesome! Thanks a bunch!!

Freakin amazing

"the battle to do what is best for me, redefine good and evil? for my own convenience, comfort and benefit?" What is this guy talking about? The OT is about God's glorious grace extended to us, sinners.

I love to listen to Tim. I recognize that this is already a completed project, but I must say that I lose my line of learning when the interviewer keeps interrupting.

When he mentions the idea that it isn’t meant to be understood upon first reading, I dunno if I 100% agree with that. I think more so it was written TO them as opposed to US, where the “them” would be people of that day and age where so much was “common knowledge” that is completely foreign to us.

I always assumed that when God said "Let us make humans in our image" he was referring to the Trinity (himself, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit) - not God the Father and the Divine Council.

Amazing! Just a suggestion...perhaps it would have been a bit better had Tim not been interrupted so often.

Mackie was great, as usual. I felt that Comer’s frequent interruptions were pretty unnecessary and even annoying at times.

But just as at that time he who was born according to the flesh persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, so also it is now. Galatians 4:29 From now on, therefore, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we once regarded Christ according to the flesh, we regard him thus no longer. 2 Corinthians 5:16

Are we ever going to be free from evil while here on earth? Jesus has set us free, but from what? Sin right, which is evil.

Got a link to Tim mackie’s podcast that they referenced?

He mentioned ghosts towards the end. Are ghosts just demons manifesting themselves to deceive humans? Or are they actual dead human spirits?

It really shocks and confounds me. I have been reading Bible scriptures for 53 years and what I read and understand is not at all what everybody else is talking about. The Old Testament clearly says that the LORD(YHWH) created Humans and gods. So that's why the ONE, GREAT GLORY SPIRIT, IS NOT A GOD! All gods are creatures of the creation. And YAHSHUAH is not ONE with some "god-creature" but is "ONE WITH THE LORD." When I did a timeline from Day3(beginnings in the Garden) creation of the ADAM(Humans) to the times of JARED when the Nephilim appear is some 6263years. So We Humans had everythiñg going for us before any "god-creature" ever came on the scene. STOP USING the word "god" for the "LORD" YAHWEH IS LORD OF THE CREATION OF ALL, and not some "god-creature" nor to be likened to or categorized with such. THAT IS JUST PLAINE BLASPHEMY. Just like the Jews of old your all making a grave error of assumptions. The study of pagan idolatrous myths, pantheons, polytheism, theism, or the exalting of one of these over the others as MONOTHEISM is pure unadulterated ALL man made crappy. I believe that Satan(very dark mind) is a very evil human(s), elites, (which also is exactly what the Bible says), who took over the pre-flood world 1200years before the flood. Assigning a new "god" every year for 1200 years getting 1000+ gods, like in the Hinduism faith. Maybe using corrupted genetic science to create Nephilim, apemen, hybrid animals. Freaking the mind to produce demons, djinns, monsters, (which the Bible also say "do not exist"). Using secret societies of followers the Diblaim(devils themselves) to foster the "Occult Bull Crappy" yeahhh I know all about this very evident present evil in the world of today.

I have a question: So God made humans at the bigining without an "elohim" nature and then the devil tempted them to become ones...? But God had already planed to make humans elohims... ? Very interesting video by the way!!

Everything is downstream of Christ.

I’m confused… how does this make sense of Isaiah 43:10? Heiser is reading non Biblical sources into the text. ““You are my witnesses,” declares YAHWEH, “and my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe me and understand that I am he. Before me no ELOHIM was formed, nor will there be one after me.” ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭43:10‬

All hail Amaterasu, Origin of all that's good and mother to us all!

Dear interviewer, a note for the future, dont try so hard to be part of the conversation and let interviewee finish an idea. The constant interruptions are quite distracting

I can’t focus on what Tim is saying because the other guy is interrupting and talking too much😭

Are there any other Jewish scholars who see this or do you think you have new revelation?

So why don't all preachers talk about this. They say the devil. I mean I only know you and Dr Michael Heiser that covers this

On the cross Jesus cried out in a loud voice Éloi Éloi lama sabachthani which means My God My God why have you forsaken me? Incredible time when God the Father turned his back on his Son because the Son had become sin for us. In ancient Hebrews the letters ‘I’m’ added at the end turns the letter from singular to plural. Examples: Cherub equals on cherub add ‘im’ it becomes many cherub or cherubim. Same for Saraf vs sarafim etc. Eloi becomes Eloim Keep in mind that God is ONE. So it’s sort of like: 1 X 1 X 1 X 1 = 1 and not 1 + 1 + 1 = 3 The idea of trinity or 3 in one is not accurate. With that said to equate the Lord the God of all man kind to other so called god of Medians and or other group of people is simply put not Biblical. Although to them their gods might be as real as can be, to the GREAT I Am they are nothing but idols. They can’t hear they can’t save. I believe it’s a grave mistake to even attempt to call the false god with Yahweh. When God the Father was creating the world, the Holy Spirit was hovering over the earth waiting for. Commands to execute. The book of John tells us that the Word became flesh and made its dwelling among us. It also says that the world was created by him and for him. Nothing that has been created was created without him: Jesus. That is Eloim. Not any other god spirit or otherwise.

He’s talking over Tim Mackie way too much through the middle of the interview (around mn 21)…it comes off as insecure…(correction, deeply insecure.) …wow.

America is Babylon...let that sink in.