Listen here, or watch the interview right here: https://youtu.be/PpolOnhpvvs

The interview today is with Derrick Warfel, author of UFOS AND GOD, as well as the creator of a new documentary by the same name.

Learn more about the book here:
https://ufosandgodbook.com

And the documentary here:
https://www.ufosandgod.com

Derrick Warfel was born and raised in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He earned a bachelor's degree from Princeton, a Master of Theology from Dallas, and an MFA from USC.

After eight years on staff with CRU, Derrick spent the next four decades in the film industry, creating and teaching media from a biblical worldview.

This interview is part of celebrating the third year anniversary of this podcast! Look for another interview or two to drop this month.

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Last fall I did an episode asking “What was the big deal about a tower that reaches to heaven?”

And that episode ended up setting records. At the time, it was probably my most popular episode ever, and it held that position for many months. If I were smart, I probably would have followed it up with 10 more episodes right then about the Tower of Babel. There was clearly a lot of interest in this subject to know what exactly was going on there.

And yet, for me, that was one of my not-so-favorite episodes. Why? Because I really asked more questions than I provided answers. I was questioning why the builders at Babel thought they could somehow make it to heaven by building a tower all the way up there. Were they really that stupid- or was there something more spiritual going on with this tower?

And most puzzling to me of all: what was it about this structure that caused God to say 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.

That’s a big claim. Made by no less than God Himself.

So I had a lot of questions about this Babel incident, and I didn’t want to explore them further on the podcast until I had time to do. my. research. And that’s what I’ve been up to, for a whole year now, preparing for this series- until today. And here we go.

And it starts with a look at the architect of Babel, a guy named Nimrod, who shows up in a few verses in a genealogy of Genesis 10. And yet—if you listen all the way to the end of today’s episode—you will find out why he is actually one of the most significant figures of the story of the Old Testament.

Genesis 10:8 says

Cush fathered Nimrod; he was the first on earth to be a mighty man.

A mighty man, huh? He sounds important, but on first glance, that description is kinda mysterious and vague.

Until we look at what these words mean in the original Hebrew and in the Septuagint; then, you’ll know exactly why I find Nimrod to be weird—very weird—and I’d like to explore what he’s doing in the Bible.

Turn with me to Genesis 10, and let’s get weird.

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Introduction

3:40 - The Genesis 10 Context

8:35 - Meet Nimrod

10:30 - A Mighty Man

16:10 - Began to Be

20:20 - A Mighty Hunter

23:10 - Before the Lord

25:10 - Next Time

25:55 - The First on Earth

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I made this podcast to answer all those questions your Sunday School teacher hoped you’d never ask.

But today, I remember being a Sunday School teacher myself, and I remember teaching Revelation chapter 20, and here’s the question I was afraid of being asked.

Revelation 20:14 says

Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.

Now, here’s what I didn’t want to have to explain: how do you throw death?

If Hades refers to hell, then I can understand Hades being thrown in there, for reasons I’ll get to later.

But how can “Death” be dumped in there, too? What does that even mean?

And as I said, I puzzled over this verse for years.

But in studying the Abyss, as we’ve done the past two weeks, I think I have found an answer to this question.

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

Turn to Revelation 20, and let’s get weird.

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Introduction

1:30 - Greek Mythology and the Bible

6:15 - Hades

10:35 - Thanatos

15:30 - Who is Thanatos?

19:30 - Throwing Death

26:00 - Next Time

28:00 - The Fight We’re In

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