11.15.2023 SHOW NOTES: The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible

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Dr. Michael Heiser

Logos Bible Study Site

The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible

Supernatural: What the Bible Teaches About the Unseen World – and Why It Matters

This is the first in a series of videos. Just follow the link in the right margin to watch the next show in the series.

the Unseen realm by Michael Heiser session 01
The Unseen Realm Q&A with Dr. Michael S. Heiser and Dr. Ben Witherington III

This is a different video on the subject. It is a 6 hour seminar.

The Unseen Realm Conference

Reversing Hermon: Enoch, the Watchers, and the Forgotten Mission of Jesus Christ

The following video is from a lecturer on “Reversing Hermon.” You will find an index to some of his additional videos on this subject in the right margin of the video.

REVERSING HERMON lecture

NOTE: Dr. Heiser was quite prolific, publishing many videos and some 400+ 2 hr podcast shows. I have come to trust the majority of his work and teaching, and has the privilege of several email conversations before YHWH called him home. I encourage all who seek sound, scholarly research to spend some time exploring his work.

11.13.2023 SHOW NOTES: Growing Indications That We’re In More Trouble Than Many Realize

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‘We Are in Trouble’: Theatregoers Respond to D’Souza’s Movie ‘Police State’

At a screening of the movie in Michigan, many shed tears over America’s current trajectory and concerns over unequal justice.

IN-DEPTH: They Escaped Communism, Now They Warn of ‘Total Destruction of America’

Two people who escaped the brutality of communism share their stores, and offer a warning that history is repeating itself right here in America.

EXPOSED: Klaus Schwab & WEF’s Secret Blueprint to Control Every Aspect of Your Life

OVERTURNED: Not the Bee’s review of “The Marvels” missed the mark, so I stepped in to correct the record

U.S. power grid faces higher risk of blackouts during extreme weather, high demand, studies show

The report is the latest in a string of reports over the past year that find the changing mix of electricity generation sources — specifically the increased reliance on “green” energy — to the North American grid is threatening the nation’s energy security, and making it harder to keep up electricity supply up during high demand periods or weather emergencies.

President Xi is coming to visit San Francisco and the city somehow figured out how to clean up and move the homeless off the streets

Amazon continues to sell ‘river to the sea,’ merch despite mantra being condemned as antisemitic

T-shirts and hoodies with the phrase can be found on Amazon in both men and women’s sizes.

Surveillance Cameras and a Whistleblower Were Keys to Cracking Ballot-box Stuffing Case

Activists’ claims of widespread voter fraud were bolstered by video evidence of illegal ballot box stuffing that caused a judge to order a redo of a primary.

Elections Department Sends Out Wrong Ballots to ‘Undetermined Number’ of People

Officials in a Montana county said an unknown number of wrong ballots were sent out recently.

PROJECTION: Psaki Voices Concerns Over Trump’s Warning that He Would Prosecute Criminals in Second Term (VIDEO)

Stop Drinking the Political Kool-Aid, America: Voting Will Not Save Us

11.9.2023 SHOW NOTES: The History of Israel — From the Start!

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PREVIOUS CLASSES

CLASS #284: The History of ‘Palestine’ — Back to the Very Beginning

10.10.2023 SHOW NOTES: The History of ‘Palestine’ — Back to the Very Beginning

IN THE BEGINNING

Abram’s family moves to Canaan

Why was Abraham promised land that belonged to others (Genesis 12)?

RELATED MATERIALS

Isaac and Ishmael: The Origin of Middle East Conflict and the Foundation for Understanding Eschatology

The Conquest of Canaan: The Southern Campaign

The Conquest of Canaan: The Northern Campaign

Migrations of the Twelve Tribes of Israel

THE HISTORY SINCE THAT TIME

Israel : The Land and it’s people in Bible Prophecy (Slide Presentation)

ISRAEL : THE LAND AND ITS PEOPLE IN BIBLE PROPHECY (PDF File)

Israel: The Land and It’s People in Bible Prophecy

THE ARAB — ISRAELI WARS

PLEASE NOTE: I have not had time to read through the following links. I posted them because — in general — the information found in them is usually decent — so long as you understand it comes largely from a ‘secular,’ non-believing worldview.

Arab-Israeli wars

1948 Arab–Israeli War

Six-Day War

Yom Kippur War

11.7.2023 SHOW NOTES: Psy-Ops: The Art of Individual to Mass Manipulation

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TERMS AND DEFINITIONS

Psychological warfare

An Introduction to Psychological Warfare

Psychological warfare (propaganda — slide presentation)

INDIVIDUAL MANIPULATION

How to Spot Manipulation Tactics

Are You Being Influenced or Manipulated?

Psychological Manipulation Techniques You May Be a Victim Of

INTENTIONAL, ORGANIZED, SYSTEMATIC MANIPULATION

The basics of psychological operations (PsyOps)

PSYOPS: The ULTIMATE Guide to Psychological Operations (PSYOPS)

How to Conduct Psychological Operations

Psychological Operations (slide presentation)

U.S. MILITARY

PSYOP Soldiers Strategically Influence and Deceive

U.S. Army Affairs and Psychological Operations Command

DoD “Clarifies” Doctrine on Psychological Operations

Data as a Weapon: Psychological Operations in the Age of Irregular Information Threats

SOME HISTORICAL CASE STUDIES

The Ghostly Legacies of America’s War in Vietnam

CHAPTER ONE Introduction: Definition and Objectives of Psychological Operations in Afghanistan

The role of psychological warfare in the battle for Ukraine

Israel’s psychological operation in Gaza

A VERY FAMOUS CASE STUDY

RECOGNITION AND DEFENSIVE MEASURES

Defending Yourself Against Psychological Operations

How to recognize psychological manipulation?

Understanding and Managing Psychological Manipulation

How to Protect Yourself from Psychological Manipulation?

Troll fare: How to Recognize and Fight Off Online Psyops

RELATED PDF FILES

Psychological Operations Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures

Psychological Operations 2005

Psychological Operations 2010

AN OVERVIEW OF PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS (PSYOP)

U.S. Army PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS History Handbook

The Technological Evolution of Psychological Operations Throughout History

MANIPULATION, INDIVIDUATION, AND THE SELF

The Application of Psychological Operation (PSYOP): A Case Study on The Siege of Sauk

PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS: FROM THE COMMUNICATION, MEDIA, PROPAGANDA, AND SOCIAL-CULTURE PERSPECTIVE

11.5.2023 SHOW NOTES: It’s Happening Again and — This Time — IT’S IN THE U.S.!

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HAMAS ATTACKS INNOCENT ISRAELI CIVILIANS

What to know about the deadly Hamas attack on an Israeli music festival

At least 260 people died at the Supernova music festival after fighters arrived in trucks and on motorcycles, wearing body armour and brandishing AK-47 assault rifles.

‘The Holocaust, all over again’: The massacre at the Israeli rave, in survivors’ words

What we know about the Supernova festival where Hamas militants killed hundreds of attendees

Israeli civilians were tortured, raped, and abused by Hamas fighters says forensic teams, Reuters reports

Girls ‘raped next to their dead friends’ at rave massacre

A survivor of the attack said he saw scantily clad corpses, many of whom appeared to have been shot point-blank

These are the graphic photos Israel released of burned babies to reveal horror of Hamas attack

‘The world is seeing new evidence of depravity and the inhumanity of Hamas — depravity and inhumanity directed at babies, at small children’

Israel war’s shocking video: Hamas ‘execute’ Israeli girl in front of family, say ‘she went to heaven’

MANY AMERICANS RUSH TO SUPPORT HAMAS — THREATEN JEWS

Ivy League Schools Allowing Students to Rally Against Israel Get Brutal Notice – Top Law Firms Are About to Take Action

Wellesley College RA Sends Email Threatening Jewish and Pro-Israel Students

Poster Campaign at University of Minnesota Claims Student Group is a Front for Hamas

MEDIA FIRES REPORTERS SUPPORTING HAMAS

CNN Fires Commentator Who Called for a ‘Free Palestine from the River to the Sea’

AP editor defends decision to fire reporter over pro-Palestinian tweets

Column: She got fired for condemning Palestinians. He got fired for blaming Israel. Is that right?

MEDIA MEMORY HOLE

CNN pundit calls for Israel’s destruction, by violence, in UN address

U.N. DEFENDS HAMAS

UN Official Demoted After Condemning Palestinian Rocket Fire

“Such indiscriminate rocket fire of Islamic Jihad provoking Israeli retaliation is condemned,” Muscroft wrote in the since-deleted tweet. “The safety of all civilians is paramount—the ceasefire must be upheld.”

U.S. REPRESENTATIVE PREVIOUSLY ATTACKED ISRAEL FOR SELF-DEFENSE

Ilhan Omar Accuses Israel of ‘Act of Terrorism’ for Gaza Strikes

THE WORLD KNOWS WHAT HAMAS WANTS

Israel ‘totally misunderstood Hamas’: Experts

Understanding Hamas’s Genocidal Ideology

A close read of Hamas’s founding documents clearly shows its intentions.

What is Hamas, the Palestinian group at war with Israel?

What is Hamas? What to know about its origins, leaders and funding

Hamas group explained: Here’s what to know about the group behind the deadly attack in Israel

How This Israel-Hamas Conflict Is Like Nothing That’s Happened Before

In the current battle between Israel and the Islamist militants, both display a new level of commitment to destroying the other.

Hamas Charter

HAMAS DOUBLES-DOWN

As Top Hamas Terrorist Official Says October 7th Massacre Will Be Repeated “Again And Again,” The Moral Bankruptcy Of Those Calling For A Ceasefire Becomes More And More Apparent

AFTER WHICH, ITS U.S. GOVT. ALLIES RUSH TO ITS DEFENSE

Muslim Democrats Issue Ultimatum to Biden: Force Israel to Ceasefire by 5 PM or Face Political Wrath

Rashida Tlaib claims that the phrase ‘from the river to the sea’ is about ‘freedom, human rights, and peaceful coexistence’

Rashida Tlaib Gaslights on ‘From the River to the Sea,’ Gruesome Nova Festival Footage Proves She’s Lying

“From the river to the sea is an aspirational call for freedom, human rights, and peaceful coexistence, not death, destruction, or hate. My work and advocacy is always centered in justice and dignity for all people no matter faith or ethnicity.” – Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.)

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Takes on “Terrorist Tlaib” — Reintroduces Censure Resolution with a Striking Amendment

Watch: Peter Doocy Hammers Biden Admin Over Thanking ‘Partner’ with Ties to Hamas

AND THE LEFT-WING SUBVERSIONISTS AND SEDITIONISTS ORGANIZE ANOTHER RIOT

Pro-Palestinian protesters in DC say Israel is a ‘racist state’ and chant ‘long live the Intifada’

“Biden, Biden you can’t hide! We charge you with genocide!” one protester yelled into a microphone.

WHICH THE MEDIA DEFENDS

“No Major Incidents Reported” – DC Police After Pro-Hamas Mob Attacks White House Gates, Defaces Statues, Damages Police Vehicles – Conservatives Respond

“Several minor incidents, including property damage, were reported during First Amendment activity in the District this weekend. There were no major incidents reported,” DC Police said on X.

BUT WHAT HAPPENS IF ISRAEL IS ELIMINATED?

Replacing Israel With A Palestinian State From The River To The Sea?

THE SIGNS OF GROWING ANTISEMITISM

You’ve seen the news: We are experiencing the most savage, violent antisemitism ever in the United States.

Anti-Semitic assaults spike in US (6.22.2016)

Anti-Semitic incidents surged nearly 60% in 2017 (2.28.2018)

Pittsburgh synagogue rampage spotlights rising anti-Semitism in America (10.28.2018)

Anti-Semitism incidents resurge in the US (11.15.2018)

Is It Still Safe to Be a Jew in America? (3.15.2020)

Anti-Semitism is on the rise, 75 years after the end of the Holocaust and Second World War (8.3.2020)

Who’s behind recent rise in US anti-Semitic attacks? (5.28.2021)

Antisemitic Posts Are Rarely Removed By Social Media Companies, A Study Finds (8.2.2021)

Increased Antisemitism in the United States Following Operation Guardian of the Walls: Permanent or Short-Lived? (10.10.2021)

U.S. Sees Worrying Rise in Antisemitic Incidents (10.25.2022)

America has an antisemitism problem and victims cannot be left to fight it alone, rabbi says (11.5.2022)

Antisemitism at New All-Time High in US (1.13.2023)

Antisemitic incidents in the US are at the highest level recorded since the 1970s (3.23.2023)

Anti-Semitism in America is becoming flashier and louder (3.23.2023)

Antisemitic incidents on rise across the U.S., report finds (4.17.2023)

Antisemitism reaching ‘historic levels’ in US, FBI Director Wray warns: ‘A time for vigilance’ (10.31.2023)

Open hatred of Jews surges globally, inflamed by Gaza war (10.31.2023)

Ramaswamy says antisemitism is a symptom of ‘deeper void’ in a culture: America’s young people ‘are lost’ (10.31.2023)

BULLETIN: Feds Arrest Cornell Student For Threatening to Slit Throats of Jews (10.31.2023)

White House slammed for ‘tone deaf’ unveiling of anti-Islamophobia strategy as antisemitism surges (11.2.2023)

White House denounces Fox News over host’s ‘foul’ remarks on CNN pair (11.3.2023)

What’s behind the sharp rise in U.S. antisemitism (11.3.2023)

Antisemitic TikTok content the latest ‘digital fentanyl’ from China, Republican lawmaker says (11.4.2023)

THE COMING PERSECUTIONS OF CHRISTIANS

PERSECUTION OF CHRISTIANS SPREADING GLOBALLY

Persecution Against U.S. Christians On the Rise

Persecution in America

A LITTLE CURIOSITY FOR YOU

How the Six-Day War Transformed Religion

Israel Miracle? Gaza Strip Hamas Complain, ‘Their God Changes The Paths Of Our Rockets In Mid-Air’

PREVIOUS HOMEWORK

10.10.2023 SHOW NOTES: The History of ‘Palestine’ — Back to the Very Beginning

10.12.2023 SHOW NOTES: The Islamic Takeover of America

10.16.2023 SHOW NOTES: I See a Bad Moon A-Rising, I See Trouble on the Way…

PREVIOUS SHOWS

CLASS #284: The History of ‘Palestine’ — Back to the Very Beginning

CLASS #286: The Islamic Takeover of America

CLASS #288: I See a Bad Moon A-Rising, I See Trouble on the Way…

CLASS #289: What You Don’t Know About Islam Could Get Us ALL Killed