Some confusion surrounds the Messiah figure of 1 Enoch, particularly in 1 Enoch 71:14 when this figure's identity is revealed. This teaching argues in favor of the plain reading of 1 Enoch 71:14 that identifies the patriarch Enoch as this figure.
Zach Bauer is wrong about 1 Enoch 71:14 and the "Son of Man"
In defense of his view that the Book of Enoch is "inspired Scripture," Zach Bauer claims that the patriarch Enoch is NOT identified as the Son of Man in 1 Enoch 71:14. He says that among "scholars worldwide," nobody says that the Book of Enoch identifies Enoch as a Messiah figure. In this video, I show how Zach's claim is demonstrably false and that scholars who study the Book of Enoch DO say precisely that.
Doing Justice: The Gospel vs. Critical Theory
I’ve been researching Critical Theory, which fuels the ideology of many modern "social justice" movements (e.g., BLM), and I've found that it is anti-Gospel mind poison. The Gospel is all about reconciliation, healing, and justice; Critical Theory is divisive by design and results in only hate, violence, and injustice.
Excluded From the Assembly? (Deuteronomy 23:1-8)
Does God Exist? - The Design of the Universe
The question, “Does God Exist?” has long been pondered from the layman to the greatest scientists and scholars throughout history. When all things are considered, the odds of the universe and the fine-tuning necessary in order for it to have happened by chance is simply unbelievable…even to scientists.
What Is Sin?
Does God Hate Women? - Interview with Douglas Hamp
Many people claim the God of the Bible hates women, that he is misogynistic, that he has created a male-first society. They claim the laws of the Bible make women little more than property. Are these claims true? What does the Bible really say? I sit down with Dr. Douglas Hamp to address these questions.