Thank you for giving me the opportunity to respond to Joe's quite respectful letter.
Let me say that this debate is really a matter of semantics and is not what I would call a 'hanging matter'. Our salvation is not dependent on it. None of us have all the answers. Certainly not me anyway.
Firstly, I used to believe that the Nephilim were the giants. But while writing The Nephilim and the Pyramid of the Apocalypse over a two year period, I noticed that many or all the reference to angels descending to earth, used the words 'fallen' or 'fell'.
I have met Mike Heiser and have chatted to him about this. He is a nice person and we are friendly to one another. My point is that Mike has a quite blinkered view on the word 'nephilim' and does not take into account the scope of the topic by looking at every other place the Word which speaks of angels descending to earth from Heaven. One has to consider every place in Scripture dealing with a topic to get the bigger picture.As I said in the article, the Word always refers to them as 'falling' to earth. And many Hebrew scholars I have checked with insist that 'nephilim' literally means 'fallen ones'. This you can check yourself. So there are Hebrew scholars who disagree with Mike. It is not just me.
However, I believe the definitive interpretation is given by the Word itself which always refer to angels coming to earth as 'fallen'. But if someone does not agree, then that's fine. As I said, it's not that big a deal. Don't major in the minors.
I had forgotten about Craig Hines. I do not know him and he does not know me. But he reviewed The Nephilim on Amazon a few years ago. I use the word 'review' losely. It was a vicious and personal attack on myself and my work. Other reviewers remarked on his attack and one noted that he had just brought out his own book on a similar topic at the same time and suggested this was the motivation for his vitriolic 'review'. With regard to Lucifer etc. Again, I believe this is splitting hairs; here is what I wrote:
"Please note that the name Lucifer translates as 'the morning star'..."
So Mr. Hines is making a big deal out of the fact that I omitted to mention that this word is Latin?? Give me a break. Here is someone trawling through my book looking for something to complain about and this is the best he can come up with? It reminds me of what Jesus said to the Pharissees; "You choke on a gnat and swallow a camel." And quite frankly, I am wondering why you are raising this here Joe?
You are suggesting that I wrote the book for money or "to exalt yourself in everyone’s eyes as a top notch Bible scholar?" What exactly is your motivation here?
I poured two years of my life into that book. Many, many non Christians have read it and many have come to salvation through Jesus Christ as a result because that's what it was designed to do. I got two emails from two men on the same day a few years ago who had read The Nephilim and the Pyramid of the Apocalypse, and both said they had given their lives to Christ as a result, and they thanked me. Another emailed and simply said; "You have saved my soul. I will be eternally thankful." That's all.No name. Nothing.
And you suggest I wriote the book to get money? Do you think God would bless such a work?
With regard to exalting mysef: "He who exalts himself will be humbled and he who humbles himself shall be exalted." Jesus Christ
I have been on Coast to Coast AM which has an audience of between 3 and 6 million, six times preaching the Word. You think God would open those doors of utterence if I was exalting myself in order to make money?
I have written four books and brought hundreds, if not thousands, to Christ, through the Word in those books. I have spent 35 years leading people to the Lord and was successful even before I wrote my first book which was a bestseller in Ireland (no mean feat for a Catholic country).So Mr. Hines can say what he wants. He, and others, shall face Jesus Christ to answer for their slurs.
By the way, I did two shows over four hours with Steve Quale and he told me he believed the Nephilim were the fallen angels and not giants, which is a totally different word in Heberew.
I am glad Joe, that you agree with me regarding the shape of the New Jerusalem. Ask Mr. Hines to read Isaiah 19:19, 20 which tells you as much.
In conclusion: It seems to me Joe that you are making a mountain out of a molehill. The whole tennet of my article was to show that the Devil and all his angels will manifest on earth, in plain sight, once the Apocalypse begins. AS it was, so shall it be. I have documented this from Scripture. This is new light on the topic and I know of no other author who has highlighted this in the way I have here and in my new book, Return of the Antichrist and the New World Order.I point out the subliminal conditioning presently happening to prepare the world for this incredible event.
But no mention of this from you?
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