Was "The Rock" Actually Known as The Gates of Hell in The Ancient World?
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- Jesus said: "the gates of hell will not be able to withstand it." And so what you have here is Jesus saying, in effect, I'm going to take Satan's domain, where he lives, the Lord of the dead, and I'm going to turn it into his own tomb. I'm going to empty the place out. If you were faithful to Yahweh in the Old Testament, you're going to be delivered from death. This is your reward: you're going to be delivered from death if you're a follower of me, because I am Yahweh incarnate. Check it out!
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Many are praying for your recovery Dr. Heiser!
Oh, what happened to him? 🥺
@@bragadedeuslucas If you look at the Community section of this channel you can read the latest posting, it explains what he is going through right now with his health.
@@cindy.j123 Thank you so much for answering... So sad 🥺... But I strongly believe God is doing a powerful miracle in Michael's life. In Jesus Name.... Praying from now on...
@@bragadedeuslucas You are very welcome. I just found out too and it was so unexpected. But I agree with what you said.. Jesus is there with him every step of the way, and Dr. Heiser is surrounded by prayers.
@@bragadedeuslucas Pancreatic Cancer
Praying for you, Dr Heiser.
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Much prayer for Dr. Heiser.
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MSH, your lectures on CZcams have meant more to me than all my years sitting in pews before sermons. I hope you have a speedy recovery.
I've learned so much from Heiser, so I'm profoundly grateful as well, BUT, honestly, it's not that Heiser is so great, it is that your/our pastors/fathers/ministers, whatever you want to call them, or rather, whatever they want to be called, have been that bad.
As this nation falls away, and experiences the consequences of that falling away, the pastors of this nation will bear the guilt. People fall away because they are seeking the truth, and our nation's pastors have been deceived in seminaries, in Bible schools, in whatever institutions are set up to "educate" these men for their CRITICAL task.
People know they are not getting the truth in their churches. They are unmoved. The church today does not follow the model of a Biblical church. If it did, it wouldn't call itself a church in the first place. But a church is what they are, a circus. And good, honest people don't have time in their lives for any more circus, so they fall away, learning by implication that they're not good Christians, that they're not interested in Christ, that Christianity is false, empty. But that is deception. If they received the meat of Heiser, and teachers like him, the people wouldn't be falling away, they'd be flocking to these sufficiently educated teachers, just as we see the numbers of people who have flocked to Heiser's teachings here on youtube.
@@alphanumeric1529 Indeed, Ezekiel 34 does not seem to affect, for the most part, today’s “pastors”.
Amen! I feel the same way. If you truly want the meat of God's word Dr. Heiser is where you find it. He has been truly used of God!
He did. He's in great shape now. 🙏✝️
@@sammcrae8892Heiser always said what God wants is Loyalty to Him and Love is Loyalty…..Heiser was able to demonstrate his max loyalty to Yawhwe during his pain and eventual death. I can confidently say for the rest of eternity he will be in the presence of Jesus
We're praying for you Michael
I remember the first time I heard Dr. Heiser explain this. I was thinking...wow.... that's very cool. It still sounds cool hearing it again today. Hang in there Doc... we're all praying hard for you and your family. 😎
My understanding got heighten! Either people are worshipping the god of the Dead or the God of the Living. Take Buddhism - it's the god of the dead - why would people worship the god of the dead because they are dead and know not the God of the Living. Kind of profound even though I kind of knew this all along.
Dear Dr. Heiser.
Thank you so much for your dedication to the truth. I’m fairly new at my Christian walk and it is your insight with your wonderful levity that keeps me learning and wanting to learn more. I think too many Christians have been ‘body snatched’ and that is from the movie
“Invasion of The Body Snatchers” so I often fell alone with my faith; then I tune into anyone of your vids and I know I am not alone.
I understand you have some health issues well to let you know I am praying for you and your family, so get well my friend.
Godspeed 🙏
Kind regards,
Alberta, Canada.
Hallelujah!
I understand. Same
I always learn a lot from your teachings. Thank you, Dr. Heiser. I'm praying for you...
God bless and keep you Dr. Heiser. You are an incredible person and a blessing to me.
TY Doc you opened my eyes and got me excited about reading Bible again ,we’re praying healing prayers for you ,we love u!🙏
I hope this blesses some... 🙏
I was 5 years of chronic illness! I was Semi Housebound, lost my health, job, finances and my fiance left me. I couldn't even look at electronic screen for 5 minutes, or hold a 10-minute conversation.
But God did an amazing work.
I now have a Christian Channel where I encourage people and show them what God did in my life and that there is hope for you also. ✝️🔥😊🙌🏼
*Keep believing even when it's hard* 🙏❤️
*All things are possible with God*
May the Elohim of Israel grant you life evermore here on earth and eternity to come! May he grant you all your requests and blesses you abundantly for his name sake!
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I subbed. I have a daughter that is a catastrophic result of bad medicine. She became a chronic invalid about 7 years ago and she is only 35.
That illness sounds very similar to what I've been experiencing for roughly the last 8 years, since I had experienced a seizure. Been completely housebound for most of those years. Can only manage to look at the screen if it's small and not flashy or constantly moving. Can't hold conversations because it bothers and fatigues my head and my thinking.
I'm in a deep pit, physical health wise.
Great work! I will be praying for you, Dr. Heiser!
Thank you for another amazing teaching Doc. May Almighty God continue to bless you and your family and your work in Jesus name! 🙏
Prayer and blessing to you and for you. Thanks for giving us the mindset of the ancient Jew and Near East. May you return to health.
Praying for you and a speedy recovery. We have you in our prayers and I hope we see you soon doing what you do best and that has brought so much knowledge to the Christian community. God bless you Dr Heiser.
We need to see God as *revealed in the Bible* , not as we believe him in our minds, or in our Christian culture. 😊🙏👆🏼🔥
I am doing my part, my brother 👍
@@michellefinley3500 And you want to discuss that in a youtube post. Goes to show your level of understanding. Again, define Free Will.
@@michellefinley3500 Well Jesus thought you had free will but perhaps you think his opinions are wrong and unimportant. In the third chapter of the Gospel of John he repeatedly says that salvation is for "Whosoever will" believe on him and follow him. This clearly and unambiguously implies thar the "whosoever" is making a choice on their own. But with your limited "understanding given by God", you already know that. I am sure you and John Calvin know what is best for you. Please continue to let warped dead men do your thinking for you. It is safer that way.
@@michellefinley3500 Oh great you haven’t heard about context. Let me introduce you. You cannot just pick a single sentence out of a 9 page speech and use it as a magic phrase for anything you want to describe entirely different things. You have to first figure out what it meant IN the speech. I presume you are referring to John 15:16. This is right in the middle of Jesus’ after dinner speech at the Last Supper right before his crucifixion to his twelve closest associates/disciples. In this sentence read in CONTEXT Jesus tells the apostles he has personally chosen them for a mission that is just about to begin. This is a commissioning speech. There were thousands of people who chose to come and follow Jesus and believe in him. Only the 12 were “chosen” to eat the Passover meal with him. Jesus is telling them that they are special. “you have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ORDAINED you.” This is the moment they went from being disciples (learners) to being Apostles (ambassadors). This verse is not talking about choosing rather than being chosen for salvation like the 3rd chapter of John was. It is about ordination. It is right there in the sentence. Everyone may choose to follow Jesus and be saved: John 3:16 “ For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son that WHOSOVER BELIEVES in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” This is about being chosen by God for a specific purpose. Pastors and other spiritual leaders are supposed to be chosen and ordained by God not just decide they think it would be cool to be one. We do this completely wrong so I understand some of your confusion. Grow up and read what is really there.
@@johnbreitmeier3268 You think you have a better understanding of the word but the truth is, you don’t and I pray pride doesn’t add to your ignorance of the truth.. You did a very good explanation on John 15:16 but please try and explain John 6:44 and 65 where it says
“No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day. And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.”-John 6:44, 65
do you still think we have the free will to come to Jesus??
To think of Jesus standing on the grotto of Pan-just fascinating! Thanks so much. Praying for you every day.
It was like Yeshua was totally calling them out, old west gun fighter style. Yeshua is a bad ass!
I also have heard from Derek and Sharon Gilbert that Caesarea Philippi is located at the base of Mt. Hermon in Bashan where the Watchers came down in Genesis 6. This Mount was also the place of transfiguration; Jesus' declaration of war against the kingdom of darkness. I can only imagine the chaotic tizzy he sent the hordes of hell into on that day.
Thank you for all your videos Dr. Michael Heiser! Praying for you!
Dear Dr Heiser,
You are constantly in my prayers and may the Lord grant a speedy recovery.
Without a doubt, the most eye opening explanations of the scripture in my Bible. I've known for a long time, oddly enough, that it felt like something was missing in my Bible study life. Dr. Heiser's interpretation has given me answers I didn't even know I was searching for. I pray God bless you with healing and recovery, in Jesus precious name, Amen
Praying for you daily Dr. Heiser! This too shall pass. God is GOOD🙏🏼❤️
Hey... What happened to him? 🥺
@@bragadedeuslucas he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer but I know in my heart God is going to heal him. Keep him in your prayers brother🙏🏼
@@xhotwolfx Thank you so much for answering... Oh, God it is so sad. But like you said, I too believe God is doing a miracle in his life... I'm praying from now on...
Everytime I listen to you I learn something fascinating and faith building. I am praying for you Dr Heiser. You mean so much to so many people! You mean so much to me. Praying for your quick recovery! I love you Brother! God Bless you and your family!
Thank you for your insightful, enlightening teaching Dr Heiser!! What a blessing it is to have a man of God and man of the Word to share with us. Praying for your recovery and blessings to you and your family in Jesus name !
God bless you all
Such a blessing as usual my brother we are praying for you daily!
What a blessing this man is!
You are in my prayers, Dr. Mike.
Thanks Doc! Love you brother and I’m so, so grateful for the the growth my walk and understanding have experienced due to your teaching. Praying for you you!
Prayers for total healing for you Dr Heiser...GOD has great things for you in the future..
Man! I love it Mike! Christ holds the keys to death and hades! He is the Son of the Living God. He will crush and take back what is His and nothing can withstand Him. "Upon this Rock" holds so much more meaning than I had at one time understood. Thank you.
Yes, and Amen! & Truth Be Tellin!
This is so good! Just also finished the Unseen Realm Book study. Amazing, changed my “perception” on how I see Yahweh’s great plan to completely restore this broken earth’s “systems” with His Living Truth of His Glorious Ways, with His Believers “beside” Him. Amazing Grace. Bless you Dr. Heiser; I am standing with you in prayer. His Peace Be with you.
Praying for you! Your studies have helped me grow so much in my walk.
Hello,
Love all your work. Thank you for helping clear things up in my head from the things I've learned from pass teachings. See you soon after your recovery.
"On this rock" the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets, Jesus Christ being the Chief Cornerstone- the recognition of Jesus being the Christ, the Son of God - upon this faith He will build His Church.
Yea, that is the way I always read it. Jesus is refering to the revelation given to Peter as the rock. I really do not think Jesus is talking geography. It is all about the unseen realm, the revelation from the Father allowing Peter to see who Jesus is.
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@@duffysullivan2794 The 2 views are not incompatible if you think about it.
I find many things in Scripture to be that way.
The revelation given Peter is the sure foundation on which the Church is built and stands - a stronger than that of the adversary ("unable to withstand it").
His declaration at such a spiritually and historically significant location could be a way of flying a flag on enemy turf, reclaiming ground as it were.
I belong to Jesus
Hey Doc, as usual, an extremely interesting presentation. Thank you for putting these short videos up. I always get something new from them. Praise God for giving you such talent!
Praying for you Dr Heiser 🙏❤️
God Bless you Dr. Heiser, I pray that Jesus and the Holy Spirit healed you from your sickness. Selah! 🌷🌼💞🙏🙏🙏
Praying for your health Dr.
We love you dear brother in Jesus and we are praying for your healing ❤️🩹
Praying for you Dr M Heiser get well soon. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Dear Dr Michael Heiser, I have just learnt of your illness. I will be praying for a speedy recovery so that you are able to continue this amazing work you're doing. May our Lord Jesus Christ keep you and establish you in complete health and well-being in Jesus' name. Amen...
Hi brother Mike. I'm just praying for God's will to be done. Prayers and thoughts towards you and your family.💕
Praying for healing, mercy and grace 🙏
Wow! I never thought of it that way before....Thank you, Dr. Heiser !!
Praying for you, Dr. Heiser. Get some rest.
Keep working for the Kingdom Mike. We are all supporting you!
We love you, Dr. Heiser.
So excellent and edifying. So much awesome stuff that truly was going on in the biblical era. The truth is far stranger and more amazing than the lies we've all been taught to follow. Thanks again, Doctor Heiser!
We are praying for you 🙏🏻
Those Gates (looking ugly, pretty high, kind of damaged, very robust, rusty and made of some hard steel) I saw once in one of my visions while sleeping. And the crowd of literally desperate people with my father-in-law together standing before them (I reckon it must have been from the inside, in Hell). I was just observing not taking part in it. Couple months later he passed away being an atheist. I've been still praying to Jesus to save him out of there.
🙏🙏🙏 stay up Dr Heiser! Your teachings are fire bro!
Thank you for so graciously sharing all your work with us. Heartfelt prayers for your recovery.
Praying for you Dr. Heiser!
Thanks, Dr.! We are praying for you and your family.
Praying for you Dr. Heiser!! ❤
Heard about your health challenges, praying for you brother Michael
May the Lord bless you Dr. Heiser. Be healed in the Name of Jesus.
Prayers for you brother Mike.
Praying for your complete recovery ☺❤
Very good Dr. Hisner
Your in my prayers Dr. Heiser. God Bless!!!
I just heard you are ill and want you to know I am praying for you! Get well Dr. Heiser! You are the best!
Beautiful exposé that people NEED to hear
Praying for your recovery Dr Heiser. God Bless You
We are praying for you brother. I have follow you for the past 5 years. Also have your books. God bless.
So intetesting! 🙏👌
God bless you!
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Joh 3:27 John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.
Co 4:7 For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?
All Glory to Jesus
Joh 15:26 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:
Jesus is the Rock Petra THE Corner Stone And FOUNDATION
and Peter is Cephas. A stone
Thayer GOT it right
G2786 (Thayer)
Κηφᾶς
Kēphas
Thayer Definition:
Cephas = “stone”
1) another name for the apostle Peter
Part of Speech: noun proper masculine
1Co 3:10 According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.
1Co 3:11 For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
The Gates of Hell:
Again JESUS as The Spirit of Truth always testify
Psa 107:16 For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.
Isa 45:1 Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut;
Isa 45:2 I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron:
(Brown-Driver-Briggs)
כּרשׁ / כּורשׁ
kôresh
BDB Definition:
Cyrus = “posses thou the furnace”
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Deu 4:20 But the LORD hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, even out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as ye are this day.
What iron furnace the SINful flesh which is proselyting children of Hell hence we need to be Born Again
Rom 8:8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.
Rom 8:9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
Rom 8:10 And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
Rom 8:11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
Mat 23:15 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.
Joh 10:10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
Rom 7:24 O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?
Heb 2:14 Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;
Gen 22:17 That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
Gen 22:18 And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
Gstes of Hell that Jesus DNA the Holy seed came to free us from the
Mal 2:15 And has He not made you one? Yet the vestige of the Spirit is in him. And what of the one? He was seeking a seed of God. Then guard your spirit, and do not deal treacherously with the wife of your youth.
2Co 5:16 Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more.
2Co 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
Tabernacle of moloch and the Pentagram of Remphan
Which is the flesh: 1 head 2 arms 2 legs
Psa 74:6 But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers.
Psa 74:7 They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground.
Psa 74:8 They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together: they have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land.
Act 7:43 Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon.
salamat sa pagbahagi
Thank you so very much for lovingly share your teachings!
Thanking Yahua and giving Him all glory and power! Hallelujah!
Dr. Heiser, this is one of the most profound, insightful and empowering explanations/teachings on this subject that I've heard or read. Thank you so very much. I'm son inspired by Jesus!!! ... and you make that possible with your teachings, which fully honor his life and purpose. I have been listening to you quite often lately, as I am richly blessed each time, and I want you to know you are in my heart and prayers, and waiting to hear wonderful news of your recovery and of your continued powerful teachings.
Thank you Dr. May the Lord Jesus continue to bless you. Such an eye opener.
Praying for you Michael full recovery in the Mighty Name of Jesus!!!! ❤🙏🙏❤
Praying for you Dr. Heiser.
Romans 8:38-39
For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Praying for your healing, Dr. Heiser 🙏 God bless you.
Tank you for your teachings, have read many of your books. They have realy helped me in understanding
the bible better!
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Get well soon Dr Heiser. God bless you!
Praying for you Dr. Heiser 🙏🙏🙏♥️📖
Wife and I saw it in person. Unthinkable evil took place there, but my Jesus was there too.
Thank you Lord for the time Dr. Heiser has put into these vids for us to learn and grow (and enjoy!) Pray for you and your family Dr. Heiser. God Bless
Thank you so much for sharing what you have learned with us! You have helped to affirm my faith and increase my Biblical worldview again and again! Praying for you and your family dear teacher!
My favorite bible teacher hands down! Praying that God will reveal His will and purpose in your current struggle my brother.
Doctor, ever since I discovered your ministry, my life and own ministry have been greatly affected. The Lord has used your tireless service to change so many lives, we are forever grateful. Praying for A MIRACLE of healing and that the Holy Spirit will fill you to such a degree that "the gates of hell" will NOT PREVAIL and your life and ministry will continue to advance His Kingdom!!! Love, hope, and faith to you Michael!!! In the precious and powerful Name of Jesus. Amen and Amen.
Excellent
Blessing to you in Yeshua Messiah's name, I pray that you recover!
Praying that your stomach procedure went without a hitch, and that your continued treatment is well tolerated and successful. God bless you, brother, and everyone involved with your treatment 🙏🏽♥️🙏🏽♥️
The Lord heals you
Jesus is a complete badass! He is a prized fighter that prophesies His own victory! Death is going to be reversed and hell cannot stand up to what I'm about to do! Glory to God and all praise to Jesus!
Yes He is in the very best sense. He's so amazing we can't really comprehend it.
In the original Greek, Peter’s confession “You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God” is the Rock upon which Jesus says He will build His Church.
Peter's confession meant nothing once Jesus was dead. The foundation of the church is the resurrection. Without it there is no church.
Epic!
The best answer for “why do you study and talk about all this weird Bible stuff?” Dr. Judd Burton: “Two words: Caesarea Philippi.” Amen.
Mike, thank you for summarizing but also diving in to “against it.” It really confuses the reading. God bless you dear brother!
Mike's explantion of "against it" is nonsense. Both translations are valid and mean exactly the same thing.
Thank you so much for this video!! I heard a Messianic Rabbi say that Yeshua “broke the curse” and that it didn’t mean that he died for our sins. I have been looking for this answer for several years now. Thank you for revealing what that meant.
I'm so sorry Dr. For your recent diagnosis. My mother died when I was just a young child, with pancreatic cancer n my mother in law n her brother both passed from same cancer 8 years ago, my prayers go out to you sir. I obd uoh via UFO content on youtube. Of bless you n yours.
God bless you with such wisdom and you bless us with a lot of your wisdom and your patience and your 16. I will always remember you God bless you in your family. I know you made it into the Kingdom of Evan what a righteous man you were.
Thank you. I have been throughly trashed by some of my Roman Catholic brothers and sisters for suggesting that Petras is feminine and is referring to the altar of Pan.
You should be trashed because that is crazy and blasphemous. Jesus did not build his Church on the altar of Pan either literally or figuratively, Jesus built the Church on the Rock (Petra) of Peter's (Petros) or Rpcky's Declaration the Jesus is "the Messiah the son of the living God." This is the gospel. The church was not built on Peter.
Technicality : the Greek text for the word in Matt. 16:18 is πέτρᾳ not Πέτρας
@@TedBruckner True but the far bigger problem here is the blasphemy of saying that Jesus built the Church on the altar of Pan or the Gates of Hades rather than his own identity as God And Messiah. Jesus is the foundation the Church was built on. I Cor 3:11
@@johnbreitmeier3268 Are you thinking a physical church on the rock? Trying to follow your path of thought. Building a physical church on top of a pagan worship site was/is a sign of conquest over the pagan temple/religion. There were all kinds of idols at the Bashan site, regular Pagan Central of most gods of the time period.
So its very symbolic that Jesus would show up at the physical location to declare He will destroy them, His church will be victorious on the ruins of the fallen angels/little "g" gods. Jesus is not saying He is building a church around or on Peter. If that were the case then why walk 30 miles just to tell Peter that??
@@baltichammer6162 Hammer, 1) You can see from the pictures of the site that nobody built a physical church building on that site. It is a big bare outcrop with a cave at its base.
2) Although Jesus was a carpenter, there is no record of him building any physical church buildings anywhere, but I was trying to rule that out in responding to the original posters of this thread.
3) So we are clearly talking about the Church as an organization, not a building. The Christian Church was NEVER headquartered in Caesarea Philippi.
4) Mat 16:15-20, is the passage in Question. Jesus mentions two “Rocks” in v 18: He nicknames Simon as Peter or in Greek Petros (little Rock) and a big Rock, Petra in Greek, upon which he would build his church. Peter is NOT the foundation upon which Christianity was built. Jesus was. Jesus is the BIG ROCK, not Peter (little rock) and certainly not the cave of Pan which is a hole was not a rock much less the Rock. Peter had just given voice to the Gospel, the foundation of Christianity, that Jesus who had just asked who they thought he was is the Messiah of the Old Testament and the Son of the living God. Paul uses the exact same Building/foundation metaphor in I Cor 3:11 where Jesus is the only foundation of the Church upon which it is built. Peter said Jesus was the Rock, the Foundation or corner stone in I Peter 2:7-8. Jesus had already used this metaphor of building in Mat 7:24-27. It is blasphemous to take a metaphor Jesus consistently applied to himself and apply it in the same passage to pagan gods and then say the Church was built on a foundation of pagan gods.
5) Almost nothing Michael Heiser said in this video was true. Pan is an unimportant half goat field god, not the Greek God of the Dead, which was Hades, hence the term Gates of Hades. Pan’s cave would not be the entrance to Hell. Baal was the biggest Canaanite male god to the Female Ashtoreth, like Zeus and Hera. Baal was not the Canaanite god or the dead, Mot was. Jesus was in Caesarea Philippi, but there is nothing anywhere to say he was standing at or near Pan’s cave or that Pan’s cave was the Gates of Hades. There were lots of “Gates of Hades” in the in the world of that time, mostly in Greece. Bashan was not a particularly evil or haunted spot. It was a large area, the grazing land of the half tribe of Manassah (part of Joseph) on the east side of Jordan in what we today call the Kingdom of Jordan.
6) The only thing Heiser was right about was that prevailing over the Gates of Hades/Sheol, the grave, was an obvious reference to the coming resurrection of the dead. Someday, Jesus will force the grave to give up its dead. But save for Jesus himself that has not happened yet.
7) There is no indication that Jesus walked 30 miles to see the Gates of Hell, either. He asked the question when he felt like asking the question. There were shrines to idols all over Palestine.
8) There is absolutely no mention of fallen angels anywhere near this passage or event.
Thanks..