Unlocking Ezekiel 28

[Hiddenthings]

This seems to be the case for ALL the Canaanites. Archaeology shows that the Canaanites originally worshiped EL as their chief god (though they were never quite monotheists). At some point, Baal supplanted God as their most popular deity.

Have you ever read on Ugarit? It's not in the Bible, but God judged the city in a big way. In the 13-12th century BC, the city was hit by a major earthquake, a tsunami, half the city burned down, it's army marched to the aid of allies and disappeared, and pirates sacked the city. The city ceases to exist from the archaeological record suddenly.

Over the years, I've read bits and pieces on the subject. The Lexham Bible Dictionary contains a wealth of information on the Late Bronze Age, including the Ugaritic and Hurrian texts. Gordon Seven's Ugaritic Textbook has also contributed significantly to this field. I also occasionally refer to the Biblical Archaeologist complete volumes for additional insights.

 

[Brakelite]

It seems like your approach is to avoid engaging directly with the Scriptures, letting them speak for themselves. So far, your posts haven’t offered any real substance, no insight, no argument, just meaningless opinions. As I mentioned earlier, this doesn’t seem like your usual approach. Either something in this thread has stirred your conscience and you're finding it difficult to work through, or you simply don’t have any meaningful contextual insights to contribute.

Looking back, I think even you might come to see that your first post added little more than noise to the discussion.

Aside from scripture, there's experience. Scripture explains the source and reason for the experience.
Like it or not... Believe it or not, you, me, everyone else on this forum, and everyone on this planet, has been indirectly or directly impacted and affected by the activities of a supernatural malevolent hateful devil.
If by the grace of God you havent witnessed the evil side of the supernatural, I suggest you refrain from insulting others who have.

 

[Hiddenthings]

Aside from scripture, there's experience. Scripture explains the source and reason for the experience.
Like it or not... Believe it or not, you, me, everyone else on this forum, and everyone on this planet, has been indirectly or directly impacted and affected by the activities of a supernatural malevolent hateful devil.
If by the grace of God you havent witnessed the evil side of the supernatural, I suggest you refrain from insulting others who have.

This is just more special pleading from someone who still hasn't provided a single piece of evidence to support the identity of this so-called fallen angel.

 

[Hiddenthings]

Aside from scripture, there's experience. Scripture explains the source and reason for the experience.
Like it or not... Believe it or not, you, me, everyone else on this forum, and everyone on this planet, has been indirectly or directly impacted and affected by the activities of a supernatural malevolent hateful devil.
If by the grace of God you havent witnessed the evil side of the supernatural, I suggest you refrain from insulting others who have.

For everyone else reading Brakelite’s reply, you'll notice how he refers to this being as a hateful devil (fallen angel).

But if I were to ask him to provide the backstory, what supposedly made this angel hateful, and whether there's any detailed biblical account of such an event, we all now know, after thoroughly examining nearly every text mentioning the false accuser or adversary, that there isn't a single shred of scriptural evidence to support the ideas causing such confusion in Brakelite’s mind.

From reading his posts, it seems he's a Seventh-day Adventist. I know from friends who attended their schools in Melbourne that these ideas are instilled in children from a very young age, often more thoroughly than in many other denominations.

It makes you wonder, why is that?...when the evidence is non-existent.