Abdiel: Milton's Angel who Scorned the Devil - By a PhD
The name “Abdiel” appears in the Bible only one time, in 1 Chronicles 5:15: “Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, was chief of their father’s house” (NJKV). In this passage, Abdiel appears as someone’s father in a genealogy,...
Is Gadreel a real angel?
The name “Gadreel” is not found in the Bible. It comes from another highly influential ancient text called the Book of Enoch. In that book, Gadreel is listed as one of the mighty angelic beings called “Watchers,” many of whom f...
The Weapons of Our Warfare Are Not Carnal
Where in the Bible is the phrase, “the weapons of our warfare are not carnal”? It comes from St. Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians, verse 10:4. Here is the passage in context: For though we walk in the flesh, we are not w...
A fictional angel: Where is Amenadiel in the Bible?
Amenadiel is a figure from the DC comic Lucifer—a Neil Gaiman comic subsequently released as a 6-season television series in 2016. Amenadiel is portrayed as the older brother of Lucifer and the eldest of the angelic siblings, a...
What is a sardius stone in the Bible? Carnelian symbolism
As far as we can tell, a sardius stone (sometimes called “sard stone" or “sardine”) was an ancient name for carnelian, a reddish mineral considered a semi-precious stone. Use of the sardius for decoration goes back to at least ...
Who was Tartak in the Bible? The idol of the Avites
Tartak is mentioned in the second book of Kings (also called “4th Kingdoms” in older Bibles) as one of the idols that was set up in Samaria by the people who were living there. 2 Kings chapter 17 describes the religious confusi...
Are there aliens in the Bible?
What does the Bible say about aliens? Nothing. At no point does any part of the Bible discuss the existence of creatures from other planets. Indeed, the idea of beings living on other planets was not even conceived by ancient p...