Angels: What the Bible Really Says About God’s Heavenly Host

By: Michael S. Heiser

Narrated by: Gordon Greenhill

What does the Bible really tell us about the heavenly host?

Everyone knows that angels have wings, usually carry harps, and that each of us has our own personal guardian angel, right? We all have some preconceptions about angels from movies, television shows, and other media, but you might be surprised to know that a lot of those notions aren't based on anything from the Bible. If you read Luke 1:26–38 and imagine the angel Gabriel standing before Mary with neatly folded white wings, you're not getting that picture from anything the Bible itself says.

What the Bible really says about angels is overlooked or filtered through popular myths. This book was written to help change that. It's a book about the loyal members of God's heavenly host, and while most people associate them with the word "angel," that's just one of many terms the Bible uses for supernatural beings.

In The Unseen Realm, Michael Heiser opened the eyes of thousands to seeing the Bible through the supernatural worldview of the ancient world it was written in. In his latest book, Angels, Dr. Heiser reveals what the Bible really says about God's supernatural servants. Heiser focuses on loyal, holy heavenly beings because the Bible has a lot more to say about them than most people suspect. Most people presume all there is to know about angels is what has been passed on in Christian tradition, but in reality, that tradition is quite incomplete and often inaccurate.

Angels is not guided by traditions, stories, speculations, or myths about angels. Heiser's study is grounded in the terms the Bible itself uses to describe members of God's heavenly host; he examines the terms in their biblical context while drawing on insights from the wider context of the ancient Near Eastern world.

The Bible's view on heavenly beings begins with Old Testament terms but then moves into literature from the Second Temple period? Jewish writings from around the fifth century BC to the first century AD. This literature from the time between the Old Testament and the New Testament influenced the New Testament writers in significant ways. With that important background established, the book focuses on what the New Testament tells us about God's holy ones. Finally, the book reflects on common misconceptions about angels and addresses why the topic is still important and relevant for Christians today.

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Narration- Robot?

MSH work is always worthy of my time. Did not enjoy the narration as it was almost Robotic.

sweet angel sweet angel

great book I thought I already knew a lot about Angel's by knowing what they are not. I have learn so much more from with both the new and old testament

Excellent Treatment

Get Heiser's books for reference and for following along. Absolutely brilliant "funneling" of info into one source for fundamental understanding of the subject matter to hand!

Review

the material at times is pretty technical a good bible knowledge is important and knowing ancient civilizations necessary.

Love this

Loved this one so much I can’t stop laughing and crying about this movie now it’s my fav of the year

Great information, aweful narration.

Dr. Heiser book is packed full of great information about the (good) heavenly beings most commonly known as Angels. He goes to great deeps in his research to present facts, disprove misconceptions, and discuss therories of what might be. However the narrator's performance was at best bland, and at some points (almost) painfully distracting.

interesting take on Angels

very interesting take on Angels but i need ro review his sources as that was notveasy to follow.

Love This Author and Narrator

Great book based on spiritual and Biblical truths!
I have listened to many of this author's stories and they have increased my vocabulary ten-fold!

Informative

Informative and. well documented, looking forward to reading other books by Michael S Heiser.

Anothe great book by Heiser

Dr. Heiser had a wonderful gift of being able to share his knowledge with others through multi-media. He had an amazing gift. Thankful I was able to listen to this book.