Chronos and Cryptids

I understand in Hopi tradition, "ancestors" came from the underworld - could this & similar traditions be a conflation of where the Nephilim came from with where they were imprisoned? Especially when you consider American red-haired giant accounts. youtube.com/watch?v=b6_ahhu2…

If we're honest about our fallen state we see in ourselves the worst of Sam, Frodo, & of course, Gollum. But if we're also honest about our true identity, we also see in us the best of them and of Aragorn, Galadriel, Gandalf and others from LOTR... youtube.com/watch?v=zsElQuMF…

Why are ancient Christian communities of the Near East so overlooked and forgotten? In this video (a collaboration with @TheAramaicWire ) we explored some intriguing connections in Mesopotamia to the time of Jesus and long before.

Did you know that Simon of Cyrene, the man who helped carry the cross of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, was from modern day Libya? And when Paul and Barnabas went and preached in Antioch (then Syria, now Antakya, Turkiye), they encountered people from Cyrene there too? That ancient city is near modern day Benghazi, Libya -- and the early church spread to Libya and across all of North Africa in the first few centuries after the resurrection and ascension of Christ. youtube.com/watch?v=hRb_ZfJj…

The Persian Empire, under Cyrus the Great (with its capital at Pasargadae, northeast of the modern city of Shiraz, Iran), conquered the Babylonians in 539 BC. The Babylonian wise men and the Persian magi exchanged knowledge, and learned from each other, and the prophet Daniel lived out the rest of his days within the Persian Empire. youtube.com/watch?v=8DELXyR9…

My view (which I believe is consistent with the historical one) is that demons are a broad category that includes rebellious angels (can assume a physical form), and evil spirits (cannot take on a physical form -- can appear as an apparition) which are the disembodied spirits of Nephilim and desire a physical host. youtube.com/watch?v=aqrFuYTE…

Melchizedek was a priest-king who shows up in the Valley of Shaveh (Genesis 14) and gives bread and wine to Abraham... along with a blessing. Rabbinic teachings suggest this was Shem, a son of Noah. Others say an ancient Canaanite king. Melchizedek is said to establish an eternal order... - King of Righteousness - King of Peace - King of Salem (Jerusalem) "having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like the Son of God" (Hebrews 7:3) youtube.com/watch?v=t-hhq3wY…

Tolkien famously despised allegory and yet his Lord of the Rings contains significant allusion to biblical narrative, and reflects biblical truths through his stories of Middle Earth. LOTR and the Silmarillion also reflect Enochian echoes, making one wonder how familiar Tolkien was with the Book of Enoch. youtube.com/watch?v=zsElQuMF…

So could aliens and angels be one and the same? The debate rages just over the nuance between: 1. Angels are just aliens! 2. Aliens are angels/fallen angels! But this distinction really revolves around -- are they advanced biological beings who we falsely believed were angels (1), or are they spiritual / interdimensional beings who some falsely believe are just biological (2). I would suggest there's a compelling case for the latter... youtube.com/watch?v=WZ3RKjZl…

The prophet, Daniel, from the tribe of Judah, was in charge of all of the magi of Babylonia, later part of the Persian Empire. Jesus came in the line of Judah. Could the magi who brought gifts to the baby Jesus have believed that Zoroaster was Daniel? youtube.com/watch?v=8DELXyR9…

When people shift their thinking into seeing that the "gods" of various religions are real, but just lesser powers compared to the True God, it not only aligns with history, myths, and scripture, it makes better sense of the darkness and struggle we see in our world.

In the Bigfoot / Sasquatch camp, & in the realm of UFO/UAP enthusiasts, the gold standard is that they are real, physical beings (& objects). But both phenomena share the characteristic of credible accounts of physical encounters & then they vanish... suddenly and completely.

Spiritual warfare is real, and gives insight not just to your personal struggles but to massive cultural battles and geopolitical conflicts...

Many thousands and possibly millions of Iranians have encountered the Risen Jesus through dreams and visions, but there are also historical Christian communities across the Near East into historical Persia and into India -- the ancient legacy of the forgotten Church of the East.

That's a fair rundown and I respect that take. I don't think you overstate things at all regarding historical view of 1 Enoch and its relation to the canon. I do think you understate the positive view of 1 Enoch among some respected early church fathers. Justin Martyr leverages 1 Enoch (explaining the origin of demons) in making the argument that the Greek religion was based on demonology. Tertullian and others also defended its historicity and usefulness in providing context for the supernatural events of scripture.

The Islamic Dilemma shows that for the Quran to be trustworthy, the Bible (Tawrat/Injil) has to be true and trustworthy. The origins of Islam were much closer to the truth and that's perhaps why many muslims are putting their trust and faith in Jesus after He's appeared to them in dreams and visions. youtube.com/watch?v=Jl_qDLx6…

True spiritual warfare 🔥

Blood red washing into the sea… and Hormuz comes from the name Ahura Mazda, the Zoroastrian/Avestan name for the Creator God. Incredible symbolism from a place connected to ancient faith that’s also connected to Old Testament Christianity. m.youtube.com/watch?v=8DELXy…

A first-hand account from a former Navajo Ranger tells of a bigfoot / sasquatch they tracked in the American Southwest. As expert trackers they followed it for many miles & then it vanished without a trace -- through a portal? an interdimensional being? youtube.com/watch?v=ZE6kHt8J…

In the latest massive though still heavily redacted Epstein releases we see him talk to his cronies about trauma unlocking abilities. Horrific spin. Yet this matches with what intel programs have explored for more than 70 years. youtube.com/watch?v=J8qD9GIk…