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What is Tartarus?

Tartarus occurs as ‘the deep’ in the Septuagint of Job 40:20 about the mythical beast Behemoth, and again in 41:32 (numbered 41:24 in LXX) about the lair of another mythical beast Leviathan. 20 And when he has gone up to a steep mountain, he causes joy to the quadrupeds in the deep. (Job 40:20 LXX ἐν τῷ ταρτάρῳ, […]

Did Elijah really ascend into heaven? (2 Kings 2:11)

The account of Elijah being taken up into heaven is here: 11 And as they still went on and talked, behold, chariots of fire and horses of fire separated the two of them. And Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. 12 And Elisha saw it and he cried, “My father, my father! The chariots of Israel and […]

What are the names of the 200 angels that fell?

This is a reference to the a writing known as the book of Enoch. Its poor content, as reading it easily shows, is evidence against it being any sort of authority. The reference to it in the New Testament book of Jude is best understood as critical, not supportive. It is one of the Jewish […]

Does the Bible predict the return of Elijah and Enoch?

The Bible never mentions the future of Enoch. All we know is that God “took him” (Gen 5:24; Heb 11:5). On the other hand, there is a prophecy of the return of Elijah: Malachi 4:5-6 “Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day of the LORD comes. And he […]

Who are “the angels that sinned”?

This question refers to two verses: For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to chains of gloomy darkness to be kept until the judgment. (2 Peter 2:4) And the angels who did not stay within their own position of authority, but left their proper dwelling, […]

What happened to Enoch?

Enoch is first mentioned in Genesis 4&5. There are two particularly intriguing verses about him: Gen. 5:24 Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him. Hebrews 11:5 By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death, and he was not found, because God had taken him. Now […]