Troublesome Topic: THE THEORY OF THE COUNCIL OF THE GODS EXPLAINED

The theory goes that the God of creation does not act alone; He is the most powerful God among many gods and He presides over the council of the gods. The others also have power and influence, and the Creator God relies on His council when He makes big decisions, such as the giving of the Law to Isreal.

The theory continues by saying that the Creator God does not punish or eliminate the corrupt members of the council because they are His children and members of his family. The Nephilim and other divine beings are able to resist God and lead people into sin because they are part of the Council of the gods. The demons that came from the death of the Nephilim were and are members of the council of the gods.

It is also supposed that Satan was part of the council of God at least up through the time of Job, and probably still is. On page 91 Heiser wrote that the Serpent was cast out of the council of the gods and to the earth – but Heiser differentiated between Satan and the Serpent.

Page 273 of The Unseen Realm is one example among several that implies that God cannot do anything without taking it to the council. One of the ways Heiser “knew” the council of the gods was in session was that someone was being commissioned or called to a special task for God. On page 273 John the Baptist was the one being commissioned. Heiser assumed that any time someone was called or commissioned for a task, the council was involved. This makes YHVH look weak, indecisive, in need of help.

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