Show Notes
What if the ancient world was far stranger—and far more supernatural—than we’ve been taught? Author and biblical-history researcher Will Blesch joins The Berean Files to discuss his book, In the Shadow of Goliath: Angels, Giants, UFOs, and the Hidden History of the Watchers, Nephilim, and Interdimensional War. We explore the mysterious events of Genesis 6, the identity of the Watchers and Nephilim, ancient accounts of giants, the biblical portrayal of angels, and the possibility that today’s UFO and nonhuman-intelligence phenomena have ancient—and deeply spiritual—roots. Have modern scholars stripped the supernatural worldview from Scripture? Are ancient myths distorted memories of real events? Could modern encounters represent something older and more deceptive than extraterrestrial visitors? And how do we separate legitimate evidence from speculation when investigating the strange? This conversation ventures beyond the safe version of biblical history to examine archaeology, ancient literature, spiritual warfare, genetic corruption, prophecy, and the continuing battle over humanity’s understanding of the unseen world. As always, we aren’t asking you to accept every extraordinary claim. We’re asking you to open the Scriptures, examine the evidence, and test everything.
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