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The Unseen Realm

By: Dr. Michael S. Heiser
Narrated by: Gordon Greenhill
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In The Unseen Realm, Dr. Michael Heiser examines the ancient context of scripture, explaining how its supernatural worldview can help us grow in our understanding of God. He illuminates intriguing and amazing passages of the Bible that have been hiding in plain sight. You'll find yourself engaged in an enthusiastic pursuit of the truth, resulting in a new appreciation for God's word.

  • Why wasn't Eve surprised when the serpent spoke to her?
  • How did descendants of the Nephilim survive the flood?
  • Why did Jacob fuse Yahweh and his angel together in his prayer?
  • Who are the assembly of divine beings that God presides over?
  • In what way do those beings participate in God's decisions?
  • Why do Peter and Jude promote belief in imprisoned spirits?
  • Why does Paul describe evil spirits in terms of geographical rulership?
  • Who are the glorious ones that even angels dare not rebuke?

After listening to this book, you may never read your Bible the same way again.

There is a world referred to in the scripture that is quite unseen, but also quite present and active. Michael Heiser's The Unseen Realm seeks to unmask this world. Heiser shows how important it is to understand this world and appreciate how its contribution helps to make sense of scripture. The book is clear and well done, treating many ideas and themes that often go unseen themselves. With this book, such themes will no longer be neglected, so listen to it and discover a new realm for reflection about what scripture teaches.

©2015 Michael S. Heiser (P)2015 Michael S. Heiser

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But the paper book.

The book is great, but the Audible format isn't the best for this kind of book. Dr. Heiser includes a bunch of footnotes and citations, sometimes rather length ones, on every page. A reader can stop to look at then, out pass them but, but an audible learner MUST listen to the footnotes and citations. These long departures from the narrative make the actual text of the book hard to follow because you never know when a thought or argument is going to be interrupted in the middle of development with a complex discussion about ancient languages I couldn't possibly follow without six to eight years of education. I really wish I had the option to skip them! I have a paper copy of the book if I need the reference, the audio version should just read the text, or at least give me an opt out.

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Simply a must-read for all Christians

I've listened to this book 4 times. There is so much to learn here, I'm tempted to listen again! It's that important, it's that good. I highly recommend you read/listen to this book. Open my eyes Lord is my prayer as a result of the information I've gleaned here. Michael Heiser did an outstanding job of organizing and presenting ancient understanding so as to bring to light the,now, seemingly obvious meanings of those difficult texts we all wrestle with as honest God-fearing children of God.

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Fantastic revelation of complex biblical details

If you could sum up The Unseen Realm in three words, what would they be?

comprehensive, amazing, researched

What did you like best about this story?

Thorough research by Dr. Heiser. The uncovering of the connected details in the Bible and God's plan as shown in this book are astounding. I would never have had the opportunity to see beyond my current layman's understanding of God's plan if it were not for this book. I have an increased love for God and a much clearer understanding for why the world is in such chaos. Thank you Dr. Heiser for this masterful work! I generally don't take the time to write reviews, but this was such a profound and complete piece of work I was compelled to share my thoughts, albeit brief. Lastly, if you struggle with God as an angry God who also loves his people, or you struggle with why there is so much pain and suffering in this world, this book will enlighten you immensely on the condition we are all in.

What about Gordon Greenhill’s performance did you like?

Clear, concise, properly effectuated.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Yes. Mind blown!

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A Five Star Trifecta

This is a must have for any level student of the bible seeking clarity, deeper understanding, and thoughtful insight into some of the more enigmatic, controversial, and often gleamed over principles, ideas, and scripture found in the texts.

Dr Heiser does a superb job of breaking down and articulating some of the more complex ideas and topics helping us mere mortals to gain practical insight with relation to topics like the spiritual realm, looking at the bible from the premodern perspective, the overarching agenda of The Most High, Endtime events, and salvation to name a few.

If you love your bible and seeking a deeper understanding of it, then you must get this book and devour it with an open and reasoning heart.

The narration was good and provided the right voice.

I loved this book and highly recommend it.

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Life changing.

I love to listen to audiobooks while I am working, and this one is life changing! It will change, in a positive way, how you read the Bible. However, I recommend buying BOTH the audible version as well as a hard copy to refer to, otherwise you will be hitting the back button a lot in order to catch the details. This is not meant to discourage people from buying the audio version at all--you won't regret it. It's just that this is a book that needs to be studied further, with yellow highlights, and notations made in the margins. Great book.

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The Unseen

What made the experience of listening to The Unseen Realm the most enjoyable?

Confirming what I suspected and articulating it with clarity.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

This book makes me research the Word of GOD the more.

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THE Best Book I've read in years. I am more than thankful for ALL of the diligent research that went into this masterpiece. Makes the heart rejoice, filled with appreciation to know that I am NOT crazy to think the way I do. Hallelujah! THANK YOU. p.s. Excellent narrator too! :-)

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Best analysis of difficult passages in the Bible.

I've studied the Bible for over 20 years and read many analysis on explanations of difficult passages in the Bible; this book is the best. Will have to listen to it several more times to digest the material.

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intrigued

I'm just a regular person I was introduced to Supernatural finished it and immediately started on this one, although it was a more technical read it was very enlightening and intriguing. I intend to reread the Bible with a new pair of lens.

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Read and Reread!

I love this book-- it is a major paradigm shift in my thinking, and some of the author's presentations are too much to take in in the first read. But it is well worth the effort to go back and reread concepts (and even entire chapters) to solidify the images he so colorfully exhibits. It is hard for me to believe that Mr. Heiser does not have a volume of works published-- he is gifted with words and has a knack for understated humor.

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Read your bible from a whole new perspective

This book is incredible! It opens up a whole new perspective of the entire bible. Teaching you how to understand the context of the old Hebrew ways. It's amazing and I can't wait to "re-read" the bible with more understanding of what's really going on!

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