Death & Afterlife: The Ancient Hebrew View

[@JamesTaborVideos]

Hey everyone, I wanted to clarify, as I can see many are not getting this...this series has NOTHING to do with what I believe, you might believe, or even should believe. I am a historian of religions, not a theologian--the main thing I deal with is the "history of ideas." That history is what it is. It is really ignorant for someone to say--Hey, Tabor's video is "false," unless that person is thinking I got some facts wrong--which I am quite certain I did not...And if so I would be glad to correct. The whole series is the same...we are looking at what these periods and cultures BELIEVED...it is called "education." Enjoy! P.S. At the end of the lecture I said the Hebrew view might be seen as depressing--and that was my intention. Let me explain briefly. In this Biblical view death is DEATH--not life. It is terminal, for all--the small and the great. It is the great "equalizer." There is nothing about judgement, heaven, hell...these ideas come in much later. To really understand the Hebrew view of things, one has to realize that--so that eternal life is a gift, something allowed by the Creator, not something inherent in the creation of humankind--even in the image of God. This was the view of Abraham, Moses, all the Prophets. It is stark, realistic, and death is an absolute REVERSAL of Genesis 2:6. Without that perception, the later views of resurrection of the DEAD...make no sense. We will cover this in detail but I wanted to offer this very brief explanation here. Another, P.S. Please hold your horses on the full Hebrew view as it unfolds. Of course I know about Enoch and Elijah, as well as the seance from the medium of Endor...and Job's wish for a "Redeemer," but all of this is coming as we delve into things more fully--and include later texts. What I presented in this video was the fundamental ground work and concepts of death and Sheol.

[@321ssteeeeeve]

Got it 👍

[@thomasrhodes5013]

You did a good job on this, Tabor. This was as well prepared as presentation from my professors in the 20th century. I genuinely prefer it when you are able to detach your politics from the lectures.

[@iwilldi]

I am not so sure, whether sabbath meant eternal sleep. It seems that rest has been put into a cycle.

[@larrybikedummy]

Thank you for your work, Dr Tabor, I'm from Ukraine and we've got turbulent times, history making times here. Yet, since I learnt about you and your scholarship several years ago from Simha Jacobovici videos I fell in love with your knowledge and style I've always found time to watch your new videos. Many thanks for your amazing studies!🙏

[@aprilparker4030]

I appreciate your role as a teacher with the credentials that you have and I appreciate the fact that you try to clarify that you are not a church father with strict guidelines and it's this way and no other way, thanks again James for all you do, and try to teach and share.

[@RuckReaper]

Dr. Tabor, I’ve just discovered this. As a young man (24) that knows the common way is not the only way, I praise any teacher that lays out the facts without a hidden agenda. Your efforts will help me find my path, thank you and keep up the great work.

[@Jaden370]

Aw I love this!😢🙏🏽🙏🏽 your already on the path, love 💞

[@yusufalqubaisi7481]

​@@Have_a_good_day_dudepaths of our lifes ways & where may it's will ends us up or low ! Have Great luck & joyFul lifes😅

[@Juduh]

we have all sinned, and broken God’s law (the Ten Commandments). When a person breaks the law, they are then considered a criminal, and to bring justice, the judge must sentence/judge them according to their wrongdoings. No matter how big or small the crime, a person who breaks the law is a criminal, and are not judged by their good deeds but by what they have done wrong. For example; a m**der cannot say “I donated millions of dollars to an orphanage, you should let me go, look at all the good I’ve done.” Criminals are only judged for their wrongdoing, to let them go because of the “good” that they’ve done would be unjust. So those who have broken God’s law will be judged for their lawlessness, not the good that they’ve done. Since we have all sinned, we must be punished so that justice may take place. But if someone pays the fine for the crime we have committed we can legally walk free. Jesus took the punishment of sin, being innocent, so that all who repent of their sins and put their faith in Him may be saved. He essentially took our punishment so that we could walk free, he paid our debt. But one can accept or deny for someone to pay their fine, in like manner one can accept or deny this gift from God. If you repent of your sin (turn from it) and put your faith in Jesus, you will be saved.

[@toneysmith4946]

That's the problem he's not laying out any facts u want to find your way, It will not be here. Trust me Jesus Christ is the only way to the Father. Why do u think so many have a problem with this . No other leaders of the day made this claim Muhammad, and neither Buddha r any other claim to be God Go look at history. u want find it. This got Jesus Christ killed, and He never held back on this claim .

[@leadnsteel1428]

Look up Delores Cannon.... she sais there is no wright or wrong, basically we are all part of an experiment that we incarnated on earth as part of an experiment that nobody knew how it was going to play out.... also ive seen other videos that say not to go into the light which is a false light trap and weve had many lifetimes before this. Some even belive we are god and we are immortal souls. We can also create avatars that our soul can connect to and go into the universe...this earth is just a school to learn how to create.... look up god meditation. Also they say the universe has 11 dimmensions and different levels. Ive also seen videos about ndes where people say they met god and they said that religions are all man made. Alot of people are waking up and soon we will be immortal. Time is an illusion and thid 3rd dimmension is just a simulation.

[@elizabeth_777]

Dr. Tabor, there are many foreign bots, and critics, and especially critical are people without the prerequisite knowledge of how education works. I absolutely appreciate the wonderful scholarship you share with those of us who DO understand and appreciate your expertise. I was unable to take classes from you as my Prof, yet I know a great one when I hear a lecture. I’ve had some extraordinary Professors of history, and you are extremely professional in how you teach ABOUT religion…..a very delicate subject indeed. Therein lies the distinction in simple terms. Teaching religion in a seminary is much different than teaching about a particular religion in its historical context. Please don’t be deterred from continuing this wonderful and intellectually inspiring lecture series. I am truly grateful to you. Thank you ever so much. 🤓

[@3r2w1c]

What Drs might call education, KGB would call demoralization. Influencing conclusions with truth mixed with error is far from education, if Truth is the objective prize! Science so called, with philosophy and vain deceit, carry a plausible deniability that apparently absolves the teacher of all liability if "mistakes" are made inadvertantly. Separated by a category of learning that grees you of Paul's warning. If you or any man or Angel teach any other truth than his, let him be anathama. The rich man of earthy wisdom, ready to go to Abraham's Bosem, but where will he actually end up?

[@davidkeller6156]

@@3r2w1cRidiculous!

[@3r2w1c]

@@davidkeller6156 Says you! Brilliant in fact! Time will tell. Everything that can be shaken will be shaken!

[@davidkeller6156]

@@3r2w1c Time has already told the story. Jesus said the Kingdom of God was at hand and would arrive during the lifetime of his disciples. He was wrong. As for this video, it’s about what the Old Testament actually said and how it was understood in it’s day, and not how it’s seen through the eyes of modern Christianity. I know from listening to a few rabbis talk that what Dr. Tabor is talking about is pretty much in agreement.

[@3r2w1c]

@@davidkeller6156 According to the wisdom of this world you seem fairly convinced, but when 3 days of darkness rock your world view, you'll be a lot less arrogant in your misguided zeal! Men's hearts will fail them for fear of the things coming upon the breadth of the Earth I'm Rev. or in Greek, Plato's. I don't know Greek. I have to trust those who wrote the education guides. Propaganda. Many will be turned to righteousness. Every knee will be feeble!

[@cracker3932]

Dr. Tabor, words can't express how happy and grateful I am for this series. I've wanted to study under you for a couple of decades now but life has always prohibited it. Now I get my chance. Thank you so much!

[@c.glazercrush3994]

What if we find out,that most planets inthe univers have to be flattened at some point.or from having excess water have to be constructed inside.Hence separating the waters above from the waters below.

[@patpryor]

Great video. One of the amazing things about KZbin video watchers is that some of them just cannot understand the concept of teaching about the history of what people believed. They apparently live in a box with limited viewing capabilities and a recording that says, "If the video teaches something you don't believe, it must be wrong, and your job is to set the presenter straight." You may as well just make a copy of your explanation of the video and automatically post it in every description. Good luck with getting them to "Get It'. They just don't seem to be able to do that. The rest of us are on board and are learning much from your presentations. Thanks for all you do.

[@Yabroproductions33]

Your patience with all the chatter in comments is commendable. Thank you.

[@aprilparker4030]

My husband and I can't wait to go through this with Mr. Tabor. Looking forward to a great study on death and afterlife.

[@michealomaoldomhnaigh3604]

Probably Dr as distinct from Mr would be preferable. Same as you I am looking forward to this

[@BonestheOfficial]

Thanks for breaking this down, And it didn’t feel like you were preaching, but actually teaching. That’s important to me

[@OffRampTourist]

Thanks for a great video to start another thought provoking series.

[@RevelationGenisis]

I saw it when I had flatlined in 2017!! Our planet is flat!.... the two large pillars on each side and "Sheol" was dark and shaped like a cone... I will never forget that rubber band pull !!! The experience brought me to the book of Genesis and my life began 🙏❤️ TY YAHUA for your grace!!! .. and thank you Dr. Tabor, it is so lovely finding your channel 🙏

[@FriendwithNoName7]

Hello can you explain to me exactly how it looked like?

[@RevelationGenisis]

@@FriendwithNoName7 Hello, so I was extremely ill from a parasitic and bacterial infection and got down to 87 pounds.... it's a long story how I got there, but while I was under, I felt some thing pulling me upwards, and I started zooming out of what looked exactly like the picture shown here, however, everything around it was liquid like it says if I was underwater looking at Earth... I could see the firmament, and it was filled with luminous stars, but they were underneath the firmament everything else above was liquid. Then there were these two gigantic mountains on each side, holding our plane✝️ in between. Underneath the flat desk there was darkness, and it was the shape of an ice cream cone... it basically looks like the shape of a tornado.... there are no words that can describe the feeling or the colors at which point I was pulled back in and woke up in recovery... I tried sharing this with my children five years ago, and they thought I was crazy and have never heard of a flat earth society either LOL... a few days later, some thing led me to open up the Bible, and I started reading the book of Genesis... it was right there, and God separated the waters from the waters. That's why our sky is so blue. ❤️🙏

[@RevelationGenisis]

@@FriendwithNoName7 and so thrilled I'm not alone 🙏❤️ kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKLOpXtmdshrbKc

[@RevelationGenisis]

@@FriendwithNoName7 one more :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/al7dq6SNZrx-kKc

[@amyeck3870]

Thank you Dr. Tabor! Love your material! I listen to you while working and sleeping! You’re up there with Derek and Neal! ❤

[@oceansunset6147]

Please send links: Derrick and Neal who?

[@amyeck3870]

@@oceansunset6147 Derek has a channel called Mythvision and Neal’s channel is The gnostic informant. Great channels!

[@ericchastain1863]

Anyone else ever died before? I've died and darkness was mostly a view. Yet when I heard a Voice speek. "It's Not Your Time" I felt a pressure on my chest. In my spirit pressed back into my body. And waking up in the hospital. After a week of being hit by a car.

[@Lori.983]

WOW, Praise Jesus you were sent back and have recovered to share your testimony!!! God is so incredibly good and amazing!!! I’ve experienced so many, many miracles in the last roughly six years, it’s really astonishing!!! It all began when I was awakened in the very early morning hours and literally heard the LORD say, “BEHOLD I COME QUICKLY”!!! My entire body was instantly lit up with energy and goosebumps from head to toe, I was SHOCKED and overwhelmed with His LOVE!!! It’s been almost nonstop since that morning!!! Soon after, I read in God’s Word that in the last days, just before the END JUDGMENTS, God will pour out His Spirit on ALL FLESH, He will give dreams and visions to His people and His people will begin to prophesy, absolutely utterly amazing…and I didn’t know any of this UNTIL it began happening to me, and trust me, I’m absolutely no one special!!! GOD IS SO GOOD!!! JESUS IS COMING SO VERY VERY VERY SOON!!! Have you read the Bible yet? Please ignore all these people who think they know it all and are mostly all wrong about everything, and just simply read God’s Word for yourself. I sincerely recommend asking Holy Spirit to help you and bless you with wisdom and understanding every single time you open your Bible…doing this has helped me understand His Word so much more. Once we’re saved, Jesus wants only to have a beautiful, constant, extremely close personal relationship with us. He’s truly my best friend, and though I formally pray often, I’m continually just talking to Him. Anyway, your comment touched me and I just wanted to respond to you! I pray you are blessed always, my love and prayers are with you!!!🕊✝️💞

[@THEGAME-tz6yu]

true

[@jecoliasjems2529]

My daughter and I. We only saw darkness too and heard our voices praying. She said she felt my deceased mother press her chest and she came back. Other time I was awake, I could only feel death and severe cold, shivering. I knew I wasn’t ready and told my then living, mother. She began to pray and heat entered my body.

[@Christopherurich33]

I'm excited too see what is next

[@ChristianCarrizales]

Excellent video Dr. Tabor! Great analysis of the historical ideas of death and afterlife of the Hebrews/Israelites. Looking forward to further releases in this series!

[@priscillajervey8345]

Dr Tabor, I have often and many times attempted to inform/explain the afterlife to Chtistians/friends, but they rejected me, they simply cannot let go of an immortal soul. I actually had a friend who wanted/prayed to die so she could go be with the Lord! I tried to tell her in the nicest way possible that we must wait of the return of Christ. She stated what I said was an irrelevant controversy. She was a super spiritul person. Alas, she did finally will her death. I believe the teaching of an immortal soul is very dangerous, and the churches are doing the laity a great injustice by such fale teaching.

[@GeldardtheGrey]

Absolutely fascinating and informative, as usual.

[@soundman2604]

Very good explanation, very few people spend the time for this education, but will feverishly debate these topics. So easy to get caught up in the emotional sphere for the massess.

[@denisereneec]

Great video Dr Tabor I really enjoyed it! Looking forward to your next video coming up in the series!

[@OliveRetreat]

Thank you so much. I never got to study this at uni and you answer questions I had for decades. So grateful🙏💖

[@georgemoore2226]

Great material 👍 Very good presentation.

[@DoraMinoe]

Your channel randomly popped up on my feed, and what a nice surprise. Thank you.

[@jackiesable4372]

Finally, somebody who is talking about flat earth and the after life. I’ve been searching for you for years

[@maxamahnken7325]

The Earth is a spherical ball within space. The Bible doesn't teach a flat Earth.

[@randyg.7940]

​@@maxamahnken7325yeah....the Bible says it a ball 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@temporaryaccount5307]

I hope ur being facetious bc the FE is an old retake on what the RCC believed. Has nothing to do w the Bible that clearly says it’s ROUND.

[@christianklausner]

@@randyg.7940No it doesn’t.

[@randyg.7940]

@christianklausner wrong person....thTz sarcasm

[@JC-vq2cs]

❤ this video Dr. Tabor, extremely clear & helpful. This is why I think we need solid academic/secular religious studies in high schools. Ignorance or worse, misinformation, is rampant while these texts continue to hold power & worse, get weaponized. Looking forward to the rest of the series.

[@KetoCarnivoreLifestyle]

Traveled to the moon 😅😅😅

[@ItsAllAboutFuzzy]

Dr. Tabor, That was one of the best and most accurate explanations of the ancient Hebrew view of death that I’ve seen from someone that wasn’t a JW. 😂Impressed that you brought out Ecclesiastes chapter 3 which most Christians or Jews either completely ignore or don’t even know it exists. We all share but one spirit or breath of life and there is no superiority of man over beast for they all die the exact same way, they simply return to the dust. The hope of a resurrection however is held out in the book of Job here; “If a man dies, can he live again? I will wait all the days of my compulsory service Until my relief comes. 15 You will call, and I will answer you. You will long for the work of your hands.”-Job 14:14-15 The idea of soul sleep, as presented in the Hebrew scriptures, is quite clear and it’s even repeated by Jesus when he discusses the death of Lazarus and likens his death to that of sleep from which he was going to awaken him. I didn’t hold out much hope that you were going to get this right since the predominant view is so often regurgitated without thought. I was pleasantly surprised!

[@BetterCarma]

This is amazing content. Thank you 🙏🏽. Yah bless everyone here.

[@modernmovement4813]

Great video thank you. I came across this and found it interesting because of "sheol" as I have "died" twice in this life and come back. The second time I remember the entire experience and there was a void where there was a sort of judgement. No external being but just judgement of self I suppose. Before I "died" I felt it coming for me and even started preparing myself.. At first there was immense pain, an intense piercing sound that was tearing me apart from the inside but I had no body. I was being pulled down backwards into the pit. It was hell, that is hell. Perpetuating and ever increasing pain torment and torture. I surrendered to it and it ended. Once there in the pit I call it the void there was nothing, absolutely nothing, no god, spirit or others. Then you're reminded of the guilt and shame you hold. Cutting to the end of that specific experience I came back, I do not know why but when I came back my memory was almost gone. I recognised people but didn't know who they were. It really changed me that much I moved thousands of kilometres away and started a new life.. at 25. First "death" was at 5 years.

[@MrShnazer]

That’s a bit of a wild story.

[@JWC-iw9um]

Hi James. A fellow brother Eric recommended that I watch your video. Thank you for all your work. This requires some careful thinking . . .

[@jeanettecarlisle304]

This is a very interesting series you are starting and I am very excited to see it. There is one thing that complexes me and I was wondering if you could maybe do a video on it in the future. Sacrifice. Where did that come from? Why did so many ancient religions around the world practice sacrifice? Even Jesus was a sacrifice. Thank you for your videos and sharing your knowledge with us.

[@lisaw6855]

Yes. I’d love to learn more about the psychology and history of sacrifice, as well.

[@joshjeggs]

Job 19:25 For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last he will stand upon the earth.[a] 26 And after my skin has been thus destroyed, yet in[b] my flesh I shall see God, 27 whom I shall see for myself, and my eyes shall behold, and not another. My heart faints within me!

[@joshjeggs]

debunks his conclusions all in one section

[@thomasmull3967]

Thanx Dr JT! As an exJehovahs Witness, I was generally informed of this. It is essentially the JW view with the hope for future access to the Tree of Life here on the earth. I look forward to more! =)

[@brendantannam499]

I'm an XJW too. I was pleased to see how nephesh and Yahweh were explained properly to us back then. I don't remember, though, any talk about the ancient Hebrews having no hope of a future life. Then again, it's a long time ago....

[@connieboolieris8825]

I am one of Jehovah’s Witnesses (for 45 years) and the Hebrews did believe in the physical resurrection of the dead in a future time. By the time Jesus walked the earth some Jews had adopted the pagan Greek idea of the soul living on after death therefore doing away with the idea of the Resurrection. (Job 14: 13-15

[@brendantannam499]

@@connieboolieris8825 The point I'm making is that there was a time when these ancient Hebrews did not believe in an afterlife other than Sheol, the meaning of which you know. I never heard this spoken about when I was a JW. The idea of a real afterlife came later, after mingling with other cultures.

[@Praise___YaH]

Here is The Savior YaH The Heavenly FATHER HIMSELF was Who they Crucified/Pierced for our sins and “HERE IS THE PROOF” From the Ancient Egyptian Semitic: "Yad He Vav He" is what Moshe (Moses) wrote, when Moses asked YaH His Name (Exodus 3) Ancient Egyptian Semitic Direct Translation Yad - "Behold The Hand" He - "Behold the Breath" Vav - "Behold The NAIL"

[@brendantannam499]

@@Praise___YaH There's always one.

[@UnmaskingJesusChrist]

Dr, Tabor Thank you for your insight on death in the ancient times. I love to listen to truth regarding history of our ancestors the knowledge that you learn is so insightful. Just listening an learning how far this world has come is magnificent in itself. Thanks again for your time you have took to study to engaged us on the after life. I am excited to watch this intriguing video that you uploaded. I love all things biblical especially Yawweh❤ Amen.

[@coastsalishnative241]

I woke up this morning 🌄, and within the first second was happy to say Good morning Lord! Thank you for allowing me to wake up and enjoy another day ❤️. Drank my coffee ☕ and had no desire to go to social media or watch something on TV. I craves to read my Bible. So I began in the beginning of the Bible... And as I Red, it bugged me that I don't know what's being said, I don't know what firmament is?... An what'd you know! 🎉 One of the first videos I see when I open KZbin this morning as I begin my work day was your video with that same word in your thumbnail "Firmament"

[@ldanner17111]

Isn't it amazing how God communicates with us and confirms things for us !! Using technology as a tool to communicate with the Most High is for our benefit !!!

[@treeoflife-vt6ym]

@@Have_a_good_day_dude your little big bang theory was created by a catholic priest an the best scientists in the world say "we BELIEVE this happend but we don't know" so absolutely nothing exploded an created everything science is about testing an experimenting so you know for 100 percent fact on what you are testing is in fact true so when the say we BELIEVE this happend but we don't know it sounds like a religion to me ahh yes the religion of the big bang theory you are welcome for having your whole reality destroyed

[@bvowels]

Lol if I as a Christian were to think that I am a good person, I'm probably not a good person. Even Paul said that he was the "chief among sinners", that is to say that he believed himself to be a terrible person, and the only good thing about him was that Jesus redeemed him and saved him from having to pay for all the evil that he did in his life. He delights in eternal life because it means he gets to be with Jesus forever, not that he gets to just live forever and do whatever he wants. Jesus wants you to live with him forever, too. Read about how much he loves you in the book of John. :) Have a good day, dude. :)

[@333pinkfeather]

Oh what a delight to find you ❤🎉blessings dry bones arise

[@handofgrace5066]

Thank you James. This was excellent and very much appreciated. 🙂♥

[@rogerfarias4506]

Wonderfull! Can't wait to watch the whole series. Thanks very much for sharing you knowledge sir.

[@jennyhoover9304]

Great lesson. Thank you

[@tanyachen748]

Wow, Dr Tabor, you are a smart man and thank you for sharing your amazing knowledge. I look forward to learning from from you. Have an awesome day.

[@spoddie]

I'm so glad I found your work. I've been interested in the history of the Bible for a long time and your work is exactly what I was looking for. I appreciate the way you talk about all aspects, history, myth, theology, culture, philosophy etc making it clear what we know, and what we assume or guess. This might be typical within academia but that's not easily accessible to lay people. My main interest was the very early history of Christianity, especially how it survived the First Jewish-Roman War, and I've recently watched your videos on that era. But I'm also interested in the emergence of Judaism. I've read a couple of books by one of your contemporaries but I find his style too rambling and unnecessarily verbose.

[@jevelwilson]

Just found your channel, & subscribed with alerts. The different series you talked about all sound very intriguing. I look forward to all of your future videos & will watch your older videos while waiting for your upcoming videos.

[@allenallen2508]

I love these teachings ..I wanna learn more about the bible and more about my Lord so thank you sir and may God bless you .

[@toneysmith4946]

Do you here this false teaching do not fall for this nonsense

[@toneysmith4946]

Hebrew Bible is translated into the English Bible is what we have he knows u guys don't know any Hebrew and Greek he's playing mine games he's false trust me

[@kennethbrownsher1264]

@@toneysmith4946 Too bad you do not read Hebrew. You live in the Dark

[@AR-tb9hq]

@@toneysmith4946 simple question - did Jesus ever meet Paul?

[@toneysmith4946]

Yes Paul meet Jesus On the road of Damascus Acts chapter 9: 1-6 and some scholars believe he seen Jesus in the flesh there's no proof of that

[@merthsoft]

Thank you, Dr. Tabor. Always appreciate your work!

[@maudenaliburd4510]

There is nothing whatsoever that can convince me that there is no life after death after visiting Castle Cornet in Guernsey. It took me many months to get over my experience with the afterlife there and I was absolutely traumatized and lost over 5st in weight with sleep deprivation etc. Now I am totally stuck to God and I share a very intimate relationship with Him. There is life after death. No doubt.

[@Lori.983]

May I ask you what happened to you while you were there that affected you so drastically? Hallelujah, Jesus, Almighty God, is my Savior and Lord forevermore!!! My love and prayers are with you!!!🕊✝️💞

[@TomDavisAtSundown]

I liked the presentation with you visible. the slide large, and the cursor serving as the pointer. I finally quit trying to use my cursor to roll the slides back and forth. 🙂 I have a much better understanding of the subject. Thank you. Now to watch No. 2

[@damieno3470]

Matthew 16:6 “Be careful,” Jesus said to them. “Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”

[@ymmitjones7904]

this was very helpful. Thank you MR.Tabor. Thank you.

[@kamrandehghan6507]

Great teacher

[@captprosser]

Thank you sir. I've been waiting for a series like this!

[@ElkoJohn]

I use the title ''Lord'' with my religious family and friends, because they assume that my understanding of the Lord is the same as theirs. This avoids the unpleasantness of ''my Lord'' versus your ''Lord.'' I am a firm believer in a *''First Cause Creator''* - outside of traditional religions. Our precisely created, fine-tuned, amazingly beautiful Universe/Earth, along with my personal awareness of it all, is utterly Miraculous to me. I don't know the ultimate purpose of this Creation, or why humans are allowed to be so extremely hateful and destructive toward other humans. Enlightened folks would like to see Authentic JUSTICE, in this world - on behalf of victims - against evil-doers. Me too, but I'm not holding my breath.

[@Ken_Scaletta]

There is no evidence whatsoever for "fine-tuning" in the universe.

[@dirtypickle77]

@Ken_Scaletta probably meant like how the earth and moon is precisely perfect orbit for life is things like that.

[@Ken_Scaletta]

@@dirtypickle77 That's not actually true, though. That stuff about how close the Earth is to the sun, etc. is an apologist canard. The Earth's distance from the sun is widely variable and not within any remarkable parameters. This is not a valid argument anyway. Of course life follows the ordinary laws of physics. Why is that amazing? I've never understood the thinking behind "design" arguments. Of course life conforms to physical laws. Why would it NOT? I think there is an assumption behind teleological arguments that humans have some special significance in the universe. If things were different humans wouldn't exist. But so what if humans never ? Humans have not existed for almost the entire history of the universe anyway. In astronomical terms, we just got here a second ago and we'll probably be gone in an another one and the universe will never care about a single one of us anymore than it cares about a single bacterium. The human gut is very hospitable to certain bacteria. How do we know that humans were not created simply to provide environments and food sources for gut bacteria? After all, the human gut is perfectly designed for gut bacteria.

[@ElkoJohn]

@@Ken_Scaletta /// The Self-Regulating Universe, with Information of Precise Constants needed, is using the Laws Of Physics, to Create Itself. (just my theory, nothing to write home about)

[@webstercat]

@@Ken_Scaletta Assuming there is a universe, which is impossible to prove.

[@mrlume9475]

fascinating as always, Dr Tabor.

[@theunapologeticjew]

Dr. Tabor, great so far, looking forward to the series. 1) wasn’t death the initial plan? Otherwise the tree of life seems superfluous; 2) age of knowledge of good and bad- any relation to Isaiah’s prophecy to King Ahaz? Thanks!

[@morticiag]

The two trees were placed there as a choice - either you choose Death or you choose eternal life

[@theunapologeticjew]

@@morticiag thanks but that doesn’t solve the riddle. If it required eating from the tree of life to gain eternal life, then logically, man was mortal from creation.

[@morticiag]

@@theunapologeticjew I think YAH, in his willingness to give Free Will , laid out both trees in the Garden : the Tree of Mortality (Death) and the Tree of Immortality (Life). So Adam had a CHOICE of Life or Death? Had Adam eaten from the Tree of Life first (which was available to Him), YAH would've had to remove the Tree of knowledge of Good and Evil , I assume ? Because if you are immortal and you Sin , you become completely Evil, much like Satan and his friends.... I don't know , but I don't think Yah would want that. Nevertheless, He HAD TO present Both options, good and bad, to give Adam the Choice. Jesus Christ, Messiah, later became the Tree of Life. All who follow The Word (Jesus) and are Baptised by the Holy Spirit, they become GRAFTED into the Tree of Life and the family of (spiritual) Israel. Hallelujah! Praise YAH

[@theunapologeticjew]

@@morticiag nice d’rash just illogical given the narrative.

[@morticiag]

@@theunapologeticjew Why did YAH drive the Je'ws out of Israel for Many Centuries not long after they rejected the Messiah?

[@JesseP.Watson]

What a particular interesting set of topics, I will be watching.

[@DrCorvid]

There's an even more ancient view called the pre-religion time, in which people, Followers of Horus, practiced ascension using the empty sarcophagi that were not meant for mummies but sensory deprivation.. Seems it was what, dimension-hopping or really ascension into heaven? They practiced and taught it for about 30 millennia until recently; a ceremony is depicted in the Kolbrin Bible.

[@R3Quency]

Thank you so much this it, was so refreshing, someone to explain, there perception on the ancients, and how they are derived, clarifying that what I heard was not what I just wanted to hear! I Totally resonated with all of your teachings there. I am like a young girl at school with my books and pencil case out writing all my notes, thank you for all the amazing literature, I am going to explore now, that the pdf is printed off. 🎉

[@darthorama]

I love your books and videos! Thank you so much for sharing your wealth of knowledge with everyone. I’m the nerd and heretic in our family lol Huge fan of TRUTH, facts and thinking for myself. Thanks again

[@Bever71]

So interesting. I’m going to listen to it again.

[@germanboy14]

I have a question which also fits to the topic and cant find an answer. I am currently researching as a layman what first Christians believed about Jesus resurrection and many early sources point to a spiritual resurrection, not a bodily like Lazarus. So here i found a quote of Jerome about the Ebionites. He says in one translation that they believed Jesus "ascended" to heaven, no resurrection mentioned. But other translations say that he was "rose again" instead of "ascended". I dont know Latin or Greek and i am little bit confused about the translation. Maybe someone can help me. Here is the quote: Jerome In his Epistle 75, to Augustine, he said: "What shall I say of the Ebionites who pretend to be Christians? To-day there still exists among the Jews in all the synagogues of the East a heresy which is called that of the Minæans, and which is still condemned by the Pharisees; [its followers] are ordinarily called 'Nasarenes'; they believe that Christ, the son of God, was born of the Virgin Mary, and they hold him to be the one who *suffered under Pontius Pilate and ascended to heaven,* and in whom we also believe. But while they pretend to be both Jews and Christians, they are neither" Here is the other translation:" The adherents to this sect are known commonly as Nazarenes; they believe in Christ the Son of God, born of the Virgin Mary; and they say that He who suffered under Pontius Pilate *and rose again,* is the same as the one in whom we believe."

[@toneysmith4946]

Really ur asking him for your answers he's not a believer of the faith. He doesn't have a glue they were wise and became fools

[@germanboy14]

He is an expert and its just a translation issue. Maybe someone else could give the answer too. And you don't have to be a believer for a translation issue. I just don't know Greek or Latin.

[@CosmicBayB]

@@germanboy14 Ignore him. He’s rude. He seems to think he can speak for Dr Tabor. If I knew the answers I’d help you. I’m currently attempting to study both Greek and Hebrew, so I appreciate any knowledge I may garner from Dr Tabors opinions and views. I’m learning so much from everything he’s been so graciously sharing with us. I truly appreciate him. God has Blessed him greatly and Dr Tabor is fulfilling his destiny unfortunately those who hate the truth always show up with their jealous intentions. Just saying. The more I learn about people. The more I like my dog. ~~ Mark Twain.

[@germanboy14]

​@@CosmicBayB yeah learning those languages can be very beneficial. Good luck on your journey

[@toneysmith4946]

@germanboy14 It's more than a translation issue he doesn't believe in the hold bible he's a cherry picker he wants to keep using Hebrew, and Greek God gave us a book with His information in it its been translated pretty much in every language so we can read it and understand it

[@lauramumma2360]

Thank you for sharing your scholarship and research on this subject.

[@sharakirkby2744]

This was very interesting. I’m in a biblical study with another scholar who’s teaching the bible basics of theology. You both compliment each other. Are you reading the Dead Sea scrolls now available? They are interesting as well. Thanks for these teachings. I’m so tired of pablum in learning and programming what we need to think according to our privileged rich and destitute moralists.

[@enriquesanchez2001]

Dr. Tabor - Excellent presentation + your PDF was enlightening. Thank you! ♥♥♥♥

[@JodyFidelis]

I'm very attracted to the flat disk concept of earth.

[@vsedai]

LOVED the little shout-out to Terry Pratchett

[@b4its2l83]

Hi James, I was wondering if you pray before you release these videos or if you rely on guidance and discernment from the holy spirit or if you produce this content from strictly an academic\intellectual perspective ?

[@guyincognito5663]

Lol

[@christianjensen4924]

Doc you gave an excellent explanation. Thank you for this

[@highvibes3758]

bottom line is that earth, planets , sun and moon are not what we were taught!!!!!! thanks.

[@solesust]

I enjoy it. It’s interesting to me that, you’ll not start at the beginning as you said at one point during the last few minutes of your broadcast cast. I look forward to hearing more of how you’ll fit yourself into the story.

[@Rickandmorty_com]

earth is flat its true

[@allenmoldovan]

I saw the pit people, it’s true. They are sleep, sometime move gentle. Very sad. Yes above is flat.

[@HOWBAZARY]

Thank you for sharing. Always good to hear a different point of view.

[@HOWBAZARY]

Not sure where you got a flat disk or these pictures. Somewhat misleading. Just my opinion.

[@3r2w1c]

Why are all the craters on the moon round. Every impact happened at a 90 degree angle to the surface. None came in at an angle and caused an oblong shaped crater. Which raises the question, if the pictures of the lunar lander are authentic, and it used a powerful rocket to land softly on the dust covered surface, where is the blast crater from the rocket? No dust on anything. Just gold foil and cardboard and probably staples if you look critically. Asking the right questions is impossible for those who have believed a lie. The space suits won't fit out the door of the lander and there is no place to store them in the tiny space inside. So what's the only conclusion? When you eliminate every possibility, whatever is left, no matter how unlikely, must be the truth. No man has ascended into heaven except Jesus Christ. That's the Gospel of those who swear by the God of Truth!

[@3r2w1c]

@@NathSbbb Just believe? Is that what you're saying?

[@JeffreyBenzodiazepines]

The moon landing was bazillion times a hoax

[@Robert_L_Peters]

Thank you very much for this Dr. Tabor

[@KingDavid1979]

The earth is under our firmament as a fact 🤲 we are inside the sphere not « on » the sphere here the controverse vs héliocentric theory ( y the moon is still visible in day light) because they are so close to the firmament looking for (HALLO SUN DOG ) here our firmament 🙌✊👊 thks Mr Tabor 🤝

[@robertcampbell6349]

How are things on the short school bus?

[@KingDavid1979]

@@robertcampbell6349 kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4O5oJKmhNmbq80&ab_channel=DominiqueMasseMariondeSabran

[@TB-ue2kw]

@@robertcampbell6349you cannot even explain how a waterfall works on the other side of the world on your 🏀 earth 🌍 theory. You belong in that short schoolbus

[@My_Alchemical_Romance]

Been watching you and your dissertations for years, doctor. I admire your work, and it’s good to see you still active. You can die a happy man in the far future; you’ve lit the candle for so many that eventually becomes the torch we know as the light. Keep that powder dry; and long live the republic! PS: “I meant for this to be depressing….” A true scholar. ;) haha

[@RosaGrau2014]

Very interesting. I will be following you. Thank you.

[@dissidentfairy4264]

You called this one "depressing" (lol) I can't wait for the next. It can only go up from here in terms of our eternal hope which I absolutely do believe in. I do agree with you regarding the fallacy of the immortal soul doctrine. My preference would have been to have an immortal soul, but it's quite clear, and will become even clearer as you go along that the Bible doesn't teach it, in saying that, it doesn't mean there is no hope for us after we die. This lecture was fascinating as are all of your presentations, Dr. Tabor. Thank you and I can't wait for the next:-) We are all seeking the truth wherever it may lead.🧚‍♀

[@Ken_Scaletta]

Consciousness is proven to be entirely an emergent property of the physical brain. All sensory perception, memory, emotion and cognition happens in the brain and we know what parts of the brain do what. We know that injuries to those parts of the brain cause changes to those parts of consciousness and personality. without senses, memory., emotion or cognition, what exactly would be surviving death? what makes it "you?" When the brain dies, consciousness cease to be produced. It doesn't go anywhere, anymore than the light from a light bulb goes anywhere after the bulb burns out. The bulb just isn't producing any more light. The brain is not producing any more consciousness.

[@kingshark247]

Very interesting! Thank you so much!

[@edl6026]

Very insightful! Looking forward for more.

[@roes369]

Incredible work! I am impressed. Subscribed

[@wh40k_painter42]

Thank you for your work. Really nice video.

[@jrettetsohyt1]

Consider Job 19:25-27, and Job 14:12-15 which fits with Revelation 20:11- . At least the idea of an afterlife was not foreign to Job.

[@occamsrazor9183]

The waters above refers to the precipitation and rains in the atmosphere, the waters below refers to the springs, and aquifers below the firmament, what perceptions in root text and some ancient is archaic...

[@mathezeus]

My wife is a Jehovaa Witness and I am a God believer without religion and I love to talk with her about the bible. Her views is mostly the views showed in this video. Im really impressive about the similarity between ancient hebrews cosmology and the JW cosmology

[@THEGLASSMANSWORLD]

Your screen shot with the Earth resting on the backs of elephants brought me in to watch. I just started. I'll comment again after....

[@LUCIDX.]

Such an awesome video. Thanks for you work 🙏

[@altonsafe]

Thank You I really benefited from your series!

[@acetoz5158]

Wonderful work. Thank you for spreading free education.

[@TeeCeeBee]

I never noticed the Deut 1:39 point. That's an interesting rabbit hole, thanks!

[@akulinamackenzie4492]

💕👍 reading the tibetan and egyptian book of the death was very interesting, in my youth...

[@wendyrock4260]

Very interesting, thank you.

[@marym9245]

The best teacher. Thank you.

[@alhassani626]

One of your better works yet.

[@aquarianmasterstroke2958]

Wow! Extraordinary exposition

[@fernandohernandezjr5696]

Wow what a masterpiece! Love from PALM BEACH

[@anharmyenone]

Dr. Michael Heiser has done some in-depth work on ancient Hebrew views with regard to the nephilim.

[@CrisisActorJonsiri]

Thank you for making this. Your thumbnail matches my avatar. SHALOM SHALOM

[@julianasantossanchez6057]

Thank you for sharing this with us!

[@POTUS-ob5yb]

Psalms 19:1 engraved on NASA's former chief Wernher Von Braun's gravestone says a lot about this!

[@galaxymetta5974]

Modern research on Near Death Experience by Raymond moody, reincarnation memories by Ian Stevenson/Jim trucker and past lives regression by Brian Weiss all independently but coincidentally show that our consciousness survive death, we live many lives and our thoughts and actions matter in the hereafter. So be kind and helpful to others, be virtuous, meditate and cultivate ourselves to higher spiritual levels. Cheers.

[@dougmartin9120]

Good survey, James. Thanks.

[@thomasthompson4914]

5:15 Note here.... This "flat disc" was impossible to falloff from it for a HUMAN. because GAINTS didn't falloff from it back on those days...... So NOT even the GIANTS saw the END of this disc.. so

[@321ssteeeeeve]

The Book of Job is definitely loaded with the thought on this of the period, but there’s 3 opinions on when Job was written.

[@amyeck3870]

Humans have a purpose on this planet. We’re pollinators and seed spreaders. It’s really that simple!

[@Moodboard39]

Could be around genesis time

[@jlynn5680]

I’m in a group who were asking about Sheol and saying how Christians changed the world to hell, adopting that from pagans. I looked up Sheol, and didn’t match at all what they were saying. This was a great explanation. I very much appreciate this video and looking forward to going back with this new to me information. Thank you.

[@morticiag]

Hades (SHEOL) is different from Hell (Gehenna) HADES and HELL in the OLD TESTAMENT: 👉 HELL: from the Hebrew word “Gehenna.” This phrase was first used in the Old Testament to refer to the Valley of Hinnom, a ravine outside of Jerusalem. It was a place of death (Jeremiah 31:40), idolatry, and even child sacrifice (Jeremiah 7:31). Spiritual Hell was compared to this physical Hell on earth. 👉 HADES is from the Hebrew word Sheol. Usually Sheol was thought of 'as being deep down in the earth, as hell is often thought of today. In Old Testament Sheol is represented as the opposite of the upper sphere of life and light. It is "deep Sheol." It's direction is "down." The Psalmist says, "Thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest SheoI" (Ps. 86:13).

[@morticiag]

Hades (SHEOL) - the holding place for the Souls of dead, Unrepentant Sinners, awaiting judgement day Hell (Gehenna) - the disposal ground that is where the souls of the Wicked will be thrown into and burned in the lake of fire

[@jlynn5680]

@@morticiag so maybe I’m misunderstanding? I gathered from this video that Sheol was a place we all go to wait for our next destination. I always assumed, if saved, (broad definition considering the argument of that word) we’d go straight to heaven, but I wasn’t sure. I was ok believing I’d just be sleeping until Jesus came back. It would be like no time at all had passed. What do you think?

[@morticiag]

@@jlynn5680 Sheol (Hades) is like a Dungeon. This is where the rich man went in the story of Lazarus. It is a dry place. The rich man desired water to drink and he could see Lazarus (the homeless man) in the "bosom of Abraham" (this is a type of heaven or paradise.). The rich man asked for a drop of water and asked Abraham to send Lazarus back to his family who were still alive to warn them. Abraham declined and said that they had had plenty chances, from the prophet's and the scripture, to come to know YAH and to REPENT. Hades is where the Unrepentant souls go to await the Judgement day. When Jesus died, He went down into Hades (SHEOL) and broke it's gates. All who had died before Jesus and were righteous in YAH , He released them from there, including Adam and Eve. After the Judgement Day, Satan, the fallen angels, demons and all the Wicked humans will be sent to Hell (Gehenna). I don't know how much time they will spend there before their Souls (Life force) is cremated in the lake of fire, which burns eternally. The lake of fire burns eternally, but the Soul dies (a second Death). It feels like Eternity because there is no concept of Time in the afterlife. The Souls that are Saved will be resurrected into their new bodies. The earth as we know it will be burned down and a new earth will take its place. Heaven will descend to join with the new earth. Jesus Christ will be our king.

[@FriendwithNoName7]

​@@morticiagyou have a false idea on this one

[@Eli-qr9hc]

Indeed, ‘scientists’ have been trying to convince us that we live on a ball. The firmament makes the most sense, and it’s also the written word.