A Land of Giants

The Lord of Spirits

Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick, Fr. Stephen De Young, and Ancient Faith Ministries

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.9 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 27 November 2020

⏱️ 207 minutes

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Summary

There are giants in the Bible. Many Christians have tried to explain them away, ignore them, or treat them as mere metaphors. But the Orthodox Church takes giants seriously. Join Fr. Stephen De Young and Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick as they venture into the ancient Land of Giants and discuss why the Book of Joshua is probably not what you thought it was.

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0:00.0	He will be a staff for the righteous with which for them to stand and not to fall.
0:05.0	And he will be the light of the nations and the hope of those whose hearts are troubled.
0:09.0	All who dwell on the earth will fall down and worship him and they will praise and bless and
0:14.9	celebrate with song the Lord of spirits. First Enoch chapter 48 verses 4 through 5.
0:21.3	The modern world doesn't acknowledge but is nevertheless haunted by spirits,
0:26.6	angels, demons, and saints. In our time many yearn to break free of the prison of a flat secular materialism to see and to know reality as it truly is.
0:39.0	What is this spiritual reality like?
0:41.0	How do we engage with it well? How do we permeate everyday life with spiritual
0:45.9	presence? Orthodox Christian priests, Father Andrew Stephen Damick and Father Stephen DeYoung host this live Colin show focused on enchantment in creation,
0:56.4	the union of the scene and unseen as made by God and experienced by mankind throughout history,
1:02.8	welcome to the Lord of Spirits Podcast. I'm Father Andrew Stephen Damick in
1:16.4	Emmaus, Pennsylvania and with me is my co-host Father Stephen De Young in Lafayette
1:20.9	Louisiana. Normally our shows are live and we take phone calls, but this
1:26.3	episode is pre-recorded. So despite what you'll hear from the voice of Steve and the voiceovers in this one, if you try to call you won't get anywhere.
1:36.5	That said, we will be incorporating messages and emails that you sent us in anticipation of this episode and wow there were a lot.
1:46.5	Tonight we're of course talking about giants also known as the Nephilim and
1:52.3	this may be among the most anticipated episodes of this podcast.
1:58.0	So what is it about Giants?
2:00.0	Well, we probably all remember the story of David and Goliath from Sunday school, but after you grow up, are you supposed to take that seriously?
2:08.0	And if you read deeper in the Bible, you start to see that Goliath is not the only giant in the Bible and what's more the
2:16.7	existence of giants is a practical problem for people in the Bible such as in numbers
2:20.8	chapter 30 where the Israelite spies who go into the land of
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