Elemental Spirits & New Age Spirituality

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What are the stoicheia?

Where do they show up Christian and Jewish literature? What did the Greeks believe about them?

What is the relationship between the stoicheia and the elements?

Who, or what, is the angel of the waters? Revelation 16:5 “I heard the angel of the waters say, You are just, the Holy One, who is and who was, because you have passed judgment on these things.”

Some believe the stoicheia are national deities, which would link them to Deuteronomy 32:8-9.

What is the connection between the stoicheia, the elemental spirits, and the new age?

How is Christ, the One who died and rose again, the only foundational pillar or element of the new world?

What does any of this have to do with spiritual warfare and the end times?

Join us as we discuss this fascinating topic!

Select Sources:

Beale, Greg K. Colossian and Philemon (BECNT). Grand Rapids: Baker, 2019

Heiser, Michael S. Demons: What the Bible Really Says about the Powers of Darkness. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2020

Heiser, Michael S. The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2015

Lohse, Eduard. Colossians and Philemon (Hermeneia). Philadelphia: Fortress, 1971

Longman, Tremper, III, and Daniel G. Reid. God Is a Warrior. Studies in Old Testament Biblical Theology. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1995

Pao, David W. Colossians and Philemon (ZECNT). Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2012