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MOUNTAINS ARE shaking. A massive earthquake has left over 2,400 dead in Nepal, India, Bangladesh, and Tibet at last count, and that number will almost certainly grow in the hours ahead. Meanwhile, a volcano in Chile has unexpectedly\u00a0erupted\u00a0for the first time in 40 years, spewing a cloud of ash that’s reached southern Brazil.<\/p>\n
What’s more, people spotted\u00a0something that\u00a0looked\u00a0like\u00a0a giant in the cloud and some locals are convinced that it was a manifestation of the god of the volcano.<\/p>\n
This isn’t surprising. Mountains and volcanoes have been\u00a0considered the abode of gods since the dawn of time. In fact, Eden was on “the holy mountain of God” (Ezekiel 28:13-14). And the climactic battle between the armies of heaven and the forces of Antichrist will be at Armageddon —\u00a0har-mo’ed —\u00a0<\/em>the “mount of assembly” in the Holy Land, Mount Zion.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n See Cris Putnam’s excellent five-part article Armageddon: The OT Background to the Battle for the Cosmic Mountain<\/a>. See also this paper by Dr. Michael S. Heiser, The Divine Council and Biblical Theology<\/a>.<\/p>\n Also: A virtual reality app\u00a0that promises to reunite users with dead loved ones; Chinese scientists change human DNA for the first time; ETs and faith; personhood vs. human exceptionalism; H5N2 avian flu continues to spread; and fighting disease with cyborg\u00a0cow sperm<\/a> (cow<\/em> sperm?).<\/p>\n Visit the P.I.D. Radio Facebook page<\/a>. Find links to the articles we discuss at P.I.D. News<\/a>, discuss the topics at the P.I.D. Radio Cafe<\/a>, and make time to listen to some of the great Christian podcasters at the Revelations Radio Network<\/a>.<\/p>\n Click the arrow on the player below to listen now, or right-click (control-click if you have a Mac) the “download” link to save the mp3 file to your hard drive.<\/p>\n