EPISODE · Aug 28, 2026 · 41 MIN
28) Too Focused On the Alien Narrative?
from The Black Swan Rising Podcast · host Michael B. Rush
Send us Fan MailA single YouTube comment kicks off a much bigger question: am I reading scripture with an open mind, or am I just hunting for proof of what I already believe? I take that challenge head-on by putting two texts side by side the Book of Enoch (chapters 6 to 7) and Moses 8 from the Pearl of Great Price and letting the wording and the timeline do the heavy lifting.We walk through Enoch’s claims about “angels, the children of heaven,” their descent, the oath on Mount Hermon, and the transfer of forbidden knowledge. Then we grapple with the giants: what the text actually says, why the units of measure matter, and how biblical references to giants (even after the flood) keep the subject from being easy to wave away. Along the way, I bring in the idea that labels like “angel” can describe observed capabilities as much as spiritual status, which matters when people try to map ancient language onto modern UAP conversations.Then we pivot to Moses 8 and ask the uncomfortable but necessary question: what if these passages are not competing accounts of the same event? If Enoch is anchored to Jared’s day while Moses 8 is anchored to Noah’s day, the “men of old” line starts to sound like a historical callback, not a contradiction. The bigger takeaway is a framework: use the restored gospel as guardrails, do the legwork before black swan events force a rushed worldview, and don’t dismiss something just because it sounds strange.If you find this helpful, subscribe for more scripture-first analysis, share the episode with a friend who loves hard questions, and leave a review with your take on whether the timeline reconciliation holds up. Support the showThey that seek shall find
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Send us Fan Mail A single YouTube comment kicks off a much bigger question: am I reading scripture with an open mind, or am I just hunting for proof of what I already believe? I take that challenge head-on by putting two texts side by side the Book of Enoch (chapters 6 to 7) and Moses 8 from the Pearl of Great Price and letting the wording and the timeline do the heavy lifting. We walk through Enoch’s claims about “angels, the children of heaven,” their descent, the oath on Mount Hermon, and...
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