{"podcast":{"title":"Blurry Creatures","slug":"blurry-creatures-744682","podcast_index_feed_id":744682,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/blurrycreatures","website_url":"https://blurrycreatures.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/9eedb4a2-f95a-11ee-9aae-27c5b24a191b/image/57b9a0e594932b39c42f7e17ef75e4ee.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Blurry Creatures","episode_count":464,"summary":"There is more going on than what you can see. Blurry Creatures is the podcast that takes the strange, the unexplained, and the flat-out weird seriously, and asks what the Bible actually has to say about it. Every week, hosts Luke Rodgers and Nate Henry dig into the topics most people are afraid to touch. UFOs and UAPs. Cryptids and creatures. The Nephilim, the Watchers, and the sons of God. The divine council, cosmic geography, and the spiritual war happening just past the edge of our vision. Rooted in a biblical framework, the show pulls ancient texts, real witness testimony, and honest questions into the same conversation. This is not fringe for the sake of fringe. It is graduate-level theology, academic discussion, and real-world testimony made for regular people, with room for wonder, a healthy dose of humor, and a refusal to pretend the supernatural stopped being real. Whether you are a lifelong believer, a curious skeptic, or someone who has seen something you cannot explain, there is a seat for you here. Come for the mystery. Stay for the truth that holds it all together. New episodes every week.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-05T04:22:12.139692+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/blurry-creatures-744682"},"episode":{"title":"EP: 421 The Ascension and the Defeat of the Gods with Dr. Joel Muddamalle","slug":"ep-421-the-ascension-and-the-defeat-of-the-gods-with-dr-joel-muddamalle","published_at":"2026-04-28T21:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/blurry-creatures-744682/ep-421-the-ascension-and-the-defeat-of-the-gods-with-dr-joel-muddamalle","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/blurry-creatures-744682","url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/s.gum.fm/s-661fc8f0defef17c866096ba/mgln.ai/e/617/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEW5056770726.mp3","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/s.gum.fm/s-661fc8f0defef17c866096ba/mgln.ai/e/617/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEW5056770726.mp3","summary":"Dr. Joel Muddamalle joined us in the studio in front of a live audience to tackle a question most churches never even think to ask: what actually happened when Jesus ascended? Joel connects the dots between the final verse of Psalm 82, where Yahweh commands an Elohim to rise and judge the earth, and the moment Christ physically rises into the heavens in front of witnesses. The lexical connections between the Hebrew and Greek are not coincidental. The Ascension is the fulfillment of the cosmic judgment pronounced against the rebellious gods of the nations, and it changes how we understand every use of the words rulers, authorities, and powers in the New Testament.The conversation goes from there into what spiritual warfare actually looks like on this side of the cross. Joel argues that the decisive battle has already been won and the gospel is the announcement riding out to every corner of the battlefield. He unpacks the ambassador language of 2 Corinthians 5, the armor of God as Yahweh's own armor from Isaiah, and why the dark powers today are disarmed cockroaches trying to take as many people down with them as possible before the King returns. This is a live, unscripted, deeply theological hour that also features a Cal Ripken conspiracy theory and a sloppy wet kiss.Dr. Joel's book can be found here: The Unseen Battle: Spiritual Warfare, the Three Rebellions, and Christ’s Victory Over Dark Powers .A live Q&A session was recorded with the audience at the conclusion of this episode and is available for all Blurry Creatures members. For information on how to become a Blurry Creatures member and for a description of all the perks and access included, please click here. 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