Reformed Fringe

Who stood in the bush? Who wrestled Jacob? Who bears the Name and still gets sent by Yahweh? Matt Foreman and Doug Van Dorn walk the biblical theology of The Angel of the LORD—the Word, the Name, the Glory, the Face—and why this figure is the pre-incarnate Son, not a created messenger. If he isn’t Christ, you’re left with two gods.

Part 1 walks the biblical theology of The Angel of the LORD—the Word, the Name, the Glory, the Face—and why Jesus did not first appear in Matthew.

Part 2 takes us on a history of interpretation and why it matters that the Angel of the Lord is Christ in the OT.

Covenant theology is not a Presbyterian password and it is not a way to dissolve Israel into allegory. It is the Bible’s own architecture: an oath in eternity, a creation-order that bound man, the world, and the host of heaven, six typological covenants that climb toward Christ, and one New Covenant that actually saves. Doug walks through his Covenant Theology: A Reformed Baptist Primer book—Covenant of Redemption, Covenant of Creation (including angels), the almost-forgotten Covenant of Levi, and why the children of the New Covenant are believers, not infants by birth. The fringe is in the text. The Reformed part is the oath that holds it together.
https://www.amazon.com/Covenant-Theology-Reformed-Baptist-Primer/dp/0986237604/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=AUTHOR&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.KgjD34LRrIsFK-oKFWX5CEoeD_tkfiJQjD0vX-KKc8zim9vPQHPZzC3TcWaMCe_u-L8ctc5HFdDjBefN-s6R3KgWH2yGSOlWEo_aEny4Sr45WtqVZuvme1jCaWOMjPe8gwXZrg9gjObg_QKCXBBR5gvWfWX0BPyZd3SUPv2mLDzvN60W3JUfK6K2aVG40blHYZuqGOvaddPSZvSUH73EOeS7wDoZEFWSAkE5SqyRAnI.RGugPh0DcBXKV-kjPQBlCvlLcD2jMkuSDU9yKQMNvcQ
https://www.rbcnc.com/
www.reformedfringe.com

Gossip doesn’t sound all that bad. Slander does. How about lying, deceit, backbiting, insulting, reviling. Then there is strife, discord, jealousy, envy, rivalries, factions, and the like. All are caused by the tongue, a fire that no one can tame. That’s all bad enough, but do you realize just how connected all of this is to Satan, the Devil, and demonic supernatural evil? That’s what we’ll talk about on this program.
Doug’s church–The Reformed Baptist Church of Northern Colorado, Boulder: https://www.rbcnc.com/ 

The Reformed Fringe social group:
www.reformedfringe.com 

Theocast:
www.theocast.org 

Jon’s church
gracereformed.org

In this episode we are talking about one of the stranger and enigmatic prophecies in the Bible: the infamous Gog ang Magog. The ties here are deeply supernatural, tied to the angelic princes of the nations and especially to the giant tribes and the nephilim storyline of the OT. One badly misunderstood tribe is at the root of this: the Amalekites. You won’t want to miss this.

Were the Nephilim supernatural beings... or simply the result of godly men marrying ungodly women?
In this episode, Jon Moffitt and Doug Van Dorn respond to Dr. Jordan Cooper's five arguments against the supernatural view of Genesis 6. Rather than attacking personalities, they carefully examine the biblical text, church history, and the arguments themselves to ask one question:
What does Scripture actually say?
The discussion covers:
• The meaning of "sons of God" and "daughters of men" in Genesis 6
• Why the Nephilim matter to the overall story of redemption
• The connection between Genesis, Jude, 2 Peter, and the New Testament
• The role of giants throughout the Old Testament
• Why the early church overwhelmingly held the supernatural view
• How later interpretations changed and why that matters today
Whether you agree or disagree, our goal is to model careful exegesis, charitable interaction, and confidence in God's Word.
Resources Mentioned:
📖 The Giants by Doug Van Dorn
📖 The Battle for the Bible's Truth by Doug Van Dorn
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