Anderson Discoveries

Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture, Spirituality

Israel Anderson examines what Jesus said, the ancient texts behind the Bible, and the assumptions that shape Christianity. These talks follow the evidence wherever it leads.

Episodes: 1
Typical length: 26 min
On air since: 2026
Latest episode: 1 week ago

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Who is Paul's "god of this age"?

Show notes

2 Cor 4:4 names two gods. The context identifies the blinder as Yhwh, while Christ is the image of the Father.

The written study: https://andersondiscoveries.com/s/god-of-this-age/

Chapters
0:00 Paul writes a title, not the name Satan
1:27 Read what comes right before 2 Cor 4:4
2:23 Moses comes down from Sinai with a shining face
4:15 Paul sets the stone tablets against the Spirit
7:06 Paul moves the veil from Moses' face to the mind
9:17 Turning to the Spirit takes the veil off
10:45 2 Cor 4:4 is the same veil and the same minds
12:29 In Paul's Bible, Yhwh is the one who blinds
15:23 Before Paul, the title belonged to Yhwh
16:27 Christ is the image of the other God
18:59 The invisible God is the Father
19:54 Does Genesis 1:3 make it one god?
20:36 Readers have argued about this verse for 1,900 years
23:28 Why the argument never settled
24:36 Deeds show who the father is

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Oct 21, 2026 26 min