The thesis of “Unseen Realm” is that the right context for interpreting the Bible is the context that produced it. The idea of high Christology or Godhead is not a New Testament invention. Judaism taught there are two powers in heaven. In Judaism there were two Yahweh figures, an invisible and visible. Consider the different translations of the Shema: 1. "The LORD is our God, the LORD is one." 2. "The LORD our God, the LORD is one." 3. "The Lord our God is one Lord." 4. "The LORD is our God, the LORD alone." 5. "Our one God is the LORD, the Lord." Consider John 1:18 , “No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father's side, he has made him known . . .” Explore John 1:1, 14. How is it that a first century Jew, so committed to monotheism that he or she would choose death rather than worship the Roman emperor or a Roman god, could embrace Jesus of Nazareth as God in the flesh alongside the God of Israel? Why was this not conceived of as a violation of the Shema and rejection of monotheism? We read in Genesis 19:24 ,“YHWH rained upon Sodom and Gomorrah sulfurous fire from YHWH out of heaven. (Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures). Consider “Judaism's Two Powers in Heaven” by Alan F. Segal. In Second Temple Jewish Texts, prior to the time of the rabbis, the idea of a second power in heaven was quite acceptable - and there was much speculation about the identity of the second power. The two heavenly powers are not one good and one bad. Exodus 15:3 states, “YHWH is a man of war; YHWH is his name.” Consider Zoroastrianism and Gnosticism. To the Gnostic, the God of the Bible is the demiurge. For Gnostics, salvation is learning that there is divinity in man. Explore Daniel 7:9-14. Segal states, "[Daniel 7] describes a heavenly enthronement scene involving two divine manifestations, 'the son of man' and 'the Ancient of Days'...Not only does [Daniel 7:9ff.] allow the interpretation that God changes aspect, it may easily be describing two separate, divine figures. More than one throne is revealed and scripture describes two divine figures to fill them." Consider Exodus 3:1-4 and Exodus 23: 20-22. Explore Name Theology in the Old Testament. Consider Deuteronomy 12:4-6, 11. Establishing His Name is taking up residence. Explore Psalm 20:1,7. The Name of the Lord is the Lord. Consider Isaiah 30:27 , Deuteronomy 4:35-37, Judges 2:1-2, Genesis 31:10-13, and Genesis 48:14-16. The Angel is The Name is The Presence of YHWH is YHWH. The Angel and Yahweh are at times co-identified and yet distinguished by passages.. . but do they ever appear together? Explore Judges 6:11-23.