Source: Michael S. Heiser, Supernatural: What the Bible Teaches about the Unseen World—And Why It Matters, ed. David Lambert (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2015).
This podcast argues that Jesus' ministry was intentional and strategically designed to bring about God's plan for salvation and restore humanity's place in God's family. The podcast contends that the crucifixion was not a random event, but the central, necessary act that allowed God to both judge sin and provide salvation. Jesus deliberately outwitted the supernatural powers of darkness, provoking them into action that would ultimately lead to his death and resurrection, thereby initiating the great reversal of Satan's dominion and ushering in the global, renewed Edenic kingdom.