About This Video
Shawn and Delaney walk through 1 Thessalonians 3, where Paul expresses anxiety over the spiritual stability of the believers in Thessalonica. Unable to return himself, he sends Timothy to check in, worried that “the tempter” might have pulled them away. That phrase launches a deep dive into the nature of darkness, Satan, and spiritual resistance — both then and now.
They consider whether the “tempter” referred to the Jewish leaders of the day (embodying Satan’s work), and what spiritual darkness looks like today post-fulfillment. Is the darkness now an external force or simply the absence of light? Is it personified or just a condition?
The conversation gets personal and philosophical — with thoughts on the felt presence of darkness in other people, the disorientation of spiritual alienation, and the contrasting clarity of choosing light. Delaney explores how living in the spirit feels different than just living in your head. Shawn shares radical thoughts about Eden, orangutans, and the possibility that the serpent was a physical creature who crossed into the garden from some other realm.
They also discuss the chilling presence of people who seem like “black holes” — void of light — and how, even without overt persecution today, the real spiritual battle continues in subtle, sometimes terrifying ways.
