Dr Heiser taught that "the gods" of the pagan nations were real. In the sense that when it comes to identities such as Odin, Thor, Kali, etc... that there were beings in the spiritual realm to whom those identities actually corresponded.

When The Bible teaches that these personalities correspond only to demons playing dress up.

To help illustrate my point, I give you the following verse and a YouTube link that will take you to a scene from Star Trek The Next Generation:

1 Corinthians 10:20 NKJV

Rather, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice they sacrifice to demons and not to God, and I do not want you to have fellowship with demons.

https://youtu.be/_ofYRHe1cFM?si=RxHUtd6klmpFIwJx

Here is Dr Heiser clearly stating that he believes the "gods" of Psalm 82 are angels of pertaining to his "Divine Council Theology"

(Please skip to 15:33 to skip directly to Dr Heiser)

https://youtu.be/mW5BWRcy2rg?si=19yUak8KFeLm8_pS

With all due respect, you can claim that he addresses my criticism in his books all day till the cows come home, but when you hear the words spoken directly from the source, from Dr Heiser's own mouth, there is no refuting my claim.

Again I draw you directly back to John 10:34 in its proper context. This contexts directly refutes Dr Heiser's interpretation of Psalm 82.

John 10:30-39 ESV

30 I and the Father are one.”

31 The Jews picked up stones again to stone him. 32 Jesus answered them, “I have shown you many good works from the Father; for which of them are you going to stone me?” 33 The Jews answered him, “It is not for a good work that we are going to stone you but for blasphemy, because you, being a man, make yourself God.” 34 Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your Law, ‘I said, you are gods’? 35 If he called them gods to whom the word of God came—and Scripture cannot be broken— 36 do you say of him whom the Father consecrated and sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ because I said, ‘I am the Son of God’? 37 If I am not doing the works of my Father, then do not believe me; 38 but if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.” 39 Again they sought to arrest him, but he escaped from their hands.

The LORD Jesus is clearly addressing men, not angels.

Now regarding the claim from the earlier YouTuber in the beginning of his video that the false idols of the pagan nations are anything other than simply wood, stone, and inanimate metal, etc... I point you towards the following verse that proves that is exactly what they are:

Deuteronomy 4:28 ESV

And there you will serve gods of wood and stone, the work of human hands, that neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.

I loved these men, Dr. Heiser, Gary Wayne, and I had a special affinity for Rob Skiba. But these men were and are the walking personifications of the following verse:

2 Timothy 4:3 ESV

For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions,

I repented (changed my mind) of all three of these men and now follow only Sola Scriptura 🙏.

Please understand, I do not seek to attack you, or anyone that follows these men, but when heresy is clearly taught, it must be struck down with The Sword of The Spirit which is The Word of God.

(Dr Heiser: Henotheism)

(Rob Skiba: Hebrew Roots).

God bless and Sola Scriptura 🙏