A View from the Bunker

<p>Somebody really, really wanted the ruler of Jerusalem around 1300 BC to die. And he was probably a Hebrew.<br><br>Dr. Doug Petrovich, epigrapher and author of The World’s Oldest Alphabet and Origins of the Hebrews, explains that the curse inscription found at Jerusalem is not, as it’s been described, proto-Canaanite, but another example of very early Hebrew script—more evidence to refute the claim that Moses couldn’t have written the first five books of the Bible because the Hebrews didn’t have a written language until centuries later.</p>

<p>Stream this weekend's Go Therefore Conference <a href="http://(www.gothereforeconference.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">(www.gothereforeconference.com</a>) in Dayton, Ohio and get unlimited access to the presentation videos for just $59. Dr. Mike Spaulding joins us with details.</p>

<p>Jesus used the art of storytelling to convey spiritual truth. We Christians have not done well at following his example. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stmd0rJdxuM" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stmd0rJdxuM</a><br><br>This week, brothers Nick Goss and Jonathan Goss, authors and host of The Gosslings podcast, explain why they write supernatural fiction from a Christian perspective, and share their challenges and successes in getting their messages across.<br><br>Links:<br><br>* The Gosslings on YouTube: <a href="http://www.YouTube.com/TheGosslings" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.YouTube.com/TheGosslings</a><br>* The Gosslings interview of Derek: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJPR9pWXELY" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJPR9pWXELY</a><br>* The Gosslings on Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3v8Zovgx1w3BYbdgQ8u15S" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/show/3v8Zovgx1w3BYbdgQ8u15S</a><br>* Nick’s website: <a href="http://www.NickGoss.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.NickGoss.com</a><br>* Nick’s Instagram: <a href="http://instagram.com/nickgosswrites" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">instagram.com/nickgosswrites</a><br>* Jonathan’s Heavenly Realms page on Facebook: <a href="http://facebook.com/heavenlyrealmsnovelseries" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">facebook.com/heavenlyrealmsnovelseries</a></p>

<p>Why are some places on Earth more supernatural than others? Like, what’s the deal with Mount Hermon?<br><br>Pastor Doug Van Dorn and Dr. Judd Burton join us for our monthly Iron and Myth session (author Brian Godawa had to miss due to a last-minute schedule complication) as we try to figure out why certain places seem to be supernatural hot spots.</p>

<p>Our scientistic society is setting up millions to believe in a alternate end-times scenario—one where “extraterrestrials” help humanity to evolve.<br><br>Michael Stibs <a href="http://(www.detoxbabylon.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">(www.detoxbabylon.com</a>), producer and host of Project Revelation, joins us to discuss this alternate cosmology and how a scientific discipline in search of something to study—xenoarchaeology—and simulation hypothesis may play a role in this great deception.</p>

<p>Reaching the world with evidence for the hope we have in Christ is a vital calling—especially when that outreach is directed at our Jewish brothers and sisters.<br><br>Dr. Igal German, founder of Yesod Bible Center in Chicago, joins us to discuss his new ministry, the International Biblical Apologetics Association, and the needs of his team to launch this mission. In Dr. German’s own words:<br><br>“In these days of spiritual apathy and growing apostasy among believers, the Lord has called me to create an international apologetics ministry. Our mission is to proclaim God’s truth around the world, to create and disseminate resources to effectively defend biblical doctrine among individuals and churches. I am convinced that Bible believing Christians should unite as one army of the Living God to destroy the works of the devil and save deceived and lost souls.”</p>

<p>BLENDING THE fun and excitement of fantasy sports with and a watchful eye on our would-be globalist overlords: This is the New World Order Fantasy League <a href="http://(www.nwofl.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">(www.nwofl.com</a>)!<br><br>Yeah. This is a thing.<br><br>Basil, co-host of Canary Cry News Talk <a href="http://(canarycrynewstalk.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">(canarycrynewstalk.com</a>), joins us with details of the NWOFL. As the website says, you may not be an elite lizard person athlete, but the New World Order Fantasy League puts you in the action!<br><br>Wondering who to draft? Torn between using your first round pick on Emperor Klauspatine and Lex Bezos? Listen for our exclusive advice during our NWOFL mock draft!</p>

<p>THE DEATH OF THE GODS is prophesied in the Bible. This is not in dispute, unless one argues that God Himself was mistaken in calling the pagan gods of the ancient world “gods.” (See, for example, Exodus 12:12 and Psalm 82.)<br><br>Pastor Doug Van Dorn, writer Brian Godawa, and Dr. Judd Burton join us for our monthly Iron and Myth session to discuss the death of the gods: When will it happen—or has it happened already?</p>

<p>THERE ARE SOME people whose lives sound like the plot of a TV drama—like, when you hear their stories, you find them hard to believe.<br><br>Shawn Rae was the product of a broken home. His father was out of the picture early and his mother struggled with her own demons, which meant that Shawn had little direction or restraints as a kid. He gravitated to gangs, drugs, and alcohol—and the pit got deep, eventually including human trafficking and addiction to cocaine and heroin.<br><br>Shawn’s salvation is nothing short of miraculous, and his message is simple: If Jesus can save him from where he was, Christ can reach you, too.<br><br>Follow Shawn on Facebook here: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/stillkickin985" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/stillkickin985</a></p>

<p>BRINGING TOGETHER the body of Christ is a noble calling, but it’s a lot of work. Why would the pastor of a church, with all of the responsibilities that job entails, take on the job of organizing a conference?<br><br>Dr. Mike Spaulding, pastor of Calvary Chapel in Lima, Ohio and the host of Dr. Mike Live on YouTube, joins us to discuss the upcoming Go Therefore Conference July 29–30, 2022 at the Harvest Revival Center in Brookville (Dayton), Ohio.<br><br>Speakers include Derek and Sharon Gilbert, Pastor Carl Gallups, Dr. Michael Lake, Pastor Caspar McCloud, David Heavener, Coach Dave Daubenmire, Kenny Seay, Tom Dunn, Dr. Sherri Tenpenny, and more. Information and registration here: <a href="http://www.GoThereforeConference.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.GoThereforeConference.com</a>.</p>

<p>HOW WOULD you react if travel restrictions imposed during a pandemic kept you from returning home?<br><br>That’s what happened to Hugh Theriault, the missions pastor at Golgotha Fellowship in Nampa, Idaho. He left a successful career as an agronomist and come to the United States to attend Bible college, and then was blocked from returning to his home in Quebec by rules related to COVID.<br><br>So, Hugh relocated to his wife’s home state of Idaho, sold their home in Quebec without ever returning, and is using his education and language skills to reach out via the Internet to the French-speaking nations of the world—of which there are many more than most of us Americans realize.<br><br>Join Derek and Sharon Gilbert in Turkey October 18-November 2, 2022 for a fascinating tour that explores the history and future of Turkey. For information and registration, log on to <a href="http://www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com</a>!</p>

<p>WHAT WOULD it look like if the apostle Paul lived today?<br><br>Hollywood veteran David Heavener joins us to discuss the launch of his latest project, The Last Evangelist–a television series he describes as CSI meeting the Book of Revelation.<br><br>After the break: Comments on the supernatural influences behind the Uvalde massacre.</p>

<p>THE SONS OF GOD saw that the daughters of men were fair, and they took as their wives any they chose.<br><br>This story is at the root of many of the spiritual practices of the ancient world—pagan, Jewish, and Christian. But when did the transgression of the bene ha-elohim take place?<br><br>We’re joined again by Brian Godawa, Doug Van Dorn, and Dr. Judd Burton for our latest edition of Iron and Myth to discuss the fall of the Watchers, including some fascinating passages in Numbers and Isaiah that may be prophecies of the ultimate destruction of the rebellious Watchers and their hybrid offspring, the Nephilim.<br><br>Join Derek and Sharon Gilbert in Turkey October 18-November 2, 2022 for a fascinating tour that explores the history and future of Turkey. For information and registration, log on to <a href="http://www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com</a>!<br><br>Subscribe and share our YouTube channel at <a href="http://www.YouTube.com/GilbertHouse" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.YouTube.com/GilbertHouse</a>!<br><br>Get all of our video and audio content on our new mobile app: <a href="http://www.gilberthouse.org/app/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.gilberthouse.org/app/</a>!</p>

<p>AS CHRISTIANS of European descent continue to “desupernaturalize” the Bible, the Gospel takes root in unexpected places.<br><br>Bill Old Chief is a pastor with a strong prophetic calling. He’s also an author, musician, and tribal leader among the Blackfeet Nation of Montana. He explains why the gospel message resonated with the Blackfeet, the lessons he’s learned from trial and sorrow, and how the Holy Spirit will sometimes take hold of you even when you’re trying to resist!<br><br>Join Derek and Sharon Gilbert in Turkey October 18-November 2, 2022 for a fascinating tour that explores the history and future of Turkey. For information and registration, log on to <a href="http://www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com</a>!</p>

<p>What, where, and who is Mystery Babylon?<br><br>That’s a question Christians have wrestled with since the first century AD. Doug Woodward, author of the new book Will Babylon Be Rebuilt in the Last Days?, argues that the theory that Babylon must be rebuilt in the same location as the ancient city is not fully grounded in scripture.</p>

<p>DOES HELL exist? How would you react if you’d been taken there and then returned to Earth?<br><br>Bryan Melvin, author of A Land Unknown: Hell’s Dominion, shares his account of the terrifying four hours he spent among the denizens of the netherworld and how it completely changed his life.<br><br>Watch Bryan’s program The Christian Marauder at YouTube, Rumble, and at The Daily Renegade.</p>

<p>MUCH OF the Bible’s early history occurred in the land we now call Turkey. Noah’s boat landed there, and Abraham—contrary to what you may have been taught—was from northern Mesopotamia, not Sumer.<br><br>Doug Hershey, author of Israel Rising and Jerusalem Rising and the founder of Ezra Adventures, discusses the historic and prophetic significance of the land that was home to the seven churches of Revelation, the mighty Hittite empire, and the oldest religious settlement on Earth, Göbekli Tepe.<br><br>Join Derek and Sharon Gilbert in Turkey October 18-November 2, 2022 for a fascinating tour that explores the history and future of Turkey. For information and registration, log on to <a href="http://www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.SkyWatchinTurkey.com</a>!</p>

<p>A PIECE of broken pottery connects the Israelites to the destruction of a city immediately after Joshua’s “long day.”<br><br>Archaeologist and epigrapher Dr. Douglas Petrovich, author of Origins of the Hebrews and The World’s Oldest Alphabet, joins us to discuss his new paper on the Lachish Milk Bowl Ostracon, a potsherd he calls a sort of ceramic business card—with writing he describes as a “proto-consonantal alphabetic script.”<br><br>Doug explains why this bit of ceramic is more proof that Hebrew is the world’s oldest alphabet.<br><br>After the break: Was Russia’s invasion of Ukraine inspired by “Putin’s Rasputin”?</p>

<p>SATAN AND his minions haven’t been completely united in their rebellion against God. What did this war in the fallen realm look like?<br><br>Brian Godawa, Doug Van Dorn, and Dr. Judd Burton discuss the supernatural war that has raged across the cosmos almost since the beginning of creation.<br><br>Then Aaron Lipkin describes the historic significance of the lead curse tablet at the site of Joshua’s altar on Mount Ebal in Israel.</p>

<p>THE EARTH is under imminent threat from a group of hostile extra-dimensionals.<br><br>Dr. Douglas Hamp, pastor of The Way Congregation in Denver, explains what he means as he joins us to discuss his new book Corrupting the Image III: Singularity, Superhumans, and the Second Coming of Jesus.<br><br>Doug shares his analysis of end times prophecy and tells us why alien “disclosure” and the transhumanist movement, far from being science fiction, are key factors to fulfilling prophecy along the road to Armageddon.</p>

<p>WHAT DO you get when you cross Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, and the Book of Enoch?<br><br>Author John Graves joins us to discuss his new space opera trilogy Starship Gilead. Book One, Relics of Utopia, is available now; Book Two, Prodigal, drops April 5, and Book Three, The Last Battlefield, will be published May 3.<br><br>John (real name Kevin G. Summers) talks about weaving Christian themes into science-fiction, how Star Trek led him to the Bible, and how we can use stories to draw people to the gospel who might not be open to hearing a sermon.</p>

<p>THE NEPHILIM are going mainstream! This month, Doug Van Dorn tells us about his involvement in a new documentary series forthcoming on The Inspiration Network that features biblical giants, Gilgal Refaim, and the serpent-shaped mound a quarter of a mile north of there absolutely covered in megalithic tombs.<br><br>Doug tells us about his experience with the producers of the documentary (and gets props for being the first one to recognize what we’re calling the Serpent Mound of Bashan), and then shares some mind-blowing research that suggests Gilgal Refaim may be much, much older than we thought.<br><br>Dr. Judd Burton discusses the ancient Roman festival of Lupercalia, celebrated around this time every year, and explains why Jesus may have timed his visit to Caesarea Philippi (the Grotto of Pan at the foot of Mount Hermon) to coincide with the festival. And Derek explains why the ancient Hurrians of northern Mesopotamia, rather than the Sumerians, may be the first in recorded history to worship a deity whose home was the abyss.</p>

<p>IT SEEMS like the world has gone mad. Russia has invaded Ukraine, a nation that the United States and its allies pledged to protect. Is this the beginning of the end of days?<br><br>Probably not. Although Russia is often connected to Ezekiel’s prophecy of the war of Gog of Magog, there is a long way to go before we reach that conflict. So, while we pray for peace in Ukraine, we need to make good use of the time we have to share the hope in Christ.</p>

<p>AFTER TWO YEARS, the Watchmen return to Dallas!<br><br>Mike Kerr of Hear the Watchmen ministries talks about the upcoming “Eyes to See” conference in Dallas and the need for the faithful to get together, especially now.<br><br>After the break: The situation between the West and Russia is starting to feel like the run-up to the Gulf War.</p>

<p>THE HYBRID who would be king. That’s the Antichrist’s endgame.<br><br>Ryan Pitterson, best-selling author of Judgment of the Nephilim, joins us this week to discuss his latest book, The Final Nephilim. As you’d guess from the title, Ryan believes that the “mighty men who were of old” have a role to play in our future.<br><br>We discuss the significance of the Nephilim in biblical theology, the likely role a semi-divine hybrid will play in the end times, and the identity of the mysterious “Assyrian” who’s mentioned in the books of Ezekiel, Isaiah, and Micah.<br><br>Ryan (and Derek) will speak at the Homeward Bound prophecy conference from Prophecy Watchers May 19–22, 2022 at the Colorado Springs Marriott. Information and registration at <a href="http://ProphecyWatchers.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">ProphecyWatchers.com</a>.</p>

<p>WE LIVE in a supernatural reality. Christians should be the first to acknowledge this but we’ve conceded the territory to occultists.<br><br>Christopher Knowles has been trying to awaken us to the global “sorcerarchy who rule over all of us today” since 2007 at his blog, The Secret Sun. We discuss “synchromysticism,” connections between occult adepts and government intelligence agencies, and why a supernatural worldview is the only way to understand the world around us. <br><br>You can dive deeper into Chris’ work at his Patreon page, the Secret Sun Institute of Advanced Synchromysticism.</p>

<p>TEN YEARS of documenting Muslim persecution of Christians every month for the Gatestone Institute hasn’t opened the eyes of Western media, academia, or most Christians outside of the Middle East.<br><br>Raymond Ibrahim joins us to discuss the reality confronted by Christians in majority Muslim nations over the last 1,400 years—a reality to which most of us in the West are blind.</p>