Chris Reed released a statement in a newly uploaded video to YouTube about his resignation with MorningStar Ministries.

“Hello friends, family, just come to you tonight in response to regards to a couple of things. No. 1, there seemed to have been some confusion over my departure from MorningStar,” Reed says.

He continues: “My departure from MorningStar was what I said in the letter to the department heads and to the staff and volunteers, which was this: I said I did not want to be leading the ministry that would be in a case against four victims who were abused as children by a former volunteer of the ministry, who is a policeman as well.”

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Reed reiterates that this occurrence happened prior to his coming to MorningStar Ministries. He says he did not want to be caught in the middle of the lawsuit between MorningStar and the youth who were affected by abuse from a former ministry volunteer.

“I could not because I know the victims, many of them, we’ve gotten to know them,” Reed says. “I made a tough, painful, painful choice and I just didn’t care, you know, if I lost everything … if I defended the ministry, then it was like I’m having to go against the victims. If I defend the victims, then where does the ministry stand?”

“It happened all before we came here, and that was why I left,” he explains. “There was absolutely no other reason why I left.”

Reed also addresses something that was previously reported on regarding a woman who was connected to MorningStar a few years ago. Reed acknowledges that his relationship with her was wrong, but says this situation was not part of his decision to leave MorningStar. Further, he apologizes for what happened.

“The two were separate completely,” he says. “I want to just make that abundantly clear. And I also want to just say tonight as well, that I am very sorry. Sorry to my wife, sorry to the body of Christ, to my friends, to my family.

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“In this time, this season, I am dedicating to spending, before the Lord, with my family, making sure my heart is clean and right,” Reed says. “I just want to say this is so unbecoming of a Christian; it was so unbecoming of a minister; it was so un-Christlike…I am deeply sorry.”

Reed says everything was properly dealt with and that he was restored after both parties presented their evidence. He says his ascension to replace Rick Joyner at MorningStar was placed on hold for 15 months following the situation. In the video, he also takes full responsibility for the relationship, which lasted approximately one month.

During this time, pray for Chris Reed and his family and all those who have been affected by this sudden shake-up at MorningStar Ministries.

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“‘God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. There shall be no more death.’ Neither shall there be any more sorrow nor crying nor pain, for the former things have passed away,” (Rev. 21:4).

Tears are a part of life. Whether tears of sorrow, pain or joy, we all have cried at some point in time. And as Greg Locke states, the Lord is currently in the business of using tears.

On Facebook, Locke posted a word that the Lord impressed upon him during a flight related directly to tears.

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“The LORD said He is raising up a SEASON OF TEARS,” Locke writes. “It’ll happen in places and at times you didn’t expect. It’ll hit like a lightning strike. You won’t be able to stop it and you won’t be able to control it. It will seem strange at first, but it’ll begin to feel more like a cleansing.”

This cleansing from God, Locke says, will be used to soften hearts as people grow closer to the Lord. It’s part of Jesus’ shaping process, the transformational experience to become more Christ-like.

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“You’re not sad. You’re not mad. You’re not bad. You are being softened, molded, cleansed and built to bear bigger burdens,” Locke writes.

These tears, Locke believes, will come in moments with other people and all alone as well. These tears will come with resistance at first, but slowly, they will turn into a blessing.

“…soon you will embrace it as one of the greatest and most spiritually glorious things happening within you. You will reach levels of compassion you didn’t think could be possible. In time you’ll accept the fact that your tears will heal you and will heal those around you,” Locke writes.

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This physical reaction based on a spiritual transformation is what Locke considers to be part of a “watering season.” Just as plants must be watered in order to grow and thrive, we too must be spiritual nourished in order to become the people God has called us to become.

“The next level of abundance and authority that you seek cannot grow up without this current season of tears watering the soil. This is a classroom you must sit in. You must learn and you must pass this test in order to graduate. The season of tears is not the result of being overcome by hurt. It’s the result of being overwhelmed by HIM,” Locke writes.

All pain has a purpose, as do all seasons of life. God will use all tears from a time of mourning into a time of joy. The tears may come first, but God always births something new out of the times of trial and turmoil.

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A new 2,700-year-old artifact pointing to biblical times was recently unearthed.

As Fox News reported, a stone seal from the period of the First Temple was discovered in the City of David National Park.

In a press release, excavation directors Dr. Yuval Baruch and Navot Rom stated that “The seal, made of black stone, is one of the most beautiful ever discovered in excavations in ancient Jerusalem, and is executed at the highest artistic level.”

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Baruch said the writing on the seal proves how a need for literacy in ancient times wasn’t just for those in the upper class, but that most people needed to have some reading level established for daily tasks.

Jewish News Syndicate discussed how the seal was uncovered near the southern wall of the Temple Mount. It is believed that this artifact had the purpose of being both a charm and served as a signature for legal matters. “LeYeho’ezer ben Hosh’ayahu” is what is inscribed on the stone seal, the name Yeho’ezer appearing in 1 Chronicles 12:7 and ben Hosh’aya appearing in Jeremiah 43:2.

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“This is the first time that a winged ‘genie’ — a protective magical figure — has been found in Israeli and regional archaeology,” Filip Vukosavović, an archaeologist and assyriologist told Jewish News Syndicate.

Vukosavović further said that “Figures of winged demons are known in the Neo-Assyrian art of the 9th-7th centuries BCE, and they were considered a kind of protective demon.”

According to Fox News, Rabbi Amichai Eliyahu pointed to the find as an unusual treasure because it “opens another window for us into the days of the Kingdom of Judah.” He also said it “is impossible not to be moved by such an unmediated and direct encounter with a chapter of our past, a time in which the First Temple stood in all its glory.”

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It’s the question that’s been debated for centuries: Is the earth flat or round?

Answering a viewer’s question on his YouTube channel about flat earth theory, Marzullli approached the topic by sharing his personal belief and reasoning as to why he believes what he does.

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“I do not believe in the flat earth, the earth is a globe,” Marzulli says.

“I am not a flat earther. I made that really clear. And if you want to believe in a flat earth, I’m not going to mock you. I’m not going to disparage you on this show,” he continues.

Marzulli says that according to his research in photos of the planets, and speaking with the man who received the moon landing photos as they were transmitted, it is clear to him from this evidence that the earth is not flat.

“The earth is not flat, it is a globe. The earth was spinning. Ask any pilot. A pilot that goes from point A to point B has to account for the curvature of the earth,” says Marzulli.

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Marzulli also points out how the Stonehenge in America lines up perfectly with the Stonehenge in England when the earth’s curvature is accounted for.

“Here’s another thing; when you take America’s Stonehenge and you go out to the summer solstice standing zone…and you continue on that line on Google Earth, the line goes over the curvature of the earth and it winds up bisecting the two trilithons at Stonehenge in the U.K.,” he says. “In order to do that, you have to account for the curvature of the earth…”

While many will continue to debate the earth’s roundness, it’s important for us to remember how we must stay focused on our relationship with Jesus above all other things.

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In one of the most unexpected turns of events, rabbi and prophetic voice Jonathan Cahn saw a vision of a red dragon with a message regarding the end times and Israel he knew he had to write about. This message is entirely different than the book he thought he would write next. And while he still plans on releasing a “The Return of the Gods” sequel, “The Dragon’s Prophecy: Israel, the Dark Resurrection, and the End of Days” is the story he knew the world needed at this point in time.

“I’ve never written a book where as I’m writing it the things are happening in the world, and I had to keep updating it and changing it,” Cahn says in an exclusive interview with Charisma Media.

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“I’ve never had a book where there’s been so much attack before the book came out,” he continues.

Cahn recounts how a flood came into his ministry’s building during his writing of the “The Dragon’s Prophecy.” The building then flooded again for an entirely different reason the next day. In total, he experienced three different floods at his ministry’s building.

So, why has Cahn experienced such great spiritual warfare during the writing of this book?

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“The Dragon’s Prophecy” unveils the ancient mysteries directly surrounding the Hamas attack that occurred on Oct. 7, of last year. These mysteries relate both the Scriptures of old and of what is still to come. In fact, Cahn described these specific mysteries to his congregation of Beth-Israel the day before Hamas invaded Israel.

“The mysteries in ‘The Dragon’s Prophecy,’ actually foretold, ordained, that there would be an attack on Israel in the year 2023. It would happen in the autumn of 2023. Tt would happen in the month of October. It would take place on a Sabbath day on the Saturday,” says Cahn.

Cahn also says the growing anti-Semitism around the world relates directly to the book of Revelation.

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“The first anti-Semite was an angel, a fallen angel, and so it’s supernatural. The dragon does not sleep, so it never ends,” Cahn says. “What just happened that took the world by surprise with Oct. 7, and all the outbreak of hatred of Israel was not an accident. It is spiritual and it is part of an ancient war.”

“The dragon is mentioned in Revelation 12,” he continues. “The dragon is at war with the woman. The woman has a crown of 12 stars. That’s Israel, the 12 tribes. The woman gives birth to Messiah. That’s only Israel.”

“The Dragon’s Prophecy” releases on Tuesday, Sept. 3, and can be pre-ordered at Amazon.com.

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Yes, there really are dark forces that have come to steal, kill and destroy all that God purposed and planned for His creation.

In a video highlighting the hidden forces behind hybrids and shapeshifters, Katie Souza recalled some of her own experiences of encountering hybrids and shapeshifters.

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“I’ve had a lot of encounters,” Souza says, “I had an encounter with a hybrid…it was a direct connection to my family being involved. They didn’t create the hybrid, but they were stolen from to create the hybrid [and] I saw the hybrid.”

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A Nephilim hybrid, as L.A. Marzulli previously pointed out, is the combination of a human and a fallen angel. Unlike humans, hybrids are without a soul.

Souza says she has also dealt with shapeshifters as well. While many believe these entities only exist in films, Souza says that is far from the truth.

“This werewolf was on assignment to take out a bride of Christ that had been rescued,” says Souza. “They were grooming her to be the bride of Satan that had been rescued from the cult, and so the werewolf came as a punisher because a werewolf is an assassin. And I got in the way, and so I was almost targeted by that same werewolf.”

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Besides the reality of this demonic entities being real and present on the earth today, Souza also warns that the enemy tries to use trauma to fracture us, making it easier to place people in bondage.

“Having the dissociative identities form in us through trauma allows…fragments of our soul to be taken captive in hell,” says Souza. “That’s why the Bible says repeatedly ‘thou shall not leave thy soul in hell.’ That is a promise to us because God knew that the enemy would use trauma to fragment us, to shatter us.”

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Rick Joyner, founder of MorningStar Ministries, released a lengthy statement following the exit of CEO and president, Chris Reed. Reed resigned on Monday, Aug. 26.

In a statement posted to X, Joyner attempted to clear up the chaos and confusion that many may have felt after Reed’s sudden resignation.

“Chris Reed has resigned as president and CEO of MorningStar Ministries. This resignation may seem bizarre and confusing to those who have followed it, and I hope to clear some things up,” Joyner writes.

“This is a serious situation, the type of which I have witnessed several times over the 50-plus years I’ve been in ministry. I have seen it rob people with very powerful gifts of years of effective ministry. This has happened to me, as deception came upon me and cost me more than 10 years of ministry. I saw it cost Bob Jones eight years, and I think it cost Paul Cain his ultimate purpose. It is the most deceptive spirit I’ve ever dealt with, and right now I think Chris Reed is in a battle for his future.”

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Joyner writes that he will express more details later on, and notes how he has seen many Christians led away from their purpose by deception. While some waver and will wander away for good, Joyner says it is those who find their way back to the God-given gifts and purpose they were created for who are ultimately used for even greater good.

“…I never give up on anyone, regardless of how far off they seem to get. Many of the great voices in Scripture and history also experienced this. Not all recovered, but those who did were used in an even greater way.

“Chris has an important calling for this time, and I feel at least partially responsible, understanding this as I do, for not seeing this coming at him. I could have done better helping him resist it. Even so, whether in a short or long time, I am confident Chris will get through this and take his place doing what he is called to do.”

Joyner clarified that this does not mean that being part of MorningStar Ministries costs people their calling as many are placed there for only a season in life. He also elaborated more on the sexual assault case that Reed wrote about in his statement.

“As for the scandal referenced in Chris’ resignation letter, several of the youth at MorningStar were sexually abused by a volunteer worker who was a police officer,” Joyner writes. “This is true. As soon as we heard about it, we called the police, who investigated the complaint and arrested the police officer who subsequently resigned from the Cornelius (North Carolina) Police Department.”

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Joyner states that the former officer is facing charges related to giving minors alcohol and pornography. Joyner says these events did not happen on the MorningStar campus. He also claims that the ministry was cooperative with the investigation, helping to give the victims care. However, Joyner says one family still proceeded to sue MorningStar.

“Overall, we felt that the victims and their families dealt with this with remarkable grace, but one decided to sue us. They alleged many outrageous things about the ministry that are not true. None of the leaders at MorningStar were charged nor were in any way involved in this criminal activity.”

Joyner writes that MorningStar brought in an independent agency to investigate the scenario to determine whether or not any negligence occurred on their end. It was concluded that the ministry had done nothing wrong. Joyner claims that the statements made in the lawsuit are so outlandish that the ministry plans on going to court instead of settling to prove their innocence.

Despite these accusations, Joyner says that what happened to the youth is devastating.

“This being said, we are grieved by what happened to these young men and the hurt this has caused. We have offered to take care of counseling or ministry needed by the families involved.”

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With the growth of witchcraft across the U.S., topics like astral projection have become more frequent. Astral projection, which involves a person leaving their physical body through the spiritual realm, is completely demonic. It’s a tactic used by those steeped in witchcraft to move themselves through the spirit into other physical locations. This leads to the question, if a witch astral projects, can they project themselves into a Christian’s home?

In a video by apostle Alexander Pagani, Pagani tells believers how he feels about this possibility.

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“I wish a witch would try to astral project in this house,” he states. “I’m a deliverance guy. No one has ever astral projected in my house ever.”

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“I have a different view of that. I just don’t believe that the angel of the Lord that encamps around them that fear the Lord fails at their job and just allows witches to astral project in your house,” Pagani continues.

He further makes the point that the angels assigned to guard us would not be doing the very thing that God has commissioned them to do, and that’s to protect His children. While Pagani doesn’t have the full answers as to whether or not if it’s possible for a witch to astral project into a believer’s home, his challenge still stands to those working in the demonic realm.

“I wish a witch would try to come in this house,” Pagani challenges.

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In a recent video posted by Daystar, Joni Lamb revealed how God gave her a prophetic vision about her late husband, and the three things God uncovered to her through this encounter.

“This has been a couple of months ago, actually, I had a vision, a kind of a waking vision…I heard the voice of my late husband, Marcus Lamb,” Joni shares.

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While she did not see Marcus in the dream-like vision, she heard his voice. It was then through this vision that she heard three distinct things she needed to know.

“He said three things to me,” Lamb says. “The first thing he said was, ‘Joni, what was the number one thing that I taught you?’ And immediately I said, ‘persistence.’ And he said, ‘Yes.’ he said ‘You must be persistent.'”

The second thing Marcus shared with Joni in the vision is that it is okay for her to remind God of the promises He made to her.

“The second thing he said to me was, ‘It’s okay to remind God about those things that He’s promised,'” Lamb says.

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While we don’t have to keep asking and begging God the things that He’s promised to give us, Lamb points out that we can remind God of the conversations we’ve had with Him about the good and faithful things He’s promised for our lives.

The last thing Joni heard in the vision was a watchman’s warning for the time we’re entering into.

“He said, ‘You and Doug need to watch…an international event.’ He said, ‘It’s happening at 10 p.m,'” says Lamb.

While she didn’t initially understand this statement, one of Joni’s friends helped her to decode the meaning behind this specific time given to her in the vision.

“She said, ’10 p.m. is two hours before the midnight cry,'” Lamb explains.

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This call to keep an eye on international events during the end times before the return of Christ is one that we all should heed.

In the parable of the 10 virgins, it was at midnight when the women saw the bridegroom coming, and it was only the wisest ones who had brought oil for their lamps, keeping their light illuminated. The rest had to go and buy oil for their lamps, and by that time it was too late. The bridegroom didn’t know who they were. Just as we do not know exactly when Christ will return, we are called to keep watch at all times for the coming of the midnight hour, so that when He arrives His children are prepared.

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Reed, who has served as both the CEO and the president of MorningStar, turned in his resignation on Monday, Aug. 26, and is now handing the ministry back over to Rick Joyner.

In a statement posted on X, Chris Reed shared how difficult the decision was for him to step away from MorningStar.

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“After MUCH prayer, thought, and consideration, along with Missy and trusted friends, I have decided to fully and immediately step down from all leadership responsibilities at MorningStar Ministries. This includes my role as CEO, President, and Senior Pastor of the Fort Mill Church, turning the ministry back over to Rick Joyner, the founder of MorningStar. I submitted by letter of resignation on Monday, August 26, 2024, and it was graciously accepted.”

Reed acknowledges that this decision will be a shock for many people, and he is “heartbroken.”

“I know this may come as a surprise, and perhaps even a shock, to some of you. Please believe me when I say this was not an easy decision. I am heartbroken. There are many reasons behind this choice, but primarily, after three years of serving here, including over a year as CEO and President, I have come to realize that I cannot continue in this role.”

Reed reaffirmed that the call on his life to work in ministry is still active, and he will continue to pursue this calling to share the gospel.

“My calling has always been, and remains, to prophesy, pastor, teach, preach, and write. That is why I have made the decision to return fully to what God has called me to.”

Reed is going to work on creating a web-based model of house churches that have regional leaders. He will also continue his work leading and training others through a prophetic online school. In the future, Reed desires to relocate to a different part of South Carolina and begin a new church.

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He further acknowledged allegations about a former volunteer and police officer committing sexual crimes against minors. Reed says these crimes happened before he assumed leadership duties, and that it was reported immediately to authorities.

“As many of you are aware, in the late spring of 2023, allegations surfaced over a former volunteer and police officer. These crimes took place before I took over. We immediately told the police and this was reported in the news. I never met the man or his family. The individual committed terrible crimes against minors. Missy and I stand unequivocally with the victims and their families. I condemn his actions in the strongest possible terms. This is also why I hired an external group to train our staff on sexual abuse awareness and how to safeguard minors.”

Reed says that both he and his wife, Missy, were sexually abused as children by people outside their families, and so this topic hits close to home as it is something he says has “haunted me throughout my life since it happened when I was just seven years old.”

Reed ended the document by thanking everyone at MorningStar for the opportunity he had to work with them and create lasting friendships. He also apologized for the inconvenience and disruption that his exit may cause.

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