At the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C., Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado delivered what many are calling a historic testimony of courage, conviction and geopolitical shift.

Recently escaped from Nicolás Maduro’s collapsing socialist regime prior to his capture, Machado declared that Venezuela now stands “at the threshold of freedom” after years of tyranny, imprisonment and mass suffering.

Looking across the room at American leaders and journalists, she described her presence as nothing short of miraculous.

“It seems like a miracle to be sitting here in a free country,” she said. “What has happened in the last years and especially in the last days, it seems like a miracle.”

Nobel Peace Prize Gesture: A Defiant and Symbolic Moment

In a move that stunned both international observers and the Nobel establishment, Machado presented her 2025 Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Donald Trump during their meeting in Washington this week. According to USA Today, the presentation was intended as a tribute to Trump’s role in supporting Venezuela’s transition and backing democratic restoration. Fox News reported that Machado proceeded with the presentation despite the Institute’s objections. Trump received the medal and called the gesture an honor.

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“I presented the President of the United States the medal … the Nobel Peace Prize,” Machado stated, according to Fox News. “I told him, ‘Listen to this, 200 years ago, General Lafayette gave Simón Bolívar a medal with George Washington’s face on it…”He kept that medal for the rest of his life. Actually, when you see his portraits, you can see the medal.”

Trump publicly responded to their meeting by writing on Truth Social:

It was my Great Honor to meet María Corina Machado, of Venezuela, today. She is a wonderful woman who has been through so much. María presented me with her Nobel Peace Prize for the work I have done. Such a wonderful gesture of mutual respect. Thank you María!

A People United by Conviction and Love

In her speech at the Heritage Foundation, Machado emphasized that Venezuela’s struggle is not merely political but deeply moral and rooted in human dignity.

“We have proven that a people determined to be free, even without resources… even facing the most cruel tyranny, can prevail,” she said. “The force of conviction and the force of love is the strongest of all.”

She defined that love as love of children, love of country and love of freedom:

“It’s all about human dignity. It’s all about justice. It’s all about love… and love for our children, love for our country, and love for freedom.”

Prayer and Perseverance in a Harrowing Escape

Machado also spoke openly about prayer during her escape, a detail that gave her narrative a spiritual dimension:

“I am a Catholic… During my trip I prayed a lot.”

Her escape involved dangerous conditions at sea after GPS and satellite communications failed, a moment she described as harrowing and defining.

The Role of the United States and President Trump

Machado expressed deep gratitude toward the United States and to President Trump for his Jan. 3 action to dismantle Maduro’s power structure.

“It took a lot of courage to do what he did,” she said. “He cares for the people of Venezuela. He told me that yesterday.”

She stressed that Venezuelans now know they are not alone.

A New Hemisphere Emerging

Machado believes a geopolitical realignment is underway that could reshape the Western Hemisphere:

“For the first time in history we will have the Americas free of communism, dictatorship, and narco-terrorism… This is equivalent to the fall of the Berlin Wall in the Americas.”

She predicted that a post-Maduro Venezuela will become “the best ally the United States has ever had in the Americas.”

With unshakable confidence, she ended with a promise: “Venezuela is going to be free.”

Abby Trivett is a writer and editor for Charisma Media and has a passion for sharing the gospel through the written word. She holds two degrees from Regent University, a B.A. in Communication with a concentration in Journalism and a Master of Arts in Journalism. She is the author of the upcoming book, The Power of Suddenly: Discover How God Can Change Everything in a Moment.

The situation in Minneapolis has once again ignited national attention—not only politically, but spiritually.

According to the prophetic voice of Amanda Grace, the recent clashes between agitators and federal officers may not be mere incidents of civil unrest but signs of a deeper spiritual agenda unfolding within the nation.

“So it’s intensifying in Minneapolis, Minnesota,” Grace said. The escalation, she explained, centered around a new wave of confrontations after “agitators clash with federal officers after another ICE shooting.”

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The city’s mayor, Jacob Frey, accused federal immigration officers of inflaming the situation, stating that ICE was “creating chaos.”

According to Grace, what sparked the situation was when an alleged agitator “attempted to run them over with their vehicle a mile from the incident with George Floyd.”

This was not merely a political flashpoint—but a prophetic confirmation.

Prophetic Words Resurfacing

She then turned to two past prophetic words she had delivered, indicating that the recent events were fulfilling what had been spoken more than a year prior.

From Aug. 29, 2024, she read:

“They shall try to refabricate George Floyd, to bring a new narrative of race meant to cause toxic opposition while their tainted lips speak unity. A custom-manufactured event. It shall turn around and smear those running. And they shall run when their corrupt creation turns on them… two networks shall turn on them to avoid the smear and stain it shall leave.”

A second word from Oct. 24, 2024, was even more pointed:

“Minnesota will begin to turn on its own, says the Lord. For that spirit of provocation has gone forth to resurrect the anger of George Floyd… The enemy in this hour is attempting to stir a spiritual cauldron that was set there with the help of the governor and those in the dark arts.”

This “cauldron,” she explained, consisted of defiance, anger and violence embedded into the spiritual landscape since 2020—now being reactivated for political purposes.

A Hidden Agenda or Prophetic Pattern?

Grace then highlighted what she called the “hidden agendas buried inside the headlines themselves.”

Looking at the headline surrounding the ICE clash, she argued that key themes could be discerned beneath the surface—revealing what is truly being pushed onto the national stage.

From the headline, she demonstrated that one could spell: “Resurrect George Floyd,” “Fraud,” “Socialist,” “Destroy America,” and even “Antichrist.”

“These are the deeper agendas we are literally watching unfold before our very eyes,” she warned. “Resurrect George Floyd. Fraud. Socialist. Destroy America. And that spirit of Antichrist that is at work within the earth.”

According to Amanda Grace, none of this is accidental. “This isn’t an accident, people. This is very deliberate. The deeper agendas are hidden amongst these explosive events that are happening.”

The Call to Watchmen

The prophetic message does not end with fear, but with instruction. Christians, she stressed, must not be passive spectators but spiritual watchmen.

“Continue to be watchmen, be in the Word of God every single day,” she said. “Keep the faith.”

While many see Minneapolis as merely another chapter in ongoing political unrest, Amanda suggests it is part of a larger spiritual confrontation between kingdoms—one that exposes manipulation, division and a battle over the soul of the nation itself.

Whether America will awaken to these warnings remains yet to be seen.

Abby Trivett is a writer and editor for Charisma Media and has a passion for sharing the gospel through the written word. She holds two degrees from Regent University, a B.A. in Communication with a concentration in Journalism and a Master of Arts in Journalism. She is the author of the upcoming book, The Power of Suddenly: Discover How God Can Change Everything in a Moment.

Are we witnessing the convergence of geopolitics and biblical prophecy in real time? For many watching the upheaval in Iran and the bold stance taken by President Donald Trump, the answer may be yes.

In a recent message, Messianic rabbi Jason Sobel suggested that ancient prophecies may be coming together before our eyes.

“Trump and Iran, are we seeing prophecy being fulfilled right before our eyes?” Sobel asked. “We could possibly be seeing ancient prophecy, both biblical prophecy and an interesting and foundational prophecy within Judaism, literally coming to pass.”

The epicenter of the conversation is Iran—biblical Persia—and its prophetic role in the last days.

As protests continue and the Iranian regime threatens violence, the world is being forced to pay attention. President Trump himself added fuel when he declared to the Iranian people, “Help is on the way. Keep protesting.”

According to Sobel, the Jewish world is also taking notice. “There are a number of rabbis and teachers in the Jewish community that have said what is happening in Iran and Trump’s statement…this could be that,” he said, referring to a long-held rabbinic teaching that “if you see Persia fall to Rome… expect the footsteps of the Messiah.”

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In that tradition, “Rome” is understood not as ancient Italy, but as the West—and in our time, particularly the United States. He added, “Whether you like President Trump or don’t like President Trump, we are not talking politics—we are talking prophecy.”

Persia in Ezekiel’s End-Time War

From Scripture itself, Iran emerges as a key player in the conflict described in Ezekiel 38–39, known as the War of Gog and Magog. “Persia, Kush, and Put… will come against Israel,” Ezekiel prophesied (Ezek. 38:5). “Iran or Persia plays a key role in the end-time attack,” he noted. “Therefore, it is significant what happens in Persia.”

But biblical prophecy doesn’t stop at conflict—it connects to conditions. Ezekiel foresaw a time when Israel would dwell securely in its land before the attack. The Hebrew word for “security,” Sobel noted, carries the numerical value 86, the same as the Hebrew year 5786, which marks the year Israel has just entered. “I believe one of the things we could potentially see is the beginning of this realignment of the Middle East,” he said.

The Iron Kingdom and 2026

The year 2026 also arises in the discussion—not politically, but prophetically.

He pointed to Daniel’s visions of the four empires, where the fourth kingdom—Rome—is symbolized by iron. “From the days of Daniel to the coming of the Messiah, there will be four kingdoms,” he explained. “Rome is associated with iron…and this is the year of iron.”

Rome’s modern expression, he argued, is the West—led today by America. “Trump is the leader of the free world,” he said. “He is the head of Rome right now,” embodying what Daniel described as a crushing, global, ordered power.

Watching and Discerning the Season

Sobel did not conclude with speculation, but with exhortation. “Reading the signs is wisdom,” he said, citing Jesus’ words about the fig tree. “Discerning the times and seasons is a responsibility, not a hobby.”

Right now, this unfolding chapter has the attention of believers around the world who continue to watch, pray and discern for what may come next.

Abby Trivett is a writer and editor for Charisma Media and has a passion for sharing the gospel through the written word. She holds two degrees from Regent University, a B.A. in Communication with a concentration in Journalism and a Master of Arts in Journalism. She is the author of the upcoming book, The Power of Suddenly: Discover How God Can Change Everything in a Moment.

The Board of Peace for the Middle East has been finalized. Are we now entering into a direct end times prophecy?

In a post on Truth Social, President Donald Trump announced that the Board of Peace had officially been formed.

It is my Great Honor to announce that THE BOARD OF PEACE has been formed. The Members of the Board will be announced shortly, but I can say with certainty that it is the Greatest and Most Prestigious Board ever assembled at any time, any place. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

Following this post, the president discussed how Turkey, Qatar and Egypt are also supporting this next phase of the Gaza Peace Plan.

As Steve Witkoff announced, we have OFFICIALLY entered the next phase of Gaza’s 20-Point Peace Plan!
 
Since the Ceasefire, my team has helped deliver RECORD LEVELS of Humanitarian Aid to Gaza, reaching Civilians at HISTORIC speed and scale. Even the United Nations has acknowledged this achievement as UNPRECEDENTED. These results have set the stage for this next phase.
 
As Chairman of the Board of Peace, I am backing a newly appointed Palestinian Technocratic Government, the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, supported by the Board’s High Representative, to govern Gaza during its transition. These Palestinian leaders are unwaveringly committed to a PEACEFUL future!
 
With the support of Egypt, Turkey, and Qatar, we will secure a COMPREHENSIVE Demilitarization Agreement with Hamas, including the surrender of ALL weapons, and the dismantling of EVERY tunnel. Hamas must IMMEDIATELY honor its commitments, including the return of the final body to Israel, and proceed without delay to full Demilitarization. As I have said before, they can do this the easy way, or the hard way. The people of Gaza have suffered long enough. The time is NOW.

The confirmation of the expected 15 members of the Board of Peace is likely to come later this month during the World Economic Forum at Davos.

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Scripture has long pointed to a moment when global authority, international alliances, and Middle Eastern peace would converge into a single narrative. The prophets spoke of a coming covenant, a fragile peace, a rebuilding and ultimately a shaking (Dan. 9:27; 1 Thess. 5:3).

For decades, these ideas have lived in sermons and study halls. Now, they are appearing in headlines.

Whether this Board of Peace becomes the mechanism for lasting stability or a temporary ceasefire remains to be seen. But one thing is becoming undeniably clear: the world is no longer operating on a purely political timeline. It is moving on a prophetic note. Pieces that once seemed disconnected are now fitting together with uncanny precision. Nations that once had no role in the biblical story are suddenly at its center.

As this board steps onto the global stage, the real question may not be what comes next politically, but what comes next prophetically.

Abby Trivett is a writer and editor for Charisma Media and has a passion for sharing the gospel through the written word. She holds two degrees from Regent University, a B.A. in Communication with a concentration in Journalism and a Master of Arts in Journalism. She is the author of the upcoming book, The Power of Suddenly: Discover How God Can Change Everything in a Moment.

As the death toll in Iran climbs into the thousands, the cries from the underground church are growing louder — and more desperate.

Iranian pastor Ara Torosian, now based in the United States, says the situation in Iran has reached a breaking point as protesters and civilians are gunned down in the streets. In an interview with CBN News, he said: “There is mass killing on the streets of regime is evil. They’re killing people.”

Torosian shared that he woke up to multiple calls from inside Iran: friends, family members and members of the underground church. “It’s devastating… I’m tired of crying, and I’m tired of praying. We need to do, act, something, to free Iran.”

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But even as he wrestles with faith and sorrow, the emotional weight has reached his own children. “I said God is in control,” Torosian recalled telling his son. “My son…8 years old…he said ‘God is not doing well.’” Torosian said it broke his heart—not just for his family, but “for our people…my burden is heavy.”

A Voice from the Ground

During the interview, Torosian played an audio message from a grieving Iranian family whose son, Arash, was killed during protests. Torosian translated the recording:

There is shedding blood everywhere…he got shotgun. He was in front line…they shot him. They didn’t allow them to take him to hospital…he died on the hand of his father.

The family, he added, is not being allowed to bury their son. “Please help us,” the voice on the recording cried. “Our feeling is bad…we are not feeling good.”

According to Torosian, the atrocities are not isolated. “I heard around 20,000 people in two days got massacred in Iran.” Communication is largely shut down within the country, and he cannot even reach many of the pastors and house churches connected to him. “Some of our close friends and Christians even die.”

A Plea to the West

With his voice breaking, Torosian issued what he called his message “to the West”—not just to Christians, but specifically to heads of state.

“Act. Act right now. This is emergency,” he pleaded. “Do something because they have guns. People of Iran, they don’t have guns.”

He continued:

Doesn’t matter what you believe right now…which political group you are. I want free Iran. As a Christian, as a pastor…I have a responsibility. I love Iran. I love America. America should act something.

A Prophetic Moment in History

Christians familiar with Iran’s revival know that one of the fastest-growing church movements in the world has been taking place beneath Iran’s Islamic regime—quietly and secretly. Now, as the regime’s grip turns violent, the Iranian church may be entering what many believe is a prophetic hinge in Middle Eastern history.

As pastor Torosian says, “Act and save the people.”

Abby Trivett is a writer and editor for Charisma Media and has a passion for sharing the gospel through the written word. She holds two degrees from Regent University, a B.A. in Communication with a concentration in Journalism and a Master of Arts in Journalism. She is the author of the upcoming book, The Power of Suddenly: Discover How God Can Change Everything in a Moment.

Dr. Phil McGraw is issuing a special warning for America and just where we may be headed.

In times of political transition, elections don’t simply bring new personalities into office — they bring consequences. That was the clear message from Dr. Phil in a recent segment of The Real Story, where he unpacked what is unfolding in America’s largest and most influential city.

“If you live in New York City, all I can say is this,” Dr. Phil opened. “Be careful what you wish for. Because elections, they don’t just bring change, they bring consequences.”

On New Year’s Day, newly elected socialist mayor Zohran Mandani took office with plenty of celebration and fanfare. But as Dr. Phil noted, the real story began almost immediately after the confetti settled.

“He could have used his inauguration to unify a deeply divided city,” Dr. Phil said. “Instead, his inauguration speech was a fiery middle finger to anyone who dares to think differently from him.”

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During the campaign, Mamdani appeared charming, upbeat, and hopeful. Yet, as Dr. Phil pointed out, “Once he won the election… I saw a very different side.” The mask slipped quickly. “I was elected as a democratic socialist, and I will govern as a democratic socialist,” Mamdani declared from the podium. “I will not abandon my principles for fear of being deemed radical.”

But beneath the slogans lies an old ideology wearing new clothes. “We will replace the fragility of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism,” Mamdani promised. Dr. Phil responded with stark clarity: “Warmth of collectivism. That phrase should set off alarm bells.”

Collectivism, Dr. Phil argued, is not a hypothetical philosophy: it’s a historical one. “You don’t have to speculate,” he said. “With the passage of time, you can measure. And when you look at the track record of collectivism across time, you don’t see compassion. You don’t see warmth. What you see is famine. What you see is economic collapse. What you see is [the] death of tens of millions of people.”

Mayor Zohran Mamdani had a unifying moment and chose the opposite. His inauguration speech wasn’t about healing a divided city. It was a declaration aimed at those who think differently.

— Dr. Phil (@DrPhil) January 15, 2026

Dr. Phil contrasted collectivism’s guaranteed outcomes with biblical and historic principles of earned responsibility: “Human nature doesn’t change. We thrive on responsibility, risk, and earned success.” But when reward is detached from effort, he warned, “productivity collapses, morality erodes and force becomes necessary… That’s why collectivism always leads to authoritarianism.”

Mamdani’s first actions in office only deepened the concern. Within days, he rescinded multiple executive orders protecting Jewish communities and recognizing internationally accepted definitions of antisemitism.

For Jewish New Yorkers — who have experienced a surge in harassment and violent hate crimes — this was, in Dr. Phil’s words, “a punch in the gut.”

And while Mamdani embraced boycotts and divestment against Israel, he publicly defended Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro — a man now in federal custody. “For a mayor still unpacking boxes in City Hall,” Dr. Phil remarked, “this was a remarkably clear signal of where he stood.”

New York did not merely elect a mayor. “It elected a worldview,” Dr. Phil stated.

In a moment when nations are separating along moral and ideological lines, New York may once again be signaling where America is heading next.

Abby Trivett is a writer and editor for Charisma Media and has a passion for sharing the gospel through the written word. She holds two degrees from Regent University, a B.A. in Communication with a concentration in Journalism and a Master of Arts in Journalism. She is the author of the upcoming book, The Power of Suddenly: Discover How God Can Change Everything in a Moment.

Investigative journalist Nick Shirley just dropped another major bombshell as Minnesota continues to unravel with Somali fraud and scandal.

Shirley has returned to what he calls the “belly of the beast” to expose a growing web of corruption he says is draining millions—if not billions—of taxpayer dollars through daycare centers, adult daycares, healthcare services and a massive non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) scheme.

“So, here in Minnesota, you have daycare fraud, you have adult daycare fraud, you have healthcare fraud, and you even have more fraud,” explains local investigator David Hoch, who has been tracking this scandal for years. For him, the real nerve center is transportation. “What I think might be sort of the heart of the beast here is this transportation fraud.”

In Minnesota, Hoch says there are hundreds of NEMT companies, “more than 90% of them…Somali-owned.” These companies bill the state for taking people to appointments, waiting and driving them home. “The average is going to be $50 per trip,” Hoch notes. “So it’s a $100 per round trip.”

But here’s the bombshell: “How many of these trips are being provided? Zero.”

According to Hoch, all these companies have to do is go online, fill out a form—“How many trips? How many miles?”—and the state sends the money. “Nobody bothers to check,” he says. No one calls the doctor, the dentist or the clinic to see if anyone actually showed up.

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Nick and David hit the streets to see what’s really there.

At Safari Transportation, which is officially registered with the state at 607 Cedar Avenue, they find no vans—just a money wiring business. Staff tell them Safari is “the money wiring” shop, not transportation. “So Safari gets the money, and then they wire it out,” Nick concludes on camera.

Next door, Dreamline Transportation is supposed to operate from a liquor store address and a suite filled with mailboxes. “607 Safari Transportation doesn’t exist. It’s actually a money wiring business,” Nick summarizes. “617 Dreamline…is actually a liquor store…617A is a place where there’s a bunch of mailboxes.”

They keep going: Silver Mountain, RayZ, Crescent Transportation, Advanced Mobility. Again and again, they find no signs, no offices, no fleet—just ghost companies on paper. At one apartment complex where Crescent is registered, a resident says flatly, “Have you ever seen Crescent Transportation out here?… Nope. I’m a taxpayer. I don’t like it.”

The same pattern surfaces in high-dollar daycare centers. At Hopkins Child Care Center, which is licensed for 118 children and received over $ million this year, Nick points to blacked-out windows, locked doors, and no children’s footprints in the snow. “For a place that’s supposed to have over a 100 children, there’s no footprints anywhere,” he says.

In Eden Prairie, Proud Child Care Center has taken in over a million dollars. When Nick simply asks for enrollment paperwork for a fictional child—just to show they’re functioning as a real daycare—staff refuse. “It would debunk all claims if you could just give me a piece of paper saying where to enroll a child,” Nick says.

“I’m sorry. We can’t do that,” they answer.

The money trail doesn’t stop at Minnesota’s borders.

A former airport narcotics officer testifies that, between about 2015 and 2021, he repeatedly saw Somali men flying out of Minneapolis–St. Paul with $1–6 million in cash per suitcase, sometimes twice a week. “You’re talking, I don’t know, five to six million a week,” he recalls.

The route, he says, was MSP to Atlanta to Dubai, and then “they’d wire the money to Somalia.”

All the while, when Nick shines a camera on addresses and asks simple questions—“Where is the transportation company? Where are the children?”—he’s met with rage, accusations of Islamophobia and threats. He answers the same way every time: “This isn’t about race. This isn’t against religion. This is about fraud. We’re fighting fraud here. We’re not fighting a race.”

In case you weren’t paying attention, this isn’t just a political scandal; it’s a spiritual one. Scripture tells us that light exposes the works of darkness. As Nick declares, “Fraud is fraud,” the question now is whether leaders in Minnesota—and across America—will allow the light to do its work, hold the guilty accountable and protect the innocent whose money is being stolen in their name.

To watch the full video, you can click here. (Editor’s note: Foul language contained in video).

Abby Trivett is a writer and editor for Charisma Media and has a passion for sharing the gospel through the written word. She holds two degrees from Regent University, a B.A. in Communication with a concentration in Journalism and a Master of Arts in Journalism. She is the author of the upcoming book, The Power of Suddenly: Discover How God Can Change Everything in a Moment.

America is facing a profound cultural, political and spiritual crisis. Rev. Franklin Graham believes the only answer is national repentance and unified prayer.

Speaking in a recent interview with CBN News, Graham revealed that the idea for a national call to prayer began when California pastor Jack Hibbs urgently reached out to him. “Franklin, I think we ought to do something,” Hibbs wrote to him in the middle of the night. Graham agreed, explaining, “Our nation has fallen so far from God and His truth.”

Graham described a culture spiraling into confusion, pointing to the Supreme Court arguments over biological sex and sports. “They asked one of the people arguing for men to be in women’s private space, ‘give us a definition of a woman,’ he couldn’t do it,” Graham said. “Why are they even listening to this? They can’t even define what a woman is.”

Beyond America’s internal chaos, Graham sees global instability rising at an alarming pace: “Iran right now is burning… Venezuela, Cuba, Russia, Ukraine, Gaza… it seems like the world is about to implode.”

For Graham, the answer is not political first — it is spiritual. “We need to repent as a nation. And we need to repent of our own personal sins and ask God to forgive us.”

We Must Intercede for Our Leaders

Importantly, Graham is calling believers to pray for national leadership, whether they voted for them or not.

“We need to pray for those that are in leadership — President Donald J. Trump,” he said, adding leaders such as JD Vance, Pete Hegseth, Marco Rubio, and Kristi Noem to that list. “People may say, ‘Well, Franklin, I didn’t vote for the guy.’ Well, it doesn’t matter. He’s our president.”

Graham emphasized their decisions now carry consequences far beyond politics, arguing they are under immense pressure as they make “critical decisions” that will affect the nation’s future.

Are We Seeing Prophetic Signs?

When asked about biblical prophecy, Graham didn’t hesitate: “Most people who read the Bible and study Scripture feel that we’re in those last days.” While acknowledging no one knows the timing, he believes Scripture commands believers to pay attention: “Christ could return at any minute… we need to be ready.”

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Referencing Jesus’ parable of the 10 virgins, Graham warned against complacency: “They knew the bridegroom was coming, but they just weren’t ready… We need to make sure our house is in order.”

Revival or Decline? Both Are Happening

Graham acknowledged the recent spike in youth conversions and spiritual hunger but warned against assuming it means the nation is turning around. “Nowhere in the Scripture does it talk about at the end times there’s going to be some great revival,” he noted. “I see things are going to go from bad to worse.”

Yet God is still moving. Graham pointed to the late Charlie Kirk as an example of a young leader who boldly embraced Christ near the end of his life, impacting millions through his death and testimony. “God’s at work… His Jesus Christ is on the way. He’s returning. So let’s be ready.”

The Power of Prayer

For Graham, prayer is not symbolic — it is warfare. “Prayer is our opportunity to go directly into the presence of Almighty God,” he said, pointing to Ephesians 6. Using Jesus’ own model for prayer, he urged believers to align with God’s will rather than their own political preferences: “Not our will… but His will.”

If millions would pray, Graham believes God would intervene in this moment of global shaking: “God hears prayer… let’s not be guilty of not praying.”

Abby Trivett is a writer and editor for Charisma Media and has a passion for sharing the gospel through the written word. She holds two degrees from Regent University, a B.A. in Communication with a concentration in Journalism and a Master of Arts in Journalism. She is the author of the upcoming book, The Power of Suddenly: Discover How God Can Change Everything in a Moment.

We may be on the brink of a new America.

As the Minnesota fraud scandal and clashes with ICE agents continue to escalate between left-leaning protestors and law enforcement, the president just made himself very clear about what could come next: the Insurrection Act.

Writing on Truth Social, the president stated:

If the corrupt politicians of Minnesota don’t obey the law and stop the professional agitators and insurrectionists from attacking the Patriots of ., who are only trying to do their job, I will institute the INSURRECTION ACT, which many Presidents have done before me, and quickly put an end to the travesty that is taking place in that once great State. Thank you for you attention to this matter! President DJT

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This comes after Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz encouraged Minnesotans to continue to clash with ICE agents violently.

“This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it’s a campaign of organized brutality against the people of Minnesota by our own federal government,” Walz said in an address.

Walz pointed to the death of Renee Nicole Good after she was shot by an ICE agent when she rammed him with her vehicle. He then told Trump, “You’ve done enough.”

America is approaching a hinge point in history, and Minnesota may be the place where the door finally swings. As lawlessness is celebrated and those tasked with upholding order are mocked, restrained or resisted, the clash between civil authority and spiritual authority is becoming impossible to ignore.

Scripture warns that in the last days “lawlessness will increase” and people would call evil good and good evil — and for many watching what is unfolding in Minnesota right now, that warning feels less theoretical and more like a headline.

Whether critics like it or not, the nation is being forced to choose between chaos and order, rebellion and restraint, anarchy and accountability. And in moments like these, history reveals a pattern: God often exposes the cracks in a nation before He heals it.

Abby Trivett is a writer and editor for Charisma Media and has a passion for sharing the gospel through the written word. She holds two degrees from Regent University, a B.A. in Communication with a concentration in Journalism and a Master of Arts in Journalism. She is the author of the upcoming book, The Power of Suddenly: Discover How God Can Change Everything in a Moment.

Candace Owens continues to make shocking allegations regarding the life and death of Charlie Kirk.

In a video, Owens claims that Kirk was a time traveler who had been managed by agents throughout his life.

“Why did Charlie think he was a time traveler?” Owens asks. “He said, as I showed you in earlier messages, he was a time traveler, and he had to find me.”

She then asked whether that was something people just said to their friends in texts. She claims she did not emphasize these points when he said it to her, but that she is now considering the possibility that Kirk can travel through time and space.

“It came to fruition, [the] other parts. He did die young. Why did he think that him dying young was necessary in order to change things?” Owens asked. “He did die young, it is related to Turning Point ‘m totally occupied by this.”

“What is reality, actually?” she continued. “You cannot just pretend that all of this is one big, unhappy coincidence.”

Owens then makes her way into the next claim: That agents managed Kirk.

“It’s entirely plausible, I think, plausible that they knew something about Charlie, and that’s why they had him marked and had him monitored and had him likely followed since he was young. And maybe they thought, agents, think that if they swarmed him and they stayed with him, pretend to be his friend, that ultimately they could control Charlie and perhaps change an outcome.”

Candace Owens is now pushing that Charlie Kirk was a TIME TRAVELLER – and that he had "AGENTS" (yes, like the Matrix) monitoring him from childhood – and that he was killed because he tried to DISTURB space-time continuum. No, I'm not kidding.

— Nathan Livingstone (MilkBarTV) (@TheMilkBarTV) January 15, 2026

Owens then further claimed that, at one point, she had “agents” managing her life, something she says she did not realize at the time. She also believes that Kirk began to “push back” against the narrative of a controlled life.

“They seem to have panicked,” she said.

While Owens’ allegations make for viral content and speculative intrigue, Christians must resist the temptation to be discipled by conspiracies, no matter how sensational or emotionally charged they may sound. Our responsibility is not to chase every narrative we hear, but to test it. Paul’s words to the Thessalonians remain a safeguard for this hour: “Test everything; hold fast what is good” (1 Thess. 5:21). That means every documentary, every thread, every exposé, every political claim, and every theory — no matter how persuasive — must be weighed against the Word of God, the character of God and the peace of the Holy Spirit.

In a world addicted to speculation, believers must remain addicted to Scripture. Our discernment is not sharpened by conspiracies but by truth. And as the noise grows louder in the days ahead, those who refuse to trade discernment for drama will become a beacon of clarity in a culture drowning in confusion.

Abby Trivett is a writer and editor for Charisma Media and has a passion for sharing the gospel through the written word. She holds two degrees from Regent University, a B.A. in Communication with a concentration in Journalism and a Master of Arts in Journalism. She is the author of the upcoming book, The Power of Suddenly: Discover How God Can Change Everything in a Moment.