Was there a deeper, more evil spirit behind the Mississippi synagogue burning than we thought?

According to Fox News, the suspect of the Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson, Stephen Pittman, 19, was turned in by his father after he confessed to the incident.

However, something darker and quite sinister may have been going on in the background.

In the FBI affidavit, Pittman reportedly confessed to being the arsonist behind the act, calling the building the “synagogue of Satan.” As Fox reported, Pittman’s father alerted the FBI after seeing burn marks on his hands, face and ankles.

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The FBI stated that “Pittman laughed as he told his father what he did and said he finally got them.” The suspect then made a virtual court appearance on Monday from the hospital where his hands were bandaged. When asked about his rights, Pittman said, “Jesus Christ is Lord.”

Pittman also reportedly texted his dad an image of the synagogue before starting the fire, writing, “There’s a furnace in the back.” While his father pleaded with him to come home, Pittman said he was “due for a homerun” and “I did my research.”

This bizarre and disturbing episode is not occurring in a vacuum. We are living in a moment when antisemitism is erupting across college campuses, in the streets of major Western cities and in governments around the world. What we are seeing is not merely political, cultural or social—it is spiritual.

Yet even in the midst of this rising darkness, there is a decisive truth the enemy cannot erase: Jesus is still the King of the Jews. He has not abandoned Israel nor forgotten the covenant made with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. While the nations rage and antisemitism intensifies, God’s purposes for His chosen people will prevail. As we approach the final chapters of history, believers must stand with the Jewish people and pray for their protection.

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.

President Donald Trump’s dream of acquiring Greenland just may be one step closer to becoming reality.

A Fox News report noted that Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., is working to help bring Greenland into the American dream. Fine is introducing a bill Monday that would help the president “to take such steps as may be necessary” so that Greenland could become part of the United States.

Fine told Fox, “I think it is in the world’s interest for the United States to exert sovereignty over Greenland.” He also stated that “Congress would still have to choose to make it a state, but this would simply authorize the president to do what he’s doing and say the Congress stands behind him.”

The bill, which is known as the “Greenland Annexation and Statehood Act” reads:

The President is authorized to take such steps as may be necessary, including by seeking to enter into negotiations with the Kingdom of Denmark, to annex or otherwise acquire Greenland as a territory of the United States. Upon completion of such annexation or acquisition, the President shall submit to Congress a report consisting of such changes to Federal law as the President may determine necessary to admit the newly acquired territory as a State, in order to expedite congressional approval of such statehood for Greenland after the adoption of a constitution that Congress determines to be republican in form and in conformity with the Constitution of the United States.

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In a recent interview with the New York Times, President Trump discussed his desire to acquire Greenland, saying he wants to do so “properly,” and that ownership of the land “gives you things and elements that you can’t get from just signing a document that you can have a base.”

Now we will have to see whether Congress shares the president’s dream for Greenland.

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 seeing prophetic fulfillment come together?

As we see nations rise against nations and wars and rumors of wars continue to circulate, just as Jesus told us they would at the end times, the late Kim Clement’s earlier prophetic words seem to be working in our world right now.

On Mar. 20, 2014, Clement released a word concerning a coming global shaking that would expose vulnerabilities and reorder power balances across the earth.

Long before time began, this day was spoken of. Powers and principalities spoke of this day where He would take the nations of the earth and shake them. Where He had planned that His people, God’s people, would shake from fear. And even now, you watch in fear. Why are My people afraid? Why are My people fearful?

Clement warned that this shaking would reveal the fragility of nations—particularly America. The perceived invincibility of world powers, he said, would be challenged not by the strength of rivals but by the weakness within their own systems. Yet the prophecy then turned toward Russia, describing a heavier blow aimed at its ambitions for global dominance.

Snowden, you were a puppet in the hands of God. For America suddenly lost its security. Suddenly, you weren’t strong, as insightful as you thought,” he prophesied. “Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Germany…Estonia, you shall be the troublemaker. You shall rattle Putin, who claims himself as a czar, to bring back a system of control and pain and suppression.

With Russia once again at the center of global tensions, Eastern Europe shifting, and new military alliances emerging, Clement’s words feel startlingly relevant. Nations once thought peripheral now play outsized roles in destabilizing the balance of power—just as he warned.

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However, the prophecy did not speak only of Russia.

One of Clement’s most chilling insights concerned the emergence of a new terrorism—distinct from past jihadist movements and explicitly aimed at recruiting young people for acts of sabotage and war. With a surge in militant Islamic ideology entering Western culture and anti-Israel sentiment intensifying, the warning takes on new clarity.

A new group of terrorists are emerging. They are not related to the Taliban. They have one focus in mind: to take the youth and cause them to do what you assume has been done. They will train pilots and air-train pilots to plunge, to attack, to steal, and then to crawl into Israel and destroy My people. This shall not happen, says the Lord. For once again, I will show you I am the God of the earth. I am the Lord of the universe.

Clement’s words serve as a reminder that the battle we are witnessing is not merely political—it is spiritual, generational and global.

If these prophetic threads are indeed converging, then this is not a moment for fear—it is a moment for discernment. Jesus warned that the end of the age would bring shaking, deception and upheaval, but He also promised that the gospel of the kingdom would be preached in all nations before the end comes.

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. Tony Evans has decided to start a new venture since handing over Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship to his son, Jonathan. He is now in the podcast business.

According to ChurchLeaders, Evans’ new podcast, “The Unbound Podcast,” is set to feature many different voices, including those well-known in Christian circles such as Lecrae, Kirk Franklin and Matt Chandler.

In a trailer for the podcast, Evans discusses everything from the phenomena of Christianity in hip hop to idolatry in ministry.

“Hip hop became a cultural phenomenon and you…we’ll call it, sanctified it,” Evans says to Lecrae.

“It took time to show people that our look is different,” Lecrae responded. “Just think about young David going up to King Saul and saying, ‘Hey, this armor doesn’t quite fit me.'”

Evans also said in an interview with ChurchLeaders that: “Unbound comes out of that, to release God’s Word and show its relevancy to every area of life to individuals to families to churches and to a cultural crisis.”

He further said one of the episodes he is looking forward to releasing the most is his with Kirk Franklin. “Kirk Franklin…he’s the music genre, but he’s got a lot of cultural perspectives that you’re going to find intriguing and a unique personality to go with it.”

Evans is the next high-profile minister to start a podcast after retiring from leading a church.

Previously, T.D. Jakes started a podcast after he handed the mantle of his church over to his daughter and son-in-law.

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.

If it wasn’t for the intervention of conservative talk radio host Glenn Beck, the start of the new year might have looked very different — and deeply grim — for Canadian Jolene Van Alstine.

In fact, without the spotlight he shone on her situation, Van Alstine could have died this week.

The 45-year-old Saskatchewan native has, for nearly a decade, suffered from a rare but treatable parathyroid disease that causes intense bone pain, nausea, and vomiting.

When the story first rose to international attention, it was reported Van Alstine needed a particular surgery. However, there are currently no surgeons in Saskatchewan able to perform the required procedure. Because of Canada’s healthcare system, Van Alstine would need to be referred to a doctor outside her province, but, in order to obtain a referral, she’d need to first meet with an endocrinologist in Saskatchewan, none of whom were reportedly willing to accept new patient appointments.

Van Alstine visited the provincial legislature last November, where she begged for assistance in her case. But rather than remove bureaucratic red tape, government workers reportedly suggested the country’s controversial euthanasia program, MAiD (Medical Assistance in Dying).

At her wits’ end, she agreed; Van Alstine was slated to see a MAiD provider on Jan. 7 of this year.

When Beck learned of Van Alstine’s story, he jumped on it immediately. In an interview with CBN News, he said, “How do you let a person die? How do the Canadians — how are they viewing this? How are they not standing up themselves and saying, ‘That’s unacceptable. She doesn’t have to die?’”

So moved by her situation, Beck offered to fund Van Alstine’s care, including her transfer to the U.S. and whatever medical intervention might have been necessary for her recovery.

That overwhelming act of kindness has given Van Alstine a new lease on life and a renewed energy to keep fighting toward healing — rather than taking the government up on physician-assisted suicide, a route she said she never wanted to take.

“Yes, today was the original day they gave me,” she told the Toronto Sun on Wednesday, later telling the outlet, “I’m Roman Catholic. Suicide is a sin, but I just couldn’t stand the pain and nausea and vomiting and overheating 24/7.”

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There are moments in life when the Spirit of God presses upon the human heart with an unshakable knowing. According to prophetic teacher Perry Stone, that sense has often come unannounced—yet unmistakable.

In a recent episode of Manna-Fest, Stone opened with a question that resonated deeply with viewers: “Have you ever…got out of bed or in midday…something came upon you that you could not explain, but it was what some people termed a gut feeling or a premonition that something was not right?”

He described it as an inner alert to danger, even when the specifics were unclear: “It’s almost as though you sense that there’s danger out there, but you can’t put your finger on what is the danger…where is it coming from, and when will it happen?”

For Stone, this phenomenon is not theoretical. For years, he experienced what he now believes were spiritual burdens of impending loss. “I would have a sudden internal weight that you would call a burden,” he explained. It wasn’t a typical burden to preach, pray or minister—but something far heavier. “This was an impending feeling of danger, and it would overwhelm me to the point that I would have to leave the office and go home.”

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These episodes were not brief. Stone recounted seasons when the sensation lingered for days—sometimes more than a week—and nearly always preceded the death of someone within his relational circle. After tracking the pattern, he concluded, “about 20 times in the past 18 years, this burden would hit me,” usually seven to 10 days before someone passed.

While some would call such experiences intuition or a sixth sense, Stone framed the subject biblically. He distinguished between mere suspicion—rooted in “vain imaginations” and false narratives—and true discernment: “Suspicion is not discernment,” he warned. The apostle Paul identified a specific gift known as the “discerning of spirits” (1 Cor. 12:10), which Stone defined as “the ability to properly discern and judge what spirit is at work.”

Stone also emphasized the role of the human spirit, citing Proverbs: “The spirit of a man is the candle of the Lord searching all the inward parts of the belly” (Prov. 20:27). He noted that emotional and spiritual signals often manifest physically: “When someone dies, you feel it in your belly. When you suffer with grief, you feel it in your belly.”

His exhortation to the body of Christ was simple yet urgent: when something feels spiritually off, don’t ignore it. “When you begin to sense something is not right…don’t blow it off,” he urged. “Find a place of prayer and begin to pray against it, and God can prevent trouble and danger from coming your way if you’ll learn to listen.”

In a world clouded by uncertainty, Stone believes the Holy Spirit is still faithfully warning, guiding and preparing God’s people—if only they will heed the inner witness.

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.

President Donald Trump just named the one thing that stands between him and world dominance.

In a new interview with the New York Times, President Trump said that it was his “own morality” that is keeping him from conquering the world.

“My own morality. My own mind. It’s the only thing that can stop me,” he said, according to People.

The president also stated, “I don’t need international law. I’m not looking to hurt people.”

As People noted, the president discussed how he understands that his administration must follow these laws, then stated, “It depends what your definition of international law is.”

The interview also delved into Greenland and why Trump, in particular, wants to claim it.

“You can send as many troops as you want, and you haven’t done it,” David Sanger from the New York Times said in an audio clip. “How come?”

“Because I want to do it properly,” Trump stated.

Sanger asked if ownership was the proper route for doing things properly, to which Trump replied, “Well, it does it [to] me. It’s ownership. Ownership is very important, yeah.”

The president says ownership is a sure sign of success.

“…it’s what I feel is psychologically needed for success. I think that ownership gives you a thing that you can’t do whether you’re talking about a lease or a treaty. Ownership gives you things and elements that you can’t get from just signing a document that you can have a base.”

This news comes as discussions have been renewed around Greenland and the potential for the United States to acquire 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.

A chilling prophetic word from Amanda Grace in 2024 may be unfolding right now as we see Minnesota crumbling.

On Oct. 24, 2024, Grace gave a chilling prophecy about the state of Minnesota and what was heading its way.

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“Minnesota will begin to turn on its own,” Grace prophesied. “For that spirit of provocation has gone forth to resurrect the anger of George Floyd. The anger and defiance and the violence that went into the soil of that state, the enemy is attempting to stir a spiritual cauldron that was set there with the help of the governor and those in dark arts.”

Grace had urged viewers to pray, believing that this plot would start when things would get dark, around October and November. Now, just a couple of months after this period, we have seen this anger certainly stirred up in the state following the Somali daycare scandal that has erupted in the area, and even led Gov. Tim Walz to decide not to run for re-election.

On top of that, protests broke out after Renee Nicole Good was fatally shot by ICE agent Jonathan Ross when she attempted to ram agents with her car.

The spiritual climate of Minnesota, marked by civic upheaval, political retreat and intense public outcry, is aligning with the stirring of old wounds and new conflicts that Grace’s word warned would rise up and provoke division.

These recent events, but for those with eyes to see and ears to hear, may be the visible echoes of the spiritual “cauldron” Grace described — a place where unresolved anger, bitterness and defiance are being exposed and pressed into the light for judgment and redemption.

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.

Meta is preparing for the very end, quite literally.

According to CNBC, Meta announced on Friday that they have made agreements “with three nuclear power providers,” which includes backing from none other than OpenAI’s CEO, Sam Altman.

These arrangements that Meta has with companies Vistra, Oklo and TerraPower are for working on the nuclear power sources for Meta’s “Prometheus supercluster,” which is a computing system currently being built in New Albany, Ohio.

As the report noted, both Oklo and Vistra’s shares rose sharply after the announcement. Meta believes that these projects will “add 6.6 gigawatts of power by 2035,” which is more than the entire state of New Hampshire.

In a statement, Meta policy chief Joel Kaplan said, “State-of-the-art data centers and AI infrastructure are essential to securing America’s position as a global leader in AI.”

Meta also believes these agreements will create “thousands of construction jobs and hundreds of long-term operational jobs.”

What could this all mean for the future?

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Both nuclear war and AI have shown great signs of leading us straight into the end times.

While Meta frames this as a bold step toward technological leadership, Scripture reminds us that the final chapters of human history are marked by unprecedented knowledge, global systems and accelerated power. Daniel wrote that in the last days “many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase” (Dan. 12:4), a picture of exponential advancement that would have been unimaginable until now.

Nuclear-fueled AI superclusters were once the stuff of science fiction — yet today they are being built in plain sight, backed by the very leaders shaping the next era of intelligence.

Jesus warned of days so turbulent that “unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved” (Matt. 24:22). For decades, nuclear war alone made that verse plausible. Now, AI introduces a new dimension of global control, surveillance, warfare, and societal transformation.

Whether Meta intends it or not, the convergence of these technologies aligns with the prophetic patterns long described in Scripture.

As the world races toward the future it is building, believers must remember the future God has already revealed, and remain watchful, discerning and anchored in His sovereignty.

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.

In a recent podcast episode with Isaiah Saldivar, former Satanist Riaan Swiegelaar shared the dark secrets of what really happens inside the Satanic Church.

One of the first things the two discussed was the deception many people face about the supernatural.

“I think a lot of people forget that God really created everything, including the unseen world,” Swiegelaar said. “But a lot of religion…focuses on the physical and forgets that God created us in His image. So, we are actually body, and we are soul, and we are spirit.”

After leaving a church at 21, Swiegelaar left Christianity and became enthralled with New Age concepts.

“After also going to Buddhist retreats and meditation circles…I eventually found my way…to my first psychic reading,” Swiegelaar said. “That really opened the door for a lot of things, and I don’t think a lot of people realize how dangerous that is when we start dabbling in those things. We give the enemy grounds to afflict us in certain ways when we do those things.”

From that point on, Swiegelaar began doing readings, which led to further darkness.

“I actually worked for the devil for 20 years of my life without realizing [it],” Swiegelaar said. “It’s not a path where you wake up one morning, and you decide, ‘I’m going to become a Satanist.'”

As someone who was part of the occult, Swiegelaar saw something very dangerous happening: Christians coming to him for readings.

“So many Christians came to me for astrology charts, for readings, even for rituals, for spells,” he said. “The moment they used to sit down in front of me, the first thing that they would ask me was, ‘Is it wrong for me as a Christian to be here?’ That was the Holy Spirit trying to tell them, ‘you shouldn’t be here.'”

Swiegelaar says even pastors and their wives would come to him. He further noted that while he says he has not seen a Christian possessed by a demon, severe oppression is possible, much of which he says comes from Christians getting into the New Age.

In his testimony, Swiegelaar makes it clear that the line between curiosity and bondage is far thinner than many believers realize. In a culture obsessed with spiritual experiences, energy readings and occult self-help, the enemy doesn’t need to drag Christians into overt rebellion—he only needs them to step just far enough outside the covering of Christ to gain legal ground in their lives.

The allure of “hidden knowledge,” mystical encounters and supernatural empowerment has become one of the enemy’s most effective bait traps for a generation desperate for meaning.

Yet Swiegelaar’s story is ultimately not about darkness—it’s about deliverance. His journey stands as both a warning and a witness: the spiritual realm is real, the warfare is fierce, but Christ remains supreme.

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.