In a Spirit-filled service marked by powerful testimonies and unwavering conviction, Pastor Jentezen Franklin welcomed Ambassador Dr. Yechiel Leiter of Israel to Free Chapel, where the congregation stood united in love and support for the Jewish state. The ambassador’s words, born from both personal tragedy and national resolve, stirred hearts and reminded all in attendance that Israel’s fight is not just for survival, but for truth.

The ambassador, who flew directly from Jerusalem, expressed deep gratitude to Pastor Franklin and the congregation: “I want to thank you and your congregation and all of your followers for all the wonderful support you give us. And it’s heartfelt.”

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Leiter addressed the ongoing war in Gaza with sobering clarity. “We’re not just in a battle for our security,” he said. “We’re in a battle for, really, I would say, truth.” He cited recent media misinformation, including false claims that Israeli tanks had fired on civilians waiting for aid. “It was a lie. Never happened,” he said, adding, “What they did was put a stain of Cain on our forehead and expect us to cower and succumb.”

“But what the Jewish people are now saying is we’re not going to succumb,” he continued. “We were attacked on Oct. 7th. They slaughtered 1,200 of our people. We cannot have jihadis living at our border… If it’s going to take some time, it may have to take some time. Because the world is in a state of confusion… But we’re going to weather the storm. We’ve been doing that for a long time… We did it in exile and now that we’ve come home, we’re not going to cower either. We’re going to weather this storm. We’re going to come out on top.”

Franklin responded with conviction, declaring, “We are fulfilling prophecy… Genesis 12 and verse 3: ‘I will bless those that bless Israel… and all the families of the earth shall be blessed.’” He reminded the audience that Free Chapel has donated over $28 million in partnership with the Jewish National Fund, building schools, bomb shelters, medical facilities and trauma recovery centers in southern Israel.

But the moment took a deeply personal turn as the ambassador shared his family’s loss. “My oldest son Moshe is the commander of forces that led our divisions into Gaza, and on the 15th day of the war, he fell,” he said. “He was a father of six children. He was 39. After spending 15 years in special ops in the Air Force, our equivalent of your Delta Force, he left me six grandchildren, and he was my best friend.”

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He revealed how his son’s death changed the course of his own life. “When the prime minister called me, he said, ‘I know you don’t want to go into public life, but why don’t you ask Moshe what he would say?’ Somewhere from the Garden of Eden he came down and said to me, ‘Dad, now you’ve got to live for me too.’”

Pastor Franklin then turned to the congregation. “These people, Mr. Ambassador, are some of the most loving, supporting Israel people… They’re not being taught… to be anti-Semitic. They’re being taught that our faith… we only have because of the land of Israel and the Jewish people that have given us the Torah.”

Leiter reinforced the spiritual and historical foundation of Israel’s right to the land: “Two millennia before the Romans called the land of Israel Palestine, there was a land called Israel and a people called Israel and a commonwealth called Israel and temples that were the capitals of Israel… And we didn’t allow years of exile to erase the bond between the people of Israel and the land of Israel.”

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As the congregation looked on, he declared, “Zionism didn’t begin in the 19th century. Zionism began with the birth of the Jewish people when Abraham ascended the land… We’ve ascended the land again, we’ve come home, and we’re not leaving again. We’re not going to be defeated.”

In this powerful convergence of biblical truth, personal sacrifice and prophetic conviction, one thing was unmistakable: the spirit of Israel endures, and so does the call for Christians around the world to stand with her.

Now more than ever, let us lift up Israel in prayer, for her safety, for her strength and for the fulfillment of every promise God has spoken over His people.

James Lasher is staff writer for Charisma Media.

As nuclear threats loom larger in global headlines, evangelist Perry Stone is connecting current world events to a prophetic vision he received more than a decade ago. With an urgent tone, Stone warns viewers to “pay attention” to the unfolding situation with Iran, Israel and the broader world.

“This is going to be a very, very important update,” Stone said in a recent video. “I received an additional insight into a vision I had years ago that I had never thought about. In fact, it gives me, you know, they talk about the chills or the goosebumps, it gives me that just getting ready to talk about this to you.”

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Vision of Spinning Towers and a Frightened Market

Referencing his 2022 book The Visions, Stone revisits a prophetic image involving five nuclear towers, two of which began spinning and transforming into tornadoes. “The closest tower on the left began to spin, taking on the form of a massive tornado. The reaction from the first tower set in motion a spinning reaction at the second tower,” he recalled.

Only recently did Stone connect the symbolism of the spinning towers to uranium enrichment. “I just found something… it has to do with uranium. Yes, uranium is spun in a gaseous form as part of the process to make enriched uranium. And I went, ‘Whoa.’”

The vision, which he now believes could be linked to Iran’s nuclear program, also included imagery of bulls fleeing in fear. “The bulls were in a running mode, and they were frightened by something that involved what was taking place with the nuclear towers,” Stone said. “I think that very represents… the stock markets in general, not just here in America.”

Two Bleached Trees and a Prophetic Warning

Stone also saw two tall, dead trees near the towers, stripped of fruit and leaves, but still rooted. “Could that be Iran and Israel? Could it be Iran and the United States? Could it be Israel and the United States?” he asked. “I do know there’s two of something coming out of this that will be affected.”

Emphasizing that this was a vision, not a dream, Stone said it may have been given as a warning that has taken 15 to 20 years to manifest. “It shows you can have a vision that becomes a warning, but it may be many years till that warning comes to pass.”

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In tying this to Scripture, Stone reminded viewers of God’s prophetic authority: “God mocks the idols in the book of Isaiah and says, ‘Can your idol do this? Can the idol you’re worshiping give you the future? I declare the end from the beginning.’”

Discern the Signs and Stay Spiritually Awake

Stone continued with a stark alert about Iranian leadership, claiming that “it is believed that [Iran’s leader] has left the country and he’s in a bunker in another country,” while noting that “Israel knows where he is.”

This may very well be the moment when prophecy and geopolitics converge according to Stone. “If this is true… it does really appear that this is the fulfillment of the vision.”

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It would behoove all believers to stay spiritually alert, seek discernment through the Word of God and not dismiss such warnings lightly. As Stone said, “When God shows you something, it’s to show people, one, that God still speaks; two, that God gives prophetic warnings; and three, that God knows what’s happening.”

Now more than ever, it’s time to discern the times, and the signs.

James Lasher is staff writer for Charisma Media.

As many believers find themselves overwhelmed by spiritual battles, emotional heaviness and daily hardship, Pastor Chris Garcia delivered a timely reminder: this is not just suffering, it’s spiritual shaping.

“You are not going through it, you are growing through it,” Garcia declared during a recent sermon. “This is not something happening to you. You are happening in the process.”

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Preaching from Romans 5, Garcia explained how tribulation is a divine invitation, not a punishment. “We exalt in our tribulations,” he said, emphasizing how suffering produces perseverance, then proven character, and ultimately hope that doesn’t disappoint. “Suffering can be anything—it can be a pressure and affliction against the soul,” Garcia noted, whether financial stress, family strain or spiritual oppression.

For those wondering why the weight feels so heavy lately, Garcia didn’t shy away from the answer: “God will allow you to go through the fiery furnace for the object of being purified.”

But in that fire, believers aren’t alone. “You’re either coming out of a tribulation or you’re about to go into one because God loves us so much, He doesn’t keep us stagnant,” he said. “He causes us to grow from glory to glory.”

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Garcia encouraged the church not to see trials as setbacks but as setups. “Your test will become a testimony, your tragedy a triumph, your low place becomes a high point in which people can receive.”

He also reminded the congregation of the eternal weight behind temporal suffering. “Every wound that Christ bore brought healing to humanity, and if we’re called to walk with Christ, every wound that we go through will bring healing to those around us.”

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The sermon closed with a declaration that resonated with many in the room and online: “Say this with me—I am growing through it!”

As Christians across the nation and around the world face rising challenges, Garcia’s message brings hope rooted in Scripture and grounded in the transformative power of grace. “He’s forming proven character. He’s replicating Himself through your being.”

James Lasher is staff writer for Charisma Media.

With the threat of nuclear escalation looming over the Middle East, best-selling author and prophecy expert Joel Rosenberg says Israel is in “the most consequential war that Israel has ever fought since the war of independence in 1948.”

Speaking from Jerusalem with CBN’s Billy Hallowell, Rosenberg described the gravity of the moment: “This is a winner-take-all battle between the Jewish state of Israel and the Islamic Republic of Iran.” He emphasized Iran’s proximity to completing its nuclear arsenal, stating, “They are just weeks away from having enough enriched uranium to do it.”

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Yet amid destruction, Rosenberg believes this may be a moment of both military triumph and spiritual transformation for Israel. “The entire Iranian plan to destroy Israel, to wipe Israel off the planet, is in ruins,” he said. “I believe Israel is winning decisively because of the prayers of millions and millions… of followers of Jesus Christ.”

Prophetic Possibilities: Where Are We in Ezekiel 38?

Referencing the prophecy of Gog and Magog, Rosenberg outlined two possible prophetic scenarios that could unfold from this war:

• Scenario 1 (Less Likely):
  “The Iranians will be so humiliated… that the Iranian leadership… turns to Vladimir Putin and says… ‘Come punish them with us.’”
  Rosenberg cautioned, however, that Iran’s forces are nearly destroyed and Russia is stretched thin in Ukraine.
• Scenario 2 (More Likely):
  “We could live a decade, two decades, five decades in a season of such peace, prosperity, security… that everyone would think, ‘Wow, I don’t think that war of Gog and Magog is ever going to happen.’”
  He shared hope for a regime change in Iran and even referenced a meeting with Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi who expressed interest in establishing “the Cyrus Accords… based on the idea of King Cyrus the Great.”

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How Christians Should Pray

Rosenberg didn’t just offer analysis, he issued a call to prayer:

• “Pray that we can finish off destroying the Iranian nuclear and ballistic missile threat before we run out of missile interceptors.”
• “Pray for the Israelis that have been traumatized by these attacks.”
• “Pray boldly and consistently… use this moment to move people to the Scriptures… to the prophecies… is it possible that [the Messiah] did come and we missed Him?”
• “Pray… that the war would end with the total destruction of Hamas in Gaza and the liberation of our hostages.”
• “Pray for the liberation of Iran… this wicked demonic regime [to] fall.”

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He concluded with a powerful vision: “I would like to… cover a liberated, moderate, pro-American, pro-Israel Iran from the streets of Tehran. That would be one for the ages.”

As the fog of war continues to settle over the Middle East, Rosenberg’s message reminds believers that even in the darkest moments, God’s hand is still at work. Let us continue to pray, stand, and believe for the peace of Jerusalem and the redemption of all nations.

James Lasher is staff writer for Charisma Media.

As missiles light the skies over Tel Aviv and Tehran, the question being asked around the world is not just whether Israel’s war with Iran is justified, but whether it’s righteous. When viewed through both biblical precedent and modern logic, the answer becomes increasingly clear: Israel is not just defending itself; it is resisting evil.

“Israel launched Operation Rising Lion, a targeted military operation to roll back the Iranian threat to Israel’s very survival,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a recent address. “We struck at the heart of Iran’s nuclear enrichment program… and Iran’s leading nuclear scientists working on the Iranian bomb.”

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This is not hyperbole. It is a response to decades of existential threats. Israel eliminated high-ranking Iranian officials, including Major General Hussein Salami, head of the IRGC, and several nuclear scientists.

According to reports shared on the Patrick Bet-David Podcast, the operation left dozens of senior military leaders and weapons engineers dead in what one panelist described as “a really impressive military attack.”

From a biblical standpoint, Israel’s decision to preemptively destroy these threats is not only defensible, it is prescribed. In his book Decoding the Torah, Rabbi Kirt Schneider writes, “Sometimes the only way to deal with evil is to ruthlessly cut it out.” This echoes the divine command found in Deuteronomy 7:1–2, where God ordered the Israelites to “utterly destroy” the seven wicked and idolatrous nations inhabiting the Promised Land.

Modern ears may bristle at such language, but as Rabbi Schneider explains, “Yahweh was not being merciless; rather, Yahweh was delivering His people out of a barbaric society.” These ancient cultures were steeped in child sacrifice, perversion, and demonic worship. Similarly, today’s Iranian regime is not merely a political entity, it is a theological machine built on genocide, death and hatred.

Iran’s leaders chant “Death to America” and “Death to Israel,” and unlike empty threats, these chants are backed by uranium enrichment and missile systems. Netanyahu made the stakes explicit: “If not stopped, Iran could produce a nuclear weapon in a very short time… This is a clear and present danger to Israel’s very survival.”

As Patrick Bet-David commented, “If you really claim you believe in God and you have faith… what happened when they were in the storm and everybody was panicking?” This moment demands faith, not fear, and firm action against clear evil.

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Rabbi Schneider draws a direct line between passivity and destruction: “If you don’t destroy evil, it will destroy you.” Just as ancient Israel could not coexist with the wicked nations of Canaan, modern Israel cannot afford to tolerate a nuclear-powered Iran bent on its annihilation.

The discussion on the podcast also highlighted a truth often overlooked: many Iranians, not just Israelis, support the regime’s downfall. Videos circulating online show Iranian citizens cheering as Israeli missiles strike IRGC sites. “The happiest people in the world today are the Iranian people,” one podcast panelist remarked. “They know their enemy is within.”

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This is not merely a nationalistic war. It is a spiritual confrontation. Rabbi Schneider reminds us, “murder in its essence is the antithesis of life.” Israel’s refusal to allow a regime, called by Jesus “a murderer from the beginning,” to develop nuclear weapons is a defense of life itself.

Just as the Torah instructed Israel to purge idolatry from the land for the sake of holiness, so now must the modern state confront evil to preserve life. “We must actively drive evil influences from our lives,” Schneider writes. “Don’t put yourself in situations where you are tempted to compromise.”

Neither should Israel.

Netanyahu reinforced his message with haunting clarity: “Eighty years ago, the Jewish people were the victims of a holocaust perpetrated by the Nazi regime. Today the Jewish state refuses to be a victim of a nuclear holocaust perpetrated by the Iranian regime.”

Israel has chosen life. And in doing so, it has chosen rightly.

James Lasher is staff writer for Charisma Media.

L.A. Marzulli is no stranger to stories that challenge the boundaries between the physical and spiritual realms.

In a recent episode of Supernatural Confrontations, Marzulli shared testimonies that he believes may be encounters with angels—beings the Bible describes as ministering spirits sent forth by God.

“Paul tells us that angels appear and we entertain them unawares,” Marzulli said, referencing Hebrews 13:2, which reminds believers to show hospitality to strangers because some have unknowingly hosted heavenly messengers.

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In the episode, he read an eyewitness letter detailing an eerie series of events involving two strangers—both asking for a ride to the same city—but with such contrasting appearances and behavior that the witness was left bewildered. One vanished into tall grass and was never seen again.

For Marzulli, these aren’t just strange coincidences—they’re spiritual moments breaking into the natural world. “You just never know what you’re dealing with,” he said. “Very strange. Very, very strange.”

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He also recounted his own experience on a ski lift with a stranger who offered an unsolicited word of encouragement that helped confirm his path. “You’re doing the right thing. Keep doing what you’re doing,” the man told him, tapping him on the shoulder. The brief interaction helped inspire Marzulli to launch Supernatural Confrontations.

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Scripture is full of angelic activity. From Genesis to Revelation, angels deliver messages, protect God’s people, and carry out divine assignments. Psalm 91:11 says, “For He shall give His angels charge over you, to keep you in all your ways.” These angelic stories, Marzulli argues, are not just found in biblical accounts, they’re still happening today.

James Lasher is staff writer for Charisma Media.

In a recent prophetic message, Joseph Z issued a faith-filled message amid growing international tension. He cited President Trump’s abrupt departure from the G7 summit and return to Washington for a national security meeting, China’s declaration of support for Iran and evacuation warnings issued to both Iranians and Chinese nationals in Israel as evidence of a rapidly escalating global emergency.

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“Trump knows something we don’t,” Z said, suggesting a potential nuclear threat and calling it the possible beginning of the “war of our lifetime.”

Z emphasized that while the situation appears dire, the Church is not called to fear but to act in faith.

Drawing from Acts 11, he compared the present moment to the prophetic word of Agabus about an approaching famine, saying believers are to respond in the same way, through strategic intercession. He described this period as one of “redemptive instability,” a four-year prophetic window marked by turbulence but also opportunity for revival and reformation.

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“Even on a bad day, you are anointed to be the very best there is,” Z declared.

Throughout the broadcast, he encouraged believers to “glance at Goliath but gaze at God,” urging the body of Christ to stand in the gap and push back the darkness through prayer. He provided a list of focused areas for intercession, believing that divine intervention can still alter the outcome.

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Areas to Pray Over

• The peace of Jerusalem
• Protection for innocent lives and children in war zones
• Divine wisdom for President Trump and U.S. leadership
• Angelic intervention in strategic military and political decision-making
• The exposure and restraint of Antichrist agendas, particularly involving China
• Strength and courage for the underground church worldwide
• Safety for American armed forces and allies
• A spiritual awakening and revival in the midst of global instability

Z ended with an important reminder: “This is not to scare you, it’s to prepare you.”

James Lasher is staff writer for Charisma Media.

In a recent episode of Hope for Our Times, Pastor Tom Hughes sat down with technocracy expert Patrick Wood to discuss the rapidly advancing landscape of artificial intelligence, surveillance and the prophetic implications of a growing global control system.

Wood, editor-in-chief of Technocracy.news, detailed how chaos and crisis serve as a catalyst for technocrats to rise in influence, using AI as a tool to monitor, predict and eventually control human behavior on a global scale.

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Wood sounded the alarm over companies like Palantir, originally backed by the CIA, which he says are creating the infrastructure for a worldwide surveillance grid capable of assigning scores to individuals based on aggregated personal data.

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“Once this kind of predictive software is in the hands of corrupt leaders,” Hughes warned, “you’re just one filter away from being targeted for your beliefs.”

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Both men pointed to the prophetic warnings in Scripture, saying the technology emerging today may empower the Antichrist system described in Revelation, including a future where people may be tempted to receive a digital mark just to function in society.

To get the full message and understand the deeper biblical connections, watch the video above.

James Lasher is staff writer for Charisma Media.

Sister Carolyn Savelle, the widow of renowned evangelist Jerry Savelle, recently joined Bishop Alan DiDio on Encounter Today and shared a powerful prophetic word in light of the current unrest in Los Angeles.

Known for her unwavering faith, bold testimony and decades of ministry alongside her husband, Savelle is stepping into a new season, championing a message of joy, revival and generational hope.

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As news of riots in L.A. continues to shake the nation, Savelle offered a strong prophetic declaration: “I’m believing God that the riots that we’re seeing out in L.A. right now—that that’s going to turn into a massive revival. Let’s pray and believe God that that’s going to turn on the devil and we’re going to see something come out of that that they don’t expect, and it’s going to be so big. Oh I’m prophesying now… that the news media is going to have to report it because it’s going to be so big that they can’t squelch it and keep it shut up.”

Her passion for the next generation was equally clear. With a grandmother’s heart and prophetic urgency, she lamented the spiritual distraction of modern youth culture. “They need Jesus more than they need anything in this whole world,” she said. “They don’t need the social media that is just rampant… The distraction of this age is just like a bait out there that Satan is using to draw [them].”

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Despite the darkness of the times, her hope remains firm. “They are not a lost generation. They are a generation that’s going to usher in, help us usher in, the appearing of Jesus and the rapture of the church.”

As Savelle steps into another chapter of her calling, she serves as a beacon for believers everywhere to stir up their faith, pray for revival and support the rising voices of a new move of God.

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But perhaps her most vital message in this moment came not from a book, but straight from her heart: “We’ve got to get on our knees as grandmothers and great granny’s like I am and start believing God for this revival… and it’s going to be so big.”

James Lasher is staff writer for Charisma Media.

In a recent conversation that is capturing the attention of prophecy watchers worldwide, Bible teachers Joel Rosenberg and Erick Stakelbeck explored a bold new plan being floated by President Donald Trump concerning the war-torn Gaza Strip, and its potential prophetic implications.

The two discussed a proposal that would see Palestinians relocated from Gaza to neighboring Arab nations, allowing the land to be cleared, rebuilt and possibly repurposed for something entirely new. The idea, which includes involvement from U.S. envoys and financial support from Arab countries like Saudi Arabia, has stunned many with its scope and ambition.

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What makes this development especially compelling for believers is its possible connection to Bible prophecy.

Referencing the little-studied second chapter of Zephaniah, the conversation centered around the biblical claim that in the last days, Gaza would become desolate and the land would be given back to Judah. With Gaza already decimated by war and terror, and talks emerging of long-term relocation, it does beg the question if we are watching Scripture unfold in real time.

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While the full plan for Gaza is yet to be confirmed, the discussion encouraged Christians to remain watchful and hopeful. It also served as a reminder that even in times of war and uncertainty, God’s purposes continue moving forward.

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As believers continue looking to biblical prophecy to discern the signs of the times, many are also praying for the people of Gaza to find salvation in Jesus, just as God once showed mercy to Nineveh, He can do the same today.

James Lasher is staff writer for Charisma Media.