As Iranian ballistic missiles rained down on Israel, a group of young Christian worshippers gathered in a bomb shelter and lifted their voices in praise.

The group, many visiting Israel for the first time, had just finished celebrating Shabbat when sirens sounded, sending them, and nearby families, underground for safety.

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Rather than retreat into fear, the believers turned the shelter into a sanctuary. Joined by Israeli families, including some non-believers, the group sang and prayed loudly enough to drown out the sounds of nearby explosions. The atmosphere was one of joy, peace and unwavering faith in God’s protection.

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Watch the powerful moment of worship in the video above.

James Lasher is staff writer for Charisma Media.

Pastor Jack Hibbs delivered a prophetic warning to those gathered at Calvary Chapel Chino Hills on Sunday, declaring the world has never been closer to the fulfillment of Ezekiel 38 and the biblical end times.

“This is not a sermon of any sorts, more of an information briefing from the Bible as to what’s going on in the world around you,” Hibbs said in the June 15 message titled “Could This Be Next?” “We’ve only had a few hours to prepare for this… things are changing so quickly.”

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Referencing the recent Israeli strike on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, Hibbs emphasized that the events unfolding are not isolated political moments but prophetic ones.

“When you woke up, you were closer into Bible prophecy than in any other time of your life,” he told the congregation. “You and I have never been this late down the prophetic road before.”

Hibbs urged believers to be like the sons of Issachar, who the Bible says “knew the times in which they lived in and thereby… knew what Israel should do.” He said Christians must now “know the times in which we live in that we might know what we’re to do in light of Scripture.”

The pastor directly addressed the rise in anti-Semitism and public backlash against Israel for its recent military action. “Anybody who thinks that this was a preemptive strike by the nation of Israel is ignorant of what’s been going on,” he said. “You need to see a baby baked in an oven. Why not? Why shouldn’t you see that before you get caught up in the rhetoric of ‘Oh, Israel’s preemptive strike.’”

Hibbs played a video update from Daniel Cohen, a journalist based in Jerusalem, who described the conflict as a “modern David versus Goliath battle.”

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Israel, Cohen said, had carried out “the most devastating strike on Iranian soil since the Islamic revolution,” killing top commanders and nuclear scientists in what he called a historic moment.

“The ring of fire Iran built to destroy Israel has now been severely weakened by Israel and is burning back on them,” Cohen stated.

Following the update, Hibbs returned to the pulpit and warned of a deeper spiritual reality behind the geopolitical turmoil. “This is a war… a collision of two global religions,” he said. “The reason why Islam exists is because it is Satan’s tool to try to destroy and thwart the very Word of God.”

Reading from Jeremiah and Isaiah, Hibbs underscored God’s covenant with Israel.

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“If those ordinances depart from before me, says the Lord, then the seed of Israel shall also cease from being a nation before me forever,” he said, quoting Jeremiah 31. “Every day you see the sunrise and it sets, just know this: I’m going to keep my word to Israel.”

Hibbs referenced the end-times battle of Ezekiel 38 as the potential outcomes of Israel’s recent attack. “If this is not Ezekiel 38, this is a huge step toward Ezekiel chapter 38,” he declared. “You’re not only on the threshold of history… the Ezekiel battle, once it commences, only lasts a few days.”

Highlighting the role of nations like Russia (Rosh), Iran (Persia), and others mentioned in the biblical text, Hibbs said, “We’re looking at a 2,700-year-old prophecy that names nations… and it’s going to be led by a guy who doesn’t want to get pulled into the event, but God’s going to put hooks in his jaws and pull him in.

“You are sitting in Bible prophecy right now. You’re living it.”

James Lasher is staff writer for Charisma Media.

As war continues to erupt across the Middle East, prophecy experts are watching closely, and not just the headlines. On a recent episode of Prophecy Watchers, host Gary Stearman sat down with author and researcher L.A. Marzulli to discuss the sudden escalation between Israel and Iran and its possible prophetic implications.

“Overnight, yes, as we’re making this, Israel attacked Iran,” Stearman opened. “Where do we go from there?” His guest didn’t hesitate to draw a line straight to Scripture.

“We might be seeing the formation of Ezekiel 38:39 prophecy,” Marzulli said. “We don’t know yet, which is why we watch. What was written will come to pass. What was foretold is unfolding.”

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Marzulli referenced ongoing speculation that Iran may already possess nuclear weapons—claiming he read unverified reports suggesting the Islamic Republic holds between “Ten and 20 nuclear bombs.” He noted that Iran launched 200 drones into Israeli territory in retaliation and said, “They can’t get them all.”

From Marzulli’s perspective, the prophecy of Ezekiel 38 is not merely a far-off vision. “It talks about… ‘I will put a hook in your jaw, Gog, and I will draw you in,’” he quoted. “In other words, Russia does not want to be involved in the fray. That’s the hook.”

Stearman agreed. “It opens with the phrase directed toward the man called Gog: ‘Set your face against Gog, the land of Magog… Behold, I’m against thee, O Gog,’” he said. “That sets the scene.”

The two also explored Isaiah 17, which prophesies the destruction of Damascus. Marzulli recalled drone footage of the city, “just nothing but rubble as far as the eye can see.” He added, “Damascus is taken away from being a city, it shall be a ruinous heap. That is about as plain as it gets.”

Their conversation shifted to current events in Gaza, noting the prophetic words of Zephaniah and Obadiah concerning the region. “Therefore Gaza shall be forsaken, Ashkelon a desolation,” Stearman quoted. “Now we see that right now as we speak. It’s already happened.”

Marzulli also made a spiritual observation, tying ancient Nephilim strongholds to modern conflict. “Gaza was a Nephilim stronghold… that territorial spirit that ruled Gaza thousands and thousands of years ago has never been deposed,” he said.

Both men lamented the Western media’s silence on the atrocities of Oct. 7, when Hamas brutally attacked Israel. “Somehow that gets a pass,” Marzulli said. “The last time I checked, Hamas had not surrendered… Hezbollah in the north was still firing missiles. The Houthis firing missiles. Egypt has amassed their army on the western border.”

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Yet perhaps most concerning to them is how close the world could be to witnessing the first nuclear detonation in decades.

“There are nukes in the area,” Marzulli warned. “It’s a question of, is one particular country going to pay another country to drop a nuke on Israel?”

Stearman added a sobering reality. “We’re all hooked up like this, with the internet and satellites and everything else. The whole world will experience it together.”

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As the U.S. publicly affirms its support for Israel, both men encouraged believers to pray not only for the Holy Land but also for America. “We need to pray for our own country,” Stearman said. “We’ve just come out of a very hot-blooded election… I’ve never seen it so fractured like this since the 60s.”

“Those who wish to tear [this country] down should think again,” Marzulli added. “There’s a new sheriff in town: Mr. Trump.”

Stearman called the moment unprecedented. “We are in uncharted waters. What was written will come to pass. What is in these pages is true,” he said. “This is why we are prophecy watchers.”

James Lasher is staff writer for Charisma Media.

Pastor Mike Signorelli knows what it means to wrestle with God’s calling, especially when obedience seems to come at the cost of comfort and certainty.

In a recent interview with Taylor Welch on The Deep End podcast, Signorelli opened up about a pivotal moment that led to the birth of V1 Church, a church now reaching thousands with a message of total surrender and bold faith.

“Christians… they act like the will of God is so fragile, as if they can derail God’s sovereign plan because they didn’t feel like it,” Signorelli said. “Actually, I think that’s Christian narcissism… that you feel that you have the ability to derail God’s sovereign plan.”

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That battle became personal when Signorelli was confronted with the decision to leave behind the security of his home and career in Indiana and move to New York City to plant a church, something he described as “going on a suicide mission” in “the most expensive region in the U.S.” to take on “the lowest paying thing you’re going to start doing.”

“I turned to my wife and I said, ‘You know what Julie, here’s the thing. I don’t know if I heard from God about this New York thing… I’m just going to quit ministry… and then we’re going to get a Disney Vacation Club.’”

But Julie wasn’t swayed. “She puts her hand on my shoulder… and she’s like, ‘No Mike, God did tell you to go to New York.’”

Still unconvinced, Signorelli walked into a church planters conference in Michigan with no intention of continuing in ministry. But what happened next changed everything.

A speaker named Juan Verin took the stage and shared a prophetic vision: “I was in prayer before the conference today and I felt like the Lord allowed me to hear a conversation before the conference started… It was like the husband was saying, ‘I’m going to give up on the dream, I’m not going to do it.’”

It was Signorelli’s exact conversation from just hours earlier. “As soon as it happened, I was like this is the Jonah moment where I’m like, I’m the guy who, I jumped out of the boat and here comes the whale to take me back to my assignment.”

Verin then spoke a phrase that would become the heartbeat of a global movement: “It’s time to go V1.”

Unfamiliar with the term, Signorelli listened as Verin explained: “‘V1’ is the point of no return… once you come down that runway, even if a tire blows out, even if there’s an engine fire, thrust and lift will cause that plane to take off. Like, it’s irrevocable.”

The message hit home.

“I had like a supernatural encounter. I grabbed my wife’s hand, I’m like shaking, bawling my eyes out,” Signorelli said. “And he was like, ‘Will you go V1?’”

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Outside in the parking lot, the clarity of the moment sealed his decision. “I told her, I said, ‘Well, you know the name of our church now.’ And she’s like, ‘What?’ I was like, ‘It’s got to be V1 Church.’”

Not long after, confirmation followed. “Some entrepreneurs that we led to Christ in New York reached out and said, ‘Hey, are you ready to start the church yet?’ And just started sending money, sending resources… it just all actually happened.”

Welch summarized the deeper truth beautifully: “The blessing and the liability are the exact same things… the thing that people don’t want to do because they have to commit 100%, if a plane would not get to V1, it would never take off.”

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For Signorelli, that message still rings true: “God’s will is not that fragile. If He has something for you, it’ll come for you, it’ll hunt you, it’ll stalk you.”

V1 is more than a name. It’s a declaration of surrender. A line in the runway. A call to step into your divine assignment without looking back.

And for those still circling the runway of indecision, maybe it’s time to go V1.

James Lasher is staff writer for Charisma Media.

In a timely end times discussion, Pastor Tom Hughes of Hope for Our Times hosted military analyst and former defense insider “Monkey Werx” on his podcast just days before Israel launched a large-scale attack on Iran early Friday morning in the Middle East.

In the interview, Monkey Werx and Pastor Hughes warned that America is edging closer to large-scale civil unrest, fueled by unchecked immigration, political division and coordinated street violence. The situation in Los Angeles, where federal officers were attacked during enforcement operations, was highlighted as a flashpoint that could ignite wider conflict across major cities like Dallas, Austin and Washington, D.C.

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The hosts cautioned that these developments appear orchestrated, with signs of external funding and strategic organization reminiscent of past disturbances like Antifa and BLM. With tensions rising and federal responses escalating, the risk of internal conflict resembling a modern civil war is no longer unthinkable.

The podcast covered a broad range of geopolitical and prophetic topics, offering insight into current events through both military intelligence and biblical prophecy:

• Civil unrest and federal involvement in Los Angeles, raising concerns over constitutional overreach
• The growing presence and organization of illegal operatives within the U.S., potentially funded by global actors
• The lack of federal response to recent domestic terror incidents, raising questions about accountability
• Escalating tensions in the Middle East, especially between Israel and Iran, and their alignment with end-times prophecies in Ezekiel, Isaiah and Jeremiah
• AI and drone warfare as rapidly advancing military threats with global and domestic implications
• U.S. economic fragility tied to Chinese manufacturing and global dependency on American currency
• The potential use of centralized surveillance systems like Palantir as a precursor to prophetic global control
• Growing anti-Semitism in political movements and its prophetic resonance with Scripture
• Scientific reflections on the Shroud of Turin and its connection to resurrection and rapture theology

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The episode, now eerily prophetic in light of the Israel-Iran exchange, serves as both a geopolitical briefing and a spiritual wake-up call, aligning real-time events with biblical warnings.

James Lasher is staff writer for Charisma Media.

As the dust settles from Israel’s bold and sweeping military strike on Iranian nuclear and military sites, Pastor James Kaddis is urging Christians to look beyond the battlefield and into the Bible, specifically the prophetic lens of Ezekiel 38.

In a recent video, Kaddis addressed what he called “big, big news” following the launch of Operation Rising Lion, where over 200 Israeli fighter jets carried out precision strikes on dozens of Iranian targets, including nuclear enrichment facilities and missile bases.

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“This is a time in world history that people who have been teaching Bible prophecy for hundreds of years would have given anything to live in,” Kaddis said.

He pointed to the remarkable alignment of current events with the prophetic timeline outlined in Scripture.

“This is absolutely Ezekiel 38 in the making,” Kaddis said. “We are watching things that need to happen before Ezekiel 38 can happen.”

He emphasized that while this strike may not be the start of the Gog-Magog War itself, the geopolitical shifts are preparing the stage.

“This is not Ezekiel 38,” he clarified, “but I’m telling you right now, we are seeing everything that needs to happen before Ezekiel 38.”

Kaddis also highlighted the disruption of Iran’s military capabilities and the deaths of several top figures, including General Mohammad Bagheri and IRGC head Hossein Salami, calling it unprecedented.

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“Iran’s ability to defend itself against jets in the air has mostly been shut down,” he stated. These developments, he argued, create the power vacuum and military instability that could fulfill prophetic prerequisites.

The pastor also discussed the broader regional fallout, including Iran’s drone retaliation, the closure of airspace, and the rising tensions with global players. He noted the apocalyptic rhetoric coming from Iran’s leadership and warned that such threats, combined with Israel’s defensive posture, may lead to deeper, more prophetic escalations.

Kaddis pushed back against speculation that the United States is disengaging, suggesting instead a behind-the-scenes alignment.

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“We get every indication that there’s been a lot of coordination over this issue between the United States and Israel,” he said, hinting that the alliance is prophetically significant, especially in the lead-up to a future global conflict described in Scripture.

“There are a lot of people who are talking about Ezekiel 38 being right around the corner,” Kaddis said. “We’re watching the coalition of nations align, we’re watching Russia’s involvement, we’re watching Iran escalate and all of these things should be a wake-up call for the church.”

For Kaddis, this is all about biblical clarity. “This is remarkable,” he repeated, underscoring that Bible-believing Christians should not be surprised, but rather vigilant and prayerful as prophecy continues to unfold in real time.

James Lasher is staff writer for Charisma Media.

In a recent video update, Pastor Tom Hughes addressed the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, emphasizing its prophetic implications but clarifying that it is not the fulfillment of Ezekiel 38.

“There’s a lot of people are speculating this is Ezekiel 38. OK folks, it’s not Ezekiel 38,” Hughes said. He explained, “The Ezekiel 38 battle happens at a time when Israel is living peacefully… it isn’t anything like this that’s happening right now.”

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According to Hughes, the nature of the current Israeli strike, being offensive, does not align with the surprise invasion described in Ezekiel’s prophecy.

Hughes also pointed out what must occur before the prophetic war can unfold.

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“Before Ezekiel 38 can happen, Israel’s problems must be subdued,” he stated, adding that these include threats in Gaza, Judea, Samaria and especially Iran.

He urged viewers to remain watchful as these developments could be setting the stage: “The day is coming when the Ezekiel 38 battlefield will be set up and it could be set up coming on the heels of what we see taking place right now.”

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Hughes concluded with a call to prayer, reminding viewers of Psalm 122:6, saying, “That’s God’s prayer request to us: Pray for the peace of Jerusalem.”

James Lasher is staff writer for Charisma Media.

Israel has launched a surprise military offensive against Iran, targeting nuclear facilities, infrastructure and key figures in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, according to Mondo Gonzalez of Prophecy Watchers, who provided an urgent update on the situation unfolding in the Middle East.

“Israel has finally taken the plunge to attack Iran,” Gonzalez said. “The Iranians and the Americans were supposed to have a conversation on Sunday and I think what changed is the necessity of what Israel has now spoken about—the need for a surprise attack.”

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Gonzalez noted that Iran had effectively rebuffed diplomatic efforts. “Iran had already come out today and basically, for a lack of a better term, had given the middle finger to the United States and the talks and said, in fact, we will not give up our enrichment and we will never give in to the demands of the United States.”

As waves of Israeli airstrikes reportedly hit Iranian territory, Gonzalez suggested that President Donald Trump may have authorized the move behind the scenes. “Trump certainly must have given his green light and allowed Israel to do this because Israel did come out and say—or I’m sorry, America have come out and said that this is 100% an Israeli attack.”

He added that U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a warning to Iran: “They gave a warning to Iran not to attack any of the American bases in the area or in the Middle [East] or else they would draw in the United States, which would be very foolish on Iran’s perspective.”

Gonzalez said the attacks struck deep and without warning. “Iran was so confident because of the talks coming up and their stalling tactics that these scientists and these generals were in bed. They did not have any warning. They did not have any alarms going off. And so this surprise attack has been working so far.”

The strikes extend beyond Iran. “In addition to Iran, Israel also attacked many sites in Yemen as well as Baghdad in Iraq,” he said. “This whole thing is unfolding.”

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Citing biblical prophecy in Jeremiah 49, Gonzalez emphasized the potential significance of the conflict. “They’re attacking not just the sites themselves but… in the region of what we know as ancient Elam,” he said. “This certainly, once all the dust settles, could really connect with the prophecies of Elam and the destruction there.”

Gonzalez called for prayer amid the growing conflict. “Please be praying for everybody involved, again even all the innocent people that are involved in this because, as a Christian, we are to care for everybody.”

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Quoting Psalm 121:4, he added, “Behold, He who guards Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.”

As the attacks continue and world leaders weigh their next moves, Gonzalez summarized the necessity of Israel’s actions: “When it comes to bullies like this, the only thing they understand is force. And so Israel had to do it.”

James Lasher is staff writer for Charisma Media.

By praying at the Western Wall just hours before Israel’s most significant strike against Iran in decades, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did more than uphold tradition, he stepped into the lineage of Israel’s ancient leaders who sought God’s direction before battle.

According to The Jerusalem Post, Netanyahu slipped a handwritten note into the stones of the Western Wall on June 12, quoting Numbers 23:24: “A people rises up as a great lion, and lifts itself up like a lion; it shall not lie down until it eats the prey and drinks the blood of the slain.”

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That verse, spoken by the prophet Balaam under compulsion from God, affirms the prophetic strength and resilience of Israel, not merely as a nation, but as a covenant people chosen by the Lord.

The operation that followed, Operation Rising Lion, bore the unmistakable imprint of that verse. Just as Gideon once laid out a fleece to seek the Lord’s will before confronting the Midianites (Judg. 6), and just as King David inquired of the Lord before engaging the Philistines (2 Sam. 5:19), so too did Netanyahu invoke Scripture before unleashing what could become a defining moment in Middle East history.

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The lion, a biblical symbol of strength, authority and messianic promise, aligns with Israel’s prophetic identity.

Revelation 5:5 declares Jesus as “the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David,” the One who has triumphed. By invoking the imagery of a lion in both Scripture and military nomenclature, Netanyahu tied Israel’s modern defense to a spiritual lineage stretching from the judges to the Messiah Himself.

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Though geopolitical analysts may view the Western Wall note as symbolism or psychological warfare, for those who trust in the Bible’s enduring truth, it marked something far more profound: a leader of Israel aligning his nation’s defense with the Word of God. In doing so, he reminded the world that the covenant God made with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob still echoes through Jerusalem’s ancient stones, and roars through modern history with prophetic power.

James Lasher is staff writer for Charisma Media.

In a bold and heartfelt interview, Apostle Alexander Pagani spoke candidly about the necessity of accountability, humility and the fear of the Lord within Christian leadership, especially during times of exposure and correction within the church.

“Exposure is right. Name-calling is right. Is God still judging? Yes. Do I rejoice to see God’s justice being displayed in the church? Yes, I’m like, yes Lord, finally,” Pagani said, affirming that judgment has a place in God’s divine order.

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But he was quick to note the emotional toll such exposure takes, adding, “When I pray for them, I’m saying, ‘Oh man, what if that was me?'”

Pagani emphasized the critical importance of being surrounded by people willing to correct you.

“You need to surround yourself with people that can just tell you about yourself… and be like, ‘I’m not impressed by that, man. This is wrong,'” he said. He also shared his own experiences of being corrected and humbling himself in response: “I’ve had preachers call me and say, ‘Apostle, that video you did… came off a little condemning.’ You know what I do? I take the video down.”

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The heart of Pagani’s message lies in maintaining the fear of the Lord and a willingness to self-examine. “I am terrified of going to hell… There’s one thing that I do not want to lose: the fear of the Lord,” he said. “We need to do what Paul said: examine yourself to see whether you are in the faith.”

Though the church may be walking through a season of reckoning, Pagani reminded listeners that correction is a gift, not a curse.

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“Take that as a gift, even if it’s a commentary by someone like, ‘Who are you?’… Just say, ‘Thank you for telling me.'” That spirit of humility, he said, is what keeps leaders from falling into the traps of pride, rebellion, or deception.

“Your hands don’t have to be perfect, but at least they’re clean,” Pagani said. A strong reminder that God isn’t looking for flawless vessels, just obedient ones.

James Lasher is staff writer for Charisma Media.