In a recent development that echoes a prophecy spoken years ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly survived an attempted assassination on May 20, 2025, when his helicopter came under fire from Ukrainian drones during a surprise visit to the war-torn Kursk region.

Russian military commander Yury Dashkin claimed the aircraft was “at the epicenter” of a major drone strike. While the Kremlin has not released footage or physical evidence, it has acknowledged the incident occurred, prompting Russia’s largest retaliatory drone and missile barrage to date.

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The attack has stirred fresh interest in a prophetic word delivered by the late Kim Clement, who in 2014 spoke directly to the issue of Putin’s rise and future downfall. Clement declared, “Putin, I speak to you now—King Putin, you call yourself… do you really believe that I raised up a king in the ’80s by the name of Ronald Reagan to pull down a curtain and to destroy a war that divided for nothing?”

Clement continued, stating with bold clarity: “Get out of My way, says the Lord… I will put My hook in your nose and My bridle in your lips and I will turn your back by the way you came… I have sent, says the Lord, a spirit upon you that shall cause you to return to your land… and I will cause you to fall by the sword in your own land.”

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The headlines seem to align with Clement’s powerful warnings. And yet, skepticism remains.

Some observers suggest the Kremlin may be manipulating the narrative to bolster domestic support or portray Putin as a wartime hero under divine-level pressure. As with past incidents, like the 2023 drone strike blamed on Ukraine but never verified, doubt lingers.

Still, the parallels are hard to ignore. Could the prophet’s words be unfolding before our eyes?

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As with all prophecy, Scripture exhorts us to “test the spirits” (1 John 4:1) and to discern the times, just as the sons of Issachar did (1 Chron. 12:32).

Whether this moment is a fulfillment or a foreshadowing of things to come in Putin’s future, one thing is clear: the spiritual battle behind global headlines is real, and the need for discernment has never been greater.

James Lasher is staff writer for Charisma Media.

L.A. Marzulli sat down with Charisma Media for an electrifying in-studio interview about what he calls “the coming great deception.”

Marzulli warned that the rapid rise in UFO sightings, global disclosure efforts and spiritual confusion are signs that “we are in the last of the last days.” Emphasizing the biblical foundation behind his claims, he said, “The truth is that Jesus spoke everything into existence and He holds everything together,” pointing to the prophetic threads that stretch from Genesis to Revelation.

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According to Marzulli, these interdimensional entities often mistaken as extraterrestrials are actually part of a larger satanic deception, saying, “When we go up, they come down.”

Marzulli dove deep into biblical prophecy, the UFO phenomenon and DNA evidence linked to Nephilim hybrids—sharing his groundbreaking findings from Peru that may point to a “different species.” He also unpacked how demonic entities may already be laying the groundwork to explain away the rapture. “Channeled information says people will leave the planet in an afternoon because they don’t belong here anymore,” he noted, calling it a demonic counterfeit of what Scripture foretells.

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He urged pastors and believers alike to wake up to the spiritual realities manifesting across the globe: “The church needs to understand that this is manifesting. This will change everything.”

If you want to hear the full jaw-dropping interview and explore the prophetic, scientific, and supernatural evidence Marzulli presents, watch the full video above.

James Lasher is staff writer for Charisma Media.

During Media Day 2025 presented by Charisma Media, Pastor Chris Garcia delivered a passionate reminder that spiritual warfare is real—but so is the believer’s victory in Christ.

“Christ died for our sins… he translates us from the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of light,” Garcia said.

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Yet many Christians, he warned, live in defeat because they don’t understand what’s already been won for them. “We are not meant to be victims. We’re meant to be more than conquerors through Christ.”

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Garcia likened the church to eagles who forget how to fly. “With a wrong mentality, we become like little clucking chickens… not realizing that we are ruling and reigning in the heavenlies,” he said.

The key, he emphasized, is intimacy with God. “The key to prayer is praying,” Garcia said. “The more time we spend time with you, the more time is enjoyed with you.” For those who feel distant from God, Garcia had a simple encouragement: “Come to the Lord… just like you come to a person, you approach that individual and you speak.”

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Watch the full interview video to learn how you can step into a lifestyle of spiritual authority and intimacy with the Lord.

James Lasher is staff writer for Charisma Media.

In a recent prophetic message, Alwyn Uys shared a powerful and timely word for the month of June 2025, encouraging believers to step boldly into their God-given callings.

“This is a word that is for a time like this,” Uys said. “So many people have been prepared by the Lord for a time such as this.”

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Uys described a vision he received during a community prayer session: a large eagle hovering over a nest filled with baby eagles. “They were feeding from this bigger eagle,” he recalled. “And I got these words that… the Holy Spirit was saying, ‘I have fed you for a long time. I have taught you everything and you know how to fly. Now is the time to fly.’”

The message struck a deeply prophetic chord: the season of preparation is over, and the time to take action has arrived. “You already know how to fly. Even though it doesn’t feel that way, even though you’re still sitting in the nest and you’re asking the Lord, ‘When is it time to take the leap?’… now is the time to step out in faith and take flight.”

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Uys continued with a personal reflection, recalling a word given to him years ago during a prophetic meeting. “He made it so simple. He said, ‘Stop asking permission to take flight. You already have everything.’”

To reinforce the calling, Uys pointed to 1 Kings 19:19 and the moment Elijah called Elisha by placing his cloak over him. “That was a huge turning point in his life, in his ministry, in his calling,” Uys said. “It was the calling of God being affirmed—that now is the time to leave everything behind… and follow the calling of God.”

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He reminded his audience that this kind of faith can be daunting, but God is not sending anyone alone. “As you take the leap of faith… His presence will be with you,” he said. “And I just get this strong sense that so many people around you will be able to see that God is with that one. God is with her. God is with him.”

For anyone feeling unsure, Uys offered one final affirmation from the heart of the Father: “He is so proud of you for how far you’ve come, for how you’ve trusted Him, how you’ve so obediently listened to His voice… All in the name of obedience unto the Holy Spirit.”

As June unfolds, the time to rise is now.

“Take flight,” he said. “You already have everything.”

James Lasher is staff writer for Charisma Media.

In a recent video posted to the Prophecy Watchers YouTube channel, Mondo Gonzales and Brandon Holthaus warned of a deepening global spiritual crisis and a growing wave of antisemitism, particularly in Western nations such as Australia, New Zealand and the United States.

“Whatever we think we have it bad here, it is way worse really in Australia, in New Zealand, even in the UK,” Gonzales said, describing the spiritual condition of churches abroad. “They have a tough time even finding a church that preaches the Gospel at all.”

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Gonzales noted that many congregations abroad are embracing what he called “wokeism,” “feel-good” and “seeker-sensitive” teachings, with some falling into the “prosperity gospel.” He recalled one faithful American pastor in Melbourne who leads a small, biblically grounded church: “He came out and said, ‘Hey, this is what I teach—the word of God. I teach prophecy.’”

As churches abandon biblical foundations, Gonzales warned that a dangerous spiritual vacuum is emerging. “The occult is becoming very strong there. Really, I mean, psychic, psychic, psychic all the way around. He’s like, ‘You have no idea.’”

Holthaus and Gonzales also highlighted a dramatic shift in political attitudes toward Israel. “They’re going to recognize the Palestinian state,” Gonzales said of Australia and New Zealand’s leadership. “They have gone very much away from the Christian roots… even the history of support for the Jewish people as a homeland.”

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The conversation shifted to what Gonzales described as a new, irrational wave of global antisemitism following the October 7 Hamas terror attacks in Israel. “You would think that October 7th would provide an increased level of sympathy and compassion… It shockingly, ironically… it’s been the opposite,” he said. “Anti-semitism as we know—protests around the world have increased exponentially.”

Gonzales called this new form of antisemitism “irrational” and “spiritual,” pointing to groups like LGBTQ activists supporting pro-Hamas ideologies despite their values being starkly incompatible. “There’s a spiritual blindness there.”

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The rise in hatred, Gonzales said, aligns with biblical prophecy. “The purpose of the tribulation period, Daniel 12:7, is to shatter the power of the holy people… this hatred and his ability to murder them specifically during the second half of the tribulation is part of the purpose.”

Still, he emphasized, “God’s heart is for Israel. His heart is to reach them… He sent the Philistines in the book of Judges to oppress Israel in their times of rebellion… What we’re watching is absolutely part of the prophetic trends.”

James Lasher is staff writer for Charisma Media.

In a fiery message delivered under a revival tent in Texas, evangelist Mario Murillo declared a prophetic warning for the nation in his sermon titled “What is Next for America?”

Murillo said that a supernatural event is coming to America that will “render two groups of people obsolete.” According to him, “Events are going to start happening that are both spiritual and demonic,” and even “doctors will be forced to admit it’s real.” These phenomena, he warned, will no longer be deniable as they unfold publicly, even “on university campuses, and on the news.”

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Atheism and Lukewarm Churches Will Fall

First on Murillo’s list of the obsolete: atheists. “It will be impossible to say the supernatural isn’t real,” he said. “That day is now over, because the Devil is in a new mode and no longer trying to hide.” Quoting Revelation 12:12, he said, “Woe to the inhabitants of the earth and the sea! For the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, because he knows that he has a short time.”

Next, Murillo warned that “non-supernatural churches will be rendered obsolete.” Addressing pastors, he urged, “You better start allowing gifts of the Spirit to operate in your church,” including “speaking in tongues, prophesying, casting out devils, and laying hands on the sick.”

He issued a blunt rebuke to cessationist theology and charismatic excess alike. “We have worshipped ministries that do exotic and wild things because we have turned the moving the Spirit into a carnival,” he said. “We need to get rid of the sideshow and have Jesus move in power.”

A Time of Division and Deception

Murillo quoted David Wilkerson, saying, “The greatest crime in modern ministry is that we have allowed the fact that people abuse the gifts of the Spirit, to be our excuse to ban them.” He warned, “You are as guilty of hurting the church as any false evangelist” if you reject the gifts due to their misuse.

What’s ahead, he cautioned, is a war inside the church itself. “There will be a new breed of backslider,” he said. “These backsliders will be unsaved, not knowing God, but they will still be in the church to undermine the work.”

Citing 2 Timothy, Murillo said this deception would be subtle and disguised as religion: “They will act religious, but they will reject the power that could make them godly. Stay away from people like that!” (2 Timothy 3:5 NLT).

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The Church Must Awaken

As opposition intensifies against conservatives, patriots and Christians, Murillo emphasized the urgency: “God revealed that the church has three and a half years to wake up, unify, get on fire, and begin speaking out.”

But his message came with a stark political disclaimer: “Donald Trump and the Republican Party are not going to save this nation, it’s already too late. So there’s one thing left … God’s got an army!”

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The Call to Unity

For Murillo, God has a clear path for the church moving forward: “Unity, particularly unity in the church and between churches. Unity throughout the body of Christ. The answer is the destruction of division.”

In the closing moments, Murillo issued a direct call to the crowd, to stand, to raise their hands, to come forward and be saved. Because in his words, the battle is not just coming, it’s already begun.

James Lasher is staff writer for Charisma Media.

The United Nations will host an international conference from June 17 to 20 at its headquarters in New York, co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia, aimed at reviving the long-discussed two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians.

According to The Times of Israel, the conference originates from a resolution passed by the UN General Assembly in December and seeks to encourage further recognition of Palestinian statehood. A Paris-based diplomat involved in the planning said the event is expected to “pave the way for more countries to recognize a full-blown Palestinian state.”

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That effort has already gained traction. In May 2024, Ireland, Norway, and Spain officially recognized a Palestinian state, provoking strong backlash from Israel. French President Emmanuel Macron further inflamed tensions when he announced in April that “Paris could recognize a Palestinian state in the coming months,” possibly during the upcoming conference. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded by calling it a “huge prize for terror.”

While Macron expressed hope that the conference might lead to “a recognition of Israel from states that currently do not,” Israel remains unconvinced and unyielding in its opposition to a Palestinian state. Netanyahu’s coalition has instead seen increasing support for annexation of the West Bank, territory Israel captured during the 1967 Six Day War.

Meanwhile, the once-promising push for normalization between Israel and Saudi Arabia has evaporated in the wake of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks.

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As The Times of Israel reports, “Riyadh has since conditioned normalization on a pathway to Palestinian statehood,” a nonstarter for Netanyahu’s administration.

As the world moves toward greater recognition of a Palestinian state and increased pressure on Israel, we are witnessing a prophetic alignment that Scripture warned us would come.

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Zechariah 12:3 says, “On that day, when all the nations of the earth are gathered against her, I will make Jerusalem an immovable rock for all the nations.” What we’re seeing isn’t just political maneuvering, it’s a foreshadowing of what’s to come.

As biblical prophecy continues to unfold, we can expect the tide of antisemitism and global opposition to rise. The world will not rally around Israel — it will stand against her. But God’s promises stand eternal, and He is not finished with Israel.

What we are witnessing today is just a prelude to what has already been written.

James Lasher is staff writer for Charisma Media.

John Bevere believes that every follower of Christ is born with a divine calling—and with it, a gift from God.

“Every single child of God has a calling on their life,” Bevere said in a recent episode of his podcast “The John Bevere Podcast” alongside his son Ardan. “Now with these callings, OK, so let’s say I’m called to the marketplace or let’s say I’m called to education. God gives supernatural gifts to accomplish them.”

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But for many, those gifts may feel buried or even non-existent. Bevere is quick to remind people that God’s assignments don’t always align with human strengths. “Our calling is beyond our natural ability,” he said. “Because if God made our calling so that we could accomplish it in our own ability, we’d have to share the glory with Him. And God says, ‘I’m not sharing my glory with anybody.’”

In fact, Bevere shared that writing was once his weakest subject. “It used to take me four hours to write a one-page paper,” he said. “English, creative writing, foreign language was my absolute worst subject in high school.” But God had other plans. “Two women came to me from two different states in the United States within two weeks of each other… They both said the exact same thing. They said, ‘John, if you don’t write what God’s given you to write, He’ll give the message to somebody else and one day you’ll stand in judgment for it.’”

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That moment marked a turning point in his life—and a lesson he now shares with others seeking their spiritual purpose. “We have access to the grace of God through faith,” Bevere said, quoting Romans 5:2. “It’s God’s free unearned empowerment that gives us the ability to go beyond our natural ability.”

For those unsure of where to begin, Bevere encourages seeking God diligently. “The thing we’ve got to do is seek Him,” he said. “God gives supernatural gifts to accomplish what we’ve been created to do.”

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And if you haven’t discovered yours yet, don’t be discouraged. “Sometimes our giftings, we’re born with them. Sometimes they come on us when God speaks to us.”

The key, Bevere stressed, is simply being willing. “Are you going to self-promote with your gift? Or are you going to walk the path that God puts before you?”

James Lasher is staff writer for Charisma Media.

Joel Rosenberg isn’t sugarcoating the spiritual crisis brewing within evangelical circles.

In a recent episode of The Rosenberg Report, he expressed deep concern over a growing trend: young evangelicals turning against Israel.

“We all agree that it is absolutely sickening that secular young people, unchurched young people, are turning against Israel and against the Jewish people,” Rosenberg said. “But why are kids raised in Christian homes and in Christian churches—why are they being swayed by these lies?”

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Rosenberg laid out what he calls seven reasons for this shift, warning, “These are not reasons that are going to be easy for some of us to hear.” Below are the first two, with the remaining five to be addressed in future episodes.

1. Parents and Grandparents Aren’t Teaching the Truth

Rosenberg points first to the breakdown of biblical education at home.

“The first and most important reason that evangelical young people are turning against Israel is because their parents and grandparents are not carefully, consistently, and intentionally passing on what they know and what they believe from the Bible about God’s love for Israel and the Jewish people.”

He quoted Romans 10:14-15, applying it beyond the gospel message: “How can anyone believe in solid biblical theological truths if they haven’t been taught those truths?”

Referencing Jeremiah 31, Rosenberg reminded listeners, “The Lord appeared to him to Israel from afar, saying ‘I have loved you with an everlasting love. Therefore, I have drawn you with loving kindness.’” He stressed that many children simply aren’t hearing these passages at home.

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2. Churches Aren’t Teaching It Either

The second reason hits even closer to the pulpit.

“The second most important reason that young evangelicals are turning against Israel: well, it’s because they’re not getting solid biblical teaching about Israel and the Jewish people at church,” Rosenberg said.

He noted that while some pastors teach through Scripture faithfully, “many pastors prefer to teach a series of hot topics rather than teaching through a book of the Bible.” This, he warned, makes it easy to skip foundational truths such as the Abrahamic covenant and the prophetic history of Israel.

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Even when solid teaching happens in the main service, Rosenberg said the youth often miss it entirely: “Most kids aren’t sitting in the main service… they’re getting a very different, a totally different diet of teaching.”

Rosenberg concluded the segment with a challenge: “Don’t completely outsource what your kids and grandkids are learning about the Bible to your church. The church is a very important place… but your home is the most important place for them to learn.”

James Lasher is staff writer for Charisma Media.

Hollywood actor Neal McDonough is known for his villains, but his latest project rides in with something very different: purpose.

Sitting down with Billy Hallowell of CBN News, McDonough opened up about his new film, The Last Rodeo, his faith and the battles he’s fought to stay true to his convictions.

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“This was… a gift from above,” McDonough said of the film, which he not only stars in, but also helped write. “Write a film, Rocky on a bull, that you have to go back and save your grandson. You have to go back and ride again to save your grandson because he’s dying of the same brain tumor that your wife died of.” He added, “Within 24 hours, I came up with a kind of an outline… within a week, we had the first draft done. And a week later, we had it sold.”

For McDonough, the rapid timeline wasn’t just luck. “This is divine intervention… that doesn’t happen. That never happens. You know that’s a miracle.”

Standing Firm in Hollywood

McDonough has long made headlines for his refusal to do sex scenes or on-screen kisses, a stance that cost him dearly. “Because I wouldn’t kiss a woman in that show years ago… I got blackballed and then they took—you know, I lost my house and I lost everything.” He continued, “That kind of crucifixion was maybe the greatest gift that I’ve ever gotten in my life as a man.”

Following that season of brokenness, McDonough said he spiraled into alcoholism. “I had a massive drinking problem. I just drank myself silly for two years because I couldn’t get a job. I was bankrupt. I lost everything.”

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But faith brought him back. “It all started to come back. And it has come back tenfold.”

A Message Bigger Than the Movie

The Last Rodeo is more than a cowboy movie. It’s a family story at heart, crafted with a message of redemption, love and perseverance. “There aren’t a lot of films out there anymore where you can bring the whole family to it, not have to cover eyes or ears… The whole family gets to go see a film, be entertained, and at the end of [it] make you realize, okay, what am I prepared to do to help my family?”

Asked what he hopes viewers walk away with, McDonough said, “Life can be amazing if we have a little faith… Anyone can get through any problem if they have faith.”

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And for McDonough, that’s not just faith in God, but in the small, everyday decisions to do good. “If I’m living by examples, if I’m doing the right thing, people notice.”

Now producing his eleventh project in four years with his wife and partner Ruve, McDonough has found success not by compromising, but by standing strong. “I love telling great stories and now I get to tell great stories that entertain people that give glory to God. Wow. Wow. I mean, what more could you ask for?”

James Lasher is staff writer for Charisma Media.