If you think human trafficking, the porn industry and the rise of spiritual oppression are isolated issues, think again. According to Pastor Troy Brewer, they’re all connected — and they’re all part of a much deeper war.

“This thing is truly global,” Brewer said in a wide-ranging interview on The Confessionals podcast. “It is next level global and it requires the blood of children… it requires Nephilim sex magic… and it requires the building up of iniquity of iniquitous bloodlines.”

Brewer, who leads OpenDoor Church in Burleson, Texas, and oversees 54 child rescue centers worldwide, has rescued over 11,000 children from trafficking.

The Spiritual Side of Trafficking

Brewer says human trafficking is not just a physical crime but a spiritual assault rooted in ancient occultism.

“We just started seeing… it’s the same thing,” he said of cases around the world. “The kids in Mexico went through the same exact sex magic rituals as the kids in Nepal, as the kids in India, as the kids in Uganda… It requires the blood of children for this next-level Luciferian globalistic [agenda].”

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He warns that the spiritual dimension of these crimes often goes ignored by churches.

“You know, I’ve traveled the world and I’ve been doing this a long, long, long time,” Brewer said. “And guys like you actually bring to the table the language that we all need… We have a lens, but we’re not sure how this fits into our lens.”

Pornography as a Portal

Brewer doesn’t mince words about the dangers of pornography. “It truly is a portal,” he said. “If you watch pornography, you open up your entire house to a same-sex spirit.”

He explained the demonic legal access that comes through sexual sin, even passively. “Not only those who do such things shall be judged, but those who are entertained by it.”

Brewer recalled stories of rescued children who said the men who assaulted them changed form. “They said that when they got ready to film them, the guy would come in… and then he would change. He would morph into something horrible and then rape them. And that film is for next-level gazillionaires.”

The Nephilim Agenda and Bloodline Corruption

Brewer ties today’s evil directly to the ancient rebellion described in Genesis 6, when “the sons of God saw the daughters of men” and produced Nephilim.

“There is a realm of angels… that have a true physicality about them,” Brewer said. “They are so physical, brother, that they can reproduce… And they are so similar to our DNA that we can reproduce.”

He believes we are living in the days Jesus warned about. “As it was in the days of Noah — like what was going on? Well, the only person that came straight from Adam by the time that Noah was around… he was perfect in all his generations.”

Brewer claims modern technologies and ideologies — from transhumanism to gender confusion — are part of this corrupted seed war. “It’s all about trans, which is transgression. That’s what it’s all about.”

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Final Warning and Hope

Brewer doesn’t want anyone to misunderstand the stakes.

“If you’re watching pornography, you are either watching a crime scene or you are funding one,” he said. “You have literally participated in some way in the murder of a child that was murdered sexually for somebody else’s pleasure.”

But he’s not hopeless. He’s calling the church to wake up and rise.

“You have to actually have a tribe. You have to have people that are living this life,” he said. “We have to come before the Lord as children, but we come before the world as warriors.”

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For many believers, Passover is a powerful reminder of the Exodus—the night the blood of the lamb saved Israel’s firstborn and delivered them from Egypt. But what if this ancient feast is more than just a historical event? What if it’s a prophetic blueprint for what’s to come?

In a recent off-the-cuff teaching, Steve Moutria from Torah Family suggests that Passover may play a central role in the end times and the return of Jesus. While many look to the fall feasts—especially the Feast of Trumpets—as the likely time for Jesus’ return, Moutria says, “Passover is a legitimate time for things to begin just the same. It might actually be the most plausible time.”

The argument is rooted in the idea that biblical history is cyclical. Isaiah 46:10 says, “I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come.” That, according to Moutria, means what happened at Passover in the past may very well repeat on a greater scale in the future.

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Passover, he explains, is uniquely marked by both judgment and deliverance. “We see the same with Egypt… judgment would come resulting in the deliverance of Israel… and then we have Sodom,” Moutria says, linking that judgment-and-deliverance theme through multiple biblical accounts.

And the pattern doesn’t stop there. In Revelation 11, the two witnesses are killed in “the great city, which is figuratively called Sodom and Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified.” Moutria connects this to Jesus’ crucifixion during Passover, adding, “Passover could even be considered the appointed time of redemption and judgment on Yahweh’s calendar.”

He also highlights the strong “door” symbolism found in Scripture, specifically around Passover. “The blood was put on the door frames, his instructions are put on the doorframes to be the reminder of Passover at all times,” he says. Verses in Revelation, Luke and James also mention a door that separates the saved from the judged—imagery that, in Moutria’s view, all points back to the first Passover.

Perhaps the most compelling clue comes from Matthew 26:2, when Jesus, after delivering His longest discourse on the end times, tells His disciples, “As you know, the Passover is two days away.” Moutria notes, “Surely this wasn’t a coincidence. Is it a clue we’ve just overlooked?”

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He doesn’t claim to know the day or hour, but says it’s worth paying attention. “You can say I’m stretching things here, and maybe so. But we all know He doesn’t waste words. Everything is said with the purpose and intention.”

Whether you agree with the timing or not, Moutria’s words are a strong reminder that God’s appointed times may be more prophetically significant than many think. “The first deliverance happened at a Passover… could the same be applied to Passover at Jesus’ return, that being the last day of our bondage under Babylon?”

We have a clear call before us. Watch. Be ready. And as Steve Moutria says, “Be a doer of the Word and not a hearer only.”

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Each spring, Jewish and Christian believers alike gather to remember the night when the blood of a lamb turned away death. For best-selling author and Messianic Rabbi Jonathan Cahn, Passover isn’t just a remembrance—it’s the very heartbeat of salvation.

“It is celebrated by two peoples on Earth,” Cahn says. “One are the children of Israel by flesh and blood… the other are the children of Israel by adoption, by the Spirit, who are born again and grafted in.”

At its core, Passover is about a divine rescue mission, Cahn explains. Drawing from Exodus and the Gospels, he connected the dots between the first Passover in Egypt and its fulfillment in Jesus, the Messiah.

“If you are born again… this Feast is created by God, not by man,” he says. “Messiah our Passover Lamb has been sacrificed. Let us therefore celebrate the Feast with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.”

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During the traditional Seder, each element tells part of the redemption story. Cahn held up the z’roa—a shank bone—and revealed its biblical mystery. “The z’roa can be translated as the arm of God,” he says. “Isaiah says, ‘To whom has the z’roa, the arm of God, been revealed?’ What’s it saying? The greatest revelation of the power of God is not that He could create the universe—it’s that He could give His life for you.”

One of the most striking moments comes when Cahn draws a powerful visual connection between Exodus and Calvary.

“They put the blood of the lamb on one doorpost, the other doorpost, and the top—forming a triangle,” he said. “Over a thousand years later, God would answer that. He would take His Lamb on beams of wood and put one blood here, one blood there, and one blood there—forming a triangle from heaven to earth. You put it together, and you have the Star of David, the covenant of God.”

The cup of judgment, Cahn reminds us, symbolizes the wrath Jesus took upon Himself.

“When the Lord said, ‘Father, if You are willing, remove this cup from Me,’ that was the cup,” he says. “This is the judgment that you will never know, because someone else took it for you forever.”

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But perhaps the most soul-searching moment of the evening arrives in a challenge.

“When you see the blood, you have to pass over it,” Cahn says. “There are people who sinned against you, who hurt you… but when you see the blood, you have to lift the judgment. You have to let go. You have to forgive.”

The Passover, he explains, is more than a meal or a moment in history. It’s an invitation to freedom.

“You are saved by the blood of the Lamb. You are set free by the blood of the Lamb. You are new by the blood of the Lamb,” Cahn says. “If you have the love of God, you are rich in this world.”

And just like the Israelites walking out of Egypt, Cahn says, “Once that Passover came, they were free… The past has no claim on your life because the blood of the Passover Lamb sets you free from everything that has ever been.”

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In a recent livestream, Isaiah Saldivar tackled one of the most overlooked but important topics in Christian circles today: the misuse of Scripture.

“This is not to water down the Gospel,” Saldivar said early in his teaching. “This is not to water down those Scriptures and be a religious guy and be like, ‘You can’t use these verses.’” His goal, he explained, was not to shame believers but to help them rightly understand the verses they often quote without considering the full context.

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“Misusing verses is not a mistake. It’s a tactic of the enemy,” Saldivar warned, referencing how even Satan quoted Scripture out of context when tempting Jesus in Matthew 4.

Here are seven of the most misused Bible verses according to Saldivar, along with his direct quotes and contextual explanations:

1. Jeremiah 29:11
Misuse: Used as a personal prosperity promise.
Context: A message to Jewish exiles in Babylon, promising restoration after 70 years.

“This was written to a specific group — the exile Jews. We could apply God’s character from it, but we shouldn’t… make it our personal fortune cookie.”

2. Philippians 4:13
Misuse: A motivational quote for success in sports or business.
Context: Paul is speaking about being content during suffering and hardship.

“This verse has difficulty baked into it… This is not about striving. The context is suffering. And the supernatural strength that comes when your identity is in Christ.”

3. Matthew 7:1
Misuse: Used to argue against any form of judgment.
Context: Jesus is addressing hypocritical judgment, not judgment as a whole.

“Jesus says actually, here’s the thing, I do want you to judge your friend… but first make sure there’s no plank in your eye.”

4. Romans 8:28
Misuse: Quoted as a blanket assurance that everything will work out positively.
Context: God uses all things for spiritual growth in those who love Him, not necessarily for comfort or worldly success.

“It doesn’t mean everything is good. It means God will use everything for His good.”

5. 1 Timothy 6:10
Misuse: “Money is the root of all evil.”
Context: The Bible says the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil.

“Money is not the problem. Love of money is evil. That’s the misquote.”

6. Matthew 18:20
Misuse: Used to validate small prayer groups or gatherings.
Context: Jesus was discussing church discipline, not corporate worship.

“This was about disputing. This was about unity in the church among believers. This was about agreement.”

7. John 3:16
Misuse: Implies salvation is only about intellectual belief, with no repentance or life change.
Context: Belief is tied to obedience and coming into the light.

“Belief that doesn’t transform behavior is not saving faith.”

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Saldivar’s plea is simple: don’t stop quoting Scripture, just quote it right.

“There’s even more power in these verses when we know them in the right context than before when we’re quoting them wrong,” he said.

“We need to be careful that we’re wielding the sword of the Spirit carefully because the Bible is sharp. The Bible can be dangerous if we misuse it.”

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When was the last time you saw a miracle, or heard someone speak a prophetic word that truly resonated with your soul?

For many believers, the gifts of the Holy Spirit seem distant, like something out of a Bible story or a fairy tale. But according to Bible teacher Rick Renner, that mindset is not only outdated—it’s unbiblical.

“I grew up in a context where we were told we didn’t need them, and they didn’t even exist anymore,” Renner said in a recent teaching on spiritual gifts. But his tone changes quickly when he begins comparing Scripture: “There are only 23 references in the whole New Testament about water baptism … and not one word of instruction about how to do it.”

On communion, he continues, “There are only 28 references … yet we believe in communion, we practice it with heartfelt faith and commitment.”

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Then comes the clincher: “If you count the verses in the New Testament that address the subject of the gifts of the Holy Spirit, you find that there are 103 verses—four times more than anything about water baptism or communion.”

So why have spiritual gifts been so easily dismissed in modern church circles?

For Renner, it’s a mix of poor theology, tradition and a lack of personal experience. But that personal experience, he says, is where everything changes.

In one service, he shared a word of knowledge about someone’s leg being healed. Later, a woman approached him to say, “I’m the one. I couldn’t move my leg. When you prayed, the power of God hit my leg and I could just move my leg just perfectly.”

These moments are more than emotion—they’re evidence.

Renner points to 1 Corinthians 14:26 where Paul writes, “Let all things be done unto edifying.” He explains, “When all these things are in manifestation in the church, it causes the church to increase spiritually … the gifts of the Holy Spirit really enlarge us spiritually.”

According to Renner, here’s what the gifts do:

• Confirm the reality of Jesus
• Make the gospel tangible
• Bring spiritual maturity
• Enrich the church with knowledge and power
• Foster a partnership between believers and Christ

“When I saw a leg grow for the first time in a meeting, suddenly Jesus the healer stepped off the pages of the Bible and I saw Him,” he said. “It brought to me a revelation—not of a fairy tale in the Bible—but of Jesus the present-day healer.”

He contrasts this with a visit to Russia’s Hermitage Museum during the fall of the Soviet Union. Several paintings depicting Jesus’ miracles were labeled as “fairy tales.” But then he reflected, “That wasn’t really much different than the church I grew up in.”

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Renner doesn’t just defend the continuation of spiritual gifts—he connects them to Christian maturity. Quoting 1 Corinthians 1:7-8, he notes the gifts were to continue “waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ,” and goes further: “The gifts of the Holy Spirit are intended to bring us to a greater level of spiritual maturity.”

The argument is simple, yet profound: If God dedicated so much biblical space to spiritual gifts, how can we ignore them?

In Renner’s words, “Let all things be done.”

Let them be done, not for performance, but for the building up of the body of Christ—and for the undeniable revelation of a living Savior still moving among His people.

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Pastor Greg Laurie opened his recent message with a confession: puzzles just aren’t his thing. “How many of you like puzzles? Raise your hand if you like puzzles. I am not one of you,” he said with a laugh, adding, “Seems like smart people like puzzles.”

But as he taught from Daniel chapter 9, Laurie made it clear that some puzzles—especially biblical ones—are worth solving. “Before us here in Daniel chapter 9 is a prophetic puzzle… and we don’t want to keep walking here. We want to see what this puzzle is all about.”

Laurie called the prophecy found in Daniel 9 “one of the most mind-blowing prophecies in all of the Bible,” because it contains something astonishing: a timeline that predicts the arrival of the Messiah.

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“The Bible actually predicted the very date that Christ would start his public ministry or when he would arrive on the scene,” Laurie said. “And you know when the Lord revealed this to Daniel? When he was praying.”

The prophecy lays out a timeline that begins “from the going forth of the command to restore and rebuild Jerusalem” and ends with the Messiah’s appearance. This historical decree was given during the time of Nehemiah, who served as cupbearer to the Persian king.

Laurie explained how this timeline plays out in real terms: “Nehemiah 2:1 says, ‘It came to pass in the month of Nisan…’ From the moment that king gave the decree to rebuild the city, 173,880 days later, Jesus of Nazareth rode into the city of Jerusalem on a donkey, fulfilling Bible prophecy to a T.”

That exact fulfillment, he said, should give believers great confidence in the reliability of biblical prophecy.

But Laurie didn’t stop there. He took listeners through what he believes is the future prophetic timeline, which includes:

1. The Rapture of the Church – “The next event I think on the calendar would be the rapture of the church, where all Christians are caught up to meet the Lord in the air.”
2. The Rise of the Antichrist – Following the rapture, “the emergence of the Antichrist” begins the seven-year tribulation.
3. The Great Tribulation – A period marked by deception and destruction, culminating in:
4. The Battle of Armageddon – This is when Christ returns in His second coming.

“The second coming will happen seven years after the rapture,” Laurie said. “But we don’t know when the rapture is.”

In a football analogy, Laurie explained that after Jesus’ crucifixion, “the prophetic clock suddenly stops.” He likened it to a timeout in a tied game with just minutes left—everything pauses until the final play begins. The resumption of that prophetic clock, he said, is tied to the rise of the Antichrist and the rebuilding of the Jewish temple in Jerusalem.

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Laurie described the Antichrist as “a man of peace… charismatic, brilliant—a satanic superman—but in reality, the devil’s son.” According to the prophecy, the Antichrist will help rebuild the temple and be welcomed by some as the Messiah. But halfway through the seven-year tribulation, he will betray that trust in what Daniel calls the “abomination of desolation.”

“The Antichrist will erect an image in the temple and command everyone to worship,” Laurie said. “This will mark the halfway point of the tribulation. And for the remaining three and a half years, Antichrist will make everyone take his mark and no one can buy or sell without it.”

Despite the dark warnings, Laurie offered a word of encouragement: “When you see these things begin to happen, look up, for your redemption is drawing near.”

The prophetic puzzle may not be one you can solve on a coffee table, but Laurie’s message makes it clear that with Scripture in hand, the picture is already coming together.

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If you’ve ever read the Gospel of Mark all the way to the end in a modern Bible, you may have noticed something a little strange. Right after verse 8 in chapter 16, there’s often a note—and a lot of white space.

The New International Version, for example, includes this disclaimer: “The earliest manuscripts and some other ancient witnesses do not have verses 9–20.”

This strange note is more than just a textual footnote. It opens the door to one of the most fascinating and debated topics in New Testament scholarship: Did the Gospel of Mark originally end at verse 8? Or was something lost—and later reconstructed?

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Christian apologist and textual researcher Wes Huff dives into this issue in a recent video, offering both clarity and caution.

“Mark 16:9-20 is found in nearly every New Testament manuscript and is the single longest textual variant in the New Testament,” Huff said. “However, it is missing from two very significant manuscripts: Codex Vaticanus and Codex Sinaiticus.”

So what exactly is going on at the end of Mark’s Gospel?

1. What’s so special about these ancient manuscripts?

Huff walks viewers through the three major ancient manuscripts used to analyze Mark’s ending: Codex Vaticanus, Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Alexandrinus.

Here’s what makes them significant:

• Codex Vaticanus omits verses 9–20 but leaves an entire blank column at the end of Mark—a unique feature nowhere else in the manuscript. “Nowhere in the entirety of Vaticanus’s New Testament do we ever see anything other than when the book is finished, the next book immediately starts in the following column,” Huff said. “The only place… where an entire blank column is left is at the end of Mark.”
• Codex Sinaiticus also omits the longer ending but features unusual scribal behavior: a change in handwriting, expanded lettering, and a highly decorative marker. “Mark’s [decorative scribal marker] is not only more decorative in style but measures 6 cm in length. It’s more than twice the size of the other decorative markers we find.”
• Codex Alexandrinus, the earliest to include the longer ending, also has a standout decorative flourish. “That particular manuscript, though it does include Mark 16:9-20… differs significantly from the ending of the other gospels and is larger.”

These paratextual details—the spacing, styles and visual cues—are not random. They’re intentional.

“Scribes and copyists tend to do things on purpose when it comes to these features,” Huff said.

2. How many endings of Mark are there?

Believe it or not, there isn’t just one disputed ending—there are five different endings found in the manuscript tradition.

According to Huff, these include:

• An abrupt ending at verse 8 (as in Vaticanus and Sinaiticus)
• A shorter alternative ending
• The longer ending (verses 9–20, most commonly printed today)
• A version in Codex Washingtonianus with an extra paragraph between verses 14 and 15
• A hybrid version combining elements of more than one ending

Of all these, only two are seriously considered by scholars:

“What we’re looking at are either the complete longer ending or the shorter ending simply stopping at verse 8,” Huff explained.

3. So, is it Scripture or not?

Huff makes his position clear. He doesn’t believe verses 9–20 are original to Mark’s Gospel—and, therefore, he doesn’t view them as inspired Scripture.

“I do not think Mark 16:9–20 is original. I don’t think Mark wrote it and therefore I don’t think it’s inspired Scripture.”

Still, he believes the ancient scribes were doing their best to preserve what they had and alert future readers to the discrepancies. In his words:

• “I think the internal evidence for its exclusion is strong.”
• “The scribes… are themselves aware of idiosyncrasies going on in the manuscripts that they are copying from.”
• “They are noting in the margins or in somewhere around the text to indicate to the reader and to subsequent copyists that something’s going on here. You need to take notice.”

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Huff also points out the abrupt ending in verse 8 isn’t as grammatically odd as it seems. While it ends in the Greek word ‘gar’ (“for”), that’s not without precedent.

“Plato actually ends his work The Republic with gar as the last word,” he noted.

So what does this all mean for the everyday reader?

At the very least, it shows that early Christians and scribes cared deeply about accuracy—enough to leave markers, spacing and clues for future generations to investigate.

Whether you accept the longer ending or not, the textual tradition reminds us that Scripture transmission was taken seriously, even in the uncertain moments.

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When Dayne Kamela was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, he was told it would be a lifelong battle. Doctors said medication would be his only option if he wanted to avoid spiraling into another manic episode. But what happened next defied their expectations—and transformed his life forever.

In a recent episode of Deep Believer, Kamela sat down with host Jennifer Bagnaschi to share how his struggle with mental illness opened his eyes to spiritual warfare and how Jesus Christ set him free.

A Christian Upbringing, But No Real Relationship

Kamela grew up in a Christian home, led by a devoted mother who faithfully brought her children to church.

“My mom was a really strong believer,” he said. “She gave her life to Christ I think at like 13 at a church camp where the fire of the Lord hit her.”

Though Kamela believed in God, he said he didn’t know Jesus personally until much later.

“Up until I was 18 years old I didn’t really have a relationship with the Lord,” he said. “I believed I was saved and I believed in Jesus, I just didn’t know Him.”

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That changed after a severe biking accident—caused by drinking—that left scars on his face and soul. Broken and searching, he attended church with his mom and rededicated his life to God.

“I was like, ‘I want to know You, Lord. I want to follow You. I want to get to know who I’ve chosen to believe in ever since I can remember,’” he recalled.

A Manic Spiral

Though his faith began to grow, Kamela’s life took a drastic turn. He started experiencing a manic episode that lasted for months. His thinking became erratic, and his behavior spiraled out of control.

“I stole my sister’s car and ran down the highway,” he said. “I was obviously a danger to myself as well as the people around me.”

Eventually, he was admitted to a behavioral health facility. The doctors acted fast.

“The doctor even told my mom at the time, ‘Your son was so far gone that we had to give him such a strong cocktail,’” he said.

They prescribed him a combination of medications and warned that he would need to remain on them permanently to avoid another episode.

A Mother’s Faith and a Sudden Breakthrough

Despite the grim prognosis, Kamela’s mother refused to give up.

“I had a mom who had such strong faith who said, ‘Son, like, you’re going to be okay. I believe you’re going to be healed,’” he said.

He remembered attending a healing event where people laid hands on him and prayed. “After they got done praying, I felt a spirit lift off my body, and I knew that I was healed right then and there,” he said.

What followed was a revelation that changed everything: “Everything that happened previously—all the darkness that I went through, all the fear that like God had abandoned me—reminded me that it was like, ‘Son, I was with you the whole time.’”

When Self-Help Becomes a Snare

Kamela believes his breakdown wasn’t just a result of biology—but of bad theology and spiritual doors opened unknowingly.

“I started reading a lot of personal development books,” he said. “Yes, they’re good to help you develop skills and stuff, but I believe the enemy came in during that time to twist what I was learning.”

Though the self-help industry often promotes growth and confidence, Kamela warned it can easily turn inward and become a trap. “It’s all about you,” he said. “And I think the enemy can use that to not only make it an idol in people’s lives but also use—in my case—a way to get into someone’s life that he knows God’s doing some things in.”

Delusion, Darkness and Divine Intervention

His time in Los Angeles marked the peak of his delusions. Kamela recalled being argumentative and fast-thinking, signs he now knows pointed to mania. He also described a chilling moment while listening to instrumental music.

“My eyes were closed and there was just a black figure across me on the other side,” he said.

But God didn’t leave him there. One powerful moment came when someone handed him a Bible during his hospitalization. “They opened it up to Psalm 23, and they were like, ‘I just want you to read and pray this over your life,’” Kamela said. “I remember praying that and feeling this darkness of the room just start to leave.”

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A Decade of Freedom

Kamela says it’s been over 10 years since that moment, and he’s never experienced another manic episode. He gradually tapered off medication and leaned fully into his faith.

“I saw too much,” he said. “I knew that I was healed.”

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Today, Kamela encourages others to dig into the Word of God and renew their minds daily. He believes one of the biggest breakthroughs is refusing to let your diagnosis define you.

“I never identified with that thing,” he said. “I think we get in bondage based on what we believe about what’s happened to us. And our identity is that thing—we attach a part of our identity to things that happen to us in our life.”

From Breakdown to Breakthrough

Kamela’s journey is more than a testimony of healing—it’s a wake-up call for believers to take spiritual warfare seriously and to press into prayer and the truth of God’s Word.

“We have the ability to pray to God by what we’ve been given the moment we received Christ as Lord,” he said. “We have Christ living on the inside of us.”

We live in a culture that quickly turns to medication and labels, and Kamela’s story is a reminder of something far greater available to the world: “Whatever you’re going through, that’s what Jesus died for.”

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Could a Disney movie actually contain a prophetic warning for our generation?

That’s exactly what best-selling author and prophetic voice Jonathan Cahn suggests in his recent message. And no, he’s not joking.

“Is it possible that Snow White could actually contain a prophetic message for our times?” Cahn asks. “A warning even—connected to the end times? Could it actually be revealing a danger that’s affecting this entire generation?”

According to Cahn, the answer is yes—and the message is far more serious than the animated whimsy might suggest.

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A Woke Fairy Tale Gone Off the Rails

In his sharp style, Cahn breaks down the tangled mess of changes Disney made to its upcoming Snow White reboot.

Here’s what he notes:

1. Seven Dwarfs Replaced: “Replace the seven dwarfs with seven people of diversity,” Cahn says. “So it’s now Snow White and the seven people of diversity. The seven DEI—diversity, equity and inclusion—people.”
2. DEI Replacements Replaced: “By putting the DEI inclusion people, they ended up excluding dwarves… So Disney got together and again they came up with another brilliant solution. They would make the seven dwarfs fake dwarfs. Animated dwarfs.”
3. CGI Confusion: “Now the real dwarfs were represented—as long as nobody admitted it was a real dwarf… So the real dwarf was a fake dwarf who only looked like a real dwarf but was a bandit.”
4. Snow White’s New Origin Story: “They made up a new origin story that she was called Snow White because she was born during a snowstorm.”
5. No More Prince: “The actress said…‘It’s not a love story. And that’s wonderful.’” Cahn notes: “They removed the prince. Imagine if years ago they told you that one day they’d be making Snow White and eliminate the prince.”
6. No More Song: “‘Someday My Prince Will Come’ was replaced by a song about waiting for a wish,” Cahn says. “She’s not waiting for a prince. She’s waiting for a wish… which doesn’t really make sense.”
7. Masculinized Heroine: “Snow White says… ‘I’m not afraid to fight.’ Then Snow White says she was taught to be ‘fearless and brave.’”

Cahn doesn’t hold back: “Snow White has become a revolutionary… She leads a revolution of all the disenfranchised DEI people and all the fake CGI people… and they set up a new monarchy led by—you guessed it—the girl boss fearless leader Snow White.”

A Cultural Crisis Reflecting End-Time Prophecy

But all the cultural comedy has a darker undercurrent. Cahn points to the prophetic implications of what Disney’s doing—and what it represents.

“In the story, Snow White is in a death-like sleep. So think about that,” he says. “Now we have a Snow White who has gotten so woke that she can’t be woken up.”

“This is what wokeness does—morally and spiritually—it doesn’t wake you up. It puts you into a death-like coma.”

Cahn cites Jesus’ own words on the Mount of Olives: “Because of immorality, the love of many shall grow cold.”

He connects this to the cultural shift away from love and family. “Girls are told: do not long for a prince. Focus on you,” Cahn says. “It’s not about love… it’s about herself.”

The message goes deeper than romance. It’s about identity, purpose and the destruction of gender roles rooted in God’s design.

“You see, the culture actually loves masculinity—as long as it’s coming from a woman,” he says. “And loves femininity—if it’s a man acting feminine.”

The Spirit Behind the Shift

Cahn drew attention to an ancient spiritual parallel.

“When I wrote ‘The Return of the Gods,’ I wrote of the spirit that has dominated our culture. The spirit of Ishtar—the ancient goddess of sexual immorality. The goddess who bends and inverts or subverts gender,” he says.

“It was written in ancient Mesopotamian inscriptions: she turns women into men and men into women. She inverts the order of men and women.”

Cahn warns that this isn’t just ideology. It’s spiritual warfare. “When a civilization moves away from God, it moves away from nature, life and reality.”

And the consequences are already showing.

The Real Prophetic Picture: A Prince Who Saves

But Cahn ends his message with hope—not in Disney, but in Christ.

“You have an evil figure filled with pride who poisons the princess through a fruit,” he says. “So the Bible reveals an evil entity called Satan… who also poisons, and through a fruit, humanity.”

“Snow White falls into a deep death-like sleep from which she cannot wake up. So sin comes into this world—evil, death and a spiritual sleep from which we cannot wake up or save ourselves.

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“But then in Snow White—the real one—the prince comes. And the prince’s love for her brings redemption. He awakens her to new life.”

He continues: “This is the good news—the Messiah, Jesus—Yeshua. He’s called the Prince of Peace. The Prince of Life. And only His love can save us and wake us up so that we can come alive.”

Cahn concludes with a call to action: “Awake, wake up sleeper—and the light of Jesus the Messiah will shine on you.”

As fairy tales are rewritten to erase the prince, Cahn’s message rings loud and clear: “We do need saving. We do need a Savior. And we do need the Prince to save us.”

Because one day, the Prince will come.

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James Lasher is staff writer for Charisma Media.

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