In a passionate and sobering message, Perry Stone urged believers to take to heart the biblical warning: “Beware of the dogs.”

Drawing from Philippians 3 and Revelation 22, he explains that the term “dogs” is not referring to household pets but to individuals who, through their words and actions, are destructive, divisive and spiritually dangerous.

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“Beware of dogs. Beware of evil workers,” he says, quoting Philippians. He emphasizes that these “dogs” symbolize people with unclean spirits—those who attack others with their words and stir up strife, often under the guise of righteousness. Stone clarifies, “I’m not talking about beware of your pet… I’m talking about people who are vicious with the words of their mouth.”

Throughout Scripture, dogs are used figuratively. Jesus once told a Gentile woman, “I cannot give the children’s bread to the dogs,” using the term as a cultural reference to the uncircumcised and those outside the covenant. Stone notes, “It was a degrading term for Gentiles.” Yet, even then, the woman’s humble reply moved Jesus: “Even the dogs want the crumbs from the master’s table.”

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Beyond cultural context, dogs also symbolize spiritual impurity. “The Bible talks about the pig returning to the mire and the dog returning to its vomit,” he explains, warning that some who claim to follow Christ still harbor viciousness in their hearts.

Social media becomes another battleground, as Stone cautions against following “people who are absolutely fruitless… who are not helping anyone to get healed of their wounds.” He highlights the danger of those who “lie in hypocrisy”—people who repeat harmful things without verifying truth, motivated by a desire to damage reputations.

In a vivid illustration, Stone recalls a mangy dog barking furiously at a train, trying to stop it with noise and aggression. “Does that dog barking actually think he can stop the momentum of an iron beast called a train?” The metaphor is clear: critics may bark, but they can’t stop God’s plan.

His final encouragement echoes with bold faith: “Let the dogs bark, but let the train roll on.” In other words, don’t be deterred by gossip, slander or opposition—God’s purpose will prevail.

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In a time when criticism, slander and spiritual compromise run rampant—even within the church—Perry Stone’s message is a wake-up call to stay focused, stay pure and stay the course. The noise of opposition may grow louder, but it holds no power over the momentum of a life anchored in God’s purpose.

Abby Trivett is content development editor for Charisma Media.

A growing number of professing Christians no longer see God’s commands as essential, instead choosing lifestyles that contradict Scripture.

In a recent message, Christian content creator Nik Keswani directly addressed this trend, warning that many who claim to follow Jesus are deceived about their spiritual condition.

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“My goal as a servant of Jesus Christ is not to please people, but to please God,” Keswani said.

Citing a Barna Research study, he pointed out that “out of the 2.4 billion professing Christians in the world, only 30% of them have said that they’re born again, and only 3% of them have said that they have an actual biblical worldview.”

His conclusion: “This means that 97% of professing Christians will perish in eternal hellfire.”

Keswani rejects the idea that ongoing sin is compatible with a genuine walk with Christ.

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“No one born of God makes a practice of sinning,” he quoted from 1 John 3:9. He also criticized emotional approaches to faith that ignore Scripture: “Professing Christians nowadays are being led astray by emotionalism rather than biblical truth.”

He challenged believers to take seriously their obedience to Christ. “It’s time Christians stop treating God as their boyfriend and start revering Him as their sovereign master,” he said. “Is your name written in the book of life? And does God really know your name?”

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His message closed with a plea: “Don’t let Satan rob you of your eternal destiny… Enough is enough.”

James Lasher is staff writer for Charisma Media.

Many Christians today are wondering why they still feel trapped in cycles of sin, emotional instability or spiritual burnout, even when they genuinely love God and attend church faithfully.

In a recent video, Kap Chatfield tackles this head-on with a powerful message: “Most Christians live from their body or their soul, not from their spirit where God dwells.” He explains that understanding ourselves as three-part beings, spirit, soul and body, is the key to lasting freedom.

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Chatfield walks viewers through a biblical blueprint that connects the Old Testament temple to the believer’s life today.

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Just as the temple had an outer court, holy place and holy of holies, so too do we have a body, soul and spirit. “You are God’s temple if you’ve given your life to Jesus,” he teaches, explaining that the Holy Spirit dwells in the deepest part of our being. But many of us carry “hidden chambers” in our soul where spiritual wounds, lies and even generational baggage live unchecked.

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Chatfield calls on believers to invite the Holy Spirit to search those places and bring healing, saying, “The Holy Spirit does not condemn, He convicts.”

To hear the full discussion from Chatfield, watch the video above.

James Lasher is staff writer for Charisma Media.

In today’s world of distractions and debates, one of the most overlooked and misunderstood spiritual practices in the body of Christ is praying in the Spirit—often referred to as praying in tongues or in a heavenly language. For many believers, this gift is wrapped in confusion, relegated to denominational lines or confined to charismatic circles.

As Sergio Nazir Chavez points out in a recent video, we should be asking a different kind of question: what if this spiritual gift was never meant to be controversial, but rather a divine key to personal breakthrough, spiritual power and deeper intimacy with God?

Beyond Controversy: A Call to Clarity

“This is not a denominational thing—it is a spiritual thing,” says Chavez.

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These words cut through the confusion and invite us to see tongues not as a divisive doctrine but as a unifying force empowered by the Holy Spirit. The gift of tongues, according to Scripture, transcends theological boundaries and invites believers into a supernatural experience that brings refreshment, power, and revelation.

The foundation of praying in tongues stretches back to the Old Testament. Isaiah 28:11–12 speaks of “stammering lips and another tongue,” a prophecy later echoed by Paul in 1 Corinthians 14:21 to emphasize the significance of spiritual language. Far from a novelty of the early church, tongues are a fulfillment of divine prophecy—one that connects the old and new covenants in profound unity.

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Tongues: A Divine Weapon of Unity and Power

From the tower of Babel to the upper room at Pentecost, the Bible traces the movement of language as both a divider and a unifier. In the Old Testament, God confounded human language to halt prideful ambition. But in Acts 2, when the Holy Spirit descended, language became the tool of unity once again.

“Now what was divided in the Old Testament we see now the Holy Spirit is unifying… He came to unify us in the Spirit, unify us in one language, one blood, one Resurrection, one God,” Chavez says.

Praying in tongues is more than a mystical expression—it is a divine weapon. It tears down walls of division, builds up the inner man and aligns the believer with heaven’s agenda. The Day of Pentecost was not a one-time event; it was a model for divine outpouring that continues today.

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From the Outer Gate to the Holy of Holies

To understand the depth of this gift, Chavez draws a powerful comparison to the Tabernacle of Moses. The believer’s journey in Christ mirrors the movement from the outer court to the holy place, and ultimately to the Holy of Holies. Praying in tongues is not the destination—it’s a doorway. It helps the believer move from justification to sanctification and into deeper glorification with Christ.

“You can have people that just pray in tongues but not have the full understanding of what they’re doing,” he warns. Tongues are not a badge of spirituality, but a means to press into greater depths of God’s presence and power.

The True Evidence of the Spirit

While tongues are often pointed to as evidence of the baptism of the Holy Spirit, Chavez makes an important clarification: the true sign of a Spirit-filled life is not merely speaking in tongues, but bearing the fruit of the Spirit. “You can have tongues, but if you have no love, then it is in vain. The Bible does talk about you can have the gifts but if you don’t have love then it is not in void, it is empty, it is just as clashing symbols.”

Love, joy, peace, patience—these are the hallmarks of transformation, and tongues are meant to strengthen the believer toward this end.

Praying in the Spirit: Your Spiritual Gym

When a believer prays in tongues, it is spiritual exercise. “He who speaks in a tongue edifies himself,” the Bible says in 1 Corinthians 14:4. The word “edify” means to build up—like constructing a building on the foundation of Christ. Just as the body grows stronger through resistance and repetition, the spirit grows stronger through praying in the heavenly language. It is nourishment for the inner man, power for the journey, and alignment with heaven.

A Present Truth for a Prophetic People

This gift is not just for the early church or past revivals. “It’s supposed to go beyond the former moves,” Chavez declares. God is pouring out His Spirit in these last days in unprecedented ways. The gift of tongues is not a relic of Pentecost, but a present reality for every believer willing to embrace it.

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As the church hungers for revival and the world cries out for truth, praying in the Spirit may be one of the most untapped weapons in the believer’s arsenal. It is time to rediscover this beautiful gift—not as a token of spiritual superiority, but as a tool for edification, unity, and supernatural breakthrough.

Are you ready to go deeper? Then don’t stop at the outer gate. Step into the holy place. Pray in the Spirit. Be built up, strengthened and empowered for such a time as this.

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Blake Healy, known for his ability to see in the spirit realm, shared insight into the spiritual dynamics that influence everyday life.

In an interview with Charisma Media, he explained how spiritual beings, both angels and demons, interact with us daily, often in subtle but impactful ways.

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From a young age, Healy has had the ability to see the spirit realm. “I’ve seen angels, demons, and other spiritual things,” he shared. “As we’re going throughout our day, there’s always angels around us, bringing encouragement, trying to guide us into more godly thinking, and bringing protection.”

However, Healy also noted the presence of demonic forces, whose mission is to “steal, kill and destroy.”

Healy described the demonic influence as less of a mastermind lurking in the shadows and more of a roaming presence, as Scripture describes it: “It’s more helpful to think of it as what Scripture describes—this roaming lion, looking for whom it may devour.” These forces take advantage of our fears and pains, “trying to make more harm.”

When asked if others with the same spiritual gift of seeing would perceive the same things Healy experiences, he affirmed that it’s often the case. “I’ve had several experiences where we’ve seen the exact same thing at the exact same time, so verbatim, we’ve described the exact same way,” Healy recalled. “I remember one particular time… he just finally felt like he wasn’t a crazy person, because someone else was seeing the same thing.”

However, he added that different seers might describe what they see in varied ways. He explained, “Sometimes when people see things in the Spirit, they see them in a way that maybe looks different if you were to paint a picture of it, but it’s describing the same thing.”

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Healy also touched on the role of media and how it shapes our perceptions, especially in this modern age of social media. He remembered seeing how media can create very different spiritual experiences for different groups of people.

“I remember this one time I went to this movie with my mom and my sisters… when I looked around the group of younger girls… I saw this demon… twisting and re-knitting that light that was coming towards them.” He saw that it was producing an unrealistic, romanticized vision of relationships. In contrast, a married couple sitting nearby was experiencing a positive emotional reaction, which Healy described as “revitalizing romantic feelings.”

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Beyond the TV and film industry, Healy has seen how social media also affects different people as well. “Social media and just rapid-fire media have… such a quick pace that it can shape these narratives and beliefs in our minds,” he warned. “I’ve never seen it happen so fast, where an entire narrative, the feeling of an entire history of belief in an idea, could be constructed over just a few minutes.”

Despite the negative effects of media, Healy emphasized that the medium itself is not inherently evil. “It’s just a medium. It’s just a way of communicating a message.” He continued, “The trick really is the usage of it, that the enemy tries to take advantage of what is and twist it into something that’s harmful rather than something that could be useful or helpful.”

Blake Healy’s insights serve as a powerful reminder of the unseen spiritual forces that influence our daily lives. Whether it’s the encouragement of angels, the subtle provocations of demonic forces, or the shaping of our minds through media, Healy challenges believers to remain vigilant and discerning.

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As the world continues to be flooded with distractions and divisive narratives, it is more crucial than ever to stay grounded in God’s presence and to actively recognize and resist the spiritual forces at play.

Abby Trivett is content development editor for Charisma Media.

In a powerful new video, Christian commentator Nik Keswani lays bare what he calls the church’s silent surrender to feminist ideology.

“The feminist revolution didn’t just change the world,” Keswani warns. “It quietly infiltrated the church, reshaping how Christians date, dress and understand spiritual authority.”

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According to Keswani, feminism didn’t bring freedom—it dismantled God’s ordained order by targeting three foundational biblical principles: courtship, modesty and male headship. He walks viewers through how biblical courtship gave way to emotionally driven dating, modesty was rebranded as shame and male leadership was reframed as misogyny.

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“The veil is not a sign of modesty or spirituality. It is a symbol of segregation,” he quotes feminist Germaine Greer, showing how such views led to veiling and spiritual symbols being cast aside. “What was once courtship rooted in covenant became emotion rooted in confusion. What was once modesty became offensive. What was once male headship became outdated,” Keswani laments.

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He calls believers back to the “ancient paths” of God’s truth—not to return to tradition for its own sake, but to rediscover divine order and spiritual rest.

If you want to hear more about what Keswani is talking about, you can watch the full video above.

YouTuber Traci Coston is encouraging more Christians to rise up in the same kind of boldness as Isaiah Saldivar to share the Gospel and see the captives set free.

“I just saw that Christian YouTuber Isaiah Saldivar hit 1 million subscribers on YouTube, which is huge,” Coston says. “He was one of the first people on YouTube to kind of plow the way for other Christian YouTubers.”

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Coston notes the miracles, signs and wonders that have come out of Saldivar’s ministry, including a mother deciding to keep her baby after watching one of his videos.

“What I just saw in the comments of this post blew my mind. This lady said she had her phone in, was about to make the call to have an abortion when she saw a clip that Isaiah posted about abortion, and it changed her mind and her baby is now about to turn two years old.”

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Now, Coston is hoping that more people of faith will take Saldivar’s lead and boldly share the message of the gospel across social media platforms.

“Where are all the other Christians out there who love Jesus, who don’t want people to go to hell, who aren’t afraid to get online and speak the truth to people?” she asks. “Because Jesus is coming back, and someday it will be too late for these people to hear the gospel message.”

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The challenge is clear: now is the time for Christians to step out of fear and into faith, using every tool available—including social media—to reach the lost. Watch the video below, be inspired and let it ignite a fire in you to boldly share the Gospel like never before.

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What kind of music are you letting into your life? In a bold question-and-answer segment, Isaiah Saldivar challenges believers to take a hard look at what they’re listening to—and whether it lines up with their walk with God.

“I don’t see what justification we have listening to ungodly music,” he says. “Guard your heart. That’s not a dating verse. Your heart is your thoughts, your intentions, your will, your desires.”

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With music playing such a powerful role in shaping our thoughts, he emphasizes the importance of guarding our “ear gates” and “eye gates.” Saldivar asks, “If I’m allowing pollution in… what do you want stuck in your head? Ungodly music or the Word of God?”

He further points out that many popular songs today glorify darkness: “Music about perversion, music about murder, music about drugs… it’s all sinful. It’s all dark. It’s all glorifying darkness.”

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The message isn’t about being religious or extreme—it’s about being intentional. “I just think we need to be careful. What am I letting in? Is it edifying? Is it serving the Lord?” asks Saldivar.

To hear the rest of Isaiah Saldivar’s powerful message, watch the full video below.

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In a recent teaching, Bible scholar John Barnett laid out two compelling views on the prophetic “battle of Gog” and its placement within end-times chronology.

“There are two places that this battle of Mog could be,” Barnett said. “One could be right here, uh, right at the front end that launches the tribulation… the other half believe it’s right here, this Jerusalem attack, and it’s right at the end of the tribulation time.”

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Either way, Barnett emphasized, what we do know is clear: “God is headed toward this, the Second Coming of Christ and the launching of Israel as the center of the world and the beacon of hope.”

Barnett pointed to real-world developments aligning with the prophetic timeline found in Ezekiel 38–39.

“Yesterday, Iran displayed the largest collection of armed drones they’ve ever seen in a military parade,” he said. “They are working as fast as possible to develop an atomic bomb.”

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With Russia, China and Iran increasingly aligned, Barnett warned, “It could be very soon this whole thing is going to ignite and God is going to climactically intervene and save Israel.”

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Regardless of when Ezekiel’s war occurs, Barnett concluded with a sobering reminder: “The next prophetic event for us that we’re looking for is Jesus to return, the judgment seat of Christ.”

If you want to hear more about this fascinating topic, watch the video above.

James Lasher is staff writer for Charisma Media.

For over 50 years, Ray Comfort has shared a message of repentance, stressing its foundational role in the gospel. Now, he is asking a key question: Has he been right or wrong about the role of repentance after all these years of ministry?

A growing number of modern teachers suggest that repentance is simply a change of mind about Jesus—an intellectual acknowledgment rather than a moral or spiritual shift. But Comfort firmly rejects this interpretation. He insists that true repentance is a decisive turning from sin to God, not a vague mental adjustment. It involves the heart, the will and the direction of one’s life.

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“Repentance is a subject I’ve preached for 50 years. I have seen, as I’ve studied the Word of God, how crucial it is. You cannot ignore it, and you cannot substitute anything else for it,” Comfort says.

The debate surrounding repentance revolves around two differing views: one that sees it as “a simple change of mind, especially about Jesus,” and another, which Comfort supports, viewing it as “a decisive turning from sin to God.” He insists that repentance is not optional but “absolutely essential for salvation.”

This understanding is not new. It is rooted in church history and echoed by voices across generations. The Puritan Thomas Watson described repentance as a grace of God’s Spirit that produces both inward humility and visible reformation. Charles Spurgeon called it a hatred and forsaking of sin. Evangelist D.L. Moody emphasized that repentance requires not just sorrow, but a turning and forsaking of sin altogether. And George Whitefield insisted that repentance must include a firm resolution to abandon sin.

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These leaders did not view repentance as a work, but as a vital response to the work of grace. According to Comfort, true repentance is the evidence of a changed heart and the mark of someone who has truly encountered Christ.

Comfort also spoke directly on justification. “Justification is not a process. You don’t gradually give up sin and then become saved. That would be salvation by works. Regeneration is an instantaneous act accomplished by God’s grace. When you repent by turning from sin and forsaking it in your heart and mind and believe the gospel, you are saved instantly.”

“The Gospel is that Jesus paid the penalty for sin… The death of Christ is essential,” Comfort says. However, salvation becomes real only when a person repents and trusts in Jesus: “Repentance means you turn from sin, but you also trust in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord.”

This repentance is the only way to truly be saved from eternal separation from God. “If you don’t repent, you die in your sins and you end up in hell. But if you’ll simply repent of your sins, turn from them and trust in Jesus… God will grant you everlasting life.”

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Repentance is essential, not just as a change of mind, but as a decisive turning toward God, forsaking sin and putting our trust in Jesus Christ. This foundational truth of the gospel—rooted in centuries of biblical teaching—reminds us that salvation is not a gradual process but an instantaneous gift, available to all who repent and believe.

As we reflect on the depth and urgency of repentance, may we each be moved to examine our hearts, turn from our ways and place our faith in the one who paid the ultimate price for our redemption.

Abby Trivett is content development editor for Charisma Media.