A View from the Bunker

DID THE United States really lose World War 2?  Not on the battlefield; the outcome of the armed conflict is pretty clear. But after the war, the United States brought Nazi technology into the country through scientists who were smuggled out of Germany via the “rat lines” set up by Allen Dulles, later the Director of the CIA under President Dwight D. Eisenhower.  Researcher and author Doug Woodwar...

HOW SERIOUSLY should Christians take a book that’s not in the Bible, written thousands of years after the man it’s named for, and has caused controversy in the church for the last 2,000 years?  Of course, we’re talking about the Book of Enoch—or, more accurately, the Book of 1 Enoch. (There are a 2 Enoch and 3 Enoch, both written during the Christian era. They really aren’t of much use to Christia...

NO MYTHICAL LAND has captured the imagination of poets, dreamers, and adventurers like Atlantis. But why should Christians care? Doug Van Dorn ( www.douglasvandorn.com ), author of Giants: Sons of the Gods; and Brian Godawa ( www. Godawa.com ), best-selling author of the theological thriller Cruel Logic, and a two new novels based on the period of the Maccabees in Judea, join us for our monthly Ir...

Tonight's View from the Bunker episode includes comments on the Israel-Iran war recorded, edited, and uploaded *before* the airstrike on Iran's nuclear facilities by the U.S. Air Force. Just letting you know why the episode sounds like I somehow missed an event that will have global ramifications for years to come.

THE GATES OF HELL is a real place. Jesus took his disciples on a 14-hour hike to declare his divinity there, which suggests there was something important about the place.  The Iron and Myth crew joins us this month to discuss Sharon and Derek Gilbert’s new book, The Gates of Hell: Dr. Judd Burton ( www. BurtonBeyond.net ), author of Interview with the Giant; Doug Van Dorn ( www.douglasvandorn.com...

THE BOOK OF REVELATION is cryptic and complex. Supernaturally so.  Critics who write off Revelation as a hallucination have obviously not looked at the literary structure of the book. The Iron and Myth crew discusses a book by regular IaM panelist Doug Van Dorn ( DouglasVanDorn.com ), Rings of Revelation, that shows a level of complexity to the work of the apostle John that is beyond human.  Brian...

THE SO-CALLED silent centuries between the Book of Malachi and the Gospel of Matthew weren’t as quiet as we’ve been taught. This month, the Iron and Myth crew discusses a fictionalized account of Judea’s struggle for independence in the second century BC from the rule (and gods) of their Greek overlords by Iron and Myth regular and best-selling author Brian Godawa ( Godawa.com ), Judah Maccabee Pa...

IT’S BECOMING more acceptable for pagans to proclaim their faith openly in America.  Carl Teichrib ( GameOfGods.ca ), author of Game of Gods: The Temple of Man in the Age of Re-enchantment, shares his experiences at the 2025 Paganicon in Minneapolis. Carl tells us that many of the Neo-pagans there, who now follow gods of the Greek, Roman, Mesopotamian, and Norse pantheons, came out of Christian ch...

RED HEIFERS are back in Israel! But what does that mean, exactly?  Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz, writer for  Israel365News.com  and author of the new book Return of the Red Heifers ( israel365store.com/products/red-heifers ), joins us to explain the significance of the heifers, why they’re important, and why a Third Temple isn’t necessary to begin the sacrifices on the Temple Mount.  We also discuss the...

IT’S CALLED the world’s oldest temple. While only a small portion of the site has been excavated, the clues point to one solid conclusion: It was meant as a point of contact with the gods. Our usual Iron and Myth crew is joined by special guest Dr. Aaron Judkins ( aaronjudkins.com , aaronjudkins. substack.com ), co-author with Dr. Judd Burton ( burtonbeyond.net ) of the best-selling book Decoding...

IT’S DIFFICULT enough explaining why we Christians believe in Jesus, but doing so with our Jewish brothers and sisters requires tact and patience made necessary by almost 1,900 years of mutual animosity.  We’re joined this week by Dr. Igal German, founding director of the Institute of Biblical Apologetics ( BibleApologist.org ) and Yesod Bible Center ( YesodBibleCenter.com ). We discuss Dr. German...

IN THE ANCIENT Near East, the dead never really went away. And if you didn’t care for them properly, they could make your life hell.  With us to discuss the cult of the dead in the lands around ancient Israel is our Iron and Myth crew: Dr. Judd Burton( www. BurtonBeyond.net ), author of Interview with the Giant; Doug Van Dorn ( www.douglasvandorn.com ), author of Giants: Sons of the Gods; and Bria...

PRESIDENT TRUMP made more heads explode this week with his announcements about Gaza and the creation of a White House Faith Office.  Leftists and Muslims are incensed by Trump’s proposal to rebuild Gaza, which they’re calling “ethnic cleansing,” conveniently forgetting that negotiations for a two-state solution to the Arab-Israeli problem have yet to yield results after about 90 years of trying. M...

THE TRAGIC midair collision of an American Eagle passenger jet with a U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopter in Washington, D. C. this week was politicized and conspiracy theorized within hours. Neither response is appropriate. https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJtdD7Hy-_E Our government and the media has created such a sense of distrust that many of us don’t believe anything we see, hear, or read anymore....

THE AI genie is out of the bottle. The big question now is whether Skynet will be Chinese or American.  We discuss the announcement this week of a half-trillion dollar joint venture between OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank called Stargate to build an artificial intelligence infrastructure to make the United States the world’s leader in AI technology. The venture’s name evokes images of “ancient aliens...

GÖBEKLI TEPE has been called the oldest temple in the world. Who—or what—was worshipped there?  Dr. Aaron Judkins and Dr. Judd Burton, authors of the new book Decoding Gobekli Tepe: Biblical Anatolia and the Watchers ( https://amzn.to/3WpE3xu ), join us to explore the significance of the ancient site. They discuss the archaeological evidence that supports biblical narratives, the spiritual connect...

THE SO-CALLED silent centuries between the books of Malachi and Matthew in the Bible were not as quiet as we’ve been told. Award-winning screenwriter and best-selling novelist Brian Godawa ( Godawa.com ) joins us to discuss the latest entries in his Chronicles of the Watchers series, Judah Maccabee Part 1: The Abomination of Desolation and Judah Maccabee Part 2: Against the Gods of Greece.  Brian...

WE LIVE in interesting times. And 2025 promises no end of excitement.  What’s ahead for the coming year? The two biggest economic blocs on Earth, the G7 and BRICS, will launch pilot programs for Central Bank Digital Currencies, the closest thing we’ve seen to what the mark of the Beast will look like.  In the Middle East, Turkey has overthrown the Assad regime in Syria, but what that means for reg...

IF YOU’RE looking for evidence of a global catastrophe followed by a mysterious civilization that somehow survived, you might not start with the Americas. However, contrarian investigator and author Graham Hancock has done just that with season 2 of his Netflix series Ancient Apocalypse. Our Iron and Myth crew gather to discuss Hancock's work in this second season. Joining us at the virtual round...

SKEPTICS OFTEN claim that the Hebrew Bible must have been copied from older Mesopotamian texts. Frankly, this is lazy thinking by people looking for excuses not to deal with God.  Our Iron and Myth crew joins us to discuss the relationship between the Bible and Mesopotamian religion: Doug Van Dorn ( www.douglasvandorn.com ), author of Giants: Sons of the Gods and Brian Godawa ( www. Godawa.com ),...

AND THEN a whole new one begins.  This has been the most bizarre presidential campaign since the Civil War. Thankfully, the campaign ends this week with Election Day Tuesday, and—we hope—a winner declared shortly thereafter.  Then comes a different kind of crazy as we prepare for whoever is inaugurated January 21, 2025. Whatever happens, however, remember that God is still on His throne, none of t...

IT WAS a common practice in the ancient world. Sadly, it’s still practiced today—and closer to us than we’d think. Joining us for our annual Halloween episode, a tradition since 2010, is Dr. Judd Burton ( BurtonBeyond.net ). We delve into the disturbing reality of human sacrifice in the modern world, exploring its historical roots, spiritual significance, and the ongoing practices that continue to...

OLYMPIANS, Titans, and demigod heroes in the Bible? Yes, and the Jews of Jesus’ day knew it. Joining us to discuss what most of us call “mythology” is our Iron and Myth crew: Doug Van Dorn ( www.douglasvandorn.com ), author of Giants: Sons of the Gods, Dr. Judd Burton ( www. BurtonBeyond.net ), director of The Institute of Biblical Anthropology and author of Interview with the Giant and The Nephil...

JESUS is not the lord of the Abyss.  That would seem obvious, but there is a teaching out there on YouTube claiming to show that Jesus is the Mesopotamian god Enki, whose temple was the E-abzu—“House of the Abyss.”  Not only is there no textual evidence connecting Enki to Jesus, the evidence plainly suggests otherwise. Mesopotamian texts describe Enki sending forth the apkallu, which scholars have...

IF YOU’RE watching or listening to this program, you probably already know that. But a dangerous teaching is spreading through social media that claims Yahweh is not the Father, but the evil one.  We address the claims of this teaching, which derives from the apparent contradiction between the behavior of the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the Old Testament and Jesus in the New Testament. It’...