A View from the Bunker

WHILE OTHER Christian commentators debated over the degree to which director Darren Aronofsky's film Noah deviated from the Bible's account, Dr. Brian Mattson sparked a minor controversy by suggesting that Aronofsky's story wasn't based on the biblical text at all. He was exaggerating, but not by much.  Brian, a theologian, writer, speaker and co-host of the Dead Reckoning vidcast, explains that A...

YOU CAN pray in the language of the prophets. In the latest featured interview from the Orlando Prophecy Summit, Dr. Danny Ben-Gigi of Hebrew World, and the former director of Hebrew programs at Arizona State University, discusses the beauty of the Hebrew language, offers his opinion of Bible codes, and tells us why Hebrew is easier to learn than we might think. Derek and Sharon Gilbert will be at...

WHAT DO you do when your small child points to an empty space outside your patio door and asks, in all sincerity, "Daddy, what is that bad man doing?" Doug Overmyer has had to wrestle with that question a number of times over the last seven years, so he has embarked on a ministry focusing on the ability to see into the spirit realm.  His website, www. SeersSee.com , is a resource for parents, past...

IF YOU tried to keep your books the way the United States government does, you'd be in jail. Financial expert Jerry Robinson, author of Bankruptcy of Our Nation: 12 Key Strategies for Protecting Your Finances in These Uncertain times and the host of Follow the Money Weekly, discusses the budget mess we're in, what we can do to prepare for a crash, and why this type of information should matter to...

A PIECE of linen woven in the 1st century may have prophetic implications for your life. That sounds weird, but as Russ Breault, president of the Shroud of Turin Education Project, explains, if the Shroud is a receipt for a debt that's been paid, then — since Christ promised that He would return at the head of a heavenly army — it's also a promissory note.  And that makes it the most important pie...

AS THE first of four of the "blood moons" of 2014/2015 is due next week, it seemed appropriate to bring you the interview recorded at the recent Orlando Prophecy Summit with the man who made the world aware of them, Mark Biltz of El Shaddai Ministries. Mark tells us how he discovered the phenomenon, its possible significance, and shares examples of past Blood Moon events that occurred close to imp...

LUCKY THING Noah was far more merciful than God or none of us would be here. That's just one of the conclusions one could take away from the just-released motion picture starring Russell Crowe and Anthony Hopkins. We discuss Noah with award-winning screenwriter Brian Godawa, creator of the Chronicles of the Nephilim series (and the first novel in the series, Noah Primeval) and author of the new bo...

THE TECHNOLOGY we take for granted may be the infrastructure for the prophesied one-world government of the Antichrist. We kick off our series of interviews recorded at the recent Orlando Prophecy Summit with the only interview guest on A View from the Bunker that I hold hands with: author, analyst, blogger, wife and best friend Sharon K. Gilbert.  We discuss the spiritual goals behind some of the...

IT'S A lot of detail work — logistics, deadlines, and convoluted scheduling — for not much in the way of financial gain.  So why bother? Bob Ulrich of Prophecy in the News explains why he and his team spend months planning events like the upcoming Orlando Prophecy Summit, why PITN's conferences have been so popular, and what people can expect from the gathering in Orlando. Sharon and Derek Gilbert...

GOD CREATES; man manufactures. Therein lies a key difference between the Gospel and the New Age. Patricia Langer, a researcher, writer, and speaker who specializes in the supernatural, especially abduction experiences, discusses her past in the New Age movement, what brought her to Christ, and the nature of the spirits being invited into some churches by professing Christians who are all too eager...

IN OUR high-tech world, we are rarely without a device that connects us almost instantly with the World Wide Web.  But what if the Information Superhighway is actually a network wiring all of us together like so many neurons in a global brain?  And what if that global brain turns out to be the prophesied Image of the Beast? Gonzo Shimura, film producer and co-host of Canary Cry Radio, discusses hi...

THREE SECOND-GRADE boys disappeared in West Memphis, Arkansas the night of May 5, 1993.  Their dead, tortured bodies were soon found, and whispers of Satanic rituals soon added a sinister overtone to what was already a gruesome murder investigation. Three young men–Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, and Jesse Misskelley, Jr.–were convicted of the crimes.  Today, however, they are free, beneficiaries of...

THE HORROR fiction of H.P. Lovecraft might be closer to reality than we'd like to think. Peter Levenda, author of The Dark Lord: H.P. Lovecraft, Kenneth Grant, and the Typhonian Tradition in Magic returns to discuss the supernatural links between the Cthulu Mythos, Thelema, and the ancient alien meme. Is there a common thread that explains why the world is going to hell? Sharon and Derek Gilbert w...

MARS HAS fascinated people since the beginning. What is it about the Red Planet that captivates the imagination?  More to the point, why is so much effort expended on selling us on the idea that Mars was inhabited by a race that may be the ancestors — or creators — of mankind? In his new book Lying Wonders of the Red Planet: Exposing the Lie of Ancient Aliens, our friend Doug Woodward explores the...

THIS IS one of the shows I'll have to listen to a second time to really grasp what we were talking about.  Peter Levenda, author of the trilogy Sinister Forces: A Grimoire of American Political Witchcraft and The Dark Lord: H.P. Lovecraft, Kenneth Grant, and the Typhonian Tradition in Magic, joined us to discuss some of the unforgettable moments of 20th century history and the bizarre, and probabl...

ONE OF the most influential Christian broadcasters of all time passed away one week ago.  Paul Crouch died November 30, 2013 at the age of 79. What legacy has he created through the immense success of the Trinity Broadcasting Network?  Jackie Alnor, host of The Scattered Sheep Report on Rapture Ready Radio and author of The Fleecing of Christianity, discusses the theology, influence, and spiritual...

WHEN JOSHUA led the Hebrews into Canaan, it was not an arbitrary campaign of genocide ordered by a jealous, murderous deity named Yahweh.  It was a war against a race created by fallen angels specifically to exterminate the bloodline that would ultimately produce the Savior of mankind — Jesus of Nazareth. Award-winning screenwriter Brian Godawa (To End All Wars) discusses the two new entries in hi...

ARE MODERN-DAY Christians celebrating a faith that was reinvented by the Roman emperor Constantine the Great? Our format tonight is different.  We welcome two special guests:  Dr. Russ "Pappy" Houck, author of Epidemic: Examining the Infected Roots of Judaism and Christianity, and Cris Putnam, publisher of the website Logos Apologia and co-author of Petrus Romanus: The Final Pope is Here and Exo V...

IT'S JUST a guess, but it's possible that many, if not most, professing Christians do not view themselves as soldiers in a cosmic war. Or if they do, they believe their weapons are the ballot box and political action committees. Josh Peck, founder of Ministudy Ministry and author of the new book Disclosure: Unveiling Our Role in the Secret War of the Ancients, joined us to discuss the Enemy, his t...

HALLOWEEN IS arguably the second most popular holiday after Christmas in the United States. This is remarkable, when one considers that the earliest settlers of this nominally Christian nation did not celebrate Halloween until the mid-1840s. Now, the prospect of dressing up and collecting candy — or letting go of inhibitions, for many adults — is a high point of the year. Is this a good thing? Dr....

PRE, MID OR POST? That simple question, referring to the timing of the Rapture, is a sure way to set otherwise mild-mannered Christians to arguing.  Added to the discussion in recent years are the Pre-Wrath Rapture position, and one we had not heard before this year's Prophecy Summit, the Pre-Day of the Lord Rapture. Dr. David Olander, Professor of Biblical Languages & Theology at Tyndale Theologi...

ONE OF the great mysteries of prophecy is the identity of Babylon in the book of Revelation.  Evidence: Two shows this week on the topic and two totally different conclusions. Chris White, host of Nowhere to Run and Bible Prophecy Talk on the Revelations Radio Network, joins us to discuss his new book, Mystery Babylon – When Jerusalem Embraces The Antichrist. He explains why he chose a verse-by-ve...

CONTRARY TO popular belief, satanic crimes were not invented by Geraldo Rivera in the late '80s to get ratings.  In our scientistic society, it's easier (and perhaps more comforting) to believe that crimes with occult signatures are committed by wannabes or invented by overactive imaginations. Russ Dizdar, founder of Shatter the Darkness Ministries, joined us to discuss the upcoming Occult and Sat...

WHAT ROLE does America play in end times prophecy?  Most assume that the United States do not appear in scripture, which leads some to conclude that something happens to take teh USA out of the world picture before the events that lead up to the Second Coming. Doug Woodward ( www. Faith-Happens.com ) and co-authors Doug Krieger and Dene McGriff of The Tribulation Network disagree.  They joined us...

MORE AMERICANS die in a given ten-year period than from all the war's in this nation's history. That's not Internet conspiracy lunacy. That statement is based on studies published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.  And it's not based on malpractice or neglect; those numbers calculate the people who died as a result of medical treatment administered properly according to accepted...