A View from the Bunker

THE BELIEF that angels mated with human women to produce monstrous offspring called the Nephilim is not just an ancient myth, a curious tale that found its way into the book of Genesis.  The idea was part of the early church through the Apostolic Age and on through about the fourth century A.D. Why?  Should modern-day Christians assume that we know better than, say, the apostle Peter or Jude, the...

IT IS our honor to welcome back a man who has created a whole new genre of film–the "debunkumentary". This time, he takes aim at what seems to be a key element in the programming of the History Channel the last couple of years, the theory that humanity was visited — and perhaps created — by ancient astronauts from another world. With the help of respected ancient language expert and Bible scholar,...

CHRISTIAN CYBERPUNK.  It's sounds like an oxymoron.  You know, like "jumbo shrimp". It's our pleasure to welcome back our guest from the very first View From the Bunker (which is fitting, since he seems to be the first in this new literary genre), Frank Creed.  He talks about his new novel, Devil's Hit List: Book Three of the Underground, writing speculative fiction from a Christian perspective, a...

IT'S DIFFICULT to understand what's happening on the other side of the world. Not only is our media filtered, but we don't begin to grasp the nuances of culture, race, and religion that affect geopolitics. In the hope of shedding some light on what looks like a possible flashpoint for a regional Middle East war, we talk via Skype with American Cliff Garner, who's lived in Istanbul for the last fiv...

WOULD IT surprise you to learn that oil is a renewable resource that has nothing at all to do with fossils? Probably, since some very powerful forces have a vested interest in preserving the myth of "peak oil". Jerome Corsi, #1 best-selling author and senior staff writer for WorldNetDaily, is the author of the new book The Great Oil Conspiracy: How the U.S. Government Hid the Nazi Discovery of Abi...

WITH THE backing — or at least the approval — of the United States and other Western powers, the Muslim Brotherhood has ascended to power in Egypt. Why is this important? There is a familiar expression: "As goes Egypt, so goes the Middle East." Setting aside the question of why the Obama administration thought removing Hosni Mubarak from power was a good idea (did our government really not underst...

WHY CAN'T Christians just accept the theory of evolution and be done with it?  Two main reasons: First, it eliminates the need for redemption and thus a Redeemer; and second, the evidence. Laurence Tisdall, founder and president of The Creation Science Association of Quebec (or, properly, L’Association de Science Créationniste du Québec), joined us to talk about his ministry, why he believes a lit...

WE MAY be on the verge of creating a race of beings that will destroy us. That's the warning of artificial intelligence (AI) researcher Dr. Hugo de Garis, author of The Artilect War: Cosmists Vs. Terrans: A Bitter Controversy Concerning Whether Humanity Should Build Godlike Massively Intelligent Machines.  Dr. de Garis believes that the 21st century’s global politics will be dominated by the "spec...

SPECULATION ABOUT the prophesied Mark of the Beast often focuses on some type of ID tag or tracking technology, such as the controversial Verichip subdermal RFID implant. What if the mark is not a piece of hardware but a genetic marker — a change to the DNA of the willing recipient?  Doug Hamp, author of Corrupting the Image and co-host of According to the Scriptures Radio, explains why he believe...

ANGELS ARE popular. A quick Google search for the word "angel" returns about 435 million hits. While some of those are related to the professional baseball team, that's still a lot of Google Juice. But what do we really know about these supernatural beings? Are they messengers, guardians, agents of destruction–or all of the above?  Paradox Brown, author of A Modern Guide to Demons and Fallen Angel...

WHEN THE Antichrist prophesied by Daniel, Paul, Jesus, and John (temporarily) takes control of the Earth, it will not be his first time on the world stage. Peter D. Goodgame returns to the Bunker after too long away to discuss his new book, The Second Coming of the Antichrist.  Peter draws on the work of archaeologists, historians, and prophecy scholars, adds his own analysis, and builds a compell...

IS IT still science when data that doesn't fit a political (or spiritual) agenda is discarded? Dr. Aaron Judkins, an archaeologist and explorer from Texas, talks about anomalies in the fossil record that most people never hear about, like the fossilized human footprints at the Paluxy River near Glen Rose, Texas — found beside and inside tracks left by dinosaurs.  We also discuss his new book, Alie...

WHO KNEW that the patriarchs Enoch and Methuselah were prehistoric giant-killing ninjas? Well, not exactly, but their exploits against the Nephilim and Rephaim form a major part of the plot of Enoch Primordial, the second novel in the Chronicles of the Nephilim, a new series from award-winning screenwriter Brian Godawa. Brian talks about the inspiration for the series, the theological basis for th...

THE DESIRE for a global authority to govern world political and economic activity sounds like something right out of the book of Revelation.  But it's here now, and Pope Benedict has openly called for supranational political entity to bring peace and economic justice to the planet. Carl Teichrib, editor of Forcing Change, discusses his article "The Vatican's Quest for a World Political Authority",...

IT'S DISTRESSING to realize the the "greatest generation" survived the Great Depression and defeated Hitler only to see their retirement savings eroded by the biggest economic mess since the 1930s — and worse, to learn that the United States, under the pretext of resisting Communism, imported many of the Nazis that so many gave so much to fight. Doug Woodward, a speaker at the recent Prophecy Summ...

EXACTLY WHO or what is coming to turn Earth into a living Hell during the last days? David W. Lowe, a student of prophecy and the author of Earthquake Resurrection, Then His Voice Shook the Earth, and Deconstructing Lucifer, joins us to look at prophecies of the End Times and help us separate what the Bible makes clear from speculation and theory based on clues in scripture. Please join the discus...

IN THE days of Noah, something was going on that Jesus said would be repeated at the time of His coming.  What did He mean by that? In the view of our panel tonight, the answer is the return of the giants mentioned in Genesis chapter 6 — or at the very least, some type of genetically altered human hybrid, a claim that appears to have some evidence in the accounts of UFO contactees and abductees. J...

WE HAVE seen the future and it's not going to be fun. War between Israel and Syria and/or Iran is just one of the events on the near horizon, according to our panel at the Prophecy Summit at Branson tonight.  And yet, the consensus was that we should not have a spirit of fear as we look ahead. Joining us to discuss the future and what it will look like when get there: Ken Johnson of BibleFacts.org...

IN THE first of our series of round table discussions recorded live at the Prophecy Summit at Branson, we discuss the world of the occult and why Christians should pay attention to it. We're joined by former practicing witch Doc Marquis and Mike Hoggard, pastor of Bethel Church in Festus, Missouri and host of The Watchman Video Broadcast.  We talk about the appeal of magic and the paranormal, how...

THIS PROGRAM has devoted a fair amount of time to the topic of the Nephilim. Some of the discussion focused on the historical giants that walked the Earth; some has delved into speculation that the Nephilim may be returning — especially as a possible explanation for the UFO phenomenon.  Sadly, debate over whether the "men of renown" from chapter 6 of the Book of Genesis are coming back has grown c...

THE FUTURE looks bright: Gleaming chrome crossing the black reaches of space on wings of fire. That's the vision of author, director, and producer Marc Scott Zicree, who joined us to discuss his new project, Space Command. He explained why he's going outside the normal production channels to bring this project to life, the influence of classic 1950s sci-fi, and the appeal of the science fiction ge...

THE BIBLE contains a template from which we can chart the course of history. With that knowledge, we can predict the future with a startling degree of accuracy. This is not a version of the Bible codes; this is pattern recognition and analysis. Author Tom Payne discusses his newly revised and expanded edition of The Template of Time: The Key to History and Prophecy, which includes these disturbing...

THIS IS a topic that seems to be growing increasingly contentious of late. Are the Nephilim coming back? What is the evidence? Filmmaker and author Rob Skiba believes the answer is "yes", and he presents his case for the return of the giants.  Check out Rob's blog here. For a dissenting view, see Guy Malone's post at AlienResistance.org, What We Don't Believe, and Dr. Mike Heiser's caveat at his U...

THE SO-CALLED Arab Spring may be leading to a very unpleasant summer. Joining us to discuss the prophetic implications of the political winds blowing in the Middle East is Bill Salus, author of the new book Revelation Road: Hope Beyond the Horizon.  He tells us what Bible prophecy has to say, offers his analysis of current events (including a surprising analysis of Jeremiah's "Judgment on Elam" pr...

THE MODERN UFO era began in the late 1940s with a series of high-profile sightings, including the most famous, the 1947 crash near Roswell, New Mexico. Our topic tonight is the other 1940s crash in New Mexico, one you've probably not heard much about.  Author and journalist Dr. Frank Thayer, a professor of Journalism and Mass Communications at New Mexico State University, is a co-author of the new...