A View from the Bunker

WHAT WOULD you get if Chuck Missler, Chris White, and Dr. Future formed a rap group? It might sound something like Destiny Lab. We talk with Arkalogik (known as Dave Britton to his friends), a lyricist and rapper who partners with Genetix to create what is probably the most unique music you've ever heard. He talks about the inspiration that led to Destiny Lab, why he and his partner use this musical form to reach out to youth, and how he works subjects like UFOs, evolution, and the Bohemian Grove into his lyrics. Please join the discussion at the PID Radio Cafe, visit the VFTB Facebook page and check out the great Christian podcasters at the Revelations Radio Network.

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, Dr. Michael Heiser, Chris White has produced a three-hour film, Ancient Aliens Debunked (available to watch online for free -- click here), that is a must-see for anyone who's ever wondered about the pyramids, ancient megaliths, the Nazca Lines, the Annunaki, Ezekiel's Wheel, or any number of other apparent historical anomalies. In short, Chris demonstrates how proponents of the ancient aliens theory are either woefully uninformed or deliberately spreading a lie. Please join the discussion at the PID Radio Cafe, visit the VFTB Facebook page and check out the great Christian podcasters at the Revelations Radio Network.

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, and blending a Christian worldview with what some might consider a transhumanist slant. Check out Frank's website, his blog, friend him on Facebook, and follow his Twitter feed. And you can follow the exploits of the Lost Genre Guild here. Please join the discussion at the PID Radio Cafe, visit the VFTB Facebook page and check out the great Christian podcasters at the Revelations Radio Network.

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 five years. He shares what he's learned from the Turkish people he's come to know, what's reported in their media, and some possible motives for Turkey's brewing conflict with Syria. You can contact Cliff through his Facebook group, American Amnesia. Please join the discussion at the PID Radio Cafe, visit the VFTB Facebook page and check out the great Christian podcasters at the Revelations Radio Network.

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 Abiotic Oil from the American People. He joined us to discuss the theory that oil is constantly created deep within the Earth, when the U.S. government knew about the Nazis' discovery, and the reasons for the coverup. (Find the Kindle version here.) Please join the discussion at the PID Radio Cafe, visit the VFTB Facebook page and check out the great Christian podcasters at the Revelations Radio Network.

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 understand that the Muslim Brothers were just waiting for an opportunity like this?), prophecy analyst Bill Salus, host of Prophecy Update Radio and author of Isralestine and Revelation Road, discusses recent shifts in Middle Eastern geopolitics, the Muslim Brotherhood's growing influence in the region, and what may be next according to Bible prophecy. Please join the discussion at the PID Radio Cafe, visit the VFTB Facebook page and check out the great Christian podcasters at the Revelations Radio Network.

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 literal creation is critical to Christian doctrine, and how to raise the topic of creation science with friends and family without starting an argument. Please join the discussion at the PID Radio Cafe, visit the VFTB Facebook page and check out the great Christian podcasters at the Revelations Radio Network.

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 "species dominance" issue -- in other words, the debate over whether we should or should not build these artilects (artificial intellects). It's not a happy prospect. Dr. de Garis has coined the term "gigadeath" to describe the horrific and potentially terminal consequences of the Artilect War. Note: Video from this interview will be incorporated into a forthcoming documentary from Tom Horn on the topic of transhumanism and AI. Please join the discussion at the PID Radio Cafe, visit the VFTB Facebook page and check out the great Christian podcasters at the Revelations Radio Network.

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 believes the mark, without which it will be impossible to buy or sell in the End Times, could be a change in the source code of what makes us human. For reference, here are links to a couple of articles mentioned during the show: First, Pastor Greg Boyd's comments on Dr. Michael Heiser's draft of his forthcoming book, The Myth That is True (in particular, note the section dealing with Joshua's war against the giant tribes in Canaan), and Heiser's reply to Boyd clarifying his views on the subject. (We eagerly await the publication of The Myth That is True. It's an explanation of the Divine Council for us lay people.) Please join the discussion at the PID Radio Cafe, visit the VFTB Facebook page and check out the great Christian podcasters at the Revelations Radio Network.

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 Angels and The Bible, Physics, and the Abilities of Fallen Angels: The Alien Abduction Phenomenon discusses what we know and what we can infer about the seraphim, cherubim, and malakim, and how they interact with us mere mortals. Please join the discussion at the PID Radio Cafe, visit the VFTB Facebook page and check out the great Christian podcasters at the Revelations Radio Network.

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 compelling case for the surprising identity of "the beast that was and is not". Note: After last week's interview with Aaron Judkins, it was called to my attention that even some young Earth creationists such as Dr. John D. Morris, President of the Institute for Creation Research, believe that it is "improper for creationists to continue to use the Paluxy data as evidence against evolution" because the tracks are, at best, inconclusive. However, there are still unanswered questions raised by the soft tissues preserved in fossils supposedly millions of years old. Please join the discussion at the PID Radio Cafe, visit the VFTB Facebook page and check out the great Christian podcasters at the Revelations Radio Network.

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, Alien Agenda: The Return of the Nephilim -- and why an archaeologist is concerned with the UFO phenomenon to begin with. Note: In the interest of fairness, it should be pointed out that even some young Earth creationists such as Dr. John D. Morris, President of the Institute for Creation Research, believe that it is "improper for creationists to continue to use the Paluxy data as evidence against evolution" because the tracks are, at best, inconclusive. However, there are still unanswered questions raised by the soft tissues preserved in fossils supposedly millions of years old. And we note that the first comprehensive study of all 200 specimens of human-like fossils known as hominims "revealed that they are probably all variants of Homo sapiens." In other words, Australopithecus, Neanderthal, and you, dear reader, are all the same species. Please join the discussion at the PID Radio Cafe, visit the VFTB Facebook page and check out the great Christian podcasters at the Revelations Radio Network.

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 the stories (thank you, Dr. Michael Heiser and David W. Lowe), and why he chose to develop a few obscure passages from the Bible into a series of action-packed fantasy-type novels. Please join the discussion at the PID Radio Cafe, visit the VFTB Facebook page and check out the great Christian podcasters at the Revelations Radio Network.

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", the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) doctrine, and why an international agency with "real teeth" may not be a good thing. Please join the discussion at the PID Radio Cafe, visit the VFTB Facebook page and check out the great Christian podcasters at the Revelations Radio Network.

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 Summit at Branson and author of Power Quest Book 2: The Ascendancy of Antichrist in America, joins us to discuss how World War II may have been just another battle in the long-running spiritual war, and why he believes the United States -- or at least elements within it -- willingly bargained with the devil for the unholy knowledge of the Nazis. Please join the discussion at the PID Radio Cafe, visit the VFTB Facebook page and check out the great Christian podcasters at the Revelations Radio Network.