A View from the Bunker

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 discussion at the PID Radio Cafe, visit the VFTB Facebook page and check out the great Christian podcasters at the Revelations Radio Network.

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. Joining us in the main at the Prophecy Summit at Branson to discuss the topic: Doug Hamp, author of Corrupting The Image: Angels, Aliens, and the Antichrist Revealed; Rob Skiba, author of Babylon Rising 2012; and L.A. Marzulli, author of The Alien Interviews and The Cosmic Chess Match. Special thanks to Destiny Lab for the bumper music tonight. Note that the audio sample at the beginning of the second track (the one coming out of the break, titled "The Days of Noah") is a clip of our friend Patrick Heron, author of The Nephilim and the Pyramid of the Apocalypse. 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 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, Ray Gano, the publisher of Prophezine, and Cris Putnam, co-author of the best-selling book Petrus Romanus: The Final Pope is Here and publisher of the excellent website Logos Apologia. We discuss the use of prophecy for apologetics, the panel's best analysis of what happens next, and how and why Christians should prepare -- as in stocking extra food and water -- for the rough road ahead. Special thanks to Destiny Lab for the bumper music tonight. 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.

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 kids are lured into mystical belief systems, and why occult practices seeping into our churches. Special thanks to Destiny Lab for the bumper music tonight. 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.

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 contentious in some quarters of the Internet. Guy Malone of Alien Resistance HQ joins us to discuss the topic. He says that while evidence suggests that the UFO phenomenon is spiritual rather than extra-terrestrial, the evidence for a return of the giants is thin at best. What's more, he says, debate over the Nephilim has become a distraction. For more, see www.NephilimHybrids.com. 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 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 genre. 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 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 near-term predictions: An assassination attempt on the president, a surge in violent terror attacks, and a Middle East war between Israel and its neighbors. Click here to listen to our previous interviews with Tom Payne. 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.

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 UFO Religions Blog. 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 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" prophecy), and tells us why he chose to express his thoughts in the form of a novel rather than in a non-fiction book. Follow the link to listen to Bill's radio program, Prophecy Update Radio. 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 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 book The Aztec Incident: Recovery at Hart Canyon. He discusses the events of March 25, 1948, the testimony of the witnesses, and why Roswell became famous while Aztec was, until recently, considered a hoax. Read fiction by Frank Thayer (and Derek and Sharon Gilbert, among a talented group of authors) at Writer's Cramp. 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 SEEMS illogical, but we may be most useful to God when we're at the end of our rope. Keith Giles joins us to discuss his new book, The Power of Weakness. Drawing on examples from scripture, Keith argues that our natural Key Performance Indicators -- to borrow some jargon from the business world -- may actually lead us away from the path God wants us to walk, and that His glory is most evident when He works through those least likely to succeed. 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.

MUCH OF what we think we know about the ancient world may be wrong. Ken Johnson of www.BibleFacts.org joins us to discuss history as it usually isn't taught. He drops some fascinating nuggets from his book, Ancient Post-Flood History: Historical Documents That Point to Biblical Creation, such as the size and geographic origin of Nimrod's invasion force, the identity and burial location of Zeus, the pharaohs of Joseph and Moses, and a startling candidate for the historic Joseph. 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 NEXT time you're stuck in rush hour traffic, blame the Nephilim. Well, maybe not. The giants of old may not be directly responsible for superhighways and toll booths, there is some evidence to suggest that they did motivate our distant ancestors to give up pastoral or agricultural lifestyles for cities. And then there are those ancient monuments constructed with stone blocks too large to move with the technology available to us today. Dr. Judd Burton, director of the Institute of Biblical Anthropology and author of Interview With the Giant: Ethnohistorical Notes on the Nephilim, joins us to discuss giants and the roots of human civilization. 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.

SOME MIGHT find it ironic that the patron saint of Ireland was actually British. It's true: Saint Patrick was a Briton, a Celt born and raised in a tumultuous period that saw the exit of the Romans and the onset of a long war that turned Britain into England ("Angle-land" -- as in Angles and Saxons). Doug Elwell, co-author of Mysterious World: Ireland and publisher of the fascinating website www.MysteriousWorld.com, joins us to discuss the historic Patrick, the world in which he lived, and his impact on Christianity. 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.