The Berean Files

About The Berean Files

The Berean Files is a Christian podcast testing conspiracies, cryptids, UFOs, the Nephilim, end times and the supernatural against Scripture. Hosted by Zack Killey and Jason Kempf, two friends with their Bibles open, plus guest interviews and long-form conversations. Like the Bereans of Acts 17:11, we listen eagerly, search the Scriptures and then decide. Jesus is the center of every conversation. Topics include the Nephilim and giants, aliens and UFOs, Bigfoot and cryptids, Satan's Little Season and end times, demons and spiritual warfare, the occult and New Age in the church, the Book of Enoch and the canon, and all things Bible and theology. New episodes twice a week, plus occasional livestreams. Ad-free listening on Patreon, $5/month with a 7-day free trial: https://www.patreon.com/TheBereanFiles Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@thebereanfiles Instagram: @bereanfiles Questions, prayer requests or stories: thebereanfiles@gmail.com Until next time, stay Berean.

Publisher

Zack Killey & Jason Kempf

Category

religion & spirituality · religion & spirituality · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 Mar 2026

Latest episode

23 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

53 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   23 Oct 2026

   If These Are the End Times, What Should We Be Doing Today?

   The headlines feel heavy, and questions about the end times are everywhere. But Jesus didn't call us to panic. He called us to be faithful: to love God with everything we have, to love our neighbor, and to make disciples, teaching others all that He commanded. In this episode, Zack and Jason ask a simple question: if we really are living in the last days, what should change about who we are and how we live today? Growing your own food, raising animals, being ready for hard times? That's great, but it's not the point. The real preparation is walking with God every single day, getting right with the people around us, and letting Him lead our lives. We also talk about the cross that recently fell on a priest and what we should (and shouldn't) read into moments like that. Guest views are their own; Scripture is our final authority.

2. 

   21 Oct 2026

   Are Past-Life Memories Planted by Demons? | Seth Kicklighter

   Do some people really remember past lives, with birthmarks that match how they "died"? Seth Kicklighter, author of Spirit Realm Shenanigans!, is back for part 3 of his series, and he takes on what he calls the best evidence for reincarnation. Zack Killey and Seth test famous past-life cases against Scripture, including birthmark cases from Ian Stevenson's research, the Sumitra case and the Watseka Wonder. Seth argues that these memories don't belong to the people who have them: deceiving spirits plant them, and the same spirits rebrand themselves as aliens, ghosts and "spirit guides." We talk about why it's usually children who remember, how consent and open doors work, demonization vs. possession, and near-death experiences where people are told to "go to the light." Then it gets wild: pre-birth "soul planning," child spirits choosing their parents, future-life progression, déjà vu and the Mandela effect, starseeds, the Akashic records, spirit releasement therapy, and secret space program memories. Where do we land? It is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment (Hebrews 9:27). Don't trust a memory, a vision or a "guide" over the Word. Test the spirits and keep your eyes on Jesus. Topics include: • Birthmarks and the "best evidence" for reincarnation • Why kids remember past lives • Planted memories, consent and open doors • Demonization vs. possession • NDEs and "go to the light" • Soul planning, starseeds and the Akashic records • Secret space program and sleep paralysis memories Find Seth: https://www.youtube.com/@Sethlehem_ | https://linktr.ee/sethlehem Ad-free on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheBereanFiles Questions, prayer requests or stories: thebereanfiles@gmail.com Guest views are their own; Scripture is our final authority. Search the Scriptures. Test everything. Until next time, stay Berean.

3. 

   15 Oct 2026

   AI, the Mark of the Beast & the Curse of Eden | Christian Response

   Are we building a new Tower of Babel? Zack Killey and Jason Kempf come back to AI, and this one is very different from our first AI episode. AI is solving math problems that went unsolved for decades, moving into robotic bio labs, and being trained to see itself as something special. We test where it's all heading against Scripture. Why does AI act so much like us? Because it's trained on us, and humanity has been breaking out of its sandbox since the Garden. We talk about the internet as Babel's "gospel," whether AI is pitched as a way to undo the curse of Eden, and how designer babies, robot babies and even fur babies can become idols. Then it gets spooky. If a magic ritual is a kind of "tech" for reaching behind the veil, how different is typing a prompt? And if people build something close enough to a human, could a spirit step into it? We also cover AI and the Nephilim, the 1947 theory, how one dominant AI could become a path to a one-world government, quantum computing and the end of privacy, and why the mark of the beast may be more about allegiance than a chip. We're not saying this is the end times, and we're not here to make you afraid. We land on this: simplify, don't build a cage you can't get out of, love God, love your neighbor, and keep your hope in Jesus, not in this world. Topics include: • AI escaping sandboxes and why that shouldn't surprise us • The Tower of Babel, the internet and the curse of Genesis 3 • Designer babies, AI "recreations" of people, and idolatry • "A ritual is tech": magic, control and skirting around God • Could a spirit inhabit a machine? • One-world government, quantum computing and privacy • The mark of the beast as allegiance Ad-free on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheBereanFiles Questions, prayer requests or stories: thebereanfiles@gmail.com Search the Scriptures. Test everything. Until next time, stay Berean.

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5.0 / 5

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5.0 / 5

16 ratings

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