Join Jo Smith (better known as Rain Raphael- the singer, author and inspiration), recently married to P. Smith Jr. of TenHundrefold, LLP. Listen, as she captures her authentic walk with God.
After years of conflicting religious lessons being taught about the Bible, Jo ran from church. Instead she takes a realistic approach to The Word of God, and has begun to share her faith in logical and informative ways, while still remaining rooted in humility and a genuine love for God's People.
She's like a sit down lunch, in the park with your shoes off, every episode. It's You, Jo, and God. Enjoy!
Here is where it all starts to click, FINALLY!
DEATH OF A SOUL is the first podcast of a new season for The Book of Jo Podcast Listener. It's the episode where hard questions are answered and truth really is plainly stated. THANK GOD!
Finally, a faith we can truly follow in confidence and without fear!
Yes. It's a little long, but in a great way, because it leaves the spiritual listener feeling validated, the content is complete, answering lots of questions we naturally have had as believers. Even the religious listener is presented with so much new clarity.
YOU WANT TO MAKE TIME FOR THIS ONE; IF YOU'VEALWAYS FELT THAT THERE IS SOMETHING THEY'RE NOT SAYING IN THE PULPIT!
Jo. came to take out so much gray.
Get your snacks, and KJV Bible. Be ready to pause and flip and read along.
This one is so good.
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OH, AND HERE'S SOME TIME MARKERS, IN CASE YOU LOSE YOUR PLACE:
0:00 - The Opening - "It all starts to click" Jo. promises that this is the episode that roots us in all we have learned together and that it refreshes in a way that everything becomes so clear.
13:45 - The Book of Jo Theme song - All Around the World [Shame] - Streaming Now on Spotify (https://theblacklovesmiths.hearnow.com)
14:45 - A Prayer for the Listener
16:50 - Today's Scriptures
17:30 - Free Will of the Soul - Where our Free Will exists and what it truly is.
25:06 - Alignment - What it means to be in alignment with God's will for you
31:11 - The Heart for Christ - an examination of righteousness and the heart posture of a Christian
36:00 - The Heart for God- an examination of the kind of heart The Almighty God would approve
43:45 - Ni Neno Imara - A swahili interlude by THE BLACKLOVESMITHS meaning God's word is final, strong and true.
45:00 - DEUTERONOMY 30 - REBIRTH + CHOOSING LIFE - A strong case for reincarnation and a call for the re-examination of Jesus's slaughter as the will of Moses' God.
1:18 - Brought Me Out - An ode to Exodus 20:1 by THE BLACKLOVESMITHS [unreleased]
01:19:43 - DEUTERONOMY 30 [Continued] - CHOOSE LIFE ACCORDING TO MOSES - Moses makes a clear distinction between life and death. Stating Life is Good and Death is Evil. This makes us question how then, could the death of an innocent man be for our good?
01:28:43 - HEAVEN BY DANIEL 12 - A strong case for the science of Astrology and the analogy God makes between the stars of heaven and the Hebrew Chosen People.
01:38:23 - REVELATION 2 - FIRE, GOLD + CANDLESTICKS - We'll examine the Candlesticks of John in comparison to Zechariah's encounter
01:44:15 - LUKE 1 - THE FATHER of JESUS - Did anyone notice the connection between Jesus's conception and Genesis 6:4?
01:47:52 - REVELATION 1- The voice of God vs the voice of an Angel.
01:50:12 - ZECHARIAH 4 - Joshua's judgment day
01:56:00- ISAIAH 10- THE ASSYRIAN - an angel in El Shaddai's army did not agree with God.
02:07:42 - Atheist- a song by THE BLACKLOVESMITHS for those who don't believe
02:09:05 - REVELATION 1 continues
02:30:00 - Power Hours and Conversions - When converting the date, according to the Ethiopian Bible we are on day 2 for God.
02:31:00 - Our Indigenous Hebrew Culture
02:42:09 - REVELATION 20 - The second death.
12 Sept 2026
GOOD + SCARY: What it Truly means to FEAR a Good God
In this episode, Jo. addresses how "fear" changes form, the closer we get to knowing how GOOD God is.
While most of us are scared of God's wrath, many of us have no idea how fearing the LORD actually looks, on a day to day basis.
How do we "fear God", when we believe God to be GOOD, honest and clear? What does it look like to love Him and be terrified, when He is good and fear is bad? Seriously. Let's get into it!
You'll really want your snacks and sweats for this one. It just might be the day, you and The Creator see eye to eye...
That would be so dope.
16 Aug 2026
MENTAL BLINDESS
If you can't hear the word of the book, Jo teaches that the outcome will be blindness. Everyone knows Christianity often produces a strong defense in faith, but no one was more defensive than Jo when she was a follower of Christ. Still here we are in sweats, learning from the bible that has all the truth, IF we allow ourselves to hear with the ears God made us.
Get your sweats. This one is for those still open to understanding
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