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Weaponized Religion: Pentecostalism to NAR

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Weaponized Religion: Pentecostalism To NAR traces how spiritual language can be turned into a tool of power. From early Pentecostal currents to Latter Rain and modern NAR networks, John Collins follows the ideas, leaders, and systems that reshape faith into influence campaigns, loyalty machines, and political projects. Each episode connects doctrine to outcomes: prophecy culture, spiritual warfare frameworks, dominion claims, "apostolic" authority, prosperity messaging, and the patterns of control that follow. Expect historical context, receipts, and plain-language analysis aimed at helping listeners recognize manipulation, protect their communities, and separate genuine belief from manufactured pressure. Views expressed by guests or co-hosts are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of Derby Media Group LLC. Website: https://william-branham.org YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/LeavingtheMessage Legal: https://william-branham.org/legal

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Episode thumbnail for How Charismatic Leaders Turn The Unknown Into Fear

June 18, 2026

How Charismatic Leaders Turn The Unknown Into Fear

John and Timothy examine the strange overlap between charismatic Christianity, UFO speculation, conspiracy thinking, deliverance ministry, prosperity gospel motives, and spiritual fear. They discuss Perry Stone, Fate Magazine, Voice of Healing, William Branham, Christ for the Nations, Derek Prince-style deliverance culture, and the way religious leaders can use mystery, fear, and spiritual language to keep people dependent on gurus. The conversation also explores how money, politics, factionalism, and weaponized preaching can reshape the gospel into something driven by fear and control instead of compassion, truth, and spiritual maturity. John and Timothy reflect on leaving high-control religious systems, learning to dialogue with people outside the movement, and recognizing that many people who leave abusive religion are still on a journey toward truth. ______________________ Weaponized Religion: From Christian Identity to the NAR: Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1735160962  Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DCGGZX3K  ______________________ - Support the channel: https://www.patreon.com/branham  - Visit the website: https://william-branham.org

Episode thumbnail for Why Fear-Based Prediction Is Not Biblical Prophecy

June 17, 2026

Why Fear-Based Prediction Is Not Biblical Prophecy

John Collins and John McKinnon examine why failed prophecies often strengthen high-control religious movements instead of destroying them. They contrast fear-based prediction systems with the New Testament purpose of prophecy: edification, exhortation, comfort, and careful testing. The discussion covers William Branham's 1933 prophecy claims, the 1977 prediction, the woman president prediction, the driverless car claim, the India meetings, the Los Angeles sinking prophecy, and the way followers reinterpret failed claims to preserve loyalty, identity, and belief.

Episode thumbnail for When Prophecy Fails, The Group Gets Stronger

June 3, 2026

When Prophecy Fails, The Group Gets Stronger

John Collins and John McKinnon examine why followers often remain committed after prophecies fail, using William Branham, Millerism, Seventh-day Adventist origins, Jehovah's Witnesses, and modern prophetic movements as case studies. They explain how date-setting, doomsday expectation, invisible fulfillment claims, and spiritualized reinterpretations can turn failed predictions into loyalty tests. The discussion connects failed prophecy to authority control, information restriction, identity fusion, doctrinal revision, and the emotional difficulty of leaving a high-control religious system. Rather than attacking people trapped inside these movements, the episode encourages critical thinking, historical documentation, and careful testing of prophetic claims. ______________________ Weaponized Religion: From Christian Identity to the NAR: Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1735160962  Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DCGGZX3K  ______________________ - Support the channel: https://www.patreon.com/branham  - Visit the website: https://william-branham.org

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What is Weaponized Religion: Pentecostalism to NAR?

Weaponized Religion: Pentecostalism To NAR traces how spiritual language can be turned into a tool of power. From early Pentecostal currents to Latter Rain and modern NAR networks, John Collins follows the ideas, leaders, and systems that reshape faith into influence campaigns, loyalty machines, and political projects.

Each episode connects doctrine to outcomes: prophecy culture, spiritual warfare frameworks, dominion claims, "apostolic" authority, prosperity messaging, and the patterns of control that follow. Expect historical context, receipts, and plain-language analysis aimed at helping listeners recognize manipulation, protect their communities, and separate genuine belief from manufactured pressure.

Views expressed by guests or co-hosts are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of Derby Media Group LLC.

Website: https://william-branham.org YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/LeavingtheMessage Legal: https://william-branham.org/legal

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