What does the Bible really say about Israel, and how does that relate to the nation we see today?

In this episode of Questions At Midnight, Jeremiah Smith welcomes back Mondo Gonzales and Paul Bock for an in-depth conversation about one of the most significant and controversial subjects in biblical history and modern geopolitics: Israel.

From God’s covenant with Abraham to the establishment of the modern State of Israel, we examine the biblical foundations of the Jewish nation, its historical significance, and the complicated realities surrounding Israel today.

Does God’s covenant with Israel still stand? What does Scripture say about the Jewish people and their future? How should Christians understand the relationship between biblical promises, modern political developments, and prophecy? And what does it mean when Scripture speaks of God casting off Jacob?

Together, we explore these questions while considering the historical, theological, and contemporary issues that continue to make Israel a central subject of discussion throughout the world.

Whether you have followed events in Israel closely or are simply curious about its place in biblical history, this conversation invites you to look beyond headlines, examine Scripture, and consider the questions that matter.

Because some questions are worth asking, even at midnight.

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Paul Bock

Author of The Disclosure Agenda: A Green Beret’s Warning to the Church About UFOs, Aliens, and Their Emerging Religion

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Questions At Midnight | Episode 14 | “I Will Cast off Jacob”

This episode contains discussions of childhood trauma, physical and sexual abuse, emotional manipulation, neglect, addiction, and the loss of loved ones. Some topics may be disturbing or triggering for listeners. Listener discretion is advised.

How do you overcome a childhood filled with abuse, fear, and dysfunction? Can you forgive the people who hurt you most? And how do you move forward when the scars of your past never completely disappear?

In this episode of Questions At Midnight, Jeremiah Smith sits down with Tim Webb for a deeply personal conversation about growing up in a broken and abusive household, the lasting effects of childhood trauma, and the journey toward forgiveness, healing, and faith.

Tim shares memories of a childhood marked by physical and sexual abuse, complicated family relationships, and moments of both suffering and happiness. He reflects on the influence of his grandfather, the tragic losses of his brother and sister, and the struggles with anxiety and emotional trauma that followed him into adulthood.

We also explore how Tim’s understanding of Jesus Christ transformed his life, the difference between believing in God and truly trusting Him, and how forgiveness doesn’t necessarily mean forgetting or excusing the past.

Now a husband, father, grandfather, and mechanical engineer, Tim shares how he built a life and family of his own despite the circumstances of his upbringing. He also discusses his upcoming book, Junkyard Heroes, and his desire to use his experiences to encourage and serve others.

Throughout our conversation, we examine difficult questions about suffering, God’s grace, the lasting effects of trauma, and what it really means to survive.

This is a conversation about broken families, painful memories, forgiveness, redemption, and finding hope through faith in Jesus Christ, even when the scars remain.

How much of what we believe about the heavens have we actually observed for ourselves?

In this episode of Questions At Midnight, I sit down with Mondo Gonzales of Prophecy Watchers for a deep dive into astronomy, astrophotography, Scripture, and some of the controversial questions surrounding what we see when we look up.

Mondo shares how an interest in astronomy eventually helped lead to the Psalm 19 Project, an effort he created and directs through Prophecy Watchers. Using modern telescopes and astrophotography equipment, the project photographs and studies the heavens with the goal of examining astronomical claims firsthand while pointing people toward the biblical message that “the heavens declare the glory of God.”

We talk about the difference between simply looking through a telescope and producing long-exposure astrophotography, why larger telescope apertures reveal objects our eyes cannot see on their own, and how amateur astronomers can make observations without having to rely exclusively on images produced by organizations such as NASA.

Then we get into some of the bigger questions.

What does the Bible mean when it speaks about the firmament or expanse? Does Scripture actually teach a particular shape for the Earth? What happens when Flat Earth claims are compared with direct astronomical observation? Why doesn’t the Sun appear to shrink dramatically as it moves toward the horizon? What can eclipses, planetary observations, constellations, and the movement of objects across the sky tell us?

The Psalm 19 Project has specifically addressed Flat Earth claims and the biblical meaning of the firmament, while using its own equipment and astrophotography as part of that investigation.

We also discuss the astronomy versus astrology, the history of observing and photographing the night sky, the Mazzaroth and constellations, and what Mondo believes Christians can learn by studying the heavens rather than being afraid to ask difficult questions.

Whether you’ve owned telescopes for years or have never looked through one, this conversation is an invitation to go outside, look up, and investigate the heavens for yourself.

Learn more about Mondo Gonzales: https://prophecywatchers.com/mondo-gonzales/

Learn more about the Psalm 19 Project: https://prophecywatchers.com/the-psalm-19-project/

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Retired Green Beret Paul Bock, author of The Disclosure Agenda: A Green Beret’s Warning to the Church About UFOs, Aliens, and Their Emerging Religion, joins Questions at Midnight for a deep conversation about what he believes is happening beneath the modern disclosure movement.

Paul shares how his military and intelligence background eventually brought him into direct contact with people deeply involved in the UAP world. What he encountered convinced him that the bigger story may not simply be unidentified craft, government secrecy, or extraterrestrial life, but an entire belief system forming around non-human intelligence.

We discuss the influence of figures such as Steven Greer, the rise of CE-5 and human-initiated contact practices, alleged healings and supernatural encounters, consciousness-based contact, the growing spiritual interpretation of UAP experiences, and why Paul believes Christians need to evaluate these claims carefully through Scripture.

Paul also recounts disturbing personal experiences that occurred while investigating the phenomenon, including an intense episode at that he interpreted as spiritual warfare. He explains why he believes some people involved in the UAP movement may be encountering something genuinely real while potentially misunderstanding the identity and intentions of what they are contacting.

The conversation also explores alleged encounters with entities, miraculous healings, ancient occult traditions, the relationship between physical and spiritual phenomena, biblical accounts of supernatural beings, and the possibility that extraordinary experiences themselves can become powerful tools of deception.

But much of this episode is ultimately about the Church.

If millions of people are searching for answers about UFOs, non-human intelligence, consciousness, and supernatural encounters, what happens when Christians have nothing to say? Paul argues that ignoring the subject creates a vacuum that other belief systems are already filling.

We also discuss how Christians should respond to people caught up in these ideas, why disagreement should never become hatred toward the people involved, and why Ephesians 6:12 remains central: the real battle is not against flesh and blood.

Paul Bock’s Book:

The Disclosure Agenda: A Green Beret’s Warning to the Church About UFOs, Aliens, and Their Emerging Religion

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1636416462

This episode contains discussion of abuse, addiction, suicide, sexual themes, and disturbing experiences related to deliverance ministry.

What happens when spiritual warfare stops being something you read about and becomes something you experience firsthand?

In Episode 10 of Questions at Midnight, I sit down with Pastor Joshua Owens, founder and lead pastor of MostHope Ministries and head of the MostHope Deliverance Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Joshua shares his remarkable journey from a troubled life of drugs and crime that ultimately led him to prison, to an encounter with Jesus Christ that radically changed the direction of his life. We talk about his own experience with deliverance from demonic oppression, how those experiences shaped his understanding of the spiritual realm, and how they eventually became part of his calling to help others.

From there, the conversation goes deep into spiritual warfare, demonic entities, deliverance ministry, discernment, and some of the extraordinary situations Joshua says he has encountered while ministering to people.

And yes, that includes the experience behind the title:

“Horns Grew Out of the Top of His Head”.

This is a conversation about darkness, but more importantly, it is about hope, freedom, and the authority of Jesus Christ. Joshua’s story is one of a life transformed and a past that became part of a ministry now dedicated to helping others find freedom.

Connect with Pastor Joshua Owens & MostHope Ministries

MostHope Ministries 3220 Central Pkwy Cincinnati, OH 45225

Sunday Service: Sundays at 6:00 PM Deliverance and prayer are available at the end of each service.

Deliverance & Healing Appointments: Phone: 419-905-6421 Email: info@mosthopedeliverance.com

Website: https://www.mosthopedeliverance.com/

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 14355 Cincinnati, OH 45250

MostHope Ministries also offers Bible study, spiritual warfare classes, counseling, evangelism, prison ministry, and deliverance and healing ministry.

In this personal episode, I share how God unexpectedly led me into studying and teaching spiritual warfare, how that journey changed my walk with Him, and how it opened doors to help people facing spiritual torment. We’ll also confront a difficult question: Are Christians so busy fighting each other that we’ve lost sight of who Scripture says the real enemy is?

Did Mars once pass dangerously close to Earth?

In one of the Bible’s most extraordinary accounts, Joshua 10 describes the sun standing still, the moon stopping, and great stones falling from heaven as God fought for Israel. But what actually happened that day?

In this episode of Questions at Midnight, we explore one of the most controversial theories ever proposed. Drawing from the work of Donald Patten, Stuart Harris, and Immanuel Velikovsky, we examine the hypothesis that ancient planetary catastrophes may lie behind some of history’s greatest mysteries. Along the way, we discuss Joshua’s Long Day, Mars as the ancient “god of war,” worldwide catastrophe traditions, Gulliver’s Travels and its curious reference to the two moons of Mars, and the evidence both supporting and challenging these ideas.

More importantly, we ask what Scripture actually says—and what it doesn’t. Whether these theories withstand scrutiny or not, the biblical message remains unchanged: God is sovereign over creation, and He fought for Israel.

Join us as we separate biblical fact from historical hypothesis, weigh the evidence, and ask whether one of the greatest miracles in Scripture may have unfolded in ways we have only begun to imagine.

For years, Leah Smith kept one extraordinary experience to herself.

In this deeply personal interview, she shares publicly for the first time the story of a daytime UFO encounter she witnessed while driving through rural Oklahoma. What began as an unexplained sighting was followed by a series of unsettling supernatural events that deeply affected her spiritual life and left her searching for answers.

Together, we discuss why she remained silent for so many years, the fear and spiritual darkness that followed the encounter, and what ultimately helped her find freedom, peace, and hope in Christ.

This episode is not about sensationalism or speculation. It is an honest conversation about fear, faith, spiritual warfare, and the lasting impact unexplained experiences can have on a person’s life. Whether you’ve had an experience of your own or are simply seeking a biblical perspective on the phenomenon, Leah’s testimony offers encouragement that no darkness is beyond the reach of God’s grace.