Guest: Bill Gragg

The modern Church is fractured — not because truth disappeared, but because it was handled incorrectly.

In this episode of The Vault: Absolute Truth Podcast, we confront one of the most pressing questions facing Christianity today:

Why does the Church feel divided, weakened, and confused — even while claiming the same Scriptures?

This conversation explores how truth fractures when it is filtered through human systems, reactions, and overcorrections. Drawing directly from Jesus’ warning in Matthew 16 about the “leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees,” this episode exposes how misplaced influence, not lack of belief, fractures the body of Christ.

This is not an attack on the Church.

It is a call to re-center on the Kingdom.

What This Episode Covers

• Why modern Christians are often resistant to structure and organization

• Why that resistance is both understandable and dangerous

• How institutional overreach and radical individualism fracture truth differently

• Jesus’ warning about leaven and influence in Matthew 16

• The Pharisees and Sadducees as two opposing but equally damaging extremes

• Why salvation is preached more than the Kingdom — and what gets lost because of it

• Why denominations are not the Kingdom, yet structure itself is not the enemy

• Whether the fracture can be repaired — or whether the Kingdom itself is the cure

Key Scripture

Matthew 16:6, 11–12

“Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.”

Jesus was not warning about bread.

He was warning about influence.

This episode unpacks what that means — then and now.

Core Takeaway

The problem is not truth.

The problem is how truth is handled.

When truth is controlled by institutions, it hardens.

When truth is stripped of structure, it dissolves.

The Kingdom of God is where truth remains alive, whole, and unfractured.

Listener Reflection Questions

• Have I confused salvation with the full message of the Kingdom?

• Do I resist structure because of truth — or because of past wounds?

• Am I guarding against false control while unknowingly embracing disorder?

• Where has influence shaped my theology more than Scripture?

About the Podcast

The Vault: Absolute Truth Podcast explores faith, Scripture, history, and culture through the lens of convergence — where truth does not contradict itself, but confirms itself across every domain.

Hosted by Alexis A. Ramos

Pillar 5: The Heavens

The Sky Was Never Silent

In this episode of The Vault: Absolute Truth Podcast, we open Pillar Five — The Heavens.

The sky is often treated as background, decoration, or mystery. Scripture treats it very differently. The Bible presents the heavens as testimony — ordered, intentional, and continuously declaring something about their Creator.

This episode explores why the heavens are not random, not neutral, and not silent.

From Scripture to science, from ancient texts to modern discovery, the evidence converges on one conclusion: creation is not an accident, and the precision of the universe points beyond itself.

What This Episode Covers

• Why the heavens were created to testify, not entertain

• The biblical purpose of the sun, moon, and stars

• The difference between astrology and biblical astronomy

• Order, precision, and fine-tuning in the universe

• Why balance and timing require intention

• How the heavens align with the redemptive story

• Signs, seasons, and the danger of speculation

• Why awareness leads to responsibility, not fear

• Christ as the architect of creation, not separate from it

Key Insight

The heavens do not predict personalities.

They proclaim authorship.

The same God who speaks through Scripture speaks through creation. The two were never meant to compete — they were meant to agree.

Why This Matters

If the heavens are designed, then design implies intention.

If intention exists, then accountability follows.

Ignoring the testimony of creation does not remove responsibility — it only delays recognition.

This episode continues the Vault journey, showing how Pillar Five supports every other pillar, reinforcing the unified structure of truth rather than isolated belief.

Episode 8

Men, Masculinity, and the Collapse of Responsibility

A Conversation with Pastor Daniel Coates

In this episode of The Vault: Absolute Truth Podcast, I am joined by Pastor Daniel Coates.

Daniel is not only a pastor. He is a trusted friend, a former pastor in my life, and an accountability brother. Because of that, this conversation is not a debate or a lecture. It is honest. Direct. Grounded.

This episode steps away from formal pillar teaching and moves into real conversation about men, masculinity, and what has been lost in modern society.

Topics Covered

• What masculinity actually means, not the cultural caricature

• The difference between strength and domination

• Why men are retreating instead of leading

• The spiritual cost of passive men

• Fatherhood, responsibility, and accountability

• How men were designed to bear weight, not escape it

• Why the collapse of men always precedes the collapse of families

• The role of the Church in forming men, not pacifying them

Core Theme

Strong men are not created by culture.

They are formed by truth, discipline, and responsibility.

When men abandon their role, society does not become softer. It becomes chaotic. When men are taught to hate strength, leadership does not disappear. It transfers to something else.

This conversation addresses that reality honestly, without outrage and without apology.

Why This Episode Matters

There is a vacuum where fathers, husbands, and leaders once stood. That vacuum is being filled by confusion, resentment, and counterfeit definitions of strength.

This episode is not about going backward. It is about returning to what works.

Men do not need permission to be men.

They need clarity, purpose, and accountability.

This episode is a call to that restoration.

The War for Identity, Representation, and Reality

In this episode of The Vault: Absolute Truth Podcast, we move into Pillar 4 — Image.

This is not a discussion about art or aesthetics.

This is about authority, identity, and who gets to define reality.

From the opening pages of Scripture, image matters. Humanity is described as being made in the image of God. That single statement establishes value, purpose, dignity, and responsibility. When the image is attacked, distorted, or replaced, everything downstream collapses.

In this episode, we examine how image has been systematically reshaped throughout history — not randomly, but intentionally.

Topics Covered

• What “image” actually means in Scripture

• Why identity must be anchored outside of self

• The difference between reflection and replacement

• How false images always precede false authority

• Why image manipulation always targets the next generation

• How modern culture trains people to curate, not conform

• The link between image, worship, and obedience

• Why the Beast system always imitates before it dominates

Key Insight

Every system that seeks control must first redefine image.

Once image is detached from its Creator, identity becomes negotiable. When identity becomes negotiable, truth becomes optional. When truth becomes optional, authority shifts.

This episode exposes that progression and explains why image is not a side issue — it is central to the battle for truth.

Why This Matters

You cannot understand modern culture, media, identity politics, or spiritual confusion without understanding image.

And you cannot restore purpose without restoring the original image.

This episode is part of the larger Vault framework, where each pillar builds upon the last — revealing a unified structure that points to a single, coherent truth.

Next Episode:

Pillar 5 — The Heavens

Why the skies still testify, and why that testimony has been buried.

Host Alexis A Ramos leads listeners through the 3rd Pillar of the Vault framework...History.

This episode explores what History truly is. How evidence and probability follow the same thread and ultimately align with Absolute Truth.

You'll uncover:

-Why History is not random

-How History points somewhere

-That History is not neutral

-It is directional

-You'll see that History is a repeating pattern through every era, civilization, and every major historical shift.

-We'll discuss the Jewish survival paradox

-The rise and fall of empires

-We'll see the unavoidable...Jesus as the center of History

This episode exposes the bias of modern history and how the pattern and reality of History lead inevitably to the Cornerstone.

Welcome to Episode d6 of the Vault: Absolute Truth Podcast.

See History. Seek Truth.

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EPISODE 4 Part 2

Title: The Pillar of Knowledge — The Language of Truth

In Episode 4, Alex Ramos opens the second Pillar of the Vault: Knowledge. This episode explores what knowledge truly is, how humans can trust what they know, and why all real knowledge ultimately aligns with the One who is Truth.

Alex breaks down the three foundations of knowing — reason, experience, and revelation — and shows why every worldview depends on these pillars but only one unites them without contradiction.

You’ll uncover:

• Why knowledge must align with objective reality
• Why human senses and logic have limits
• Why revelation is necessary for understanding purpose, morality, and eternity
• How language itself is evidence of design
• Why Hebrew is uniquely structured as a mathematical, symbolic, prophetic, and divine language
• How Hebrew roots, letters, and gematria reveal the nature of God
• Why Genesis 1 portrays creation as a spoken, information-driven act
• How the convergence of Hebrew structure, Scripture, and reality forms the backbone of true knowledge

This episode exposes why secular worldviews cannot explain consciousness, language, mathematics, or morality — and how the patterns of knowledge lead inevitably to the Cornerstone.

Welcome to Episode 4 of The Vault: Absolute Truth Podcast.

Seek knowledge. Seek truth.

EPISODE 4

Title: The Pillar of Knowledge — The Language of Truth

In Episode 4, Alex Ramos opens the second Pillar of the Vault: Knowledge. This episode explores what knowledge truly is, how humans can trust what they know, and why all real knowledge ultimately aligns with the One who is Truth.

Alex breaks down the three foundations of knowing — reason, experience, and revelation — and shows why every worldview depends on these pillars but only one unites them without contradiction.

You’ll uncover:

• Why knowledge must align with objective reality
• Why human senses and logic have limits
• Why revelation is necessary for understanding purpose, morality, and eternity
• How language itself is evidence of design
• Why Hebrew is uniquely structured as a mathematical, symbolic, prophetic, and divine language
• How Hebrew roots, letters, and gematria reveal the nature of God
• Why Genesis 1 portrays creation as a spoken, information-driven act
• How the convergence of Hebrew structure, Scripture, and reality forms the backbone of true knowledge

This episode exposes why secular worldviews cannot explain consciousness, language, mathematics, or morality — and how the patterns of knowledge lead inevitably to the Cornerstone.

Welcome to Episode 4 of The Vault: Absolute Truth Podcast.

Seek knowledge. Seek truth.

The Pillar of Design: The Evidence of Intention”

In Episode 3 of The Vault: Absolute Truth Podcast, Alex Ramos opens the first Pillar of the Vault — Design — and exposes the unmistakable evidence that our world, our bodies, and the universe itself did not arise by accident.

This episode takes you deep into the mathematical impossibilities behind “random creation,” the fine-tuning of the universe, the coded architecture of DNA, and the structured order of life. Alex breaks down the four signatures of design — order, information, purpose, and dependency — and shows why each one makes an accidental universe statistically impossible.

The probability of a single functional protein forming by chance: 1 in 10¹⁶⁴

The precision of gravitational tuning: 1 in 10⁶⁰

The fine-tuning of dark energy: 1 in 10¹²⁰

The odds of a functional human cell assembling by accident: 1 in 10⁴⁰,⁰⁰⁰ The 3.2 billion-letter structure of DNA - a coded language, not chemistry

These aren’t theories - they’re realities.

And they point in one direction: design demands a Designer.

This episode will challenge your assumptions, sharpen your thinking, and invite you to confront the undeniable structure woven into creation. From the human body to the cosmos, from mathematics to consciousness, design is the fingerprint of intelligence — and the first doorway that leads to the Cornerstone.

Welcome to Episode 3: The Pillar of Design.

Truth isn’t fragile.

Truth demands.

KEY THEMES

• The four signatures of design
• Mathematical and statistical impossibilities of accidental life
• DNA as information, not chemistry
• Fine-tuning constants in physics
• Consciousness as evidence of non-material origin
• Why design points logically to a Designer
• How the first Pillar leads toward absolute truth

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