What if the evidence for biblical giants is hiding in plain sight? In this episode, Travis Roy joins Tony Merkel to recount the terrifying night he witnessed a massive humanoid sprint across a dark Texas road, an encounter that launched years of investigating giant footprints and ancient mysteries. As his search deepened, Travis uncovered fossilized human tracks that he believes challenge conventional history and raise profound questions about the Nephilim, ancient America, and the biblical record. Rather than relying on speculation, he shares the discoveries that convinced him something extraordinary once walked this land, and why those findings continue to shape his understanding of Scripture and the supernatural today. If you've ever wondered whether giants were real, this conversation offers a compelling look at the evidence and why it matters.

What if the terrifying supernatural encounter that haunted your childhood was never random? Join Tony Merkel as he sits down with Aron, who shares how years of being stalked by a mysterious, rake-like creature ultimately led him through fear, deception, witchcraft, and a desperate search for truth before he encountered the life-changing power of Jesus Christ. Rather than letting darkness define his story, Aron explains how those experiences became the foundation for a ministry focused on exposing spiritual warfare and confronting the occult through biblical faith. Together, Tony and Aron explore what these encounters reveal about the unseen battle taking place around us and why spiritual discernment is more important than ever. Whether you're fascinated by cryptid encounters, spiritual warfare, or powerful Christian testimonies, this episode will challenge the way you think about the supernatural.

What if the voice you think is from God is actually leading you toward deception? Joseph Z joins Tony Merkel to reveal the supernatural encounter that launched his prophetic calling. From that life-changing experience, he explains how God began shaping his understanding of the prophetic, why counterfeit spiritual experiences are becoming more convincing, and how believers can develop the discernment needed to recognize truth in an increasingly deceptive world. Rather than living in fear, Joseph offers a biblical perspective on hearing God's voice, walking in your God-given calling, and remaining firmly rooted in Christ as spiritual battles intensify. Whether you're curious about the prophetic, searching for biblical answers, or simply want to grow closer to God, this conversation will challenge what you think you know about hearing His voice.

In this watch-along episode, Tony revisits 510: Dogman Interdimensional Portals, we are joined by Hunter. I believe Hunter holds a key to better understanding the depths of the strange topics we cover on this show. Hunter has dreams that he says are more real than the "waking world." During one of these dream experiences, he encountered a dogman that was targeting his family. When he stepped in-between them, the beast turned its attention to Hunter and started to rip him apart. When Hunter woke up, he was sitting up in his bed, but had scratches on his back and handprint bruises on his shoulder. One could say the dream was so vivid Hunter injured himself while sleeping, and Hunter would have been happy to believe the same thing. But he can no longer entertain that theory because one day, shortly after the dream, he was out in the woods with his son when the same dogman beast revealed itself to them and chased them through the forest. How can Hunter's dream beast appear on this side of reality? Are dreams more than what we are traditionally taught they are?  Is the human mind a gateway or portal to a whole other realm that is as real as you and me?

hat if the Bible has been explaining the UFO phenomenon all along? Tony Merkel welcomes L.A. Marzulli to discuss why he believes the Nephilim are central to understanding the growing fascination with UFOs and the supernatural. Drawing from decades of firsthand research, L.A. shares remarkable stories that have shaped his conclusions about hidden archaeological discoveries and their possible biblical significance. He also explains how Genesis 3:15 and the Book of Enoch influence his understanding of an ongoing spiritual battle that continues to unfold today. As governments increasingly acknowledge the UFO phenomenon, L.A. argues that Christians must be prepared to discern truth from deception. L.A.'s insights invite you to reconsider ancient mysteries through a biblical lens and examine why they may matter now more than ever.

What happens when a trip to Skinwalker Ranch follows you home?  Tony Merkel welcomes Thomas Jenkins to share the chilling story of what was supposed to be a father-daughter adventure into one of the world's most infamous paranormal hotspots. Instead, they found themselves surrounded by glowing UFOs, mysterious orbs, bizarre creatures, unexplained portal-like phenomena, and a series of terrifying encounters that only intensified after they returned home. Together, Tony and Thomas compare firsthand experiences from Skinwalker Ranch country and explore the infamous hitchhiker effect that has left countless visitors convinced something followed them. If you're fascinated by UFOs, the paranormal, high strangeness, and the enduring mystery surrounding Skinwalker Ranch, this is one conversation you won't want to miss.

Could the world's obsession with AI, portals, and the supernatural be fulfilling an ancient spiritual deception? In this powerful conversation, Tony Merkel sits down with pastor and author Darren Stott to explore biblical portals, spiritual warfare, and the unseen battle shaping today's culture. They reveal how modern technology and supernatural experiences echo patterns found throughout Scripture while exposing the dangers of counterfeit spiritual power. Most importantly, Darren explains why Jesus Christ is the only path to true freedom and lasting hope in an increasingly deceptive world.

What if your search for spiritual enlightenment opened the door to something far more terrifying than you ever imagined? Tony Merkel sits down with Charisse and her husband Marco as they share an extraordinary testimony of growing up in a family influenced by the occult before years of immersion in New Age beliefs led to a frightening battle with unseen spiritual forces. After exploring practices that promised healing and personal power, Charisse found herself facing disturbing supernatural encounters that pushed her to the brink. Marco reveals what it was like to witness the chaos firsthand as their home, marriage, and family came under relentless spiritual attack. Together, they discuss the generational influence of Freemasonry in Charisse's family, her decades immersed in Wicca, Reiki, and spirit guides, the reality of deliverance, and the life-changing encounter that brought her to Jesus Christ. This powerful testimony explores the realities of spiritual warfare while ultimately pointing to the hope, freedom, and restoration found in Christ.

What if one terrifying 911 call was only the beginning of a much larger mystery? Tony Merkel welcomes Rusty from Carolina Case Files to reveal the chilling investigation that thrust his team into the center of one of the internet's most unsettling paranormal stories. As their conversation unfolds, they uncover eerie witness accounts that point toward a hidden reality lurking in the forests of North Carolina, where credible eyewitnesses continue to report encounters that defy explanation. The discussion expands into Dogman sightings, translucent entities from military testimonies, and the biblical framework that may explain why these encounters are happening. Along the way, they wrestle with the dangers of chasing the supernatural and why discernment is essential for anyone seeking the truth. If these encounters are more than folklore, the greatest question may not be what these beings are, but what they reveal about the unseen spiritual battle unfolding around us.

What if the UFO phenomenon is actually part of a spiritual war that has been hidden in plain sight for generations? In this episode, Derek Hallancia sits down with author Karen Wilkinson for a deep conversation about alien abduction experiences, biblical prophecy, and the coming age of UFO disclosure through a Christian worldview. Karen shares her personal testimony, explains how she found freedom through Jesus Christ, and discusses why she believes discernment is essential as deception increases. The conversation explores spiritual warfare, fallen angels, Nephilim, hybridization, advanced technology, and the battle for free will without losing sight of the hope found in the Gospel. If you have ever wondered how faith intersects with UFOs, aliens, and end times deception, this episode offers a thought-provoking perspective grounded in Scripture.

What if the battle shaping our world is happening in a realm most people never see? Billy Hallowell joins Tony Merkel for a gripping conversation on spiritual warfare, angels, demons, deliverance, miracles, UFO disclosure, and AI. Billy shares personal encounters that forced him to confront the reality of the supernatural and rethink how Christians should understand the unseen realm. Together, they expose why the modern church must wake up to the spiritual battle described in Scripture. This episode is a powerful call to discernment, bold faith, and truth in an age of deception.

Spiritual warfare takes center stage as Darlene shares a disturbing testimony that began inside a home she believes was marked by darkness before her family ever arrived. Her childhood fear escalated into something far more sinister when her brother changed overnight and the house seemed to turn against everyone inside it. Darlene describes years of terrifying encounters that made her question whether the attacks were dreams or memories of something happening beyond the physical world. As Tony Merkel traces the details of her story, the conversation moves toward Michael Aquino and the possibility that military intelligence had darker connections than most people are willing to face. The deeper Darlene goes, the more her memories point toward ritual abuse and a hidden world that preyed on children through fear and spiritual control. This is not just a story about darkness because Darlene also shares how Jesus Christ brought healing to the places she once locked away. After decades of silence, she speaks with the strength of someone who survived what was meant to destroy her.

Isaac Weishaupt joins Tony in studio to trace the ancient roots of today’s push toward artificial intelligence, transhumanism, and the digital matrix. He connects the occult pursuit of hidden knowledge with modern technology’s promise to remake humanity and blur the line between the spiritual and the synthetic. The conversation moves through Gnosticism, ancient Egypt, alchemy, secret societies, UFO disclosure, Silicon Valley ideology, and the recurring temptation for man to become like God. What emerges is a warning that the future being sold as progress may be tied to a much older spiritual agenda.

Chrissy joins Tony to share the story of a life marked by the supernatural from the very beginning. Raised as a Jehovah’s Witness, she grew up carrying spiritual questions that only deepened after childhood encounters with demonic attacks, an alien abduction, a Bigfoot sighting, and the lingering effects of Santeria in her family line. Her search for truth eventually pulled her into New Age spirituality and Reiki, where what first appeared healing and light-filled slowly became dark, oppressive, and destructive. At her breaking point, Chrissy cried out to God and was met by Jesus in a way that shattered the deception and began her journey into repentance, deliverance, and restoration. This conversation explores spiritual warfare, deception, discernment, and the power of Christ to rescue someone from darkness.

What happens when the dream you built your life around becomes the place where everything stops? Nils Glenn spent years chasing soccer, only to collapse on the field when his heart suddenly failed. As doctors fought to save him, Nils says he saw himself standing in darkness until Jesus reached for him and showed him a kingdom still ahead. What followed was not a clean, easy recovery, but a painful confrontation with fear, identity, and the fragile line between life and eternity. In this episode, Nils shares the story of his cardiac arrest, his second near-death scare, his love for the supernatural layers of Scripture, and the calling he believes God placed on his life. His testimony is a sobering reminder that God can meet us at the edge of death and send us back with purpose.

What if alien disclosure is not the revelation people have been waiting for, but the trap they never saw coming? In this episode, Tony and Fringe unpack the hidden danger buried inside the disclosure narrative. They explore how the promise of answers, advanced beings, and cosmic origins may become a Trojan Horse designed to pull people away from the truth of Jesus Christ. Fringe warns that the coming deception may not look distant, vague, or purely spiritual, but physical, convincing, and deeply personal. Together, they discuss why the church must prepare for a narrative that claims aliens created humanity, shaped religion, and hold the keys to mankind’s future. This conversation is a sober warning that disclosure may arrive wrapped in wonder, but carrying a spiritual war inside.

What happens when a former ghost hunter realizes the spirits she spent years chasing were never what they claimed to be?
In this episode, Tony sits down with Kristina Costanza to unpack her journey from Catholic roots to paranormal investigation, witchcraft, psychic practices, and New Age deception. Kristina shares how curiosity opened doors to darker encounters, including terrifying manifestations, spiritual oppression, and a shadowy presence that followed her home. As her life spiraled through fear, depression, occult practices, and failed attempts to save herself, she began to discover that no ritual, crystal, sage, or spirit guide could set her free. Her testimony takes a powerful turn when Jesus breaks through the deception, lifts the veil from her eyes, and leads her into true freedom. This is a raw conversation about spiritual warfare, the danger of occult doors, and the unmatched authority of Christ over darkness.

In this episode, Tony experiments with a new watch-along format as he revisits Episode 508, “Nephilim Mind Virus,” featuring Dr. Laura Sanger. What began as a spontaneous look back becomes a reflection on one of the most pivotal conversations in the history of The Confessionals. Tony explains how that episode helped shift his perspective from viewing encounters as isolated stories to recognizing the deeper spiritual war behind them. He revisits topics like Nephilim bloodlines, demonic oppression, spiritual mapping, deliverance, cryptids, parasites, and the blurred line between the physical and supernatural. Along the way, Tony reflects on his own growth, past mistakes, church hurt, renewed conviction, and the responsibility to walk with discernment. This watch-along is part commentary, part confession, and part spiritual recalibration for anyone who has followed the evolution of the show.

Are we truly living like the King is coming back?
In this powerful episode, Tony sits down with John Bevere, a respected minister, bestselling author, and co-founder of Messenger International whose decades of teaching have deeply shaped the global Christian community. With more than 40 years in ministry and over 25 books to his name, John brings a weighty, Scripture-centered perspective to one of the most avoided and misunderstood topics in the church today: the return of Jesus Christ. Together, Tony and John discuss John’s new book, "The King Is Coming", and why studying the second coming should not produce fear, laziness, or arguments, but urgency, holiness, and a deeper love for Jesus. John explains why believers must see Christ’s return not merely as an end-times event, but as the long-awaited wedding of the ages between the Bridegroom and His bride.

They explore what it means to eagerly wait for the Lord, why that expectation has the power to purify the heart, and how the modern church has often lost its sense of readiness. John also addresses the danger of date setting while still making the case that believers are called to recognize the season they are living in. This conversation moves through Scripture, early church teaching, the Jewish wedding pattern, the catching away of the bride, and the importance of remaining faithful to Christ in a culture that constantly pulls the church toward compromise. More than a discussion about timelines, this episode is a call to wake up, repent, endure, and prepare for the return of the King.

In this members episode, Tony, Derek, and Jack dig into a declassified CIA document centered on the Gateway Process, Hemi-Sync, and the Monroe Institute. What begins as a strange government study on consciousness quickly becomes a deeper conversation about out-of-body experiences, altered states, and the attempt to explain occult practices through scientific language. We break down how the document describes the mind, frequency, hypnosis, meditation, and the possibility of moving consciousness beyond the body. The discussion also explores how these ideas connect to astral projection, the search for hidden knowledge, and the dangers of opening doors that should remain closed. As the conversation unfolds, the Gateway Process begins to look less like harmless meditation and more like a spiritual experiment wrapped in government terminology. We examine whether this research points to a coming deception that reframes the supernatural as science. From the Monroe Institute to the CIA’s interest in consciousness, this episode raises serious questions about what was really being studied and why.