EP: 427 The Zodiac and the Gospel with Troy Brewer

Matt Maher steps into the BlurryCon 3 spotlight and connects dots most people never see. The Grammy-nominated artist behind "Lord I Need You" reveals the story behind his fascinating life and the blurry thread running through it all. From a charismatic grandmother in Newfoundland who prayed in tongues and warned him about fairies to holding a stone from the cave of St. Michael the Archangel and watching a room flood with unexplainable white light. Matt connects creativity, consecrated land, and the thin veil between heaven and earth. Matt walks through the story of writing his song "Only Good Will Grow" on his first night in a house next to Johnny Cash's old Hendersonville property. Cash told a grieving Roy Orbison that only good would grow on that land. When the families lost ownership, everything died. When a Catholic priest came and blessed the ground, everything came back. Matt talks about how Diana Pasulka's research confirmed what he always felt as a songwriter. Songs arrive like downloads from somewhere beyond the veil. He lands on the connection between sound and light on the same spectrum and delivers a line that will stay with you. When God said, "Let there be light," the Logos was moving so fast that it turned into the visible spectrum. A sunset is a song. He talks about quantum retrocausality, how forgiveness might not be a metaphor, and the blood of Jesus might actually move backward through time. Matt makes a compelling case that the Christian life was always meant to be blurry and that wonder is not the enemy of responsibility. Want to listen to this episode and a catalog of more than 100+ other members-only episodes? Check out the vibrant community, extra episodes, and amazing perks of being a Blurry Creatures member at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://blurrycreatures.com/pages/members⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Troy Brewer has been fascinated with the heavens since he was a kid in a Fort Worth planetarium. In this return to the basement, the Texas pastor lays out the case that the entire story of redemption is written in the constellations and has been since the beginning. Not astrology. Not the New Age. The original language of the heavens before Babylon hijacked it and renamed the stars. Troy walks through how the names of the stars in Orion's belt correspond to Isaiah 53, how Virgo carries a messianic prophecy in her belly, how Scorpio and Orion wage a nightly war between death and resurrection, and how Moses set up the tabernacle to mirror the twelve constellations with tribal standards that bore the signs.The conversation moves through all twelve signs of the zodiac, starting with Virgo and ending with Leo. Troy maps the seed war, the virgin birth, the scales of redemption, the defeat of death, the pouring out of the Holy Spirit, the covenant between Jew and Gentile, and the triumphant return of the Lion of Judah. He also gets into how fallen entities changed the names and timing of the stars to keep people out of sync with God's prophetic clock. This is a wildly fun Christ-centered deep dive into what Psalm 19 means when it says the heavens declare the glory of God. This episode is sponsored by: https://ruffgreens.com — Get a free Jumpstart Trial bag with discount code BLURRY at checkout. https://zocdoc.com/blurry — Find and instantly book top-rated doctors today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bruce grew up having apocalyptic dreams he could not explain. At five years old, he watched the coast of California burn in a vision so vivid it never left him. Years later, a road trip with a friend led them to Hopi Prophecy Rock in Arizona. Previous to this visit, his friend got a lightning bolt tattoo. Bruce felt the impulse to get a sun tattoo. What they did not know was that both marks are carved into a stone that the Hopi believe foretells the end of the world and the return of a white brother at the end of days. Hopi elders wanted them to come back for a ceremony under the right moon. They never returned.  But the story did not end there. In a Christian program years later, Bruce had a dream so specific it predicted the arrival of a Hopi roommate the next day. In the dream, his deceased father led him to a compound of twisted tree women guarding a Hopi baby whose legs were being warped by something dark. The vision connects witchcraft on the reservation, pagan end times prophecy, and a thread that runs all the way back to Deuteronomy 32 and the divine allotment of the nations. This is one of those stories that raises more questions than it answers. This is a wild conversation about witchcraft on the reservation, pagan prophecy that echoes biblical eschatology, the Blue Kachina, and whether pre-flood knowledge has been whispering through indigenous traditions for millennia. Want to listen to this episode and a catalog of more than 100+ other members-only episodes? Check out the vibrant community, extra episodes, and perks of being a Blurry Creatures member at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://blurrycreatures.com/pages/members⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

She left witchcraft. She found Jesus. She thought the war was over. It was just getting started. In this follow-up to her first appearance on the show, Jess Phoenix gets into the spirit that most Christians do not want to talk about. The Pharisee spirit. Not a demon in the traditional sense, but a religious operating system that uses scripture as a weapon, gatekeeps the gospel, and drives new believers right back into the darkness they just left. Jess breaks down how this spirit differs from Jezebel, why it can say the name of Jesus without flinching, and how it targets anyone with a testimony and a platform.This conversation is a Christ-centered, honest look at the war happening inside the church. Jess shares what it has been like to be publicly attacked by Christians for her appearance, her past, and her refusal to play by their rules. She explains the difference between conviction and condemnation, why your emotions are not the same thing as discernment, and what the fruit of the Spirit actually looks like when it is present versus when it is being faked. If you came to faith expecting peace and found a battlefield instead, this one is for you. This episode is sponsored by: https://livemomentous.com — Get up to 35% off your first order with promo code BLURRY at checkout!https://go.goodranchers.com/BLURRY — Start your plan today and get FREE meat included with every order PLUS $100 off your first three orders OR get $40 off your first order with code BLURRY at checkout! - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cher Butler did not go looking for the supernatural. It came looking for her. Abandoned in a car as an infant and adopted into a home filled with foreign idols and artifacts, Cher grew up surrounded by demonic activity she could not explain and could not escape. Nightmares, shadows moving through the house, visions of things no child should see. She slept with the lights on until exhaustion took over. It was not until she got saved at 19 in a tent revival that the dreams began to shift and God started speaking through scripture written across window sills in her sleep. What followed was a decade of hands-on deliverance ministry that started with a single phone call from a woman asking if suicide would send her to hell. Cher invited her over to pray and watched the woman's face contort, her voice drop to a man's register, and her hands claw at Cher's mother. Cabinets moved. Smells drove people into the yard. And Cher discovered something that had been true since childhood. The spiritual realm was not theoretical for her. It was personal. This conversation is a Christ-centered, Christ-first look at what happens when someone steps into the war between kingdoms and refuses to back down. Want to listen to this episode and a catalog of more than 100 other members-only episodes? Check out the vibrant community, extra episodes, and perks of being a Blurry Creatures member at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://blurrycreatures.com/pages/members⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Wild Brothers grew up where no roads, no hospitals, and no government existed. Hudson and Morgan Wild spent 17 years in the highlands of Papua, Indonesia, living among the Wano people, an animistic tribe of 1,500 gripped by fear of evil spirits, tribal warfare, and dark spiritual practices. Their parents landed by helicopter with a Bible and a burden. What followed is one of the most extraordinary missionary stories of our generation. The accounts they carry from those years sound like something out of the book of Acts.Neighbors watching demons enter their home. A meteor blazing through the jungle canopy the night before a pivotal Bible teaching. A deadly snake bite followed by a prayer that should not have worked but did. A vine suspended in midair by nothing visible. The Wild Brothers unpack the collision between the kingdom of light and the kingdom of darkness with the kind of firsthand authority that only comes from living on the front lines.  This Episode is Sponsored By: https://rocketmoney.com/blurry — Let Rocket Money help you reach your financial goals faster! https://preborn.com/blurry — Visit the PreBorn! website or dial #250 and use keyword BABY to donate today. https://get.stash.com/blurry — See how you can receive $25 towards your first stock purchase and to view important disclosures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Anne Barczewski's six-year-old daughter had a ten-hour seizure and three brain surgeries that removed part of her temporal lobe, the doctors called it medical. When her behavior spiraled into violence, the psychologists called it behavioral. But when Anne was sitting in a grocery store parking lot begging God for answers, she heard two words that changed everything: "I am." That night, her daughter's eyes turned black in front of a Baptist pastor and two deacons, and what followed was years of spiritual warfare that took Anne from knowing nothing about deliverance to becoming an expert in it. This is one of the most Christ-centered and Christ-powered episodes we have had on the show. Anne shares how her daughter was delivered, how her marriage almost fell apart after Rachel passed away at sixteen, and how God turned a soap business into a healing ministry at New Age expos, where witches got saved and blind men got their sight back. She also gets into the theology of unbelief, the difference between inner healing and deliverance, and why some people keep coming back for more deliverance when what they actually need is truth. If you have ever wondered what it looks like when an ordinary person starts doing the stuff Jesus said we would do, this is it. Want to listen to this episode and a catalog of more than 100 other members-only episodes? Check out the vibrant community, extra episodes, and perks of being a Blurry Creatures member at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://blurrycreatures.com/pages/members⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Joel Muddamalle joined us in the studio in front of a live audience to tackle a question most churches never even think to ask: what actually happened when Jesus ascended? Joel connects the dots between the final verse of Psalm 82, where Yahweh commands an Elohim to rise and judge the earth, and the moment Christ physically rises into the heavens in front of witnesses. The lexical connections between the Hebrew and Greek are not coincidental. The Ascension is the fulfillment of the cosmic judgment pronounced against the rebellious gods of the nations, and it changes how we understand every use of the words rulers, authorities, and powers in the New Testament.The conversation goes from there into what spiritual warfare actually looks like on this side of the cross. Joel argues that the decisive battle has already been won and the gospel is the announcement riding out to every corner of the battlefield. He unpacks the ambassador language of 2 Corinthians 5, the armor of God as Yahweh's own armor from Isaiah, and why the dark powers today are disarmed cockroaches trying to take as many people down with them as possible before the King returns. This is a live, unscripted, deeply theological hour that also features a Cal Ripken conspiracy theory and a sloppy wet kiss.Dr. Joel's book can be found here: The Unseen Battle: Spiritual Warfare, the Three Rebellions, and Christ’s Victory Over Dark Powers .A live Q&A session was recorded with the audience at the conclusion of this episode and is available for all Blurry Creatures members. For information on how to become a Blurry Creatures member and for a description of all the perks and access included, please click here. This Episode is Sponsored By: https://homechef.com/blurry — Get 50% off plus free shipping on your first box & free dessert for life! - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gaby never planned to leave the trail. She was sick, alone, and wandering near Vernal Fall while her family hiked in Yosemite. When she walked off the trail to photograph a tree, she stepped into something she still cannot fully explain. The forest went quiet. The trees started moving in a gentle, rhythmic dance that felt like an invitation. And for the next four hours, she was somewhere else entirely, though it only felt like two minutes. Her story is one of the most vivid firsthand accounts of the Missing 411 phenomenon we have ever heard, and she is here to tell it because her love for her five-year-old son pulled her back before the door closed behind her. And the photo of the tree that started it all never showed up on her phone.  We unpack Gaby's experience alongside the broader mystery of people vanishing in America's national parks. From time slips and sound vacuums to the role of granite, quartz, and physical ailments, her account checks nearly every box that David Paulides has cataloged over decades of research. She also shares a wild encounter at Sequoia involving massive eyes in the trees and her stepdad's own strange experience at Zion. This is one of those episodes that will make you think twice the next time someone says "stay on the trail." Want to listen to this episode and a catalog of more than 100 other members-only episodes? Check out the vibrant community, extra episodes, and perks of being a Blurry Creatures member at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://blurrycreatures.com/pages/members⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gary Wayne is back in the basement for round four, and this one is a monster. The author of The Genesis 6 Conspiracy Part I and Part II sits down with us to walk through the taxonomy of post-flood giants, the tribes the church never talks about, and why the Table of Nations has massive holes that point to something the Bible is quietly telling us. We dig into the Raphaim, the Anakim, the Baalim council of gods ruling from Mount Hermon, and how Canaan's curse connects directly to the reemergence of giant bloodlines in the covenant land. Gary breaks down 15 years of research, logging scripture, and connecting dots between Hebrew root words, Ugaritic texts, and polytheist accounts that all tell the same story through different lenses. We also go deep on the corruption of all flesh before the flood, chimeras, DNA manipulation, the seven sacred sciences that secret societies trace back to the watchers, and why the knowledge cult that started before the flood is still running the show today through institutions most people never question. Gary unpacks Azazel's connection to the scapegoat ritual, the degradation of angelic beings into satyr gods, interdimensional portals, and what CERN might actually be trying to accomplish. This is a masterclass in biblical giant research. This Episode is Sponsored by: https://zocdoc.com/blurry — Find and instantly book top-rated doctors today! https://go.goodranchers.com/BLURRY — Get free meat with every order and $25 off your first order with code BLURRY at checkout! - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices