God, Aliens, and Other Stuff

  Source: Vance Davis with Brian Blashaw, Broken Promises: A True Story of Courage and Belief (Mesa, Arizona: White Mesa Publications, 1995) Vance Confronts one Devil of a Boogey Man Vance Davis, leader of the Gulf Breeze Six, NSA cryptologists who went AWOL in June, 1990, was about 16 when he had a very significant dream. He found himself in a huge, spooky cavern where two teams were playing. He was coach of one of them. It wasn’t exactly a game; the stakes were serious, losing was unthinkable. Suddenly one of his players seemed to fall into a hole and disappear. He sent in another. That one vanished. Then another. Soon he would run out of players. He turned around and saw one of the most charming women he had ever seen. Before he could collect himself, she ran into the game and vanished also. There was only one thing to do. Run in after them and see if he could figure out what happened to them. So Vance ran onto the field and tumbled down the same hole. It was a cobwebby cave wit...

In my most recent post, I set out 14 guidelines for discerning a false prophecy from a true one. One doesn’t have to be a conservative Christian to believe in prophetic type encounters. Precognition comes in a variety of means such as consulting a Ouija board, reading palms, or just having a rare, unexpected understanding that something specific is about to occur. In this and my previous posts, I’m strictly talking about prophecies and prophets that are, or seem to be, biblically canonical. That can include audible words from on high, a telepathic communication, a vision or dream, or an oral or written pronouncement beginning with “thus say the Lord.” Visions, dreams, and pronouncements are common all through both the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible and the New Testament, and since this is a blog post and not a book, I’m just going to put my own prophetic dream about former president Donald Trump out there and you, the reader, can think what you will. **** I had this dream during a...

Associates of the New Apostolic Reformation doubled down on their years-long prophecies of two terms for former president Donald Trump. It doesn’t bother any of them that it would take an insurrection or illegal coup to reinstate Trump because they all believe the election was stolen, and their god has not informed them otherwise. This short-sighted intransigence has led to chaos in our election process and in our constitutional governance. These men and women have millions of followers and have caused immense damage to this nation. They are incredibly dangerous because, like our former president, they are slick and charming, they feed off limited news silos, and they drag their politics into their prophecies. Having been familiar with prophecy since 1965, I can offer some helpful tips for any political candidates, state elected officials, or federal employees who might be influenced by their seductive words. Twelve Rules of Engagement 1]  A genuine prophet needs to be walking ...

This article is recycled (2025) and updated from 2022. In February of 2022, I watched Sid Roth’s It’s Supernatural and was introduced to a trumpy prophet named Tomi Arayomi, a British citizen, a twin, reportedly a member of a family of professionals. Assessing first impressions, he is Black, middle-aged, good looking, has a pleasant voice, is calm and smooth in delivery, and demonstrates the gravitas of a self-assured man. He described the visionary experience when he and his brother were called to preach, which if true, sounds credible to a charismatic like me. There was the day that an audible voice saved him and his family from a deadly freeway crash. That also was not improbable for a Pentecostal. So, for a while, as I listened, I had no great objection to anything he said. In fact, it was pretty impressive. Then he dropped the bomb, and I almost fell out of my chair. Before I get into his message, let’s review some pointers about recognizing false prophecy: 1.     Pr...