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Ask The Angel With Rachel Corpus with Rachel Corpus

Disclosure Day, Spiritual Contact, and the Question of What Humanity Is Ready to See
Guest Panelists, Pam & Lotus, A Discussion on Spielberg Disclosure Day

A Panel Conversation on Spielberg’s Disclosure Day

In this episode of Ask the Angel, hosts Rachel Corpus and her husband Edward open with playful banter before turning to a panel discussion about Steven Spielberg’s film Disclosure Day. Rachel and Edward are joined by guests Lotus and Pam, who share their reactions to the movie as viewers with spiritual, metaphysical, and extraterrestrial-contact perspectives. The conversation focuses on whether the film offered true disclosure, whether it portrayed extraterrestrials through fear or peace, and how audiences may interpret its symbolism, music, religious imagery, and emotional tone.

Edward’s Critique and Rachel’s Search for Deeper Meaning

Edward gives the film a low rating, saying he felt bored and unsure who the intended audience was, though he praises the performances, especially Emily Blunt and Colin Firth. He compares the film unfavorably to Jurassic Park, where the audience discovers the wonder alongside the characters. Rachel, however, looks for the spiritual and symbolic layers beneath the story. She notes that the film seemed to portray extraterrestrials as friendly rather than threatening, connecting that to Spielberg’s earlier work with E.T. and to a broader cultural question about whether humanity is being prepared to see beings beyond Earth without fear.

Lotus and Pam on Validation, Frequency, and the Red Bird

Pam says she felt validated by the movie because of her own past experiences with UFOs and because her father, an Air Force officer once stationed in Roswell, had hinted that there was more to the story than he could reveal. Lotus approaches the film through her work as a QHHT practitioner and says she felt relief that the movie did not push a fear-based frequency. She highlights the red bird imagery as especially meaningful, linking it to the QHHT script and the shift into theta states of perception. For Lotus, the movie may be working on a subconscious or energetic level, helping viewers become more receptive to realities they do not normally see.

Religion, Saints, Ancient Myths, and Extraterrestrial Possibilities

The panel also explores religious symbolism in the film, especially the use of a St. Clare monastery. Rachel connects St. Clare to a story of a projected Christmas Eve Mass, describing it as a kind of early holographic or visionary experience. The group discusses Catholic intercession, hidden or alternative sacred texts, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Gnostic writings, mythological gods, ancient stories of divine-human contact, and the possibility that some beings once perceived as gods or saints may have been interpreted through the lens of extraterrestrial contact. The conversation remains speculative but ties the film to longstanding questions about religion, technology, and spiritual visitation.

Channeling Sarai and Interpreting the Film From the Other Side

In the second half, Rachel explains that she has communicated with extraterrestrials throughout her life, especially a feminine collective she calls Sarai, whom she describes as pink and purple in energy and telepathic in communication. Edward asks prepared questions while Rachel channels Sarai and other beings. Through the channeling, Sarai says the movie correctly portrays extraterrestrial caring for humanity, the complexity of past contact, and the idea that mistakes have been made on both human and extraterrestrial sides. The channeled message emphasizes that contact is meant to be peaceful, that many humans are “experiencers,” and that some memories of contact are hidden, altered, or not fully retained.

Consent, Hybrids, Disclosure, and Vibrational Reality

The channeled discussion then turns to consent, hybrids, disclosure, and what humanity might experience if full disclosure happened. Rachel channels the idea that contact agreements are made at a soul level and that beings do not approach those who are afraid or unwilling. Another speaker suggests many humans are fascinated by extraterrestrials because they are connected to them through hybrid identity, DNA, or memory of home. When asked what would surprise humanity most, the message describes ships already present in different vibrational dimensions and suggests that disclosure would involve people realizing they are vibration and can access realities that match their frequency.

Councils, Source, and the Readiness of Humanity

Rachel’s channeling presents a council of beings that includes Andromedan, Pleiadian, gray, reptilian, Nordic, mantis, Lyren, and Lemurian presences. The discussion includes claims that extraterrestrial input helped shape the film, that some Hollywood figures are conscious of nonhuman origins, and that different beings relate to source in ways that do not necessarily resemble human religion or dogma. Edward asks whether humanity is ready for disclosure, and the answer centers on whether humans can respond without violence, keep agreements, and use advanced knowledge for peace rather than weapons. Rachel closes by recommending the movie, encouraging listeners to “listen,” and reminding them that there is more in the universe than humanity has imagined.

Prophecy In The Spotlight with Daniel Goodwin and Dr. Charles Hiltibidal

Jerusalem The Focus of Prophecy
Jerusalem, the Apple of God’s Eye, and the End-Time Battle for Israel

Jerusalem at the Center of Prophecy

In this episode of Prophecy in the Spotlight, hosts Daniel Goodwin and Dr. Charles Hiltibidal continue their discussion of Israel by focusing specifically on Jerusalem as the center of prophetic events. Goodwin introduces material from his new book, Why Is Israel Still Relevant Today?, especially the section titled “Jerusalem: The Focus of Prophetic Events.” He opens with Zechariah 2:8, emphasizing that Israel and Jerusalem are precious to God as “the apple of His eye,” and warns listeners that those who oppose or harm Israel are opposing something God Himself has declared valuable.

Israel’s Everlasting Covenant and Continued Relevance

Before turning fully to Jerusalem, the hosts briefly review why they believe Israel remains prophetically relevant today. Their first point is that God’s covenant with Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and the nation of Israel is everlasting and not canceled by Israel’s failures or sins. They argue that if God could break His covenant with Israel, believers would have no basis for trusting His promises of salvation. They cite Psalm 105 and related covenant passages to support the view that the land promise and national identity of Israel remain part of God’s continuing plan.

Regathering, Redemption, and the Final Purification of Israel

Goodwin and Hiltibidal then discuss the regathering of Israel to the land, pointing to prophecies such as Ezekiel 36 and 37 and Amos 9 as evidence that Israel’s modern return is significant. They describe persecution as one of the forces that has historically driven Jewish people back toward their homeland and connect current anti-Israel sentiment to that same pattern. They also frame Israel’s return as part of God’s larger redemption plan, saying the nation is being gathered for future prophetic events, including tribulation, purification, and the millennial reign of Christ.

Jerusalem as a Burdensome Stone for the Nations

The main focus of the episode is Jerusalem’s prophetic role. The hosts turn to Zechariah 12 and describe Jerusalem as a “burdensome stone” for surrounding nations and eventually for the whole world. They explain the word “burdensome” as something heavy, grievous, oppressive, and troubling, arguing that Jerusalem has become exactly that in world affairs. They connect this prophecy to modern Islamic opposition to Israel, Palestinian hostility, Turkey’s interest in reestablishing Ottoman-style influence, and the broader international pressure placed on Israel over Jerusalem.

The Nations Gather Against Jerusalem and the Lord Returns

The hosts then move to Zechariah 14, which they describe as one of the Old Testament’s clearest descriptions of the final battle. They explain that God will gather the nations against Jerusalem, that the city will suffer, and that the Lord will then return visibly to fight against those nations. Hiltibidal connects this to Christ standing on the Mount of Olives and to the end of the tribulation, while both hosts distinguish this final battle from Ezekiel 38, which they suggest may occur earlier, possibly near the time of the rapture. They also discuss the seven years of weapon burning in Ezekiel as a clue that the event precedes the kingdom age.

Dividing the Land and Praying for Jerusalem

Goodwin and Hiltibidal next point to Joel 3, saying God will judge the nations for dividing His land. They connect this to modern diplomatic efforts that pressure Israel to give up land for peace, warning that nations involved in dividing Israel’s land place themselves under divine judgment. At the same time, they stress Psalm 122:6, which commands believers to pray for the peace of Jerusalem. They argue that supporting Israel does not necessarily mean sending money or endorsing everything the modern state does, but it does mean praying for Israel, recognizing God’s promises, and refusing anti-Semitism.

Jesus, the Times of the Gentiles, and Israel Today

The episode closes with Jesus’ words in Luke 21:24, where Jerusalem is said to be trodden down by Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. Hiltibidal connects the times of the Gentiles to the period beginning with Nebuchadnezzar’s conquest and ending at Armageddon. The hosts conclude that modern Israel is the Israel of end-time prophecy and that Jerusalem is not just another city, but the place where God has chosen to put His name and where Messiah will return. Goodwin urges listeners to get his new book and Hiltibidal’s related work, while Hiltibidal closes by saying that many prophecies have been fulfilled since World War I and that Israel today is central to end-time Bible prophecy.

Bringing The Darkness To The Light with Catherine Nadal

Chris Poland on Nuclear Messiah, and the Sound of Metal Reborn Through Memory, Sobriety, and Collaboration
Guest, Chris Poland Lead Guitarist for Megadeth

From Megadeth Memories to a New Creative Chapter

In this episode of Bringing the Darkness to the Light, host Catherine Nadal welcomes guitarist Chris Poland, best known as a former guitarist for Megadeth and later for instrumental rock-jazz work with OHM. Catherine opens by recalling how Megadeth’s music was part of her teenage years, tied to parking lots, boom boxes, leather jackets, and the rebellious energy of heavy metal culture. The conversation quickly turns toward Chris’s current creative life, including his upcoming book and his work connected to Nuclear Messiah, a concept-driven metal project featuring major rock and metal talents.

Writing the Book and Looking Back Honestly

Chris explains that the book project began after meeting Matt Herring at a Comic Con event. After talking with Matt over several days, Chris asked him to help write his story, and the two have now been working on it for about a year and a half. He says the process has brought up some darker memories, but he hopes much of the book will also be funny and meaningful. Catherine, as an author herself, connects with the process of choosing which memories to tell and recognizes how personal and revealing that kind of reflection can be.

A Guitar Life Sparked by Family, Records, and Feeling

Chris traces his musical beginnings back to childhood, when he sat with a record player and learned guitar by ear. He remembers the moment he played a song all the way through and realized he could be in a band. He says his mother was an opera singer and also played guitar, and that his cousin Eddie Boris inspired him by playing through a Fender guitar, Fender amp, and Jordan Boss Tone fuzz. Chris recalls learning songs such as “Mississippi Queen,” and being influenced by Led Zeppelin, Jeff Beck, Cream, Hendrix, and other players whose tone and feeling mattered to him more than simply copying notes.

Megadeth as “Fast Led Zeppelin”

Catherine asks what led Chris into heavy metal and thrash, since many of his early influences were blues-based rock and fusion. Chris explains that he and Gar Samuelson had been in a fusion band called The New Yorkers when their manager connected Gar with Dave Mustaine, who needed a drummer. Gar later encouraged Chris to audition for Megadeth. Chris says he understood the music as “fast Led Zeppelin,” because Dave’s writing was strong, distorted, fast, and progressive, while still fitting naturally with the muting, speed, and intensity Chris already knew. He reflects that “Peace Sells” was one of the easier songs, yet once they played it live, everyone realized it had become the defining track.

Gar Samuelson, Sobriety, and the Road Not Taken

A deeply personal part of the episode centers on Chris’s friendship with drummer Gar Samuelson and his own sobriety. Chris says that from the first time he played with Gar, he was almost always at Gar’s house jamming, and he describes Gar as an artist whose presence inspired him. He also discusses being asked at one point to return to Megadeth, but says his manager Janie Hoffman warned him that if he rejoined the band, he would die. Chris had recently gotten sober and realized he could not risk returning to an environment where drug use might pull him back in. Catherine connects this to the life-changing courage sometimes required to choose survival over the more glamorous path.

Nuclear Messiah, Collaboration, and the Songs That Stand Out

The second half of the episode highlights songs connected to Nuclear Messiah Black Flame. Chris discusses “Death and Glory,” saying it has a punk energy and that Thor’s vocal sounds completely committed. He talks about “Electric Burn,” crediting Derek Hughes and Jurgen Engler for bringing it in, while praising Chris Adler’s drumming and Marty Friedman’s guitar work. Chris explains how different drummers change the way he plays: Vinny’s pocket-style drumming leads him one direction, while Chris Adler’s intensity sends him somewhere else. He says many of his solos are spontaneous and often best captured in the first few takes, before the original feeling disappears.

Musical Dreams, Favorite Moments, and Looking at Yourself

Chris and Catherine also discuss dreams, musical symbolism, and several more songs. Chris recalls dreams about being supposed to play with Mountain while stuck in jail, and another about sitting in with Metallica but not knowing the songs. He then discusses “For a Madman Only,” praising the fuzz guitar, keyboard layers, and the way the final mix came together, and “Ride the Sky,” where Arthur Brown’s vocal inspired one of Chris’s favorite guitar moments on the record. The episode closes with “Look at Yourself,” which Chris calls the most progressive song on the album and praises for Sebastian Bach’s vocal performance, harmonies, and the song’s strong arrangement. Catherine thanks Chris Poland and Muncie Risi from Skateboard Marketing, then sends listeners toward Chris Poland online, Carlos Cruz, OHM, and the wider Nuclear Messiah project.

The Laughing Heart with Errol Strider

Inside, More, Grace, and the Strange Invitation to Come In

A Poetic Journey Into the Inner World

In this episode of The Laughing Heart, host Errol Strider invites listeners into a reflective program centered on poetry, inwardness, grace, love, and the strange comedy of human consciousness. He says he has several pieces to share from his own journey, each approaching the inner life from a different direction. The episode includes his works “An Inside Job,” “More, or Is This It?” “Within,” and “Grace,” along with spoken reflections on Teilhard de Chardin, spiritual perception, meditation, suffering, universal light, love, and the desire to be truly seen.

“An Inside Job” Loitering in the Vacant Lot of the Mind

Errol opens with “An Inside Job,” a gritty and surreal poem about turning inward and discovering not a polished sanctuary, but a weathered inner city of impressions, old habits, loneliness, and defensive postures. The speaker imagines himself loitering inside his own mind like a transient, watching “high-heeled people” pass by with briefcases and purses, as if they know who they are. The poem plays with the tension between inside and outside, self-protection and exposure, and the strange way people try to convince one another that their versions of reality are real. It ends with a longing to be let in, away from the outsider’s life of the mind.

“More, or Is This It?” Teilhard, Lord and Lady Ubridge, and the Question of Becoming

Errol then shifts into a humorous philosophical piece inspired by Teilhard de Chardin, whom he describes as a mystic, scientist, and philosopher capable of holding both material and spiritual perception at once. “More, or Is This It?” is performed as an ironic dialogue between Lord and Lady Ubridge, who debate whether reality has arrived at its final state or whether there is always “more” still unfolding. Their comic exchange circles around growth, change, wholeness, parts and wholes, whether more means better, and whether the journey is still underway. Through humor, the piece explores spiritual evolution, uncertainty, and the human suspicion that life cannot be finished yet.

“Within” Turning Away From the Outer Dazzle

After reflecting on the vastness of the universe and the mysterious idea that divine allness can somehow be condensed into individual consciousness, Errol introduces “Within.” This poem is a direct invitation to turn away from the glittering world of sights, sounds, time, space, stimulation, and momentary delight, and to enter the inner world where miracles occur. Its repeated call — “Come in” — becomes almost meditative, urging the listener toward a place where heaven and earth meet, deserts become gardens, stars and thoughts collide, and the ordinary laws of perception are transformed. The poem reflects Errol’s belief that stillness and inward attention open a deeper reality.

“Grace” The Gift That Keeps Arriving

Errol’s next major piece, “Grace,” offers an expansive meditation on grace as presence, rescue, softness, surprise, replenishment, and divine goodness. The poem presents grace as something that touches the speaker at the point of disappearance, witnesses to presence when he is tempted to shout “nothing,” lifts him when he falters, holds him when he threatens to fly apart, and offers endless chances to choose again. Grace is described as rain, oasis, beacon, exit door, familiar voice, and the goodness of God showing up inside a person. The piece treats grace not as a doctrine but as a living force asking only to be received and lived.

Love, Seeing Others, and Letting the Gift Flow Through

Near the end, Errol reflects on love as the force beneath grace and awakening. He says love cannot really be defined, comparing it to a fish trying to define water or a light beam trying to define light. What matters, he suggests, is allowing love, light, power, and life to flow through him so that others may receive and recognize it. He shares that even when he is personally in darkness, being with other people often brings love forward, especially through simple acts like asking someone’s name. Drawing on Martin Buber’s idea that “all real living is meeting,” Errol suggests that everyone wants to be seen.

Gathering Again in the Divine and the Absurd

Errol closes by acknowledging that the episode has moved across many themes, but says it is the best he could offer in the moment. He thanks listeners for joining him and directs them to TheLaughingHeart.org, his YouTube channel with his spouse Rachel at Strider Entertainment, and his Substack writings. The episode ends with an invitation to gather again and “plummet into both the divine and the absurdities of our existence,” capturing the show’s signature blend of poetry, spirituality, humor, vulnerability, and wonder.

LaGrave Live

LIVE Evening Worship Service - Amos and Amaziah

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Amos, Amaziah, and the Holy Affliction of God’s Justice

Evening Worship at LaGrave Church

This live evening worship service from LaGrave Avenue Christian Reformed Church is led by Reverend Peter Jonker and centers on the encounter between the prophet Amos, the priest Amaziah, and King Jeroboam II. The service opens with Scripture, worship, and a reflection on Psalm 146, emphasizing that believers should not put ultimate trust in princes or human rulers, but in the Lord who upholds the oppressed, feeds the hungry, frees prisoners, watches over foreigners, and sustains the fatherless and widow. Reverend Jonker frames the evening as a meditation on how church and state interact in Scripture, especially when God’s justice confronts political and religious power.

Prayer for the World’s Large and Small Histories

The pastoral prayer names God as King of kings, Lord of lords, and ruler over both the “big history” of nations and the smaller histories of ordinary lives. Reverend Jonker prays for places marked by war, suffering, and violence, including Sudan, Ukraine, Iran, Gaza, Lebanon, and Israel. He also prays against the bitterness that violence plants across generations and asks God to make His people peacemakers. The prayer then turns close to home, lifting up LaGrave’s neighbors, people struggling with addiction, trauma, and mental illness, and members of the congregation facing illness, surgery, recovery, hospice, and personal burdens.

Amos 7 - A Prophet Confronts Power

The central Scripture reading is Amos 7:10–17, where Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, reports Amos to King Jeroboam and accuses him of raising a conspiracy in Israel. Amaziah tells Amos to leave, return to Judah, and stop prophesying at Bethel because it is “the king’s sanctuary” and “the temple of the kingdom.” Amos responds that he was not a professional prophet or the son of a prophet, but a shepherd and dresser of sycamore fig trees whom the Lord called to prophesy to Israel. Reverend Jonker notes that Amos is a difficult figure, blunt and unsettling, more committed to God’s righteousness and justice than to popularity or social comfort.

Prosperity, Injustice, and the Unwanted Word

Reverend Jonker explains that Amos prophesied during the reign of Jeroboam II, a time of outward prosperity, national stability, and economic success for Israel. By conventional standards, Jeroboam looked like a successful ruler: the borders expanded, enemies were defeated, the economy was strong, and the nation appeared secure. But the biblical assessment was different: Jeroboam did evil in the eyes of the Lord. Into that prosperous world, Amos spoke against injustice, warning that the wealthy lounged in comfort while trampling the poor and ignoring the needy. Jonker stresses that Amos’s words were not pleasant, but they were necessary because God’s measure of a nation is not merely prosperity, but justice and righteousness.

The Holy Affliction of the Prophet

A key phrase in the sermon is “holy affliction.” Reverend Jonker says Amos was not simply an angry man; he was someone unsettled by the Spirit of God. Even Amos himself seems disturbed by the severity of the visions and prophecies he receives, pleading for mercy because Israel is small. Yet he cannot go back to ordinary life because God has given him eyes to see injustice and a heart that cannot ignore it. Jonker describes this kind of prophetic restlessness as a gift of the Holy Spirit, though not always a comfortable one. It is the burden that prevents God’s people from becoming merely a social club or a “going to heaven club.”

Francis, Dorothy Day, Martin Luther King Jr., and the Prophetic Stream

Reverend Jonker connects Amos to later figures in Christian history who carried a similar holy affliction. He names St. Francis of Assisi, whose compassion for the poor disrupted the expectations of his wealthy family; Dorothy Day, whose Christian faith led her away from literary celebrity into advocacy for the poor and the Catholic Worker Movement; and Martin Luther King Jr., who refused to remain silent in the face of racial injustice and echoed Amos’s cry that justice should roll down like waters. These examples show how the Spirit continues to raise up people who disturb complacency, confront injustice, and remind the church that God is transforming creation, not merely saving isolated souls.

A Prayer for Holy Agitation

The sermon closes by turning the message back toward the congregation. Reverend Jonker prays that LaGrave will always have a few “ornery prophets” and a few people like Amos, but also that every believer will receive at least a little of that holy affliction. He asks that the suffering of neighbors, the plight of the poor, and the injustices of the world would continue to pierce the church’s heart rather than become background noise. He connects this prophetic agitation to Jesus, who came to preach good news to the poor, freedom for prisoners, sight for the blind, and release for the oppressed. The service ends with prayer that God would unsettle whatever needs unsettling, uproot what needs uprooting, and send the congregation out under the Lord’s blessing and peace.