John explores the origins of Joel’s Army—a militant spiritual ideology that emerged from the strange crossroads of Pentecostalism, Christian Identity, and post-WWII fear. He traces its development from early influences like Helena Blavatsky’s esoteric teachings, New Thought metaphysics, and British Israelism to William Branham’s “spoken word” theology and Roy Davis’s ideological orphanages. The episode exposes how the Sharon Orphanage in North Battleford, Canada, became a model for youth indoctrination under the guise of revival and prophecy.

John connects the rise of Joel’s Army to the political and apocalyptic climate after the atomic bomb—when fear of a coming world war fueled a militant form of faith. He explains how these doctrines laid the groundwork for movements like the Latter Rain revival and today’s New Apostolic Reformation. With historical depth and theological clarity, this episode uncovers how mysticism, nationalism, and spiritual warfare blended into a single, radical ideology that continues to shape modern charismatic movements.

00:00 – Introduction
00:31 – Childhood Experiences and Marching Songs
01:55 – Covert vs Overt Joel’s Army Teaching
03:30 – IHOPKC, Paul Cain, and the Arrowhead Stadium Prophecy
05:12 – Why Joel’s Army Became the NAR’s Turning Point
06:11 – Helena Blavatsky and Early Mystical Influences
07:14 – New Thought, Mind Science, and “Spoken Word” Origins
08:34 – John Alexander Dowie, Bosworth, and Immortality Theology
09:58 – Spiritualism and Camp Chesterfield Connections
11:35 – British Israelism and the Rise of Identity Theology
12:42 – Holiness, Universalist Sects, and Early Immortality Movements
13:53 – The Mix of Influences Forming the Latter Rain Bedrock
14:58 – Romans 8 and the Misuse of “Manifest Sons of God”
18:18 – The True Context of Paul’s Teaching
21:48 – How These Doctrines Became Militant
22:53 – World War II Fears and the Coming of Nuclear Anxiety
24:07 – The 1947 Explosion of Revivalism
25:17 – Branham, Little David Walker, and Stage Performance Healings
27:02 – The Sharon Orphanage and Birth of Latter Rain
28:29 – Why the Orphanage Was an Ideological Training Center
29:55 – Hitler Youth, Nationalism, and North American Anxiety
32:07 – Nuclear Fear and the Atomic Age Reaction
33:55 – How Leaders Weaponized Joel 2 in the Late 1940s
35:55 – Sons and Daughters Prophesying: Youth as the Core Target
37:19 – Franklin Hall and Atomic-Power Fasting
38:11 – Branham’s Metaphysical Influence on the Students
39:55 – Early Branham Gimmicks and Revival Culture
42:03 – Spiritualist Tricks and the Angel-on-Stage Myth
44:00 – Teaching Children Metaphysics as “Christian Doctrine”
47:01 – How “Spoken Word” Became a Theology of Divinized Humans
49:04 – Mixing Verses to Create a New Doctrine
50:51 – Preparing Children to Become “Manifestations of God”
53:03 – Paul Cain, IHOPKC, and Repeating the Same Patterns
54:47 – Mind-Control Tactics and Youth Indoctrination
56:03 – Why Joel’s Army Never Looked Like Christianit