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Portals Opening in Joshua Tree | Slingshot Nation

A bizarre statue in Joshua Tree has gone viral, with many claiming it’s opening a real spiritual portal in the desert. In this episode, we dig into where this story came from and why Joshua Tree has repeatedly appeared in portal and gateway encounters shared on The Confessionals over the years. We examine the symbolism surrounding the statue, the idea of spiritual gateways, and the patterns that suggest certain locations act as access points to the unseen realm. The conversation expands into music, Hollywood, and live performances, exploring whether lyrics, imagery, and mass participation events are being used to open spiritual doors—intentionally or not. As the lines between art, ritual, and belief continue to blur, this episode asks a pressing question: are these portals real, and if so, who is opening them? Please pray for Tony's wife, Lindsay, as she battles breast cancer. Your prayers make a difference! If you’re able, consider helping the Merkel family with medical expenses by donating to Lindsay’s GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/b8f76890 [https://gofund.me/b8f76890] Become a member for ad-free listening, extra shows, and exclusive access to our social media app: theconfessionalspodcast.com/join [https://www.theconfessionalspodcast.com/join] The Confessionals Social Network App: Apple Store: https://apple.co/3UxhPrh [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-confessionals/id1666683243] Google Play: https://bit.ly/43mk8kZ [https://play.google.com/store/search?q=the+confessionals&c=apps&pli=1] Tony's Recommended Reads: slingshotlibrary.com [https://shop.recomsale.com/merkel/] If you want to learn about Jesus and what it means to be saved: Click Here [https://www.theconfessionalspodcast.com/gospel] My New YouTube Channel Merkel IRL: @merkelIRL [https://www.youtube.com/@merkelIRL] My First Sermon: Unseen Battles [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r6jDWvlyuw&t=1160s] Bigfoot: The Journey To Belief: Stream Here [https://merkelfilms.com/programs/bigfoot-the-journey-to-belief] The Meadow Project: Stream Here [https://merkelfilms.com/programs/the-meadow-project-night-investigations] Merkel Media Apparel: merkmerch.com [https://merkmerch.com/] SPONSORS SIMPLISAFE TODAY: simplisafe.com/confessionals [https://simplisafe.com/confessionals] GHOSTBED: GhostBed.com/tony [https://www.ghostbed.com/pages/tony?utm_medium=influencer&utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=tony] CONNECT WITH US Website: www.theconfessionalspodcast.com [http://www.theconfessionalspodcast.com/] Email: contact@theconfessionalspodcast.com MAILING ADDRESS: Merkel Media 257 N. Calderwood St., #301 Alcoa, TN 37701 SOCIAL MEDIA Subscribe to our YouTube: https://bit.ly/2TlREaI [https://bit.ly/2TlREaI] Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/theconfessionals/ [https://www.reddit.com/r/theconfessionals/] Discord: https://discord.gg/KDn4D2uw7h [https://discord.gg/KDn4D2uw7h] Show Instagram: theconfessionalspodcast [https://www.instagram.com/theconfessionalspodcast/] Tony's Instagram: tonymerkelofficial [https://www.instagram.com/tonymerkelofficial/] Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheConfessionalsPodcas [http://www.facebook.com/TheConfessionalsPodcast] Twitter: @TConfessionals [https://twitter.com/TConfessionals] Tony's Twitter: @tony_merkel [https://twitter.com/tony_merkel] Produced by: @jack_theproducer [https://www.instagram.com/jack_theproducer/]

Members Preview | 817: The White Beast of the Ozark

Josh’s encounters in the Ozarks begin with a towering black silhouette gliding out of the tree-line when he was fourteen, a creature radiating such hatred he knew instantly it wasn’t just an animal. But the experience that shattered everything came years later, when a massive shaggy white beast, identical to other sightings across the Ozarks, leapt over the hood of his car in a single, impossible step and vanished down a ravine without leaving a track. That moment unlocked every buried memory: the earlier black creature, the second sighting in a shell pit, his father’s UFO pacing their vehicle, and even the demonic presences Josh faced later as a police officer dealing with spiritually influenced criminals. As he compares the white monster to regional legends like the Ozark Howler, and recalls a dogman witness whose torment only ended when he turned to Jesus, a chilling pattern emerges: the Ozarks are alive with entities that aren’t bound by normal physics. And Josh believes he’s crossed paths with the same intelligence, changing shape, aging, and reappearing across decades. Please pray for Tony's wife, Lindsay, as she battles breast cancer. Your prayers make a difference! If you’re able, consider helping the Merkel family with medical expenses by donating to Lindsay’s GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/b8f76890 [https://gofund.me/b8f76890] Become a member for ad-free listening, extra shows, and exclusive access to our social media app: theconfessionalspodcast.com/join [https://www.theconfessionalspodcast.com/join] The Confessionals Social Network App: Apple Store: https://apple.co/3UxhPrh [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-confessionals/id1666683243] Google Play: https://bit.ly/43mk8kZ [https://play.google.com/store/search?q=the+confessionals&c=apps&pli=1] The Counter Series Available NOW: The Counter (YouTube): WATCH HERE [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e8Pa8OrFHM] The Counter (Full Episode): WATCH HERE [https://odx.tv/thecounter/] Tony's Recommended Reads: slingshotlibrary.com [https://shop.recomsale.com/merkel/] If you want to learn about Jesus and what it means to be saved: Click Here [https://www.theconfessionalspodcast.com/gospel] Bigfoot: The Journey To Belief: Stream Here [https://merkelfilms.com/programs/bigfoot-the-journey-to-belief] The Meadow Project: Stream Here [https://merkelfilms.com/programs/the-meadow-project-night-investigations] Merkel Media Apparel: merkmerch.com [https://merkmerch.com/] My New YouTube Channel Merkel IRL: @merkelIRL [https://www.youtube.com/@merkelIRL] My First Sermon: Unseen Battles [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r6jDWvlyuw&t=1160s] SPONSORS SIMPLISAFE TODAY: simplisafe.com/confessionals [https://simplisafe.com/confessionals] GHOSTBED: GhostBed.com/tony [https://www.ghostbed.com/pages/tony?utm_medium=influencer&utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=tony] CONNECT WITH US Website: www.theconfessionalspodcast.com [http://www.theconfessionalspodcast.com/] Email: contact@theconfessionalspodcast.com Josh Smith's YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@MysteriesUnknownpodcast] MAILING ADDRESS: Merkel Media 257 N. Calderwood St., #301 Alcoa, TN 37701 SOCIAL MEDIA Subscribe to our YouTube: https://bit.ly/2TlREaI [https://bit.ly/2TlREaI] Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/theconfessionals/ [https://www.reddit.com/r/theconfessionals/] Discord: https://discord.gg/KDn4D2uw7h [https://discord.gg/KDn4D2uw7h] Show Instagram: theconfessionalspodcast [https://www.instagram.com/theconfessionalspodcast/] Tony's Instagram: tonymerkelofficial [https://www.instagram.com/tonymerkelofficial/] Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheConfessionalsPodcas [http://www.facebook.com/TheConfessionalsPodcast] Twitter: @TConfessionals [https://twitter.com/TConfessionals] Tony's Twitter: @tony_merkel [https://twitter.com/tony_merkel] Produced by: @jack_theproducer [https://www.instagram.com/jack_theproducer/] OUTRO MUSIC Joel Thomas - Spinning YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D65shzLjJaI] | Apple Music [https://music.apple.com/us/album/spinning-single/1786391653] | Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/album/3TuiO97PoZm2f6mlYKqMnh?si=RczrrWLtQjiG8WifzZxFxA]

816: The Fatima Miracle Exposed | LA Marzulli

What if the most famous “miracle” in Catholic history wasn’t the Virgin Mary at all, but a UFO event the Vatican never wanted you to question? L.A. Marzulli joins Tony to expose the Fatima apparitions through eyewitness testimonies the Church buried: spinning silver discs, atmospheric distortions, mass paralysis, exploding windshields, and a craft hovering over the apparition site, nothing like the Mary of Scripture. As they unravel this “miracle” through the lens of modern UAP disclosure, the patterns match today’s sightings with chilling precision, revealing Fatima as a test run for the great deception. From there, the conversation turns to another suppressed mystery: the Shroud of Turin, the artifact skeptics dismissed until physics, forensic imaging, and radiant-energy theories began proving its authenticity. Together, these events form a single prophetic thread, supernatural phenomena the world is finally being primed to reinterpret. With disclosure accelerating, LA warns: if Fatima was the dry run, the real deception is next. Please pray for Tony's wife, Lindsay, as she battles breast cancer. Your prayers make a difference! If you’re able, consider helping the Merkel family with medical expenses by donating to Lindsay’s GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/b8f76890 [https://gofund.me/b8f76890] Become a member for ad-free listening, extra shows, and exclusive access to our social media app: theconfessionalspodcast.com/join [https://www.theconfessionalspodcast.com/join] The Confessionals Social Network App: Apple Store: https://apple.co/3UxhPrh [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-confessionals/id1666683243] Google Play: https://bit.ly/43mk8kZ [https://play.google.com/store/search?q=the+confessionals&c=apps&pli=1] The Counter Series Available NOW: The Counter (YouTube): WATCH HERE [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e8Pa8OrFHM] The Counter (Full Episode): WATCH HERE [https://odx.tv/thecounter/] Tony's Recommended Reads: slingshotlibrary.com [https://shop.recomsale.com/merkel/] If you want to learn about Jesus and what it means to be saved: Click Here [https://www.theconfessionalspodcast.com/gospel] Bigfoot: The Journey To Belief: Stream Here [https://merkelfilms.com/programs/bigfoot-the-journey-to-belief] The Meadow Project: Stream Here [https://merkelfilms.com/programs/the-meadow-project-night-investigations] Merkel Media Apparel: merkmerch.com [https://merkmerch.com/] My New YouTube Channel Merkel IRL: @merkelIRL [https://www.youtube.com/@merkelIRL] My First Sermon: Unseen Battles [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r6jDWvlyuw&t=1160s] SPONSORS SIMPLISAFE TODAY: simplisafe.com/confessionals [https://simplisafe.com/confessionals] GHOSTBED: GhostBed.com/tony [https://www.ghostbed.com/pages/tony?utm_medium=influencer&utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=tony] CONNECT WITH US Website: www.theconfessionalspodcast.com [http://www.theconfessionalspodcast.com/] Email: contact@theconfessionalspodcast.com LA Marzulli Website [https://lamarzulli.net/] | YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@TheLamarzulli] MAILING ADDRESS: Merkel Media 257 N. Calderwood St., #301 Alcoa, TN 37701 SOCIAL MEDIA Subscribe to our YouTube: https://bit.ly/2TlREaI [https://bit.ly/2TlREaI] Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/theconfessionals/ [https://www.reddit.com/r/theconfessionals/] Discord: https://discord.gg/KDn4D2uw7h [https://discord.gg/KDn4D2uw7h] Show Instagram: theconfessionalspodcast [https://www.instagram.com/theconfessionalspodcast/] Tony's Instagram: tonymerkelofficial [https://www.instagram.com/tonymerkelofficial/] Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheConfessionalsPodcas [http://www.facebook.com/TheConfessionalsPodcast] Twitter: @TConfessionals [https://twitter.com/TConfessionals] Tony's Twitter: @tony_merkel [https://twitter.com/tony_merkel] Produced by: @jack_theproducer [https://www.instagram.com/jack_theproducer/] OUTRO MUSIC Tony Merkel - Brush Me With Your Light

RELOADED | 390: The Great Matrix Reset

In Episode 390: The Great Matrix Reset, we are joined again by Garrick King! Garrick started noticing and receiving repetitive numbers on a daily basis in 2009. It became so apparent that this phenomenon wasn’t normal or just a coincidence that he started digging into what these numbers could possibly mean. The more Garrick uncovered, the more it seemed that his exploration of the subject was being guided by someone or something other than himself. He takes us on a deep dive into these numbers, and shares how they led him to the belief that we live in a matrix, and it is gearing up to reset itself within our lifetime! Please pray for Tony's wife, Lindsay, as she battles breast cancer. Your prayers make a difference! If you’re able, consider helping the Merkel family with medical expenses by donating to Lindsay’s GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/b8f76890 [https://gofund.me/b8f76890] Become a member for ad-free listening, extra shows, and exclusive access to our social media app: theconfessionalspodcast.com/join [https://www.theconfessionalspodcast.com/join] The Confessionals Social Network App: Apple Store: https://apple.co/3UxhPrh [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-confessionals/id1666683243] Google Play: https://bit.ly/43mk8kZ [https://play.google.com/store/search?q=the+confessionals&c=apps&pli=1] The Counter Series Available NOW: The Counter (YouTube): WATCH HERE [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e8Pa8OrFHM] The Counter (Full Episode): WATCH HERE [https://odx.tv/thecounter/] Tony's Recommended Reads: slingshotlibrary.com [https://shop.recomsale.com/merkel/] If you want to learn about Jesus and what it means to be saved: Click Here [https://www.theconfessionalspodcast.com/gospel] Bigfoot: The Journey To Belief: Stream Here [https://merkelfilms.com/programs/bigfoot-the-journey-to-belief] The Meadow Project: Stream Here [https://merkelfilms.com/programs/the-meadow-project-night-investigations] Merkel Media Apparel: merkmerch.com [https://merkmerch.com/] My New YouTube Channel Merkel IRL: @merkelIRL [https://www.youtube.com/@merkelIRL] My First Sermon: Unseen Battles [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r6jDWvlyuw&t=1160s] SPONSORS SIMPLISAFE TODAY: simplisafe.com/confessionals [https://simplisafe.com/confessionals] GHOSTBED: GhostBed.com/tony [https://www.ghostbed.com/pages/tony?utm_medium=influencer&utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=tony] CONNECT WITH US Website: www.theconfessionalspodcast.com [http://www.theconfessionalspodcast.com/] Email: contact@theconfessionalspodcast.com MAILING ADDRESS: Merkel Media 257 N. Calderwood St., #301 Alcoa, TN 37701 SOCIAL MEDIA Subscribe to our YouTube: https://bit.ly/2TlREaI [https://bit.ly/2TlREaI] Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/theconfessionals/ [https://www.reddit.com/r/theconfessionals/] Discord: https://discord.gg/KDn4D2uw7h [https://discord.gg/KDn4D2uw7h] Show Instagram: theconfessionalspodcast [https://www.instagram.com/theconfessionalspodcast/] Tony's Instagram: tonymerkelofficial [https://www.instagram.com/tonymerkelofficial/] Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheConfessionalsPodcas [http://www.facebook.com/TheConfessionalsPodcast] Twitter: @TConfessionals [https://twitter.com/TConfessionals] Tony's Twitter: @tony_merkel [https://twitter.com/tony_merkel] Produced by: @jack_theproducer [https://www.instagram.com/jack_theproducer/]

Zombie Saints in the Bible? | Slingshot Nation

On this morning’s episode of Slingshot Nation, the team dives straight into supernatural territory after Jack recounts being pulled into a lucid dream realm and physically attacked by a shadowy presence that felt frighteningly real. Tony follows with a disturbing dream of government elites—Trump and J.D. Vance—appearing as hybrid beings inside a dystopian facility. As they compare experiences, the room shifts. They unpack a recent ministry encounter involving Katie Souza and Lindsay where each member of the team was hit with intense spiritual activity, including visions, mirror manifestations, and physical sensations that mirrored the dream attacks. The conversation then pivots into Scripture, where the forgotten stories become even more shocking than the dreams. The team explores Matthew 27’s account of saints rising from their graves when Jesus died, Ezekiel 37’s Valley of Dry Bones coming back to life, and historical testimonies of beheaded saints carrying their own heads while continuing to preach. In this episode of Slingshot Nation, dream warfare, hybrid deception, and biblical resurrection collide—revealing a much stranger and more supernatural reality than most believers have ever considered. Please pray for Tony's wife, Lindsay, as she battles breast cancer. Your prayers make a difference! If you’re able, consider helping the Merkel family with medical expenses by donating to Lindsay’s GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/b8f76890 [https://gofund.me/b8f76890] Become a member for ad-free listening, extra shows, and exclusive access to our social media app: theconfessionalspodcast.com/join [https://www.theconfessionalspodcast.com/join] The Confessionals Social Network App: Apple Store: https://apple.co/3UxhPrh [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-confessionals/id1666683243] Google Play: https://bit.ly/43mk8kZ [https://play.google.com/store/search?q=the+confessionals&c=apps&pli=1] Tony's Recommended Reads: slingshotlibrary.com [https://shop.recomsale.com/merkel/] If you want to learn about Jesus and what it means to be saved: Click Here [https://www.theconfessionalspodcast.com/gospel] My New YouTube Channel Merkel IRL: @merkelIRL [https://www.youtube.com/@merkelIRL] My First Sermon: Unseen Battles [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r6jDWvlyuw&t=1160s] Bigfoot: The Journey To Belief: Stream Here [https://merkelfilms.com/programs/bigfoot-the-journey-to-belief] The Meadow Project: Stream Here [https://merkelfilms.com/programs/the-meadow-project-night-investigations] Merkel Media Apparel: merkmerch.com [https://merkmerch.com/] SPONSORS SIMPLISAFE TODAY: simplisafe.com/confessionals [https://simplisafe.com/confessionals] GHOSTBED: GhostBed.com/tony [https://www.ghostbed.com/pages/tony?utm_medium=influencer&utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=tony] CONNECT WITH US Website: www.theconfessionalspodcast.com [http://www.theconfessionalspodcast.com/] Email: contact@theconfessionalspodcast.com MAILING ADDRESS: Merkel Media 257 N. Calderwood St., #301 Alcoa, TN 37701 SOCIAL MEDIA Subscribe to our YouTube: https://bit.ly/2TlREaI [https://bit.ly/2TlREaI] Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/theconfessionals/ [https://www.reddit.com/r/theconfessionals/] Discord: https://discord.gg/KDn4D2uw7h [https://discord.gg/KDn4D2uw7h] Show Instagram: theconfessionalspodcast [https://www.instagram.com/theconfessionalspodcast/] Tony's Instagram: tonymerkelofficial [https://www.instagram.com/tonymerkelofficial/] Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheConfessionalsPodcas [http://www.facebook.com/TheConfessionalsPodcast] Twitter: @TConfessionals [https://twitter.com/TConfessionals] Tony's Twitter: @tony_merkel [https://twitter.com/tony_merkel] Produced by: @jack_theproducer [https://www.instagram.com/jack_theproducer/]