Old Gods, New Faces with Derek P. Gilbert

Old Gods, New Faces with Derek P. Gilbert

A 30-foot owl in the woods gets labeled “Moloch” online like it’s settled fact but the ancient record is a lot less dramatic and a lot more interesting. We sit down with Derek P. Gilbert to separate viral mythology from primary sources, and to track how names like Molech, Milcom, El, Kronos, and Saturn echo across the ancient Near East. Along the way, Derek explains why owl imagery actually shows up with figures like Ishtar, Inanna, and Astarte rather than with Molech, and why accuracy matters if we’re going to talk about spiritual warfare with integrity. We also zoom out to the divine council worldview (Psalm 82, Job 1–2, 1 Kings 22) and what it changes about how we read the Bible. Derek connects the unseen realm to the problem of evil through the lens of free will, then brings it down to everyday discipleship: don’t confuse cable-news theater with the real battle, and don’t outsource discernment to politicians, trends, or fear. We keep it practical with Ephesians 6, prayer, wisdom, and staying anchored in Scripture. Finally, we tackle the rising “divine feminine” messaging in modern UFO culture and why it often tries to borrow Christian language to feel familiar. If public UFO disclosure triggers an ontological shock, Derek’s pastoral counsel is simple and steady: Genesis 1 already tells us who we are, image bearers of God, no matter what shows up on the White House lawn. Subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a review with your biggest takeaway or question. Derek's Links: Website: GilbertHouse.org Substack: gilberthouse.substack.com YouTube: youtube.com/@gilberthouse X: @derekgilbert - @sharonkgilbert - @gilberthouse_tv Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2465931/fan_mail/new] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2465931/support] Blood & Oil Podcast is filmed and recorded by Pastor Jesse LaForce and Zane Wheeler in California, with Terrence Theodore on video call from the East Coast. A variety of guests will join us as we discuss modern events through a biblical lens, so buckle up and enjoy the ride. Thanks to all of our supporters, and Praise God for the opportunity to serve Him in this way. We hope you have enjoyed this episode and pray for blessings upon your day.

Disclosure & Discernment | What Christians Need to Know

A huge “disclosure” movie drops, new UAP videos and documents surface, and suddenly the question isn’t whether people believe in UFOs. It’s whether the story being told is designed to reshape faith, redefine truth, and reframe the supernatural into something safe, friendly, and worship-worthy. We walk through Spielberg’s “Disclosure Day” and the real-world disclosure drumbeat happening around it, then slow down to ask what Christians should actually be listening for beneath the visuals. We talk about the spiritual atmosphere we sensed in the theater, why the film keeps pulling the church into the plot, and how the messaging blurs the line between science and spirituality. When “alien contact” is portrayed with counterfeit versions of prophecy, tongues, words of knowledge, and messianic devotion, we don’t just shrug. We measure it by Scripture and by doctrine: what do these entities claim about Jesus Christ? That single test exposes a lot. From there we get into empathy as a weaponized virtue, the pressure to grant moral authority and even “rights” to nonhuman intelligences, and why disclosure narratives can make believers look like the problem. We also connect modern UAP stories to older patterns: occult contact history, “activation” language, hitchhiker effects, poltergeist activity, and the paranormal overlap that keeps showing up around encounters. Our bottom line stays the same: don’t be scared, be discerning, and stay close to the Holy Spirit and the Word so you can recognize the counterfeit when it arrives. Subscribe for more conversations through a biblical lens, share this with a friend who’s wrestling with disclosure, and leave a review so more people can find the show. What part of the disclosure narrative feels most convincing to you right now? Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2465931/fan_mail/new] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2465931/support] Blood & Oil Podcast is filmed and recorded by Pastor Jesse LaForce and Zane Wheeler in California, with Terrence Theodore on video call from the East Coast. A variety of guests will join us as we discuss modern events through a biblical lens, so buckle up and enjoy the ride. Thanks to all of our supporters, and Praise God for the opportunity to serve Him in this way. We hope you have enjoyed this episode and pray for blessings upon your day.

Why Trust the Bible? | A Deep Dive into God's Word

Two UAP document dumps hit .gov sites, major media starts normalizing “non-human intelligence,” and suddenly the cultural temperature changes.  We feel it too, so we slow down and ask a better question: if the deception is coming, how do we stay anchored when the data looks real but the interpretation is weaponized? Our answer is not fear or obsession. It is Christ at the center, lived out through prayer, fellowship, witness, and a real life in the Word. We also tackle the pushback we keep hearing: Why trust the Bible at all? We clear away popular church-history myths about Constantine and the Council of Nicaea, then explain how Scripture is God-breathed through real authors while remaining uniquely inspired, inerrant, and authoritative.  For skeptics, we walk through a practical Christian apologetics framework: manuscript evidence, archaeological evidence, predictive prophecy, and statistical probability, including why Dead Sea Scroll consistency matters, why variants rarely change meaning, and how messianic prophecies point to Jesus with uncomfortable precision. Finally, we talk about the cost of truth. People do not knowingly die for a lie, and martyrdom past and present forces the question of what the witnesses actually saw and believed. We end with a challenge that is simple but not easy: love the truth, memorize Scripture, and let the Holy Spirit press the Word into your heart until it speaks back to you in real life.  Subscribe, share this with a friend who is uneasy about UAP narratives, and leave a review with the biggest question you want us to tackle next. Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2465931/fan_mail/new] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2465931/support] Blood & Oil Podcast is filmed and recorded by Pastor Jesse LaForce and Zane Wheeler in California, with Terrence Theodore on video call from the East Coast. A variety of guests will join us as we discuss modern events through a biblical lens, so buckle up and enjoy the ride. Thanks to all of our supporters, and Praise God for the opportunity to serve Him in this way. We hope you have enjoyed this episode and pray for blessings upon your day.

Following the Drift | Inside Progressive Christianity

Something strange is happening in public life: people are still fine with “Christianity” as long as it stays flexible, therapeutic, and non-confrontational. The moment Scripture becomes the authority again, the label suddenly turns into a problem. We dig into why that shift matters, how progressive Christianity reframes truth, and what gets lost when faith becomes “your truth” instead of God’s truth. We also wrestle with the real-world fallout of moral relativism and postmodern thinking. When feelings replace an objective standard, everything becomes negotiable: justice, sexuality, marriage, even violence justified with religious language. We connect the dots to New Age spirituality, self-deification, and ideological narratives that rebrand sin depending on who has “power.” Throughout the conversation, we keep returning to a basic question that decides everything: what is truth, and who gets to define it? From there we talk history, persecution, and why a comfortable Christianity should worry us. The persecuted church exposes what’s real, unites believers across labels, and flips the world’s idea of “winning” upside down. We close by addressing viral claims about “lost Bible pages,” suppressed books, and canon conspiracies, and why learning the actual transmission of Scripture is essential for discernment right now. If you found this helpful, subscribe, share it with a friend, and leave a review. What’s the biggest “Christian” idea you’re hearing lately that doesn’t match the Bible? Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2465931/fan_mail/new] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2465931/support] Blood & Oil Podcast is filmed and recorded by Pastor Jesse LaForce and Zane Wheeler in California, with Terrence Theodore on video call from the East Coast. A variety of guests will join us as we discuss modern events through a biblical lens, so buckle up and enjoy the ride. Thanks to all of our supporters, and Praise God for the opportunity to serve Him in this way. We hope you have enjoyed this episode and pray for blessings upon your day.

Demystifying Tongues | What Does the Bible Say?

A New Age “light worker” starts speaking “light language,” and it sounds uncomfortably familiar. If you’ve ever heard modern tongues and wondered, Is that the Holy Spirit, human emotion, or something darker, we go straight to the Bible and refuse to dodge the hard parts. We unpack speaking in tongues through 1 Corinthians 12–14 and Acts 2, including why Paul’s first test for spiritual manifestations is content about Jesus, not external behavior. Terrence brings a careful, historically cessationist frame, and we pressure test it against the text: Are tongues always known human languages, or is Paul describing ecstatic speech that requires interpretation? We also dig into devotional tongues vs public tongues, why “no one understands” matters, and how love and edification are meant to govern every gift. Then we slow down in Acts 2 and look at what’s spoken versus what’s heard, the singular “sound,” and the details in the Greek that suggest the miracle may be happening in the listeners as much as in the speakers. From there, we talk purpose: why pray in the Spirit, how faith can be built beyond the mind, and why spiritual power without discernment can turn dangerous fast. If you’re Pentecostal, charismatic, cautious, or just curious about spiritual gifts, this will give you language, categories, and guardrails for discernment in a time of rising supernatural claims. Subscribe, share this with a friend who’s wrestling with tongues, and leave a review with your biggest question or pushback so we can keep the conversation going. Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2465931/fan_mail/new] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2465931/support] Blood & Oil Podcast is filmed and recorded by Pastor Jesse LaForce and Zane Wheeler in California, with Terrence Theodore on video call from the East Coast. A variety of guests will join us as we discuss modern events through a biblical lens, so buckle up and enjoy the ride. Thanks to all of our supporters, and Praise God for the opportunity to serve Him in this way. We hope you have enjoyed this episode and pray for blessings upon your day.