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NOTE: By “War Front” I mean both literal and spiritual

Dateline: Novomoskovsk
After a hectic first 24 hours in Ukraine (3 cities; 5,000 people, many miles by car) things calm down a little. Return to Novomoskovsk for National Day of Prayer for Ukraine. New Generation Churches in 18 selected cities across Ukraine and into Russia and far-away Siberia are linked by Satellite. Each Church sends greetings and encouragement to pray. Each city has large screen showing what is happening in other cities one by one. Then various speakers address certain issues such as prayer, addiction treatment, and, of course, deliverance – that’s my message. Novomoskovsk New Generation church is pastored by Dmitry Makarenko, a powerful man of God. He travels to the currently dangerous city of Donetsk where gun-toting Russian agitators have taken over government buildings and refuse to leave. Dmitry asks me to take charge of his congregation to represent them on this day of prayer.

With an estimated 20,000 total watching, I encourage Christians to put on the “full armor of God” and teach from Ephesians, chapter 6. Then I minister deliverance to Julia, who says she is filled with anger and rages at her oldest child. Demon of Murder screams in defiance but leaves in the name of Jesus! We then bring her nine-year-old daughter on stage to break curses and bless her. She plants a kiss on my check. What a day!

NOTE: By “War Front” I mean both literal and spiritual

Dateline Kiev & Kharkov: Landed in Kiev after 5 flights and 36 hours travel. Layover met pastors who spent time on the Maidan where the barricades and revolution took place, overthrowing the corrupt leader Yunakovych. Stories of families torn apart-some supporting Russian takeover of Crimea and some on the side of Ukraine. Young Ukrainians signing up en masse for possible war with Russia. News media not telling that Ukrainians are already digging trenches at the border with Russia to stop tanks. Flight to Kharkov and meeting with nearly 2,000 people. Powerful exorcism of Lena. Ancestors sacrificed to Satan. Met young man I performed wedding for one year ago. He now heads a drug rehab center. After drive 3 hours to Pershotravensk. To bed exhausted at 2:30 a.m.

Dateline Pereshotravensk: Easter Sunday morning service. Over 2,000 present. Church presents 2-hour musical unlike any you’d see in America. Incredible talent and Broadway musical quality. Amazing! I minister Easter message of hope. Mayor of city on front row. After 4-hour service, drive 1+ hours to Novomoskovsk. Going 108 mph down pothole-filled Ukrainian road. I protest. Interpreter says, “I think your roads in America are too smooth and boring.” No one but me wears seat belts. Angels be with us. Soldiers everywhere. Huge army trucks headed to Russian border. Every few miles stopped by gun-toting soldiers. They are barricaded behind huge sandbag “fortresses.” They say they are looking for Russian agents infiltrating the country to cause unrest. We drive on. It is spring and trees and bushes are in brilliant bloom. All seems tranquil in the countryside but fear lurks underneath.

Dateline Novomoskovsk: 500+ people waiting for another Easter service. Meet team of Edra, Mike, and Savannah there. Exorcism of Tamara with demon of Rejection. I and team minister personally to scores who manifest demons. Service 4 hours.

Dateline-Recap first 24 hours in Ukraine: 3 cities; nearly 5,000 people; little sleep; spiritual excitement is high; people speak of danger all around and willingness to fight for their freedom; must be careful what I say to avoid politics; Largest TV network in Russia wants to make a movie about me but have to tell them no for now; conditions between Ukraine and Russia too volatile. All this in 24 hours? Bed sure feels good. Tomorrow National Day of Prayer for Ukraine situation. I will speak to 20,000 people via satellite uplink to 18 cities. God is so blessing our ministry. Wish all our friends and partners could be here to witness what their prayers and support are producing. I love the Ukrainian people. They are so hungry to be free spiritually and politically.

You may have seen them in the movies “Thor” and “Thor: The Dark World.” But there is nothing comic or cinematic about them. Odin is the major god of Germanic/Norse mythology. Thor is his hammer-wielding son. Loki, the jester/joker, is the third most prominent god of the religion (archetype of Lucifer) known as Odinism, a white-supremacist faith that propelled Hitler and his Third Reich toward the holocaust. What brings this ancient, rape-and-pillage religion of pagan violence front and center is the series of murders this last weekend in Kansas City. The killer, Frazier Glenn Cross, who hated Jews, was also a devout follower of Odinism and Asatru. (For more detailed information on both of these cult-religions, get my book LARSON’S BOOK OF WORLD RELIGIONS – CLICK HERE TO BUY – which has detailed analyses of both groups; see “Odinism” pages 316-320.) I’ve dealt extensively with all three demons – Odin, Thor, and Loki – and can assert they are some of the most powerful evil spirits in Satan’s realm.

In his autobiography, Cross writes, “Odinism! This was the religion for a strong heroic people, the Germanic people, from whose loins we all descended . . . Odin! Odin! Odin! Was the battle cry of our ancestors; their light eyes ablaze with the glare of the predator, as they swept over and conquered the decadent multi-racial Roman Empire.” Cross, who murdered three Jews in an orgy of anti-Semitic violence, certainly committed a hate crime. But it was also an occult crime. “Praise Odin, pass the ammunition, Sieg Heil, and Heil Hitler!” Cross also wrote. Perhaps fans of Chris Hemsworth (Thor) and Torn Hiddleston (Loki) might want to rethink their obsession with this Marvel movie series. These aren’t just Hollywood fantasies. The gods of Odinism are real demons and three people are dead because one man, Frazier Glenn Cross, took them for who they really are.

If you are a quarterback, this is one guy you don’t want to see coming after you. Ra’Shede Hageman, at 6-6 and 310 pounds, has created havoc for offensive linemen in college and looks to wreak what he claims are “three hours of hell” on NFL football fields this fall. Scheduled to be taken high in the NFL draft on May 8, Hageman, a defensive tackle, is likely a first-round pick. Of his intentions in professional football, he says his aim is to be “nasty or ruthless, having that anger and having that swag that, yeah I can do whatever I want — thats the alter ego. You don’t give a ****. You’re crazy and you don’t care.”  He also says, “When you have built-up anger, frustration in your past, there’s so many ways to use that. Luckily, I found a way to use that that was positive.”

Positive? No way. I do respect that Hageman overcame an ugly past. He was born to a man he never knew and mother who was a drug addict. He was shuffled through a dozen foster homes. Conceived illegitimately, he was adopted by an upscale white couple who weren’t married. And, no surprise to those who understand generational curses, he also has an illegitimate three-year-old child.  His “Blind Side” upbringing apparently didn’t dispel his inner rage. I’m not dissing his attempts to overcome a very bad past, and perhaps he’s doing all he knows how to do to avoid becoming as irresponsible as his biological parents; however, the reality, from my perspective of spiritual warfare, is that this young man has a long struggle ahead of him. Curses of abandonment, illegitimacy, and addiction will dog his every step on and off the field. And creating a dissociative alter-ego state to express the rage leaves room for demons to embed in his tortured soul. I pray that he finds someone in or out of football who shares Christ with him so that he can finally get free from the curses that are piled on his huge shoulders. I pray for him, but also recognize that, outside of receiving deliverance, he has a tough road ahead. So does anyone who thinks there is a “constructive” way to vent rage without expelling its demonic source.

Call me Old School, but I just don’t get it. Why is it necessary to use the F-bomb in place of the word “very?” – as in “that is very cruel of you” (that is f****** cruel of you). I know Bono did it on the Grammys (and he’s supposed to be a Christian) and lots of people do it behind closed doors; but have old-fashioned good manners become obsolete? I’m not for replacing four-letter sex verbs with inventions such as “fuddle duddle.” I’m calling for a moratorium on all crude comments – even from Christians. I’m offended by believers who “helluvah” and “damn” their way through conversations to flaunt their self-defined liberties of grace. Perhaps some words that used to refer to defecation and fornication no longer have the sting of the profane, at least in the minds of millennial youth. But have we forgotten that Hell is literally a place of eternal torment that is to be avidly avoided? To “damn” is to consign to everlasting punishment in perdition, so who has the right to ever damn anyone or anything but God? In an era when homosexuals want to be called “gay” and pro-abortionist insist they are “pro-choice,” who is to decide what words have a right to be used in polite conversation? Okay, it’s not an exact science and mores change from age to age. But I don’t want to hear anyone use the N-word, even if they are hip-hop artists with creed. What woman should ever be referred to by the B-word just because some rappers thinks it is no longer is pejoratively used. “Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth!” Paul warned in Ephesians 4:29 (KJV). Even some Christians I’ve encountered need to rethink their speech to be sure that they “put away all evil speaking” (Ephesians 4:30), lest those who damn souls to hell will themselves not be allowed to enter into heaven.

We will meet you with hell! So said the heavily armed “terrorists” who took over a government building in Ukraine, warning what would happen if the Ukrainian government tried to force them out. The Terrorists seized 60 unarmed, innocent citizens in an attempt to force a Russian invasion of the nation of Ukraine.  Since the Obama administration did almost nothing to stop Vladimir Putin’s seizure of Crimea, tensions have escalated in Ukraine — just as I am preparing to fly there in less than a week. These same Russia-sponsored insurrectionists, I just mentioned, have also taken over a regional government center in Donetsk, a city that I was in a year ago. I share these observations for two reasons. First, you need to be aware of the truth behind what’s happening in this country so critical to the future of Europe and Christianity in that part of that world. Second, things in Ukraine are still risky. The U.S. Government has not lifted its ban on “non-essential” travel to Ukraine. Local organizers assure us they will look after our safety. Still, with nearly 100,000 Russian troops amassed near the cities where I’ll be ministering, our mission is not without risk. Our purpose is spiritual, to take Satan hostage, and force him to release those whom he has bound! To do that we’ll minister in five major cities and spend at least three full days training 1,000+ pastors to wage warfare against the devil and his demons. Thank you for your prayers and support as we forge ahead in the name of Jesus.

In 1941 during the Battle of Kiev, Ukraine, Soviet Communist troops were surrounded by the German army and surrendered 665,000 soldiers who were captured.  That Battle, part of the Southwestern Front, suffered over 600,000 killed. In 1943, the Soviet army battled the Third Reich and lost 700,000 soldiers in the battle for Kharkov, eastern Ukraine. Such numbers are unthinkable to Americans.  Perhaps you now understand why Vladimir Putin wants Ukraine back as part of Russia. After such defeats during WWII, he feels humiliated again by the loss of the Soviet Empire when freedom came to Eastern Europe in the early 1990s. Putin wants to right what he thinks were the wrongs of the past.

Let me put this in perspective for today. Kiev and Kharkov are the two largest cities in Ukraine, and they are the first two cities in which I will minister during our upcoming MISSION UKRAINE. Tuesday night, just this week, Kharkov was the scene of bloody shootings that left 2 dead and five injured. You’ve likely followed the demonstrations and killings in Kiev that recently left scores dead. Even though the corrupt Ukrainian leader, Yunakovych has been thrown out (and welcomed in Moscow), an estimated 80,000 combat-ready Russian troops are amassed on the Ukraine/Russian border waiting to invade Ukraine. They have sent paid provocateurs into Ukraine to stir up trouble, giving Russia the pretext for a full scale invasion, which Ukraine could not withstand unless America intervened. Ukraine, which has the largest Christian population in all of Eastern and Western Europe would come back under Russian control with Christian liberties severely limited.

Unless full-scale war breaks out, from April 17 – 28, I’ll minister in Kiev, Kharkov and three other Ukrainian cities. I’ll also spend at least four days in all-day training with 1,000+ pastors at the New Generation Bible College. Please pray for my safety and the protection of the others who travel with me. We are going into the very heart of where a major war could break out any time. We are going into uncertainty, from a human standpoint, but with spiritual certainty knowing that many thousands from Europe to Siberia will be forever changed and challenged to set the captives free.

By now you may have heard. A topless woman in St. Petersburg, Florida, wearing only a string, barged into a McDonalds fast food restaurant and proceeded to trash the place. The scene above is taken from a security camera capturing her one-woman melee. (I chose the most discreet photo possible; that’s her behind the glass door throwing refrigerated food on the floor.) The rampage lasted a little over two minutes, but the topless and brainless woman managed to create some serious havoc. With her bare hands she tore apart the kitchen, throwing everything in sight and then toppled what she could. Employees stood by amused and later posted the uncensored footage. Before she’s done, she puts her hands under the ice cream dispenser and sucks in her fill of the frosty. She then grabs a handful of fries and heads out the door.

Insane? Psychotic? High? Pranking? Who knows; but it’s the reaction of those who watched and those who posted their reactions that is most telling. On a web site featuring the full video of mayhem, a McDonalds’ employee writes, “This woman is my new role model.” Another observes, “She engages on her terms and doesn’t play by the rules.” Yet another web site viewer ads, “I could see this easily being me.” Huh? An act of vandalism and destruction of private property is somehow turned into a social commentary and a display of heroic individuality? Like those U. Conn. idiots who rioted Monday night after their team won the NCAA basketball title game.  These “students” started fires, knocked over lamp posts, smashed windows of businesses, and flipped cars. All this because their team WON. The topless trasher and the rioting students have something in common. Over-indulgence, narcissism on steroids, a sense of entitlement, and an IQ forged with an obsession for Mortal Kombat and Assassin’s Creed (extremely violent video games for the uninitiated). Their brains have been fried on Facebook and their morals warped on hip-hop. Their attention span is the length of Snapchat and their respect for God and country somewhere between “Hangover” and a Che Guevara T-shirt. Only a massive spiritual awaking will alter where all this is taking America. And it needs to start with a return to demonstrating God’s power instead of seeker-friendly sermons. Anyone say, “Amen?”

Two years ago, ABC-TV journalist Dan Harris flew from New York City to Phoenix to interview me and the Teenage Exorcists for feature reports on ABC-TV’s Nightline and Good Morning America. He spent a day watching us cast out demons and minister to hurting people. As one of America’s premiere television hosts and reporters, Harris has covered everything from the mass shootings in Newtown, Connecticut to the Haiti earthquake. I suspect one of the reasons ABC sent Harris to do our story is because he has often focused on faith issues, including evangelical Christianity. Needless to say, he got an eyeful of the supernatural when he witnessed me and the Teenage Exorcists casting out demons.

Harris has just released a new book 10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Really Works – a True Story. He tells how motivational gurus and various religious leaders encouraged him to meditate with positive results. Harris admits that the pressure of his job lead to self-medicating with recreational drugs, including cocaine. What pulled him out of that negative spiral was “secular mindfulness meditation.” Since one of the people he says influenced him is former NBA coach Phil Jackson, we can assume there was a heavy dose of Zen. He now advocates meditating at least five minutes a day to be at least 10% happier.

I have met many of the most popular and successful television hosts and journalist, from Diane Sawyer to Dr. Phil, Oprah to Anderson Cooper. Harris is one of the genuinely nicest, friendliest, and least pretentious. I’m sad he had such a battle with his “demons.” But if those “demons” were real DEMONS, then he’s seen firsthand the real solution to peace of mind from spiritual bondage – deliverance. If you want to know more about what’s wrong with secularized meditation, read the extensive analysis of that issue in my 575-page LARSON’S BOOK OF WORLD RELIGIONS. (To order CLICK HERE.) Most meditation, that isn’t Christ centered, is a temporary emotional bandage at best and the pathway to demonization at worst. My advice to Mr. Harris is this: Don’t settle for a 10% increase in happiness. Centering your mind on Jesus the whole day gives 100% peace!