762: From Warlock’s Curse to Holy Fire
The Confessionals
Merkel Media
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🗓️ 3 June 2025
⏱️ 56 minutes
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In episode 762: Holy Spirit: God Within You, Tony is joined by author and evangelist David Diga Hernandez, whose life has been shaped by the Holy Spirit. From shadow figures and whispered voices to a warlock in his family line, David shares how generational darkness targeted him from childhood. But it was a hotel room prayer at age 11 that shattered the grip of fear and introduced him to the overwhelming presence of Jesus. What followed was a journey through spiritual deserts, battles with striving, and the discovery that the Holy Spirit isn’t earned—He abides.
Tony and David dive into the layers of deliverance, the deception of performance-based faith, and why Gen Z is being pulled between witchcraft and revival. This conversation cuts to the heart of spiritual warfare and reveals how true freedom comes not from formulas, but from surrender.
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| 0:00.0 | Everybody, before we get to this week's show, I just want to remind you that my wife is fighting breast cancer. |
| 0:04.7 | So please continue to keep her in your prayers. |
| 0:07.8 | We thank you very much. |
| 0:08.8 | We're feeling your prayers. |
| 0:10.0 | Please continue to pray for my wife, Lindsay, and complete healing in her body in the name of Jesus. |
| 0:18.1 | Merkel. |
| 0:20.4 | Media. |
| 0:30.6 | Yeah. Merkel Media This was all circulating around the base that a giant had been killed but no one was supposed to talk about it I saw three long bony fingers |
| 0:34.6 | reach up underneath the door curl curl up to grab it, and then disappear. |
| 0:42.3 | When he came over to me, dude, he slithered over to me. |
| 0:51.3 | And this giant comes out of the cave and they're all frozen |
| 0:54.4 | and he starts running and firing at this giant |
| 0:57.8 | with a giant moves |
| 0:59.6 | he's got a spear in one hand |
| 1:02.2 | and he's running really fast |
| 1:03.7 | and spears Dan holds him up like this |
| 1:07.0 | somebody else shoot him in the face shoot him in the face |
| 1:10.1 | they basically decapitated. |
| 1:13.9 | Got closer, got closer, got closer, got closer, got closer. |
| 1:16.4 | When he got about 15 yards away from me, I raised that 12-gauge and I blow this head off. |
| 1:22.4 | I feel something pulling at my leg. |
| 1:25.5 | And I look over and there are two small gray |
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