Ep 28 | Epstein’s Network and the Rising Spirit of Antichrist | Strange Encounters with Rick Burgess

Strange Encounters with Rick Burgess

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Natural Sciences, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture, Science, Spirituality

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 February 2026

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

This episode of "Strange Encounters" explores “demons in the headlines,” examining the Epstein scandal, cultural chaos, and the normalization of evil through the lens of spiritual warfare. It argues that depravity becomes leverage, that powerful elites can be manipulated through blackmail, and that Scripture points to a coming push toward one-world control — including the rise of a counterfeit church that appears Christian but isn’t. As darkness grows more visible in culture and leadership, the question becomes unavoidable: Are these events random, or are they part of a much bigger spiritual battle unfolding in plain sight? Hear biblical answers and clear spiritual guidance as Rick Burgess applies Scripture to help believers navigate the spiritual war happening around us in this episode of "Strange Encounters." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to Strange Encounters.
0:08.9	I'm your host Rick Burgess, and just grateful that you've taken time to be with us.
0:13.5	My day job is I host the Rick Burgess Show.
0:17.3	You can find out more about that at Rick Burgess Show.com.
0:20.3	We also do a tremendous
0:21.9	amount of men's ministry. We have a full discipleship strategy at the manchurch.com. My wife and I also
0:28.8	do marriage ministry together and marriage conferences. You can find all that at burgishministries.com.
0:36.1	And I think it's important for me to establish that because this
0:41.2	particular podcast is not what I do for a living. Now, why is that important? Well, because I can
0:48.8	come in here and just tell you the truth and not have to manipulate you or trying to find ways to
0:54.1	get views and things like that. So we or trying to find ways to get views and
0:55.1	things like that.
0:56.4	So we're going to always try to keep it here on strange encounters, you know,
1:01.8	as level-headed as we can.
1:03.6	We're not monster chasers.
1:05.3	We're not alien chasers.
1:07.6	We are doing a podcast on spiritual warfare. I heard someone say on another podcast, and I thought
1:16.2	this was a great point. It was someone who also shares the faith that we do here, and that is
1:22.1	the Christian faith, and we believe that the Holy Word of God is God's revelation to all mankind about himself,
1:29.1	and it is supernatural, inspired by God, supernaturally.
1:34.0	And the point that they made, they were talking about space aliens,
1:36.9	which we've talked about from time to time here on other episodes,
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