Mailbag Friday: Near-Death Experiences, The Rapture, and Idolizing Hobbies

Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

Fortis Institute

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 January 2026

⏱️ 55 minutes

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It’s Mailbag Friday! You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers. Segment 1 • When we say that Christians cannot lose their salvation, what exactly do we mean? - Ralph • In regards to Deuteronomy 4:9, should grandparents be taking a big role in teaching the things of God to their grandchildren? - David • Are near-death experiences and visions of heaven or hell legitimate? - Anonymous Segment 2 • Is it wise to listen to sermons or teachings from a pastor that has since fallen into sin? - Seth • How can we guard ourselves from a performance-based mindset, such as thinking God is happier with us when we are doing good? - Alexandra Segment 3 • Should our beliefs about the rapture and the tribulation guide our choice of a church? - Anonymous • Is it wrong to ask God to send me a sign when I need help deciding on something? - Anonymous • At what point does a hobby become an idol? - Josiah Segment 4 • Should a church host secular plays from their stage? - Joann ___ Thanks for listening! Wretched Radio would not be possible without the financial support of our Gospel Partners. If you would like to support Wretched Radio we would be extremely grateful. VISIT https://fortisinstitute.org/donate/ If you are already a Gospel Partner we couldn’t be more thankful for you if we tried!

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0:00.0	Ritchin Radio begins in three, two, one.
0:09.1	We've had 35 resurrections of the dead.
0:11.5	The closer they are to freshly dead, the easier they are to resurrect.
0:15.0	So I see this giant angel and I asked him his name.
0:17.5	It's a financial company and I realize this angel is here for our finances.
0:21.8	And that's a true literal story, by the way.
0:23.3	These people are charlatans.
0:24.9	And it's about time we draw a line in the sand and stop fraternizing with the wolves.
0:29.9	It's time for Wretched Radio with Todd Friel.
0:33.2	And we're off.
0:34.6	It's the Rretched Radio mail-call delivery bag, Q&A, infatement, nationwide extravaganza, featuring your voicemails, correspondences, communicates, dispatches, memorandums, and missives. Any special message for all the kids watching at home? What we need right now is a clear message to the people of this country. You have 1,200 messages. It is a bit above average.
0:55.2	Now here's your host, Todd, freakishly tall, Freel.
0:58.7	DeVille is here.
1:00.0	Ooh, this is Ratchet Radio.
1:04.1	What are you looking at?
1:07.2	We know you're either staring at your cell phone or your computer, because that's basically what we do these days, isn't it?
1:13.9	What do you see that is Wretched?
1:16.2	Would you kindly send it to Idea at wretched.org?
1:19.0	Or if you have a question, comment, conundrum, or snark, feel free to fire away to...
1:24.6	This is crazy.
1:25.9	Jimmy's private phone number, 877-282-282-3-37. And if he doesn't
1:31.5	respond, it's because he's a jerk. That's exactly what it is. And because he can't. We apparently,
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