If Jesus already won, why do spiritual powers still have power today?

Christians often affirm the victory of the cross, yet remain deeply confused when confronted with ongoing spiritual experiences connected to the occult, New Age practices, and non-Christian religions. If Jesus disarmed the powers, why do these realities still seem active—and why does the church struggle to respond to them with clarity and confidence?

In this episode of Spiritual Recon, we examine why the Western church is often uncertain or divided when it comes to the unseen realm. Scripture never treats pagan or occult power as imaginary, yet it also never presents it as ultimate. Instead, the New Testament assumes a world where spiritual powers remain present but have been fundamentally reordered through the victory of Christ.

Drawing from Deuteronomy 32, the ministry of Jesus, and the writings of Paul, we explore what it actually means that the powers were “disarmed” at the cross, why they were not removed, and how this reality shapes the church’s mission and authority today. We also consider how cultural blind spots, modern assumptions, and past abuses have contributed to confusion surrounding spiritual power in the church.

This conversation is not about fear or fascination, but about clarity—recovering a biblical worldview that equips believers to walk in discernment, confidence, and faithfulness as ambassadors of Christ.

🎙 Topics include:

• Why many Christians are uncomfortable with the unseen realm

• What the New Testament assumes about spiritual powers

• What “disarmed” means—and what it does not mean

• Pagan spirituality as misdirected rather than imaginary

• Paul, Ephesus, and confronting occult power

• Transactional spiritual power versus freedom in Christ

• Recovering discernment and authority in the church

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In this episode of Spiritual Recon, we explore Acts 2 within the larger biblical storyline of Babel, the nations, and the unseen conflict that runs from Genesis through the New Testament.

Rather than treating Acts 2 as the birth of the church, we examine it as a continuation — the moment when the church steps into a mission shaped by Jesus’ victory over the powers. By tracing the narrative from the Tower of Babel and Deuteronomy 32 through Mount Hermon, the cross, and Pentecost, we show how Luke presents Acts 2 as a reversal of Babel, not merely a spiritual experience.

We also spend significant time redefining what the church actually is. Not a building or an event, but a people — restored image-bearers and ambassadors — sent into contested territory to proclaim and embody the reign of Christ.

This conversation connects the Testaments, clarifies difficult passages, and helps explain why the early church understood its role so differently from many modern assumptions.

🎙 Topics include:

Acts 2 as continuation, not origin Babel and the division of the nations Deuteronomy 32 and spiritual authority Pentecost as the reversal of Babel Mount Hermon and Jesus’ declaration of conflict The cross and the defeat of the powers What the church is — and what it is not Mission as reclamation, not escape

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Jesus and the Divine Council

In this episode of Spiritual Recon, we’re joined by Doug Van Dorn to explore the biblical concept of the Divine Council and how it reshapes our understanding of Jesus throughout the Old and New Testaments.

We examine how passages like Psalm 82 and Deuteronomy 32 describe God’s heavenly council, how ancient Israel understood spiritual authority over the nations, and why these ideas are essential for reading the Bible the way its original audience did. Most importantly, we trace how Jesus fits into this worldview—not as a late addition, but as the central figure who has been present and active from the beginning.

This conversation brings clarity to difficult passages, connects the Testaments together, and helps explain why the New Testament speaks about Jesus the way it does.

🎙 Topics include:

The Divine Council in Scripture Psalm 82 and God’s judgment among the “gods” Deuteronomy 32 and the division of the nations Jesus as the Angel of the Lord Christ in the Old Testament Why this worldview still matters today

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