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Erick Stakelbeck: A New Generation Rising | Stakelbeck Tonight

February 23, 2026 | 23:31

Erick Stakelbeck: A New Generation Rising | Stakelbeck Tonight
From wars and rumors of war abroad, to the rise of anti-Christian, "woke" ideology here at home, it's clear that Americans are living in perilous and unprecedented times. Some would even say that we're witnessing biblical prophecy unfold in real time. Stakelbeck Tonight will make sense of these stunning developments through a bold and biblical lens.
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Stakelbeck Tonight | Erick Stakelbeck: A New Generation Rising | Stakelbeck Tonight | February 23, 2026
  • Welcome to stakelbeck tonight.
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  • I'm erick stakelbeck, and american exceptionalism
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  • Has never been more obvious than it is right now.
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  • No nation is perfect, but in a world gone mad.
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  • The united states, under president
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  • Trump is an island of sanity and security.
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  • Let's start with law and order.
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  • After four years of literal invasion under joe biden,
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  • Our southern border is now more secure than it's ever been.
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  • And that's a very good thing because mexico just went up
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  • In flames.
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  • On sunday, the mexican military killed
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  • A powerful drug cartel kingpin named element joe.
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  • His elimination comes as president
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  • Trump pressures mexico to crack down on the cartels.
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  • And to that end, u.s.
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  • Intelligence reportedly helped to locate element joe.
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  • He carried a $15 million u.s.
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  • Bounty on his head and was a notorious trafficker
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  • Of fentanyl into the united states.
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  • His jalisco, new generation cartel was designated
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  • A foreign terrorist organization by president trump,
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  • And they are none too happy about their leaders death.
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  • They spent the past two days going on a rampage
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  • Throughout mexico, setting up some 250 roadblocks,
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  • Setting vehicles and buildings on fire, and killing
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  • At least 25 mexican national guard troops.
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  • The us state department is now urging its personnel
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  • In mexico, as well as american tourists
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  • There, to shelter in place amid the chaos.
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  • The cartels even hit puerto vallarta,
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  • Which is one of mexico's most popular tourist destinations.
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  • Two things here as we watch the insane images out of mexico.
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  • Number one.
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  • Aren't you glad that our southern border is now secure?
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  • And number two, know this without pressure from president
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  • Trump, mexico's left wing president claudia sheinbaum
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  • Would continue to let the narco terrorists run wild.
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  • Watch
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  • Narco noise.
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  • Option
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  • No is option.
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  • Primero porque fuera de la marco de la ley.
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  • Todos estos de la derecha casino
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  • De la perla, or las palabras estado
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  • De rachel e defendant.
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  • La guerra contra el narco.
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  • La guerra contra costa.
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  • Fuera de la ley.
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  • How dare those awful right
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  • Wingers demand that the cartels be dealt with?
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  • Sheinbaum has refused president trump's offer of help
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  • Against the cartels,
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  • And if things continue the way they're going,
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  • She can say goodbye to mexico's tourism industry.
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  • Now, here in the united states, we can still speak freely
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  • About all of these hot button issues like the cartels.
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  • But there are very powerful forces
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  • Who would like to change that, starting with the u.n..
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  • Here was u.n.
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  • Secretary general antonio gutierrez, recently
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  • Calling for global action to shut down free speech online.
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  • Digital platforms are being misused to subvert science
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  • And spread disinformation and hate to billions of people.
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  • This clear and present
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  • Global threat demands clear and coordinated global action.
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  • Our policy briefs
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  • On information integrity on digital digital platforms
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  • Puts forward the framework for a concerted
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  • International response.
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  • Or in other words, here's what he really means.
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  • Conservatives and christians are using social media platforms
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  • To speak out against the evil policies of left wing
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  • Globalists.
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  • And the globalists don't like it.
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  • Take spain,
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  • Where the radical left wing government
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  • Just announced sweeping new legislation
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  • To crack down on so-called hate speech online.
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  • Then we have britain, canada and australia, all of which
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  • Are threatening to shut down x, formerly known as twitter,
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  • Because the elon musk owned platform features
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  • Conservative opinions that they disagree with.
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  • Folks, freedom of speech is dying
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  • Throughout the western world.
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  • Here was french president emmanuel macron last week,
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  • Doing his best to put the final nail in the coffin.
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  • I mean, free speech is a pure evil.
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  • Nobody knows how you are
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  • Guided through this so-called free speech,
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  • Especially when it's to be guided
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  • From one hated speech to another way to speech.
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  • I just want to have a stern
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  • Road through these different speeches.
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  • And i want baiser, which was a sort of public order.
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  • I want to avoid the racists speech,
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  • Hate speech and so.
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  • So called free speech.
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  • He calls it. wow.
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  • If you speak out against the mass muslim
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  • Migration, that's transformed europe,
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  • And which macron
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  • And other european leaders like him have allowed, then
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  • You're a racist who must be silenced.
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  • Meanwhile, dozens of churches have been burned
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  • To the ground in france over the past several years.
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  • Over in the uk, churches keep mysteriously burning
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  • Down as well.
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  • Or maybe not so mysteriously.
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  • On sunday night, king's hall church,
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  • Which is located in a heavily muslim section of london,
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  • Was the latest house of worship to go up in flames
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  • And it was the second in london in just two days.
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  • It's not hard to see what's happening here,
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  • Whether it's the islamists or their left wing enablers.
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  • The goal is nothing less
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  • Than the destruction of judeo christian civilization.
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  • This recent exchange with a somali immigrant in
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  • Birmingham, england, pretty much sums things up.
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  • Watch.
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  • What do you think of birmingham cathedral? it's.
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  • But it's it's a nice place to smoke weed.
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  • It's not my ancestors.
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  • I don't know whose answers it was. there's no your ancestors.
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  • No. it's not. no, no.
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  • Oh, no.
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  • Now you can see why i called the united states
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  • The last line of defense for western civilization.
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  • And if the left regains power here, the lights go out.
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  • Now more than ever.
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  • American exceptionalism is very real.
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  • And more and more americans realize it.
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  • Check out this postgame interview from sunday
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  • After the united states
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  • Defeated canada for the olympic gold medal in hockey.
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  • This was jack hughes who scored the game winning goal.
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  • Take a look.
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  • This is all about our country right now.
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  • I love the usa.
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  • I love my teammates.
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  • It's unbelievable.
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  • The usa hockey brotherhood is so strong
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  • And we had so much support from our players.
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  • And i'm so proud to be americans.
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  • Amen.
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  • Love that.
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  • It's okay to believe that america is an exceptional nation
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  • That carries the torch of freedom for the world.
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  • And we have to work every day to preserve it
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  • And avoid europe's fate and avoid the rise of islam.
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  • Get the inside story on how one oklahoma pastor
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  • Is leading that charge next.
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  • Is leading that charge next.
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  • Welcome back to stakelbeck tonight from trouble
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  • In the middle east
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  • To increased islamic influence right here at home.
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  • America is facing battles on all fronts.
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  • Here to discuss it all from a biblical
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  • Perspective is our good friend, pastor jackson longmire,
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  • Lead pastor at sheridan church in tulsa, oklahoma,
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  • And a member of president trump's faith advisory board.
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  • Pastor jackson, always great to see you.
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  • Hey, you and i were together just about two weeks ago
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  • At your great church in tulsa, sheridan church,
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  • Talking about the rise of islam in america.
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  • Ramadan is upon us right now, and you recently skewered
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  • You and a bunch of great patriots in tulsa
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  • In broken arrow, oklahoma, were able to stop the construction
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  • Of a mega mosque there again, just outside of tulsa.
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  • Tell us more about the strategy that tulsans used
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  • And how that can be used across the country.
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  • As islamists continue to strive to build more mosques?
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  • Yeah.
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  • You know,
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  • Erick, you
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  • Were down here in, tulsa or we call it tulsa gruesome.
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  • And, you know, we had a great event,
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  • You know, talking about islam unveiled and all that is behind
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  • The rise and the spread of islam in our country,
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  • Texas, oklahoma, all these different places.
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  • But specifically here in tulsa,
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  • In a suburb called broken arrow, there was a mega mosque.
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  • You know, we have megachurches, right?
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  • There was a mega mosque
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  • Being proposed to be built, 3000 person mosque in tulsa.
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  • And, you say, how did you defeat it?
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  • Well, it was the power of presence.
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  • Thousands of people showed up to those city council meetings.
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  • You know this, erick?
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  • Usually a city council meeting has about an average
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  • Attendance of five.
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  • You know, it's about five people on a good day.
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  • 12 is incredible attendance.
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  • Well, when you have thousands of
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  • People show up to a city council meeting,
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  • That gets the attention of those who are elected officials.
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  • Because all elected officials have one thing in common.
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  • They want to get reelected. all right.
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  • That's what they all want. they want to get reelected.
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  • And so when you go from attendance of five
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  • And 12 to like 2500, that gets their attention.
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  • And so it's the power of presence no doubt.
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  • And big votes coming up. pastor jackson in oklahoma.
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  • Banning islamic sharia law.
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  • And right here in texas, where i'm sitting right now.
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  • March 3rd, another big vote again to ban islamic sharia law,
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  • Because guess what?
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  • It is not compatible with the us constitution.
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  • Speaking of this conversation on the rise of islam,
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  • Tucker carlson, the commentator, has been very friendly,
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  • Needless to say to islam and very opposed to israel.
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  • He sat down with ambassador mike huckabee, the u.s.
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  • Ambassador to israel, last friday,
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  • And the interview has gone viral.
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  • Tucker has basically said that
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  • Christians have a better situation in qatar
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  • Than they do in israel, which is a boldface lie,
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  • And the ambassador pointed that out.
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  • Take a look. now, i'll tell you, we're.
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  • Christians are not doing very well.
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  • They're not doing very well.
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  • In the muslim control countries.
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  • There's almost no christians in qatar, for example,
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  • Except those who live in the christian ghetto.
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  • Who are the service workers?
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  • I'm sorry. look, i don't want to argue with you.
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  • There are many more christians
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  • In qatar than there are in israel.
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  • Now, you caught me.
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  • I don't know, i can cut my.
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  • Phone, but i was just. there at their meeting. whatever.
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  • Pastor, you and i both know that the situation
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  • For christians in israel is a good one in qatar.
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  • You're not building churches.
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  • Most of the christians who live in qatar are foreign workers.
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  • They're not indigenous qatar.
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  • But ambassador huckabee, i saw it in watching an interview.
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  • Handled himself
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  • Very well against a constant stream of lies
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  • From tucker carlson.
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  • What was your take on it?
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  • Yeah, i was like, so proud to have ambassador
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  • Huckabee be the voice,
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  • Against tucker carlson in that because he was cool.
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  • He was calm, he was composed, he knew his stuff.
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  • And i kind of like the irony.
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  • You know, tucker
  • 00:11:47.933 --> 00:11:48.967
  • Thought he got a good one on senator ted cruz
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  • Over the whole population of iran thing.
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  • And then it kind of literally backfired when he was asked
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  • About the population of christians and gutter.
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  • And it's unfortunate to see the absolute spiraled
  • 00:11:58.944 --> 00:12:02.447
  • Downwards of tucker carlson,
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  • Someone that used to really look up to and highly respect.
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  • Yeah.
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  • But unfortunately, anytime you become an apologist for islam,
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  • I can respect you.
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  • I can't, because islam is not for america
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  • Or western civilization, whereas israel is.
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  • That's what blows me away.
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  • Yeah.
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  • Israel's the first line of defense
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  • For western civilization, for judeo-christian civilization.
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  • And now we've got israel.
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  • Perhaps we'll come alongside the united states
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  • In a possible strike on the iranian regime.
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  • Pastor jackson, you've been watching this very closely.
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  • The after effects positive.
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  • I would think of the downfall of the world's number one
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  • State sponsor of terrorism,
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  • The iranian regime, if that does indeed happen.
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  • Of course,
  • 00:12:45.123 --> 00:12:45.557
  • President trump
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  • Has put the assets in place to do it,
  • 00:12:46.425 --> 00:12:47.893
  • But it seems like that could be a game changer
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  • In the middle east and beyond.
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  • Well, you know, it kind of reminds me, this was a little
  • 00:12:53.131 --> 00:12:55.801
  • Before my time, but, whenever the soviet union fell
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  • And then the gospel penetrated, the soviet union and russia.
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  • And that's what i can foresee happening here.
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  • Obviously, there's the geopolitical side of things,
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  • Of removing the ayatollah and the prosperity
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  • That could come back, to the iranian people.
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  • You know, most people in iran, they're dirt poor.
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  • They're living in abject poverty.
  • 00:13:16.088 --> 00:13:18.624
  • The ayatollah is not only just a terrible leader,
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  • But he's not brought any prosperity to the country.
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  • And so once he is removed, which i'm very optimistic,
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  • Through the leadership of president trump, he will be
  • 00:13:27.499 --> 00:13:30.335
  • There could be a tremendous opportunity for an open door
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  • Of evangelism into iran,
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  • Because we know the church in iran is actually flourishing
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  • And is growing greatly underground.
  • 00:13:40.579 --> 00:13:43.315
  • And i see the seeds of a spiritual awakening
  • 00:13:43.315 --> 00:13:46.585
  • Being planted right now to that underground church.
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  • And whenever the door politically opens up,
  • 00:13:49.121 --> 00:13:51.390
  • It could be like russia
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  • All over again, where the gospel just goes forth.
  • 00:13:53.425 --> 00:13:56.328
  • And so i'm actually looking forward to that, because
  • 00:13:56.328 --> 00:14:00.499
  • Since my birth, iran has not been a free country.
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  • Yeah, iran has been under a totalitarian dictatorship.
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  • That is evil.
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  • And we could see something incredible take place.
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  • Yeah.
  • 00:14:12.110 --> 00:14:13.078
  • And look, iran, you and i have discussed this,
  • 00:14:13.078 --> 00:14:14.212
  • Pastor jack, and, previously, iran is a bible land.
  • 00:14:14.212 --> 00:14:17.349
  • That's ancient persia, man.
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  • Maybe that could be a place
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  • Where the holy spirit could be outpour
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  • And revival could go out from that country.
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  • God willing, we'll be watching very closely.
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  • Pastor jackson, thanks so much, folks.
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  • Be sure to follow him on x and across social media.
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  • We'll see you again soon, pastor.
  • 00:14:30.128 --> 00:14:31.530
  • And coming up, could the culture war actually
  • 00:14:31.530 --> 00:14:34.533
  • Be turning from record breaking, faith based events
  • 00:14:34.533 --> 00:14:37.703
  • To a surge of young believers stepping into leadership,
  • 00:14:37.703 --> 00:14:41.073
  • Something is changing in america.
  • 00:14:41.073 --> 00:14:43.642
  • Pastor rob mccoy,
  • 00:14:43.642 --> 00:14:44.810
  • Host of the faith forward
  • 00:14:44.810 --> 00:14:46.044
  • Podcast, is on the front lines of this revival.
  • 00:14:46.044 --> 00:14:49.047
  • He joins us next. stick around.
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  • He joins us next. stick around.
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  • Welcome back to stakelbeck tonight,
  • 00:15:00.524 --> 00:15:02.460
  • The cultural tides of our country
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  • Could finally be shifting for the better.
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  • Christians are boldly sharing and declaring their faith
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  • In front of thousands and millions
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  • Are hearing the gospel for the first time.
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  • Pastor rob
  • 00:15:15.940 --> 00:15:17.074
  • Mccoy is pastor emeritus of god speak calvary chapel,
  • 00:15:17.074 --> 00:15:20.311
  • And he is on the frontlines of this growing spiritual revival.
  • 00:15:20.311 --> 00:15:24.348
  • Take a look.
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  • Pastor rob, great to see you.
  • 00:15:26.984 --> 00:15:28.586
  • Hey, of course you were charlie kirk's pastor.
  • 00:15:28.586 --> 00:15:31.155
  • And since charlie's death, we've seen as great
  • 00:15:31.155 --> 00:15:34.692
  • As charlie did in life.
  • 00:15:34.692 --> 00:15:36.060
  • And the good that he did for the kingdom in life.
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  • His death has had perhaps even more of an impact.
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  • What are you seeing right now?
  • 00:15:41.599 --> 00:15:42.867
  • Are you feeling that
  • 00:15:42.867 --> 00:15:44.101
  • As you travel around the country, that
  • 00:15:44.101 --> 00:15:45.903
  • There is a revival stirring, especially among generation z?
  • 00:15:45.903 --> 00:15:50.641
  • Absolutely.
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  • Erick.
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  • You know, the largest segment now, and this is george barna.
  • 00:15:52.877 --> 00:15:56.013
  • Barna.
  • 00:15:56.213 --> 00:15:57.048
  • Well, george barna did the research.
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  • The largest segment
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  • In the evangelical church now is 18 to 30 year old males.
  • 00:16:00.384 --> 00:16:03.587
  • There's been a surge in that population
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  • In america of a revival.
  • 00:16:07.258 --> 00:16:09.393
  • And this revival even looks like
  • 00:16:09.393 --> 00:16:10.961
  • It's turning into an awakening,
  • 00:16:10.961 --> 00:16:12.830
  • Which hasn't happened since prior to 1870.
  • 00:16:12.830 --> 00:16:15.966
  • And that's where it changes culture.
  • 00:16:15.966 --> 00:16:17.601
  • And it's the way that charlie operated.
  • 00:16:17.601 --> 00:16:20.071
  • Charlie went to these campuses of indoctrination
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  • And started giving a christian worldview
  • 00:16:23.140 --> 00:16:24.842
  • On every topic that most churches refused to discuss.
  • 00:16:24.842 --> 00:16:28.446
  • And these kids were touched by it.
  • 00:16:28.446 --> 00:16:30.147
  • And then when charlie dies in the blood of the martyr,
  • 00:16:30.147 --> 00:16:33.684
  • They all show up at church and they're already, in a sense,
  • 00:16:33.684 --> 00:16:35.986
  • Discipled and ready to change culture.
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  • And they're not just focused on evangelism.
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  • This this is this, you know,
  • 00:16:41.292 --> 00:16:43.060
  • The lord's commission is go therefore form make disciples,
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  • Not just converts, but disciples.
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  • These young people are fired up to change culture.
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  • Yeah. rob, how is this young generation different?
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  • The younger generation? what sets them apart?
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  • What are some of the unique characteristics
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  • Among generation z in particular that sets them apart
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  • And really makes them hungry
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  • And with the potential to do great things for the kingdom?
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  • Well, i think about that generation.
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  • First of all,
  • 00:17:08.085 --> 00:17:09.320
  • They've been saddled with 17, what, $18 trillion in debt?
  • 00:17:09.320 --> 00:17:12.690
  • The most depressed drug addicted, suicidal generation.
  • 00:17:12.690 --> 00:17:16.127
  • And they didn't
  • 00:17:16.494 --> 00:17:17.695
  • Just stop and say, you know, we're all victims.
  • 00:17:17.695 --> 00:17:20.764
  • They decided to make a difference.
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  • And and they move forward.
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  • 18 to 30 year olds.
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  • The largest move conservative move in modern american history.
  • 00:17:25.970 --> 00:17:30.141
  • They they basically turned the election and trump
  • 00:17:30.141 --> 00:17:33.244
  • Was elected as a result
  • 00:17:33.244 --> 00:17:34.445
  • Of that voting segment of 18 to 30 year olds.
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  • They're very active.
  • 00:17:37.214 --> 00:17:38.616
  • And this this is, i call charlie kirk the most misunderstood
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  • Missionary in the world and specifically in america.
  • 00:17:42.720 --> 00:17:46.090
  • You know,
  • 00:17:46.390 --> 00:17:46.924
  • He took these kids out
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  • Of the slavery of indoctrination like a moses
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  • And and trying to get him into the promised land,
  • 00:17:50.861 --> 00:17:52.930
  • Which, you know, canaan was a place
  • 00:17:52.930 --> 00:17:54.532
  • Where they could buy property or they could own property,
  • 00:17:54.532 --> 00:17:57.501
  • Plant vineyards, raise a family, but more importantly, freely
  • 00:17:57.501 --> 00:18:00.437
  • Worship god. that's what this generation wants to do.
  • 00:18:00.437 --> 00:18:03.374
  • And they have so many obstacles, but they're not deterred.
  • 00:18:03.374 --> 00:18:06.443
  • It is a fascinating, fascinating generation.
  • 00:18:06.443 --> 00:18:09.380
  • I'm thrilled by them.
  • 00:18:09.380 --> 00:18:10.314
  • Yeah, it's so encouraging.
  • 00:18:10.314 --> 00:18:11.916
  • Rob, you've been mentioning culture, charlie.
  • 00:18:11.916 --> 00:18:13.684
  • Of course, as you said, huge on transforming culture.
  • 00:18:13.684 --> 00:18:16.921
  • He had a big emphasis on the super bowl halftime show.
  • 00:18:16.921 --> 00:18:19.423
  • We just saw turning point
  • 00:18:19.423 --> 00:18:20.591
  • Usa put on the all american halftime show and rob,
  • 00:18:20.591 --> 00:18:23.994
  • It smashed records.
  • 00:18:23.994 --> 00:18:25.229
  • I mean, the numbers were staggering.
  • 00:18:25.229 --> 00:18:26.830
  • Tens of millions of people tuning in,
  • 00:18:26.830 --> 00:18:29.066
  • Including here on tbn.
  • 00:18:29.066 --> 00:18:30.701
  • What did that say?
  • 00:18:30.701 --> 00:18:31.902
  • That event about where we're at in the culture right now?
  • 00:18:31.902 --> 00:18:35.272
  • Could the tides be shifting?
  • 00:18:35.272 --> 00:18:37.575
  • Oh, absolutely.
  • 00:18:37.942 --> 00:18:39.143
  • I was so thrilled by what tp usa did in relation to that.
  • 00:18:39.143 --> 00:18:42.313
  • And you figure, you know, they're
  • 00:18:42.313 --> 00:18:43.614
  • They're calculating it based on televisions.
  • 00:18:43.614 --> 00:18:46.183
  • But in our home alone there were eight people watching one set.
  • 00:18:46.183 --> 00:18:50.487
  • We were just so moved by the halftime show the tp usa put on.
  • 00:18:50.487 --> 00:18:54.792
  • And you i think if i, if i got the numbers correct,
  • 00:18:54.792 --> 00:18:57.595
  • It was a 39% drop in viewership.
  • 00:18:57.595 --> 00:19:00.764
  • Folks just leaving in droves.
  • 00:19:00.764 --> 00:19:02.533
  • The nfl halftime show, which was just ridiculous.
  • 00:19:02.533 --> 00:19:06.270
  • And and that that just shows that if,
  • 00:19:06.270 --> 00:19:09.306
  • If you if you push hard enough, you can drive culture.
  • 00:19:09.306 --> 00:19:13.644
  • And they want to dismiss you,
  • 00:19:13.644 --> 00:19:15.279
  • They want to say you have no effect.
  • 00:19:15.279 --> 00:19:16.647
  • But they know and so did the the advertisers.
  • 00:19:16.647 --> 00:19:19.183
  • They saw it.
  • 00:19:19.183 --> 00:19:20.317
  • And tp usa did a great job.
  • 00:19:20.317 --> 00:19:22.319
  • Absolutely phenomenal.
  • 00:19:22.319 --> 00:19:23.654
  • Yeah. and let's hope it's an annual event, by the way.
  • 00:19:23.654 --> 00:19:26.056
  • It was an incredible, incredible event.
  • 00:19:26.056 --> 00:19:27.925
  • Hey, last question. you were recently in israel.
  • 00:19:27.925 --> 00:19:29.927
  • You've been to israel 32 times, by the way.
  • 00:19:29.927 --> 00:19:31.962
  • You've got even me beat. i'm there a lot.
  • 00:19:31.962 --> 00:19:33.731
  • But you accepted an award on behalf of charlie kirk,
  • 00:19:33.731 --> 00:19:37.268
  • The lion heart award.
  • 00:19:37.268 --> 00:19:39.169
  • Rob, tell us more about that. why it was so significant?
  • 00:19:39.169 --> 00:19:43.007
  • Well,
  • 00:19:43.240 --> 00:19:44.308
  • You know, charlie, charlie had a heart for israel.
  • 00:19:44.308 --> 00:19:48.012
  • He, you know, and folks are going to go back and forth
  • 00:19:48.012 --> 00:19:50.180
  • And controversy and all of that, i know,
  • 00:19:50.180 --> 00:19:52.182
  • As just a personal relationship with him.
  • 00:19:52.182 --> 00:19:55.219
  • His heart for me was to go over to israel to work there.
  • 00:19:55.219 --> 00:19:58.222
  • And, and so charlie, charlie saw that,
  • 00:19:58.222 --> 00:20:01.659
  • You know, zionism for for everybody to understand
  • 00:20:01.659 --> 00:20:04.228
  • Is nothing more than israel having a right
  • 00:20:04.228 --> 00:20:06.330
  • To a country to to a land, to a right to exist.
  • 00:20:06.330 --> 00:20:10.134
  • And then if you want to go
  • 00:20:10.134 --> 00:20:11.368
  • Through the biblical aspects of all of that, that's up to you.
  • 00:20:11.368 --> 00:20:14.405
  • Charlie looked at jews as god's chosen people.
  • 00:20:14.405 --> 00:20:17.241
  • He saw as equal 37 as you know,
  • 00:20:17.241 --> 00:20:19.576
  • As a political nation, first and spiritual one second.
  • 00:20:19.576 --> 00:20:22.980
  • And and they they were blessed by
  • 00:20:22.980 --> 00:20:25.416
  • I mean, he is he is revered over in israel.
  • 00:20:25.416 --> 00:20:28.018
  • And they wanted to give him an award.
  • 00:20:28.018 --> 00:20:29.386
  • I happened to be there.
  • 00:20:29.386 --> 00:20:30.487
  • I had a connection.
  • 00:20:30.487 --> 00:20:31.722
  • I accepted it in his absence.
  • 00:20:31.722 --> 00:20:33.991
  • I'm going to take it over to my son
  • 00:20:33.991 --> 00:20:35.526
  • And he'll get it to erica and,
  • 00:20:35.526 --> 00:20:37.027
  • But but they they love charlie kirk over there.
  • 00:20:37.961 --> 00:20:40.431
  • There's monuments, you know, built in his honor.
  • 00:20:40.431 --> 00:20:43.067
  • He. yeah, he, he's revered and rightfully so.
  • 00:20:43.067 --> 00:20:46.704
  • Yeah. amen.
  • 00:20:46.704 --> 00:20:47.738
  • It was a well deserved, well-earned honor.
  • 00:20:47.738 --> 00:20:50.174
  • Rob. hey. thanks so much for joining us.
  • 00:20:50.174 --> 00:20:51.775
  • Keep up your great work. we'll see you again soon. rob.
  • 00:20:51.775 --> 00:20:53.844
  • Checking out folks on the faith forward podcast.
  • 00:20:53.844 --> 00:20:57.548
  • Up next, my final thoughts on
  • 00:20:58.182 --> 00:20:59.950
  • How a nation becomes and remains exceptional.
  • 00:20:59.950 --> 00:21:04.154
  • That's next.
  • 00:21:04.488 --> 00:21:05.289
  • Stick around.
  • 00:21:05.289 --> 00:21:09.003
  • Stick around.
  • 00:21:09.003 --> 00:21:12.362
  • Welcome back to stakelbeck tonight, folks.
  • 00:21:13.229 --> 00:21:15.131
  • As we wrap up here,
  • 00:21:15.131 --> 00:21:16.299
  • We've been talking tonight about american exceptionalism.
  • 00:21:16.299 --> 00:21:19.702
  • Look, the united states, which was founded by godly men,
  • 00:21:19.702 --> 00:21:23.406
  • The founding fathers, is the most free and prosperous
  • 00:21:23.406 --> 00:21:27.210
  • And powerful nation in the history of the world.
  • 00:21:27.210 --> 00:21:30.113
  • But here's the key i mentioned a second ago.
  • 00:21:30.113 --> 00:21:32.749
  • This nation was founded by godly men on biblical principles.
  • 00:21:32.749 --> 00:21:37.353
  • If we lose that, we lose the nation.
  • 00:21:37.353 --> 00:21:40.056
  • Honor god and he will honor you.
  • 00:21:40.056 --> 00:21:42.892
  • I think of first peter chapter two, verse nine.
  • 00:21:42.892 --> 00:21:45.561
  • Look, we talk about american exceptionalism.
  • 00:21:45.561 --> 00:21:47.730
  • We as followers of jesus are exceptional.
  • 00:21:47.730 --> 00:21:50.900
  • God says you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a
  • 00:21:50.900 --> 00:21:55.171
  • Holy nation, god's
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  • Special possession that you may declare the praises of him
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  • Who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
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  • America was founded as a christian nation
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  • On biblical values.
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  • This is, as i've called it many times, the last
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  • Line of defense for judeo christian western civilization.
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  • And if the lights
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  • Go out on america, the lights go out on the west writ large.
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  • Look at europe, canada, australia.
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  • Right now there's been a turning away from god.
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  • Islam is rising. there again.
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  • The united states is a last
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  • Beacon for sanity and for civilization.
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  • Truly the leader of the free world
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  • And the leader of the free world may be able to take action.
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  • Maybe about to take action, i should say,
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  • Against the world's number one state sponsor of terrorism,
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  • The iranian regime.
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  • Folks, that conflict is coming to a head tomorrow night.
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