Most Christians were taught that the Gospel is about going to heaven one day.

But when Jesus sent out His disciples in Luke 9, that is not what they proclaimed.

They announced the Gospel of the Kingdom.

So what does that mean?

In this episode of Spiritual Recon, we revisit the message Jesus actually commissioned His followers to announce — and why misunderstanding the Kingdom has quietly reshaped how we share the Gospel today.

In the first century, euangelion was a royal announcement: a new King had taken the throne. Allegiance was shifting. A new Kingdom had arrived.

Salvation, then, is not merely forgiveness of sins or a future destination.

It is transfer. It is citizenship. It is restoration into the family and reign of God.

Drawing from Luke 9, Colossians 1, the Deuteronomy 32 worldview, and Jesus’ proclamation in Luke 4, we explore what the Kingdom actually looks like — and how understanding it reshapes mission.

This conversation is not about minimizing the cross.

It is about understanding what the cross accomplished — and what we were sent to proclaim as ambassadors.

Because what we believe about the Kingdom determines what we share with others.

🎙 Topics include:

• What “gospel” meant in the ancient world • Why the disciples were not preaching “go to heaven” • Transfer from the domain of darkness into the Kingdom of Christ • Allegiance to a King and obedience • The rescue of the nations and the Great Commission • The seven characteristics of the Kingdom: deliverance, justice, healing, peace, restoration, joy, and the presence of God • Why a cookie-cutter gospel often fails to speak real good news

If the Kingdom is bigger than we were told, then our mission is too.

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If the unseen realm is real, then the church was never meant to be passive.

Christ has entrusted His people as ambassadors of the Kingdom — sent into contested territory to reclaim image-bearers from deception and darkness. So why do so many believers experience church as an event rather than a mission?

In this episode of Spiritual Recon, we wrestle with a sobering question raised by a former shaman: “If you have the truth, why do you keep it a secret?”

That question forces us to examine whether we have misunderstood both the gospel and the role of the church.

Drawing from 2 Corinthians 5, Romans 1, Acts 2, and the ministry of Jesus in Luke 10, we explore what salvation truly means — not merely future escape, but restoration now. We discuss territorial powers, the difference between arguing and demonstrating the Kingdom, and why dependence on the Holy Spirit is essential for real mission.

This conversation is not about church criticism.

It is about recovering clarity.

If the war is real, then the assignment is urgent.

🎙 Topics include:

• The church as mission, not building • Salvation as restoration, not just relocation • Territorial powers and contested spaces • Why apologetics alone is not evangelism • The Holy Spirit’s role in Kingdom authority • Seeing captives, not enemies

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After years immersed in shamanism, ayahuasca, and spirit guides, Mitchell reached a breaking point.

The spiritual experiences were real — but the stories began to contradict themselves. What once felt benevolent turned hostile. And when Mitchell and his wife called on the name of Jesus, the unseen realm reacted.

In Part 2 of this two-part conversation, the deception unravels.

Mitchell shares how testing the spirits exposed their limits, how invoking Jesus disrupted everything, and how surrendering his life to Christ meant walking away from shamanism completely. What follows is a powerful testimony of repentance, deliverance, baptism, and the peace that replaced years of striving in the unseen realm.

This episode goes behind enemy lines to examine how spiritual deception works — and why real spiritual power must always be tested by truth.

Guest: Mitchell 📩 Contact: matthewpasquale@hotmail.com

🎙️ Spiritual Recon is hosted by Adam and Diana Clay, missionaries with over 25 years of experience serving in contexts where spiritual conflict is lived, not theoretical.