What happens to the mind and spirit in the moments between waking and sleep? In this episode of Fridays Are for the Lord, Ed Mabrie of Faith By Reason joins the Nephilim Death Squad crew for a wide-ranging discussion about spiritual warfare, sleep paralysis, nighttime anxiety, brainwave frequencies, prayer, generational blessings, and forgiveness. Ed explains why he believes spiritual attacks often intensify when people are falling asleep, waking up, or experiencing the vulnerable mental state associated with dreams. The conversation explores the conscious and unconscious mind, alpha, beta, theta, and delta states, the “veil” between the physical and spiritual realms, 3 A.M. awakenings, night terrors, and whether tools commonly associated with binaural beats or New Age spirituality can be redirected toward biblical meditation, Scripture, and spiritual preparedness. The discussion then turns to morning routines, social media overload, intrusive thoughts, fear, and anxiety. The hosts examine how Christians can distinguish ordinary stress from a spiritual attack, take every thought captive in Christ, pray repeatedly without falling into vain repetition, and approach God honestly as a Father. They reference the Psalms of David, the Sermon on the Mount, the Pharisees, biblical fasting, authentic prayer, and the danger of performative religion. Later, Ed and the crew debate whether prayer has a transactional or judicial dimension. They discuss Genesis, God’s rest, David and Solomon, Jesus praying for future believers, salvation by grace through faith, heavenly rewards, obedience, praying “in Jesus’ name,” and the difference between salvation and reward. The episode also examines generational blessings through Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Esau, and the twelve tribes of Israel, along with spiritual inheritance, generational curses, and leaving children more than material wealth. The conversation closes with forgiveness and gratitude as offensive spiritual warfare. Forgiveness is presented not as approving evil, but as refusing personal vengeance and turning judgment over to God. What do you believe happens spiritually during sleep? Can biblical prayer, gratitude, and forgiveness change the way Christians confront spiritual attacks? Share your perspective in the comments. ► Subscribe for more Biblical analysis, Christian worldview discussions, and conspiracy research through a Biblical lens. Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and everywhere podcasts are available. Website: https://faithbyreason.net YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FaithByReason Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/faithbyreason Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FaithByReason X/Twitter: https://x.com/faithbyreason Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/faithbyreasonreelz Spiritual Warfare Course: https://faithbyreason.net/warfare Faith By Reason Podcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-faith-by-reason-podcast/id1198806337 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6EsDxct6pGqfFjmOvoUlbH Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-faith-by-reason-podcast--6451546 00:00 Intro and Ed Mabrie’s Faith By Reason 02:40 Spiritual Warfare Before You Fall Asleep 05:00 The Unconscious Mind and Spiritual Vulnerability 10:57 Passing Through the Veil During Sleep 14:20 Alpha, Beta, Theta, and Delta Brainwaves 17:08 Night Terrors, Sleep Paralysis, and 3 A.M. 18:56 Can Christians Reclaim Spiritual Frequencies? 23:13 Morning Spiritual Warfare and Authority in Christ 24:33 Phones, Social Media, and Toxic Morning Routines 28:21 Work Stress vs a Genuine Spiritual Attack 30:00 Giving Fear and Anxiety Over to God 32:34 Identifying the Enemy’s Repeated Triggers 33:47 Repeated Prayer, Faith, and Thanksgiving 37:08 Being Honest When You Are Angry With God 40:00 Religious Rituals vs a Real Relationship With God 43:55 Performative Prayer and Religious Spirits 45:00 The Pharisees, Fasting, and Outward Appearances 50:00 Can the Holy Spirit Use Flawed Preachers? 55:44 Generational Blessings and Spiritual Inheritance 57:17 Isaac, Jacob, Esau, and the Father’s Blessing 60:00 Covenant Prayer and Blessing Future Generations 64:29 Prayer vs Simply Talking to God 65:09 Prayer, Justice, and How God Responds 70:00 Jesus’ Intercession, Wealth, and Spiritual Maturity 73:32 Manifestation Teaching vs Praying in Jesus’ Name 74:31 Salvation, Grace, Faith, and Heavenly Rewards 79:48 Obedience, Free Will, and God Drawing Humanity 81:13 Aligning Prayer With the Will of God 82:42 Peter Heals the Lame Man at the Temple Gate 84:54 False Accusations and Rewards in Heaven 89:03 Forgiveness and Gratitude as Spiritual Warfare 90:32 What Biblical Forgiveness Actually Means 92:50 Generational Curses, Confession, and Christ’s Blood 94:21 BroGrove and Closing Faith By Reason Information Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/nephilim-death-squad--6389018/support. ☠️ Nephilim Death Squad — New episodes 5x/week. 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