Is 666 really Satan’s number? Or have Christians misunderstood one of the most famous verses in the Bible?

In this episode of Naughty vs. Nice: A Christian Podcast, we take a careful, Scripture-centered look at Revelation 13:18 and unpack what the “number of the beast” actually means. For decades, popular teaching has framed 666 as a mystical symbol of Satan himself—but the Bible never calls it that.

We explore:

What Revelation actually says about 666

Why the number is connected to a man, not Satan

The biblical meaning of the number six

Whether gematria was the original intent

How 666 fits into the larger prophetic framework of Daniel and Revelation

Why misunderstanding this number distorts how Christians view the Mark of the Beast

Rather than fear-based speculation or pop prophecy, this episode walks through the historical context, Old Testament foundations, and symbolic language of apocalyptic literature. If you’ve ever wondered whether 666 is a barcode, a microchip, a politician, or “Satan’s number,” this conversation will challenge assumptions and ground the discussion in Scripture.

This is not about conspiracy. It’s about clarity.

Because when we misidentify 666, we misidentify the system it represents.

Listen in as we separate cultural mythology from biblical truth and explain what the number of the beast actually reveals about human rebellion, counterfeit authority, and the nature of false worship.

Revelation 13:16–18

Does the modern church actually reflect the first-century churches described in the Bible — or have we unknowingly adopted a completely different model?

In this episode of Naughty vs Nice, we examine how today’s church structure often mirrors corporate leadership and Greco-Roman rhetorical systems more than the house gatherings of the New Testament. We compare the “CEO pastor” model, platform preaching, and audience-style congregations with the relational, participatory, Scripture-centered communities described in Acts and the Epistles.

Were early Christian gatherings built around one polished communicator?

We explore:

The difference between biblical authority and modern institutional leadership

How Greco-Roman rhetorical culture shaped public speaking and platform dynamics

What early Christian house churches actually looked like

Whether the modern “stage and sermon” format reflects the New Testament pattern

Why this shift matters for discipleship, accountability, and spiritual formation

This is not an attack on pastors. It is an invitation to return to Scripture and ask hard questions about what the church is supposed to be.

If you’ve ever felt like something is “off” but couldn’t articulate it, this episode will give you language, history, and biblical grounding to think clearly about church structure and authority.

Biblical Christianity is not built on charisma, branding, or executive leadership. It is built on Christ as Head, a functioning body, and believers actively participating in truth together.

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“Biblical submission” is one of the most misunderstood—and misused—teachings in the modern church.

In this episode, Todd and Laura examine how submission is commonly taught from the pulpit, how Scripture is often selectively applied, and how distorted authority structures can lead to spiritual abuse, silence, and harm—especially in cases of marriage, divorce, and church leadership.

Rather than rejecting submission outright, this conversation returns to the biblical context, exposing where modern church teaching departs from Scripture and why those departures carry real-world consequences.

Topics include:

How submission is redefined to protect power

Why obedience is often emphasized without mutual accountability

How abuse thrives under unbiblical authority structures

What Scripture actually teaches about submission, authority, and Christlikeness

This episode is for anyone who has been confused, harmed, or silenced by the way submission has been taught—and for those who want to understand the difference between biblical submission and spiritual control.

Pastor Mark Driscoll released a video and invited feedback on his teaching. In this episode, we take that invitation seriously.

After reviewing the full video and comparing its claims to Scripture, Todd and Laura offer a careful, Bible-centered response. At the conclusion of the episode, Todd presents a final breakdown of all 65 claims evaluated:

• 3 claims are biblically accurate

This episode is not about tone, personality, or platform. It is about accuracy, context, and whether what is being taught aligns with the Word of God.

Listeners are encouraged to open their Bibles, test every claim, and hold all teaching—ours included—up to Scripture.

Can women teach in the church—or does the Bible clearly forbid it?

In this episode of Naughty vs Nice, Todd and Laura examine one of the most debated and misunderstood questions in modern Christianity: women teaching in the church. Rather than relying on proof-texts, cultural assumptions, or reactionary theology, this conversation walks carefully through biblical context, historical setting, and apostolic intent.

We explore what Scripture actually says in passages like 1 Timothy and Corinthians, what was happening in the early church that prompted these instructions, and how modern Western church structures often distort the original meaning. This episode challenges both egalitarian overreach and rigid complementarianism—calling listeners back to discernment, order, and faithfulness to the text.

If you’ve ever felt caught between “the Bible is clear” and “that doesn’t seem right,” this episode is for you.

Topics covered:

What Paul was addressing in the first-century church

Teaching vs authority vs discipleship

Why cultural context matters—but doesn’t erase Scripture

How modern church systems misapply ancient instructions

Recovering biblical clarity without reactionary theology

This is not a debate episode. It’s a reset.

What if the conflicts tearing apart the church and culture aren’t accidental—but engineered?

In this episode of Naughty vs Nice, we unpack how dialectical thinking operates beneath the surface of modern Christianity, politics, and cultural debates. From problem–reaction–solution frameworks to forced polarity and false binaries, we expose how tension is often manufactured to move people toward outcomes they never consciously chose.

This conversation explores how the dialectic reshapes belief systems, reframes truth, and subtly transfers authority—often under the guise of unity, progress, or compassion. We examine why Christians feel constantly pushed to “pick a side,” how this mindset distorts discernment, and why many believers sense manipulation but can’t quite name it.

If you’ve ever felt trapped between two bad options, exhausted by cultural outrage cycles, or uneasy with how church conversations are framed, this episode will give you language, clarity, and biblical grounding to recognize what’s really happening.

This is not about politics.

Headship is one of the most misunderstood—and misused—concepts in modern Christianity.

In this episode, Todd and Laura examine how Scripture defines authority between men and women in the church, and why so many modern expressions of “biblical leadership” look nothing like the New Testament. They explore how headship has been reshaped by Western corporate models, how abuse distorts authority at every level, and why Scripture anticipates those dangers rather than ignoring them.

This discussion challenges both rigid complementarian systems and culture-driven egalitarian reactions, offering a more faithful biblical framework rooted in Christ’s example, covenant responsibility, and mutual submission under His lordship.

If you’ve ever wondered whether the church is defending God’s design—or protecting traditions that no longer reflect Scripture—this episode invites you to reconsider what true headship actually is.

What does the Bible actually teach about the roles of men and women in the church—and how much of what we believe comes from Scripture versus culture?

In this episode of Naughty vs Nice, we examine how modern church debates around gender roles, authority, and leadership often collapse biblical categories into cultural assumptions. Rather than reacting to extremes or importing modern ideological frameworks, we slow down and let Scripture speak on its own terms.

We explore:

How the Bible defines authority, submission, and service

The difference between biblical roles and cultural stereotypes

Why abuse and power distortion have shaped modern reactions to gender language

How first-century church structures differ from modern corporate church models

Where both traditional and progressive church teachings tend to oversimplify Scripture

This conversation is not about winning culture wars or enforcing rigid systems—it’s about recovering clarity, humility, and faithfulness to the biblical witness.

Whether you’re confused, frustrated, or simply trying to think more biblically about men and women in the life of the church, this episode invites you to step outside reactionary theology and return to careful, grounded reading of Scripture.

In this follow-up to the “Two Trees” episode, Todd, Laura, and Kelly turn the spotlight on the occult counterfeit of the Tree of Life. Todd argues that across esoteric traditions—Kabbalah, Hermeticism, New Age spirituality, and mythic world-tree systems—the “Tree of Life” is often not a picture of grace or union with God, but a rebranded Tree of Knowledge: a ladder of ascent where spiritual “progress” is achieved through secret wisdom, tools, and ritual practice.

The episode breaks down a consistent pattern: the occult merges opposites (“union of opposites through the middle path”), recasts God as an impersonal force, and places a mediator (guru, priest-king, occult adept, even a pastor-figure) between people and ultimate truth—promising illumination while producing deeper bondage. Todd traces how these systems use predictable practices with unpredictable rewards—mirroring the psychology of gambling—so “coincidences” become proof that the method is working.

Laura connects these ideas to familiar Christian distortions like prosperity thinking, the fear of “putting negativity into the universe,” and the treadmill of earning favor instead of living in grace. The conclusion is blunt: deception rarely shows up as overt darkness—it shows up as righteous language with altered definitions, and the church must regain discernment to recognize it.

In this episode of Naughty Versus Nice, Todd, Laura, and Kelly start with a real-life discernment moment: Kelly spots a “Christian” course book that subtly reframes creativity through a false gospel—one built on self-actualization, secret knowledge, and autonomy dressed up in church-friendly language. Instead of being dismissed, her notes are received with humility by course leadership, opening the door for the class to learn how deception often works: not by obvious darkness, but by familiar words with redefined meanings.

From there, the conversation moves into the Two Trees framework: the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil (autonomy, self-rule, moral self-definition) versus the Tree of Life (union, God-dependence, communion). Laura reframes Eden as not “paradise lost,” but a story that already anticipates Christ—where Adam functions as a “stencil” pointing toward the incarnate Son. Todd then traces a sweeping biblical pattern showing how Scripture repeatedly connects Jesus to “tree” imagery: the cross called a tree, Christ as the seed that dies to bear fruit, the true vine, living water, firstfruits, and the final harvest—culminating in Revelation’s vision of the Tree of Life healing the nations.

Next episode: the counterfeit—how the occult repackages the same lie in endless new packaging, and why the church often struggles to recognize it.