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The Epstein files are back in the news. If you are overwhelmed or confused about this, don't worry. I got you. I've got three lessons that we should take away from these latest headlines and the latest revelations about Epstein. We've got all of that and so, so much more on today's episode of Relatable. It's brought to you by our friends at Good Ranchers. Go to goodranchers.com use code ALI at checkout. That's goodranchers.com code all. Hey, guys. Welcome to Relatable. Happy Wednesday. Hope everyone is having a wonderful week so far. I've got an announcement for you. A week from today, everyone relay to Bros. Relay to girls. We've got Share the Arrows tickets. Share the Arrows tickets are going on sale. This year's Share the Arrows will be again in Dallas, Texas. This time it will be on October 10th. Y', all, I'm so excited for. We actually already have our speaker lineup and our worship artists already chosen. And the lineup is absolutely spectacular. 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And I will give you more information as we get closer to that day. All right, we've got a lot to talk about today. I'm going to try to go through it as thoroughly but also as concisely as I possibly can because there are so many important things that we need to talk about. So first, let's talk about the DOJ's latest release of the Epstein file. So on Friday, January 30th, the US Department of Justice released this huge batch of documents, emails related to Jeffrey Epstein. And the DOJ has now published over 3 million additional pages of material in compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency act, which President Trump signed Into Law on November 19th. And this latest release included more than 2,000 videos, 180,000 images, and that brings the total production to nearly 3.5 million pages. And so when you're asking, hey, know different people, why haven't you talked about this? What do you think about this? Well, there's a lot to talk about because there is just so much to wade through. If you'll remember, the EPIME Files Transparency act originally required the DOJ to produce all relevant files by December 19th. But the Department cited the enormous volume of material, the need to redact all of the survivors, the victims identifying information, as the reasons for the delayed releases. It included the photos and videos and court records, FBI and DOJ investigative materials, news clippings, emails, text messages, internal reports tied to Epstein and Ghisain Maxwell. And some of the files do mention prominent figures, including President Trump, including former President Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, Elon Musk. Though these individuals that I just listed in these files, they have not been tied to any wrongdoing, and they substantiate criminal activity in connection with this case. It is important to note that a mention of a famous individual does not necessarily mean that they were involved in Epstein's nefarious activities, like some people. I talked to Glenn Beck on the radio yesterday, and he was saying that he was mentioned in the Epstein files. And if you just say that sentence alone, that of course sounds really scary. But the reason he was mentioned is because Jeffrey Epstein was talking to one of his friends about how much they Glenn Beck, which of course is like a huge badge of honor. So just because you hear, hey, someone was mentioned in the Epstein files, you have to kind of like, know the context to know whether or not it's sketchy or criminal. Also important to remember that the Epstein files, they're not the same thing as the Epstein client list, which has yet to be released. Obviously, we want to know that. We want to bring those people to justice. We want to see justice for the victims. We want to know who was actually a part of this predatory criminal activity of sex trafficking, of preying upon minors. There is so much in these documents that is really difficult to decipher. You have to verify the contents. You have to know if these images are real. Are they actually found on the DOJ website, or is this just AI? You've got a lot of People using Photoshop and other tools to create false emails to try to present these fake accusations. Also, within these documents, there's uncorroborated tips. And so, you know, there's people saying, oh, to the FBI, this person was involved in this crime. And we just don't know if that's actually true. The FBI has said that many of the documents have not been deemed credible. That's according to the Associated Press. And then a lot of the files lack context. They lack dates or corroborating evidence, even when we see circulating. And I just think the Lord that I haven't seen these. But if you do see circulating, disturbing photos, emails in the files, this evidence alone doesn't sufficiently provide grounds to prosecute anyone. And so if you're wondering, why isn't Pam Bondi putting all of these people in handcuffs? There's obviously a process, a justice, due process process that has to be gone through in order to see if someone actually participated in criminal activity and should be prosecuted. One part of this is that we need to really be wary of our confirmation bia. And so we've got a lot of people on both sides wanting to see Trump caught up in this nefarious network, or you want to see Bill Gates, if you're on the other side, caught up in criminal activity. But we just have to make sure that our confirmation bias on either side of the aisle is not leading us to wrongly validate accusations that just aren't based in fact. One example of this, people are talking about Zoron mom, Donnie. 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But the truth is, Nair's only appearance that we can see in these Epstein files is contained in an email from a publicist, Peggy Siegel, to Epstein on October 21, 2009. Siegel mentions that an after party for Amelia, a film near directed, was held at Ghislaine's Ghislaine Maxwell's townhouse, and Nair was in attendance. Jeff Bezos and Bill Clinton were also mentioned to have been at the party. But no wrongdoing was mentioned, no crime was mentioned there. And of course, there is no evidence that Jeffrey Epstein is Zoran Mamdani's father. President Trump also has something to say about his mention in the files. He is mentioned several times in this latest release, including a dozen tips into the FBI regarding sexual misconduct. These claims are unverified, they're unsubstantiated. We don't know the context or why someone is sending these tips. And so that's all we can go with right now. None of the files that are included in this release that include President Trump are direct communication between Epson Epstein and Trump. The New York Times found 5,000 files referencing Trump. And then there's one example where Epstein emails his private investigator about whether he should call Trump about Virginia Giuffre, one of Epstein's accusers. And then Trump's reaction is that the Epstein files actually absolve him of any wrongdoing. Here's six. What did you think of the latest release of Epstein files? And do you think your critics will be satisfied with. Well, they should be because it looks like this guy Wolf was a writer, was conspiring with Epstein to do harm to me. And I didn't see it myself, but I was told by some very important people that not only does it absolve me, it's the opposite of what people were hoping. You know, the radical left. I do think it's important to note that Trump signed the legislation that demanded transparency for the Epstein files. And so he has been a part of the crew that has been calling for the files to be released. Um, now, I am also not an apologist for every level of Trump's morality. I think that we have to wait to see what actually comes out, what evidence we see about all these different kinds of people who have been caught up in this very nefarious web. I'm very thankful for President Trump and how strong he has been on so many policies that have made our country better. And I literally thank the Lord every day that Kamala Harris is not president. But look, as Christians, we have to be completely objective and fair and impartial when it comes to speaking to biblical truth and calling evil, evil and good, good. And so I think we gotta wait to see a lot. There's a lot that we have yet to see when it comes to the evidence surrounding these people who were allegedly involved with Jeffrey Epstein. And it's important for all of us on both sides to make sure that we are not pointing fingers in the direction of people that we already just didn't like simply because we didn't like them. Now, there was one person who was caught up in this that I'm very disappointed about. And it does seem like these emails are verified. In fact, physician Peter Attia has said that these emails are real. Most of you probably know who Peter Attia is. He is not only a physician, but he has written lots of best selling books. He has really become an expert on heart health, on metabolic health, and giving all kinds of wellness advice that I know a lot of people had have benefited from. I don't even want to read all of these emails. There's just all kinds of gross, like, perverted stuff that no man should be talking about with anyone, but especially Jeffrey Epstein. And of course, Peter A.A. is like married with children. And so it's just really disappointing, low moral character stuff. This is someone that people have trusted in a lot of ways with lifestyle advice. And he even gives wisdom on emotional health and spiritual well being. And so when you're hoisting yourself up as an authority in that way, you want to be able to trust that that person has good discernment. And at the very least, I think that we can say that he didn't have good discernment. Now, it doesn't look, at least from these emails, like he was involved in criminal activity, but he does admit that this really was him emailing Jeffrey Epstein. He said that he apologizes, he regrets putting himself in a position where emails, some of them embarrassing, tasteless, and indefensible, are now public. And that is on me. I accept that reality and the humiliation that comes with it. So that is very unfortunate. And whether it's Peter Attia or whether it is Donald Trump or anyone else who was involved in any way with Jeffrey Epstein, it makes me think of a few lessons that I think are all of us can take away, but especially those who kind of get into this upper echelon of society and they start being tempted by powerful people. Okay, lesson number one that I thought about is that we have to notice the nature of sin. We have to notice the nature of sin because sin makes you stupid. Lust, envy, selfish ambition, they all have a way of arresting our thinking. And Satan does his most effective work by overplaying the benefits of sin in our minds and downplaying its eventual consequences. And these powerful people in science, medicine, business, finance, and politics all got caught up in Epstein's web, and they were enticed by this promise of connection and greater power and maybe unfettered pleasure in a lot of cases. And some of them probably didn't intend to be involved in a criminal enterprise. But little by little and small justification by small justification, they found themselves connected to an evil person. And in some cases, they themselves started practicing evil things. And so that is the nature of sin. That is how things start, with the seemingly excusable little step in the direction of wickedness. Number two, a lesson that I think we can all take here. We have to recalibrate our definition of success. I heard this phrase years ago. I think I read it in a Christian book when I was in high school. Man's rejection is God's protection. So I think we have to ask ourselves, what if the raise that you didn't get, or the promotion that you didn't receive, or the campaign that you didn't win, or the friend group that didn't accept you, or that party that you didn't get invited to, what if all of that was actually protection from the corruption of your soul? What if God knew that that thing that you wanted and that you felt like you deserved would actually end up harming you and hindering you spiritually. Maybe that promotion or that party wasn't going to put you in the echelon of Epstein, but maybe it was going to put you in cahoots with the wrong people. Maybe it was going to encourage pride or covetousness in you. And one thing we know about God that we see over and over again in our own lives and throughout Scripture is that he cares much more about our holiness than our happiness, and he will stop at absolutely nothing to accomplish his will. Jesus's words have come to mind many times over the last few days as I'm seeing all of these emails and the commentary on it. And I I think about this passage again. I tell you it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God. That's Matthew 19:20 and also but those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless, senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs. That's first Timothy 6:9 10. Now caveat that does not mean that wealth is inherently evil or that we shouldn't earn money for our work. We read that in First Timothy 5:18. Of course, the proverbs are full of advice for how to be wise with our money so that we can provide for our families and be generous with others. And Jesus also makes clear in Matthew 19 after saying that it's difficult for a rich person to go to heaven that with God all things are possible. Our salvation is not about our bank account. It's based solely on God's mercy. That's Romans 9:16. However, what we do see here is that the seeking of wealth and power for the sake of wealth and power has a way of crowding out godly affections and replacing those affections with idolatry. So we should thank the Lord for what he gives and what he takes away, knowing that his glory and our holiness is ultimately his goal. So we recalibrate the definition of success. And then number three we should be grateful for a Christian civilization. Now this might sound scandalous, what I'm about to say at first, but it is true. The only reason that we have a rightful aversion to Jeffrey Epstein is because of Christianity. Disgust toward pedophilia and preying upon minors is not self evident. It is not universal. There are Jeffrey Epstein's throughout history, across a wide variety of cultures. In fact, in many non Western nations today, child marriage or raping underage girls is not seen as perverse. It's not seen as criminal. The reason the west and the United States has a general consensus around the evil of pedophilia is because of Christianity. There's this book that if you listen to this show or you've seen me give a speech, you've probably heard me talk about it. And it's by Owen Backy. He's a historian, and it's called When Children Became People. And he analyzes the dehumanization of babies and children in the ancient Roman Empire. They were aborted. They were left to die via something called exposure in the wilderness. They were slain after birth. They were used as labor. They were sold as prostitutes. And it's because they didn't possess the physical strength that was lauded by Rome, and they didn't possess the full intellect or the logos that was lauded by Greece. So they were treated as kind of subhuman. And it wasn't until Christians introduced the world to the imago DEI and preached this radical message of equality before our creator that slowly but surely the world changed how it saw children not as animals, but as these vulnerable people in need of extra protection. And so these people, these Christians, who worshiped a God who came to earth as an embryo and was heralded by the angels as a newborn, changed how the world valued children. Plus, it's important to note that unlike Islam, the model for marriage in the Bible from the very beginning is between one man and one woman, who are immediately primarily tasked with being fruitful and multiplying, which can only be done post puberty. So inherently within Christianity is this model of sexuality that is only to be within the bounds of marriage between one man and one woman. This is the standard that Christianity sets. So the revulsion to Jeffrey Epstein and his ilk, whose actions are incredibly common throughout history, is actually evidence of the vestiges of the Christian conscience that forged the west and inspired the words that we read in the Declaration of Independence. We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal. However, the problem is that these truths are not actually self evident. They are sacred. They are revealed to us not by common sense, but actually by our Creator. And we can trust, we can know for sure that as we lose our Christian conscience in America and as we move away from the Creator, all the things that we take for granted will soon be lost. The dignity of children, the honoring of marriage in the family, impartial justice, the entire concept of human rights. Now, we already see that in so many cases, but it's only going to get worse. And that is why Christians have to carry this baton that we have been carrying for 2000 years of caring for the most vulnerable, of seeking true, impartial justice for those who oppress the vulnerable and those who do wickedness. And so Christians should care about this. Some people ask, why should we care about this? And it's a lot and it's overwhelming, and it might feel like it has nothing to do with us, but justice should always matter to the Christian children, should always matter to the Christian. Ephesians 5:11 tells us a lesson that we should all take to the bank, and that is take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them all. Right, speaking of people exposing darkness, we've got Nicki Minaj of all people speaking truth on X. We'll get to that in a second. Let me pause tell you at our next sponsor for the day. And that is Ghostbed, y'. All. Ghostbed is incredible. 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I can't lie to you and say that. I have listened to a bunch of Nicki Minaj songs. In fact, it's probably been since college. But I am very happy to see her political evolution. I first saw her, you know, a couple months ago speaking out on behalf of Christians in Nigeria, which is, I think, is an amazing way to use your platform. And so Kudos to her. Of course, she went to the Turning Point America Fest event and then she's had just like this funny back and forth with JD Vance too. And now she is really putting her foot on the gas. She's calling out Democrats, Democrats. She called out Don Lemon, too. Some of it, like her songs are just not relatable, appropriate. We got kids listening to this podcast, so we're not going to be saying everything that Nicki Minaj called Don Lemon. But here's one thing that she said. She says any Christian, this was on February 1st, who votes Democrat again is a fool. They're showing people that it's okay to disrupt a church during worship. This is how they truly feel about you. The veil is lifted. No morals, no integrity. It's not enough for them to have an opinion. They've escalated to physical intrusion of places of worship. The demons inside of them are so bothered all the time. Okay, yes, a very articulate way to explain that and I happen to completely agree with it. She posted lots of things on X. She said, what sensible Ford, forward thinking, cutting edge leading nation is having a debate on whether or not there should be voter id. Like they're actually fighting not to have people present ID while voting for your leaders. Do you get it? Also an incredible point. Very, very true. She also said as they do their ritual tonight, so she is, I'm assuming, talking about the Grammys. God Almighty will reveal himself to them. The ritual will back up, backfire on them. God will not be mocked. Blessed is the mighty name of Jesus Christ. Every tongue that rises up against me in judgment shall be condemned and put to shame. Okay, okay. Not exactly what I was expecting. In fact, a lot of times you see these celebrities who say they defend Christians or they support Donald Trump or, or they partner with a conservative organization, they get a lot of backlash. And so they start to backpedal a little bit or they'll kind of signal to the other side to show I'm not really a part of them. Don't worry, I'm not conservative. Well, she's done the exact opposite. She's like, yes, I love Donald Trump, best president ever. And I am going all in against the Democrats, which is just a very interesting development. It, I'm very grateful to have her, you know, over on this side. Now, a lot of people have asked, is she being honest about her shift towards conservatism and Christianity, or does she know where the cultural winds are blowing? And look, I don't know. You know, I, I don't really know what's in her heart and mind. I think just like anyone else, I can hope for the best. I was very optimistic about Kanye west, his gospel album. I still sing those songs. It was really good. And I think God used that moment to bring glory to himself, maybe lead people to the gospel and to church who hadn't been before or who had walked away from that. And of course, he has had a very unfortunate journey since then. And so I think that we just have to appreciate this moment for what it is, appreciate the truth being spoken, pray that it is genuine. Obviously, we've got some different. We've got some issues with the sexual promiscuity and the promotion of immodesty when it comes to Nicki Minaj's, you know, pictures and public Persona and the songs that she sings. However, that doesn't mean that salvation isn't genuine, if that is something that has occurred or that she might just be. Be it early on in her journey of sanctification. And that's what. That's what I pray. I pray that this is genuine, a genuine change of heart. And also that there is true repentance. And so let's pray for her. Let's pray that God would use her. Let's pray that God would draw her to himself. And I think that we can hold both of those things at the same time. We want to make sure that we are not like the older brother and the prodigal son story that we're saying, oh, well, that person, they were just too bad they did all of those things. So there's no way they could be a Christian now. That's not true. In fact, Ephesians 2 tells us that all of us were dead in our sin apart from Christ. The thing about being dead is that there aren't different levels of being dead. You're just dead. And you can't pick yourself up, you can't clean yourself off. There's nothing you can do to earn your salvation or make yourself alive. That's why that chapter goes on to say, by grace through faith, you have been saved. And this was not your own doing. It was a gift of God given to us in grace. And Nicki Minaj, just like everyone else, can receive that grace from Christ. And that grace, over time, changes what we think about sex. It changes what we think about relationships. It changes what we think about what we wear and how we present ourselves and the words we use and how we treat other people. And so we have to hope that this Christian conversion is genuine and that she is on the same Road of sanctification as the rest of us. Even so, I really appreciate her boldness so much and being able to say the things that are true. And so I say welcome, Nicki Minaj. Welcome over to the side. All right, we gotta talk about a little bit about the Grammys. I know it's Wednesday, so it's been a few days, but there are some good things that happened at the Grammys that we should be excited about, like the name of Jesus being proclaimed. And then of course, there's the ridiculous hypocritical stuff that I really just want to dive into when it comes to Billie Eilish. 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Why do they seem like they don't like each Other. Why do they seem like they don't like each other? I just think it's weird. And he doesn't. I don't know. They just don't seem happy. And a lot of people are unhappy when they're outsourcing their compassion to social justice causes. I don't know if that has anything to do with it. I think they also claim to be Christians. I would love to see more of that on display, like a Jesus wins pen. That would be cool. But instead, we have Hailey Bieber not only supporting the abolishing of ice, who is daily rounding up sex criminals who have no right to be here, but also she is supporting Planned Parenthood with Chelsea Handler. So we've got all of these celebrities who are at the. Was it the Grammys? I always forget they were at the Grammys. They have these security guards. Many of them have their own personal security. If I were trying to infiltrate the Grammys without a ticket, without maybe, I don't know, documents, I would be thrown out. I would be, I don't know, deported from the Grammys. And yet you have people like Billie Eilish, who is like. She's got something deeply, like, disturbing spiritual going on in her life. She is saying, you know what? No one is illegal on stolen land to. No one is illegal on stolen land.