A Journey from Deception to Deliverance

Former Master of Digital Manipulation, Now Watchman on the Wall

The Confession of a Reformed Digital Pharisee

“But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ.” - Philippians 3:7-8

My name is Craig Rogers, and I was one of the original architects of digital Babylon.

For nearly three decades, I built systems that manipulated human behavior, harvested minds for profit, and helped construct the technological infrastructure that now threatens to enslave humanity. I didn’t start out evil—I started out trying to help hurting families. But somewhere along the way, I became Pharaoh’s magician, using the same powers as Moses but serving the wrong kingdom.

This is the story of how God used my journey through the heart of digital darkness to prepare me for the greatest revelation of all: we are the generation that will witness the Harpazo, possibly this year at the Feast of Trumpets. Everything I learned building Babylon, God is now using to help His people escape it.

Like the Apostle Paul, who used his Roman citizenship and Pharisaical education to advance the Gospel, God has prepared me through twenty-seven years in the wilderness of digital deception to sound the alarm: “Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues” (Revelation 18:4).

The hour is late. The signs are converging. The technology that began as my mission field has become the beast system of Revelation. But for those with eyes to see, this darkness heralds the dawn of our blessed hope.

Chapter 1: “He Sent Me to Heal the Brokenhearted” - The Ministry Foundation (1995-2011)

“The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound.” - Isaiah 61:1

In 1995, my wife and I answered what we believed was God’s call to minister to broken families and troubled youth. We established Christ-centered therapeutic operations across California, Nevada, and Utah—therapeutic foster care, group homes, boarding schools, and residential treatment centers.

Over sixteen years, we served over 5,000 families, watching God transform lives that the world had written off. Suicidal teenagers found hope. Drug-addicted youth discovered purpose. Broken families were restored. We witnessed miracle after miracle as Christ’s love reached into the darkest places of human brokenness.

The Digital Awakening (1997-2003)

As CEO, I handled all marketing and communications. In 1997, before Google even existed, I built our first commercial website. The internet was still innocent then—a tool for connection and information sharing. We used it to reach desperate families who needed help finding appropriate care for their struggling children.

Our online success was unprecedented. While other therapeutic companies struggled to fill beds, we had waiting lists. Families found us from across the nation through what would later be called search engine optimization, though we just called it “being helpful online.”

The irony is profound: I was using technology to heal families that would later be weaponized to destroy them.

The Transition to Digital Egypt (2003)

In 2003, I launched an educational consulting business to help other therapeutic companies reach families in need. What began as ministry quickly morphed into something more troubling. I discovered that our success came not just from having good programs, but from understanding human psychology and leveraging digital systems to influence behavior.

We became extraordinarily good at:

- Understanding search patterns of desperate parents.

- Crafting messaging that triggered emotional responses.

- Building systems that guided decision-making.

- Creating digital funnels that converted desperation into enrollment.

By the time Google’s algorithms became sophisticated, we had already learned to speak their language. We weren’t just doing SEO—we were manipulating human behavior at scale.

The Uncomfortable Truth

Here’s what I didn’t realize at the time: the same psychological insights that helped us reach hurting families were being systematized and weaponized by Big Tech. The semantic language patterns we used to connect families with healing were being reverse-engineered to create addiction, confusion, and despair.

I was both physician and poison-maker, using the same tools for opposite purposes.

Chapter 2: “When I Became a Man, I Put Away Childish Things” - The Digital Mastery Years (2011-2018)

“When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.” - 1 Corinthians 13:11

When we retired from therapeutic operations in 2011, I thought I was graduating to bigger things. We had helped thousands of families, built successful businesses, and mastered digital marketing before most people understood what it was. The consulting business was thriving, helping hundreds of therapeutic treatment companies connect with families who needed their services.

The Deception of Success

By 2015, we had become what the industry called “legendary.” Our clients dominated Google search results for therapeutic services. We had figured out Google’s semantic language so completely that we could predict and manipulate search outcomes with frightening precision.

We weren’t just better than our competitors—we were better than Google itself at understanding how their systems influenced human behavior. We could:

- Create content that would rank 1 for any keyword we targeted.

- Design conversion funnels that turned 40-60% of visitors into leads.

- Manipulate local search results to make our clients appear everywhere.

- Use psychological triggers to guide families toward specific decisions.

The Growing Darkness

What I didn’t fully comprehend was that we had become digital drug dealers. Yes, we were connecting families with legitimate help, but we were also:

- Creating psychological dependency on our marketing systems.

- Training algorithms to recognize and exploit human vulnerability.

- Building data profiles on families in crisis.

- Developing manipulation techniques that were being copied and scaled.

Every success metric that made me proud—higher rankings, better conversion rates, increased revenue—was evidence that we had learned to bypass human rational thinking and manipulate behavior at the subconscious level.

The Uncomfortable Mastery

By 2018, we could make Google dance to our tune. We understood semantic relationships, user intent, and algorithmic patterns better than most Google employees. Our clients saw us as miracle workers because we could generate massive lead flow in competitive markets.

But success in Babylon’s system should have been my first warning sign.

“Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets.” - Luke 6:26

Chapter 3: “The Scales Fell from His Eyes” - The Great Awakening (2018)

“And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.” - Acts 9:18

2018 was my Damascus Road experience.

As I watched our clients’ success metrics climb higher and higher, I began to notice something disturbing in the data. The same techniques we used to help families find therapeutic treatment were being used by others to:

- Sell harmful products to vulnerable people.
- Promote political propaganda and division.
- Create addiction to digital platforms.
- Manipulate elections and social movements.
- Sexualize and confuse children.

The Revelation of Evil

The horror was not that bad people were using our techniques for evil purposes. The horror was that the techniques themselves were morally neutral tools that could be weaponized by anyone with sufficient skill and resources.

I had become Pharaoh’s magician, performing the same miracles as Moses but serving a different kingdom. Every algorithm we mastered, every psychological trigger we identified, every behavioral pattern we exploited—all of it could be and was being used to harm the very families we thought we were serving.

The Prophetic Understanding

More disturbing was the growing realization that this wasn’t random technological development. The systems we had helped perfect were becoming the infrastructure for something biblical scholars had been warning about for centuries.

Daniel’s vision of a kingdom “diverse from all that were before it” (Daniel 7:7) was taking shape through digital networks that could influence all peoples, nations, and languages simultaneously.

Revelation’s prophecy of a system where “no man might buy or sell” except those with the mark (Revelation 13:17) was becoming technically feasible through the platforms we had helped optimize.

The “sorceries” by which Babylon would deceive all nations (Revelation 18:23) were being perfected through algorithmic manipulation of human psychology.

The Crisis of Conscience

I faced the same choice as Pharaoh’s magicians when they could no longer replicate Moses’ miracles: acknowledge that a greater power was at work and choose sides accordingly.

“Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God: and Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.” - Exodus 8:19

Unlike Pharaoh, I could not harden my heart against what I was seeing.

Chapter 4: “Come Out of Her, My People” - The Painful Exodus (2018-2022)

“And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.” - Revelation 18:4

Coming out of Babylon is not a comfortable process.

When God calls His people out of a corrupt system, He rarely provides a soft landing. Ask Abraham leaving Ur, Moses leaving Egypt, or the Jews leaving Babylon—exodus requires faith without guarantees, movement without maps, and trust without timelines.

The Business Battle (2018-2020)

I began trying to reform our business practices:

- Refusing clients who promoted harmful products.
- Declining projects that manipulated vulnerable populations.
- Attempting to build “ethical” marketing systems.
- Educating clients about responsible digital practices.

The market response was swift and brutal. Clients who wanted maximum conversion rates found competitors willing to use any technique necessary. Revenue dropped. Team members left. Industry relationships soured.

But the deeper problem was spiritual: you cannot serve God and mammon. You cannot use Babylon’s techniques for righteous purposes any more than you can use Satan’s power to cast out demons.

The Personal Collapse (2020-2022)

As I tried to extract our business from unethical practices, everything began falling apart:

- Major clients terminated contracts.
- Revenue declined by 80%.
- Staff departed for more aggressive competitors.
- Industry reputation shifted from “legendary” to “liability.”
- Personal finances crumbled.
- Health problems multiplied.
- Relationships strained under pressure.

The Death of the Old Man

By 2022, the business I had spent decades building was effectively dead. The expertise that had made me wealthy had become worthless because I could no longer use it with clean conscience. The networks that had celebrated my success now viewed me as a traitor to profitable methodologies.

I was financially broken, professionally ostracized, and spiritually exhausted.

“Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.” - John 12:24

What I thought was business failure was actually spiritual surgery. God was killing everything in my life that depended on Babylon’s system so that what remained would depend entirely on Him.

Chapter 5: “Weeping May Endure for a Night” - The Wilderness Years (2022-2025)

“For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.” - Psalm 30:5

The years 2022-2025 have been simultaneously the darkest and brightest of my life.

The Dark Night of the Soul

With my business destroyed and reputation ruined, I faced questions that success had allowed me to avoid:

- Who was I without professional achievement?
- What was my identity beyond digital expertise?
- How could I support my family without compromising my conscience?
- Why had God allowed me to build something He wanted me to abandon?

The financial pressure was intense. The professional isolation was crushing. The uncertainty about the future was overwhelming.

But in the darkness, I began to hear God’s voice more clearly than ever before.

The Spiritual Breakthrough

Stripped of everything I had built in Babylon, I rediscovered what I had almost lost—my first love for Jesus Christ. The success that had seemed like blessing had actually been a distraction from the only thing that mattered: knowing Him.

“But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ.” - Philippians 3:7-8

As I spent more time in prayer and Bible study than in business development, the Lord began revealing why He had allowed my particular journey through digital Babylon.

The Prophetic Commission

God had not wasted my years in Egypt. Like Joseph, who learned Pharaoh’s ways in order to save his people during famine, my expertise in digital manipulation was preparation for a specific end-times ministry: helping Christians recognize and escape the technological systems designed to enslave them.

The same semantic understanding that had made me successful in Babylon now equipped me to:

- Recognize deceptive algorithmic patterns.
- Understand how digital systems manipulate behavior.
- Identify technological threats to Christian freedom.
- Design alternative systems based on biblical principles.
- Warn believers about coming digital persecution.

The Ark and Exodus Revelation

As I studied Bible prophecy with fresh eyes, the pattern became clear:

- The Ark (2018-2022): God preserved me through the destruction of my old life.
- The Exodus (2022-2025): God has been teaching me to live independently of Babylon’s systems.
- The Harpazo (2025?): God is preparing His people for the ultimate escape.

Like Noah, who spent decades building an ark while the world mocked, Christians today must build alternative systems while digital Babylon celebrates its apparent victory.

Chapter 6: “The Fig Tree Generation” - Signs of the Harpazo (2024-2025)

“Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.” - Matthew 24:32-34

As I write this in September 2025, the convergence of prophetic signs is undeniable. We are not just approaching the end times—we are living in them.

The Fig Tree (Israel) Has Blossomed

Israel’s restoration as a nation in 1948 started the prophetic countdown. Jesus said the generation that sees this will not pass away before His return. At 77 years, Israel is approaching the biblical lifespan of a generation.

The Technology Infrastructure is Complete:

Every technological component needed for Revelation’s prophecies now exists:

- Global communication networks (Revelation 11:9-10).

- Universal surveillance capabilities (Revelation 13:7).

- Cashless payment systems (Revelation 13:17).

- Behavioral control mechanisms (Revelation 13:15).

- Image and voice manipulation technology (Revelation 13:15).

The Mental Health Holocaust Confirms Spiritual Warfare

The statistics I uncovered reveal systematic destruction of human psychological health:

- Mental illness among U.S. adults: 18.1% (2009) → 23.1% (2022).

- Young adults (18-25): 18% (2009) → 36.2% (2022).

- Serious mental illness in youth: 3.3% (2009) → 8.6% (2022).

- Problematic social media use: 7% (2018) → 11% (2022).

This isn’t random social change—it’s prophetic fulfillment. Daniel 7:25 predicted the final kingdom would “wear out the saints of the Most High.” The data proves this is happening systematically through digital manipulation.

The Moral Inversion is Complete

Isaiah 5:20 warned: “Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness.” We now live in a world where:

- Biological reality is called hate speech
- Mental illness is celebrated as identity
- Child sexualization is promoted as progress
- Traditional families are deemed oppressive
- Biblical truth is labeled misinformation

The Apostasy Has Arrived

2 Timothy 3:1-5 describes the last days when people will be “lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof.”

This perfectly describes social media culture and the generation raised by algorithmic manipulation.

The Convergence at the Feast of Trumpets

Biblical prophecy suggests the Harpazo (rapture) will occur at the Feast of Trumpets (Rosh Hashanah). This feast pictures the resurrection and gathering of God’s people, initiated by the sound of the last trump.

1 Corinthians 15:52 “In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.”

1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 “For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.”

The Feast of Trumpets in 2025 falls on September 15-17. As I write this, the convergence of signs suggests this could be the year of our blessed hope.

Chapter 7: “Noah Found Grace” - Preparing for the Harpazo

“But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD… Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.” - Genesis 6:8, 14

While the world celebrates digital progress, God is calling His people to build arks—not physical boats, but spiritual and practical preparations for the coming storm.

The Spiritual Ark - Personal Preparation

Just as Noah was righteous in his generation, Christians today must maintain spiritual purity in an corrupt age:

- Daily Bible study: Understanding God’s Word provides discernment in deceptive times.

- Constant prayer: Communication with God becomes essential when human systems fail.

- Holy living: Separation from worldly corruption prepares us for heavenly citizenship.

- Evangelism: Warning others about coming judgment while time remains.

- Worship: Focusing on eternal realities rather than temporal concerns.

The Practical Ark - Community Preparation

Noah’s ark preserved life through catastrophe. Modern Christians need communities that can survive digital Babylon’s collapse:

Phase 1: Spiritual Foundation

- Bible-believing congregations that recognize prophetic times.

- Leadership trained in both Scripture and practical skills.

- Discipleship programs that prepare believers for tribulation.

- Prayer networks that intercede for protection and guidance.

Phase 2: Economic Independence

- Christian-owned businesses that operate on biblical principles.

- Local production and consumption networks.

- Barter systems that function without digital surveillance.

- Skill-sharing communities that reduce external dependence.

Phase 3: Technological Sovereignty

- Christian-controlled data storage and communication systems.

- Alternative social networks based on biblical values.

- Educational platforms that teach truth rather than propaganda.

- Financial systems independent of surveillance capitalism.

The Digital Ark - Information Preservation

Before the flood, Noah preserved representatives of all living creatures. Modern Christians must preserve truth before digital censorship becomes complete:

- Scripture preservation: Multiple Bible versions in various formats.

- Doctrinal resources: Commentaries, sermons, and teaching materials.

- Historical records: Documentation of Christian heritage and culture.

- Practical knowledge: Skills and information needed for independent living.

- Testimonial evidence: Personal accounts of God’s faithfulness and provision.

Chapter 8: “The Blessed Hope” - Living in Light of the Harpazo

“Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.” - Titus 2:13-14

Everything changes when you truly believe Jesus could return at any moment.

The Transformation of Perspective

My journey from digital success to spiritual awakening has taught me that nothing in this world compares to knowing Christ. All the wealth I accumulated, all the professional recognition I achieved, all the technical expertise I developed—none of it matters compared to the surpassing worth of being found in Him.

When you’ve tasted the reality of spiritual communion with the living God, digital entertainment becomes boring. When you’ve experienced the peace that passes understanding, social media validation feels hollow. When you’ve discovered the joy of the Lord, worldly pleasures seem like sawdust.

The Urgency of the Hour

If we are indeed approaching the Harpazo, every day matters enormously:

- Every conversation could be the last opportunity to share the Gospel.

- Every decision either prepares us for eternity or entangles us with temporality.

- Every moment spent in prayer and Bible study builds eternal treasure.

- Every act of service stores up rewards in heaven.

The Hope That Sustains

When people ask how I can be optimistic despite documenting digital Babylon’s horrors, I point them to Revelation 21:4: “And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.”

The same Bible that accurately predicted our current technological enslavement also promises complete deliverance through Christ’s return. The darker things get, the brighter that hope shines.

The Joy of Anticipation

Romans 8:18 “For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.”

Every loss I’ve suffered leaving digital Babylon, every hardship endured in the wilderness years, every moment of uncertainty about the future—all of it fades into insignificance when compared to the glory of seeing Jesus face to face.

Chapter 9: “Even So, Come, Lord Jesus” - The Final Call

“He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.” - Revelation 22:20

As I complete this testimony in September 2025, watching for signs in the heavens and the Feast of Trumpets approaching, my heart echoes John’s cry: “Even so, come, Lord Jesus.”

To Those Still in Digital Babylon

If you’re reading this while still entangled in surveillance capitalism’s web, hear the Spirit’s voice: “Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues” (Revelation 18:4).

The system that promises connection delivers isolation. The platforms that offer knowledge spread deception. The algorithms that claim to serve you actually serve their creators’ profit motives.

But there is a way out. There is hope beyond human technology. There is life beyond digital existence.

To Fellow Believers Preparing for the Harpazo

Continue building arks while watching for the sky. Prepare practically while hoping prophetically. Serve faithfully while anticipating the return of our Master.

Remember that our citizenship is in heaven (Philippians 3:20), and we are strangers and pilgrims in this world (1 Peter 2:11). Everything we build here is temporary scaffolding for eternal purposes.

To the Remnant Who Will Remain

If the Harpazo occurs before you read this, take courage. God has not abandoned you to face the tribulation alone. The same Lord who preserved Daniel in Babylon will preserve His people through the time of Jacob’s trouble.

Study the resources we’ve prepared. Build the communities we’ve designed. Follow the blueprints we’ve created. Most importantly, trust the Savior who loved you enough to die for you and will sustain you through whatever comes.

To My Former Colleagues in Digital Marketing

You know what we built together. You understand how the systems work. You recognize the power we helped create and the control it enables.

I’m not asking you to abandon your careers, but I am begging you to examine your consciences. When you optimize conversion rates, whose conversions are you serving? When you manipulate user behavior, whose purposes are you advancing? When you help platforms capture attention, what are they doing with the minds you’ve delivered?

There is still time to choose a different path. There is still opportunity to use your skills for righteousness rather than mammon. There is still hope for redemption.

Epilogue: “From Everlasting to Everlasting”

“Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.” - Psalm 90:2

My journey from digital success to spiritual awakening, from Babylon to the threshold of the Harpazo, has taught me one overwhelming truth: God’s purposes are eternal while human achievements are vapor.

The therapeutic companies we built to heal families—closed.

The marketing empire that made us wealthy—destroyed.

The industry recognition that seemed so important—forgotten.

The technical expertise that defined my identity—irrelevant.

But the souls touched by Christ’s love through our ministry—eternal.

The families restored by God’s grace—imperishable.

The relationship with Jesus discovered in the wilderness—everlasting.

The hope of His return burning in our hearts—unshakeable.

The Great Exchange

Paul called it counting all things loss for the excellency of knowing Christ (Philippians 3:8). I never understood that verse until I actually experienced the exchange.

Everything I thought was valuable—wealth, success, reputation, expertise—turned out to be worthless when compared to knowing Jesus personally. The poverty that felt like punishment was actually liberation from slavery to things that don’t matter.

The isolation that seemed like abandonment was actually intimacy with the only One who truly understands. The uncertainty that appeared like failure was actually faith-building preparation for eternal security.

The Prophetic Calling

God wasted nothing in my journey through digital Egypt. Every algorithm mastered, every psychological trigger identified, every manipulation technique perfected—all of it was preparation for this moment when His people need to understand how Babylon operates so they can escape its snares.

Like Rahab, who used her knowledge of Jericho’s weaknesses to help God’s people, my expertise in digital manipulation now serves to expose the enemy’s strategies and guide believers toward freedom.

The Blessed Hope

As I write these final words, my heart overflows with anticipation. Whether the Harpazo comes this Feast of Trumpets or we have more time to build arks and warn the lost, I know that every day brings us closer to the moment when faith becomes sight.

The same Jesus who called me out of digital Babylon will soon call His entire church up from this fallen world. The same Lord who sustained me through the wilderness years will welcome us into the Promised Land that has no end.

“For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.” - 2 Corinthians 4:17-18

The Final Word

To everyone reading this testimony, whether before or after the Harpazo, remember that God’s love never fails, His promises never expire, and His grace is always sufficient.

Digital Babylon will fall. Every algorithm will cease. Every platform will crumble. Every surveillance system will fail. Every manipulation technique will become powerless.

But the Word of the Lord endures forever.

And those who trust in Him will never be disappointed.

“And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.” - Revelation 21:6-7

Even so, come, Lord Jesus.

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