Prophet Forces Teen to Eat Bible & Is Jesus Really Necessary?

A self-styled prophet rips a page out of a Bible and literally commands a teenager to chew and swallow it in front of a cheering congregation — and no, that is not a metaphor, and yes, the title of the original article really does say "Not Clickbait." Nate and Steph react to the viral clip of "Prophet" Kevin Leal doing exactly this at a West Virginia church service, break down why this crosses well beyond charismatic disagreement into something genuinely alarming, and land on the official Ask A Christian Podcast position: please consume Scripture with your eyes. Your digestive tract was not designed for the book of Proverbs. (Watch the clip at: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DY00a9quRap/ — full story at: https://protestia.com/2026/05/26/eat-this-swallow-it-prophet-rips-page-out-of-a-bible-and-makes-teen-swallow-it-not-clickbait/) Then the conversation gets theological. A critic asks: what makes God good if He kills people — including children — in the Bible? Nate and Steph work through the actual context of God's judgment in Scripture, who the recipients of that judgment actually were, and why the "glass half full" angle on infant deaths in the Old Testament is more substantive than it first sounds. Finally: is Jesus actually necessary? Could God have just forgiven everyone without the cross? The crew digs into why the answer is no — not because of arbitrary rules, but because a truly just and good God cannot simply wave away sin without a payment that satisfies his own nature. Steph walks through the covenant logic, the Islamic comparison falls flat, and a live agnostic audience member pushes back in real time, which always makes for good radio. Welcome to the Ask A Christian Podcast with host Nate and co-host Steph — where the questions are real, the theology is serious, and at least one false prophet is on notice. 📚 Resources & Links: "Prophet" Kevin Leal Bible-swallowing video - https://www.instagram.com/reel/DY00a9quRap/ Full Protestia story on Kevin Leal - https://protestia.com/2026/05/26/eat-this-swallow-it-prophet-rips-page-out-of-a-bible-and-makes-teen-swallow-it-not-clickbait/ For more content, visit: https://www.askachristianpodcast.com C. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro & welcome back 01:03 - Pride Month discussion 04:27 - SBC elder plurality & women pastors (Protestia op-ed) 06:24 - Prophet Kevin Leal: who is he? 07:52 - Watching the clip: prophet commands teen to eat Bible page 12:10 - Reaction: false prophecy vs. charismatic disagreement 14:18 - Where's the line for charismatics? 18:32 - What makes God good if He kills people? 20:37 - Who actually gets judged in Scripture and why 23:08 - What about the babies? (Amalekites, Noah's flood) 28:51 - Do babies go to heaven? David's son and Jesus on children 32:44 - Is Jesus necessary for salvation? 33:18 - Steph: why the covenant requires the cross 35:52 - Can God just forgive without Jesus? Islam comparison 40:15 - Atheist pushback: is the whole thing just arbitrary? 44:20 - Why God chose relationship over snapping his fingers 50:10 - Closing thoughts & how to join the Discord D. HASHTAGS #AskAChristianPodcast #IsJesusNecessary #ChristianApologetics #FalseProphet #Christianity #Bible #Jesus #Salvation #GodIsGood #BibleStudy #ChristianPodcast #Theology #Charismatics #OldTestament #ChristianDebate