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Joe Rogan CAN'T BELIEVE Navy SEAL Reveals Demon Encounter Inside Germany’s Haunted Barracks
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The guest recounts a claimed supernatural experience during his deployment cycle in Germany following a mission in Tunisia and earlier events tied to Benghazi.
Background and setting
- After securing the embassy in Tunisia, the unit returned to Germany to re-equip.
- They were housed in an older barracks where the guest believes a demon/evil entity was present.
Symptoms of the alleged presence
Over roughly a week of experiencing activity (during a stay of about two weeks total), he describes:
- Knockings and strange voices echoing in hallways
- A feeling of oppression/evil in the building
- Sounds and odd activity, such as an oven turning on by itself
- A sense of being stared at from upstairs/landing areas, without seeing anything
Sanity check from others
- The guest says other soldiers also became scared.
- One eventually left the room to avoid being alone across the hall.
Seeking help
- He reports asking the senior officer about the strange occurrences.
- The officer confirmed something was “there.”
Turning point — pastor’s intervention
In distress, the guest calls his younger brother, who connects him with a pastor named James Cordell. The pastor:
- Prays while walking up and down the corridors, using the name of Jesus Christ
- Instructs the guest to put olive oil on the top of the doorframe
Reported result
The guest claims that after the prayer/ritual:
- The oppressive fear and strange phenomena stopped completely
- Peace returned
Unusual follow-up detail
The next morning, he claims a single drop of oil had spread down and covered all the doors, appearing to flow/glow.
Lasting impact — religious conversion
The guest frames the barracks incident as the start of his conversion:
- He begins reading the Gospel of Matthew
- He interprets it as spiritually awakening him to his condition
- He describes an almost immediate internal transformation in desires and behavior, including reduced cravings for pornography, profanity, and gossip
Theme emphasized
The guest argues the “demon encounter” was less about proving a haunting and more about initiating deeper faith and moral change through God’s grace.
Presenters / Contributors
- Joe Rogan (interviewer)
- Guest / Navy SEAL narrator (unnamed in the subtitles)
- James Cordell (pastor mentioned by the guest)
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