In Episode 97 of Trey Knowles: Truth & Knowledge, “Is the Cross Insulting?”, Trey Knowles asks a challenging question: What does the cross really mean? To answer it, Trey presents two meanings of the cross—spiritual death and physical death—and explains why understanding the difference between them is essential. The first meaning is spiritual death. When Yeshua says in Matthew 16:24, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me,” Trey explains that taking up the cross means dying to the desires of the flesh. It means denying yourself, rejecting greed, pride, domination, worldly power, and what Trey describes as the colonizer's way of life. Instead of gaining the world and losing your soul, you choose to follow the way of Yeshua—the Way, the Truth, and the Life. This spiritual death is not about destroying a person; it is about putting to death a worldly way of living so that you can walk in righteousness and obedience to God. In this meaning, the cross is not insulting. Spiritual death leads to life. The second meaning is physical death. Historically, the cross was an instrument used to condemn, humiliate, torture, and execute human beings. Trey connects this physical meaning of the cross with persecution and later acts of racial terror, including the lynching of Black people and the Ku Klux Klan's use of the cross as a symbol of intimidation and white supremacy. Unlike willingly taking up your own cross through self-denial, this physical cross is imposed upon another person through hatred and violence. This distinction is at the heart of the episode: there is a difference between taking up your own cross and putting someone else on one. One says, “I will deny the desires of my flesh and follow Yeshua.” The other seeks to condemn, persecute, or destroy another human life. Drawing from Matthew 12:7, John 15:20, and 1 John 3:12, Trey challenges those who claim to represent Yeshua while embracing hatred, persecution, and violence. Yeshua declares, “I desire mercy, not sacrifice.” The way of Cain produces hatred and death, but the way of Yeshua calls people toward mercy, righteousness, truth, and life. So, is the cross insulting? Trey's answer depends on which cross we are talking about. The spiritual cross—denying the flesh and following Yeshua—is not insulting; it represents death to the flesh that leads to life. But the physical cross, when used as an instrument of hatred, domination, persecution, and death, represents something entirely different. Episode 97 challenges listeners not merely to wear or admire the symbol of the cross, but to understand what it means to take up their own cross, deny the ways of the flesh, and truly follow Yeshua.

Trey Knowles’ “America, One Hour Is Thy Judgment Come” is a powerful prophetic warning inspired by Revelation 18. Drawing a symbolic connection between modern America and Babylon the Great, the song confronts a nation consumed by pride, wealth, corruption, violence, deception, and the pursuit of worldly power.

Through vivid biblical imagery, Trey describes kings mourning, merchants weeping, towers shaking, and great riches vanishing in a single hour. The song warns that neither money, political influence, military strength, nor material prosperity can save a nation that continually rejects righteousness and ignores the suffering of innocent people.

At the heart of the song is an urgent spiritual call: “Come out of her, My people.” This message challenges listeners to separate themselves from corruption, refuse to participate in injustice, and turn away from the destructive values of the world. It is a call to choose mercy over money, truth over deception, justice over oppression, and repentance over pride.

“America, One Hour Is Thy Judgment Come” is not simply a song about destruction—it is a final appeal for spiritual awakening. While warning that judgment can arrive suddenly, Trey Knowles reminds listeners that mercy is still calling. There is still an opportunity to repent, return to God, and choose the righteous way before it is too late.

In Truth & Knowledge: Episode 96 — “Prosecutor,” Trey Knowles delivers a powerful call for spiritual accountability, protection, and liberation. He begins with a painful question: What happened to our children? Why are so many being drawn into gangs, drugs, violence, destructive influences, and a way of life that separates them from God?

Trey Knowles: Risala 12 – Allowed Given Authority

Authority over your life was given by God, and you placed your faith in Him. You walked in obedience, and no one could come between you and that path unless you chose to pursue your own desires above it. I tell you, be like Eleazar, who died for his faith when his mouth was forced open to make him eat pork. Come away from what is unholy. Like Eleazar, choose an honorable death rather than a life of disgrace by taking part in or dwelling in what is unholy.

I look at you: you will do anything for money, and in this way your colonizer devil has control over you. It is told to you by my Lord Yeshua that the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Why is that? Because you allow morals and faith in our Father to run out the door. This is how your colonizer devil gains control over you. When he colonized you, he made you eat from his hand. And now, at this very moment, the rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender. But if you are faithful, my Father knows you and gives to you freely, and the righteous will never be forsaken.

Do not be like those Gentiles who are double-minded—one minute they are with God, and the next minute they are not. Do not be like those Gentile pagans who run after worldly things.

My Lord Yeshua teaches us not to worry, as written in Matthew 6:25–34: do not be anxious about your life—what you will eat or drink, or about your body and what you will wear. Life is more than food, and the body more than clothing. Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Consider the flowers of the field; they do not labor or spin, yet even Solomon in all his splendor was not clothed like one of these. If God so cares for the grass of the field, will He not much more care for you?

Therefore, do not worry about what you will eat, drink, or wear. Your heavenly Father knows that you need these things. Seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you. Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself; each day has enough trouble of its own.

Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have. Look at who governs you, and consider how faithful you are to them compared to God our Father. You have become double-minded. Look at those who govern you: they take bribes to shed blood, they take interest and profit, and they gain from their neighbors—even from you—by extortion, yet you have forgotten my Lord. Choose this day whom you will serve.

What kind of spell does your colonizer enemy have over you? Has not my Lord Yeshua given you power over snakes and scorpions and authority to overcome all the power of the enemy? Nothing will harm you.

Why do you not obey my Lord’s commands? Do you not know that my Lord and Father are one? You cannot be united with my Lord and Father if you are in love with the colonizer devil. You cannot be devoted to two masters; you will either be devoted to one and hate the other.

Surah Al-Munafiqun 63:9

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تُلْهِكُمْ أَمْوَٰلُكُمْ وَلَآ أَوْلَـٰدُكُمْ عَن ذِكْرِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْخَـٰسِرُونَ ٩

O believers! Do not let your wealth or your children divert you from the remembrance of Allah. Whoever does so—these are the true losers.

Your colonizer devil will extort you and make life difficult for you. He seeks to shape you into his image and likeness through the pursuit of stolen resources and material possessions—wealth that ultimately means nothing. Your enemy has you coveting, and when you cannot obtain what you desire, you are ready to shed blood just like your colonizer enemy. Yet you allow this. So I ask: where is your loyalty—with God our Father or with your colonizer enemy? For now, I cannot distinguish you, oh House of Jacob.

Sincerely,
Trey Knowles
Grace and peace. 

Trey Knowles’ “You Are All About That Gossip” is a powerful confrontation against gossip, hypocrisy, celebrity obsession, and the worldly desire to profit from other people’s mistakes. The song challenges those who spend their time discussing celebrities such as Will Smith, spreading rumors, creating enemies in their minds, and condemning people they do not personally know. Trey reminds listeners that everyone has made mistakes, so no one should behave as though they are qualified to throw the first stone.

Trey Knowles’ “Family Ties” is a deeply personal and heartfelt message dedicated to the family members who have remained close to him throughout his journey. The song reflects on the good times they shared, the memories they created, and the love that continues to hold them together. It encourages his loved ones to cherish every moment, value one another, and never forget the bond that makes family so important.

Trey Knowles' Truth & Knowledge – Episode 95: Mere Mortals

In Episode 95 of Truth & Knowledge, Trey Knowles explores the biblical distinction between mere mortals and the Children of God. Challenging the common understanding of mortality, this episode argues that being a mere mortal is not simply a description of being human, but a spiritual condition characterized by rejecting the Spirit of God and refusing to walk in His character.

Drawing from passages such as Ephesians 5:1–2, Ephesians 4:24, Matthew 5:48, John 10:10, Jeremiah 29:11, and other biblical teachings, Trey examines humanity's calling to reflect the image and likeness of God through righteousness, holiness, and love. The message emphasizes that spiritual identity is determined not by race, nationality, gender, or social status, but by the choices a person makes—whether to live according to God's Spirit or according to the ways of the world.

The episode presents two contrasting paths. On one side are the Children of God, who imitate their heavenly Father, remain faithful through hardship, and refuse to abandon God's character regardless of persecution, poverty, or suffering. On the other side are those described as mere mortals, whose lives are marked by spiritual death, destruction, bondage, and separation from the life that God offers.

Throughout the discussion, Trey challenges listeners to consider whether their actions truly reflect the character of God. He argues that God's Spirit does not change and that His people are called to remain steadfast, even in the face of adversity. Rather than allowing circumstances to shape their identity, believers are encouraged to live according to the Spirit of Yeshua, trusting that nothing can separate them from God's love.

Mere Mortals ultimately serves as a call to self-examination and spiritual commitment. It invites listeners to reject the values of death, fear, and bondage in favor of the life, holiness, and peace found in God's Kingdom. The central question of the episode is one every believer must answer: Will you live as a mere mortal, or will you walk as a Child of God, reflecting the image and character of your Creator?

Trey Knowles: Risala 11 — My Closest Relatives

I am not here to eat turkey and pumpkin pie at a roaring lion feast. So I am not speaking to you, Gentiles. Why should I give what is holy to dogs when you yourselves say with your own mouths that you cannot be holy? I stand against those who are not of my kind. This is not racism — I have adopted brothers and sisters who look different from me but carry my image, likeness, and spirit. I am against the wicked and the unrighteous who falsely represent my Lord, Yeshua.

They are not my kind. My kind lives in the Spirit of Yeshua and does the will of my Father who is in heaven. So to the unrighteous who are not my kind, continue doing what you choose, but do not expect correction from me. Why should my Father discipline another man's house?

For it is written in Proverbs 13:24: “Whoever spares the rod hates their children, but the one who loves their children is careful to discipline them.” Therefore, to the unrighteous who are not my kind, continue giving yourselves over to what you do — but do not expect correction from me.

وَأَنذِرْ عَشِيرَتَكَ ٱلْأَقْرَبِينَ
Surah Ash-Shu'ara — 214
"And warn ˹all, starting with˺ your closest relatives."

So I, Trey Knowles, am here to speak to the House of Jacob in correction, to testify against those who have strayed, and to call them back to my Lord Yeshua in love. Come away from that mere mortal deceiver who colonizes you. They cannot rob God. For my Father loves the House of Jacob. Do you have amnesia? Do you not remember how my Lord brought us out of Egypt, from the house of bondage? My Lord still loves the House of Jacob.

Call upon my Lord Yeshua by His name and bring in the tithes. Acknowledge Him. Give my Lord your offering by displaying His Spirit and righteousness. You have robbed my Lord Yeshua by not giving tithes and offerings — meaning you have refused to acknowledge Him and live in the Spirit of His will.

Break the curse, House of Jacob, and come to my Lord Yeshua so that the temple will be filled with the Spirit of my Lord's image and likeness. If you do this, my Lord will come to you, and the floodgates of heaven will pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it. You are my Lord’s treasured possession. My Lord will spare your house, House of Jacob, just as a father has compassion and spares his son who serves him.

I am telling you to come away and separate yourselves from your colonizer who pretends to be light, who comes to you in sheep’s clothing, who claims to represent my Lord, but you will know them by their fruits. Separate yourselves so you will see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.

Sincerely,
Trey Knowles
Grace and Peace. 

Truth & Knowledge: Episode 93 - The Deceiver That Came - Trey Knowles

Trey Knowles: Risala 10 — You Lawmakers of Sin

You hypocrites of the law—what do you know of the law? You do not keep my Father in Heaven’s commands. I have a few things against you: you have among you those who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, so that they might idolize and glorify what is not of the Spirit, sacrifice their time and actions to idols, and practice sexual immorality.

You go out of your way to oppress them and make it difficult for them to live a joyful life. You have exploited them and crushed their spirit. You have made them into puppets, idols of your own design, influencing their own kind with the weapons of your likeness. You ask, “How?” For they were not like this before you captured and enslaved them.

So woe to you, lawmakers. Do to others what you would have them do to you. Yet you pervert justice. You are a den of robbers. Pay your bond, that you may receive mercy. Show the same mercy and benefits that you yourselves hope to receive from my Father. You have cursed the deaf—those who cannot speak for themselves in court. You have put stumbling blocks before the blind. But you shall fear your God.

You shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those who are trying to enter. You enslave my people and hold them captive. You have brought death to their doorsteps through drugs, sexual immorality, alcohol, and by influencing them toward wickedness.

You have put a stumbling block before my people. You have exploited them in court. You benefit from their misfortunes, and you puff yourselves up with power as though you are untouchable. But when calamity comes, the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be put out.

For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether good or evil, as it is written in Ecclesiastes 12:14. And as it is said:

فَأَصَابَهُمْ سَيِّـَٔاتُ مَا عَمِلُوا۟ وَحَاقَ بِهِم مَّا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ

“Then the evil consequences of their deeds overtook them, and they were overwhelmed by what they used to ridicule.”
(Surah An-Nahl 16:34)

With mercy I say: knock down and build up, prepare the way, remove every obstruction from my people’s path. Because of you, my people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Since knowledge has been rejected—and you, being in authority, have overpowered them—perhaps my Lord will reject you.

You lawmakers and Gentiles claim my Lord yet forget the law of my Father in Heaven; perhaps my Lord will forget your children. As your children’s sins increase in the land, and as you continue to sin against my people, your public glory and image will turn into shame.

You feed on the sin of my people and profit from it. You lawmakers set your hearts on their iniquity. You have made my people prostitute themselves, causing them to hoard unspiritual idols and images.

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Yet I am against you, because you have knowledge and still choose to do wickedly against my people. Therefore, I will hold the enforcers accountable, and judge those who know better as priests who have failed in their duty.

Grace and peace,
Sincerely,
Trey Knowles

 Trey Knowles' "Crowned In Purple" is an allegorical song that uses symbolic characters, imagery, and metaphor to explore themes of spiritual authority, deception, identity, and allegiance. Rather than presenting literal historical events or making factual claims about people, institutions, or nations, the song unfolds as a fictional allegory where kingdoms, families, and figures represent larger spiritual ideas and moral conflicts.

Within this allegorical narrative, the Daughter is portrayed as a symbolic figure whose mother is England and whose father is Rome—the Vatican. Crowned in purple, she represents the union of political influence and religious authority, seeking to establish a kingdom built on image, power, and imitation. Unable to claim the Messiah's Throne, she instead pursues the hearts and minds of people by creating a counterfeit image that competes with truth and calls for their allegiance.

Throughout the song, symbols such as the Bride, the Throne, the Image, purple garments, and royal authority are used to portray the timeless struggle between authentic devotion and counterfeit expressions of power. The narrative invites listeners to think critically about influence, discernment, and the difference between appearance and reality.

Crowned In Purple is intended as a work of allegorical storytelling, encouraging reflection through symbolism rather than literal interpretation. Like many allegories throughout literature, it uses fictional representations to communicate broader spiritual and moral themes, leaving listeners to consider where true authority, identity, and faith ultimately reside.

England and America travel over land and sea to win a single convert, and when they have succeeded, they make them twice as much a child of hell as they are.

Trey Knowles' "Ain't Gonna Practice World No More" is a heartfelt declaration of spiritual commitment and a call to separate from the values of a world that often pulls people away from God. Inspired by the teachings of Scripture and centered on devotion to Yeshua, the song reflects the personal journey of surrendering worldly ambitions, desires, and distractions in exchange for a life of faith, obedience, and eternal purpose.