Victor Marx Reveals How Evil Manifests Through Child Abuse and Why Christians Must Fight Back
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Victor Marx Reveals How Evil Manifests Through Child Abuse and Why Christians Must Fight Back
Victor Marx, founder of All Things Possible Ministries, has spent 20 years rescuing trafficking victims and holding pedophiles accountable across Iraq, Southeast Asia, and America. A survivor of childhood abuse himself, Marx explains the spiritual warfare behind the targeting of children, from abortion to classroom grooming to sex trafficking. With his chief of operations being a retired Delta Force commander, Marx's team operates in some of the world's most dangerous places. He challenges passive Christianity and argues that standing against evil targeting children isn't just righteous, it's a biblical mandate. Marx discusses his work rescuing girls from ISIS captivity, confronting cultural grooming in American schools, and why he believes "no purity, no power" defines effective spiritual leadership.
Rescuing Captives: Physical, Spiritual, and Emotional
Victor Marx leads an organization that sets captives free in three critical ways: physically rescuing those who have been trafficked or abused by pedophiles both in the United States and overseas in regions like the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and South of the Border; helping people recover from trauma across all types of devastating experiences; and spiritually helping those held captive in darkness or oppressed by spiritual forces to find freedom.
Marx's team includes exceptional operators, including his chief of operations who retired from Delta Force after his last 10 years in the military serving as a troop commander at the unit. Over a thousand missions were completed without losing a single man, and Marx describes him as one of the best hunters he has ever worked with.
Twenty Years Fighting Evil's Manifestation
Marx frames his work in the context of how evil manifests in the world. He believes one of the clearest manifestations of darkness is when evil people target children. The organization has been quietly doing this work for approximately 20 years now, though many other organizations have recently begun talking about these issues more publicly.
Marx's background includes working for Focus on the Family with Dr. James Dobson as his assistant, where he gained appreciation for fighting on behalf of the most innocent members of society, particularly around the sanctity of life. When Marx and his wife started their organization, they were shocked by the number of children being abused and trafficked both domestically and internationally.
Frontline Operations in ISIS Territory
The organization gained significant public recognition several years ago when ISIS invaded Iraq. Marx deployed there with his high-risk non-profit organization and ministry, developing a safe house and bringing in Free Burma Rangers, then essentially turning them loose to do what they do best.
Marx recalls posting on social media live from Iraq, admitting he wasn't very skilled with social media at the time. In one memorable post, gunfire could be heard in the background as he explained that ISIS forces were nearby. Someone pointed out the sounds were ISIS, and Marx acknowledged it before saying he had to go because they were about to hit a village where ISIS fighters were positioned. At that moment, ISIS forces were dropping mortars trying to defend their position while Marx's team was embedded with the Iraqi Army.
The organization's specific role wasn't to kick doors open or engage in direct combat, though Marx acknowledges some of that happened. Their primary goal was reaching women and children who had been held captive. In a recent operation, within 48 hours of being back in country at their safe house, they secured the freedom of a girl who had been abducted by ISIS seven years earlier—one of the most difficult cases to resolve.
This young woman was 11 years old when she was abducted after her parents were killed. Now 18, she had suffered a broken nose and broken back. Despite her trauma, when Marx saw her, she wore the biggest smile. When he asked why she was smiling, she simply said, "I'm free." Marx sees this as evidence of divine blessing and favor upon their team's efforts to fight the manifestation of evil.
The Spiritual Component of Child Targeting
Marx addresses the spiritual dimensions of why children are targeted by evil. While there is natural human depravity and carnality, when it comes to abusing children, Marx believes there's a completely different realm where evil actively inserts itself. He points to historical patterns: Pharaoh wanted to destroy all the boys in ancient Egypt, and the practice of child sacrifice to Molech has existed since ancient times. Evil has consistently targeted children through offering them up in various ways.
Marx speaks from personal experience as a survivor of childhood abuse. He was abused and tortured as a child and left for dead, which became his core motivation to reach kids and stop perpetrators. He recalls his four-year-old granddaughter recently asking him, "Papa, why do you go after bad guys?" His answer was simple: "So that bad guys don't do more bad things and that you feel safe."
The evil involved in child abuse and exploitation is very real and Marx has witnessed it at the highest levels—from ISIS fighters to cartel members, and in America across all sectors: politicians, preachers, and teachers. Marx believes with complete conviction that the greatest disturbance in American culture and a root cause for broken relationships, drug addiction, and poor decision-making often stems from child abuse. He references the principle: if you build a child, you won't have to repair an adult. The enemy understands this philosophy in reverse—hurt a child and you'll spend a lifetime trying to repair an adult.
Parents Versus Groomers: A Cultural Battle
The conversation turns to the political and cultural dimensions of child protection. Marx is asked about the theme of the "parents party" versus the "groomers" or "perverts party," particularly regarding issues like children being encouraged to chemically castrate themselves, 12-year-olds being told they can change their gender, or obtaining abortions without parental consent. These represent a loosening of morals and the introduction of unclean spirits into culture.
Many parents feel overwhelmed as they wake up to realize their children are being targeted—not just in the traditional sense of potential kidnapping at a grocery store (which still happens, including a recent case in Dallas, Texas, where a young girl was sex-trafficked simply by going to the bathroom at a Mavericks game), but in deeper, more widespread ways.
Marx agrees that while perverts, pedophiles, and wicked people exist across all political parties, when a group attempts to legislate evil, that becomes a clear indicator that the group has sided with darkness and yielded themselves to it. Their minds become so twisted that they actually believe it's acceptable to affect children in ways that are unthinkable. Marx notes that 30 years ago, nobody would have imagined such things happening.
The Failure of Passive Christianity
Marx places partial blame on conservatives and even Christians and Muslims with conservative positions for being too passive. He criticizes what he calls "horrible theology" that suggests being more like Jesus means being merely meek and nice. He clarifies that biblical meekness is actually power under control, and he doesn't see anywhere in the Bible where it says to be nice—kind, yes; patient, yes; all the fruit of the spirit, yes. Marx admits he struggles most with patience.
Marx argues that in his line of work, you get opportunities to both hold your tongue and take direct action. He emphasizes that anytime a school board or anybody tries to negatively affect children or families, fathers as protectors and providers have not only a right but a responsibility before God to stand in the gap and say, "not here, not now."
He shares a story from 25 years ago when he took his children and family to the library. While there, he noticed a man on a computer looking at pornography in a public place—this was before porn was widespread. Marx walked over and tapped the man on the shoulder, asking what he was doing. The man responded that it was none of his business and he could do what he wanted. Marx replied, "Well, I guess I can too if you want to live by that," then loudly announced to everyone that "this pervert right here is looking at dirty nudie pictures in a public place." Before Marx could finish, the man shut down the computer and scrambled out "like a little rat" while everybody started clapping. Marx's thinking was clear: not on my watch—he wasn't going to be passive. A child could easily walk by, or a wife, or any female, or someone struggling with such images who wanted to avoid that temptation.
Jesus Was Not Passive
Marx addresses those who claim fighting isn't Christ-like and that Christians should just let the other side do whatever they want. He identifies what he calls a flaw in the theology of Western Americans that he holds "at the feet of the pulpit." He directly states that many pastors are cowardly, their "spines filled with gel instead of titanium," and they justify their passivity using scripture with concepts like meek, mild, and turn the other cheek.
Marx points to Jesus himself as the counter-example. Jesus went into the temple, saw his Father's house being trashed and desecrated, and then took time to fashion a whip. Marx notes he always appreciated that Jesus took the time to make the whip—he imagines Jesus looking at the people he was going to strike with it, identifying the ringleader. Then Jesus flipped tables over and called out a "brood of vipers."
Marx poses a hypothetical: imagine at any church function if someone were cheating on their spouse but sitting next to their affair partner at a church event, and a pastor just walked in, threw a table over with food going everywhere, and publicly called out both people, saying they better repent because they're destroying lives and the church. People don't believe in that kind of confrontation anymore.
No Purity, No Power
Marx has been very direct in challenging why pastors don't talk about certain issues. His principle is simple: you can't impart that which you don't possess. If pastors aren't living the right life—if they lack purity—they don't want to stand against certain things. He summarizes this as "no purity, no power."
When asked to explain this principle and its relationship to perfection, Marx clarifies that it's simple: the Bible talks about sin and maintaining a clear conscience. A person can sin secretly—private sin that later becomes public—and there are three types of sin, but one's conscience will always work against them. An unaddressed sin opens a crack for the enemy to come in and create havoc. The enemy is the agitator, the prosecutor (which is what the term literally means in Hebrew), the accuser of the brethren, and the oppressor. This causes significant problems.
Marx believes Christians should live with clear consciences. He mentions that just the day before, while taking a mini-sabbatical, he was listening to all four gospels. One thing that stood out was when they came to arrest Jesus and Peter cut off someone's ear. Jesus told Peter to put the sword back in its place or sheath—he didn't say to melt it down and turn it into something harmless. Jesus was saying put it in its proper place because there will be a time for it.
Later, Jesus told his disciples that when traveling on the open road, if they didn't have a sword, they should sell their cloak to get one. There would be evil, wicked people who would try to attack them and stop their mission, and they would need to use the sword for true self-defense.
Jesus's Harshest Teaching About Children
Marx points out that one of Jesus's harshest teachings was specifically about the abuse of children. Jesus said it would be better for a man to have a millstone tied around his neck and be thrown into the sea than to harm a child. Marx notes that in other countries where he has worked, he has seen how they deal with offenders of children—from being tied up and beaten in public all the way to being killed.
In America, Marx again suggests the Christian faith has been hijacked by what can be called woke, passive, or liberal theology. He argues that if anybody should be strong and bold as a lion while also being compassionate and gracious, it should be Christians. Marx is currently working on a book called "The Dangerous Gentleman" that will help people understand and articulate these concepts more fully.
All Things Possible Ministries
Victor Marx can be found at victormarks.com and leads All Things Possible Ministries. Marx was also the person who connected the host with Bad to the Bone Canine, which is how Mr. Briggs, the host's dog, came into the picture. Marx has his own beautiful dog as well. Marx also hosts the Victor Marx Podcast, which is available for those interested in hearing more about his work and perspectives.
