Texe Marrs

Texe William Marrs (July 15, 1944 – November 23, 2019) was an American author, radio broadcaster, and fundamentalist Christian minister who founded the Power of Prophecy ministry and hosted a weekly shortwave radio program of the same name, focusing on interpretations of Bible prophecy intertwined with allegations of global conspiracies led by secret societies, occult groups, and elite cabals.

A retired U.S. Air Force captain with 20 years of service and a former instructor in computer science at the University of Texas at Austin , Marrs transitioned to full-time ministry and authorship in the 1980s, producing over 50 books that achieved notable success within evangelical and alternative media circles, including national Christian bestsellers such as Dark Secrets of the New Age , which critiqued spiritual movements as vehicles for satanic one-world religion agendas. His writings and broadcasts emphasized first-principles scrutiny of historical and contemporary events through a literalist Christian lens, alleging causal links between Freemasonry , the Illuminati , and purported Zionist influences in fostering a tyrannical global order opposed to biblical truths.

Marrs' work garnered a dedicated following for its bold exposures of what he described as hidden elites manipulating world affairs, but it also drew sharp rebukes from mainstream religious and academic establishments, which characterized his recurrent claims of Jewish overrepresentation in conspiratorial networks—often drawing on theories like the Khazarian origins of Ashkenazi Jews—as veiling anti-Semitic tropes, despite his framing them as defenses of Christian orthodoxy against prophetic fulfillments of end-times deception. Through his ministry's outreach, including newsletters, videos, and the Bible Home Church affiliate, Marrs built a platform reaching international audiences via shortwave radio, prioritizing undiluted scriptural warnings over institutional consensus.

Texe William Marrs was born on July 15, 1944, in Fred, Texas, to parents Troy Marrs Sr. and Josephine Marrs. He had siblings including brothers Joe Edward Marrs and Troy Marrs Jr., both of Houston , and sisters Shirley McConnell of Lumberton, Texas , and Joyce Carter.

Marrs spent his formative years in the Port Neches area of southeast Texas , a region dominated by oil refineries and petrochemical facilities that shaped much of the local working-class economy during the mid-20th century. Details on specific family dynamics or early personal experiences remain sparse in available records, with no documented accounts of particular religious or cultural influences from his immediate household beyond the broader evangelical Christian milieu prevalent in rural and small-town Texas communities of the era.

Texe Marrs completed his secondary education at Port Neches-Groves High School in Port Neches, Texas , graduating in 1962. No public records detail specific academic achievements, such as grade point averages or honors, from his time at the school. Similarly, documented extracurricular involvement or early scholarly interests during this period remain absent from available biographical accounts.

Texe Marrs served as a career officer in the United States Air Force from the early 1960s until his retirement in 1982, achieving the rank of lieutenant colonel. His approximately two-decade tenure occurred amid the Cold War, involving duties aligned with the era's strategic demands.

Marrs specialized in intelligence roles within the Air Force , focusing on areas such as electronic and communications-related operations. These assignments underscored the technical and analytical aspects of military service during a period of heightened geopolitical tensions with the Soviet Union . No public records detail specific commendations or operational deployments, though his career progression to field-grade rank indicates sustained professional performance.

After retiring from a career in the U.S.