Satan’s fascination with Heaven
Posted on August 22, 2005
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With names like Black Sabbath, The Cult, Faith No More, God Forbid, Blue Oyster Cult, Godsmack, Grim Reaper, Kreator, Lamb of God, Judas Priest, Malevolent Creation, Ministry, Sacrifice, Sepultura (which means “grave” in Portuguese), Testement and Testify, it is so very clear that Satan has a obsessive fascination with Heaven and religion. These are all names of rock bands. These bands call themselves thrash metal, death metal, heavy metal. Imagery of chains and bondage and eternal torture and torment evoke glimpses of our worst fears and darkest nightmares, not of peaceful lullabyes, sweet melodies or angelic choirs singing praises.
And after all, it seems quite logical and at the same time ironic, doesn’t it? Ever since Lucifer was expelled from Heaven, he has expended considerable effort creating his own counterfeit version of Heaven. That will be as close as evil can get to a Holy God.
As Holy Ghost filled Christians we know there’s One God, we know there’s One Faith and One Baptism. We know there’s One Rock of Salvation and we know there’s one way to approach God—through Jesus Christ. Music that exhalts death and pain and fear and destruction and darkness has no place in the mind of the Christian. I would go so far as to say that if you freely give credence and place faith in this kind of music that doubts about the true nature of Christ and his promises will creep in and the silent messages in the words of this filthy music will seduce you right out of a relationship with God.
Listen, Satan has a reputation for offering mankind evil adulterations of nearly everything God has proclaimed good. Remember, spirituality is not holy without God being at the center of your life. Religion is cheap and meaningless without God in control of the rules. The laws of men make the Word of God to none effect. Humanistic religion is nothing more than earthly control over the minds of mankind. And that’s what Satan seeks.
With all the pressures in our life, no sane person should willingly open themselves to darkness and dispair, fear and pain, apathy or worthlessness, right? Then why do we listen to music that doesn’t edify the heart or soul? Why do we dive headlong into musical bands that do just that? If it’s not pure, if it’s not innocent, if it’s not holy then leave it alone. Satan has a fascination with Heaven alright…he’s out to replace the Heaven that the Almight God has prepared for his children.
Music is for worshipping and praising God. It’s man’s way to offer up praise and give glory to our Creator. It’s not for death, destruction and mayhem. Be not deceived. If it’s true that God has the power over death, hell and the grave, then it’s certainly true that Satan wants control over everything inbetween.
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As I read about how music has been subverted by Satan, I thought of how many other human interactions have also been subverted and that the threads of similarity and familiarity between our purpose and our deeds are what make us so vulnerable to evil forces.
For example, music reaches something deep in all of us and that translates to our enjoyment of it. To make the case that music is for worshiping and praising God inspires some but alienates others, the latter group being our focus. To them, it can be asked of what consequence is it that you ENJOY music? The same can be said for those who either devote or regularly reserve their music for singing praises to God Almighty.
So, enjoyment of music is not the standard. The purpose of music is indeed the point. The same, of course, can be asked of our purpose with regard to sex, acts of human kindness and charity, work, rest, defense of our values and lives, etc: the entirety of our consumption.
For most of us, these deeper questions are uncomfortable because Satan has successfully instilled in us the fear of loss of our individuality. Unable to have faith that the ultimate individuality is to
devote one’s life to God, we develop our individuality for the rest of the world to see … and experience.
And just as music contains so much unnecessary negativity, so does much of our individuality as we prepare if for the eyes of strangers. But what is our purpose? To socialize, to assimilate? Without higher
purpose, we become self-promoters, hanging onto our individuality at such costs as to boggle the mind – the excessively detailed clothing of our bodies and our arguments, our misstatements of loyalty, our
confusion over the role of society, and eventually – after years of self-absorption – the diminishing of our capacity to ask the questions necessary to forge a life with God.
Given the innocence of childhood, it is difficult to say that we humans have lost our way. More likely we never knew the way. And who can blame us for giving over our lives to pleasure? There is nothing
shameful in hoping that all people come to God, to live in that perfect world. The purpose of the music, remember, is the point. But those people who have not made the journey, never had the answers. And that is also important to remember. In a way, it will require
a set of calculations for these people to figure out their potential. First, though, they must understand the need for simple addition.