Daily Devotional, Year 3 – January 7 (Satan: The god of This World, Part 1: “I Write The [Classical] Songs!?!”)
By admin On February 10th, 2021.
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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – January 7
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Satan: The god of This World,
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Part 1:
“I Write The [Classical] Songs!?!”
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“But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:
In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not,
lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ,
who is the image of God, should shine unto them.”
2nd Corinthians 4:3, 4
Satan presiding at the Infernal Council – Wikipedia – US Public Domain
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As this above verse reveals, Satan was long ago given the title: “The god of this World”.
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This great position came about when he deceived our first parents in the Garden of Eden.
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Eve – Tizian – Wikipedia – pub-dom
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“I WRITE THE SONGS”
by Bruce Johnston
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There was a very popular song back in the 70’s, with some very ominous lyrics…
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“I’ve been alive forever And I wrote the very first song I put the words and the melodies together I am music, and I write the songs”.
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[Chorus:] “I write the songs that make the whole world sing. I write the songs of love and special things. I write the songs that make the young girls cry I write the songs, I write the songs…I am music and I write the songs”.
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Now these were just two stanzas of that song. But they give us an idea of just where this song was going.
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It spoke of music as being a sort of eternal spirit.
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And really, when you think about it, there may be more than just a little truth to that idea!
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Stuck Lucifer ca-1890 – Dore – Wikimedia – Public-domain
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“THE SPIRIT THAT NOW WORKETH”
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One thing we do know about Satan is this: it is said of him…“Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:” Ephesians 2:2
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And so, Satan, being a spirit, has the ability to work in the children of disobedience. And he is “now working” in the children of disobedience.
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So then, just how does Satan accomplish this? Does he have some limited form of omni-presence? Well, the Bible is silent on that question.
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But we do know that he has a vast assembly of angels who also rebelled against the government of Heaven, and as a result, lost their first estate, in Heaven.
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Satan presiding at the Infernal Council – Wikipedia – US Public Domain
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LUCIFER’S MUSICAL ABILITIES
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And so, as, “the god of this world” (see 2nd Corinthians 4:4), Satan now presides over his fellow-angels, as he rules over this lost world.
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Now any biblical discussion about the music of this world and even in the Church would not be complete without at least a mention of Lucifer and his musicianship. So the first biblical mention of Lucifer’s musical abilities is found in Isaiah. Listen…
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“Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols… How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!” Isaiah 14:11, 12.
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So, in these above words of Isaiah, it is mentioned here that Lucifer had music abilities, where it says… “Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and THE NOISE OF THY VIOLS…O Lucifer, son of the morning!”
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Here it is revealed that Lucifer was somehow intimately connected with viols, or violins.
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These viols would, no doubt, be stringed instruments.
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Lucifer Fallen – Gustave Dore – Wikipedia – US public domain
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WIND & PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS
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Now many theologians also attribute this following passage to Lucifer as well… “the
workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created…Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee…Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness” Ezekiel 28:14, 15, 17 [condensed].
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So if both these passages apply to Lucifer, then it is a dramatic testimony to Lucifer’s musical abilities. Tabrets are percussion instruments. Pipes would be wind instruments or organ pipes. Viols of course, would be stringed instruments.
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Well, you could probably say that Lucifer was a veritable “One-Man-Orchestra/Choir”!
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Gustave Dore – Paradise Lost illustration – Lucifer becomes Satan – Wikimedia – US Public Domain
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NOW WORKING…NOT JUST SITTING AROUND!
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And so, with his incredible musical abilities, why would we ever suppose that Satan just sits idly by, allowing Mankind to pretty much, “do their own thing”, as the saying goes?
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After all, it clearly teaches that he is, “now WORKING in the children of disobedience”.
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And if he is “Now working”, then just what is he, “now working” at?
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Well, doesn’t it seem logical that he uses his great musical abilities to compose some of the incredible music that has been produced through the past centuries?
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Well, yes, of course it does!
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New York Times Square – terabass – cropped image – Wikipedia – Share-alike License
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SATAN: MICRO-MANAGER OF HIS KINGDOM!
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It must be remembered that Satan is the high commander of his vast army.
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And it would be utter foolishness to suppose that he is complacent about his war against Heaven!
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No worthy opponent just sits back and leaves things to chance!
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Just the opposite, Satan no doubt, micro-manages every detail of his kingdom.
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And the music industry is no exception!
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No doubt he is the true genius composer behind many of the musical compositions of this world, present and past!
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Gustave Dore – Paradise Lost illustration – Lucifer becomes Satan – Wikimedia – US Public Domain
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MUCH MUSIC TODAY, OVERTLY EVIL
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Now people have no problem believing that some of today’s music is largely the creation of this genius rebel.
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After all, a lot of it is very overtly evil.
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Much of today’s music makes no pretense of being anything, but evil!
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Marilyn Manson performing Antichrist Superstar – Share-Alike License – cropped image – Wikipedia
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WHAT ABOUT “NICE” MUSIC?
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But what about all the “nice” music?
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Take classical music for example.
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How could such nice music possibly be the product of Lucifer?
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Beethoven – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0
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WHOLE WORLD LIES IN WICKEDNESS”
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1st John 5:19 reveals that this entire world is evil…“And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.”
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So here is revealed the horrible truth, that the entire world-system of Planet Earth is evil.
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And 2nd Corinthians 4:4 reveals that Satan is, “the god of this world”.
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Satan presiding at the Infernal Council – Wikipedia – US Public Domain
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CAN EVIL PRODUCE GOOD?
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So why would we ever believe that classical music somehow rises above the wickedness which envelops this world?
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Listen to James 3:11, 12…“Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter? Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.”
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As this above passage reveals, we just cannot expect fresh water to come forth from a fountain of bitter water! Oh yes, many things of this evil world have, “a form of godliness”. Oh yes, many things in this world seem harmless, even good!
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But the Bible forewarns us against being deceived by such counterfeit goodness! Like all else in this deceitful world, music can be deceptive!
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Music is a language, and as such, can mislead those who are naïve and unlearned!
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Shoppers in Toronto – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share-alike license
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MANKIND’S SENTIMENTS?
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Now someone will say, “Well all that classical music is just a wonderful expression of the mankind’s sentiments, and aspirations, and sorrows and joys!”
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Oh yes, but is it an expression of Mankind according to what the Bible says of Mankind?
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We must remember that this is a world of lies, ruled over by the Father of Lies…“Ye are of your father the Devil…When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.” John 8:44
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And so, the people of this world are the “children of the Devil”, who “is a liar and the Father of it”.
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Therefore, the music of this world cannot be good, otherwise the Bible is wrong!
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ABOVE PICTURE: Satan, The False Prophet who offers a world-loving gospel – www.signsofheaven.org
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“A FORM OF GODLINESS”
2nd Timothy 3:5
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We humans tend to have the naïve notion that evil must be overtly wicked.
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But Satan is no dummy! He knows that the only way he can deceive the world is to put a “nice face” on his evil kingdom.
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And so, this evil genius creates many things which have an outward “form of godliness”, thereby confusing the people of the world.
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And even Christians are confused, as they look at all the supposed goodness in the world.
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And much of the elaborate compositions of so-called Christian classical music have been used within the apostate churches for the past few centuries for evangelistic purposes, making its converts, “two-fold more, the child of Hell” Matthew 23:15.
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ABOVE PICTURE: Satan, The False Prophet who offers a world-loving gospel – www.signsofheaven.org
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“GOD GIVE US WISDOM!”
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Well, God has given His people enough godly music, so that w
e don’t have to seek after the music of this world!
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Oh yes, there may indeed be some classical music which may glorify Heaven.
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And so, let’s choose the kinds of music that most closely resembles the music of Heaven, and shun the proud, sensual music of this world!
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And may the Holy Spirit give us great discernment to understand the difference between the two.
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David the Shepherd Boy – Wikipedia – US Public Domain
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TODAY’S PRAYER…
“Dear Lord, Let me not be ignorant of Satan’s devices, in his role as, “god of this world”. But let me be, “as wise as a serpent” in regard to just what is behind all the so-called creativity and genius of this world…
The Christian Martyrs Last Prayer – Wikipedia – US Public Domain
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READ MORE…
To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “Vanity Fair” & The False Prophet or you can also read this shorter article…March 25th (Lucifer’s Music Solo)
Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license
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THE END
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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN
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LOCATION OF THE REVELATION 12 DRAGON…
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The Revelation 12 Dragon Constellation can be located by finding Orion in winter months.
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The Dragon is to Orion’s left, and the Dragon’s mouth is right next to Orion’s shield. This Dragon’s mouth is the V-like constellation The Hyades Cluster, which is also known as the head of Taurus the Bull. The Dragon’s tail-tip is Pleiades and the lower shaft of his tail is partly of Aries and Pisces. Then with aid of a dark and starry night, you may begin to connect the mouth and the tail with a very long body in an oval shape. The front and back legs are made of a few stars: the front legs partially of stars from Taurus . The back legs and rear fin are made of 6 stars from the Cetus Constellation.
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BODY HARD TO SEE
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The long oval-shaped body has relatively few stars, but can been seen, howbeit with a dark, starry night. The four stars of the front fins are made partially of Taurus .
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READ MORE…
To explore deeper into this subject, please read… The Dragon of Revelation 12 Constellation
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TOMORROW…
January 8 (Come Out of Her, My People! Part 39: “What If The Nations Fail?”
US flag burning – Wikimedia – Creative Commons License
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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY
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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) READER IS ENCOURAGED TO BEGIN FOLLOWING THIS 650+ AUDIO BIBLE STUDY THROUGH THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH EACH DAY ON THIS DAILY DEVOTIONAL.
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THIS IS STUDY #7 IS PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…
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above picture: Prophet Jeremiah – www.christianimagesource.org – Public Domain