“Many
have tried to go into the night. But that’s the price we pay when we
living on the other side. Tell the devil I said hey when you get back to
where you’re from.” – Bruno Mars
Bruno Mars is one of the most successful artists of this decade. He has more No. 1 Pop Songs on Billboard’s charts
than any male singer of the past 20 years. The multi-platinum soulful
crooner has made hit after hit with a consistent theme to his music:
blasphemy against the Christian faith. Though known for his “squeaky
clean” image, Bruno Mars’ music reveals a blatant disrespect for the God
of the Bible and many of the core concepts of the Christian faith while
celebrating sinful rebellion.
“Locked Out of Heaven”
Bruno Mars take the blasphemous Biblical references to an extreme in “Locked Out of Heaven.”
One
of Mars’ biggest hits is “Locked Out of Heaven” an ode to fornication
in which Mars repeatedly weaves sexual lust with foundational Christian
themes:
“Never had much faith in love or miracles
Never wanna put my heart on the line
But swimming in your water is something spiritual
I’m born again every time you spend the night”
From the onset of the song, Mars claims to have no “faith in love or miracles.” He then compares baptism
(“swimming in your waters”) and the concept of Christian salvation
(“I’m born again every time you spend the night”) to casual encounters
of fornication.
Jesus Christ Established Baptism As A Sign of Christian Faith
Bruno Mars makes a mockery of Christian baptism.
“Then
cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and
comest thou to me? And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so
now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he
suffered him. And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out
of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the
Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: And lo a
voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well
pleased.” – Matthew 3:13-17.
It
was at the baptism of Jesus at the Jordan river that Heaven literally
opened to the Earthly realm and God the Father proclaimed that Jesus
Christ was the Son of God. At the end of His earthly ministry Jesus
commanded all who believe in Him to follow His example and be baptized:
“And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching
them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I
am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.” – Matthew 28:18-20.
Baptism is a believer’s signature on the New Covenant
established in Jesus Christ – that a person can receive eternal life
when they put their full faith and trust in Jesus for their forgiveness of their lifetime of sins.
And of course, being born again is the term for the new spirit, born of
God, a believer receives at the moment of their salvation. The Lord
Jesus Christ said when explaining this concept to a religious leader of
His day:
“Jesus answered and said unto him,
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot
see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a
man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his
mother’s womb, and be born? Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I
say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he
cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.” – John 3:3-6.
Using
powerhouse vocals and catchy melodies, Bruno Mars makes a perverted
mockery of the basic foundations of the Christian faith.
‘Cause your sex takes me to paradise
Yeah, your sex takes me to paradise”
When Christ Jesus was on the cross, dying for the sins of humanity, He told the believing thief being executed next to Him:
“And [the thief] said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise.” – Luke 23:42-43.
Minutes
from death, the thief acknowledged that the man next to him was no
ordinary person. He recognized that Jesus was indeed the Son of God and
the Messiah. And that despite the fact that Jesus was literally nailed
to a cross and being beaten and scourged, He would return from the dead
and receive His kingdom – the entire Earth and Heaven under His rule.
This condemned thief had saving faith. And in immediate response, The
Lord confirmed that the thief would be with Him that very day in
“paradise” – the destination of the souls of dead believers.
To compare these Biblical concepts to illicit sexual sins fills Webster’s definition of blasphemy to a tee.
Sympathy For The Devil?
The Book of Revelation predicts that it is Satan who will be locked out of Heaven.
“’Cause you make me feel like I’ve been locked out of heaven
For too long, for too long
Yeah, you make me feel like I’ve been locked out of heaven
For too long, for too long”
Beyond
the disrespect for the Christian faith, the refrain of the song, then
subtly sounds very similar to the fate of Satan in the final years
before the Second Coming of Christ as described in the book of
Revelation:
“And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. And
the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and
Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth,
and his angels were cast out with him. And I heard a loud
voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the
kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our
brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and
night..” – Revelation 12:7-10.
Satan
and his army of fallen angels, who presently have access to Heaven (as
confirmed in the book of Job), will be cast out of Heaven permanently
during the Day of The Lord, the final period of end-times judgments (and
also known as the Great Tribulation). Additionally, at the end of this
epoch, Satan will literally be locked out of Heaven:
“And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, And
cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon
him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years
should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.”
– Revelation 20:1-3.
After
the Battle of Armageddon, where Jesus Christ conquers the forces of the
Antichrist and resumes control of the planet, Satan will literally be
locked in hell for one thousand years, with no access to Heaven or
Earth. And this is the ultimate theme of the song: that denial of
fornication is similar to fate of the Devil. The Bible says of sexual
sin:
“Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Envyings,
murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell
you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do
such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.” – Galatians 5:19-21.
Notice
the passage describes a litany of sins but starts with adultery and
fornication – sins regarding illicit sexual activity. The Bible’s
emphasis is on the severity of these sins and that the guilt for these
actions is hell. With his bubble gum pop star voice, Mars is subtly able
to not only pervert the Bible’s message but weave his odes to
fornication right into the iPhones and earbuds of impressionable youth
and children all over the world.
“You bring me to my knees, you make me testify
You can make a sinner change his ways
Open up your gates ’cause I can’t wait to see the light
And right there is where I wanna stay”
Once
again, the blasphemous allusions to the Christian faith are obvious.
What spirit would inspire lyrics such as these? Clearly not a spirit
that is godly.
Mockery of the Crucifixion
L’il Wayne mimics the crucifixion of The Lord Jesus Christ in the Mirror video.
“For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.” – 1 Corinthians 1:18.
In the song Mirror,
Mars teamed up with rapper L’il Wayne and filmed a video that makes a
complete mockery of the crucifixion of The Lord Jesus Christ. Repeated
shots show L’il Wayne in a pose that is clearly supposed to “mirror”
crucifixion imagery of Jesus:
At
the end of the song, a mural is shown that leaves no doubt that the
intent was to draw a parallel between L’il Wayne, one of the most
sin-promoting rappers in the industry, with Jesus:
Once
again, why is there such an overemphasis by Mars to blaspheme the
Christian faith? A potential spiritual source of his inspiration may
have been revealed in the song “The Other Side.”
Occult Initiation
Bruno Mars’ The Other Side contains subtle allusions to legendary rock band and occult promoters, The Doors.
In the song “The Other Side” Mars make numerous allusions to dark forces in his life and warns an aspiring girlfriend about the potential dangers:
“Truth of the matter is I’m complicated
You’re as straight as they come
You go ’bout your day baby
While I hide from the sun
It’s better if you don’t understand
Cause you won’t know what it’s like
Until you try
[Chorus:]
You know I, I’ll be waiting on the other side
And you, all you gotta do is cross the line
I could wait a whole lifetime
But you just gotta decide
You know I
I’ll be waiting on the other, waiting on the other side” (source).
While
the female being addressed is innocent and lives out her life in the
bright of day, Mars “hides from the sun” – indicating he is up to
something reserved for darkness. He then invites his paramour to make
the decision to “cross the line” and come “to the other side” where Mars
is awaiting her. “Break On Through (The Other Side)” by Jim
Morrison of the band The Doors is one of the most famous rock songs in
history. The entire song is about using occult ritual to enter the
spiritual realm.
In the song, Morrison sings:
“You know the day destroys the night
Night divides the day
Tried to run
Tried to hide
Break on through to the other side” (source).
Notice the reference to the night and day, just as in Mars’ song. Later in the song, Morrison croons:
“Made the scene
Week to week
Day to day
Hour to hour
The gate is straight
Deep and wide
Break on through to the other side”
Speaking of those who will go either to Heaven or Hell in eternity, The Lord Jesus Christ said:
“Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.” – Matthew 7:13-14.
Note
that Morrison twists the Scripture – first quoting Jesus’ words about
the gate that is straight but then truly encouraging his listeners to
take the “wide” way – which leads to destruction. Jesus Christ was
warning the world that many will end up in damnation because of the
numerous sinful temptations the fallen, cursed world offers all who live
in it. This is what makes it so difficult to come to a saving faith in Jesus Christ.
All people are born with a sinful nature, inherited from our first
parents – Adam and Eve, that desires sin. Satan uses every means
possible to entrap humanity in sin, providing all manner of temptation.
Pop culture and music has been a major vehicle for Satan to spread his
false message of embracing sin, lust and rebellion.
This was a
major part of Morrison’s message. The self-proclaimed “Lizard King”,
Morrison embraced all manner of occult arts and branded himself a shaman
– able to communicate with the spirit world. Morrison claimed to be possessed by the spirits of deceased Native Americans and that it was while in Venice as a young man a spirit gave him the ability to create his music. Ray Manzarek, co-founder of The Doors, said this of the group’s name:
“There
are things you know about,” says 25-year-old Manzarek, whose specialty
is playing the organ with one hand and the bass piano with the other,
“and things you don’t, the known and the unknown, and in between are the
doors–that’s us. We’re saying that you’re not only spirit, you’re also
this very sensuous being. That’s not evil, that’s a really beautiful
thing. Hell appears so much more fascinating and bizarre than heaven.
You have to ‘break on through to the other side’ to become the whole
being.” (source).
According
to Manzarek when one breaks through to “the other side” Hell is
suddenly “much more fascinating” than Heaven. This satanic message was
reinforced in their song “When The Music’s Over” where Morrison sang:
“Cancel my subscription to the Resurrection
Send my credentials to the House of Detention
I got some friends inside,” (source).
For the back of the album jacket of their album 13, the band posed with a bust of Satanist Aleister Crowley:
Left: Album art for the doors album “13” where the group sits around a bust of Aleister Crowley. Right: Crowley.
Crowley,
one of the foremost satanists of the 19th and early 20th century is a
revered figure in pop music inspiring acts from the Beatles to modern
day rappers. His mantra “do what thou wilt” is a call to pursue whatever
sinful lusts one desired. He encouraged sinful rebellion, occult
ritual, drug use and human sacrifice. He said of Christianity:
“That
religion they call Christianity; the devil they honor they call God. I
accept these definitions, as a poet must do, if he is to be at all
intelligible to his age, and it is their God and their religion that I
hate and will destroy” – (Crowley, The World’s Tragedy).
The Doors viewed Crowley as an icon and someone who had broken through to the other side.
Bruno Mars Is On The Other Side
With this context, the meaning of Mars’ song takes on a whole new light.
“If they say life’s a dream
Call this insomnia
Cause this ain’t Wonderland
It damn sure ain’t Narnia
And once you cross the line
You can’t change your mind” – The Other Side, Bruno Mars.
Rather
than living life in the normal world, Mars is in a different dimension –
the other side. And he stresses that it’s neither a place for the faint
of heart (“Wonderland”) and that it “d-mn sure ain’t Narnia” a
reference to the series of fictional books written by Christian
apologist C.S. Lewis. This is yet another attempt to insult the
Christian faith.
Many artists who make a deal with the Devil speak
of it in terms of an arrangement you cannot ever got out of – Mars
sings “…once you cross the line you can’t change your mind.” This of
course is a satanic deception. The Bible states: “For all have sinned,
and come short of the glory of God;” (Romans 3:23).
By nature, all people are prone to sin and a desire to act out in
rebellion against God. And as a consequence all people stand guilty and
condemned before God. But in love for humanity, The Lord send Jesus
Christ to take on human flesh, live without sin and give His life on the
cross as a sacrifice – taking on the sins of the world so that all who
believe could be forgiven. No matter how deep into sin – even if it is
worship of the Devil, there is always a chance for forgiveness, repentance and full reconciliation to God.
“If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” – 1 John 1:8-9.
Mars continues:
“Yeah I’m a monster
But I’m no Frankenstein
And quite frankly
I’ve been feeling insane in between my eyes
I really can’t explain what I feel inside
If you knew what I was you’s would run and hide
Many have tried to go into the night
Cross over the line and come back alive
But that’s the price we payin’ when we living on the other side”
Again,
Mars alludes to the fact that there is something dark and sinister
going inside of him. It made him “a monster”, “insane” and if his
paramour knew what it was she would “run and hide” (again paraphrasing
lines from The Doors’ The Other Side”). The final lines indicate the
danger of crossing “over the line.” What spirit inspired the words of
this song? The same one that inspired the original version many decades
ago. Do not be deceived.
Satanic Spirit of The Super Bowl Halftime Show
Bruno Mars chose to sing with The Red Hot Chili Peppers for his Super Bowl performance.
Furthering the occult connection, in 2014 Mars invited 90s rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers to perform with him
at the Super Bowl Halftime Show, the most watched performance in the
world. The Red Hot Chili Peppers were also admirers of admirers of
Crowley. Their album Blood Sugar Sex Magik was a subtle allusion to Crowley’s book Sex Magik and teachings on the same topic.
The album jacket even spelled magic with a “k” as Crowley spelled it:
John Frusciante, the band’s lead guitarist released a solo album, Inside of Emptiness, that was inspired by Crowley’s life and teachings. The album features the song 666, the number of the Beast or Antichrist from Revelation chapter 13. Crowley often referred to himself as “the Beast” and “666.”
Preaching Sinful Rebellion
Bruno Mars stares with lust for a stripper in the video for Gorilla.
“Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For
all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the
eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.” – 1 John 2:15-17.
“Ooh I got a body full of liquor
With a cocaine kicker
And I’m feeling like I’m thirty feet tall
So lay it down, lay it down
You got your legs up in the sky
With the devil in your eyes
Let me hear you say you want it all
Say it now, say it now” – Bruno Mars, “Gorilla.” (source).
“For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft…” 1 Samuel 15:23.
Whether
it’s fornication, drunkenness, or drug use, Mars repeatedly promotes a
message of “Do what thou wilt” – encouraging his listeners to engage in
whatever behavior pleases them. Yet many parents of kids, even
elementary school age children, find his music fun and acceptable.
Here’s a sample of some of the lyrics of Mars’ hit That’s What I Like:
“I got a condo in Manhattan
Baby girl, what’s hatnin’?
You and your a– invited
So gon’ and get to clappin’
Go pop it for a player
Pop, pop it for me
Turn around and drop it for a player
Drop, drop it for me
I’ll rent a beach house in Miami
Wake up with no jammies (Nope)….
Got, got it if you want it…
Lucky for you, that’s what I like, that’s what I like
S-x by the fire at night
Silk sheets and diamonds all white
Lucky for you, that’s what I like, that’s what I like” (source).
Why is Kidz Bop promoting a song like this?
Despite
such suggestive lyrics, there is no shortage of videos on YouTube of
parents recording their elementary school-aged children singing and
dancing to the “kid-friendly” crooners ode to fornication. Even Newsweek
magazine has written on how profanity laced, explicit songs have come to dominate pop music. 1 Corinthians says: “Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.” As
more and more parents abandon God’s Word they have become increasingly
fooled into permitting all manner of sexualized music into the iPhones
and tablets of their small children.
In the video for his song Gorilla,
Mars plays the role of a band leader who works in a seedy strip club.
Actress Freida Pinto plays one of the exotic dancers in the club who is
in a secret sinful relationship with Mars’ character. Not only does the
video feature intense inappropriate intimate scenes, Pinto performs a
sexually charged dance wearing lingerie. Pinto has been an outspoken advocate for women’s rights and particularly those of young girls, working with UNICEF
and other organizations. And yet the “role model” for young ladies all
over the world is playing a stripper in a song that glorifies misogyny
and violence against women.
Outspoken role model for young girls Freida Pinto pole dances in Mars’ Gorilla video.
Note the cross in the background of the image above – continuing the theme of degrading the Christian faith. Gorilla’s
lyrics are completely in line with many of Mars’ odes to fornication
that very subtly encourage listeners to embrace sexual sin.
Lord
willing it is now clear that there is a very dangerous spiritual message
promoted in the music of Bruno Mars – one that drives people away from
the Word of God and right into the bondage of sinful rebellion. If you
are a Christian and support an artist who makes millions spreading his
message of sex, drugs and rock’n roll to the masses both young and old,
repent. And if you are not a Christian, understand that there are
spiritual forces at work and that even a “squeaky clean”, “kid-friendly”
artist like Bruno Mars has a strong agenda of mocking the Christian
faith and steering people far from any of the Bible’s commands. With
respect to those who preach a false, deceptive message of spiritual
salvation, Jesus Christ said:
“I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. The
thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am
come that they might have life, and that they might have it more
abundantly. I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. But
he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are
not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the
wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep. The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep. I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.” – John 10:9-14.
Jesus
came to Earth as a humble servant, seeking to redeem humanity. Hence He
referred to Himself as “the good shepherd” – minding and caring for His
flock. On the end of the spectrum you have “hirelings” those who
pretend to care but are only in it for the money. The past few decades
are filled with pop star after pop star who spread a message of sinful
rebellion while collecting millions of dollars to spend on their own
lusts and sinful passions. But having the wealth and lifestyle of a pop
star is not salvation. For all his success, fame and wealth, Jim
Morrison of The Doors died at 27, just one month after the deaths of
fellow mega rock stars Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin (all members of the
infamous celebrity “27 club”). Morrison was so tormented by demons he said he drank alcohol just to silence them. This is what Satan truly offers humanity – temporary sinful pleasure in exchange for misery and damnation.
Pray
for Bruno Mars to repent of the sinful message in his music and for
Christians to not just tune out his music, but speak out against the
many blasphemous messages in pop music today. If Christians boldly
spread the message of free forgiveness of sin
and freedom from the pain, depression and depravity of this world,
maybe more artists will stop blaspheming the name of God and start
giving Him glory.
There is only one God. And this is not Him.
“The
Superbowl is kind of like the Holy of Holies in America. I’ll come at
halfway of the “church experience” and I’m gonna have to deliver a
sermon. It’ll have to be very impactful.” – Madonna commenting before her Super Bowl Performance on the Anderson Cooper Show.
In
what could possibly be the most-watched occult ritual in television
history, Madonna’s Super Bowl Halftime performance was a 12 minute
display of Satanic symbolism, Illuminati ritual and blasphemy against
the God of the Bible. Madonna’s “sermon” to the world on the TV’s
biggest stage (the Super Bowl) was another step in indoctrinating
society back into the ancient pagan Mystery religions and celebration of
Satan’s ultimate seduction – that humans can become gods.
Enter The Goddess
A set of large wings covered Madonna's throne as she entered the field.
From
the opening moments, the theme of the performance was established: the
occult quest of man to become gods. Madonna entered seated on a throne,
being pulled by hundreds of men dressed in ancient Roman military garb.
The first thing to notice are the six wings that were covering her
throne as she entered. This is a direct take off of the Biblical
description of God’s Holy ark and throne.
In the book of Exodus, the
Lord instructed Moses to construct the Ark of the Covenant – the golden
box that would hold the 10 commandments given to Moses directly from
God (in addition to Aaron, the High Priest’s staff and manna, the food
given to the Israelites by The Lord). On top of the Ark was the “mercy
seat”, which represented God’s throne. The Lord in giving the details to
Moses stated:
17And thou shalt make a mercy
seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof,
and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof. 18And thou shalt make two
cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends
of the mercy seat. 19And make one cherub on the one end, and the other
cherub on the other end: even of the mercy seat shall ye make the
cherubims on the two ends thereof. 20And the cherubims shall stretch
forth their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and
their faces shall look one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the
faces of the cherubims be. 21And thou shalt put the mercy seat above
upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall
give thee. 22And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with
thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are
upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in
commandment unto the children of Israel.
The
significance of cherubim or winged angels sitting on either side of the
mercy seat was that they covered The Lord. The Bible states that God’s
presence is so powerful that a mere sinful human being cannot look
directly upon Him. Thus the wings of the cherubim cover the throne to
allow Moses or the High Priest to communicate with God directly. It was a
sign of God’s power as Creator of the universe and all life.
This is confirmed in the book of Isaiah, when the prophet has a vision of Heaven and the throne of God:
Isaiah
6:1 In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the LORD sitting upon a
throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. 2 Above it
stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his
face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. 3
And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of
hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
The
Sepraphim is another type of Heavenly winged creature. And here we see
that they have six wings. In Madonna’s entrance, large wings covered her
throne, shielding the public from her presence. The inference is that
she, Madonna, is a goddess, making her grand entrance. Interestingly, in
the book of Ezekiel, there is a passage addressed to Satan that
describes Satan, before he sinned as “Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth” again referring to the status of shielding the glory of The Lord.
As Madonna stood on her throne, she wore a horned helmet, which is an ancient pagan symbol of being a “god-king.” The use of the horned helmet as a symbol of godhood
dates back to Sumerian culture, the oldest recorded civilization. The
great ancient historian, Herodotus stated that the horned helmet is the
“sure sign of divinity” (The History of Herodotus: A new English version, ed. Volume
1 By Herodotus p 480). With the Egyptian theme so prominent in the
performance it seemed that Madonna was invoking the goddess, Isis, whose name means “she of the throne.” All these themes go back to the original deception of Satan in the Garden of Eden:
Now
the serpent was more [subtle] than any beast of the field which the
LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye
shall not eat of every tree of the garden? 2And the woman said unto the
serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: But of the
fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye
shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. And the
serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know
that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye
shall be as gods..” – Genesis 3:1-5
An ancient carving of the goddess Ishtar with horned helmet and ceremonial robe as worn by Madonna.
Satan
lured Eve and then Adam into sin by the promise of “godhood.” By
twisting God’s words, Satan convinced Eve that there was “secret
knowledge” that she was not aware of, and through attainment of this
knowledge, she would not die and become “as gods.” And this was a lie.
Adam and Eve did die eventually, but more importantly, suffered
immediate spiritual death, as their sin led them to be punished by God
and banished from the Garden. They could no longer have direct
fellowship with the Lord because of their sin. But God, in His love, did
not abandon His first human children. As He stated his judgment upon
them, The Lord also punished the serpent and in doing so made the
greatest promise in the history of the world:
And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this,
thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field;
upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of
thy life: And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between
thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise
his heel. – Genesis 3:14-15
From the third
chapter of the Bible, God promised that one day, a child would be born
of a woman who would eventually destroy Satan. Known as the protoevangelium
or “First Gospel” this was the first prophecy of a coming Redeemer and
Savior, who would undo the damage done by Satan and defeat him. This
Savior was Jesus Christ, who in His sacrifice on the cross, paid for the
sins of humanity by living a perfect life and taking the wrath of God
on Himself in the place of the sinful world. And in His resurrection He
defeated death and earned the right to give eternal life to all those
who put faith in His name and His work.
But thousands of years
before Jesus was born into the world, Satan knew that a child would be
coming who would destroy him and war with Satan’s “seed” his own
followers and offspring (the Antichrist). So since that time, the Devil
and his fallen angels set out to destroy the line of godly believers who
would lead to the prophesied Messiah. He also sought to seduce mankind
from worshiping God so that he could be worshiped instead. And the
promise of esoteric or occult knowledge and godhood has persisted for
thousands of years. Ancient civilizations, such as Babylon, Egypt and
Greece had priesthoods who were devoted to the “gods” the fallen, rebel
angels and preached a philosophy that made the King, Queen and royal
family of their nations, “gods.”
Freemason Philosopher, Luciferian and occult expert, Manly P. Hall, wrote:
In
all cities of the ancient world were temples for public worship and
offering. In every community also were philosophers and mystics, deeply
versed in Nature’s lore. These individuals were usually banded together,
forming seclusive philosophic and religious schools. The more important
of these groups were known as the Mysteries. Many of the great minds of
antiquity were initiated into these secret fraternities by strange and
mysterious rites, some of which were extremely cruel. Alexander Wilder
defines the Mysteries as “Sacred dramas performed at stated periods.
The most celebrated were those of Isis, Sabazius, Cybele, and Eleusis.”
After being admitted, the initiates were instructed in the secret
wisdom which had been preserved for ages. Plato, an initiate of one of
these sacred orders, was severely criticized because in his writings he
revealed to the public many of the secret philosophic principles of the
Mysteries.
Every pagan nation had (and has) not only its
state religion, but another into which the philosophic elect alone have
gained entrance. Many of these ancient cults vanished from the earth
without revealing their secrets, but a few have survived the test of
ages and their mysterious symbols are still preserved. Much of the
ritualism of Freemasonry is based on the trials to which candidates were
subjected by the ancient hierophants before the keys of wisdom were
entrusted to them. (“The Secret Teaching of All Ages”, p. 21-22)
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The
Super Bowl Halftime show was truly a “sacred drama”.” Also notice that
when it comes to secret wisdom, those who are in the higher levels do
not reveal their knowledge. The occult displays are to be understood
fully only by those who have the proper level of “wisdom.” And Madonna’s
performance fits the bill in its celebration of Isis. As Europe went
through an occult explosion in the 17th and 18th centuries, this idea
flourished in secret societies and covens. Satan’s brand of religion
generally teaches that by occult knowledge a practitioner can contact
angelic forces (“the gods”), access their power and knowledge and attain
godhood eventually themselves. Whether it is Freemasonry,
Rosicrucianism or Hermetic sciences, the general goal and seduction is
the same.
Here is a depiction of George Washington in the Capital Building rotunda in Washington D.C.
The Apotheosis of George Washington.
It is called “the Apotheosis of George Washington.” Apotheosis means literally “to deify.” George Washington, a Freemason,
was being elevated to godhood in the painting. The Apotheosis” is the
work of Constantino Brumidi, an Italian artist who became famous for his
paintings commissioned by the Vatican and Pope Pius IX. I Notice in the
painting, Washington sits on a rainbow, which in the book of Genesis,
was a symbol placed in the sky by God after the flood. Religious groups
like the Mormons also believe in apotheosis as the reward for their followers.
As mentioned above, much of the rituals and rites in Freemasonry are
based on ancient occult rituals. Invoking more Freemasonic symbolism,
Madonna was also standing between two pillars on her throne.
The
pillars in Freemasonry, called Jachin and Boaz, are taken from the
pillars built at the entrance to King Solomon’s temple as described in
the Bible in 1 Kings Chapter 7:
15For he cast two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits did compass either of them about. 16And
he made two chapiters of molten brass, to set upon the tops of the
pillars: the height of the one chapiter was five cubits, and the height
of the other chapiter was five cubits: 17And
nets of checker work, and wreaths of chain work, for the chapiters
which were upon the top of the pillars; seven for the one chapiter, and
seven for the other chapiter. 18And he made
the pillars, and two rows round about upon the one network, to cover the
chapiters that were upon the top, with pomegranates: and so did he for
the other chapiter. 19And the chapiters that were upon the top of the pillars were of lily work in the porch, four cubits. 20And
the chapiters upon the two pillars had pomegranates also above, over
against the belly which was by the network: and the pomegranates were
two hundred in rows round about upon the other chapiter. 21And
he set up the pillars in the porch of the temple: and he set up the
right pillar, and called the name thereof Jachin: and he set up the left
pillar, and called the name thereof Boaz.
The
temple of Solomon was the designated place where the worship of God was
centered. It was where the Ark of the Covenant was to be placed and
thus the sole location where man could commune with God. The occult has
taken this concept to use the pillars as the symbols of entering into the divine. Manly P. Hall writes: “ The World Virgin [Isis] is sometimes shown standing between two great pillars–the Jachin and Boaz of Freemasonry..” (ibid., p. 125). Also of note that is that Hall calls Isis “the Egyptian Madonna.”
Masonic tracing board with the two pillars of Boaz and Jachin.
The
many gods and goddesses of antiquity are today seen as derivations of
Each other. Isis, was also know as Ishtar, Ashteroth in Sumerian and
Canaanite culture. The Encyclopedia Britanica states: “Astarte/Ashtoreth
is the Queen of Heaven to whom the Canaanites had burned incense and
poured libations.”
In Roman Catholicism, (which had many symbols
that result from a merger of paganism and Christianity), the “Virgin
Mary” or Madonna, is just a reiteration of Ashteroth from pagan
religions. The Enclyopedia Britanica confirms as much stating: ”
“Through her identification with the Greek Aphrodite and the Roman
Venus, Inanna-Ishtar, the queen of heaven, still survives in Roman
Catholic iconography – e.g., as the Virgin Mary standing on the moon.”
Modern Day occultists also identify Isis with the Virgin Mary:
“At
first, the idea of equating Isis, an ancient Egyptian deity, with Mary,
the the holy Virgin of Christianity and the mother of Jesus, may seem
strange and to many Christians even blasphemous. However, many Pagans
and Witches, particularly those who were raised as Catholics, now regard
Mary as one of the numerous forms of the Goddess … Isis is often known
as Isis Myrionymos which roughly translates as ‘Isis of the Thousand (or
Myriad) names’. Her attributes encompass those of all other Goddesses
and it is now common for encyclopedias such as the Encyclopedia
Brittannica and the on-line Encyclopedia Mythica to describe Isis as
being ‘identified with the Virgin Mary’ … From the Pagan point of view,
Mary is one of the numerous names of the Goddess, as is Isis, and they
are both manifestations of Her many forms. Both are in essence the same
Goddess and embody the aspect of the divine Mother. In a way, to the
Christians who destroyed Her temples and killed her devotees, Isis lives
on as Mary.” [“The Virgin Mary – Isis of the Third Millennium?”, Aurilus Creative Paganism]
Here are quotes from several Roman Catholic Popes declaring their actual worship of “the Madonna”:
“From
the earliest ages of the Catholic Church a Christian people, whether in
time of triumph or more especially in time of crisis, has addressed
prayers of petition and hymns of praise and veneration to the Queen of
Heaven. And never has that hope wavered which they placed in the Mother
of the Divine King, Jesus Christ; nor has that faith ever failed by
which we are taught that Mary, the Virgin Mother of God, reigns with a
mother’s solicitude over the entire world, just as she is crowned in
heavenly blessedness with the glory of a Queen. – Ad Caeli Reginam of Pope Pius XII, Encyclical on Proclaiming the Queenship of Mary, Promulgated October 11, 1954
Pius IX, Ubi Primum,
1849: “For God has committed to Mary the treasury of all good things,
in order that everyone may know that THROUGH HER are obtained every
hope, every grace, and ALL SALVATION. For this is his will, that we
obtain everything through Mary.”
Paul VI, Christi Matri:
“The Church … been accustomed to have recourse to that most ready
intercessor, her Mother Mary … For as St. Irenaeus says, she ‘has become
the cause of salvation for the whole human race.” (Source)
All of this is idolatry. It a sin and offense to God. The Lord says in the Bible: “I
am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I
girded thee, though thou hast not known me: That they may know from the
rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am
the LORD, and there is none else.” (Isaiah 45:5-6)
While there are “gods” in the Bible, they are just created beings,
while the true God is the Creator of all. Knowing that rebellious angels
under Satan’s leadership would try to deceive the human race, God made
the first of the ten commandments:
“Thou shalt have no other gods before me. 4Thou
shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing
that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in
the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor
serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the
iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth
generation of them that hate me;” (Exodus 20:3-5).
We
are to worship the Creator, and not the creation. But Satan repeatedly
lures people away from God and towards himself or his minions. Why?
Because Satan, in his pride and arrogance, wants to be God. In the book
of Jeremiah. the prophet recounts the idolatrous false worship of some
of the Israelites:
17 Seest thou not what they
do in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem? 18 The
children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women
knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out
drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger. .
20 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, mine anger and my fury
shall be poured out upon this place, upon man, and upon beast, and upon
the trees of the field, and upon the fruit of the ground; and it shall
burn, and shall not be quenched. (Jeremiah 7)
Below is an ancient Egyptian statue of Isis with child (Horus)
And here is a 15h century sculpture of Madonna with child
The
Bible acknowledges Ashteroth and the “Queen of Heaven” as false gods.
As we detailed in our article on the movie “Immortals” (please see ‘The “Immortals” Movie: War of the Gods – Preparation for Antichrist’
), the gods of antiquity are mentioned and referenced in the Bible.
Biblical Christianity understands that these spiritual forces are real.
However they are evil in nature and under the direction of Satan. Do not
be deceived.
Vulgarity on Display
One of many crude dance moves.
The
performance featured two other female artists, rappers Nikki Minaj and
MIA. Nikki Minaj, (who adopted her surname as a reference to a sexual
act involving multiple partners) is well-known for her vulgarity,
raunchy performances and numerous references to her bisexuality. One of
the main aspects of occult ritual involves sex and vulgarity. It also
goes against God’s description of female holiness and appropriate
behavior. With respect to a moral, modest woman the Bible says: “Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies.”
(Proverbs 31:10). Furthermore, sexual activity is meant to be expressed
and enjoyed in the context of marriage and not flaunted in public for
any person to gaze at. Of course Satan wants the exact opposite behavior
in order to undo what God has set as right. And thus in much of occult
teaching rampant sexual behavior is often seen as a way of reaching “the
gods” and greater ritual power (Dan Brown detailed one such means in
the DaVinci code when he described the ritual of ‘Heiros Gamos‘).
The three women all performed vulgar acts throughout the show. Madonna
repeatedly spread her legs, gyrated on men and exposed her crotch for
the world while Nikki Minaj did the same.
MIA opted to flip the crowd off.
Black Mass
Interesting garb for the "Religious portion" of the show.
For
her performance of “Like a Prayer”, rapper Cee-Lo and a choir joined
Madonna for what was supposedly the more somber, chaste portion of the
performance. The choice of outfits were also very interesting. In the
Church of Satan, located in San Francisco, CA there are set rules for
what is called the “Black Mass” a ritual that mocks the Catholic Mass in
act of blasphemy against God and The Lord Jesus Christ. The dress code
is stated as: “Male Satanists generally wear full length black robes,
with or without a hood. Young women generally wear sexually suggestive
clothing; older women wear all black.” Whether intentional or not,
Madonna, Cee Lo and the choir seemed to meet the dress code to a tee.
The All Seeing Eye of Horus (or Lucifer) was featured as well.
The
All-Seeing Eye of Horus (or Lucifer) was also featured during the
“Religious portion” again showing what the true nature of the
performance was. Freemason and occultist Albert Pike wrote: “The Blazing
Star (Pentagram) has been regarded as an emblem of Omniscience, or the
All-Seeing Eye, which to the Egyptian Initiates was the emblem of
Osiris, the Creator.” [Pike, “Morals and Dogma“, p. 26-16]. Cutting Edge Ministries writes: “Therefore,
the All-Seeing Eye is the symbol of the Omniscience of the Sun God,
Lucifer, whom they worship. These All-Seeing Eyes represents the
Omniscience of Horus, who is Lucifer in the Egyptian Satanic Mysteries.” (For more on the All-Seeing Eyes’s occult significance, see here).
This would not be the first time Madonnas has used blasphemous imagery
in her performances. During her “Sticky Sweet” tour, she appeared on
stage on a cross, with a crown of thorns around her head in a direct
mockery of Jesus Christ.
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Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and
gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers. 28And they stripped him,
and put on him a scarlet robe. 29 And when they had platted a crown of
thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and
they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of
the Jews! 30 And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on
the head. 31And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off
from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify
him. (Matthew 27)
Jesus endured, the
punishment, torture, mockery and ultimately death, out of love for all
people. His dying on the cross, after living life without sin on Earth,
was the necessary sacrifice to satisfy God’s judgment against humanity
and give people a chance to avoid going to hell for their sins. The
cross is the central part of Biblical Christianity. The entire faith
rests on the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. To have a lewd
performer mock this event is not only offensive to Christians, it is a
direct insult to God.
Kabbalah Link
Madonna wore the t-shirt in support of her Kabbalah practice.
Madonna is also a fervent follower of Kabbalah, (also known as Qablah or Cabbalah) which according to Wikipedia
is ” s a discipline and school of thought concerned with the esoteric
aspect of Rabbinic Judaism. Kabbalah developed between the 6th and 13th
centuries among Jews in Babylonia, Italy, Provence, and Spain. The word
Kabbalah means “to receive” and refers to revelation from God received
by Jews and passed to succeeding generations through oral tradition. The
word was first used by mainstream Judaism but later came to refer to
those who believed that only a select few were given the secret
knowledge from God as to the “true” meaning of Scriptures. Like most
esoteric organizations, those who are new initiates in Kabbalah are not
given all of the true meanings and secrets behind the practices. That is
reserved for the higher level practitioners.
Cover of a Kabbalah text. Notice the two pillars are featured.
Kabbalah
resembles closely some of the beliefs held by the Greek Gnostics in
that both groups held that only a select few were given deeper
understanding or knowledge. Also, Kabbalah teaches that emanations from
God did the work of creation rather than creation being directly from
God. With each descending emanation, the emanation became further away
from God. The final emanation took the personal form of angels. This
would be like God created a lesser god, and that one then created a
lesser god, and this kept happening until the end result were angels.
This directly contradicts God’s revelation of Himself in the Bible. In
the Bible, God teaches that He is both separate from all of His creation
and yet is directly accessible by those who come to Him through Jesus
Christ.
Kaballah has served as a foundational idea for such occult
branches as theosophy, alchemy and other esoteric quests: through the
acquistion of ancient, sacred knowledge, proper ritual and contact with
angelic beings, one can attain god-like abilities. And the same names
pop up as the insiration for the modern resurgence of Kabbalah. In her
book, Isis Unveiled, Theosophist and Luciferian, Madame H.P. Blavatsky
first chapter is on Kabbalah an unwritten or oral tradition.
The
kabalist is a student of “secret science,” one who interprets the
hidden meaning of the Scripture with the help of the symbolical kabalah,
and explains the real ones by these means. The Tanaim were first the
first kabalists among the Jews, they appeared in Jerusalem around the
third century before the Christian era. The books of Ezekiel, Daniel,
Henoch [a reference to the pseudopigraphical book of Enoch] and the
Revelation of St. John, are purely kabalistical. This secret doctrine is
identical with that of the Chaldeans, and includes at the same time
much of the Persian wisdom or “magic.” (Isis Unveiled, p. xl).
Notice
how often is the case, that when it comes to occult practices, there is
always some reliance on the Bible of Christianity. However, what
Blavatsky believed was that the Bible was a source of attaining magical
powers when its “secret” wisdom was uncovered. Thus for many Kabalists,
Jesus Christ, instead of being the prophesied Savior of Humanity, was
just an occult “Master” who was able to use the secret knowledge and
wisdom to give Himself supernatural powers. However, this of course is
not what the Bible itself says. When Jesus was under arrest and brought
before the High Priest Caiphas, He explained His ministry:
The
high priest then asked Jesus of his disciples, and of his doctrine.
Jesus answered him, I spake openly to the world; I ever taught in the
synagogue, and in the temple, whither the Jews always resort; and in
secret have I said nothing. Why askest thou me? ask them which heard me,
what I have said unto them: behold, they know what I said. And when he
had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by struck Jesus with
the palm of his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so? – John
18:19-22.
When instructing His Disciples on how to handle His teachings Jesus said: “Fear
them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be
revealed; and hid, that shall not be known. What I tell you in darkness,
that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye
upon the housetops.”
Jesus was never
in favor of secret or occult knowledge. There were no hidden teachings.
Whatever He taught, He wanted spread to the entire world. Jesus’
mission was not to bring people special powers or make men into gods. It
was to save the souls of humanity from sin.
Eliphas Levi
One of the main proponents of modern Kabbalistic thought was Eliphas Levi,
an occultist, alchemist and satanist. He was also a mentor to renowned
satanist Aleister Crowley. The Dictionary of Satanism says of Levi:
“LEVI,
ELIPHAS French magician and author of works on the occult. Eliphas
Levi, whose real name was Alphonse Louis Constant, claimed to have
summoned up the ghost of Apollonius of Tyana in London in 1854. Born in
Paris about 1810, he is said to have been reincarnated as Aleister
Crowley. Apollonius of Tyrana, who Eliphas Levi claimed to have summoned
from the dead, was one of the earliest historical figures that pagans
sought to establish as an anti-christ. He was born in A.D.16 and was a
magician and adept occultist to whom many supernatural feats were
attributed. In his book, The Phoenix, 33rd degree Mason Manly P. Hall entitles his chapter on Apollonius: “Apollonius, “The Antichrist” “
Like
Blavatsky, Levi also practiced necromancy and divination to conjure
spirits to receive his wisdom.” Levi also believed that the Bible should
be used as a magic book and not in the manner it is used today (“The Doctrine of Transcendental Magic”
1886). And by using magic and ancient wisdom, humanity can achieve
godhood. So we see again, at its root, the main founders of modern
Kabbalah were anti-God and anti-Jesus Christ. And it is decidedly
pro-Satan. This is the price that must be paid to receive any of the
ancient knowledge of fallen angels – a reverence for Satan. Blavastky
quotes Levi in her book, Anthroprogenesis, saying the following She says that ‘the “Old Dragon” or “Satan” … is that Angel who was proud enough to believe himself God..”
Thus Satan’s deception to spread his false religion continued. And from
this passage above it is clear that Aleister Crowley, also a kabbalist,
believed he actually was Eliphas Levi. The same running theme is that
at the end of the day these occultists all revere Lucifer as the hero
and inspiration of humanity. They distort Bible truths to continue the
same “ye shall be as gods” deception from the Garden of Eden. And people
continue to fall for it. Levi’s lasting legacy today is his drawing of
the Baphomet, the goat-headed, androgynous idol used commonly in the
occult.
Eliphas Levi's name is written on the bottom.
Among
other things, the Baphomet represents the fusion of opposites or the
union of the divine and human – again, the main goal of the occult.
Hence it having the organs of both sexes. This again is all about the
return of the age of the gods and contacting the fallen rebellious
angels. Even the Kabbalah center that Madonna belongs to says right on
its front page that the knowledge basis of their belief is from “4,000
years ago” another reference to the pre-flood “age of the gods.” What is
not mentioned is that none of this knowledge can save your soul.
Whether it is Eliphas Levi, Blavatsky or Aleister Crowley, none of these
people achieved their desired “godhood.” They never performed
miraculous feats or displayed their powers, or evolved into “supermen.”
They died just like everyone else has. And unfortunately, they most
likely died as sinners with no redemption from God. This is Satan’s true
plan – to bring as many people to hell as possible. Jesus Christ said
of Satan comes to “steal, and to kill, and to destroy..” The Devil only uses humanity to achieve his own evil ends. But referring to Himself, Jesus Christ said: “I am come that they [humanity] might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.”
This
is what is always missing in mystical, New Age Faiths. Sin and
accountability to God for one’s actions. There is no ritual or good deed
by humanity that can make up for all the sins one has committed. God,
being a fair and honest judge of all people, has to punish sin.
Otherwise, He would be a corrupt judge. But the entire point of the
Bible goes back to the verse in Genesis 3:15- the seed of the woman
would redeem humanity by His sacrifice! Jesus said: “For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. “ (John 3:17). This is what is prophesied all throughout the Bible leading up to the birth of Jesus.
Is the Bible a Supernatural Book?
The prophecies of the Bible have come true.
In
many of our articles we have shown how for centuries, those involved in
the occult have used the Bible as a part of their belief system. Rather
than shunning the Bible, they embrace it and try to manipulate it for
esoteric power. But is there supernatural power in the Bible? Yes,
indeed there is. The Bible states that its inspiration came from The
Holy Spirit. And it proves its supernatural power by its prophecies.
Here are some of the prophecies written about the Messiah hundreds of
years before Jesus Christ ever walked the Earth.
Prophecy that The Messiah would be a Male born on Earth
6
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government
shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful,
Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
7 Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end,
upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to
establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for
ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this. (Isaiah 9 – written approximately 700 years before Christ)
Prophecy that The Messiah would be Born in Bethlehem
But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah,
though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee
shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings
forth have been from of old, from everlasting. (Micah 5:2 – written approximately 680 years before Christ)
Fulfillment — Matthew
2: 1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of
Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem.
Prophecy That the Messiah would Be a Descendant of King David (of the tribe of Judah)
Behold,
the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous
Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment
and justice in the earth. (Jeremiah 23:5 written 586 years before the birth of Christ)
Fulfillment
— There are two genealogies in the Gospels that trace Jesus’ lineage to
David by blood through His mother Mary and by his legally adoptive
father Joseph. They can be found in the books of Matthew and Luke.
Propehcy that the Messiah would not just bring salvation to the Jews but to the Gentile, or non-Jewish world as well.
Behold
my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I
have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the
Gentiles. (Isaiah 42)
Fulfillment — And Jesus came and
spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in
earth. 19Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the
name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 20Teaching
them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I
am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen. (Matthew 28:18-20)
Prophecy That the Messiah would have a peaceful ministry
He
shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the
street. A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he
not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth. 4He shall not
fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the
isles shall wait for his law. (Isaiah 42:2-4)
Fulfillment — 14Then
the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might
destroy him. 15But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence:
and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all; 16And charged
them that they should not make him known: 17That it might be fulfilled
which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, 18Behold my servant,
whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will
put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles. 19He
shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the
streets. 20A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he
not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory. 21And in his name
shall the Gentiles trust. (Matthew 12)
Prophecy That The Messiah Would Bring a New Covenant (or way of reconciliation) Between Humanity and God
5Thus
saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them
out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he
that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that
walk therein: 6I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will
hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the
people, for a light of the Gentiles; 7To open the blind eyes, to bring
out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of
the prison house. (Isaiah 42:5-7 )
Fulfillment — 26And
as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it,
and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.
27And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying,
Drink ye all of it; 28For this is my blood of the new testament, which
is shed for many for the remission of sins. (Matthew 26) — As He
was about to be betrayed and set up to be executed, Jesus once again
stated His mission to His disciples. That His death and sacrifice on the
cross would allow people to be forgiven of their sins by faith in Him
and belief in Him.
Prophecy That The Messiah In His First Coming Would Be Hated
He
is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with
grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we
esteemed him not. Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our
sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. (Isaiah 53:3-4)
Fulfillment
— Not only was Jesus hated, he was betrayed, framed for a crime he did
not commit, wrongfully tried and killed. All the while being mocked,
beaten and tortured on His way to His death.
Prophecy That the Messiah Would Be Wounded, Suffer and Die in Order Atone for the Sins of Humanity
5But
he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our
iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his
stripes we are healed. 6All we like sheep have gone astray; we have
turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the
iniquity of us all. 7He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he
opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a
sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth. 8He was
taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his
generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the
transgression of my people was he stricken. 9And he made his grave with
the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no
violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth. 10Yet it pleased the LORD
to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul
an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days,
and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand. 11He shall see
of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge
shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their
iniquities. 12Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and
he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out
his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he
bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors. (Isaiah 53:5-12)
This
prophecy, written over 700 years before the birth of Jesus is one of
the most powerful ones in the Bible as it clearly outlines the mission
of Jesus in His First Coming. It was to live perfectly and suffer and
die in order to properly satisfy the wrath of God and take the
punishment humanity deserves for its sins. Verse 10 says that His soul
was made an “offering for sin.” And being God in the flesh, and an
eternal being, Jesus sacrifice was good for all who lived before or
after His time on Earth).
Jesus’ Own Prophecy that He Would Die and Come Back to Life
And
Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in the way,
and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man
shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they
shall condemn him to death, And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to
mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall
rise again. (Matthew 20).
And there are many more prophecies
that Jesus fulfilled in His life on Earth (for more on the hundreds of
prophecies in the Bible that have already been fulfilled, see here).
This
is the true knowledge of the Bible. God provided hundreds of
prophecies, so that we could trust His Word. This is where faith comes
from. The Bible teaches that people are not gods, but that humanity are god’s children,
who have been lost because of sin. But Jesus provides the way for those
children to come back home. God will never have an equal. Humans will
never be gods. And Satan will be destroyed after Jesus’ Second Coming as
prophesied in the book of Revelation. In the meantime, all God asks of
us is not to perform rituals or do special actions to have eternal life.
But to believe in Him and in Jesus Christ. This is how to go to Heaven and receive all of the riches and rewards for Christ which He will share with all who believe.
Conclusion
The
Super Bowl halftime show was an unprecedented occult celebration and a
sure sign that Satanic influence is growing so strong in the world that
open displays of pagan ritual self-deification are now fun and cool. The
years of “secret societies” keeping their information in the shadows
has ended. These societies now want the public to know about these ideas
in order to prepare the world for their coming hero, the seed of Satan.
And it is all deception. Satan wants society to not consider their sin
and thus have no need for God or a Savior. But this will only bring
God’s wrath. Where Jesus Christ, speaks openly, requires no ritual. No
actions and no sacrifice. It just takes faith and belief. Do not be
deceived. Look to Jesus Christ
and the true meaning of the Bible. Not the same old trick of the Devil
that he has been running out for thousands of years. Every person has a
soul that will live once the body has passed away. God wants His
children to live with Him in eternity. But it always comes down to choice. Let’s pray the world will choose eternal life over the same lie from the Garden.
”
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt
believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou
shalt be saved.” – Romans 10:8
