Parents voiced their displeasure with the school’s ‘transgender day’.

An elementary school in Wisconsin stirred up a great deal of controversy and anger among parents by hosting a “Gender Bender Day” in which all students were instructed to cross dress as the opposite sex for school.
The Tippecanoe School For The Arts And Humanities made the “Gender Bender Day” a part of its May 24th School Spirit celebration. Boys were encouraged to dress like girls and girls were encouraged to dress like boys. The move was met with disapproval from parents, some who called the school requesting the event be cancelled. The school responded by changing the name of the event to “Switch It Up Day” but the instructions to cross dress and engage in transgender activity remained.

As the local news reported:

There were other parents who voiced their displeasure:

Deidri Hernandez, the mother of a 7-year old child at the school, was one of the parents who contacted school Principal Jeffrey Krupar to voice her disapproval.

“I didn’t have a problem with the title. I had a problem with the activity taking place,” Hernandez says.  She says it’s “ridiculous” and “creepy” to ask elementary boys to come to school dressed as girls, and vice versa, and predicts that having students dress as “transvestites” will distract from the learning process.
Hernandez knows of at least one other parent who shares her concerns and plans to hold her child out of class, too.
But it’s the motivation behind “Switch It Up Day” that has Hernandez most concerned.
She wonders if it is being done to promote the acceptance of homosexuality to students in school, which runs from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. Hernandez thinks it’s inappropriate to expose young children to these issues, even in a light-hearted manner.
“They might as well call it ‘Transgender Day,’” she says. (source).

The original flier for “Gender Bender Day.”

The Bible is clear that cross dressing or transgender dressing is a sin:

“The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman’s garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the LORD thy God.” – Deuteronomy 22:5.

Gender roles are to be maintained and dressing as the opposite sex is a sin. Public schools in the United States of America have become increasingly hostile to the Word of God while at the same time promoting ideas that are in direct rebellion against God’s clear commands. In this instance, Principal Krupar responded by saying it was the student’s decision to hold the day and he saw no issue with it. As Beginning and End has detailed, elementary school students have found themselves in trouble just for including the name of God in a poem. But an entire day devoted to a Biblical sin is acceptable.

Pray for the children in public schools being increasingly exposed to ideas that run contrary to the Christian faith and for a return to Biblical principles and values. Public schools have become a training ground for indoctrination into sexual values and ideas that society has approved, regardless of whether the parents have knowledge or not. This is not the first incident in the state of Washington.  As detailed in a prior article on the increasing sexualization of children, “Sex Ed” has become so X-rated,  an elementary school principal gave graphic description of intimate acts to children in class, traumatizing some children to the point they refused to return to school.

Matthew 18 records a conversation where Jesus Christ was asked about children:

At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me. But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea. – Matthew 18:1-6.

Exposing children to sinful sexual acts at such a young age is rebellion against The Lord. And pray for the parents of these children to continue to contend for the faith once given to the saints and not to submit to the agenda of a school system that is increasingly hostile to anything related to the name of Jesus Christ.

“Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil..” - Isaiah 5:20.

DmC is the 5th entry in the popular Devil May Cry video game series, which has sold missions of copies worldwide. The game is a blatant promotion of the occult, New World order and Satanic agenda to twist the account of the Bible. The game’s main character is a Nephilim hybrid who battles a demonic king to save the world. While it may on its face seem to oppose the New World Order and forces  evil, the game is a brazen indoctrination into the occult. DmC is just one of several high-selling video games that distort the message of the Bible and continue the preparation of society for the arrival of the Antichrist.

The Plot

Dante, the game’s main character (and named as an homage to the poet Dante who penned the Divine Comedy, and specifically the poem ‘Inferno’ – the word inferno is Italian for hell), is explained in the game’s description: “Dante is the child of an angel named Eva and the demon Sparda, and seemingly hunts down other demons in the twisted shadows of Limbo City, while slowly coming to grips with his ethereal powers.” (source). In the game, he learns that a shadow figure named Mundus has killed his mother and seeks revenge. The game is filled with satanic and occult imagery as well as Illuminati symbolism.

Here is the trailer:

Anti-New World Order?

In DmC, Dante “wakes up” to the truth about the New World Order that controls Limbo City.

On its face the game seems to be about a battle against the New World Order and Illuminati. The villain in the game, Mundus, secretly wields all of the power in America. Through his control of international banks, he has forced debt upon corporations and politicians alike, making them his servants. He even has the President at his mercy (in the game’s opening scene he demands a trillion dollars from the President “by Friday” to which the President agrees). He monitors all of Limbo City through his CCTV camera system giving him full access to all activity and communications of all people real-time (a soon-to-be reality we explored in our article New World Order Surveillance Society – Building The All-Seeing Eye). His demon-empowered soft drinks have turned the masses into dumbed down, obese zombies.

Mundus, the demon king and villain in the game, is the head of the Illuminati in Limbo City.

He owns a news station which gives biased reports and information 24 hours a day. Entertainers, pop stars and celebrity athletes are mere pawns in his empire, controlled by demons to make entertainment for the world. Much of the game’s depiction matches the Illuminati conspiracies of today. Mundus is opposed by a secret society called The Order, who recruit Dante in their quest.  And Dante, the game’s hero, upon learning that Mundus was responsible for his mother’s death is determined to take the evil mogul and his empire down.

While these plot points make the story seem like a simple story of good and evil, there is a much greater occult indoctrination at play.

Satanic Symbolism

Dante’s drink of choice is called “666″ and features three devils.

“Symbolism is the language of the Mysteries; in fact it is the language not only of mysticism and philosophy but of all Nature, for every law and power active in universal procedure is manifested to the limited sense perceptions of man through the medium of symbol. Every form existing in the diversified sphere of being is symbolic of the divine activity by which it is produced. By symbols men have ever sought to communicate to each other those thoughts which transcend the imitations of language. Rejecting man-conceived dialects as inadequate and unworthy to perpetuate divine ideas, the Mysteries thus chose symbolism as a far more ingenious and ideal method of preserving their transcendental knowledge. In a single figure a symbol may both reveal and conceal, for to the wise the subject of the symbol is obvious, while to the ignorant the figure remains inscrutable. Hence, he who seeks to unveil the secret doctrine of antiquity must search for that doctrine not upon the open pages of books which might fall into the hands of the unworthy but in the place where it was originally concealed.” –Manly P. Hall, The Secret Teachings of All Ages p. 38

And as [Jesus] sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?  And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. – Matthew 24:3-4.

Satanic and Illuminati imagery abound in Devil May Cry.  From the opening scene Dante drinks from a drink called “666.”  In scripture, the number 666 is known as the number of the Beast, another term for the Antichrist – the satanically empowered, false messiah who will rule the world for the final 3 ½ years before the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.  As part of his global domination, the Antichrist will establish an economic system called the Mark of the Beast, a mark that is placed in the right hand or forehead of every person on the planet. The Mark will be the only way any buying or selling of any item will be done in the world. It is described in Revelation Chapter 13:

And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:  And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.  Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six. – Revelation 13:16-18.

The Mark will be enforced by penalty of death.  And such a system clearly requires that the Mark have the financial data of every single person and can update it real time. While such a technology was inconceivable in the first century AD when Revelation was written, in today’s society, with RFID technology it is clearly feasible (for more information on the Mark please our article “666 – The Mark of The Beast: Humanity’s Ultimate Choice”).

Here the angel statue behind Dante’s bed is positioned to subtly symbolize that he is a Nephilim hyrbrid:

The game subtly promotes the hero’s Nephilim hybrid status.

The Nephilim were evil and a part of Satan’s plan to destroy humanity, not save it (there will be more on this below).

Two posters for the rock group ‘Combichrist’ adorn Dante’s wall. Combichrist a Norwegian heavy metal band, took its name from a “punk rock messiah”  character from a comic strip written by the band’s lead singer. This comic Messiah would attack people after consuming drugs and alcohol and then come back and heal them (a blasphemous reference to Jesus Christ).

The rock band Combichrist. What spirit is leading this group?

Here are some of the lyrics to their song: Sent To Destroy (a song that is featured in Devil May Cry 5):

Iron boots, we’re walking tall
With pride we’ll walk all over you
Steel grip, we’ll hold you down
On a leash, we’re coming through
………

Divine inferno
Hell on ice
Heaven’s burning
Sacrifice
Divine inferno
Hell on ice
Heaven’s burning
Sacrifice!

Your God sent us to destroy
Your God sent us to destroy (source).
Note the reference to a “Divine Inferno” and recall that inferno is the Latin term for hell. Hell is praised as being divine while Heaven is referenced as “burning” in a “sacrifice”.  A prior album by the group was entitled ‘Today We Are All Demons.’  What spirit is behind this music?  Ephesians 2 explains the spirit that operates today in the unsaved: “And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; 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: Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.” (Ephesians 2:1-3). The spirit of the “prince of the power of the air” is another name for the spirit of Satan. And the point of the passage is that those who are unsaved, who have faith in Jesus Christ and no fear of God, are operating under Satanic and demonic influence.

Combichrist was very involved in the production of the soundtrack for Devil May Cry. And this is the group that the “hero” and “Savior” has on his bedroom wall. Satan desires to blur the lines between right and wrong in order to introduce confusion and sin. But God makes the distinction clear: “Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!  Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!” (Isaiah 5:20-21).  Those who follow God and seek His righteousness (which is found through faith in Jesus Christ, the true Savior) are not to mingle with the forces of evil. And calling something good that is in fact evil, is sin.

Additionally there is a mode in the game Dante can enter to called “Devil Trigger”

‘Devil Trigger’ allows Dante to assume his true form and appearance.

The ability is described by the game’s Wiki:

Devil Trigger (often abbreviated as D.T.) is a special power possessed by demons and demonic hybrids which allows them to release their full supernatural potential. While in Devil Trigger, the user will assume their true form. In this form, many of the character’s physical and magical attributes are amplified, and the character may have access to upgrades or even additions to their normal abilities like flying or hovering.  (source).

Devil Trigger represents the ultimate power in the game. It is what players are told to aspire for. Rather than an enemy, it is satanic power that fuels Dante and his Nephilim demonic twin brother.

A Freemasonic checkerboard floor featured in the game:

The checkerboard is a standard design in Freemasonic lodges.

A room with paintings of the all-seeing eye:

Symbols of the all-seeing eye of Lucifer are displayed throughout the game.

The Bible warns Christians to protect their mind and heart from satanic influence:  ^“Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.” (Proverbs 4:23). To those in the occult symbols carry a great power to communicate secret ideas as well as imprint an idea on the minds of the viewer. Spending countless hours playing the same game repetitively as video gamers do, is an easy way to make sure those occult images are well-ingrained.
Promotion Of The Occult

A demonic medium and witch, Kat is a major asset to the heroes in DmC.

Dante’s sidekick in the game is a girl named Kat.  Here is her description:

Kat is described as a spirit medium, with the ability to see and hear Limbo, able to interact with Dante wherever he may be. She uses her spray cans and stencils to create magical glyphs in the area, which serve several purposes, principal among them marking points from which Dante can escape from Limbo. (source).

The above-referenced spray cans are filled with herbs and other items Kat concocts as part of witchcraft potions that provide her with magical powers.  Dante regularly uses her abilities as a medium and wiccan practitioner to help with his missions. The Bible is clear that witchcraft is a sin:

There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch.  Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.  For all that do these things are an abomination unto the Lord: and because of these abominations the Lord thy God doth drive them out from before thee. – Deuteronomy 18:10-12.

Mediums communicate with demonic forces to use their “power” and this is a grave sin. Additionally the use of witchcraft or charms, are also forbidden by The Lord. But for the “good guys” in Devil May Cry and for the players of the game, these occult methods are all a part of the fight to save the world.

In describing her appearance the game wiki states: “The star tattoo on Kat’s forehead is also the location of the Third Eye, or Ajna, the brow chakra in dharmic traditions, responsible for spiritual consciousness and clarity of intuition. This plays into how Kat can see into the Limbo dimension, and otherwise see spirits, as a Medium.”  The pineal gland or third eye is revered in the occult for its ability to help turn humans into god-like beings.

Christian News  site Cutting Edge Ministries  in their article on the Third Eye writes:

“For those who may not understand what the Third Eye is, occultists believe that a spiritual eye — called the Pineal Gland –  exists right between the forehead, just waiting to be “opened” by the person achieving “higher consciousness”.  The women of India depict this Third Eye by a dot in their foreheads. Occultists teach that, if a person were truly to achieve the highest degree possible in consciousness, this Third Eye would actually open physically, so all could see it. .. Albert Pike also taught the Third Eye, called Blazing Star.  “… the Blazing Star [Pentagram] in our Lodges, as we have already said, represents Sirius, Anubis, or Mercury, Guardian and Guide of our Souls.  Our ancient English brethren also considered it an emblem of the Sun.  In the old lectures they said: ‘The Blazing Star or Glory in the centre refers us to that Grand Luminary, the Sun …the Blazing Star has been regarded as an emblem of Omniscience, or the All-seeing Eye, which to the Ancients was the Sun”  [Morals and Dogma, p. 506;)." (source).

Opening the Third Eye is yet another tool of witchcraft to contact the demonic realm. And the game promotes it as a helpful in the battle against evil. This is the subtle deception of sin - while the gamer may think the game is against Satan, it is quietly promoting the many sinful methods of the occult.

Distorting God's Word – Satan’s Agenda

In the Bible, the first mother of humanity is named Eve. In DmC, the first mother of a Nephilim is named “Eva.”

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?  And 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, knowing good and evil.  And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. – Genesis 3:1-6.

“[Satan] was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.” –  Jesus Christ, John 8:44.

Since the creation of humanity the Devil has used the twisting and altering of God’s Word to lure people into sin. The start of the deception of Eve in the Garden of Eden was done by simply taking part of God’s truth (God forbidding Adam and Eve from eating from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil) and inserting a lie (“Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? “ – when God had only forbidden one tree and given Adam and Eve free access to every other tree in the Garden).  This initial twisting then led to an outright lie – that Eve would not die if she ate of the forbidden fruit, despite God already saying so. And in this modern era, the same tactics are being used. In DmC, the angellic mother of the Nephilim is named “Eva.” Rather than being seen as a rebellious, evil angel for having intimate relations with a demon, she is cast as the victim of discrimination – punished only for falling in love.

The Nephilim 

Vergil and Dante, Nephilim brothers, are the heroes of the game.

Beginning and End has detailed the Biblical account of the Nephilim, hybrid giants who terrorized humanity in the time before and after the flood. They were the offspring of rebellious, evil angels who took human women as wives:

And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,  That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.  And the Lord said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.  There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.  And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.  And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.- Genesis 6:1-6.

The Nephilim giants, inheriting the evil nature of their fallen angelic fathers, were Satan’s plan to corrupt the human gene pool, bring sin and evil into society and ruin the chance of the Messiah ever being born (for more on this please see our articles The Nephilim – Giants In The Bible and its sequel Bloodlines of The Nephilim – A Biblical Study).  They spread so much evil on the Earth, that The Lord regretted ever creating man in the first place. They were also the reason for the global flood.

Intimate relations with demons and angels are portrayed as “true love.”

Yet in Devil may Cry 5, the Nephilim are the heroes. And rather than follow the Biblical account, Dante and his twin brother Vergil are the offspring of an angel and a demon. Demons in the Bible, also known as “unclean spirits” are evil beings that do not have bodies and wreak havoc by attacking or possessing human beings. During Jesus’ First Coming to earth, he encountered many demon possessed people. And not only did they acknowledge Him as the Son of God, they feared Him greatly:

 

And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,  Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.  And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him.  And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him. And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him.  And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the region round about Galilee. – Mark 1:23-28.

The Bible forbids any mingling with demonic spirits: “Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord’s table, and of the table of devils.” (1 Corinthians 10:21). In Devil May Cry demons can be heroes or even prophets (in the case of a character named Phineas who helps Dante).

The game preaches that Nephilim are the key to saving the world.

Rather than put any focus on Jesus Christ, DmC makes the Nephilim hybrid the savior of humanity.  In the game, Dante and his brother are the only beings capable of defeating the demon king, Mundus. So rather than being a satanic threat to humanity, the Nephilim are the way of salvation for the world in Devil may Cry.

The Spirit Realm

One of the spirt beings Dante confronts in “limbo.”

In Devil May Cry Dante and his cohorts enter “limbo” a dimension where they can see and fight demons (who are invisible to normal humans). The Bible informs us that there truly is a spirit realm where angels and other spirits exist invisible to the human eye. In 2 Kings Chapter 6, Scripture provides a glimpse into its operation. At that time Syria was at war with Israel and Elisha was able to provide the King of Israel with intelligence on their enemies as he was supernaturally learning the battle plans of the Syrian forces. So Israel was able to evade defeat on several occasions. Soon the Syrian King learned that the prophet was the “spy” and sent a military detachment after him:

And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.  And he said, Go and spy where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.  Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.  And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?  And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.  And Elisha prayed, and said, Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha. – 2 Kings 6:12-17.

When Elisha’s servant saw the Syrian forces coming he panicked. But Elisha reassured him that they were safe by praying to God to have the servant’s eyes temporarily “opened” to see the spirit realm and that a Godly angelic force surrounded them for their protection. Interestingly this heavenly host did not fight the Syrians. Elisha prayed for God to smite the soldiers with blindness and The Lord obliged. So it is probable that the angelic defense force was there to ward off demonic or fallen angelic attack.

The point to be taken here is that God is the source of spiritual revelation. Elisha was secure through his prayers and petitions to God. In Devil May Cry witchcraft is the source of spiritual revelation time and time again. Even for the good guys. And thus evil is called good and darkness is called light.

Foreshadow Of The Antichrist?

Dante has much more in common with the Antichrist than Jesus Christ the true Messiah.

God the Father also plays no role in the world of Devil May Cry. While there are angels mentioned, with the presumption that they are “good guys”, never once is there a mention of God, Heaven, sin, repentance or righteousness. Dante’s character is always in rebellion. He drinks, curses, fornicates, goes to strip clubs and is generally disrespectful. In fact, his main weapon, his supernatural sword, is named “Rebellion.”  But yet, he is the savior of humanity. In Scripture the Antichrist will also be viewed as the savior of the world and will blaspheme God:

And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.  And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven. – Revelation 13:5-6.

 

The Antichrist, like Dante will also have supernatural powers:

Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;  Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God…. And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders.. – 2 Thessalonians 2:3-12.

The Antichrist will literally perform supernatural feats before humanity. And his cohort, the False Prophet will perform miracles as well in order to move the world to worship the Antichrist as a god.  This “strong delusion” will be one of the greatest deceptions the world has ever suffered. And the seeds of that deception or the “mystery of iniquity” is already at work. In 1 John, the Bible identifies the spirit of antichrist:

 Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.  They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us. Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son. – 1 John 2:18-22.

DmC denies Jesus Christ and places a Nephilim as the Savior. It promotes what God calls an abomination as good. And it twists the Bible’s words for its own purposes. As society moves farther from God, the church and the Holy Bible, it becomes easier to be lured into games such as Devil May Cry as “just entertainment” or “fun for the children.” But rather than just being simple challenges, video games today have become cinematic, with hours of scenes, dialogue and philosophies being taught in them. Here are a few other examples of games which promote the occult and sinful rebellion:

“And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon..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..” – Revelation 12:3,9.

Dragon Age Origins:  In this game God has turned his back on the world and heroes use witchcraft to return the world to paradise. There is a great deal of violence and explicit sex scenes which include homosexual relations.  Occult techniques in the game include ” blood magic” in which players can sacrifice children, use blood for potions, have intimate relations with witches and even demons in exchange for the souls of others.

In Dante’s Inferno you get to kill “unbaptized babies.”

Dante’s Inferno: Another game named after the The Divine Comedy, the protagonist in this game goes into hell in order to resurrect his dead wife. It includes witchcraft, brutal violence, demons and scenes where the hero fights and kills “unbaptized babies.” One of the final missions features Satan in full frontal nudity.

In SMT Nocturne, God is called “the true enemy.”

Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne: In this game, the hero is a high school boy who survives the apocalypse and awakens transformed into a part-demon, part-human hybrid. His newfound powers and abilities were bestowed by Satan.  He uses parasites to summon demonic power in order to fight his missions. Gameplayers are required to negotiate with demonic forces in order to fight battles. Lucifer is portrayed as a friendly, benevolent angel who can be your ally, while Yahweh, the God of the Bible is a “vain, dictator” who has no compassion and is referred to as “the true enemy.” In one of the prequels, the hero’s mission is to hunt down and kill the archangels Michael and Garbiel, both righteous, holy angels in the Bible. In Nocturne the goal is to recreate the world in one where God no longer rules and all people are led by “reason.”

Additionally, in Europe, this game is entitled: Shin Megami Tensei: Lucifer’s Call.

The Bible says Satan will use “any means” to deceive humanity. And pop culture has been one of the most popular means to introduce satanic ideas, the occult and rebellion against God into the minds and hearts of society. And it is not just movies, television and music. But video games as well. Do not be deceived. If you are a Christian and you play these types of games, it is time to repent.  If you are not a Christian it should be clear now that there is an extensive effort to indoctrinate the gaming community into the occult. The closer you are to sin is the farther you are from God. Instead of putting faith in video games, believe the Gospel and know that eternal life and forgiveness of sins can be found in the true Messiah Jesus Christ. Your eternal fate is definitely not a game.

In our next installment we will examine the game series Assassins’ Creed.

A rehearsal for The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told with a pharaoh who is “in drag.”

A public school for middle school and high school students ignored protests and produced a play that mocks the Bible and the Christian faith. Pioneer Valley Performing Arts School put on a performance of The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told, a play that portrays characters from the book of Genesis as homosexuals who kiss on stage,  features biblical figures in drag, references to bestiality and foul language. The production, carried out by a public school, is just another sign of the blasphemy of the God of the Bible that is becoming normalized and even praised in society today.

The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told is a play written by Steve Rudnick in 1998. In its story, rather than portraying, Adam and Eve, the first two humans created as recorded in Scripture, there is a homosexual couple named Adam and Steve. As stated in the school’s own description of the show:

“What if Adam’s partner in the Garden of Eden wasn’t Eve, but … Steve? In The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told, two First Couples—not only Adam and Steve but also Jane and Mabel—experience life’s joys and perils from the biblical world to the modern day. This satirical comedy by Paul Rudnick (author of I Hate Hamlet and Jeffrey) is cheeky, raucously funny, surprisingly tender and ultimately wise as it dissects history, relationships, gay politics and the mystery of faith. A cast of ten will perform the two couples and other roles, including the Pharaoh, a paraplegic lesbian rabbi and a Stage Manager who is, after all, God.” (source).

The school is located in South Hadley, Massachusetts, a part of Northampton, which was nicknamed “Lesbianville USA” after the 2000 census showed more lesbians live there per capita than any other town in the United States.

To make a performance that distorts the account of the Bible and purposely seeks to promote what the Bible declares sin is disrespectful and blasphemous to the Christian faith. In an age where “tolerance” is constantly being preached in support of the gay community, there are few calls for tolerance to be shown to the Christian religion which disagrees with the homosexual lifestyle. Instead, direct, open attacks on the Christian faith are applauded and celebrated. In the case of this play, rather than just seeking to entertain, the school was out to make a statement:

In a release, theater department director Mike Arquilla said, “In my opinion, those who find offense with this play will do so because they believe that homosexuality is a sin. At PVPA, we do not believe that to be the case.” (source).

So speaking on behalf of all of the students, the head of the theater department made it clear that this a religious message being sent with the play and there would be no concern for anyone who was offended by this blasphemous display. The school received over 4,000 emails in protest and continued on with the show.
Principal Scott Goldman said cancelling the show was not  an option, saying in a statement:

“Allowing this [cancelling the performance] to happen would very much go against the grain of our unique, artistic, and intellectually rigorous PVPA community, and the larger Pioneer Valley community.” (source).

Prophesied Anti-Christian Sentiment

Students at Pioneer Valley Performing Arts School have been taught blasphemy is acceptable in the name of “tolerance.”

The Bible prophesied that as the end times approached rather than experiencing spiritual revival, the world would fall deeper into sinful lusts and rebellion against God:

This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; – 2 Timothy 3:1-4.

Many people today have put their own ideas, desires and opinions above the Word of God. And in this, blaspheming the Christian faith is justified as “intellectual debate” or “allowing open communication.” But at its core, this is all sinful disobedience. Many public schools have used the excuse of promoting “free thought” to commit acts that are direct attacks on Christianity. Most recently, as Beginning and End covered, a Florida professor forced students to write the name of Jesus on a piece of paper, place it on the ground and then stomp on it. There is nothing “intellectual” in expressing hatred for a religion. There are certainly civil, respectful ways of discussing homosexuality in the Bible or the issue of gay marriage. Plays that make the figures in the Bible gay are not one of them.

Double Standard

When it comes to saying something good about the Bible, Christian students are often silenced.

It’s also interesting to note the double standard being carried out in public schools today. No school official at Pioneer Valley was worried about “separation of church and state” when it came to making a play that mocked the Bible. But when Christian students attempt to make mention of their faith in a positive light they have been silenced or punished. Consider some of the following examples:

• High School valedictorian Erica Corder was disciplined for saying in her 30 second speech “Jesus loves you much more than you know.” After the speech she was escorted to the principal’s office and told she would not receive a diploma. She was later required to write and email to all of the students and parents in attendance apologizing for her remarks which the principal told Corder were “immature.” In her email she was also required to write: “I realize that, had I asked ahead of time, I would not have been allowed to say what I did” in her apology.”  She filed a lawsuit against the school for its actions and portraying her as someone who disobeyed school rules. (source).

• Kyle Geawar, valedictorian of Fair Haven Union High School in Vermont was told by school principals that he was not permitted to say the name of God or Jesus Christ during his graduation speech. “It is a fine line here. Here’s freedom of speech and here’s separation of church and state,” Fair Haven Union High School principal Brett Blanchard said. “The line is generally the difference between proselytizing and personalizing.”Instead Geawar was required to make this school-approved statement: “I have always dreamed of speaking about God in front of my school as the valedictorian,” he said in his speech. “This was the message God gave to me, and I am not allowed to share it with you even though it is my testimony, the most important change my life has ever experienced, and the one thing that I stand for no matter what.” (source).

• The New York Court of Appeals upheld the New York City school district’s decision to ban all Christian nativity displays during Christmas season but permit a Jewish menorah, an Islamic crescent and star as well as Kwanzaa displays during the month of December. Robert Thompson, head of the Thomas Moore Law Center, which opposed the school district in the case called the decision “outrageous” and added: “Many federal courts are using the contrived endorsement test to cleanse America of Christianity. This unprincipled test allows judges to impose their ideological views under the pretext of constitutional interpretation. Thus, the majority opinion says it is legitimate to discriminate against Christians in the largest public school system in the country, with over one million students enrolled in its 1200 public schools and programs.This should be a wake-up call for Christians across this nation.”The dissenting judge in the case, in a 46-page opinion wrote: “It is my view that the policy of the New York City Department of Education to arrange for the children to celebrate the holiday season in schools through the use of displays and activities that include religious symbols of the Jewish holiday of Chanukah and the Muslim commemoration of Ramadan, but starkly exclude any religious symbols of the Christian holiday of Christmas, fails under the [Constitution], both on its face and as applied.”Judge Straub concluded, “I find it clear that the current policy and displays violate the Establishment Clause insofar as a reasonable student observer would perceive a message of endorsement of Judaism and Islam and a reasonable parent observer would perceive a message that Judaism and Islam are favored and that Christianity is disfavored.” (source).

Texas High School cheerleaders went to court for the right to write a Bible verses on a banner.

• A cheer leading team at a public High School in Kountze, Texas, had to pursue an injunction in court after being banned from writing Bible verses on their banners they carried before football games. A recent one quoted 1 Corinthians 15:57: “Bu thanks be to God, which gives us victory through out Lord Jesus Christ.”“It’s a student-led expression, and that’s perfectly constitutional, perfectly satisfies all the cases issued by the United States Supreme Court,” Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said at the news conference. (source).

In all these cases a single mention of Jesus or the writing of a Bible verse brought immediate action on the part of school administrators to silence the display of Christianity. But a theater production all about the Bible is completely permissible, intellectual and promotes good education when its purpose is to mock and distort the Christian faith.

Continue in prayer for the many Christian students in public schools all over America who are under pressure from teachers, administrators and students alike to be silent about their faith. The rising tide against Biblical Christianity is growing exponentially and most Christians will be put in positions of either standing up for Biblical Christian faith or denying God’s Word and compromising with the culture. If you are a born again Christian, pray for your own strength should the time come in your own life. Jesus instructs His disciples to be “wise as serpents but harmless as doves.” Contend for the Christian faith with passion, but also with love and compassion on those who attack it.

Pray for those who seek to mock and attack Christianity that they would repent and understand that while the Bible states clearly that homosexuality is a sin, it also states that every single person ever born was a sinner – except for one person, Jesus Christ. And Jesus Christ, the Son of God, lived a perfect life to offer himself as a perfect sacrifice for all people, gay and straight. Why? Because God loves all people, gay, straight or otherwise. And He proved His love by sending Jesus to take the wrath for the sins all people have committed. But it takes faith and belief in Jesus to receive salvation. If a person does not believe they are in sin, then they have no need for a Savior. Society, under sinful deception wants to erase the word sin and tell everyone they are great people who are right in God’s eyes “if God even exists.” Do not be deceived. God is real. And our sins before Him are very real. God knows the hearts, minds and intentions of all people. And rather than remaining in rebellion, it just takes a confession of sin to God and the need for forgiveness that only comes through true faith in Jesus’ work on the cross to be forgiven and receive eternal life.

We cannot stop sins on our own. But through Jesus Christ all things are possible.

Why Do I Keep Sinning? How Do I Stop Sexual Sin?  What Are Ways to Stop Backsliding?

Overcoming Your Worst Sins The Biblical Way 

These are all valid questions that Christians face. No matter where you live, your age or your background, all Christians will be tried and tested with sin in their lives. Living in a world full of sinful temptation makes the battle for Christian purity that much tougher. But the Bible of course, holds the solution to battling and in some cases, eliminating certain sins in your life. This article will explore one of the methods to overcoming your worst sins and keeping them away for good.

The story of King Josiah is a remarkable account of spiritual revival and re-dedication to God in a time of deep sin. Josiah, who became King of Judah at age 8 after his father King Amon was assassinated, led a sinful nation back to holy living and a right relationship with the Lord. Through his actions, a pattern emerges that every Christian can apply to help overcome sin.

Know Your Condition

“for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.” – 1 Samuel 16:7.

Josiah’s grandfather, King Manasseh, was one of the worst, most wicked Israelite kings of all time. The king was the spiritual leader of the nation and Manasseh’s reign was one of the lowest points for pure evil, rebellion and satanic behavior:

And [King Manasseh] did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, after the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel. For he built up again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal, and made a grove, as did Ahab king of Israel; and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.

 

And he built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD said, In Jerusalem will I put my name. And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD. And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought much wickedness in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger. And he set a graven image of the grove that he had made in the house, of which the LORD said to David, and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever: – 2 Kings 21:2-7.

This list is staggering for the amount of evil Manasseh had fallen into. He built altars of worship to the false gods of the Canaanites, Israel’s enemies. He worshiped Baal, one of the chief pagan gods of that time. In the temple of God, the holiest place in all of the world, he set up altars to worship demons and fallen angels. The King consulted with wizards and communicated with “familiar spirits”, which were demons that impersonated the dead. He even took a graven image of a false god and placed it inside the temple, the very place where God Himself would reveal His presence once a year. On top of all this, Scripture tells us that he performed an occult ritual sacrifice of his own son, causing him to “pass through the fire” or burning his child alive as an offering to a pagan god. This man’s evil is stunning and the Bible says he “led the nation” in performing evil.

Amon, the son of Manasseh, continued all of the evil of his father and reigned only 2 years before being assassinated. And this was the state of the Kingdom of Judah when Josiah took the throne. God’s chosen people, the Israelites, had fallen deep into rebellion. And this is a picture of how far a Christian can fall today. Thought a Christian is not committing the same sins as Manasseh, they can fall into rebellion from the “small sins” in life. The first step to stopping sin is to recognize it. Lying, stealing, being covetous and blasphemy are all evil in the sight of the Lord just as worshiping a pagan god. Sexual sins – whether it be pre-marital sex, watching pornography, adultery or lusting for another person who is not your spouse, are all sins that are can pull a person into a feeling of addictive behavior, where it seems like there is no way to stop the urges to disobey the Lord.

The internet can be a gateway to sinful temptation.

The Bible says with regards to sexual sin:

Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? – 1 Corinthians 6:18-19.

If you are a born again Christian, your body is literally the temple for the Holy Ghost, who you received at the moment you believed in the Lord Jesus Christ.  Notice that the the Apostle Paul explains this concept in the context of sexual sin. Fornication, which is sexual activity outside of marriage, is just as sacrilegious and disrespectful to the temple of God as Manasseh setting up satanic altars. How have you treated the temple of the Holy Ghost? Have you protected your body from sin? Have you kept it pure from demonic and satanic influence? Have you kept your eyes and mind away from sinful sexual imagery and thoughts?  Have you used your body to seduce others into evil? We all have committed these sins in one form or another. So understand that The Lord sees this as pure rebellion against Him and will judge any Christian who is committing such sin. Thankfully, Scripture provides an example in King Josiah of how to get out of this sinful state.

Put your focus on The Lord

Getting deeper into God’s Word will help avoid sin.

And [King Josiah] did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left. And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, that the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of the LORD, saying, Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the silver which is brought into the house of the LORD, which the keepers of the door have gathered of the people: And let them deliver it into the hand of the doers of the work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD: and let them give it to the doers of the work which is in the house of the LORD, to repair the breaches of the house.. – 2 Kings 22:2-5.

Despite the rampant sin around him, Josiah was seeking God. He walked “in all the way of David his father”, meaning he was not going to serve false gods, but only worship the true and Living God of the Bible. And he wanted to repair the temple, that had was neglected and damaged over the years of his father’s and grandfather’s reign. In order to overcome sin, a Christian has to acknowledge it and have a heart to get right with God. If you are reading this article, that is a sign that you want to remove sin from your life. [B&E: And this article is specifically for those who are born-again Christian believers, whose sins, past, present and future are already forgiven. If you are not 100% sure that you are going to Heaven when you die, please see our Gospel page first].

Repent

Confess yours sins to God and pray for His Spirit to continue to work in your life.

And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it… And Shaphan the scribe shewed the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king. And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes. And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah a servant of the king’s, saying, Go ye, enquire of the LORD for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found: for great is the wrath of the LORD that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according unto all that which is written concerning us. — 2 Kings: 22:6-13.

The Kingdom was so far gone into sin that “the book of the law”, the first 5 books of the Bible (which was the entire Bible for Jews at that point in history) was lost! There were no Bibles in use at all in the Kingdom of Judah. The High Priest happened to find a copy of one during the temple reconstruction project. Josiah at this point was 23 years old and had never even read the actual words of the Bible. But when he heard it, he immediately repented. He understood just how sinful the nation had been and how much of God’s wrath was kindled against them. Where there is sin, there must be repentance. Do not hesitate to get into prayer and confess your sins to God.

Scripture is clear: “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).
Frequent, repeated sin is almost always a sign of lack of time spent in Scripture and prayer. Some Christians have several Bibles in their home, but without reading them regularly, the “book of the law” is just as lost as it was in the days of Josiah. Commit to daily Scripture reading as a way to strengthen your walk, prepare your mind for battling temptation and to increase your faith. As the Book of Romans says: “So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” (Romans 10:17). You cannot change your behavior on your own. Every person, Christian included, has a sin nature that continues to desire sin as long as we are in our earthly flesh. But it is The Lord who has changed you through faith in Jesus Christ and will continue to work on you through the presence of the Holy Spirit within you.

The refining of a Christian is a supernatural process and trying to use “willpower” or “determination” alone will lead to failure. It is The Lord who works change in us and seeking Him daily is essential to living for Him. Jesus Christ taught: “the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.” (John 6:63). Fill yourself with God’s Spirit! Reading the Bible daily and praying several times a day make it very, very hard to live a wild life of constant sinful rebellion. It is God’s Word that will increase your faith, convict you of sin and bring you to repentance and seeking forgiveness from The Lord.

Now some people at this point may say “I do these things. I acknowledge my sin. I truly feel bad when I commit them and I confess them to God. But yet, I still fall back into the same old sinful habits.” Well beloved, understand, that Josiah was just getting started in his battle against sinful rebellion and so are you.

Commit To Live Holy

Removing sinful behavior from our lives is our reasonable service.

And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem. And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of the LORD. And the king stood by a pillar, and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all their heart and all their soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people stood to the covenant.

 

And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the door, to bring forth out of the temple of the LORD all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the grove, and for all the host of heaven: and he burned them without Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried the ashes of them unto Bethel. -2 Kings 23:1-4.

Josiah made a commitment to live for God and stop the cycle of sinful rebellion that was plaguing the nation. And the foundation of that was The Word of God. The King gathered the entire nation and read them the Bible as the opening of his pledge to lead the people in living for The Lord. Notice he did not make the commitment in private. He made it publicly. Are you ready to stop sinning? Tell people. You do not have to tell them all of your business, but you should let your family and friends know that you have committed to living holier and no longer sinning in the ways you have in the past. This not only holds you accountable to those around you, it is a way to serve as a witness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. As a Christian, your life is your testimony. How you live can affect the ways those around you see the Christian faith. What do those close to see as your Christian testimony?

Josiah followed up his commitment by destroying the vessels made to false gods that were in the temple. This is yet another challenging aspect of overcoming sin. Whatever objects in your life that help contribute to your sinful behavior need to be removed from your life. If it is sinful music or DVDs, throw them away. If they are pornographic or inappropriate websites, have someone place a password-coded filter on your computer that can block the websites you do not want to go too (or just remove the electronics altogether). If your temptation is New Age books or occult-themed entertainment, get rid of them. It may be alcohol or drugs which may  require more intense methods such as a hospital or rehabilitation center, but the first step is getting rid of your “supply.”
Similarly, if there are places that lead you into more temptation, whether it is a strip club, a certain person’s home, parties, the shopping mall, Facebook, a bar or night club, then cease from them. Galatians 5 explains how critical this spiritual battle is to the Christian life:

For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law. 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… And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. – Galatians 5:17-24.

As long as we are still in our sinful flesh bodies, we have a constant war between our born again Spirit, which only seeks to serve God and the sinful lust that remains in us. And if you are of Christ, the command is to “crucify the flesh” – or in other words, destroy the sinful ways in your life. But notice that same verse commands the crucifying of the “affections and lusts” as well. And this is where more of a challenge comes in – are you ready to stop sinning backsliding? Do you really desire it enough to stop going to the places that lead you into sin? This is what the Bible commands Christians to do who want to live after the Spirit and not the flesh.
Living for God is not just about resisting temptation to sin – it is also about avoiding the temptation altogether. 2 Corinthians 10 says: “For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds. Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;” The easiest way to get rid of sinful imaginations and bring your thoughts to be more Christ-like is to find the things that are defiling the temple that is your body and remove them from your life.

This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. – Galatians 5:16.

Get Rid of Your Idolatrous Priests

Certain friends are always ready to lead you back into sinful behavior.

And he brought out the grove from the house of the LORD, without Jerusalem, unto the brook Kidron, and burned it at the brook Kidron, and stamped it small to powder, and cast the powder thereof upon the graves of the children of the people….And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; them also that burned incense unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven…And he slew all the priests of the high places that were there upon the altars, and burned men’s bones upon them, and returned to Jerusalem…

 

Moreover the workers with familiar spirits, and the wizards, and the images, and the idols, and all the abominations that were spied in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, did Josiah put away, that he might perform the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the LORD. – 2 Kings 23:3-24.

Many of the toughest sins to overcome involve other people. Whether it is a someone from a relationship that involves fornication, friends who lead you into sinful behavior, someone you enjoy gossiping about others with or maybe fellow gang members, there is no shortage of people in one’s life who can serve to pull you away from following the Lord Jesus Christ and instead serving sin. There are even people you may not speak to who lead you into sinful thoughts whether they be sexual, feelings of envy, racist hatred or mockery. King Josiah was well aware of the many people who were assisting Satan in providing temptation into evil and made it his mission to remove every last person who was leading the nation into sinful rebellion and idolatry. This was not a casual effort. Josiah traveled the nation removing and in some cases killing those wicked priests. And this of course is an example for our own lives, that while we should not harm anyone who leads us into sin, we should certainly no longer have them as major factors in our lives.
Again, the question arises: are you serious about overcoming your worst sins? If so, then the people in your life who participate, contribute or help lead you into rebellion against God should not be so influential in your life. If this sounds extreme, it should beloved. Look at the extreme lengths that Josiah went to in order to reconcile his nation back to God and end the downward spiral of sin. Friends can be a major influence in leading a Christian into rebellion. So if they are a major source of continuing in your worst sins, limit the interaction with those people. Share the Gospel with those friends and let them know you have no desire to participate in those sinful acts with them anymore. If the pressure from those friends is too great to bear, then cease from spending time with them.

In some cases you do not have to, or sometimes cannot, disassociate with people. If there is a family member who you are angered with, cannot stand or leads you into sin, reconcile with them. If this is not possible at present, then try to limit interaction with that person. If it is your own spouse that is driving you to extreme anger, bitterness and resentment, forgive them. God has forgiven you for all of your worst, most evil sins and thoughts, without condition. And you are to forgive in a similar fashion. Ephesians 4 says: “If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus: That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness… Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: Neither give place to the devil.”  The things or people who arouse sinful desires in us are “places” for the Enemy to gain a foothold and introduce more temptation to commit that sin. The reader would do well to remove them to the best extent possible.

If you are in a sinful dating relationship and think: “I love my girlfriend/boyfriend. How am I supposed to just end our relationship?”, there is a simple solution: marry them. The Bible says: “Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband…for it is better to marry than to burn.” (1 Corinthians 7). If you are so attached to a person who you are in a sinful sexual relationship with, the Bible commands you to get married. If you are not ready to marry that person, then you are just using the relationship to serve your own rebellious lusts and it should be ended if it cannot be kept holy (as in dating without fornication). Jesus Christ said: “He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.” (Matthew 10:37). Putting relationships with people who lead you into sinful behavior over your relationship with the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is on par with not taking up your cross to follow Him. So again, the question is, are you serious about overcoming your sin? If the answer is yes, the steps from Scripture are clear.

Call Upon The Lord

“I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears…This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.” – Psalm 34:4-7.

When you find the temptations of challenging sins returning, call upon the name of Jesus Christ. Pray to God for help with that specific sin in your time of testing.  1 Corinthians 10 says: “There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.” In any sinful temptation that seems too hard to resist, pray to The Lord for that escape at the time you are experiencing the temptation. King David, after falling deep into the sin of adultery and murder said: “Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.”  Pray for a right spirit when Satan challenges you.

The Blessing

“[God] he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.” – Hebrews 11:6.

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. –Psalm 1:1-2.

When a man’s ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him. – Proverbs 16:7.

Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, As touching the words which thou hast heard; Because thine heart {Josiah] was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before the LORD, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard thee, saith the LORD. – 2 Kings 22:8-9.

The Kingdom of Judah was so far gone into sin, that God had declared a judgment against them to punish the people for their evil. However, because of Josiah’s amazing efforts to cleanse the nation of its sin and remove the places of evil in the land, The Lord provided a reprieve of His judgment for the entire life of the young King. The entire nation was spared God’s wrath for years, providing more people time to repent. Christians today can avoid the chastening of God by living for Him and showing how serious you are about removing the worst, most difficult sins in your lives. Jesus Christ said: “If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.” You can be freed from the bondage of sin. You can conquer lustful desires. But it is done through the power of Jesus Christ. And in your efforts, you will continue to be blessed by The Lord.

There is no sure-fire way to remove all the sins in your life. The account of Josiah is just one of many examples in Scripture that show that individual sins can be conquered. Before being saved, the Apostle Paul spent years hunting down Christians, delivering them for punishment and execution.  And it took one encounter with Jesus Christ to bring that horrible sin to an end.  The Apostle Peter denied even knowing who Jesus Christ was three times and then went on to proclaim the name of Christ to the point that he was killed for being so outspoken. Did they ever sin again? Of course. The great men and women of the Bible were just human beings going through the same daily fight against sin like we all do. But through Jesus Christ they did overcome certain sins and were blessed for deciding to live for God over living for the world.  God will bless you for committing yourself to battle against sins that are plaguing you. And while every Christian (this author included) will continue to sin as long as we are alive in these earthly bodies, we can trust and know that God will forgive us and give us strength and faith to fight even harder.

The artwork for Kanye’s new album, entitled ‘Yeezus.’

Superstar rapper Kanye West has reignited his blasphemy of Jesus Christ with his new album entitled ‘Yeezus.’ The name, a play on the rapper’s nickname ‘Yeezy’ and the name of The Lord Jesus Christ, is just the latest in direct insults this artist has made to the Christian faith. And not only has he once again compared himself to Jesus Christ with his latest album, West also gave a subtle nod to the Antichrist.

According to reports:

A pre-order page for Kanye West’s sixth solo album went up on iTunes and KanyeWest.com today, Pitchfork reports, before both were quickly taken down. The briefly-public pre-order details provide the most reliable confirmation that the album title is Yeezus, a pun on the rapper’s nickname “Yeezy” and Jesus.

The pre-order page listed 14 tracks without their titles, and including June 18th release date. Although West hasn’t explicitly confirmed when he’s releasing the album, he did fuel speculation earlier this month on Twitter after posting “June 18″ (which he has since deleted). Girlfriend Kim Kardashian and co-manager Don C also posted cryptic social media messages, including an Instagram picture apparently depicting the album artwork, that suggested the June 18th album release date. (source).

Beginning and End exposed the blatant satanic and Illuminati imagery and influence in the music of Kanye West in our article “The Rise And Fall of Kanye West: Illuminati Superstar.”  In it we showed how from the onset of his career, West became more blatant in his disrespect for Christianity and embrace of the occult.

History of Blasphemy against Jesus Christ

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. – Galatians 6:7.

Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. – Exodus 20:7.

But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: – Matthew 15:18.

Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O LORD, and that the foolish people have blasphemed thy name. – Psalm 74:18.

Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, which was based on the English of the King James Bible defines blasphemy as:  “An indignity offered to God by words or writing; reproachful, contemptuous or irreverent words uttered impiously against Jehovah.” Insulting the name of God or Jesus Christ is not something taken lightly by The Lord.  Yet entertainers today remove any stigma from disrespecting the Christian faith and instead turn it into entertainment.  Wit superstar status and fame, it is only a matter of time before their fans  follow suit and have their own attitudes adjusted and shifted to accept this blasphemous behavior without even realizing it.

As noted in our first article, West made one of his early blasphemies against Jesus by depicting himself as the crucified Jesus on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. But this was only the beginning. Some of his other mockery of the Christian faith:

“I got the Jesus on a chain that don’t mean sh—“ (Put On ).

“Sunday morning, praise the Lord
You the girl that Jesus had been saving me for
So let’s savor this moment, and take it to the floor
Black excellence, truly yours” (Murder to Excellence).

Additionally, West has been using “Yeezus” as his nickname for some time. Here is a tweet from 2012 from rapper Kid Cuddi  using West’s blasphemous moniker:

Well mos def Yeezus is the only other person who will stand up for his art.

— Scott Mescudi (@ducidni) February 29, 2012

No Church In The Wild

Kanye West, left, wearing shirt with Baphomet design, performs with his mentor, Jay-Z.

No Church In The Wild, a song he collaborated with occult and Freemasonic promoter Jay-Z, was a reference to there being no place for Christianity in the “wild” where real stars like Jay-Z and Kanye inhabit. They collaborated on the song with singer Frank Ocean of the group Odd Future, a rap group who we featured in our article “Antichrist Generation: Tyler The Creator Leads Pop Music’s Open Blasphemy”. Ocean, who sings he hook, recites the following lyrics:

Human beings in a mob
What’s a mob to a king?
What’s a king to a god?
What’s a god to a non-believer?
Who don’t believe in anything?

This portion of the song is repudiation of a concept called the Great Chain of Being, a hierarchy created by ancient philosophers and theologians that places God above all created beings. But in the song God is no match for a non-believer, who denies God’s existence. And thus for those have “no church” they are superior over all.

Psalm 14 says: “The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.” It truly is folly for created human beings to believe they are “gods” in their own right. But when one is blinded by their own sinful nature, immense wealth and status, it is easy to  ignore the Gospel of salvation in Christ and ensnared in Satan’s clutches.

 
In Jay-Z’s verse, he insults Jesus Christ:

Jesus was a carpenter, Yeezy, laid beats
Hova flow the Holy Ghost, get the hell up out your seats
Preach

The inference from these verses is that Jesus, rather than being the Son of God and Savior of the world, was a “carpenter.” This rejection of faith in Christ as the Son of God attempts to minimize Him to the level of mere man. Jay-Z goes even further by then comparing Kanye, aka “Yeezy” to Jesus by saying West “laid beats” a euphemism for producing music. This same denial of Christ was something The Lord Jesus encountered in Matthew 13:

And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works? Is not this the carpenter’s son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas? And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things? And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house. And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief. – Matthew 13:54-58.

Atheists, deists and Bible skeptics take note – if there is just a desire to mock or refute Jesus in your heart, do not be surprised when you do not feel His presence in your life. Christ did not do great works where the was rampant unbelief. And this song is a proclamation of unbelief.

A shirt promoting a Jay-Z album from his Rocawear clothing line.

Jay-Z who calls himself “Jay-Hova” as a mockery of the name of God the Father, started this trend of taking on the name of God. It is all from a belief system that deludes celebrities and many others into believing they are gods or are on the path to god-hood. For high level initiates into the New Age movement and Freemasonry alike the goal is god-hood. This delusion is the same lie that Satan used in the garden of Eden to lure Eve into sin. The Secret, one of the best-selling New Age books of all time, also teaches this concept. All three carry the same message:

“You are God in a physical body. You are Spirit in the flesh. You are Eternal Life expressing itself as you.” (The Secret, p. 164).

“Now the serpent [Satan] 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? And 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.

“Take over, the wait’s over,

The God MC, Me-Jay Hova..” – (Takeover, Jay-Z).

Here are excerpts from Kanye’s verse in “No Church In The Wild”:

We formed a new religion
No sins as long as there’s permission’
And deception is the only felony
So never f– nobody wit’out tellin’ me

The running theme of the song – the rejection of Christianity and elevation of themselves as the Godhead, continues. And like so many deceived occultists before them, Kanye promotes the idea of love or sexual relation as the real “law” of life. This completely aligns with the teachings of Satanist and black magick practitioner Aleister Crowley. Crowley, who referred to himself as “The Beast”, “666” and was declared the wickedest man on the planet, has been one of the most influential figures in pop culture as his philosophy of rejecting God and pursuing every sinful desire in pure rebellion has inspired entertainers from Led Zeppelin, The Beatles and Ozzy Osbourne all the way to pop stars today like Ke$ha.

Kanye West’s music embraces the sinful philosophies of Aleister Crowley.

His dark spiritual path started after a trip to Egypt where he claimed to channel the Egyptian god Thoth. Crowley’s most quoted statement, “Do as thou wilt shall be the whole of the law” has a double meaning. It is an exhortation to enjoy every vice and sinful pleasure one desires. In the next sentence he wrote: “Lust, enjoy all things of sense and rapture. Fear not that any God shall deny thee for this .” This is the essence of satanic rebellion – pursuing any desire with no fear of God. But the occult meaning of “Do what thou wilt” is to use the power of “the will” (through aid of occult means and magic) to achieve whatever goal one has. And here is Jay-Z, aka Jay-Hova, wearing a shirt that is a tribute to Crowley:

Jay-Z wearing his “Do what thou wilt” shirt.

Crowley described “love” as the most important aspects of what he called “the law”:

“Also, take your fill and will of love as ye will, when, where and with whom ye will! But always unto me… Love is the law, love under will.” -The Book of the Law I:51, 57

Notice the emphasis on promiscuous sex being “love.” And Crowley says that the initiate should do it with whom they will but “always unto me”, the same exact message West gives in his lyrics in No Church In The Wild:

We formed a new religion
No sins as long as there’s permission’
And deception is the only felony
So never f– nobody wit’out tellin’ me

West continues in the song:

Two tattoos, one read “No Apologies”
The other said “Love is cursed by monogamy”
That’s somethin’ that the pastor don’t preach

As is the case with a person who denies God, there is no repentance (“no apologies”). This message is being blasted into the audience of pop culture today with phrases like “You Only Live Once” (or “Yolo”), “We’re Gonna Die Young!” and other mottos designed to encourage a life of seeking pleasure, rejecting authority and having no concern for an afterlife. Artists like Kanye West are able to send this message through their demonically-inspired lyrics and constant promotion of their material success – riding in luxury cars, wearing designer clothes and endlessly bragging about the millions of dollars they have made. And this is all a satanic deception.
The Bible prophesied that society would be led from God and into rebellion as we approach the end times:

This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. – 2 Timothy 3:1-5.

West, driving a $1.7M Mercedes Benz, has no trouble attracting the attention of his adoring followers.

This passage sums up the constant message being pumped out of hip hop culture and pop music perfectly. Like Kanye West, people have focused on self-love and vanity and reckless disregard for consequences of their action. West’s music is an extreme form of being a “lover of pleasure more than lover of God.” And Scripture is clear that we are to avoid this type of influence.

The passage from 2 Timothy continues:

“For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith. But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as their’s also was.” - 2 Timothy 3:6-9.

Certainly millions of women (and men) have been captivated by the “spell” of Jay-Z, Kanye West and Jay-Z’s protégé, Rihanna.  Across the planet millions of fans literally idolize these artists, plastering their walls with their image, listening to their music daily, following their social network updates and passionately promoting and defending their false gods on the web. All based on their desire to be these artists and live the lavish lifestyle constantly bragged about on their records.

“Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.”

Verse 7 then says that those in rebellion like West are “ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.” The occult is all based on the acquisition of “secret knowledge.” In fact, the word “occult” means “secret.” From the Garden of Eden, Satan was able to tempt Eve into sin by offering hidden wisdom – by implying that God was withholding the true purpose of the fruit of the forbidden tree – that it could make her a “god.” And Satan’s strategy has not changed today as those in the occult, New Age movement or other similar doctrine, seek to reach higher levels or degrees in their quest for the ultimate secret or acquisition of immortality and godhood. But in all their learning, they fail to come to the real truth: there is only one God and there is only one way to salvation: Jesus Christ. The information of the mystery schools was provided by fallen angels and demons, all created beings. Meanwhile the occultist foolishly ignores the Creator of all, the God of the Bible (the real Jehovah).

“Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.”

Jannes and Jambres were the two Egyptian sorcerers who had a duel of supernatural feats with Moses in the book of Exodus. Moses, sent by God to confront the Pharaoh of Egypt and demand the release of the then-enslaved Israelites, was empowered by God to perform miracles before the Egyptian King:

“And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Shew a miracle for you: then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent. And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the LORD had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a serpent. Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments. For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods.” – Exodus 7:8-12.

The sorcerers Jannes and Jambres thought they could equal God’s power because they had knowledge of magic. But the serpents they created were consumed by the serpent of Moses and Aaron. Recall that Crowley had his first demonic encounter in Egypt, which was the centerpiece of the ancient world of satanic, occult magic. Today, those who promote the occult and Crowley’s anti-Christian philosophy still seek to contend with God and anyone who promotes faith in Jesus Christ by worshiping the creature (themselves, money, fame, demonic forces etc.) rather than the Creator (Jesus Christ).

New God Flow

The album cover for Kanye’s song where he once again compares himself to God.

In 2012, Kanye also released a song called “New God Flow” again referencing himself as god. Here are some of the lyrics from the song:

Welcome to Sunday service if you hope to someday serve us
We got green in our eyes, follow my Erick Sermon
Did Moses not part the water with the cane?
Did strippers not make an ark when I made it rain?
Once again, Kanye asserts himself as being on the level of Biblical figures by comparing his throwing money at strippers (“making it rain”) to Moses parting the Red Sea at the Exodus and The Lord bringing the flood in the days of Noah.

Did Yeezy not get signed by Hov and Dame?
And went to Jacob and made the new Jesus chains?
In Jesus name, let the choir say
“I’m on fire ay,” that’s what Richard Pryor say

 
West then mocks Christian prayer (which is done in the name of Jesus) to promote his own success. Isaiah 45:9 says: “Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?”  Those who continually challenge, mock and disrespect The Lord are only bringing more of God’s just wrath down upon them.

And yet, millions of people all over the world are singing these lyrics every day, pulling heir hearts deeper into sinful rebellion. And all of this is a part of Satan’s plan. Because the Devil seeks to usurp The Lord and copy Him in every way, he is preparing the world for his own “seed” to rule over the masses: the Antichrist.

Antichrist Tribute?

The projection shown on 66 buildings for Kanye’s single “New Slaves” off of his 6th album.

Adding to the satanic nature of this new album, Kanye West used a unique promotional event to launch his first single “New Slaves” off of the Yeezus album. This album, which is West’s 6th, had the new single premiere via a projection broadcast on 66 buildings all over the world:

Kanye West gave the world its first official taste of his new album on Friday night by projecting the new song “New Slaves” along with visuals on buildings across the globe. The video was projected at various times throughout the night on 66 buildings in cities including New York, Toronto, Chicago, London, Paris and Berlin. In West’s hometown of Chicago, it was projected on a wall of Wrigley Field; in Toronto, on the Royal Ontario Museum; and in New York, Kanye’s face appeared on the wall of a 5th Avenue Prada store, among other locations. (source).

So the 6th album is being featured on 66 buildings – was this a subtle allusion to the number 666? That number is the ‘number of the Beast’ or Antichrist, in Scripture:

And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six. – Revelation 13:16-18.

The Antichrist is the satanically empowered false Messiah who will rule over the world for the final 3 ½ years before the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. And his goal will be to proclaim himself God. Just as these artists today flaunt themselves as god-like, the Antichrist will truly proclaim himself a deity and demand worship under penalty of death. And his signifying number will be 666.

In their article “Occultists Worship Numbers”, Cutting Edge Ministries writes:

“Occultists place much faith in the inherent power of numbers. No plan of action can be carried out without first determining two things: Is the timing of this plan of action in accordance with the astrological lineup of the stars, moons, and planets? Is the timing of this plan of action in accordance with the numbers it will produce? This process is “Divination” and is specifically prohibited by God. (Deut 18:10-11).” (source).

Not only did Kanye generate a 666 by his special release of his song, the album itself is being released on June 18th. So the 6th album is being released in the 6th month on a day that is 6+6+6 (18). When a person is deep in sinful rebellion and under the influence of the “prince of the power of the air”, these coincidences become more and more common.

The Antichrist will also be an extreme blasphemer of God and Jesus Christ:

And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months. And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven. And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. – Revelation 13:5-7.

Just proclaiming himself god will not be enough. The Antichrist will publicly blaspheme God, Jesus and all Christians, to the world. And then he will proceed to wage war to wipe out all believers in Jesus Christ (“the saints”). And today the seeds of the false gospel of the antichrist are being planted as blasphemy against God, which was once considered completely inappropriate, has now become cool and a form of entertainment. It has become completely acceptable to mock, insult or denigrate the name of Jesus Christ in society. Schools have gone out of their way to remove references to God or the Bible from their classrooms. And the message of “do what thou wilt” has been preached in numerous forms through movies, music, television and the internet.

Why The Name Of Jesus Must Be Attacked

Satan knows the real truth of God and eternal life are here.

And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. – Matthew 1:21.

But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name.. – John 1:12.

But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name. – John 20:31.

Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. – Acts 4:12.
Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. – Philippians 2:9-11.

 
These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God. – 1 John 5:13.

 

The most exalted name on Earth is the name of The Lord Jesus Christ. And this is the only name that can be called on for salvation. There is no other name that one can believe in to avoid hell and the lake of fire for eternity. This is why it is critical to Satan to get society to reject His name. Because Satan wants people to either worship him or burn in the lake of fire with him after he is permanently punished by God.

When the Apostles began to spread the Gospel after Jesus’ resurrection and return to Heaven, the same Pharisees who opposed Jesus, continued their persecution against them. And when they threatened the Apostles, their intent was clear: “And when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and the high priest asked them, Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name?” (Acts 5:28).

The enemies of Christianity (Satan and his fallen angels) know the power of the name of Jesus and will do whatever they can to lead the hearts and minds of society away from it. 2 Corinthians 4 says: “But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the god of this world [Satan] 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.” Satan is working to blind the minds of people and pop culture has provided an easy avenue to influence people to reject God and embrace sin and worldly pleasure. Do not be deceived.

Believe In The Name of Jesus Christ

Pray for Kanye West, Jay-Z and all those who blaspheme the Lord and promote an occult, sinful agenda to repent. And pray for their efforts to make merchandise of their fans through their rebellious music to fail. Jesus Christ said that all people, even those who blaspheme Him can be forgiven by believing and trusting in Him. And for the reader: if you are a Christian and are still supporting entertainment that openly disrespects and attacks the name of The Savior, pray for God’s forgiveness and for discernment. If you are not a born again Christian, understand that there is a war taking place. And your soul is the prize. There is a reason rappers are not just writing about cars and money but are also attacking Christianity – because there is a spiritual agenda behind them. Make the right choice and instead of dancing to blasphemy, pray for forgiveness of your own sins and receive eternal life through the name of Jesus Christ, the True Savior and God in the flesh.

“Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.” – Jesus Christ, Matthew 10:32-33.

The President called for God’s blessing on abortion industry leader Planned Parenthood.

In the midst of the Kermit Gosnell trial, one of the most horrific abortion criminal cases in American history, which shed light on an abortionist who murdered hundreds of live born babies, President Obama used his time to become the first sitting President to address Planned Parenthood. In his speech, where he vowed to fight for Planned Parenthood and work his hardest to expand abortion opportunities for women, Obama also invoked the name of The Lord telling America’s biggest abortion provider, “God bless you.”

Here is the video of Obama’s statement:

As Beginning and End has covered in past articles, Planned Parenthood has been caught in numerous unethical and illegal activities. Whether it is covering up statutory rape, approving of gender-based abortions or the targeting of minority neighborhoods for their abortion centers, Planned Parenthood’s history is full of sinful rebellion against God. In our article “Silent Genocide: One In Three African-American Babies Aborted”, we reported on the horrific statistic that one-third of African-American babies are aborted in America. And Planned Parenthood’s own origins were based on the desire to eliminate the African-American population in the United States. In our article, we chronicle Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood and her open desire to promote eugenics-based “Master Race” ideology and to sterilize African-Americans and other racial minorities. Ironically, Obama, the nation’s first African-American President has been the most ardent and passionate Presidential supporter of Planned Parenthood in history. All the while, he constantly professes his Christian faith.

The Bible is clear that abortion is murder:

For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb. I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. – Psalm 139:13-14.

In this Psalm King David, under inspiration of the Holy Spirit, wrote about God’s creative process in the womb. In Scripture, when a couple conceived, the wife was described as “with child.” And the Bible says of those who would kill innocents: “Cursed [be] he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person” (Deuteronomy 27:25). There are none more innocent and defenseless than babies in the womb, and yet Planned Parenthood has made untold millions of dollars from murdering them. Psalm 11:5 says: “The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.” Yet despite these clear teachings, the Christian President continues to g out of his way to support Planned Parenthood and even wish God’s blessing on this organization.

“If there’s one thing the past few years have shown is that Planned Parenthood isn’t going anywhere,” Obama said as the crowd cheered. “It’s not going anywhere today, it’s not going anywhere tomorrow.”  Obama was wildly received by the audience when he entered the room – the first sitting president to address the nation’s largest abortion provider.
“Everybody sit down,” Obama said sheepishly. “You’re making me blush.”
In its latest annual report for fiscal year 2011 to 2012, Planned Parenthood revealed that it performed 333,964 abortions in 2011 – a record year for the organization. (source).

The President, mass media and many influential Hollywood figures have made it their aim to cast the image of abortion as a battle for “women’s rights.” In their rhetoric, they attempt to paint those who oppose the murder of the unborn and live birth babies after failed abortions as bigots who want to oppress the political rights of women. The President made this clear in his speech to Planned Parenthood:

“When politicians try to turn Planned Parenthood into a punching bag, they’re not just talking about you,” Obama said, becoming the first sitting president to address the abortion-rights group in person. “They’re talking about the millions of women who you serve.”
Obama asserted that “an assault on women’s rights” is underway across the country, with bills introduced in more than 40 states to limit or ban abortion or restrict access to birth control or other services.

 

“The fact is, after decades of progress, there’s still those who want to turn back the clock to policies more suited to the 1950s than the 21st century,” he said. “And they’ve been involved in an orchestrated and historic effort to roll back basic rights when it comes to women’s health.”

Last month, North Dakota Republican Gov. Jack Dalrymple signed a law that bans abortions as early as six weeks, or when a fetal heartbeat is detected, making the state the most restrictive in the nation in which to get the procedure. (source).

Obama refers to abortion as an issue of “women’s health” with no mention of the baby at all. In fact his speech was even more brazen when one considers that the Kermit Gosnell trial, one of the most horrific cases of abuses and murder in the abortion industry, was taking place the same day. The President has also said in the past has said he would rather his own daughters have legal access to kill their babies in the womb than be “punished with a baby at 16.”    As the leader of the United States of America, his attitude makes it much more justifiable for those in society to also see supporting access to abortion as a ‘noble’ and ‘just’ cause. And this is in sinful rebellion against The Lord. The Bible says: “Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!” (Isaiah 5:20-21).

Pray for President Obama to truly understand God’s Word over his own “wisdom” and to no longer defend the evil of abortion as good. And pray for those involved in the abortion industry to fail in their efforts to lure more women and young girls into thinking they are doing a good thing and defending their equality in society by taking the lives of their baby.

Jesus Christ, whom the President called a “wonderful teacher” said this with respect to children:

At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me. But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea. Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh! – Matthew 18:1-7.

Kermit Gosnell has become the face of the abortion industry.

Though it received minimal coverage by the mainstream media, the trial of abortion facility director Kermit Gosnell is by far one of the worst human rights atrocities of the past century. On trial for 8 counts of capital murder, Gosnell ran an abortion clinic in Philadelphia described as a “house of horrors” where women were subjected to unsanitary, filthy conditions,  and over 100 babies in their third trimester were allegedly murdered after being born alive by the abortionist Gosnell and his staff who would sever body parts from babies to store in jars in his office as “trophies.” A jury found Gosnell guilty on 3 counts of murder and he waived his right to appeal in exchange for two consecutive life sentences.

The Bible says of the wicked: “Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths.” (Isaiah 59:7).  This unprecedented look into the depravity of the abortion industry reveals the sinful and evil nature that humanity can fall to when it continually rebels against The Lord.

The Investigation

The West Philadelphia Women’s Medical Society, where Gosnell held his practice.

[B&E:  This article contains graphic, extremely disturbing descriptions of the killings that took place. However, there are no graphic photographs included.]

On February 18, 2010, the FBI raided the “Women’s Medical Society”, Gosnell’s clinic,  entering its offices about 8:30 p.m. Agents expected to find evidence that it was illegally selling prescription drugs. On entering, they quickly realized something else was amiss. In the grand jury report’s telling, “There was blood on the floor. A stench of urine filled the air. A flea-infested cat was wandering through the facility, and there were cat feces on the stairs. Semi-conscious women scheduled for abortions were moaning in the waiting room or the recovery room, where they sat on dirty recliners covered with blood-stained blankets. All the women had been sedated by unlicensed staff.” Authorities had also learned about the patient that died at the facility several months prior.

Public health officials inspected the surgery rooms. “Instruments were not sterile,” the grand jury states. “Equipment was rusty and outdated. Oxygen equipment was covered with dust, and had not been inspected. The same corroded suction tubing used for abortions was the only tubing available for oral airways if assistance for breathing was needed. There was no functioning resuscitation or even monitoring equipment, except for a single blood pressure cuff.” Upon further inspection, “the search team discovered fetal remains haphazardly stored throughout the clinic – in bags, milk jugs, orange juice cartons, and even in cat-food containers.”

And “Gosnell admitted to Detective Wood that at least 10 to 20 percent of the fetuses were probably older than 24 weeks in gestation – even though Pennsylvania law prohibits abortions after 24 weeks. In some instances, surgical incisions had been made at the base of the fetal skulls.” Gosnell’s medical license was quickly suspended. 18 days later, The Department of Health filed papers to start the process of closing the clinic. The district attorney submitted the case to the grand jury on May 4, 2010. Testimony was taken from 58 witnesses. Evidence was examined. (source).

This is one of the most disturbing cases  of mass murder in American history. But it is the product of the death for money business that is the abortion industry. In Pennsylvania it is illegal to provide abortions past 24 weeks of pregnancy but Gosnell was willing to to provide late term abortions for cash, preying for the most part on poor, minority women.

Here is the testimony of Gosnell’s own employees at trial.

Adrienne Moton

Kemit Gosnell employee Adrienne Moton admitted to killing ten live born babies.

Moton, a medical assistant to Gosnell, testified as part of her guilty plea to third degree murder. She said that she took a cell phone photo of the ultrasound of a baby that measured to be 30 weeks old and in her estimation could have survived on its own, without medical assistance. After this baby was born alive and murdered by having its spinal cord snipped, Gosnell joked that its head was so big the child “could have walked to the bus stop.”

Although she had no medical training and never attended college, Moton was administering anesthesia and assisting in abortions under Gosnell’s direction.

Gosnell also taught her his method of snipping the spinal cords of live born children. She testified to performing 10 of these murders.

Women and teens came from across the mid-atlantic to have late-term abortions at the clinic. One woman who came from Puerto Rico, spoke no English and carried a child who measured to be 27 weeks in gestation, was given an abortion (source).

Stephen Massof

Operating on women with no medical license, Stephen Masoff had a “ghoulish glee” when it came to cutting the spines of babies.

Massof, who await his own sentencing hearing after he plead guilty to the murder of two babies, claimed the clinic also cut out the spinal cord of nearly 100 living infants. And, for what it was worth, he said the clinic’s instruments were rusty and unsafe.
“It would rain fetuses. Fetuses and blood all over the place. It is literally a beheading. It is separating the brain from the body,” he told NBC. “I felt like a firemen in hell. I couldn’t put out all the fires,” he said.
Masoff further alleged the ultrasound machine in the hospital was manipulated to make the fetuses look smaller and younger. The unlicensed medical graduate admitted his medical degree came from Grenada in the West Indies and he hadn’t completed a medical residency when he joined Gosnell in 2003.

Masoff, who smiled at trial while describing the procedure of severing the spines of live born babies said he truly felt Gosnell was helping to stop the abuse and mistreatment of women.

Clearly, this reckless disregard for life and even joy in the murdering of infants is an offense to God:  

These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren. – Proverbs 6:16-19.
The Lord trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth. Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup. – Psalm 11:5-6.

Kareema Cross

Kareema Cross worked for Gosnell for two years and was so disturbed by the disgusting conditions at the clinic that she documented his practices, took photographs and reported him to authorities under an alias (there was no official response to her doing so).  At trial she testified:

Cross said her “training” consisted on observing one ultrasound procedure. After that she was on her own. When Cross got a measurement that was beyond 24 weeks, she would have one of the other women who were a little better at using the relic from the 1980′s to verify her findings. Gosnell would always redo those ultrasounds, which would all suddenly measure precisely 24.5 weeks gestation, which Gosnell mistakenly thought was the legal limit in Pennsylvania. In fact, the legal limit was 23 weeks 6 days.Cross described in detail her experiences at Gosnell’s clinic, which has come to be known as a “House of Horrors.” She testified that that at first she began just taking vital signs and working the front desk, duties that, as a medical assistant, she was qualified to do. But after about two weeks, Cross said she began doing ultrasounds, injecting drugs when Gosnell was not in the building, and assisting in the grungy, bloodstained procedure rooms.

While she worked for Gosnell, Cross testified that at least twice a day, six days a week, at least two babies would “precipitate” or be birthed before Gosnell ever arrived. She said “Dr. Steve,” Steven Massof, an unlicensed medical school graduate with a ghoulish curiosity about abortions, would be there to snip the babies’ necks. She saw him do it around 50 times. When babies “precipitated” in Gosnell’s presence, he would do the dirty deed himself.

Cross described in detail her experiences at Gosnell’s clinic, which has come to be known as a “House of Horrors.” She testified that that at first she began just taking vital signs and working the front desk, duties that, as a medical assistant, she was qualified to do. But after about two weeks, Cross said she began doing ultrasounds, injecting drugs when Gosnell was not in the building, and assisting in the grungy, bloodstained procedure rooms…

While she worked for Gosnell, Cross testified that at least twice a day, six days a week, at least two babies would “precipitate” or be birthed before Gosnell ever arrived. She said “Dr. Steve,” Steven Massof, an unlicensed medical school graduate with a ghoulish curiosity about abortions, would be there to snip the babies’ necks. She saw him do it around 50 times. When babies “precipitated” in Gosnell’s presence, he would do the dirty deed himself. (source).

• At testimony it was also reported that Gosnell would use the same unsanitary medical instruments on numerous women, resulting in sexually-transmitted diseases being spread. He also displayed body parts of babies all over the office in gruesome, trophy-like fashion. Body parts of babies were put in cat food containers. A tick-infested cat also roamed the clinic.

• Gosnell even employed a 15-year old girl to assist in abortions administer medicine to patients and assist in abortions. Ashley Baldwin, the teenage employee, testified to seeing, large, live born babies born and then hearing them “screeching in agony as Gosnell started to tear into them with scissors. “They looked like regular babies,” she said at trial. Her mother, Tina Baldwin, also worked at the facility for over a decade and never questioned Gosnell’s disgusting conditions or murderous ways. Gosnell also had her daughter working past midnight on weeknights – a move the mother also did not question.  She has been charged and plead guilty to racketeering, conspiracy and corruption of a minor (her own daughter).
• A baby was born in a toilet, where an employee saw the child “swimming for its life.” The child was then removed from the toilet and stabbed in the neck to have its spinal cord cut.

The Bible is clear that sin is a process: “But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.” – James 1:14-15.  What may start as a simple sinful desire, in this case, money (which fuels the multi-billion dollar abortion industry), leads to the sinful behavior of a willingness to work at an abortion clinic. And soon that sin brings forth death in horrific fashion.

A Mother Is Killed

Karnamya Mongar died at Gosnell’s clinic after overdosing on anesthesia.

In addition to the many babies, 41-year old patient Karnamya Mongar was killed by an overdose of drugs at Gosnell’s facility:

A young paramedic named Smith told the court he was the first paramedic to arrive on the scene. He was taken through the maze of rooms and hallways to an abortion room where he found Karnamaya Mongar laying on an abortion table naked from the waist down with her legs still in the stirrups in full cardiac arrest. Smith said that Mongar had “flatlined” meaning there was no detectable electronic pulse in her heart.

Gosnell was in the area but did not offer any help.

An effort was made to get information about the drugs the patient was given, but that effort was unsuccessful.

Smith, who testified he holds a two year Associates of Arts degree, was able to use emergency drugs, chest compressions, and eventually a defibrillator to get a heartbeat started after 15 to 20 minutes. He then asked one of the Firemen at the scene to find him a way out.

Mongar had to be put on a Reeves Board because the gurney would not fit through the cramped hallways. Eventually she was extracted through the back door of the clinic, but not before employees ran through the office seeking a key to the lock. (source).

At trial, Elizabeth Hampton, Gosnell’s sister-in-law, also an employee at the clinic, testified that when she was asked to assist with the abortion of Mongar, she found the woman in such a drugged stupor, she was unable to take the drug, Cytotec, which is a uterine stimulant. Hampton proceeded to put the pill in between Mongar’s cheek and gums to let it dissolve and left her unattended. She also confirmed that Gosnell offered Mongar no medical assistance when she was showing no vital signs. After the emergency medical team took Mongar to the hospital where she later died, Gosnell ordered his staff to clean the office and had the first floor painted to cover up any misdeeds.

The Bible says: “God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day…Behold, [the wicked] travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood. He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made. His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own [head].”  (Psalm 7:11-16). To kill and then promote further sinful rebellion by trying to cover the murders up has certainly incurred God’s wrath.

Forced Abortions

Gosnell, smiling on his way to court, was described as “smirking” through the entire trial.

Scores of young women also testified to being forced into abortions and physically assaulted at Gosnell’s clinic.

One woman, Robyn Reid, told ABC News that she had planned to sneak away when her grandmother brought the then-three-month-pregnant 15-year-old to Gosnell’s facility on January 31, 1998.  “When I said no, the doctor got upset and he ended up taking my clothes off, hitting me, my legs were tied to the stirrups,” she said.

“I was fully dressed. He actually managed to get all of my clothes off and tie me down to the medical bed,” she continued. “I just remember my very last thought … looking up at the light and thinking, ‘Don’t fall asleep.’”

In the midst of the 30-minute struggle, she says the abortionist assured her by saying, “This is the same care that I would give to my own daughter.” (source).

Another woman testified to being physically hurt by Gosnell:

“I said, ‘I don’t want to do this,’ and he smacked me. They tied my hands and arms down and gave me more medication,” Davida Johnson, who went to Gosnell in 2001, told The Associated Press.

Within a few months, the then-21-year-old began suffering gynecological issues, and learned she had contracted a venereal disease.  She said she now suffers from an unidentified lifelong illness, and has since had four miscarriages. (source).

Through all of this testimony, jurors described Gosnell as “smirking” the entire time.

 What Could Make People So Evil?

Gosnell charged high prices for his illegal abortions.

 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause: Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit: We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil: Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse: My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path: For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood…And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives. So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof. – Proverbs 1:10-19.

Cursed be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person. – Deuteronomy 27:25.

What is clear in the Gosnell case is that he did not act alone. Many of the murders were started when Gosnell was not even present. So what could drive Gosnell and his group of employees to all participate in such  a gruesome series of criminal acts for years? Money. It was reported that Gosnell made approximately $1.8M dollars per year from his illegal abortion practice.  At trial, many of his former employees blamed needing money as their motivation for being a part of this sick murder-for-hire operation.

And although Gosnell’s lawyer attempted to portray the abortionist as a champion for poor and underprivileged women, it was revealed that Gosnell charged in some cases over $3000 for a late-term abortion. He also enforced a racial caste system in which African-American women were kept in filthier rooms while Caucasian patients were taken to his office. And today in society money has driven many people into rebellion against The Lord. Many of the women (and the men who impregnated them) who seek abortions do so because of “inconvenience” and “financial instability” as reasons to kill their own children. And as the media and politicians seek to paint abortion as a “woman’s right” and a symbol of equality in society, the stigma of it being sin and murder is thus removed in the public eye. And as the effort to remove God from schools, any mention of the Bible in public discourse and to marginalize the Christian voice in society grows stronger, the deception of  Satan increases.

And as more people see life in the womb as less than human, it become easier to justify the sin of killing God’s creation. In the book of Job, the prophet says of God: “Thou hast clothed me with skin and flesh, and hast fenced me with bones and sinews.” (Job 10:11).  In Isaiah 49 we read the prophet’s own testimony regarding being called to his ministry: “Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The Lord hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name…And now, saith the Lord that formed me from the womb to be his servant.” The Bible is clear that an unborn infant is indeed a human being, made by God.   Do not be deceived.

Where Is The Media Coverage?

Despite the shocking and stunning details of this case, the Gosnell trial has received minimal coverage.

Despite the lurid and shocking details of this case, the mainstream media networks gave minimal coverage to Kermit Gosnell’s trial. At one point, the ABC network went 46 straight days without a mention of the trial. The NBC Nightly News ignored the trial for 44 days.  All this despite this being one of the most explosive murder trials in the history of the United States. With respect to the lack  of coverage, a Washington Post columnist wrote:

“I say we didn’t write more because the only abortion story most outlets ever cover in the news pages is every single threat or perceived threat to abortion rights. In fact, that is so fixed a view of what constitutes coverage of that issue that it’s genuinely hard, I think, for many journalists to see a story outside that paradigm as news. That’s not so much a conscious decision as a reflex, but the effect is one-sided coverage.” (source).

CBS News Anchor Charlie Rose questioned on air: “Why have most of us not heard of Kermit Gosnell?” Liberal media commentator Marc Lamont Hill said: “For what it’s worth, I do think that those of us on the left have made a decision not to cover this trial because we worry that it’ll compromise abortion rights.” (source).  President Obama, a major support of the abortion industry, declined to comment on the case during its trial but instead became the first sitting President to ever give an address to abortion provider Planned Parenthood. The Fox News website which did an excellent job chronicling the media blackout of the Gosnell trial, did a short video entitled See No Evil on the bias against any story that could harm the abortion industry.

Ke$ha pledges allegiance in her latest song.

Beginning and End covered pop superstar Ke$ha’s blasphemous video for the song “Die Young”, which featured hundreds of upside down crosses, a church being destroyed and a slew of occult and satanic symbols. While some wrote the video off as a publicity stunt or “spoof” we chronicled that through this young singer’s career, she has been a major promoter of sinful rebellion against God and the video was just her natural progression and not a stunt. With the release of her song “Dancing With The Devil” Ke$ha further confirms the goal of many Illuminati artists today: allegiance to Satan in exchange for material wealth and fame.

The Song

The song proclaims what was suspected all along.

The song, a previously unreleased, “B-side” track from Ke$ha’s Warrior album, is an ode to Satan, in which Ke$ha proclaims her “deal with the devil.”

And here are the lyrics:

I keep on dancing with the Devil
I keep on dancing with the Devil
I sold my soul, ain’t no turning back
I keep on dancing with the Devil

You and I made a deal
I was young and shit got real
Weaving through Heaven and back
Whoaaa

Your love is made of dirty gold
But I’m the one who sold my soul
So go ahead and take my hand
Whoaaa

I keep on dancing with the Devil
I keep on dancing with the Devil
I sold my soul, it’s a dead-end road
But there ain’t no turning back
I keep on dancing with the Devil

Hey-heey-hey

I can’t escape my filthy past
I made mistakes, I made ‘em last
I know you love to watch me cry
Whoaaa

So while I’m yours until the end
A holy war, I’ll never win
So I’ll keep dancing ’til I die
Whoaaa

I keep on dancing with the Devil
I keep on dancing with the Devil
I sold my soul, it’s a dead-end road
But there ain’t no turning back
I keep on dancing with the Devil

Hey-heey-hey

He’s got my mind (You got..)
He’s got my soul (..Hell to pay)
My… he won’t let me go!

I keep on dancing with the Devil
I keep on dancing with the Devil
I sold my soul, it’s a dead-end road
But there ain’t no turning back
I keep on dancing with the Devil

Hey-heey-hey

The lyrics of the song are as blatant as one can get.  Shouting that Satan has her soul and mind, “he won’t let me go!” and “there ain’t no turning back”, it’s clear that the song is celebrating an allegiance to the Devil.  The idea of “selling one’s soul to the devil” is the giving of one’s life to Satan for riches and success. In our article Mercedes Benz’ Satanic Super Bowl Ad- Selling Your Soul To The Devil we detailed  a commercial that promoted the same idea. The article also noted the many artists in pop music from Kanye West to Bob Dylan who have proclaimed to have sold their soul to Satan on camera. In the case of Ke$ha, our previous article noted that her music from the start of her career  focused on rebellion. Promoting underage drinking, rampant sexual promiscuity, homosexuality, violence and cannibalism, this artist, who is very popular with young children, has been spreading the message of sin with no regards for consequences to society. Her own comments mimicked the motto of satanist Aleister Crowley who said “Do as thou wilt shall be the whole of the law” – an exhortation to fulfill every sinful lust with no concern for God’s judgment and wrath.

Ke$ha uses many occult themes in her performance.

Her song “Die Young” embodied this message as it not only encouraged sinful behavior, but had a chorus that repeats over and over “we’re gonna die young.” The Bible is clear that sinful behavior is a process: “But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.” (James 1:14-15). Scripture describes lust as first being “conceived”, then leading to sinful behavior and ultimately deadly consequences. In this case, it is spiritual death.
The more a person is willing to ignore God’s Word and follow Satan, the deeper into outright rebellion they fall. Humans, because of our natural sinful nature, are born with an inclination towards sin. The book of Jeremiah says: “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?” (Jeremiah 17:9). It is the light of God’s goodness and the Gospel that can give us a right spirit from God and forgiveness for our sins. But embracing sin can lead to becoming what the Bible terms a “reprobate” – someone so far into rebellion that God removes His remaining influence in their lives and turns them over to their sinful desires:

Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and four footed beasts, and creeping things. Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. – Romans 1:18-25.

 

In our first article on Ke$ha, we detailed the “spirit journey” she took in preparation for her most recent album, a vacation that plunged her into the occult practices. The picture she tweeted while on her trip is below:

The “Spirit Journey” clearly took Ke$ha deeper into the occult.

Here is an image of the Baphomet Sigil, matching the earring Ke$ha wears in the photo.

When a person continually rebels against God, the occult and satanic worship is never far behind. As the Bible passage above stated, people will take the glory they should be giving to The Lord Jesus Christ and instead worship idols, whether it be in the form of witchcraft, false religions, Wicca or other pagan spirituality. Ke$ha also stated in an interview that she was hypnotized for “past life regression therapy” – an attempt to use a hypnotist to return to “former lives” one has lived before (this is another deeply occultic practice based on the false notion of reincarnation). In the photo above,  Ke$ha wore an earring with a Baphomet Sigil symbol and a lightning bolt, a symbol for Satan, on her forehead, in the place of the pineal gland also known in the occult as “the third eye.” Anton LaVey, the author of the Satanic bible wrote this with respect to Baphomet:

“The symbol of Baphomet was used by the Knights Templar to represent Satan. Through the ages this symbol has been called by many different names. Among these are: The Goat of Mendes, The Goat of a Thousand Young, The Black Goat, The Judas Goat, and perhaps the most appropriately, The Scapegoat.”  (source).

This is what the Bible means when it says “worshiping the creature rather than the Creator.” And this can happen to any person who openly rebels against The Lord. Satan was a created being who was once a good angel in God’s service. But the Bible teaches that it was pride that led to his fall into evil. Despite his deceptions, he has no power over The Lord and was defeated on the cross when Jesus Christ, the Son of God, gave His life for the sins of humanity. This is why Jesus was able to say: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16). Faith in Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins and eternal life has power over any “deal” one makes with Satan. Jesus Christ, God in the flesh, reclaimed authority over the universe in His victorious resurrection from the dead. When He appeared to His disciples He told them: “All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.” (Matthew 28:18). Anyone who believes in Jesus Christ is saved from the clutches of sin, any deal with Satan and forgiven because Jesus took the wrath of God in that person’s place.

And this is the truth Satan wants to hide from the world. And the Bible is clear that the Devil will use “any means” in order to deceive people from knowing the truth of the Gospel. And the use of entertainment and pop music is a powerful weapon in Satan’s arsenal. Still possessing temporary authority in this world, Satan can elevate those who pledge their allegiance to him, making them “stars” (a term the Bible uses for angels) and the envy of society. In Ke$ha’s case the lure of wealth, fame and power sealed the deal. Romans Chapter 1 continues in its description of this descent into satanic worship:

For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, Without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them. – Romans 1:26-32.

Ke$ha and her dancer both wearing satanic Baphomet symbols.

With millions of fans across the world, Ke$ha has used her influence to promote debauchery and evil even making songs about killing and eating her boyfriend. This is the sign of a reprobate. It is interesting to note that during her “spirit journey” she also claimed at this time to have had a sexual experience with a demon. Homosexuality and deviant sexual behavior are also normally involved in satanic ritual and initiation. R&B singer Omarion, in a rare, candid interview, hinted at this unspoken topic in the music industry:

“I think there’s a very dark and very sinister part of the entertainment business and I think it’s very visible,” he said. “This is something that a lot of people don’t look at [but for example] Michael Jackson used to be a Jehovah’s Witness and I remember hearing that he wanted to separate from the religion — and this was during the time that he was doing ‘Thriller’ [which ended up being] his biggest album.”

“Fast forward to now,” Omarion continued, “[and] it really made me think that there is a [time as an artist] where there’s going to be a choice. The [entertainment] world [dictates] that you have to be with three or four women, or do this in order to get that [and] I think it’s really interesting. With God and the industry, it’s really dark. The dark side is having to get in, there’s a certain submission you need to have. Just like a gang [initiation], so to speak. You might have to do something against your moral code. I’m not saying that it’s always this way, but when you’re someone that is young and you’re coming up in the industry and you really don’t have a grip on your morals it can be very dark. The game is just about over saturation.” (source).

Satanic Spirits In Entertainment

What spirit inspired this performance?

And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; 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: Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others. – Ephesians 2:1-3.

“and the whole world lieth in wickedness.” – 1 John 5:19.

Many people in society, dazzled and enamored with the bright lights and glamor of celebrity and superstars, have let the values and ideas  promoted in pop culture shape their own lives.  Despite her obvious promotion of amoral behavior, Ke$ha is now being praised because of her commercial success, as a positive example for women and girls. In an article entitled: “Ke$ha Emerges As a Positive Female Role Model” the author praises Ke$ha on the basis of making lots of money. And with respect to her raunchy music, lyrics and appearance, it is now seen as a step forward for women’s equality. The author in particular praises this quote from Ke$ha:

“She confronts double standards head-on.

Responding to criticism that her songs feature an unladylike amount of drugs and sex, Ke$ha responded: “If men can talk about drinking in every awesome rock ‘n’ roll song and every awesome rap song, why can’t a woman? Just because I drink doesn’t mean I’m a drunk. Just because I have sex, and I’m not embarrassed doesn’t mean I’m a whore.” (source).

Ke$ha says her style helps women’s equality.

Boasting of one’s promiscuity has now been taken as a virtue. And parents have not only embraced these ideas and music, they are forcing it on their children. There is a staggering amount of parents who have clearly coached and instructed their children who are as young as 2 and 3 years old, to memorize Ke$ha’s lyrics and perform for them on camera so they can post it to Youtube   (and of course some churches have joined in as well).  Where is parental discernment? If children this young are being raised memorizing this kind of music, is there a godly influence in the home? What spirit will be leading them? As the verse above from Ephesians 2 states, the spirits of the “prince of the power of the air” (a title for the Devil) operates in those who are unsaved and do not believe in Jesus Christ for salvation. And this spirit flourishes even more when people are led into more sinful rebellion against The Lord. To the point that a parent would want and even make their children listen to an artist like Ke$ha.

Ke$ha, here at the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards, is a favorite among children and pre-teens.

This is why the Bible says: “Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!” (Isaiah 5:20-21).  Society continues to reject God and replace Biblical values with worldly, sinful pleasure and calling that good. 

Not The First Ode To The Devil

Dancing With The Devil, is not even Ke$ha’s first song that directly references Satan. In our first article we noted that she performed a song called “What Baby Wants” with heavy metal rocker Alice Cooper. In the song, which is supposed to be a dialogue between Cooper and Satan, the singer chose Ke$ha to sing the lyrics of the Devil. Ke$ha also made a song called Run Devil Run. As singer Omarion noted above, there is a ‘dark side’ to the music industry. And a submission to its rules and requirements can lead to embracing satanic worship and promotion and truly making a deal to sell one’s soul.

To no surprise, Ke$ha was assigned to produce music with Luasz Gottwald , aka “Dr. Luke” a megahit producer who has been behind the hits of Katy Perry, Brittney Spears, Kelly Clarkson and many other pop stars. After the Sandy Hook shooting, in which 20-year old Adam Lanza allegedly shot up an elementary school murdering young children and teachers before taking his own life, Ke$ha received backlash for her Die Young song which dominated the airwaves at that time. She then tweeted that she was forced to sing the lyrics of the song:

Within 24 hours the tweet was deleted and Ke$ha backtracked, saying that she was not forced:

“After such a tragic event I was feeling a lot of emotion and sadness when I said I was forced to sing some of the lyrics to ‘Die Young.’ Forced is not the right word,” Ke$ha wrote on her website. “I did have some concerns about the phrase ‘die young’ in the chorus when we were writing the lyrics especially because so many of my fans are young and that’s one reason why I wrote so many versions of this song.” (source).

Her sudden turnaround reflects the control and power in the music industry that Omarion alluded to. Artists who become superstars will often find themselves under the complete control of music industry heads. A similar situation occurred in 2012 when rapper 50 Cent decided to challenge Interscope Records head Jimmy Iovine via Twitter. Upset with the management of his albums and the leaking of one of his songs, the rapper decided to brag about making a song insulting Iovine and producer Dr. Dre on twitter.  Shortly afterwards, 50 Cent, who has made a career off of promoting how “gangsta” and tough he is, then posted a cryptic tweet indicating that he did not expect to “live much longer.”

50 Cent took to Twitter when he was worried about dying.

Something or someone had gotten to the multi-platinum selling artist, actor and mogul that he predicted his death and no desire to promote his own music. A week later he was also was forced to apologize on Twitter for his actions:

“Discovered a computer glitch leaked my song. Sorry to team at interscope for over reacting!”
“I put a lot in to this project but I don’t care if it ever comes out. Jimmy iovine has been like a mentor for me. I just want to stay friends.” (source).

With all the fame, wealth and worldly pleasure they could ever desire, these artists are still living in fear of the “powers that be.” And this is just the type of “deal” Satan is looking to make – one that leaves the person unfulfilled, miserable and often dying young. And despite this, many people, young and old still seek their chance in the limelight. An aspiring rapper even murdered his best friend in an effort to make an “Illuminati sacrifice.” It is this type of evil, rebellion out of covetousness and a desire to make money that Satan, the true head of the Illuminati desires. Do not be deceived.

Songs like Dancing With The Devil are examples of the blatant occult influence in today’s music. The artists and entertainment companies are no longer leaving any options for fans: the pop music of today is filled with promotion of fornication, violence, the occult and satanic worship. Parents, who should be keeping their children far from this type of “entertainment” are instead forcing it upon their own children.  As a Christian, supporting and listening to this music should obviously be recognized as a sin. If you are a believer in Jesus Christ and think listening to music about the Devil and sin is okay, remember the words of 1 Corinthians 10 : “Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord’s table, and of the table of devils.”

Pray for this artist to repent and stop making music that is leading many hearts and minds to embrace sin and Satan. And also pray for parents to wake up and realize what they are doing to indoctrinate their children into rebellion. God has offered a real “transaction” in the form of a covenant with all people: it is the guarantee of being freed from slavery to sin and forgiveness through Jesus Christ. And this was proven through the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross and His resurrection. But it takes faith to believe in Jesus for that forgiveness. Millions of people put their faith, love and trust in pop stars, the idols of modern times. Adorning their walls with their images, collecting every song and piece of information they can on them and hanging on their every word. And these entertainers are promoting a system that leads directly to Hell. It is time to start putting faith where it belongs, in the God of the universe, who will punish Satan and all those who foolishly chose to follow him. But offers forgiveness to those willing to confess their sin and look to Jesus Christ.

“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.” – Jesus Christ, John 6:47.

All Christians have come from a horrible past.

To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men. For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. – Titus 3:2-7.

It can be easy to look down on people who are not saved and constantly walking in unrepentant sin. We sometimes want to “write off” certain people in our lives or even famous people we do not know personally, as being “too far gone” to ever see the light of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and thus no longer “worthy” of our prayers or concern for their salvation and eternal destiny. But before we get off into deeper spiritual error, the passage from Titus above reminds us that we were too were once in total rebellion against God.
All born-again, Bible-believing Christians must remember that at one point we all sinned with no concern for God’s judgment. We once did not believe in salvation through the Lord Jesus Christ. We once were jealous of others, pursued pleasures of the flesh, harbored racist or sexist attitudes, stole from others, gossiped, cursed, blasphemed the name of God, led others into evil behavior and a host of other sins with no repentance. And in many cases we justified our behavior as even being good. And we were destined for hell and the lake of fire, which we rightfully deserved.

But now we have a new spirit and have been forgiven and regenerated. Now we love The Lord, praise His Holy Name, read and believe His Word and put our faith and trust in the sacrifice of The Lord Jesus Christ. Now we repent of our sins and feel shame at the evil we still commit. Now we are saints of the Most High God! But this did not happen because we were good people. This did not happen because we were “better” than “those really bad sinners.” It had happened by grace – God’s undeserved favor and “kindness” towards us. It happened because while we were wretched sinners committing all sorts of evil acts and thinking all manner of sinful thoughts, God sent His Son to die for those same sins. And not only are we “justified” or declared righteous in the eyes of God, we are heirs to the eternal Kingdom with Jesus Christ The Lord. Because by our faith in Christ, we are “in Him.” All as a gift from The Lord. But God tells us in Isaiah: “hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the LORD: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged.” In our salvation we must never forget the doomed, filthy state God rescued us from.

None of this was earned. None of this we deserved. But we receive it because of God’s love. And that love should be what we aim for when looking at those who are wreaking havoc in our lives, who hates us or who are so far gone into sin they seem like they have no hope of ever even considering the Bible, much less putting faith in Jesus Christ. They can be saved. They can be redeemed. They can have a renewed mind and heart for God. And you should know this. Because you were once just like them.

Katy Perry’s father, Pastor Keith Hudson, is now speaking out against his daughter’s sinful career.

Pastor Keith Hudson, the father of pop music mega-star Katy Perry, recently preached several sermons in which he has shown regret over the sinful and satanic influence of his daughter’s music on the young people of the world. The UK Sun obtained footage of a recent sermon in which Hudson called Perry a “devil child” and showed footage of her negative influence, exposing the sinful rebellion her music promotes.

“They ask how can I preach if I produce a girl who sang about kissing another girl?” said Hudson of Keith Hudson Ministries, who admitted attending the singer’s sell-out concerts are a source of contention for him and his wife, fellow religious preacher, Mary Hudson. (source).

In our article Katy Perry’s “E.T.” Lyrics And Video — Alien Deception Strikes Again, Beginning and End analyzed the satanic message behind Perry’s hit song E.T. in which she makes references to having intimate relations with a being who “could be the devil.” The song was just one example of the satanic and sinful spirit of Perry’s music. After starting her career as a contemporary Christian artist under her real name, Katy Hudson, Perry then switched to pop music and its lure of fame, wealth and media power. Perry’s initial hit song, I Kissed A Girl was an ode to lesbian experimentation that became a smash hit among the teen and pre-teen set. For a woman who claims to be Christian to make a song that is so blatantly promoting sin is a sign of a person who does not fear God nor have any concern for his judgments. And few things can blind a person more from seeing God’s ways than the lure of money.

The Bible says: “But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.” (1 Timothy 6:9-10).

Perry clearly erred from the faith by promoting homosexuality to the world and in particular children. As the years went on, Perry rose to multi-platinum status, becoming one of the most successful singers of all-time. All the while her music continued to celebrate sexual promiscuity and rebellion against authority. Perry also became renowned for wearing skimpy outfits and even appearing in naked in a video. Rather than sharing her “Christian upbringing” with the world, she instead chose to lead it into more sinful rebellion against The Lord. Her are some lyrics from her hit song: “Teenage Dream”:
No regrets, just love
We can dance until we die
You and I, we’ll be young forever

(Chorus)
You make me
Feel like I’m living a
Teenage dream
The way you turn me on
I can’t sleep
Let’s run away and
Don’t ever look back
Don’t ever look back
I’ma get your heart racing
In my skin-tight jeans
Be your teenage dream tonight
Let you put your hands on me
In my skin-tight jeans
Be your teenage dream tonight (source).

A song clearly targeted at teenagers and children, Perry sings of turning guys on and sexual sin. And in it she preaches a message of “no regrets” – emphasizing that there is no need for repentance or feeling bad about one’s behavior. The Bible says of sex outside of marriage:

Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. — 1 Corinthians 6:9-10.

Perry, here arriving at the Nickelodeon Kid’s Choice Awards, has made sexual promiscuity and skimpy outfits her trademark.

Note that Scripture lists fornication, which is sex outside of marriage, first. Sexual lust is one of the strongest forces of temptation society faces. Having celebrities sing about it in their music while dressing in provocative fashion only further engrained it in the mind of the audience. This is why the Bible says: ”flee fornication.” But thanks to stars like Perry, pop culture has made fleeing harder than ever as entertainers happily promote sexual sin in exchange for the promises of wealth.

As we noticed before, Perry even referenced selling her soul to the devil in an interview:

Perhaps this is why Pastor Hudson now feels regret over his daughter’s career:

“I was at a concert of Katy’s where there were 20,000. I’m watching this generation, and they were going at it. It was almost like church,” Keith said. “I stood there and wept and kept on weeping and weeping. They’re loving and worshipping the wrong thing.” (source).

Hudson and his wife have run Keith Hudson Ministries for 32 years. According to their Statement of Faith they preach a a brand of charismatic Christianity with a host of unbiblical practices like speaking in tongues (intelligible, gibberish tongues, not the speaking of actual foreign languages as done in the Bible), faith healing, prophecy and “working miracles.” When a pastor takes the position that he is a “modern day prophet” he is proclaiming to receive new revelations from God that are not in the Bible. This opens the door for all sorts of heretical beliefs and activities because the pastor can simply claim, “God just told me to say this.” Of course Scripture makes it clear that there are no more prophets today:

“God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;” – Hebrews 1:1-2.

Prior to the birth of Jesus Christ on Earth, God chose prophets to take His Word to the world. But today God speaks to us through Jesus Christ, The Word of God. So the Bible contains the full revelation from The Lord. Hudson’s doctrine adds to this with what is often called “fresh revelation.” So Perry with a foundation that was part Biblical, part man-made doctrine.

This would not be the first time a celebrity dad has voiced concern about the satanic influence over their child. Billy Ray Cyrus, father of Disney Channel TV star and singer Miley Cyrus, aka Hannah Montana, conducted an interview in which he said his family was under attack by Satan and blamed his daughter’s handlers for leading her career down a sinful path.

Pray for Hudson to continue to take a stand against the career path of his daughter and to turn to Biblical Christianity and repentance. And pray for Perry and her Christian walk, or for her salvation if she is unsaved. Lord willing, hearing from the singer’s own parents may wake up parents all over the world to start exerting their own spiritual leadership in their homes to lead their children to know God instead of being so familiar with Satan’s way and the music and entertainment of his minions.