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So, there is a lot of talk going around that secular music artists Rihanna, Jay-Z, Lady GaGa, Beyonce and some others are all tied into a secret satanic cult religion and have been pumping secret messages into their music and videos. I’ve mentioned some of their antics in a post here and hinted about it here. It’s no surprise to me that there is a satanic force behind some of today’s popular music.  Today I want to spend a little time answering the question on why would anyone even care enough to put secret satanic messages in a music video or song. What’s in it for them? Well Here is my explanation.

There is an enemy behind the scenes…

We call him Satan and he has been working behind the scenes for many generations. Industry executives and musicians like Rihanna or Jay-Z  allow themselves to be used by Satan. Remember in the garden when he used the serpent to deceive Adam and Eve? Or consider the less popular scripture in Ezekiel when Satan works behind the scenes through the prince of Tyre? Let’s go into both of these briefly.

The Serpent…

The story of the serpent being used by Satan is not unfamiliar to anyone who has a Christian background. What’s often not covered is one small detail in the story. It is the part about the serpent being the wisest of all the creatures. You see, Satan (or demons) will use anyone that allows him the opportunity but It is his plan to use people that will be most effective for him. That’s why he used the serpent; because he was wise. It was much easier to deceive Adam and Eve by using a wise creature. For this same reason he chooses to use some of societies most talented and gifted people. He doesn’t have all of the talented and gifted people (Not by far) but they are his preference. Today he goes after popular musicians and music because they are the most capable at manipulating the masses. Satan takes the most cleverly gifted musicians and some of the most beautiful singers to make his mission easier. As we are enamored by their physical beauty or the amazing music he is pumping his Satanic Anti-God Message into our hearts. And we wonder why it is so difficult for us to break free of some of our addictions.

Think about it, If you wanted to sway the minds of the masses what medium would you use? The history channel? I don’t think so. You would use the people that the masses adore. That is where individuals like Beyonce Jay-Z Rihanna Lady GaGa and the like come in.

The King of Tyre…

In Ezekiel 28:1-19 the Bible makes a clear example of Satan working behind the scenes In the former scripture the prince of Tyre is rebuked by God in two very different respects. In 1-10 he is referred to as an  prince who will be destroyed because of his arrogance. In 11-19 he is reffered to as something else. Look at how he is described:

You were in Eden, the garden of God…

^…14You were an anointed guardian cherub.
I placed you; you were on the holy mountain of God;
in the midst of the stones of fire you walked...
…O guardian cherub,
from the midst of the stones of fire.

When was the human prince of Tyre ever in the Garden of Eden or an anointed cherub on the mountain of God? He wasn’t. This is yet another example of Satan working behind the scenes in the life of an influential person.

What does this all mean to you and me?

Read the quote below.

“Most of us listen to music constantly. It is playing in the car, at work in the grocery store, virtually everywhere we go. To the average person music is rarely looked at as a tool that the enemy uses to defeat us. Often we just find music that sounds good to us and blindly accept it into our lives. Music is one of the most dangerous and effective weapons that Satan uses against us.  Satan has not created music; on the contrary, he is incapable of creating anything. He takes things that God has created, perverts it and hands them to us on a silver platter hoping we will accept them and not notice the perversion. And sadly we often do not. What we have to pay attention to in the music we listen to is the message in the songs that is being pumped into our minds. Satan knows you will not sit down with him for a daily treatment of anti God propaganda so he takes his messages, puts some nice music behind it and we accept it”
From “Every Christian Students Guide to Staying Pure on Campus”

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By listening to the ungodly message in some popular music we are making Satan’s job easier in trying to separate us all from God

The scriptures tell us that God will surround us with songs of deliverance. Songs like Rihanna’s Russian roulette or any of the images in Beyonce’s or Lady GaGa’s videos and concerts hardly can hardly be constituted as “deliverance” If anything they bind us to the worlds standards. Images like the one above taken at a Rihanna concert are the types of images that are making it difficult for our generation to break free from porn and lust addictions. Do you agree? I don’t think it’s helping anyone get closer to God. Images like this as well as ungodly lyrics are being pumped into the minds of millions. Will you allow them to be pumped into yours? More to come on this topic. If you would like to learn more the consider purchasing

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God has put a dream in all of our hearts. Don’t let anything stop you from pursuing it.  In this episode Michael shares some thoughts on this topic.

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Though our ministry is mainly focused on teaching college students how to stay pure on campus; allow me to share something that has been on my heart for a while now. A few weeks ago I wrote a small ebook on the topic and haven’t been able to get my mind off it. It seems that everywhere I go I hear stories of “ordinary” people who have done amazing things in this world by merely stepping out on faith in God.

Students, you are so much more than just young people studying to get a degree so that you can land a great job one day. You have a dream inside you that the world needs to see. You may be the very person to start a revival in your city or be a catalyst for change in this generation. Just take a look throughout history and you’ll learn that the world’s greatest reformers and influencers were often people from everyday situations. Take a look at this list of Bible characters and where they came from:

Gideon: The lowest member of the weakest family in Israel; a farmer

Gideons accomplishments: Destroyed the nations idols and altars and led the nation to victory in war against their enemies.

Peter: An uneducated fisherman

Peter’s accomplishments: A disciple of Jesus Christ- Led a revival of the gentiles and helped changed the world forever.

Elisha: A farmer

Elisha’s accomplishments: Became one of Israel’s most famous   prophets

Hebrew midwives(exodus 1): Hebrew slaves, only job was to deliver babies.

Their accomplishments: Hindered a major genocide just by obeying God.

The list can go on and on and on….

My point is that nearly every great person in history comes from everyday situations like yours and mine. Don’t wait for a magic moment where someone comes and bestows you with all of the resources you’ll ever need to accomplish your dream. Step out on faith and do what you know God has put on your heart.

As I was reading my Bible tonight I came across a scripture that I believe is critical when studying on this topic. Here it is:

And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”

Matthew 8:20;Luke 9:58

As I read this I am amazed that there were times in Jesus’s ministry where he had nowhere to lay his head. (Just because you do not have everything laying out for you to accomplish your dream does not mean that your dream is not from God.) Jesus was a trained carpenter. He could have been somewhere making money in his trade rather than ministering to people in places where there was no provision for him. On the contrary, Jesus knew his life was more than carpentry and likewise your life is more than your job or the job you are in school to learn.

I’ll leave you with this thought:

Scriptures used in this Bible study:
Judges 6-8; Acts 14:13; 1 Kgs 19:16-21; Exodus 1

Connecting with your campus ministry is very important as you are going through your college years.
Hello everyone, we had a little sit down on campus earlier and Wiliam shared some thoughts about passion as well as connecting with campus ministries. Take a look at this video as William goes into this topic.

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Having people in your life to help you grow in Christ is very important. Learning to trust those people, well…that’s a topic within itself. This video is from a bible study at FSU back in October. You may remember us covering this topic in a past podcast episode. Consider this a continuation. Hopefully this video blesses you.




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Of all of the conferences we attend and all of the information we soak up in our churches what is the single most important thing that we need to do to ensure maximum growth in Christ?

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We aspire to do miracles, heal people etc… But I would say there is something more important than all of this and it is

Having clean hands

Of course I’m using hands only as a symbol to represent the state of our life as far as sin is concerned.

Listen in to today’s message on the single most important thing.

Scriptures:

Who may ascend the hill of the Lord?
Who may stand in his holy place?
He who has clean hands and a pure heart,
who does not lift up his soul to an idol
or swear by what is false.
He will receive blessing from the Lord
and vindication from God his Savior.
Psalm 24: 3-6

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

Matthew 5:8

And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? Job Chapter 1

To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are corrupted and do not believe, nothing is pure. In fact, both their minds and consciences are corrupted. Titus 1:15
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Feeling a bit of inspiration William posted this video on his blog late last night.I thought it would be good to share here. The situations we are in can always be traced to a decision we have made. How many times are our decisions influenced by what we think we want as opposed to what God wants. Please share your thoughts in the comment box below the video
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We recently did a Q&A ON Fayetteville State University campus. The session was great. Here are three short videos of some of the questions that were answered. Enjoy!

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Well, I have been looking at some info recently on the use of occult images in music videos. Today I am going to share some of these images with you. I’ll get into lyrics more later.

Ok so…lets get into some background of a character we used to teach about frequently on campuses. This Character’s name is Baphomet and he is a demonic figure worshiped in occult organizations. He is a Satanic figure often reffered to by Satanists and in Satanic material.

Here is an image of Baphomet below:

The strange thing is he seems to show up in places you would never expect like on Beyonce’s body (Below):

Or on  Lady GaGa’s head (below):

Or on the figure of Rihanna posing in the center of a triangle (below)

Why does he keep showing up with these different artists. Why is there a constant running theme here?

I hope these images help you to see that there is a very ungodly force behind much of todays popular music.

There is a definite  strategy  for the occult images and lyrics found in this music. Satan (through the people who allow him to use them) is using these artist to push his agenda. While we bow our heads to the music and gawk at the women in the videos we are subjecting ourselves to satanic undertones which are constantly running in the images and lyrics: fornication, lust, violence, suicide(see rihannas lyrics on her song Russian Roulette) and more…

I could go on and on with examples but I will save many of them for a podcast episode which I will record soon.

I urge you to take some serious thought about the music you choose to listen to. We do have an enemy that wishes to rob us of what God has planned for us. He uses music to push his Satanic agenda because that is what entices us. Click here to read more on this topic

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Images extracted from vigilantcitizen.com

Image: Rihanna on the set of Jay-Z’s “run this town video”

Am I the only one concerned about images like this?
I may not be an Occult specialist but I do know that we all need to be careful in our music choices. The decision to stop listening to secular music has been one of the number one decisions that I have made that have kept me on the path of life. Whatever your decisions are make them today for tomorrow is not promised.

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Cross Campus Ministry

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