Halo on Fire

The Bible describes specific things or concepts. The "signs of the times" are a specific thing or concept. To understand the signs of the times, someone may be reading or seeing what God and/or spirits have been doing. What are spirits exactly as defined by The Bible, and how have they worked? People who are seeking Truth may be very interested in this topic.

The following are True statement referenced in the Bible describing how God works, and how Spirits have worked.

• God hardened Pharaoh's heart. (Exodus 9:12) Hardening someone's heart may effect their decision making.
• God took away King Nebuchadnezzar's sanity. (Daniel 4:28-33)
• God appears to have a court. A spirit volunteered to put deceiving words in false prophet's mouths. (1 Kings 22:22)
• The Bible lists a variety of spirits. Link: Evil Spirits. Spirits effect motivations and thoughts.
• God has given people visions in dreams like in Daniel 4.
• Part of Spiritual Warfare has been a war of words or a war of thoughts. There may be a learning curve for that. For more on it: "How have some people on Quora been working to build demonic strongholds over people?"

Spirits effect motivations. God talks to people through dreams and visions. Some of the spirits someone may be receiving may be because they are believing in lies. (Romans 1:18-32) Those spirits may be working in particular ways, and motivating people in particular ways just as Romans 1:18-32 says they may.

People's thoughts, dreams, and visions may be connected to something spiritual. In terms of media, there may be signs of things in the media. The media may be music, movies, books, video games, anything. Someone had a dream or vision. That dream or vision was translated into some form of media. An artist got drunk one day and woke up with an epiphany. A man mowed his lawn, and was daydreaming. Someone was at Church and received something. A writer at a coffee shop is observing people, and having food for thought. In all of these example, what someone is receiving may be from God. Reading the signs of the times, may have to do with understanding what is in the media.

and in the morning, 'Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.' You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times. (Matthew 16:3)

The signs of the times may also be read by what is happening in the news. An understanding of politics. Of understanding who God is, and understanding the prophets and prophecy.

Harlotry has been an ongoing theme in the Bible. (Ezekiel 23)(Revelations 17) There is a succinct theme that runs through different men who wrote things through time and space. The Songs of Songs, for example, is in the Bible as a representation of God's love for Israel. In the New Testament, The Church is a Bride for Christ in the same way. (Ephesians 5:25) In The Old Testament, a major theme among the Prophets was Israel and Judah's harlotry. In Ezekiel 23, Samaria and Jerusalem were like two sisters God married. They prostituted themselves with foreign gods and foreign nations. That may be multiculturalism as it has often been promoted today by the political elite. In Revelations 17, there is a great prostitute making the nations drunk on her wine. What is wine? It may be teachings. The teachings of Secular Humanism, and people who have rejected and turned away from God. What is the fruit, or what does such teaching produce? The things mentions in Romans 1:18-32 such as being given over to "Dishonorable" passions. Given someone didn't understand the word honor, it is possible they were given over. The Bible works in a very succinct and specific way, and so does the Spiritual. Reading the signs of the times is a specific concept.

Is any of this new? No. Christian philosophers and mystics and prophets and teachers have taught about it through the last 2000 years or so. The allegorical interpretation of the Bible, such as understanding The Song of Songs, someone may find from first century Rabbis, or early Christian philosopher Origen.

God in Metal Music

Sing unto The Lord a New Song. (42:10)


Themes and allegories could be used a number of ways. One of Metallica's first big songs was "The Four Horsemen." The Four Horsemen are something that God does. They are in the Old Testament. They are in the New Testament. (Ezekiel 5:17)(Jeremiah 24:10)(Revelation 6:8) It is something that God does. Hernan Cortez could be said to be God's First Horsemen in his Judgement of a Wicked people who performed human sacrifice and other abominations similar to but different than the people in Canaan.

Metallica plays on a lot of spiritual themes throughout all their albums. A more recent song would be Metallica: Halo On Fire (Official Music Video)."Halo on Fire" takes a bit of commentary to better understand. The video begins with a woman. Why? Some famous Protestant Evangelists have stated they were Brides For Christ. Christ is to man as man is to woman. (1 Corinthians 11:3) Has nothing to do with sex. The Spirit of God is manly and virile. It is also said the Church is a Bride for Christ. The theme of The Light and the Dark comes up in the song. (Ephesians 5:8)(1 Thessalonians 5:5) Jesus Christ is The Light of the World. What is the song saying about him? What else is the song saying on a spiritual level? The Holy Ghost is a teacher and a Councilor.

On a differnet rock level, I like the Kings of Leon “Pyro” for something of God. Why? The stone rejected by the builders becomes the chief cornerstone. (Psalms 118:22)(Luke 20:9-19)(Acts 4:11)(1 Peter 2) It is a brilliant video about a Prodigal Son. Similar to “My Dying Time” Black Label Society? Similar to “Ballad of a Prodigal Son” Lincoln Durham? (Ezekiel 37)That would be sign of the times?

• and in the morning, 'Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.' You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times. (Matthew 16:3)

Someone that sees the spiritual may be said is crazy. He isn't. There is reason and logic to it. He may have been said to have had divine madness. How many metal songs do you know are about madness? What spirit was the singer or writer of?