Saturday, April 4, 2015

Ugly Little Bubbleheads

Anybody out there ever seen a Bubblehead? You know: four feet tall, big eyes, bald, spindly limbs? Commonly called "Greys" (Or is it "Grays"?). That stereotypical alien made ubiquitous by abduction stories and Hollywood. And Whitley Strieber.


What are they? Are they real? Are they hallucinations brought on by fantasy-prone individuals who watch too many sci-fi flicks? Hoaxes?
All the above, of course.
What we do know is that they operate in secret. When is the last time they walked the mall? And why do they appear at night when people are sleeping? What is it about sleep that brings out aliens and  demons?



Lots of questions, yes. But for those who believe the extraterrestrial hypothesis, ask yourselves why they don't reveal themselves openly and why they experiment on people. An advanced race has to terrorize people? For what reason? If you could travel across light years, would you hide yourself and steal sperm?
Evil operates in secret.


Perhaps they are not E.T.'s, but evil spirits. Abductions have a lot in common with demonic visitations. There is a growing trend who believe this, or at least believe we are dealing with extradimensional visitors and their vehicles, even if they don't want to go so far to say it may be satanic.
No matter how you look at it, it's weird.

Here's a recent spin on all this: Area 51 is a recent book by Annie Jacobsen. At the end, she records a conversation she had with an old engineer who supposedly saw the Roswell craft and its occupants. This man said they came from Josef Stalin, who sent them to America to draw attention to their surprise landing, which would give Russia the opportunity to attack. The "aliens" were supposed to land in a city, but crashed in New Mexico instead. The Army said it was a weather balloon.
And those pilots? They were surgically altered children, made by Josef Mengele.


What? You don't buy it? It's probably more plausible than aliens. In fact, it may be more horrifying. What man can do to each other is evil enough without adding in the supernatural, and Mengele was a sick, sick man.
Artificial Bubbleheads. . .

My own opinion is that "abductions" are demonic in nature, meant to steer people away from the belief in God. They tend to denounce Christianity and distort the nature of Christ. They have called themselves "Elohim" to connect themselves to the Hebrew God. They make themselves out to be God in the minds of people who believe in them.
They are messengers with a lie.


As for UFO's, there are many explanations for them: clouds, flares, planes, hoaxes, giant alien beings, evil spirits, secret experimental aircraft. Shoot, if we can split the atom and go to the moon, I think we can devise a craft that moves at impossible speeds. It doesn't have to be from another galaxy. And those Bubbleheads? They've created a good story, which this guy with the funny hair passes along:


But. . .maybe he's right in a way. Maybe "they" have stuck their skinny necks in our business for a long time now. He thinks they're aliens, I think they're evil angels. They are both otherworldly.

What do you think?


 

Saturday, March 28, 2015

Everybody Loves Mammon!

We are now a good clip into the 21rst century. We have come so far technologically, have expanded our knowledge exponentially so much that the 19th century looks like the Stone Age. But we have not extinguished the need to worship. We never will. We need to worship, we want to worship. it's part of who we are.
And in the 21rst century, we have chosen our god:

MONEY.


Referred to as "mammon" in the New Testament, money was almost personified as a deity. Jesus said you cannot serve both God and mammon. There is but one God, and that isn't money. But we in the West, particularly America, have syncretized our worship of both God and riches, with money being a little higher on the totem pole.
Sometimes a lot higher.


What is on everyone's mind? Money. What do we talk about most? Money. What do we complain most about? Money. What do we wish for? Money.

The stocks are reported Monday-Friday. The "economy" is in the news every day, every hour. The Economy is the driving force in the world. It's all-important! "The Economy" now has deity status, with millions of believers.


The national debt is big news, too, as is personal debt. Lotto is our modern genie. BOGO makes everybody's day. Black Friday deserves no comment. Everyone wants a deal. Why? To save some MONEY.

We fantasize about hitting it big. It's a good fantasy! And lots of money does make life easier. But as a whole, we worship at the altar of mammon. And behind every altar is a demon, and behind every demon is an idolatrous heart that gives the demon permission to act in the world.


"For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil."

So do we get rid of money? No. We relegate it to the place it should be: a tool. To be used to alleviate suffering, to give to good causes, to take care of ourselves and our neighbor. Not to fill an ache in our hearts!


The love of money destroys nations. The Roman Empire fractured because of its addiction to luxury. Wealth becomes pride. Ask Sodom. Money, pride, and perversion all go hand in hand. Ask the politicians and actors who visited Jeffery Epstein's island.

As a nation, it's time to put away false gods and worship the true God. Fake gods provide temporary benefits, but not an eternal one. On our death beds the useless idols will dry up, and what will we have left?
God or nothing?

 

Saturday, March 21, 2015

Christian Metal!

Yes, Christians make metal. And it's good, too. Way beyond Stryper now! Whether or not you think Christians should play metal isn't the point here today. The point is, can they rock?
Yes, they can!
Let's look at a few Christian metal bands, in all the sub-genres, and see if they "measure up".

But hold on! Let me clarify something. Christian metal has come a long way. No longer is it a clone factory, putting out sanitized versions of Ride The Lightning. No, not anymore. They are doing their own thing in the genres of their choice, sometimes blurring the lines between them. You know, innovating.
Let's go.


DEMON HUNTER

Perhaps the most well-known Christian metal act right now. They began as nu-metal but morphed into. . .whatever they are now. Metalcore-thrash-death, I guess. Well, Extremist was quite mainstream. Sorry boys! Get heavy again. But hey, if you listen to everything up to that point, you'll be all right. World is a Thorn is a great album, as is this song, The World is a Thorn.
And supposedly their music was used to interrogate terrorists.
Can't get anymore metal than that.


AS I LAY DYING

Metalcore that's super heavy. "Nothing Left" is an awesome song, man. They freakin' deliver on this album and the one after- oh wait. We can't talk about them anymore.


Next.

CRIMSON MOONLIGHT

Good ol' European black metal. Or unblack, seeing as how they are Christian. This form of metal brings out the weirdos, let me tell you. They like to play dress-up, like right here:


I'm pretty sure he has corpse-paint on under that hood. What, you don't what corpse paint is? Keep reading. But first, listen to this song, Eternal Emperor. Keyboards and everything. Why am I not mentioning Antestor? Because that's too obvious. But here, have a look at one of their covers:


There you go, you Antestor fans. Next up, right between black and death metal, there is:



A HILL TO DIE UPON

There's the corpse-paint I was talking about! These guys are considered "blackened death metal". Which means it's good. Really heavy stuff. They have three albums so far, but check this one out. Go ahead, look:


Awesome art! Infinite Titanic Immortal is one monstrous album. It will blow you away.



BROKEN FLESH

Death metal, the guttural kind. Unintelligible. I was tempted to put Impending Doom or Pantakrator, but this art was way too cool not to put it up. Besides, you need some grunting today anyway. Broken Flesh is loud, obnoxious, brutal noise, like an acid bomb at midnight on an open lake. (Hi Joe!)



SLAYER

With such Christian classics as "Jesus Saves" and "Disciple" these guys are really on fire for the Lord. Singer Tom Araya is a good Catholic guy who-wait a minute.


I think I've got the wrong thrash band. . .



DELIVERANCE

Imagine Joey Belladonna singing for Metallica in 1985. That's what these guys sounded like. Throw in a little Death Angel, too. I think they were called "Metalliclones", but a cool riff is a cool riff. Wait about 50 seconds, then it really kicks in.
Faster for the Master!

Lastly,


THEOCRACY

The glory of power metal! My new favorite kind of metal. The rousing guitars and choruses, the high notes, man. . . I used to hate power metal, but I dig it now. Maybe 'cause I'm getting old. But this stuff really pumps you up. Formed by Matt Smith, they used to a one-man band, but he hired some dudes and formed a real band. Here's a song for you: Nailed. This guy can sing. Reminds me of old Queensryche, but a lot better. No filler, more rock. Just a great band. Maybe more like Fates Warning or Dream Theatre than Queensryche. You be the judge.

This is just a small smattering of Christian metal. There are a lot more good bands out there, so go look for 'em. In the meantime, hit some links here and give a listen. Good music is good music.

So turn it up!