‘When you hear the music bow down and worship the golden image or die in a blazing fire’
History has a way of repeating itself
Nebuchadnezzar build a golden image in the plain of Dura. The image was 90 feet tall and 9 feet wide.
Daniel 3:2-7
“The Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the prince, governors, and the captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellers, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king set up. Then the princes, the governors, and captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellers, the sheriff, and all the rulers of the provinces, were gathered together unto the dedication the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. Then an herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, O people, nations, and languages, that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up: and whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast in the midst of a burning fiery furnace. Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of musick, all the people, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.”
Why music?
Nebuchadnezzar build an idol of himself. He commanded all peoples, nations and languages to bow down and worship the image- idol. Since God created everything and without him nothing nothing exist that He did not make. So worship and the act of worship was instituted by him.
Ezekiel 28:11-15
“Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty. Thou hast been in Eden the Garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created. Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth: and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the mountain of God: thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire. Thou art was perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee”
A glimpse into eternity’s past
God gives us a glimpse into eternity’s past. The place is the Garden of Eden. God created an angel called the Anointed Cherub. Where have we seen this class of angels before? The Garden of Eden, Genesis 3:24. The Garden of Eden was a sanctuary. Adam was set there to dress and keep the Garden. Adam sin breached the whole of creation. God had to temporarily station Cherubims at the eastern gate. The Anointed Cherub was the leader of this class of angels. The attended to the worship and service of God.
The Anointed Cherub was beautifully adored with precious jewels. He was the total sum of beauty and wisdom. God created musical pipes into the make-up his body. He was perfect in his ways until iniquity was found in him. The Anointed Cherub led the heavenly host in worship among the angels. When He moved beautiful music flowed from his being. The Anointed Cherub ministered in three places, the Mountain of God, Garden of Eden, and the earthly sanctuaries of that day.
The King of Tryrus
Ezekiel was told to take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus. God wasn’t talking about a mortal man. He was addressing the spirit that was operating through king Tyrus. The spirit that was operating through Tyrus was Satan, the Anointed Cherub. The same spirit that was working through Nebuchadnezzar. We know this because no man walked on the Mountain of God. And no man other than Adam has been in the Garden of Eden.
Satan
Satan wasn’t only working through Nebuchadnezzar and Tyrus but he tried to get Jesus to bow down and worship before him. Satan took Jesus to a high mountain, showing him all the world’s kingdoms in their glory. Satan says to Jesus, ‘if you fall down and worship me, I will give you all this power and all shall be yours.’ See Matthew 4:8-10 & Luke 4:5-8.
Jesus said, “And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, THOU SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD THY GOD AND HIM ONLY SHALT THOU SERVE.” Luke 4:8
Why is music so dangerous?
God created music for his pleasure. Worship alone belongs to God. Revelation 4:11,
“Thou art worthy, O LORD, to receive glory and honor and power: FOR THOU HAST CREATED ALL THINGS, AND FOR THY PLEASURE THEY ARE AND WERE CREATED.”
The true purpose of creation is for the pleasure of God. Therefore, God created all things for his pleasure. Genesis 2:5, says, there was no man to till the ground. This one passage of scripture defines the true nature of man. God created him to serve. But he also created him to share in the bounty of the works of his hands. Satan comes along because he once functioned in the role of worshipper, perverts music and turns it inward toward people’s souls. They are now worshipping things and people. For example, most rap lyrics glorify violence. But, if you listen closely to the songs, people are crying about being unable to live without someones love, just as Nebuchadnezzar turned worship toward himself.
Why is music so powerful?
Because music opens the soul. The soul is the most sensitive part of our being. God created the soul in man that allows him to worship.
“And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and MAN BECAME A LIVING SOUL.” Genesis 2:7
The true miracle of man creation wasn’t when he was formed of dust. The miracle happened when the breathe of God touched dust it became a living soul breathing soul.
“O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon the earth. Selah. Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee. Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us. God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him.” Psalms 67:4-7
Secrets from the Garden of Eden
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Secrets from the Garden of Eden 