Directory of Contemporary Worship Musicians - Way of Life Literature

Directory of Contemporary Worship Musicians - Way of Life Literature Directory of Contemporary Worship Musicians - Way of Life Literature

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Lakeland, Richard laughed so uncontrollably that the flightattendant thought something was wrong with him.is is the church that Michael W. Smith choose for his firstworship album. It is obvious that he doesn’t know the Spirit ofGod from “another spirit” (2 Cor. 11:4).Inside Magazine interviewed Smith in 1991 and noted thathis music is influenced by Alan Parsons. e interviewer said:“ere’s also the influence of such groups as Alan Parsons inyour music” (Inside Music, January/February 1991, p. 23).Smith’s quick reply was “DEFINITELY!” Parsons is one of themost occultic rock musicians. One of his songs is titled“Lucifer.”Smith mocks fundamentalists as bizarre. He says, “... you’realways going to have those very, very conservative people.ey say you can’t do this; you can’t do that … you can’tdrink; you can’t smoke. ... It’s a pretty bizarre way ofthinking” (e Birmingham News, Feb. 1993, p. 1B).Smith participated in the 2012 Voice of the Apostlesconference with deluded men calling themselves “apostles,”such as John Arnott, John Clark, and Che Ahn. ey claim tobe bringing in the kingdom through signs and wonders.Arnott led the weird “Toronto Blessing” Pentecostal revival.(See “David Ruis” in this Directory of Contemporary WorshipMusicians.)Smith founded Rocketown in 1994 to provide an alleged“ministry” to youth, a “safe, drug- and alcohol-free place forteenagers to hang out,” but it has been a venue for Satanic anddark metal bands with immoral, obsenity-laced, violent, andanti-christ lyrics. ese include addeus, Mindless SelfIndulgence, Nearing Daybreak, Adelaide, Triceratops, Fromthe Grave, Love Begotten, Goatblaster, Bloodwake, KillWhitney Dead, Whitechapel, Promised reat, Lokyata,Heavy Heavy, Mr. Satisfaction, Spockadelic, Get Your Guns,Blinded Night Tragedy, ought so Murderous, and Set theSky to Flames. e lyrics sung by many of these and otherRocketown bands are too filthy to quote (“Why Does Michael320

W. Smith’s Rocketown Promote Satanic Bands?” July 26, 2007,http://only-with-corroborative-evidence.blogspot.com/2007/07/why-does-michael-w-smiths-rocketown.html).e Rocketown poster for Promised reat featured awoman with a chain plunged into her head, a meathookcoming out of the front of her face, and a slashed and bloodythroat.Goatblaster’s official logo is a goat’s head inside of a satanicpentagram, and their lyrics are both satanic andpornographic (“Michael W. Smith: Wolves in Sheep’sClothing,” http://aubreeblogpage.wordpress.com/2012/11/08/michael-w-smith-wolves-in-sheeps-clothing/).From the Grave’s song “13 Demon St” includes these lyrics:“Close the blinds, lock the doors/ we don’t want eyes to see,just exactly what goes on here at 13 demon st./ we’ll raise ourglasses in a toast, as your blood fills our plate/ eat your fleshand grind your bones/ from this house there’s no escape.”On October 27, 2009, Rocketown hosted a concert by BlackDahlia Murder, SkeletonWitch, Toxic Holocaust, and Trapem. Toxic Holocaust has a song entitled “Nuke the Cross.”Black Dahlia’s lyrics include the following: “Join us! Blackvalor’s on our side/ Striking with satanic force we’ll crushtheir fabled Christ ... We march upon the enemy with hate,with hate/ On this day of victory christian blood will soakthese battlefields” (“Satanism at Michael W. Smith’s‘Rocketown’ Continues Unabated,” New Jerusalem Chronicle,Dec. 8, 2009, http://newjerusalemchronicle.blogspot.com/2009/11/central-and-criytical-purpose-for-my.html). Of hisalliance with Skeletonwitch, Toxic Holocaust, and Trap em,the lead vocalist for Black Dahlia said, “We have forged thisalliance in the name of Satan, hand picking the best bandspossible to bring you the most stage dive worthy tour of thefall.”Michael W. Smith demonstrated his complete apostasy byendorsing e Shack and its male/female non-judgmentalgod. (See “e Shack” in this Directory.)321

Lakeland, Richard laughed so uncontrollably that the flightattendant thought something was wrong with him.is is the church that Michael W. Smith choose for his firstworship album. It is obvious that he doesn’t know the Spirit <strong>of</strong>God from “another spirit” (2 Cor. 11:4).Inside Magazine interviewed Smith in 1991 and noted thathis music is influenced by Alan Parsons. e interviewer said:“ere’s also the influence <strong>of</strong> such groups as Alan Parsons inyour music” (Inside Music, January/February 1991, p. 23).Smith’s quick reply was “DEFINITELY!” Parsons is one <strong>of</strong> themost occultic rock musicians. One <strong>of</strong> his songs is titled“Lucifer.”Smith mocks fundamentalists as bizarre. He says, “... you’realways going to have those very, very conservative people.ey say you can’t do this; you can’t do that … you can’tdrink; you can’t smoke. ... It’s a pretty bizarre way <strong>of</strong>thinking” (e Birmingham News, Feb. 1993, p. 1B).Smith participated in the 2012 Voice <strong>of</strong> the Apostlesconference with deluded men calling themselves “apostles,”such as John Arnott, John Clark, and Che Ahn. ey claim tobe bringing in the kingdom through signs and wonders.Arnott led the weird “Toronto Blessing” Pentecostal revival.(See “David Ruis” in this <strong>Directory</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Contemporary</strong> <strong>Worship</strong><strong>Musicians</strong>.)Smith founded Rocketown in 1994 to provide an alleged“ministry” to youth, a “safe, drug- and alcohol-free place forteenagers to hang out,” but it has been a venue for Satanic anddark metal bands with immoral, obsenity-laced, violent, andanti-christ lyrics. ese include addeus, Mindless SelfIndulgence, Nearing Daybreak, Adelaide, Triceratops, Fromthe Grave, Love Begotten, Goatblaster, Bloodwake, KillWhitney Dead, Whitechapel, Promised reat, Lokyata,Heavy Heavy, Mr. Satisfaction, Spockadelic, Get Your Guns,Blinded Night Tragedy, ought so Murderous, and Set theSky to Flames. e lyrics sung by many <strong>of</strong> these and otherRocketown bands are too filthy to quote (“Why Does Michael320

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