Posted on 10/07/2020 8:07:41 AM PDT by The Ignorant Fisherman
Dear friends, the death of Eddie Van Halen has absolutely rocked the music world and has hit millions upon millions of fans of all ages with sorrow, grief, and tears. To those of you who are not aquatinted with Eddie Van Halen because you lived in a Christian upbringing, I cannot even begin to express to you what the music world and its millions of fans are feeling right now! Eddie Van Halen was an Arch Icon and a Mega hard rock guitarist vanguard on so many fronts of the music world since the mid-seventies! His name alone - when spoken of - meant superiority in all that is guitar and music! His playing, trendsetting ways, party lifestyle, and EXPONENTIAL influence in music, culture, society, and the music world was beyond massive and may I say... totally EXPONENTIAL!
In the Christian world, Eddie Van Halen might be totally insignificant except for his manner of life outlived (Eph.2:1-2, 1 John 2:15-17); however, for someone like myself who was not raised in a bible believing home; but who was raised in the world who ate, drank, and lived this life till my ETERNAL salvation at 23, I am very very familiar with Eddie Van Halen, the music culture, its trendsetting ways in society and it's total rebellion against ALL that is Almighty God in RIGHTEOUSNESS (Rom. 1:18-32, Eph. 2:1-2)!
The Lord Jesus PERFECTLY stated in light of ETERNITY and in light of Almighty God's ETERNAL RIGHTEOUSNESS;
"What shall it profit a man (gain) if he should gain the whole world and ETERNALLY lose his soul" Mark 8:36
"Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also." Matt. 6:19-21
My dear friends, if anyone ever came close to gaining the whole world in our day it would have been Eddie Van Halen! The fame, fortune, genius, luxury, industry respect, women, excess upon excess upon excesses; all in the end was ETERNAL vanity without an ETERNAL saving relationship to our ETERNAL RIGHTEOUS Creator! As far as we can see by words and actions; Eddie Van Halen publically demonstrated to all that he had absolutely no fear of Almighty God, nor an ETERNAL saving relationship to his ETERNAL RIGHTEOUS Creator in RIGHTNESS (John 3:16-17; 36)! I have absolutely no pleasure in saying such things and I know that this biblical assessment of Eddie Van Halen will anger many; but Eddie's life truly is a warning to all that we are just dust and vanity as we walk this world and all that is light and life is to be found in our ETERNAL RIGHTEOUS Creator alone (John 1:1-14; 11:25-26; 17:3)!
The Old Testament Book of Ecclesiastes is the tragic biography of Adam’s fallen race (i.e., humanity) told by the wisest of all men, King Solomon. King Solomon possessed it all: wisdom, brilliance, discernment, authority, prestige, riches/ wealth, property/ possessions, power, fame, women, and glory. Amazingly, as he was reflecting on his life in his last days, he made this very sobering and tragic statement: “Vanity of vanities…all is vanity” (Eccl. 1:1-15, 12:7-8).
In possessing all of this stature and achievement, it never satisfied the ETERNAL void of his heart. All of it did not - and could not - yield peace and contentment. In the end, all of Solomon's great achievements and pomp could never deliver him in the hour of his death. To Solomon, all indeed was truly dust in the wind...
Dust in the Wind, the title of a song released by the group Kansas in the late 1970s, is a melancholy piece regarding the terrible uncertainties and brevity of earthly existence. There is no certainty, no hope, no expectation, no solution, and no deliverance. The song is painted with pessimistic colors and presents a bleak and tragic picture with absolute abandonment and no salvation to be found. All we are is dust in the wind….
"All we are is dust in the wind..."
What the majority of humanity (and the song) greatly misses is that without Almighty God, our Creator and Sustainer and His righteousness, all is indeed an absolute tragedy, vanity and dust in the wind (Psalm 39:5). My friend, that was never God’s plan and purpose for His creation (Rom. 5:12-21). It is Almighty God’s sincerest desire that all would come to the saving knowledge of His Son Jesus Christ and have ETERNAL LIFE. The Bible states:
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved" (John 3:16-17)
"Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die…?" (Ezekiel 33:11)
"For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost" (Matt 18:11)
"Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light" (Matt 11:28-30)
Jesus said, "The thief (Satan) cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly" (John 10:10)
Your existence here in time does not have to end in vanity. Almighty God has a great future plan and purpose for your life.
But as it is written, "Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him"(1 Cor. 2:9)
"Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live" (John 11:25)
"And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever" (Rev. 22:5)
Without Almighty God’s remedy for our sinful condition which is found only in the Person of His Son Jesus Christ, indeed all is truly vanity and dust in the wind.
"For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? " (Matt 16:26)
"Behold, thou hast made my days as a handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah" (Psalm 39:5).
"And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire" (Rev 20:11-15)
In the end, Solomon fully comprehended that Almighty God was absolutely essential for the existence of man. To know Him is life ETERNAL with great expectation and purpose!
"Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil" (Eccl. 12:13,14)
Do you know the Lord Jesus Christ as your Savior? To know Him is to have ETERNAL LIFE and possess ETERNAL HOPE. May it be your sincere desire to know the One that made it all possible for you to have all of God’s highest and best for your life - both here in time and also for ETERNITY.
The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!
If he's entitled to his own opinion then why are you and who are you to judge that his opinion is *inappropriate*?
How is what you are doing any different from what you are condemning him for?
“Just assume everyone is a devil worshipper? Yeah, that makes more sense.. SMH”
Who said everyone? Why do you change things? Are you purposely dishonest?
Why do you disagree about this example? Explain why this shouldn’t be a default position.
Prove he was.
Why is it OK to assume someone is a believer and yet not OK to assume someone is an unbeliever?
Jesus said.....
Matthew 7:13-14 “Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.
So statistically speaking, you'd be more likely to be correct that a person isn't a believer, than one is.
Additionally, we are to confess that we are.
If someone does not profess to be Christian, there is no valid reason to assume they are. Other than you just want to sound like a nice person by not assuming that they weren't.
But that doesn't change anything about where they really are. It's a kind of Christian virtue signalling.
Who is dancing on anyone’s grave?
I don’t see anyone rejoicing in the death and possible/likely damnation of anyone.
Where did he do that? Could you point to the post and provide a link?
A female musician was speaking about how the music industry does not teach one about how the throat reacts to constant use and the ‘balance’ one needs to protect their voice. They're all about the next show or tour to generate as much money as fast as possible.....She said she had used drugs, smoke, alcohol and late nights with hang overs and sexual encounters of all sorts........NOW her voice has deepend and gottn raspy....as she said the voice gets 'dirty' and it's ones lifestyle that will change the voice.
My friend, before we ever wrote this we could not find one quote ever from EVH about a saving relationship to Christ.
True to your point but the message is for all!
We make judgments on Biden, Hillary etc.. based on facts, positions and their words.
No different here.... I pray he did business before his last breath, but search the media outlets there is no trace of it. Totally tragic and an example of a vain life for all (Eccl. 12:13-14)!
His boast has always been SDR.
the default position is someone worships the devil unless you decide they don’t .... Ok, I’m done here. You’re a moron.
Hearse-chasing evangelism like this is tactless, tasteless dreck. How do YOU know what his spiritual life was like?! Rock Jesus, Ed.
Again, you’re a hyprocrite... you pass judgments all day long on Hillary, Biden, Harris, CNN etc.. but have no discernment on this matter; and again this is a religion forum where we talk about such things and doctrine, etc etc..
I have no pleasure in this and you better believe God reached out to him forced years; but Google what he’s totally known for and see if there is any God in it??? A very simple matter.
The bottom line of this post is His life is a warning to all that death is before us all and all will give an account to our ETERNAL RIGHTEOUS CREATOR (Eccl. 12:13-14, Rom.3:23, Heb. 9:27, Rev. 20:10-15).
What about you...? what would the world write or Jesus say according to His RIGHTEOUS Word.
Just to let you know....the band Kansas was headed up by John and Dino Elefante. Both of them, after Kansas, became Christians. John founded Pakaderm Records and produced a bunch of Christian artists.
My man... he told us by his life and own words what he believed! Do the research before you post something. Talk about judging wrongly... but you’re not alone. Why is this so offensive to you??
A good time for all to see what its all about. Read the whole post and you will see the challenge is for all to self evaluate before Almighty God in RIGHTEOUSNESS (Eccl. 12:13-14, John 3:16-17, Heb. 9:27).
Was a big fan of EVH way back in the day and pretty sure I know 10 times more about him then you do.
Yeah, I did... Pretty neat! Kerry Livgrin also has a neat testimony.. see.. that’s what I’m saying .. these guys tell you, never once heard it from EVH.
Thanks!
“the default position is someone worships the devil unless you decide they don’t .... Ok, I’m done here. You’re a moron.”
Again, you make up straw men.
Or you can’t read. Or are too emotional to discuss it without snowflake type outbursts.
Enjoy your day dreaming of folks going to hell.
you are an idiot that likes the sound of his own voice too much.
“Enjoy your day dreaming of folks going to hell.”
More strawman crap.
I never said anyone is going to hell or not.
I don’t think you can hold a coherent thought process.
So he’s in hell because you didn’t see anything in the media about his beliefs? Media outlets??
God doesn’t work that way. Done reading your BS posts.
Yes. And you CAN have assurance if eternal salvation it is not pride or. another as it depends solely on Christ not on us. All we have to do is accept the free gift.
Move on then.... your totally twisting everything. You want to know the truth, then objectively begin to read, believe and receive the words of Jesus.
No truer example than to hear Joni Mitchell within the last 20 years singing some of her songs from the 70s. Sad.
In the 2003 movie Love Actually, when the wife’n’mom leaves the room to react privately to having discovered her husband’s infidelity on Christmas Eve with the whole family, the soundtrack played a cigarette-damaged version of Joni’s Both Sides Now. Joni’s wrecked, husky contralto was almost as tear-jerking to me as the betrayed woman’s quickly wiped tears, knowing that she and her cheating husband would be taking their excited kids to perform in their Christmas pageant at church in a few minutes, and she must put on a brave face for their sake.
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