Comments/ Some Thoughts I Posted Under a Video of U2's New Song, "13 (There is a Light)" Song
No - this song is dark, ominous, and discouraging. It features mostly
hopelessness - and also fear. It is wrongly implosive of "light" and
(for the most part) hope. As Jehovah's teaches, He, with His spirit, and
HIS SPIRIT-BACKED, scriptural WORDS of truth ARE LIKE LIGHT - a
purposely God-given GUIDE to those following their God-given, inborn
conscience; to do the right thing with their God-granted existence, and
SEEK HIM SO AS TO APPRECIATIVELY LISTEN TO HIM/obey Him/DO His will for
them. It is the only RIGHT THING to do - out of most basic, righteous,
owed gratitude.
"Your word is a lamp to my foot, And a light to my roadway" (Psalm 119:105)
"Send out your light and your truth. May these themselves lead me. May they bring me to your holy mountain and to your grand tabernacle." (Psalm 43:3)
"For the commandment is a lamp, and a light the law is, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life" (Proverbs 6:23)
"Consequently we have the prophetic word [made] more sure; and YOU are doing well in paying attention to it as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until day dawns and a daystar rises, in YOUR hearts." (2Peter 1:19)
"When he caused his lamp to shine upon my head, [When] I would walk [through] darkness by his light" (Job 29:3)
"For you yourself will light my lamp, O Jehovah; My God himself will make my darkness shine" (Psalm 18:28)
"Light itself has flashed up for the righteous one, And rejoicing even for the ones upright in heart" (Psalm 97:11)
"He has flashed up in the darkness as a light to the upright ones. He is gracious and merciful and righteous" (Psalm 112:4)
"And he made out of one [man] every nation of men, to dwell upon the entire surface of the earth, and he decreed the appointed times and the set limits of the dwelling of [men], for them to seek God, if they might grope for him and really find him, although, in fact, he is not far off from each one of us. For by him we have life and move and exist, even as certain ones of the poets among YOU have said, ‘For we are also his progeny.’ (Acts 17:26-28)
Also, as Jesus said, those true to God "are the light of the world", and LET THEIR LIGHT SHINE - by standing up for and preaching/sharing Jehovah/Yahweh's scriptural truth with others - so that they too can come to know God, and bask in that LIGHT of TRUTH and God's spirit and blessing too.
Sadly - and as bad spiritual advice - this song more recommends wallowing in and focusing on darkness - AND ALSO CASTING DOUBT AS TO THE EXISTENCE OF THE LIGHT OF HELP OF GOD (with the exception of the title - which is not what the listener focuses on). On the other hand, it is recommending NOT doubting darkness. That's messed up (and messes up). The in-song-context annoying, whining (disaster warning siren-mimicking), grief and stress-acknowledging guitar music/ sound effects - but then along with the lyrics, featuring dismal darkness - aggravate and would not help grief, those dealt heinous and evil injustice, etc. This song, as is, isn't so much a song of "light", but one of unnecessary extreme sadness and hopelessness, with some rejection/dis-acknowledgment of desperately needed TRUE LIGHT FROM JAH - Divine help, hope, comfort, love; and the true, fix-all cure coming (Jehovah's incoming [heaven-based] Kingdom for this earth); and all the positive changes that will bring, for those that will do the right thing and listen to their own Maker. It's false that people "CAN'T ALWAYS SEE" the LIGHT of God's love, truth, spirit, hope, and righteous and Just promises of eliminating evil, making things better, etc.
The truth is what Jehovah has said: that light source is with everyone's reach.
"If, now, the good news we declare is in fact veiled, it is veiled among those who are perishing, among whom the god of this system of things has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, that the ILLUMINATION of the glorious good news about the Christ, who is the image of God, might not SHINE through. For we are preaching, not ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as YOUR slaves for Jesus’ sake. For God is he who said: “LET THE LIGHT SHINE OUT OF THE DARKNESS,” and he has SHONE on our HEARTS to ILLUMINATE [THEM] with the glorious knowledge of God by the face of Christ." (2Corinthians 4:3-6)
Remove the "veils" - of whatever is separating oneself from God (various sinful practices, rejection of His own words, etc.) off of one's own eyes, one's own head; AND THEN SIMPLY LET THE LIGHT of THE CREATOR, the GOOD, HEAVENLY FATHER SHINE THROUGH, to your heart and mind - become filled with it, and then move, positively, living in that LIGHT and LETTING IT SHINE.
Additionally, this is a bogus, spiritually negative, scripturally incorrect, and seemingly couched (in this song) suggestion, which one should know better than to make, at this point: "If there is a world, we can't always be." How so? Says who (to the masses)?
This is what Jehovah, the Creator and Universal Sovereign says (and He is kind):
"And just a little while longer, and the wicked one will be no more;
And you will certainly give attention to his place, and he will not be.
But the meek ones themselves will possess the earth,
And they will indeed find their exquisite delight in the abundance of peace.....
......The righteous themselves will possess the earth,
And THEY WILL RESIDE FOREVER upon it." (Psalm 37:10,11,29)
(I read of some victims of natural disasters - a couple who had their tiny children ripped out of their arms, into the waters of a freak hurricane in NY; and a child who lost her both her parents [and maybe her brother too] in tsunami in the Philippines. What kept them going? The "light" from Jehovah - the scriptural truth [including about the coming resurrection of their dead loved ones]; and the sure hope, comfort, reassurance, and strength those words of God, His spirit, and a friendship with God [which includes praying to Him] bring. In contrast, doubting these things would not have brought the same kind of encouragement. So the best thing for those who do not know Jehovah's fortifying scriptural truth is to learn it now [John 17:3], so as not to be doubting it when they need it most.)
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"I know the world is done" - yes, Bono; yes, U2; yes, everyone; yes it is. It is totally the last of the pre-Armageddon days now. It's that evil, and that rot - despite the good things of God left in it. Jehovah's new world - His Kingdom from heaven - will be here soon though; after His Armageddon Day removes all vestiges of stubborn evil from off the face of this earth forever.!!!!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
And, hopefully, "13" was not chosen as a symbol of a wicked false religion.
"Your word is a lamp to my foot, And a light to my roadway" (Psalm 119:105)
"Send out your light and your truth. May these themselves lead me. May they bring me to your holy mountain and to your grand tabernacle." (Psalm 43:3)
"For the commandment is a lamp, and a light the law is, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life" (Proverbs 6:23)
"Consequently we have the prophetic word [made] more sure; and YOU are doing well in paying attention to it as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until day dawns and a daystar rises, in YOUR hearts." (2Peter 1:19)
"When he caused his lamp to shine upon my head, [When] I would walk [through] darkness by his light" (Job 29:3)
"For you yourself will light my lamp, O Jehovah; My God himself will make my darkness shine" (Psalm 18:28)
"Light itself has flashed up for the righteous one, And rejoicing even for the ones upright in heart" (Psalm 97:11)
"He has flashed up in the darkness as a light to the upright ones. He is gracious and merciful and righteous" (Psalm 112:4)
"And he made out of one [man] every nation of men, to dwell upon the entire surface of the earth, and he decreed the appointed times and the set limits of the dwelling of [men], for them to seek God, if they might grope for him and really find him, although, in fact, he is not far off from each one of us. For by him we have life and move and exist, even as certain ones of the poets among YOU have said, ‘For we are also his progeny.’ (Acts 17:26-28)
Also, as Jesus said, those true to God "are the light of the world", and LET THEIR LIGHT SHINE - by standing up for and preaching/sharing Jehovah/Yahweh's scriptural truth with others - so that they too can come to know God, and bask in that LIGHT of TRUTH and God's spirit and blessing too.
Sadly - and as bad spiritual advice - this song more recommends wallowing in and focusing on darkness - AND ALSO CASTING DOUBT AS TO THE EXISTENCE OF THE LIGHT OF HELP OF GOD (with the exception of the title - which is not what the listener focuses on). On the other hand, it is recommending NOT doubting darkness. That's messed up (and messes up). The in-song-context annoying, whining (disaster warning siren-mimicking), grief and stress-acknowledging guitar music/ sound effects - but then along with the lyrics, featuring dismal darkness - aggravate and would not help grief, those dealt heinous and evil injustice, etc. This song, as is, isn't so much a song of "light", but one of unnecessary extreme sadness and hopelessness, with some rejection/dis-acknowledgment of desperately needed TRUE LIGHT FROM JAH - Divine help, hope, comfort, love; and the true, fix-all cure coming (Jehovah's incoming [heaven-based] Kingdom for this earth); and all the positive changes that will bring, for those that will do the right thing and listen to their own Maker. It's false that people "CAN'T ALWAYS SEE" the LIGHT of God's love, truth, spirit, hope, and righteous and Just promises of eliminating evil, making things better, etc.
The truth is what Jehovah has said: that light source is with everyone's reach.
"If, now, the good news we declare is in fact veiled, it is veiled among those who are perishing, among whom the god of this system of things has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, that the ILLUMINATION of the glorious good news about the Christ, who is the image of God, might not SHINE through. For we are preaching, not ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as YOUR slaves for Jesus’ sake. For God is he who said: “LET THE LIGHT SHINE OUT OF THE DARKNESS,” and he has SHONE on our HEARTS to ILLUMINATE [THEM] with the glorious knowledge of God by the face of Christ." (2Corinthians 4:3-6)
Remove the "veils" - of whatever is separating oneself from God (various sinful practices, rejection of His own words, etc.) off of one's own eyes, one's own head; AND THEN SIMPLY LET THE LIGHT of THE CREATOR, the GOOD, HEAVENLY FATHER SHINE THROUGH, to your heart and mind - become filled with it, and then move, positively, living in that LIGHT and LETTING IT SHINE.
Additionally, this is a bogus, spiritually negative, scripturally incorrect, and seemingly couched (in this song) suggestion, which one should know better than to make, at this point: "If there is a world, we can't always be." How so? Says who (to the masses)?
This is what Jehovah, the Creator and Universal Sovereign says (and He is kind):
"And just a little while longer, and the wicked one will be no more;
And you will certainly give attention to his place, and he will not be.
But the meek ones themselves will possess the earth,
And they will indeed find their exquisite delight in the abundance of peace.....
......The righteous themselves will possess the earth,
And THEY WILL RESIDE FOREVER upon it." (Psalm 37:10,11,29)
(I read of some victims of natural disasters - a couple who had their tiny children ripped out of their arms, into the waters of a freak hurricane in NY; and a child who lost her both her parents [and maybe her brother too] in tsunami in the Philippines. What kept them going? The "light" from Jehovah - the scriptural truth [including about the coming resurrection of their dead loved ones]; and the sure hope, comfort, reassurance, and strength those words of God, His spirit, and a friendship with God [which includes praying to Him] bring. In contrast, doubting these things would not have brought the same kind of encouragement. So the best thing for those who do not know Jehovah's fortifying scriptural truth is to learn it now [John 17:3], so as not to be doubting it when they need it most.)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"I know the world is done" - yes, Bono; yes, U2; yes, everyone; yes it is. It is totally the last of the pre-Armageddon days now. It's that evil, and that rot - despite the good things of God left in it. Jehovah's new world - His Kingdom from heaven - will be here soon though; after His Armageddon Day removes all vestiges of stubborn evil from off the face of this earth forever.!!!!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
And, hopefully, "13" was not chosen as a symbol of a wicked false religion.
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