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The Soon Coming Judgment Of God Upon America and How To Escape It 125
opposite effect; it can corrupt people’s minds and their very souls. For those who don’t know
who Jimi Hendrix is, he was not trying to bring about any positive change at all. His goal was to
corrupt people. He lived a life totally contrary to the word of God. His former girl friend said that
he talked about being possessed by demons:
He used to always talk about some devil or something was in him, you
know, and didn’t have any control over it, he didn’t know what made him act the
way he acted and what made him say the things he said, and songs…just came out
of him….
He was so tormented and just torn apart…and I used to talk about my
grandmother and all her weird stuff, you know, and he used to talk about us going
down there and having some root lady or somebody see if she could drive this
demon out of him.
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In Rock Music’s earliest days, long before Jimi Hendrix came along, Christian leaders
declared that Rock ‘n’ Roll was evil, they spoke about the beat and that it was rebellious and that
it led its listeners into rebellion. This spawned a debate that has continued for approximately 50
years. While some Christian leaders continue to condemn rock music other Christians defend it,
enjoy it and include it in their worship service. It would seem the debate should have been settled
30 years ago by rock super star David Bowie. Bowie, one of rocks many homosexuals, told
Rolling Stone magazine in 1976:
Rock has always been THE DEVIL'S MUSIC . . . I believe rock and roll
is dangerous . . . I feel we're only heralding SOMETHING EVEN DARKER
THAN OURSELVES.
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In The Life and Times of Little Richard, Charles White records Little Richard's views
about the music he helped pioneer. Richard States:
My true belief about Rock 'n' Roll — is this: I believe this kind of music is
DEMONIC. . . A lot of the beats in music today are taken from voodoo, from the
voodoo DRUMS.
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Many rock and pop artists have wrote and sung songs that seem quite harmless, even
wholesome. They express themes of love; they are poetic; or simply just fun. They are not
vulgar; they do not promote sin and have no hidden messages. But many early artists were
ignorant of the ramifications and spiritual element that was connected to the music movement
they were really involved in. Experts say that what really separates rock ‘n’ roll from other music
is the beat. I can’t personally recognize the different beats but good musicians can. When we talk
about the beat, we are talking about a subject that the Bible doesn’t specifically address.
Therefore, we must ask God for wisdom and discernment on the subject and we must be open to
the leading of the Holy Spirit. Additionally, since the Bible doesn’t specifically talk about beat, it
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