One of my favorite bands, Project 86, released their album Songs To Burn Your Bridges By in 2003. The music on this album is intense and broiling, shaking the room as frontman Andrew Schwab screams into the microphone. Most of the album’s lyrics revolve around the inevitable downfall of ‘empire’. This ‘emperor’ fancies himself a hero, but in reality he is an abuser, a manipulator, a destroyer. He offers us a magic potion to make everything better, but in reality it’s poison. Until the time comes when his empire is overthrown, Schwab vents his ‘lust for justice’, giving a voice to the outcry so many of us have over the evil things we see in the world but feel powerless to stop.
We caught you plotting murder
And now the tide is turning
We’ll light our souls, heat our bones
Upon your empire burning 1Project 86, ‘The Spy Hunter,’ Songs To Burn Your Bridges By, 2003
The Apocalypse, set to music.
There are many Christians, at least here in America, who think we are living in the ‘last days’. Based on a certain interpretation of the book of Revelation (aka, the Apocalypse), a number of people anticipate the arrival of a world ruler within the next few years; someone like Hitler, but more crafty, subtle, and successful. This supreme Antichrist will rally the world against Christians and persecute the Church until Jesus eventually appears and violently wipes out all the bad guys.
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