THE DEATH SONGS OF DAVID BOWIE.

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zoo22 said:
Whoa. Looks like GM's working himself some sort of a satanic rock & roll posting frenzy.



I think it's interesting he'd say we'll have to "agree to disagree," seeing that all I'd done was ask him to explain himself.

Saying "agree to disagree," is a complete cop out.



How could anyone, Christian or otherwise, "realize" what you're saying, besides blindly? You can't even explain what you're basing it on. Saying something doesn't make it true. You obviously can't even give an explanation of why you'd said the video is about. Sure, it's your "opinion" ... Opinions are overrated, especially when you can't even articulate what led you to that opinion.

All I can gather is that the video creeped you out and there were scarecrows on crucifix-esque poles, and a preacher-looking figure with a Bible-looking book, so somehow you think it's "sacrilegious, blasphemous, disturbing, anti-Christian, and sickening."

The video has dark imagery, and an ominous tone. Parts of it are very unsettling. Death is obviously it's central theme. But it's not just death, it's Bowie looking at his own imminent death. Given that, there's nothing odd about it being unsettling. But what is it about the video that makes it "sacrilegious, blasphemous, disturbing, anti-Christian, and sickening"? Just because something uses some religious imagery doesn't mean it's about religion. The video starts with an image of a dead spaceman and an eclipsed star. That doesn't mean it's a commentary on NASA.
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:rotfl: Typical.
 
Tambora

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He says in the song, "I am the great I AM".

That is extremely blasphemous to Christians for anyone to claim that title for themselves.
 
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Regarding Al's comment: If the cross dressing bisexual (the "B" in the LGBTQ acronym) really wanted to go out of this world with a bang (literally), why didn't David Bowie mock the false prophet, mass murderer and pedophile Mohammad?

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Why would Bowie step outside the culture he knew best?...
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Without a doubt David Bowie knew that he could mock God and His followers and they would keep praying that he would accept Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior, unlike Muslims that would murder him.

Yes Al, we Christians continue to pray for you, zoo22 and all of the other God-haters out there. He saved us from eternal damnation and showed us how to live a happy life, He can do the same for you as well.
 
zoo22

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Tambora said:
He says in the song, "I am the great I AM".
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He says a lot of things. He's not saying "I am the great I AM" in terms of him being God. If you watch the video, during that part, you see that he's going through this strange and frenetic back-and-forth between different pieces or personas of being a star (and not necessarily in a good way). When he says "I am the great I AM" it's about the self-importance stars can be consumed by. The character he's speaking as is self-consumed, full of themselves. You can see it in the way he acts when he says it, puffed up and pompous. It's really obvious that the line isn't any sort of a message that he is God.

Just because he uses pieces from religion in a song or video doesn't mean that's what it's about. There's nothing odd about using a biblical quote like "I am the great I AM" in terms of speaking about stardom. It doesn't mean that's how he sees himself. Religions are packed with symbols and imagery and verse that's used in all sorts of different ways, in art, literature, music... Bowie was a well-read artist, and he made wide ranges of references. He's used all sorts of religious lines and imagery in his songs.
 
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Even though Bowie denied/rejected God in this life, he's a believer now. The
soul lives on through eternity. His faith in the reality of his present environment
will not serve him well.
 
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zoo22 said:
He says a lot of things. He's not saying "I am the great I AM" in terms of him being God. If you watch the video, during that part, you see that he's going through this strange and frenetic back-and-forth between different pieces or personas of being a star (and not necessarily in a good way). When he says "I am the great I AM" it's obviously about the self-importance stars can be consumed by. The character he's speaking as is self-consumed, full of themselves. You can see it in the way he acts when he says it, puffed up and pompous. It's really obvious that the line isn't any sort of a message that he is God.

Just because he uses pieces from religion in a song or video doesn't mean that's what it's about. Religions are packed with symbols and imagery that's used in all sorts of different ways. Bowie was a well-read artist, and he made wide ranges of references. He's used all sorts of religious lines and imagery in his songs.
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You're merely rationalizing at this point.
 
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Bowie was a Godless man, unsaved, debauched, a lost soul, and
a man whose sins were never paid for. He'll pay the consequences
throughout eternity.
 
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Revelation 20:12 states: "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.

Bowie might be considered one of the greats standing before God to be judged. In this world, he was considered to be a great entertainer. At the judgement being one of the greats will not help him.
 
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He lived less than seventy years on planet earth. What is that,
compared to eternity?

Matthew 16:26; "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?
 
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In a matter of a few seconds after physical death all of the unsaved,
become automatic believers. They will find themselves in a place of
torment awaiting judgement. I believe at that point, they'll know the
truth of what they were told while walking this earth.
 
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I believe the Holy Spirit draws all men to the truth of Gods Grace. I believe
He continues to do this during the course of their life. However, I believe
there may come a point when they harden their hearts against God so much
that they may not be aware/notice the Holy Spirits drawing anymore? Or,
perhaps, the Holy Spirit may stop His ministry with them, because their hearts
are so hardened, they can no longer hear the call?
 
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