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The Science and Spirit of Sound -
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Good Monday morning to you, folks!
I trust you all had a blessed and enjoyable weekend.
Time to grab that cup of coffee while we kick off the day today with some more discussion about sound.
Looks like some of my previous pieces on this topic have stirred up a lot of discussion, and even some controversy.
Ahhhh, such is life! I think it was D. L. Moody who once said, "if when you're done speaking you haven't made the folks mad or glad, you haven't said anything."
Guess I must have said something. Some folks were really excited and others were really irritated.
Good! Maybe it will help to get to the bottom of things -- the Truth, if you will. In any case, what I've got for you today may really step on some toes!
Sorry about that, but this is a portion of Truth which needs sharing.
I have already referred to this, but consider that which is described in Exodus 19.
Moses has led the children of Israel out of Egypt. They are instructed to come to the foot of Mount Sinai before they proceed any further in their journeys. As they assemble, they are instructed to prepare and cleanse themselves in the expectation of receiving the word of the Lord and a clear demonstration of His holiness. Boundaries are set beyond which they are warned not to pass on pain of death.
Before this demonstration begins, however, the Lord speaks to Moses to convey the following to Israel as it assembles,
"Now then, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be My own possession among all the peoples, for the earth is Mine; and you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation...." (Exodus 19:5-6) NAS
That which the Lord is now about to do is to send forth the sound of Holiness in the earth. With it will be the sound of absolute power and authority. It will be the sound of promise and the notification that He has chosen for Himself a people to become a part of His Bride. Such a sound has never been heard in the earth prior to this time.
On the third day, as the people are assembled and wait, early in the morning the sound of thunder and lightning flashes resound from the mountain.
A thick cloud covers the mountain so that the presence of the Lord will not be visible to the people.
Suddenly, there is the sound of a loud trumpet, the sounds of many trumpets blowing together simultaneously.
No human ears have ever heard such a sound as those people began to hear at that moment.
We are told (Exodus 19:18) that the Lord descended upon the mountain in fire,
"and its smoke ascended like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked violently."
But the sound of the Lord was only just beginning. The trumpet blasts became louder and louder and louder until Moses knew that he was to speak.
Added to the trumpet blasts were now added the sound of thunder.
Even in the midst of this thunder, the Lord articulated His desire for Moses to ascend to the top of the mountain to meet with Him.
On this occasion, Moses was given the ten commandments engraved in stone; and the engraving took place even as the words were spoken in Moses hearing.
Summed up, the first three commandments were a picture of the love relationship that God desired with His holy and separated people.
The last seven dealt with their relationships one with another.
The sound of the Lord -- except for that which was specifically articulated to Moses -- was not in the form of intelligible speech, yet it conveyed the
onoma of the Lord. Never before in history had any human beings heard such a sound, and never before in history had the Lord so illustrated His calling for a people who would be separated unto Him.
He communicated with His people and immersed them in His
onoma in such a manner that they would know that He was God -- He was the great I AM.
Bear in mind that Israel had just been released from nearly four hundred years in servitude and bondage to the pharaohs of Egypt.
They had a slave mentality, and were accustomed to serving taskmasters.
The Lord had already delivered them from Egypt with such a display of the miraculous as to wow the entire world.
The Red Sea had been parted for them as they crossed on dry land.
The Red Sea had closed upon the pursuing armies of the Egyptians and swallowed them, and Israel was a free nation at last.
They had been indoctrinated with the sounds of their taskmasters.
They had been permeated with the sounds of bondage. They had been filled with the sounds of Egypt and captivity, and the worship of idols and false gods.
Those sounds paled into insignificance with the sound of the Lord, and the Lord uttered his voice, his
onoma, in such a fashion that generation after generation of people would remember.
Whether they ever learned to love Him and serve Him and have an intimate relationship, or not, they would know the authority of His sound.
There would never be any mistaking the
onoma of the Lord for the onomas of the past.
So, where does this take us?
We've talked about the spiritual authority conveyed in the sound of the Lord. Now let's look at demonic influences in sound.
John, in the Revelation which the Lord gives him, sees a picture of "the Beast." His description of this beast is filled with metaphors. He describes the beast as having
"two horns as a lamb, and he spoke as a dragon." (Revelation 13:11)
The word, "spoke," in the Greek text here is not a word which is used to describe articulate speech. Rather it is the word,
laleo, and is distinguished apart from
lego, the word normally used for "articulate speech."
Laleo is defined as "to make a sound."
This changes John's description to read thus, "and he had two horns like a lamb, and he made the sound of a dragon."
Phrasing in this manner describes unequivocally that which is occurring in this generation.
Having "two horns like a lamb" is a metaphor for meekness, having the appearance of a lamb, being innocent and harmless.
Making "the sound of a dragon," however, is the tell-tale
immanence of his true onoma.
This "sound" is cloaked in innocence. It appears as harmless.
In truth, it is "the sound of the serpent," and this is the sound which deceived Adam and Eve in the Garden.
Remember that the Serpent did not come to Adam and Eve as an ugly, abhorrent, slimy creature.
He came as a beautiful being. Ezekiel describes him this way,
"You had the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. You were in Eden, the garden of God....."
(Ezekiel 28:12,13) NASB
By the same token, the Dragon -- whom we know to be the serpent, Satan -- John describes as being cloaked in the innocence of a lamb. Again, the tell-tale sign of his true identity, his true
onoma, is the sound which comes forth from his being. It is the sound of destruction. It is the sound of lies. It is the sound of treachery. It is the sound of deception. And it is deadly!
This is the sound which fills the earth today. Whether it comes head-on as the popular music of the day, or whether it comes disguised as "church music," or "contemporary gospel music," its purpose and goal are one and the same: to deceive God's people; to prevent them from becoming a part of the Bride of the Lord Jesus Christ; to prevent Jesus Christ from obtaining the completed Bride, the counterpart for which He has waited, the collective being who will be His "other self."
Before continuing, I should perhaps note that I am not pointing fingers at any individuals.
It is not my purpose to speak evil of Christians who are involved in the media, nor those who are "contemporary Christian" musicians or singers, nor those who write and compose Christian music.
In that which I now share, I am not indicting all television, all radio, all print media, etc.
There are absolutely some programs, recordings, movies, videos, books and magazines which genuinely convey and transmit the
onoma
of the Lord Jesus Christ, our Bridegroom, and His heart's desire, whether by music, by dramatic portrayal in documentary or fictional form, by stories which come alive as parables, etc., etc.
There is another way in which the "sound of the dragon" fills our society. Much of our contemporary media -- Radio, Television, Newspapers, Movies, Computer Games, etc. -- flood us with information and disinformation. It is the sound of confusion. Whether one listens to music on the radio, or news, or talk shows, or information programs, one is subjected continually to a barrage of the Enemy.
His
onoma is continually manifested. His sound immerses the listener in his thoughts, his purposes, his desires, the very essence of his being.
Within the print media -- newspapers, magazines, "information" circulars -- our society is bombarded daily with utter chaos.
Much of the so-called "news" we read is negative in nature, and tends to focus our attention on spirits of fear, despair, hopelessness, discouragement and depression.
We sometimes read aloud from the newspapers or magazines, and the very sound of our voice speaking that which comes forth out of these periodicals speaks agreement with the onoma of the enemy.
Back in the 1970's, David Wilkerson was given a vision of these days, and he saw television as a media of pure filth.
Indeed, the situation has grown so bad that watching (and listening to) television without being highly selective is destructive to one's spirit.
One is subjected not only to gross sights, but sounds -- sounds which come straight out of the spirits of Satan.
Much of the music which is the "mood" and "backdrop" for television programs and movies is generated and carefully orchestrated by individuals who, knowingly or unknowingly, are under the influence or control of demonic forces.
More is transmitted in the music and sound tracks for these programs than one sees visually.
The effect is more deadly because one's consciousness is sidetracked by the visuals.
It becomes a lethal form of subliminal programming, subjecting those who watch and listen to the
onoma -- the very essence and makeup -- of an Enemy whose purpose and intent is to destroy. It becomes lethal because those who listen, hear at the level of their subconscious without being consciously aware of that which is penetrating their beings.
Television and Radio have even been a hot topic of concern within our U.S. Congress and the Federal Communications Commission.
Legislators have taken up the debate over the filth being promulgated as "talk shows," in which deviant life styles and activities are "normalized" within our society by continuing to make them topics of discussion, interviewing those who live amorally and immorally, hour after hour, day after day, week after week, and month after month.
Here again, in a different form, the "sound" of this filth is channeled into the living rooms of people, and particularly Christians, permeating them with the spirit which is behind this corruption.
Those of God's people who give themselves over to hearing the sound of these spirits day after day, week after week, month after month, eventually become what they hear. Those spirits permeate and infiltrate their spirits, filling them with doubt, unbelief, fear, anger, frustration, confusion, depression, etc., and robbing them of faith, hope, praise, worship and intimacy with the Lord Jesus Christ.
Stores, shops, boutiques, shopping malls and centers, restaurants and cafes continuously play either radio programming in the background (to set a "mood" for their clientele and shopping customers) or
pre-programmed music which is supplied via an encoded high-frequency radio channel (such as Musak) or by tape. The overwhelming majority of this music comes straight out of the
onoma
of Satan.
This cannot be a part of the life of the Bride! Again, I am not talking about not watching any television, not listening to any radio, not reading any magazines or newspapers.
I am talking about the giving of one's self continually, daily, to the spirits which motivate these sounds.
A Bride who is in love with the Lord Jesus Christ will give herself, her time, her thoughts, her desires to Him!
She will live a thought life, a hearing life, a speaking life, which is reflective of the One to whom she belongs.
There! That ought to give you something to chew on for the day!
Tomorrow, I'd like to take you into some scientific experiments that I've conducted using college students, as well as experiments with background music in shopping centers and malls.
Blessings on you! Have an incredible day!
Regner
A. Capener
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