By no means do I ever want to make the serious mistake of so many Christians in times past of calling any given public figure the Antichrist. We are to be exceedingly cautious in these matters of Bible prophecy. Based on the fact that the Bible says there are many antichrists (1 John 2:18) and the son of perdition will oppose and exalt himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped and show himself that he is God (2 Thessalonians 2:3,4), we ought to be especially rental cars for prom bently etc alarmed and watchful when a public figure like U2 frontman Bono manifests such a blasphemous spirit of antichrist in conjunction with musical worship, idolatry and political power.
rental cars for prom bently etc Bono s star status has enabled him to secure meetings with a variety of influential public figures including Tony Blair, George Bush, Barak Obama, and Dmitry Medvedev. The scope of Bono s religious and political influence makes him one of the most powerful men on earth.
With Bono s anti-poverty work with DATA then ONE then RED, he has made many allegiances in the evangelical community as well by meeting with people rental cars for prom bently etc like Pope John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI and Billy Graham.
Even today s celebrities, politicians, presidents and world leaders turn to Bono as the world leader that can save the world. In an autobiography, Tony Blair says that Bono has world leader potential. Blair writes:
(Bono) could have been a president or prime minister standing on his head. He had an absolutely natural gift for politicking, rental cars for prom bently etc was great with people, very smart and an inspirational speaker… motivated by an abundant desire to keep on improving, never really content or relaxed ( online source ).
At the 2006 Shepherd s Conference, Phil Johnson of Grace to You made a stunning statement about the Emergent Church. In his commissioned studies rental cars for prom bently etc of the Emergent movement, he states, This may help you more than anything I have said so far to understand the flavor of the "emerging church movement": Bono—the rental cars for prom bently etc Irish rocker and politico of U2 fame—seems to be the unofficial icon of the movement. Johnson continues, If you've been tuned into pop-culture at any time over the past two decades and know anything about Bono, that might help you to grasp something about the look and feel of the movement. In studying the Emergent Church rental cars for prom bently etc and seeing the leaders of the movement like Rob Bell, Brian McLaren, Doug Pagitt, Tony Campolo, Leonard Sweet and even Mark Driscoll quoting and exalting rental cars for prom bently etc Bono, I can agree with Phil Johnson that Emergent types seem to quote Bono all the time. Johnson concludes that Bono seems to be the chief theologian of the emerging church movement ( online source ).
In an Emergent book called Get Up Off Your Knees , several contributing authors including Eugene Peterson, author of The Message Bible translation, praise Bono and U2 as a prophetic voice. One contributor, Brian Walsh, believes U2 lyrics should be taught in seminaries and that U2 concerts demonstrate how worship should be done in a postmodern Emerging culture. Walsh states:
Why isn t the U2 catalog integral to the curricula rental cars for prom bently etc of theological seminaries around the world? Why aren t there courses on biblical interpretation where Bono s lyrics are set side by side with biblical texts and their commentators? Why don t liturgists study concert footage to see how worship really happens in a postmodern world? ( online source ).
In the book, Bono is likened to John the Baptist (p.xi,xii,23). If Bono had a ministry like that of John the Baptist, he would have been beheaded decades ago. By the way, Bono said the following about John the Baptist: Not since John The Baptist has there been a voice like that crying in the wilderness. Every man knows he is a sissy compared to Johnny Cash ( online source ). What an irreverent rental cars for prom bently etc comment to make when Jesus says: Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he (Matthew 11:11).
Not only does the Emergent rental cars for prom bently etc Church point to Bono as their leader, rental cars for prom bently etc but the seeker driven church leaders like Rick Warren and Bill Hybels rental cars for prom bently etc have also forged ties with the musician. Bill Hybels, senior pastor of Willow rental cars for prom bently etc Creek Community rental cars for prom bently etc Church, hosted the 2009 annual Leadership Summit and among the 17 speakers that appeared, Bono was interviewed via satellite ( online source ).
Bono arranged to make Rick Warren the official rental cars for prom bently etc pastor of the 2004 Live 8 concert in Philadelphia ( online source ). One New York Times article states, people like Rick Warren rental cars for prom bently etc and Bono who are trying to step out of the logic of the culture war so they can accomplish more in the poverty war ( online source ).
A world leader who claims to be God? In a question and answer session, Bono likenins himself to God and prides himself in his nickname of the Antichrist. When asked, Would you play in Omen 5? Bono responded, Omen 5? Now you re talking! It s funny, my mother used to call me the Antichrist. When asked, Who s closer to God, Blur or Oasis? Bono answered, Well first of all, I am God. And Liam is my only son. ( online source rental cars for prom bently etc ).
When Bono was awarded the an honorary knighthood by the British crown for his humanitarian work, he said, You have permission to call me anything you want except sir. Bono then suggested rental cars for prom bently etc the following titles for himself, Lord of lords, your demigodness. ( online source rental cars for prom bently etc ). How dare Bono refer to himself as the Lord of lords when Jesus alone is King of kings and Lord of lords? We know from Scripture that Jesus Christ is the one and only Messiah. Bono boasts of a messianic complex ( online source ).
In the book U2: A Musical Biography , Bono s biographical sketch tells us he was a mischievous and rambunctious child who earned the family nickname the antichrist for all the disturbances he caused around the house (p.2).
Bono s COEXIST message coupled with his messianic complex to save the world makes him one of the most dangerous false prophets of our time. On U2 s 2005 Vertigo tour, Bono sought to bridge all faiths into a global religion. The word COEXIST appeared on a giant screen—the C in the symbol of the Islamic crescent, the X as the Jewish star of David, and T as the Christian cross. Bono led their fans in a chant singing, Jesus, Jew, Mohammed—It s True ( online rental cars for prom bently etc source ).
Singer/songwriter Tara Leigh Cobble wrote about her experience at a U2 concert at Madison Square Garden as COEXIST was displayed on the JumboTron and Bono chanted, Jesus, Jew, Mohammed—It s True. She said, He repeated the words like a mantra, and some people even began to repeat rental cars for prom bently etc it with him. I suddenly wanted to crawl out of my skin. She asked, Was Bono, my supposed brother in Christ, preaching some kind of universalism? After the show, her friend stated, I felt like I was witnessing an antichrist" ( online source ).
Eugene Peterson s Emergent Bible paraphrase called The Message is the Bible translation often promoted by Bono ( online source ). Notice what Bono says about the Holy Spirit in relation rental cars for prom bently etc to his favorite Bible translation The Message . Bono says, The Spirit is described in the Holy Scriptures as much more anarchic than any established religion credits (Christian rental cars for prom bently etc Scharen. One Step Closer: Why U2 Matters to Those Seeking God. Grand Rapids, MI: Brazos Press. p.53).
What spirit is Bono talking about? Anarchy has everything to do with lawlessness and rebellion. It is in Bono s favorite Bible translation that the Antichrist is described as the anarchic one, not the Holy Spirit. Eugene Peterson s translation of 2 Thessalonians 2:6-12 about the Antichrist, whom he calls the Anarchist, says:
You ll also remember that I told you the Anarchist is being held back until just the right time. That doesn t mean that the spirit of anarchy is not now at work. It is, secretly and underground. But the time will come when the Anarchist will no longer be held back, but will be let loose. But don t worry. The Master Jesus will be right on his heels and blow him away. The Master appears and—puff!—the Anarchist is out of there.
The Anarchist s coming is all Satan s work. All his power and signs and miracles are fake, evil sleight of hand that plays to the gallery of those who hate the truth that could save them. And since they re so obsessed with evil, God rubs their noses in it—gives rental cars for prom bently etc them what they want. Since they refuse to trust truth, rental cars for prom bently etc they re banished to their chosen world of lies and illusions rental cars for prom bently etc (Peterson, Eugene. The Message Bible).
rental cars for prom bently etc For decades, Bono has been playing the Devil s advocate personifying such characters on stage as Mirrorball Man, the Fly and MacPhisto, all of which are depictions of the devil. For instance, Bono tells about walking through the Vatican dressed up as the devil. rental cars for prom bently etc He says: Macphisto walking through the Vatican. That was great. I really rental cars for prom bently etc enjoyed that. Walking through the Vatican with my stick thinking, rental cars for prom bently etc One day this could all be mine ( online source ).
As Mr. MacPhisto, a cross between Elvis and a cartoonish devil caricature, Bono speaks in the first-person as Satan. The crowd cheers for Bono as he says in reference to Jesus, We used to be so close. He continues, People think I ve forgotten about Him but I haven t. I used to find Him so inspiring back then. He invented me. I was His most magnificent creation, the brightest star in His sky. Now look at me, a tired old pop-star in platform shoes. Bono then asks, Who can I get to help me make peace with him? Who will mediate for me? Shall I call the United Nations? Bono proceeds to call the United Nations on stage as the crowd cheers for his devilish performance ( online source ).
Beelzebub, the prince of devils (Mark 3:22) and another name for Satan, is a distortion of the Philistine false god Baal-Zebul, also known as lord of the fly. In playing The Fly, Bono described it as a phone call from hell in which he, the senior demon, was sharing the secrets of his trade. This theme is drawn from C.S. Lewis twisted novel The Screwtape Letters, which tells of a chief demon by t
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