Thanks for posting.
I heard a sermon on this once. SOrt of a “rest of the story”. Handel had a friend who was a cleric and asked him if he could write a specific piece of music. One that already existed. In Revelation the angels sing a song around the Throne. Holy, Holy, Holy. He asked Handel to write the music to THAT SONG.
One of my favs on FNC. Wish she was more visible with her reporting, but love that she’s wrapped her career and her faith into one.
'God's hand is in it': Lauren Green analyzes why Handel’s Messiah 'is more than just a nice piece'
Absolutely, it's more than just a nice piece. It's because it's quoting God's word... :-)
Even so, many fail to understand what it means -- but they will "understand" when the Messiah of Israel returns to this earth, sets His feet on the soil of this globe, and sets up the ruling authority -- the one-world government -- that He puts into place over all nations, including the United States.
He's the Messiah of Israel, that He is coming back to earth, to set up a one-world government, with His headquarters in Jerusalem, ruling over all the nations of the world, including the United States and will rule over all who are still alive (from who are living right now today) -- and that He will definitely scrap the Constitution of the United States and make Himself the supreme ruler over all that we do.
The "day of reckoning" is coming for all of those who are trying to take over the world and put it totally under their control in an evil one-world empire. And they do admit that they want a one-world government -- their government, not God's...
When the Messiah of Israel comes back to this earth to set up His one-world government and subject all the nations of the world to His authority and rule -- He'll be making real short work of any of those yahoos... LOL...
And you can be sure that He will be utterly destroying anything to do with any of these yahoos, since whatever they say and do is a total perversion of anything to do with the Messiah of Israel.
And for sure -- we all, in this world, need the Messiah of Israel back, here on earth -- to destroy this coming one-world government and to install His own one-world government in its place.
I'm looking forward to the coming Kingdom on earth and the one-world government that the Messiah of Israel will be setting up, after He destroys, by His own hand, the present and evil one-world government that we see forming right now.
Isaiah 9:6-7
For unto us a Child is born.
Unto us a Son is given;
And the government will be upon His shoulder.
And His name will be called
Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Of the increase of His government and peace
There will be no end,
Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom,
To order it and establish it with judgment and justice
From that time forward, even forever.
The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.
Dear Rhema:
Thanks for the post. I have admired Lauren Green ever since she moved over at FNC to cover music and matters of Faith. She’s a real sweetheart.
I also love Handel’s “MESSIAH” for the music and all; but especially, like Lauren said, because it is the Word of God set to music. I love to play it on my Ipod with ear buds in, and just let God’s Word wash over my soul while I do mundane activities and chores throught the day.
Thanks again.
Wow! She goes to Tim Keller’s church!
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As usual, much of the history concerning “The Messiah” is never discussed. This masterpiece was written to be performed during Lent, not Christmas…..and the much loved “Hallelujah” chorus is not a celebration of Christ’s birth, but is a celebration of the final destruction of the nation of Israel. During Handel’s time, and among some today, the destruction of Jerusalem and the Second Temple in 70 A.D. was viewed as an act of God in His wrath against the Jew’s for their rejection of His Messiah.
Hallelujah!!!!!!