Posted on 12/09/2025 1:10:31 PM PST by The Ignorant Fisherman
Dear friends, on the 45th anniversary of John Lennon’s murder, I was thinking about John Lennon’s legacy and identity. Dear friends, I grew up in the world for 24 years before I came to Christ, so I know its thinking and ways because I once was saturated in it, lived it, and walked its course (Eph. 2:1-14). As I was at work today, people were remembering John Lennon and praising him in many ways, and as the Christmas music was playing; they were playing many of this world's Christmas carols which have a secular and demonic mood to it of utopia dreams through relativism and bankrupt human love which excludes RIGHTEOUSNESS and Almighty God, man's ETERNAL RIGHTEOUS Creator (Rom. 1:18-32). One song that was played today was John Lennon's, So This Is X-mas (War is Over). I had to laugh as I listened to the words and praised the Lord from what He saved me from! This John Lennon song is a total swipe and dig at the TRUE biblical Christmas message and the rejection thereof. Mr. "Peace" (John Lennon himself), seeks to encourage all through moral relativism and lawlessness to seek world peace, to end war and "love" one another as a fallen humanity (Isa. 48:22; 49:1; 57:21, Rom. 3, Jude 1:10). Hey world, how has that idiocy and delusion worked out for humanity since the fall (Psalm 14, Rom. 3, James 4:1-4)?
I see Lennon's global utopian vision EXPONENTIALLY farther away than it was 45 years ago; for the Day of the Lord is at hand, in which He will judge the world in RIGHTEOUSNESS!
Today in 2025, I see John Lennon's global utopian vision EXPONENTIALLY farther away than it was some 45 years ago; for the Day of the Lord is at hand, in which Almighty God will judge the world in RIGHTEOUSNESS (Rev. 6-19). The tragedy of the vain lawless utopian dream and its dreamer is that it can NEVER EVER come true without RIGHTEOUSNESS and Almighty God (Matt. 6:33; Rev. 21; 22:1-5)! My dear friends, I used to think just like the world, for John Lennon was a hero of mine in the days of my vanity. That demonic mindset is a TOTAL DELUSION, and how mankind loves to drink it in, especially during the Christmas holiday season! Satan's subtle counter Christmas message is alive and well on planet Earth, and because of global unbelief, it is received yearly. Tragically, as John Lennon goes, he is probably the world's leading musician advocate for "peace"; however, in the reprobate world of John Lennon, he NEVER found "peace" in this world and in the end was murdered by one of his fans.
This song is a total swipe and dig at the TRUE biblical Christmas message and the rejection thereof. Lennon seeks to encourage all through moral relativism and lawlessness to seek world peace, to end war, and to "love" one another as fallen humanity.
There is absolutely no way that TRUE PEACE and PERFECT HARMONY can EVER be brought about WITHOUT the ETERNAL established RIGHTEOUSNESS of ALMIGHTY GOD (Isa. 32:17, 48:18,22). Almighty God’s whole ETERNITY and physical universe were established based on the ETERNAL RIGHTEOUS PERSON of the TRIUNE GOD! How deceived are we as humans and totally delusional to think that we, as Adam’s fallen race, could establish a PERFECT world and enter into ETERNITY without the required RIGHTEOUSNESS that Almighty God demands (1 Cor. 6:8-11, Gal. 5:19-21, Rev. 21:8, 22:14-15). We are a smashed glass or broken egg with absolutely no way our repairing ourselves. 6000 years of human history testify to the fact that we are a violent and lawless race with death as our future and destiny (Rom. 3:23), and on our way to total destruction. If it had not been for Almighty God’s outside intervention holding back the full accumulation of violence of mankind, we would have been extinct a long time ago (Matt. 24:21-22, 2 Thess. 2:6-8). Isn’t it amazing that as American’s listen to our leaders in Washington D.C., the media (conservative and liberal), Hollywood and the music culture and industry preach utopian ideals unto them that the majority of the world sincerely believe that lie from hell, which is if we just keep working at “peace” (give peace a chance) that we will one day finally achieve it.
How deceived are we as humans and totally delusional to think that we, as Adam’s fallen race, could establish a PERFECT world and enter into ETERNITY without the required RIGHTEOUSNESS that Almighty God demands.
My friend, let's wake up and get real! There is NO WAY that a smashed egg can EVER again be put perfectly back together, and there is NO WAY that this broken world can EVER fix itself. This vain utopian pursuit is the ultimate delusional chasing of the devil’s cattle. At the end of this vain delusional chase, the world will tragically finally find out the REALITIES of time and ETERNITY that they have REJECTED their whole lives (Luke 16:22-31, Heb. 9:27, Rev. 20:11-15). It will be on that Day that these will be fully AWAKENED from their self-induced godless hypnotic delusion and will FULLY understand that their lawless self-willed existence here in time has led them straight into the slaughter house of the ETERNAL Divine Judgment and wrath of Almighty God (Rom. 1:18-32, 2 Thess. 2; 8-12, Rev.20:11-15).
He sent His Son 2000 years ago, born of a virgin, so you might LIVE FOREVER with Him and to enjoy Him in RIGHTEOUS PERFECTION and BLISS FOREVERMORE!
My dear friend, this is not Almighty God’s desire for you, to die in your transgressions. He sent His Son 2000 years ago born of a virgin so you might LIVE FOREVER with Him and to enjoy Him in RIGHTEOUS PERFECTION and BLISS FOREVERMORE (1 Cor. 2:9, Rev 21-22:1-5)! This was Almighty God’s grand desire at the beginning of creation for mankind, not what man has horrifically reaped upon himself. We as a world do not know divine PEACE, let alone the temporal peace that fallen man can barely manufacture (Isa. 32:17, 48:18, 22, 53, John 1:10-11, Rom. 3, Rev.6-16).
A Savior was born and is soon coming again in great glory to establish His 1000-year reign of PEACE AND RIGHTEOUSNESS!
This season may we truly - with all our being - want to know, possess and exercise the wondrous peace of Almighty God which He has brought to us by the shed blood of His dear Son (Eph. 2:14). As we walk in time may we seek to enjoy our redemptive benefits which have been given to us by our God and Savior (Eph. 1:3, 2:1-19, Phil. 4:17, Col. 3:1-4) and the heavenly peace of heart that comes with the fact and reality that our sins and trespasses are removed FOREVER (Psalm 103:12, Rom. 7:24-25, 10:4, Gal 1:4). That my friends is what “peace on earth is all about! Rejoice GREATLY (Phil. 4:4)! A Savior was born and is soon coming again in great glory to establish His 1000-year reign of PEACE AND RIGHTEOUSNESS (Isa. 2:1-4, 9:6-7, 11:1-9, 32:1 Jer. 23:5, 33:15-16, Dan. 2:44-45, 7:7:13-14, Micah 4:1-4)!!!
The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand! Maranatha ☁️👇☁️
The sooner John Lennon and his music are forgotten, the better this planet will be.
John Lennon.
“John Lennon’s father, Alfred Lennon, was nominally Catholic, while his mother, Julia Lennon, came from a devout Church of England (Anglican) family, and John himself was raised Anglican and confirmed in the Church of England by his Aunt Mimi.”
“He became an atheist as an adult.”
“Do the two of you have any physical exercise routines?”
Yoko: “We are now both daily heroin addicts. That is physical exercise, believe me. Takes a lot of energy.”
((Reporters laughed.))
I do like Emerson Lake & Palmer’s “I Believe in Father Christmas”. Don’t usually like rock. Hate Lennon.
Where is the satanic demon in this?
[Verse 1: John Lennon]
So this is Christmas
And what have you done?
Another year over
And a new one just begun
And so this is Christmas
I hope you had fun
The near and the dear ones
The old and the young
[Chorus: Yoko Ono & Harlem Community Choir]
A very merry Christmas
And a happy New Year
Let’s hope it’s a good one
Without any fear
[Verse 2: John Lennon & Harlem Community Choir]
And so this is Christmas (War is over)
For weak and for strong (If you want it)
The rich and the poor ones (War is over)
The road is so long (Now)
And so happy Christmas (War is over)
For black and for white (If you want it)
For yellow and red ones (War is over)
Let’s stop all the fight (Now)
[Chorus: Yoko Ono & Harlem Community Choir]
A very merry Christmas
And a happy New Year
Let’s hope it’s a good one
Without any fear
[Verse 3: John Lennon & Harlem Community Choir]
And so this is Christmas (War is over)
And what have we done? (If you want it)
Another year over (War is over)
And a new one just begun (Now)
And so happy Christmas (War is over)
We hope you have fun (If you want it)
The near and the dear ones (War is over)
The old and the young (Now)
[Chorus: Yoko Ono & Harlem Community Choir]
A very merry Christmas
And a happy New Year
Let’s hope it’s a good one
Without any fear
[Outro: Harlem Community Choir]
War is over
If you want it
War is over
Now
Happy Christmas (Happy Christmas)
Happy Christmas (Happy Christmas)
Happy Christmas (Happy Christmas)
Happy Christmas (Happy Christmas)
I don’t dispute Lennon was an atheist, but your assessment of this song is full of sh!t.
Yesterday was the 45th anniversary of John Lennon’s murder (Dec 8, 1980).
Yeah it is a fairly harmless song.
But I never found much use for any of his songs after the Beatles broke up.
Lennon was a famous musician/songwriter, I don’t get all the hate. All these folks are lefty liberals.
I despise this song almost as much as “imagine”. I cannot hit the radio dial fast enough to mute this muck...
Imagine is, but he later diavowed that.
I just feel sorry for him. Just my feeling. Not hate.
Others, I think resent his powerful influence on others for ideas which have a negative outcome in life.
I guess Paul decided he had to write a song even worse, so we got “Wonderful Christmas Time”.
And if John Lennon had lived longer—would he have developed along different lines and ways of thinking? He was not an evil man—just a misguided one with sin.
Yeah maybe their wives insisted they put out a xmas song and that’s what we got.
It isn’t a great song, but I don’t find it offensive. It certainly isn’t worse than a lot of other popular Christmas songs. It expresses a lot of the more secular (and some religious) sentiments associated with Christmas. They will all start evaporating some time during the evening of December 25.
If you want a song that is rock-solid in its message and has a message that stays with you, you can’t beat “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing.” Lennon wasn’t aiming to be Charles Wesley.
BTW, sometime before his death, John Lennon received Jesus Christ as his Savior.
There will be a lot of surprised looks in Heaven.
God grace is greater than all our sin.
Thank you Jesus.
Maybe the most depressing “Christmas” song ever.
I hope you had fun
The near and the dear ones
The old and the young
You mean like your son, Julian, John?
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