🎶 2022-08-13 23:00:37 – Paris/France.
In a new interview with "The Chuck Shute Podcast", Michael Doux openly Christian hard rockers STRYPER discussed the inspiration for the title and cover of the band's next studio album, "The Final Battle"which is scheduled for October via Frontiers Music Srl. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “The story behind the title and illustration is the battle of Armageddon, which is ultimately the final battle, biblically speaking. And that's really what we're referring to, for the most part. »
When asked if he thinks the Battle of Armageddon — which refers to the final war between human governments and God, ultimately ending human rule — is something that is “coming soon,” Sugar said, "Well, I'll tell you, man, if you say that in today's world, boy, you're labeled an instant crazy - you're crazy, you're crazy and you need 'be committed and you're But at the same time, when you're going through the Bible, if you really had to dive deep into the Bible and someone explain the theory to you and the stories behind the stories - then someone really smart, that's not me – they might explain things to you that would make your chin hit the floor. And all the things that the Bible foretold that has already taken place, and really the only thing left is the return of God and what follows after that, one of those things being the battle of Armageddon.
"People can laugh and giggle and think Christians are crazy, and that's fine," Michael continued. “I believe in the Bible, I believe what it says, and I think those times are coming. I think we're living in those times – absolutely, that's for sure. We live in a very interesting world, and I think everyone could agree on that — that times have changed dramatically over the past two years. »
At the request of the host Chuck Shute to clarify whether he truly believes we are "on the cusp" of the battle of Armageddon, Michael said, “Yeah, I do. Those people over there who are watching this moment, when I say "yes", who roll their eyes and think I'm crazy, it's okay. You can go on and keep thinking that people like me are The only thing I can say to that is when that day comes and it's the reality obviously everyone will know that those who believed were not crazy, and by then it will be too late for the people who thought that these people were mad. »
When Close noted that people labeled as “crazy” are those who claim to know the exact date and circumstances that led to the great apocalypse, Michael says, "And the Bible is very clear about that too: 'No man shall know the hour.' Nobody knows time. You can't sit and [say] 'Okay, according to this timeline, yeah, it happens this daytime.' And that's what people try to do. You can not.
“I think we are definitely living in the end times, but it could be short, it could be relatively soon, in the very near future, or it could be in the relatively distant future,” Sugar Explain. “I don't think it will be hundreds of thousands of years away, but I think it is happening and our time is marked. And look, we could be hit by a giant comet before God returns. Who knows ?
"I think sometimes we think we're invincible - nothing can hurt us - and obviously COVID kind of taught us a lesson about that, right? » Michael added "We are not invincible and anything can happen at any time in unexpected ways that leaves us in awe, saying, 'Oh my God. I had no idea. I never even imagined this happening. And that box et will be occur. It's just a matter of time. »
Created 39 years ago, STRYPER's name comes from Isaiah 53:5, which states, “But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. »
STRYPERAlbums from include "To hell with the devil" , "Second Coming", "No more hell to pay", "Fallen", "God fucking evil" and the band's latest effort, “Even the devil believes”.
In a 2018 interview with the Detroit Free Press, Michael says that STRYPER was never fully embraced by the heavy metal and hard rock communities, largely due to the band's Christian lyrics.
"We were never accepted by either side," he said. “The secular side, the mainstream, they have never accepted us to this day. We're probably that group everyone's going to go to whenever there's a moment to poke fun. We will be the group used for this in most cases. Now, on the Christian side, we've never really had the full support on the Christian side because we don't fit in with their little club. We don't wear suits and ties and go to every church and preach.
"The Final Battle"
Striper's new album cover👊
Album coming in October 2022🙌
Posted by Michael Sweet on Saturday, August 13, 2022
SOURCE: Reviews News
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