Since God gave Lucifer the ability to create rhythm, THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH RHYTHM (or drums) as it is a gift from God. What we will examaine and point out is HOW Lucifer (i.e. Satan) USES AND PERVERTS God's gifts of RHYTHM, MELODY, HARMONY, and other musical elements to help him rob us of eternal life. Right from the beginning in the garden of Eden.
Long before the birth of Jesus it has been proven that ancients used music. Music is placed within the souls of every human that has ever been born upon this earth. But Like all things that God created music to glorify Himself...it is Satan that perverts these gifts. It is like wine, Jesus turned the water to wine. Doe's this say that wine then is a bad thing? No, simply through our own choice of sin we drink to much and become drunken. The point is all things are good....until we allow them to become perverted and distorted. Relationships between a man and woman were created by God for enjoyment and pleasure...who perverts it? In the beginning we lived in heaven on earth in the creations....who perverted it? Who wanted to be like the God we serve? And that lead him to be cast out of heaven with his DEMONS...this is important because he took his choir with him? And none of their powers were taken from them by God? The power of Music?
The worship leader of heaven....Lucifer
It began with the sin of pride,
he thought he could overthrow God and be God.
he was cast out after a war in heaven and he took a third of the angels with him.now he is angry and causing all kinds of problems on earth.
but he knows his time is limited so he will try everything in his power to destroy God's creation before he is thrown into the lake of fire.
Isa 14:12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! [how] art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
Isa 14:13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
Isa 14:14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.
Isa 14:15 Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.
His Power
In addition to being the best singer, Lucifer had the natural ability to create rhythm and other sounds. Again, God says of him that the workmanship of thy tabrets and thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.
Ezekiel 28:13
Ezekiel 28 is also seen as a similar passage, against the king of Tyre, who also apparently represents Satan.
Verse 12 “ You were the seal of perfection, Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
13 You were in Eden, the garden of God; Every precious stone was your covering: The sardius, topaz, and diamond, Beryl, onyx, and jasper, Sapphire, turquoise, and emerald with gold. The workmanship of your timbrels and pipes Was prepared for you on the day you were created.
14 “ You were the anointed cherub who covers; I established you; You were on the holy mountain of God; You walked back and forth in the midst of fiery stones.
15 You were perfect in your ways from the day you were created, Till iniquity was found in you. 16 “ By the abundance of your trading You became filled with violence within, And you sinned; Therefore I cast you as a profane thing Out of the mountain of God; And I destroyed you, O covering cherub, From the midst of the fiery stones.
The word "tabrets" used above is defined by Strong's Condordance (Hebrew word "toph" - #8596) to mean a tambourine, a timbrel and it comes from a root word meaning to drum, or to play a precussive instrument. So here we see that not only can Lucifer sing and make any sound he wants to, but he also can create rhythm. These musical abilities were "prepared in him the day he was created", so he doesn't need instruments to make music and rhythm like we do. He does it in and by himself.
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Well the birds songs is this not music?
2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
3 And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light "day," and the darkness he called "night." And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.
God created everything, yes even music.
What is Music?
Music is an art form in which the medium is sound organized in time. Common elements of music are pitch (which governs melody and harmony), rhythm (and its associated concepts tempo, meter, and articulation), dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture.
Music fills the courts of heaven as heavenly beings praise our Lord and Creator. When God created the world, the morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted for joy (Job 38:7). God created man in His own image, to be a instrument of praise. He gave humans the ability to sing and to make music with musical instruments to complement the voice.
Music was an important part of the worship service at the temple. Certain groups of the Levitical tribes were designated as temple musicians and singers, offering their praises to God. David had a real gift of music, providing soothing harp music to King Saul when the king was distraught. David also commissioned most of the instruments and songs for the temple services. He also wrote most of the songs in Psalms, the longest book in the Bible.
Songs and poetry were also means to improve the memory, to help remember significant events or warnings. The Song of Moses is a good example of this.
From the introduction of the harp and flute early in Genesis to the song of the redeemed in God's heavenly city, music fills the Holy Scriptures. A number of songs are included in their entirety in this compilation. Our prayer is that your heart will be filled with music as together we study what the Bible has to say about music, songs and musical instruments.
Music in Heaven and Lucifer
Isaiah 14 is typically seen as prophetic and speaking to the king of Babylon, which represents satan:
verse 11: Your pomp is brought down to Sheol, the sound of your harps; maggots are laid as a bed beneath you, and worms are your covers.
12 “How you are fallen from heaven, O Day Star, son of Dawn! How you are cut down to the ground, you who laid the nations low!
13 You said in your heart, ‘I will ascend to heaven; above the stars of God I will set my throne on high; I will sit on the mount of assembly in the far reaches of the north;
14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.’
15 But you are brought down to Sheol, to the far reaches of the pit.
Outline of how Man see's Music
The origin of music is not known as it occurred prior to the advent of recorded history. Some suggest that the origin of music likely stems from naturally occurring sounds and rhythms Human music may echo these phenomena using patterns, repetition and tonality. Even nowadays, some cultures have certain instances of their music intendin to imitate natural sounds. In some instances, this feature is related to shamanisti beliefs or practice. It may serve also entertainment (game)[ or practical (luring animals in hunt) functions
It is possible that the first musical instrument was the human voice itself, which can make a vast array of sounds, from singing, humming and whistling through to clicking, coughing and yawning. The oldest known Neanderthal hyoid bone with the modern human form has been dated to be 60,000 years old,predating the oldest known bone flute by 10,000 years; but since both artifacts are unique the true chronology may date back much further. Using stones to produce music..click below to read more
Most likely the first rhythm instruments or percussion instruments involved the clapping of hands, stones hit together, or other things that are useful to create rhythm and indeed there are examples of musical instruments which date back as far as the paleolithic, although there is some ambiguity over archaeological finds which can be variously interpreted as either musical or non-musical instruments/tools. Examples of paleolithic objects which are considered unambiguously musical are bone flutes or pipes; paleolithic finds which are open to interpretation are pierced phalanges (usually interpreted as 'phalangeal whistles'), objects interpreted as bullroarers, and rasps.
Music can be theoretically traced to prior to the Oldowan era of the Paleolithic age, the anthropological and archeological designation suggests that music first arose (amongst humans) when stone tools first began to be used by hominids. The noises produced by work such as pounding seed and roots into meal is a likely source of rhythm created by early humans.
Prehistoric music varies greatly in style, function, general relation to culture, and complexity.
References to Music and Instruments in the Bible
