| Nirvana – Lake of Fire Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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About the Rapture (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, article name: Rapture) According to this belief, believers will suddenly disappear from Earth in the "twinkling of an eye", while all others will be left behind to endure the tribulation. In some Christian circles this is known as a pre-trib doctrine, because the rapture rescues the faithful from Earth before the tribulation, rather than after, as some other Christians believe. The resurrection of the dead will occur at the same time. Almost all Christians believe that believers will be taken up to heaven, but the essence of the term "rapture" is that in some way non-believers will be left behind for at least some period of time before the world finally ends. This teaching revolves around the scripture passage in Matthew 24:40-41 which explains that "two shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left" (compare Luke 17:34-36), and also 1 Thessalonians 4:17 which teaches that believers will "be caught up together...in the clouds to meet the Lord Jesus Christ in the air"). (End of quote from Wikipedia, on "Rapture" (quote part of a longer article)) So it seems like "see them again" refers to this, but I'm not sure why It's called the Forth of July. Despite certain movies I don't think there's a history of independence day being the end of the world (though it's certainly a poetic thought, mortal coil and all that), on second thought I guess that really makes sense, and would be along the lines of meat puppet's attitude, so to hell (pun not intended) with the idea of fireworks looking like the faithful rising. Alternately it could always mean independence from the unfaithful/devil/sin/etc, but that leaves less of a warm, cuddly feeling in my stomach. Thoughts anyone? I would love to hear what I'm wrong about! (In truth I really really would) |
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| Nirvana – Lake of Fire Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| as for whether this song is mocking or serious, it comes across as both for me. Well, ok, that's not true, it's obviously a mockery, But self mockery is not an unknown thing, just to mock somebody doesn't mean you fully disagree and are totally different from them, I find it's rather the opposite. The ideas of good and bad/evil as well as the good being exalted and/or leading better, more heavenly lives, and of some sort of judgment of how good a person is, based on other peoples ideas of worth purveys at least my society. I'm talking subconscious and habitual thought patterns, not actually belief, but the beliefs of this song have everything to do with them. So at least for me this song is just a mockery of society, humanity, and myself. And the cruelty of it. And no, I'm not going to go out and eat babies because I don’t believe right and wrong should be my foremost concern, (though I do hear it makes one hell of a good essay/small book). I just think right and wrong are unhealthy abstract concepts, when there’s really so much more involved… | |
| Nirvana – Lake of Fire Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| I always thought the 4th of July was a Judgment day reference. Or after the Rapture, isn't that when hell comes to earth in many writings? I'm fairly unknowlagable on this stuff, being raised and currently athiest, so my apologies for thuroughly messing this up, but I think that the last judgment is when all the dead rise up and are judged, and I dont think there's really a hell before that? Opposedly the Rapture is where the good rise up and the rest of us are left in a hell on earth(of our own making?), which would sorta be an Independence Day (from Him), so I guess that makes more sense. I doubt it's a random choice of lyrics, fry really isn't a hard thing to rhyme with (ask any 5 year old), and I think the Meat Puppets are genrally having pretty smart and thoughtful lyrics. | |
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