This one I got a pretty strong idea about. Some may disagree with my interpretation, that's fine, this is just what I got out of it.
The first part is Dustin, or rather any Christian, being asked by God to go out and spread the Word. The person in reference is scared of the persecution. They know also that they are mortal, seeing as they have committed sins, but that those sins are forgiven because Jesus died on the cross for our redemption.
It proceeds, asking question about how he is supposed to do it when he is so scared of what people will think of him. It then talks about a fire behind a heavy curtain, clearly refering to God, who often appears in the form of fire (burning bush, Before them fire devours, behind them a flame blazes... Joel 2:3).
He takes a breath of the the fire and becomes relieved. In other words, he feels Gods presence or prays or just thinks about God and all his fears are relieved.
I love these next lines.
"Mark me with fire and
Send me among the living dead.
They cannot comprehend me;
I watch the sickness spread"
Oh man I love it. Mark me with fire, or in other words, know that I am full of the holy spirit. It talks about the living dead, or people who have not yet been brought to Christ, and how they can't understand what makes this person so full of life. Best lines in the song in my opinion.
The next couple lines may seem like a little doubt, but I think it is quite the contrary. It is just saying that it is risky, and then the last line adds that he is willing to die for God.
Excellent song. I would love to hear some other interpretations.
This one I got a pretty strong idea about. Some may disagree with my interpretation, that's fine, this is just what I got out of it.
The first part is Dustin, or rather any Christian, being asked by God to go out and spread the Word. The person in reference is scared of the persecution. They know also that they are mortal, seeing as they have committed sins, but that those sins are forgiven because Jesus died on the cross for our redemption.
It proceeds, asking question about how he is supposed to do it when he is so scared of what people will think of him. It then talks about a fire behind a heavy curtain, clearly refering to God, who often appears in the form of fire (burning bush, Before them fire devours, behind them a flame blazes... Joel 2:3).
He takes a breath of the the fire and becomes relieved. In other words, he feels Gods presence or prays or just thinks about God and all his fears are relieved.
I love these next lines.
"Mark me with fire and Send me among the living dead. They cannot comprehend me; I watch the sickness spread"
Oh man I love it. Mark me with fire, or in other words, know that I am full of the holy spirit. It talks about the living dead, or people who have not yet been brought to Christ, and how they can't understand what makes this person so full of life. Best lines in the song in my opinion.
The next couple lines may seem like a little doubt, but I think it is quite the contrary. It is just saying that it is risky, and then the last line adds that he is willing to die for God.
Excellent song. I would love to hear some other interpretations.