This song could just as easily be seen as being about Satan, the Lord of this World (another Black Sabbath song). If any of you saying this is against God had any idea about the message of Christ and how much Black Sabbath's messages align thematically with what he preached (see After Forever), you'd be done with your edge fest against him and realize just how wrong you are.
@chirrho Agreed, to a point. Yes, Black Sabbath did warn against the occult, rather than being proponents of it. However, they must have been exploring, because the ideas presented in the song come from there. And I don't see how the song could be interpreted as being about Satan, why would Satan answer anything "in the name of Hell"? He rules Hell and the Earth according to Christian belief...I doubt "in the name of Hell" is going to compel him to do anything. Or as Jesus said, "a house divided cannot stand".
@chirrho Agreed, to a point. Yes, Black Sabbath did warn against the occult, rather than being proponents of it. However, they must have been exploring, because the ideas presented in the song come from there. And I don't see how the song could be interpreted as being about Satan, why would Satan answer anything "in the name of Hell"? He rules Hell and the Earth according to Christian belief...I doubt "in the name of Hell" is going to compel him to do anything. Or as Jesus said, "a house divided cannot stand".
This song could just as easily be seen as being about Satan, the Lord of this World (another Black Sabbath song). If any of you saying this is against God had any idea about the message of Christ and how much Black Sabbath's messages align thematically with what he preached (see After Forever), you'd be done with your edge fest against him and realize just how wrong you are.
Cheers.
@chirrho Agreed, to a point. Yes, Black Sabbath did warn against the occult, rather than being proponents of it. However, they must have been exploring, because the ideas presented in the song come from there. And I don't see how the song could be interpreted as being about Satan, why would Satan answer anything "in the name of Hell"? He rules Hell and the Earth according to Christian belief...I doubt "in the name of Hell" is going to compel him to do anything. Or as Jesus said, "a house divided cannot stand".
@chirrho Agreed, to a point. Yes, Black Sabbath did warn against the occult, rather than being proponents of it. However, they must have been exploring, because the ideas presented in the song come from there. And I don't see how the song could be interpreted as being about Satan, why would Satan answer anything "in the name of Hell"? He rules Hell and the Earth according to Christian belief...I doubt "in the name of Hell" is going to compel him to do anything. Or as Jesus said, "a house divided cannot stand".