I decided to start out my "Music & The Bible" series with a song that has been on my mind lately. The song is "All Things Must Pass" by George Harrison, off of the album with the same name. The scriptural references I'll be using will be from Matthew & Revelation. Now, for the music!
So, I'm going to be using the King James Version for a lot of these, not because it's my favorite, but because the wording is often more poetic, and is more common to find phrases from it than other versions. Matthew 24:6 states
"And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet."We also have the passing of death itself in Revelation 21:4 with
"And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away."I've been thinking a lot about such things, and the song itself is a masterpiece in letting us know that things will get better. We just have to get past the tough times. Through Matthew we learn that it is not the end - but that these things must come to pass. Like all things in life, they will pass.
This is an idea of the negative things passing away. That bad things will happen, but they will pass away so that good can return. This thought is a strong one, that if we are patient, and have faith, all our troubles will pass away. Even fear of death itself will come to pass. We must push on. I like to listen to this song and remember that no matter what happens, the hardships we face will fade away. Things won't always be this grey. The darkness only stays the night-time. We can take this message, and remember the daylight will return. Even in our darkest hour, we can have faith that we will be returned to the light. No matter how bad things get, they cannot stay bad - for all things must pass away.
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