Saturday
One of the most intriguing songs i've ever heard...
All Along the Watchtower
"There must be some way out of here," said the joker to the thief,
"There's too much confusion, I can't get no relief.
Businessmen, they drink my wine, plowmen dig my earth,
None of them along the line know what any of it is worth."
"No reason to get excited," the thief, he kindly spoke,
"There are many here among us who feel that life is but a joke.
But you and I, we've been through that, and this is not our fate,
So let us not talk falsely now, the hour is getting late."
All along the watchtower, princes kept the view
While all the women came and went, barefoot servants, too.
Outside in the distance a wildcat did growl,
Two riders were approaching, the wind began to howl.
This is my personal interpretation of this song, of course with the guidance of the Holy Spirit...
The joker is the apostle John, while the thief is Jesus, who "stole" us from the grasp of Satan.
"There must be some way out of here," said the joker to the thief,
"There's too much confusion, I can't get no relief.
Businessmen, they drink my wine, plowmen dig my earth,
None of them along the line know what any of it is worth."
John says he wants out of this confused world (possibly war), where the people of the world take his words and yet do not know its true value.
"No reason to get excited," the thief, he kindly spoke,
"There are many here among us who feel that life is but a joke.
But you and I, we've been through that, and this is not our fate,
So let us not talk falsely now, the hour is getting late."
Jesus kindly says that there is no need to be alarmed, for the people of the world take life lightly.
You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.
- Matthew 24:6
However both of them know the true value of life, which cost Jesus His own life on the cross to give us the true life, eternal life, so they know how to treasure it. So then Jesus says He is going to reveal the truth, for the time of His second coming is near.
'Blessed is the one who reads the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near.'
- Revelations 1:3
All along the watchtower, princes kept the view
While all the women came and went, barefoot servants, too.
The princes are the faithful sons of the King, our Father God in heaven. We who are called to keep watch for the second coming.
42"Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. 43But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. 44So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.
- Matthew 24:42-44
The women and barefoot servants are those who used to keep watch, but have since left.
Outside in the distance a wildcat did growl,
Two riders were approaching, the wind began to howl.
The growl of the wildcat are the "birth pains" before the coming.
7Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 8All these are the beginning of birth pains.
- Matthew 24:7-8
The two riders are the two beasts mentioned in the Book of Revelations.
And I saw a beast coming out of the sea. He had ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on his horns, and on each head a blasphemous name.
- Revelations 13:1
Then I saw another beast, coming out of the earth. He had two horns like a lamb, but he spoke like a dragon.
- Revelations 13:11
23At that time if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or, 'There he is!' do not believe it. 24For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and miracles to deceive even the elect—if that were possible. - Matthew 24:23-24
So I tell you all, all who are along the watchtower, keep watch, keep the view, and do not just come and go. Keep the faith, brothers and sisters in Christ!
All Along the Watchtower
"There must be some way out of here," said the joker to the thief,
"There's too much confusion, I can't get no relief.
Businessmen, they drink my wine, plowmen dig my earth,
None of them along the line know what any of it is worth."
"No reason to get excited," the thief, he kindly spoke,
"There are many here among us who feel that life is but a joke.
But you and I, we've been through that, and this is not our fate,
So let us not talk falsely now, the hour is getting late."
All along the watchtower, princes kept the view
While all the women came and went, barefoot servants, too.
Outside in the distance a wildcat did growl,
Two riders were approaching, the wind began to howl.
This is my personal interpretation of this song, of course with the guidance of the Holy Spirit...
The joker is the apostle John, while the thief is Jesus, who "stole" us from the grasp of Satan.
"There must be some way out of here," said the joker to the thief,
"There's too much confusion, I can't get no relief.
Businessmen, they drink my wine, plowmen dig my earth,
None of them along the line know what any of it is worth."
John says he wants out of this confused world (possibly war), where the people of the world take his words and yet do not know its true value.
"No reason to get excited," the thief, he kindly spoke,
"There are many here among us who feel that life is but a joke.
But you and I, we've been through that, and this is not our fate,
So let us not talk falsely now, the hour is getting late."
Jesus kindly says that there is no need to be alarmed, for the people of the world take life lightly.
You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.
- Matthew 24:6
However both of them know the true value of life, which cost Jesus His own life on the cross to give us the true life, eternal life, so they know how to treasure it. So then Jesus says He is going to reveal the truth, for the time of His second coming is near.
'Blessed is the one who reads the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near.'
- Revelations 1:3
All along the watchtower, princes kept the view
While all the women came and went, barefoot servants, too.
The princes are the faithful sons of the King, our Father God in heaven. We who are called to keep watch for the second coming.
42"Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. 43But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. 44So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.
- Matthew 24:42-44
The women and barefoot servants are those who used to keep watch, but have since left.
Outside in the distance a wildcat did growl,
Two riders were approaching, the wind began to howl.
The growl of the wildcat are the "birth pains" before the coming.
7Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 8All these are the beginning of birth pains.
- Matthew 24:7-8
The two riders are the two beasts mentioned in the Book of Revelations.
And I saw a beast coming out of the sea. He had ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on his horns, and on each head a blasphemous name.
- Revelations 13:1
Then I saw another beast, coming out of the earth. He had two horns like a lamb, but he spoke like a dragon.
- Revelations 13:11
23At that time if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or, 'There he is!' do not believe it. 24For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and miracles to deceive even the elect—if that were possible. - Matthew 24:23-24
So I tell you all, all who are along the watchtower, keep watch, keep the view, and do not just come and go. Keep the faith, brothers and sisters in Christ!
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