I mentioned on my last post that many times these days, I find the sacred amidst the secular.
Here's a good example...from an unlikely place.
The realm of death metal.
The band "Avenged Sevenfold" is not a Christian band. I'm sorry...the bio says that they're not "religious", so maybe there's hope, right?
Anyway...on to the story.
The name, "Avenged Sevenfold", does have Biblical roots.
In the Genesis 4 account of Cain and Abel, we have two brothers, children of Adam and Eve, bringing an offering to God.
One brother, Abel, has his offering accepted and God is pleased.
The other brother, Cain, had his offering "disrespected" by God.
We are not given a particular reason for this.
But based on character, we can suppose that it was probably in the attitude that it was brought.
At any rate, Cain gets jealous, lures his brother out in the field, and kills him.
This is the first murder in history, and it was performed by his own brother.
We shouldn't be surprised, therefore, when we hear that a gunmen has slain innocent people.
Cain lost the war against his flesh, and the enemy had him.
God curses Cain and makes him a fugitive of the land.
He complains to God that being a vagabond will make him an open target for someone.
Gen 4:15 "And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, he will be avenged sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him."
And there you have it.
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