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Aug 3rd 2018!⃝The band as a whole,along with this song particularly, seem to echo a New Age/Esoteric/Gnostic mindset which is completely at odds with orthodox Christianity, seeking wisdom and enlightenment from within one's self as paramount. This echoes the supposed "sages" of old, as evidenced in "the greatest of teachers" line in the song specifically. As such, the song,and band overall, as so many other highly successful rock bands of old, seemingly teach that ultimate knowledge and the quest for godhood can be ultimately attained by mortal men my getting in touch with the divine essence within all of humanity. Such a notion is rooted in paganism and the belief that mankind is innately good at its heart, able to attain godhood and essentially save himself through transcendence and the search for inner solitude. This will ultimately never be realized by corrupt mankind who is never satisfied, having been born under the curse of Adam; never to be able to attain salvation through our own sinful selves, being separated from I AM,The God of the Old Testament, with the Fall of mankind as recorded in the Genesis account of creation. Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is viewed as one of many teachers of the divine principle of self-ascension. This notion stands diametrically opposed to true fundamental,classical Christian thought and the understanding that God sent His son-not just a teacher of the way but God (The Way) himself(He said before Abraham was 'I AM'), to be a propitiation for our (mankind collectively) sins, since we are unable and incapable of saving ourselves because we cannot keep God's laws as illustrated in the Ten Commandments-which nobody-including Moses,when he initially broke the tablets coming down from the mountain-was able to keep. The churches and many Christian's will tell you today that if an artist mentions or gives credit to Biblical figures or principles that makes the artist of the song or the song itself, in which the notion is utilized, explicitly Christian or having Christian undertones when this is simply not the case. The churches are running blind and happily so,following the pied piper into Hell, ultimately rejecting the notion that salvation is through God-in the person of Jesus Christ-alone and not through contemplation or spiritual formation. This is a deception to lead people to worship the coming lawless one, The Antichrist, who the Bible states will sell himself as the saving grace of mankind, being personally most in touch with Christ consciousness and the self enlightenment that all mankind has right to attain to on their own accord. Don't fall for the deception! Accept the fact that you can't save yourself and call upon God by faith for forgiveness to grant you repentance for your sins. rom 3:23-26
