Entertainment Crowd Mocks God But Talks of Heaven

David Bowie

The recent death of rock star David Bowie reminds us of the entertainment industry’s audacity at mocking God and thumbing its nose at God’s holy laws, even while holding out hope of heaven. The last Twitter account that Bowie followed before his death of cancer at age 69 was “God,” the account of the blasphemous Broadway play An Act of God. Vanity Fair called it “a sinfully funny divine comedy,” while Hollywood Reporter called it “wickedly funny and irreverent.” BBC observed that Bowie’s “fans are pleased he followed God and think it was a genius move” (“The last person David Bowie followed on Twitter was God,” BBC Newsbeat, Jan. 12, 2016). Fans pretending to be God tweeted, “David Bowie was the God I always wanted to be,” and, “Hanging out with David Bowie is even cooler than I thought it would be.” An Italian petition to God with more than 4,800 signatures protested David Bowie’s death. Bowie is extolled for his “groundbreaking firsts,” but these “firsts” were largely attempts to influence society to reject God’s laws. He was one of the first to promote androgyny with his “sexually ambiguous” Ziggy character in 1972. The irreverent Bowie enjoyed God’s merciful blessings even while shaking his fist at God, but in one of his last songs, “Lazarus,” Bowie sang, “Look up here, I’m in heaven.” It was probably done tongue in cheek, but he doubtless has now learned that God isn’t a joke and that no one goes to God’s heaven without being born again, as Jesus Christ so plainly stated in John 3:3. Comedian Jimmy Fallon delivered a sober tribute to Bowie, concluding with, “I’m just going to email you, David Bowie, and if you can check your email in space or heaven or wherever you are, you don’t have to email me back. ... Just read it and enjoy what I put in there.” This crowd intends to create moral anarchy on earth, then move on to heaven to continue its godless career. It wins them accolades in this wicked world, but ultimately it is a foolish and losing proposition. God will have the last laugh. “The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision” (Psalm 2:2-4).

(Friday Church News Notes, January 22, 2016, www.wayoflife.org, fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143)

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