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Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals: ALBUM ‘The Will To Live’ released 1997
There are quite a few big artists who have what I call a ‘Rapture’ song and Ben Harper is one. Bob Dylan famously has a few, also Daniel Lanois. I’ll be getting around to all of them in the coming weeks, being that it’s high Rapture watch season. And I also have one of my own soon to be released.
When he says ‘ I wanna be ready ‘ do you know what he’s talking about ? The Rapture . The last trumpet sounds and Jesus meets his people, those who are separated to him, actively waiting and watching , in the air, at the 1/2 way mark, in the clouds. Outrageous right ! I mean it’d have to be one of the most fantastical biblical teachings and yet , there it is. What comes after that is The Tribulation, or the greatest trial ever to hit the earth. Not a place you wanna be.
People have been waiting for this for decades. We are told that no man knows the day or the hour – just be ready. When you see the Signs of The Times, look up ! People may wonder , are we in the last days? Others say, this has been going on forever, He’s not coming back , not now, not ever. But look around you . What do you see?
If I had to deal with the news headlines and the BTS chicanery, without an intimate knowledge of bible prophecy and the companionship that is my relationship with Jesus, I’d be out of my mind with fear. Wars and rumors of war, earthquakes increasing in frequency and strength, catastrophic flooding and famine, worldwide disease covid and lockdowns , MRNA Vaccines, , digital ID , the end of the banking system as we know it, no more cash , the elite’s agenda whilst they build their bunkers – Even non believers are starting to think He’s coming back !
I watched people crying at the sky today ,’ having a spiritual experience’, they said , and I believe them, moved to tears at the solar eclipse. They were in awe of the beauty and majesty of the event and ‘the coincidence that the sun , moon and earth are just the right size and distance and tilt, where such a thing could occur’. I heard news reporters say, we don’t often think about our place in the universe and the sun and moon’s effect on earth and the seasons, as if all this precision and seasonal rhythm is some big free for all spin of the cosmic chocolate wheel.
Nope – no coincidence. No per chances. I think of the sky as both God’s canvas and memo pad. He blasts us with awe inspiring beauty and writes notes that can be read by the heart of every man , woman and child, regardless of their beliefs.
No other creature looks at he sky in awe. Only mankind.
This is an original Ben Harper song that he has also famously performed with the amazing gospel accapella group The Blind Boys of Alabama. If you like it , leave me a thumbs up, comment and subscribe. It helps me get my music out to more people.
I Wanna Be Ready – Ben Harper and the Blind boys of Alabama
How I am strong Is to know what makes me weak
How I am found Is to know just whom I seek
The gift of a blessing The burden of a sin
Turn to him , I want to be ready Ready to put on My long white robe
Nailed across From hand to hand , For the sin Of woman and man
All upon his earth Is all within his plan And I know this shall be My journey home
I want to be ready Ready to put on My long white robe
Covet no silver Covet no gold , Reach your empty Hands for him to hold
Up in his kingdom Glory shall be proclaimed
Sing the song And praise his name.
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