One of the responses:
"I did a couple of shows that explained Prince’s song. Prince definitely put God in Heaven first and in his songs bigtime.
IMO, the song 1999 wasn’t about the year 1999 but an event. He’s talking about all the evil people partying like it’s 1999….1999 years since Christ died and rose from the dead. It’s the final year to do whatever they want because they know Christ returns the next year, 2000 years after his death.
Since they all know he will send them all to hell for their evil acts they just throw caution to the wind and evil it up as much as they want.
Prince says he has a lion in his pocket that’s ready to roar…Christ left as the lamb, will return as the lion. He will end all this evil & madness.
Anyway thought you might enjoy that and take a look at his lyrics. And he spoke of god good and evil in many songs. Guy was EPIC!"
His family in Louisana is very religious and includes Pastors and Ministers and such.
I was privaleged to meet an Uncle or Great uncle who was taking flying lessons where I worked (paid for by Prince) around 2000. Wonderful and kind man.
Prince was a Jehovah's witness. While he was a very kind and wonderful man He was not a Christian. Jehovah's witnesses are not Christians for a number of reasons.....
Jehovah’s Witnesses are not considered Christians for salvific issues:
Denial of the Trinity: Jehovah’s Witnesses reject the doctrine of the Trinity, which is central to mainstream Christianity. They view Jesus as a created being (Michael the Archangel) and the Holy Spirit as an impersonal force, not co-equal with God the Father.
Jesus’ Divinity: They do not believe Jesus is fully divine or co-eternal with God the Father, which contradicts traditional Christian creeds like the Nicene Creed.
Salvation by Works: Jehovah’s Witnesses emphasize the necessity of works (e.g., door-to-door evangelism, adherence to Watchtower teachings) for salvation, which contrasts with the mainstream Christian belief in salvation by grace through faith alone (Ephesians 2:8-9).
Rejection of the Cross: They believe Jesus was executed on a stake, not a cross, and deny the symbolic and theological significance of the cross in Christianity.
Exclusive Salvation: They teach that only 144,000 Jehovah’s Witnesses will go to heaven, while others will live on a paradise Earth, which differs from the Christian belief in heaven as the ultimate destination for all believers.
Authority of the Watchtower: They prioritize the teachings of the Watchtower Society over the Bible, which many Christians view as undermining the sole authority of Scripture.
Denial of the Resurrection of Christ: They believe Jesus was resurrected as a spirit, not in bodily form, which conflicts with the traditional Christian belief in the physical resurrection of Jesus.
Ummm... I've seen zero evidence of this. He was absolutely a very spiritual person. At some point he became a Jehovah's Witness, but it would be ignorant of both faiths to equate them.
Aren’t jehovas witnesses a sect of Christianity? Prince went door to door many times with watchtower to speak about Christ. This was during his prime years of fame and after.
No, Jehovah's witnesses an offshoot of Christianity much like Mormonism that claims to be Christian but this says the Bible was corrupted and relies on private revelation. There are multiple salvific issues that are in the very definition of Christian beliefs that they reject or distort.
Jehovah’s Witnesses are not considered Christians for salvific issues:
Denial of the Trinity: Jehovah’s Witnesses reject the doctrine of the Trinity, which is central to mainstream Christianity. They view Jesus as a created being (Michael the Archangel) and the Holy Spirit as an impersonal force, not co-equal with God the Father.
Jesus’ Divinity: They do not believe Jesus is fully divine or co-eternal with God the Father, which contradicts traditional Christian creeds like the Nicene Creed.
Salvation by Works: Jehovah’s Witnesses emphasize the necessity of works (e.g., door-to-door evangelism, adherence to Watchtower teachings) for salvation, which contrasts with the mainstream Christian belief in salvation by grace through faith alone (Ephesians 2:8-9).
Rejection of the Cross: They believe Jesus was executed on a stake, not a cross, and deny the symbolic and theological significance of the cross in Christianity.
Exclusive Salvation: They teach that only 144,000 Jehovah’s Witnesses will go to heaven, while others will live on a paradise Earth, which differs from the Christian belief in heaven as the ultimate destination for all believers.
Authority of the Watchtower: They prioritize the teachings of the Watchtower Society over the Bible, which many Christians view as undermining the sole authority of Scripture.
Denial of the Resurrection of Christ: They believe Jesus was resurrected as a spirit, not in bodily form, which conflicts with the traditional Christian belief in the physical resurrection of Jesus.
One of the responses:
"I did a couple of shows that explained Prince’s song. Prince definitely put God in Heaven first and in his songs bigtime.
IMO, the song 1999 wasn’t about the year 1999 but an event. He’s talking about all the evil people partying like it’s 1999….1999 years since Christ died and rose from the dead. It’s the final year to do whatever they want because they know Christ returns the next year, 2000 years after his death.
Since they all know he will send them all to hell for their evil acts they just throw caution to the wind and evil it up as much as they want.
Prince says he has a lion in his pocket that’s ready to roar…Christ left as the lamb, will return as the lion. He will end all this evil & madness. Anyway thought you might enjoy that and take a look at his lyrics. And he spoke of god good and evil in many songs. Guy was EPIC!"
I saw that and Gene said he was going to address it tomorrow!
I thought it was a very interesting take.
Me, too!
His family in Louisana is very religious and includes Pastors and Ministers and such. I was privaleged to meet an Uncle or Great uncle who was taking flying lessons where I worked (paid for by Prince) around 2000. Wonderful and kind man.
https://nitter.poast.org/GeneHoPhoto/status/1902883286889726201
Prince was a Jehovah's witness. While he was a very kind and wonderful man He was not a Christian. Jehovah's witnesses are not Christians for a number of reasons.....
Jehovah’s Witnesses are not considered Christians for salvific issues:
Denial of the Trinity: Jehovah’s Witnesses reject the doctrine of the Trinity, which is central to mainstream Christianity. They view Jesus as a created being (Michael the Archangel) and the Holy Spirit as an impersonal force, not co-equal with God the Father.
Jesus’ Divinity: They do not believe Jesus is fully divine or co-eternal with God the Father, which contradicts traditional Christian creeds like the Nicene Creed.
Salvation by Works: Jehovah’s Witnesses emphasize the necessity of works (e.g., door-to-door evangelism, adherence to Watchtower teachings) for salvation, which contrasts with the mainstream Christian belief in salvation by grace through faith alone (Ephesians 2:8-9).
Rejection of the Cross: They believe Jesus was executed on a stake, not a cross, and deny the symbolic and theological significance of the cross in Christianity.
Exclusive Salvation: They teach that only 144,000 Jehovah’s Witnesses will go to heaven, while others will live on a paradise Earth, which differs from the Christian belief in heaven as the ultimate destination for all believers.
Authority of the Watchtower: They prioritize the teachings of the Watchtower Society over the Bible, which many Christians view as undermining the sole authority of Scripture.
Denial of the Resurrection of Christ: They believe Jesus was resurrected as a spirit, not in bodily form, which conflicts with the traditional Christian belief in the physical resurrection of Jesus.
Ummm... I've seen zero evidence of this. He was absolutely a very spiritual person. At some point he became a Jehovah's Witness, but it would be ignorant of both faiths to equate them.
He was 100% a Jehovah's witness. This is verifiable fact.
Jehovah's witnesses aren't Christians. They are a non-Christian sect like Mormonism that claims to be the only true Christians.
Aren’t jehovas witnesses a sect of Christianity? Prince went door to door many times with watchtower to speak about Christ. This was during his prime years of fame and after.
No, Jehovah's witnesses an offshoot of Christianity much like Mormonism that claims to be Christian but this says the Bible was corrupted and relies on private revelation. There are multiple salvific issues that are in the very definition of Christian beliefs that they reject or distort.
Jehovah’s Witnesses are not considered Christians for salvific issues:
Denial of the Trinity: Jehovah’s Witnesses reject the doctrine of the Trinity, which is central to mainstream Christianity. They view Jesus as a created being (Michael the Archangel) and the Holy Spirit as an impersonal force, not co-equal with God the Father.
Jesus’ Divinity: They do not believe Jesus is fully divine or co-eternal with God the Father, which contradicts traditional Christian creeds like the Nicene Creed.
Salvation by Works: Jehovah’s Witnesses emphasize the necessity of works (e.g., door-to-door evangelism, adherence to Watchtower teachings) for salvation, which contrasts with the mainstream Christian belief in salvation by grace through faith alone (Ephesians 2:8-9).
Rejection of the Cross: They believe Jesus was executed on a stake, not a cross, and deny the symbolic and theological significance of the cross in Christianity.
Exclusive Salvation: They teach that only 144,000 Jehovah’s Witnesses will go to heaven, while others will live on a paradise Earth, which differs from the Christian belief in heaven as the ultimate destination for all believers.
Authority of the Watchtower: They prioritize the teachings of the Watchtower Society over the Bible, which many Christians view as undermining the sole authority of Scripture.
Denial of the Resurrection of Christ: They believe Jesus was resurrected as a spirit, not in bodily form, which conflicts with the traditional Christian belief in the physical resurrection of Jesus.