“Peace, peace, yes peace and safety,”
the enemy's prophets cry;
“Peace and safety everywhere,”
is their deceptive lie.

For mankind stands on eternity's brink,
poised for destruction and waste;
While the prophets declare
“You don't need to think,”
and scoff at the need for haste.

And cries emit from the pits of hell
to encourage the selfish beast;
To stroke the rich and crush the poor,
and to vomit on the least.

And lust-filled eyes are roaming earth
and cannot be satisfied;
And the prophet's tongue is forked and quick,
and utters only lies.

“For surely judgment will not come,”
and “don't think about it now;
Just trust yourself, and do your best;
You'll survive somehow.”

“For why would you want to give yourself,
and why sow any seeds?
Just look within, and love yourself,
and grasp to fill your needs;”

And “let the world live how it wants,
and close the mouth of gloom;
Let every man direct his path,
and for every sin, make room!”

But listen instead to the prophet's cry
that prepares the way of the Lord;
Who says you must repent and turn,
and cuts through with the Spirit's sword.

And speaks the truth, yes even when
it would be gentler to turn away;
But tells the masses of dying humanity
that there looms a judgment day!

And cries out for the mercy of God,
and stands in the empty gap;
And beseeches Heaven to inherit the lost,
lest they grow more rich and fat.

Yes, hear the voices of the prophets cry,
like the prophets called of old;
“There comes a King, a Holy King;
Don't let your heart be cold!”

But burn with desire for His return,
and for His kingdom come;
Yes listen, hear and take to heart -
The prophet is neither deaf, nor dumb.
 

 

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