Saturday Song, The Beacon Street Union, "South End incident"

This is another song I discovered while shopping at a used record store. I'd never heard of this band but I took a chance on buying the disk. As things turned out, I loved the psychedelic sound and the compelling story of this song. Listen to it here:

I'm sure that any of us would be afraid if we witnessed a murder and we weren't sure if the killers saw us watching them. And though it's easier said than done, we do have one we can turn to in any crisis.

Saint Peter, no stranger to life-threatening situations, wrote in 1 Peter 5:6 and 7 (BBE), "For this cause make yourselves low under the strong hand of God, so that when the time comes you may be lifted up; Putting all your troubles on him, for he takes care of you."

Our Master also encourages us not to worry in Matthew 10:28 (BBE). "And have no fear of those who put to death the body, but are not able to put to death the soul. But have fear of him who has power to give soul and body to destruction in hell."

In the first century, many Christians were murdered by Romans and Pharisees alike. As Jesus warned in John 16:2 (BBE), "They will put you out of the Synagogues: yes, the time is coming when whoever puts you to death will have the belief that he is doing God's pleasure."

And thanks to the Apostle Paul, we have the assurance of stepping from life into the presence of our adored Master when we die. Philippians 1:21 (BBE) reads, "For to me life is Christ and death is profit."

For those who doubt that saints go straight to heaven, We have Saint John's vision in Revelation 6:9-11 (BBE) proving this. "And when the fifth stamp was undone, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been put to death for the word of God, and for the witness which they kept. And they gave a great cry, saying, 'How long will it be, O Ruler, holy and true, before you take your place as judge and give punishment for our blood to those on the earth?' And there was given to every one a white robe, and they were ordered to take their rest for a little time, till the number was complete of the other servants, their brothers, who would be put to death, even as they had been."

How nice that even if death comes, we don't just fade to black or sleep until the resurrection but dwell with Christ.

On Monday, if Christ doesn't return yet, I hope to post about why we must be mad at hell.