The Alan Parsons Project: "The Cask of Amontillado"

This recording engineer for such bands as Wings and Pink Floyd also recorded his own music. Built around the stories of Edgar Allan Poe, the songs express Alan Parson's interpretation of them in music. Check one track from him here.

I've heard that a Chinese proverb says, "Those who seek revenge must dig two graves." Though the character in this song was never found out, God knows every evil thing people do.

The Bible speaks of God's omniscience in verses like Psalms 33:13-15 (Bible in Basic English). "The Lord is looking down from heaven; he sees all the sons of men; From his house he keeps watch on all who are living on the earth;" He makes all their hearts; their works are clear to him."

Neither can foolish people hide their deeds in darkness. It's as futile as hiding behind a barbed wire fence. As Psalms 139:12 (BBE) points out, "Even the dark is not dark to you; the night is as bright as the day: for dark and light are the same to you."

People can't even get away with cheating others with deceptive measures. As Proverbs 20:10 (Bible in Basic English) warns, "Unequal weights and unequal measures, they are all disgusting to the Lord." By the way, this doesn't mean fractions or multiples of measurements.

And as Ecclesiastes 9:2 (BBE) reminds us, all people will die sooner or later. "Because to all there is one event, to the upright man and to the evil, to the clean and to the unclean, to him who makes an offering and to him who makes no offering; as is the good so is the sinner; he who takes an oath is as he who has fear of it."

But when Christ returns, we who belong to him will be changed. If that hasn't happened by Saturday, I hope my post about the joy of forgiveness will be up for all to read.