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Deborah-Leigh:
1 Cor 6:3 Do you not know also that we are to judge the angels and pronounce opinion between right and wrong.....

I sat riveted watching a  biography of the life of Elvis Presley that was compiled by his ex-wife Priscilla Presley.

What struck me was this. God gave Elvis the gift of a magnificent voice. Throughout the life of Presley, God did not cancell or take back His gift even though songs were produced that displayed infidelity, "You were always on my mind" and others whose lyrics coon that while kissing another, his heart will break because it is not you etc.....

Watching the history of Elvis, and knowing that we do not have free will....got me seeing the life story of Elvis in an entirely new light. We know he died naked on his face from an overdose of prescriptive drugs. That part is so parallel to how the unbeliever appears before God as "wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind and naked." Rev 3:1

What if you and I are in the judgement of Elvis when our Lord raises him off that cold bathroom floor and naked sickness that was his final memory, to face that his entire life and caustic fame, did nothing to glorify the beautiful gift that God gave to Elvis? Bitter indeed the tears of this man, deeper his repentance who will be shown the dung heap he produced while the world applauded him, loved him and adored him as he experienced hopless loss of control and sorrowful blindness of spirit.

As for me, I can see that Elvis, once re pentent will honour God with that awesome gift of love once he learns of the sacrifice and Glory of our Lord and his Saviour.

This gives me great hope and joy.

Peace to you

Arcturus :)

LittleBear:
Yes, it will be a beautiful thing!

DuluthGA:
Interesting you bring this up... earlier this summer I watched a PBS show on Elvis and his gospel music connection in his early days.  It was quite moving!  I didn't know a thing about Elvis nor much of his music, but yep, surprisingly, he sure loved the Lord.

The program featured viewpoints from his chorus guys who have lived to tell.... how after a concert or gig they would stay up all night singing their hearts out to Jesus, and how they loved to do so!  Old film clips were shown.  The guys told stories of how Elvis would pray, often on his knees privately in the men's room, before going out on any stage, and they said he always wanted God to get the glory, not him.  On his first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show way back when, he was supposed to perform a rock n' roll song, but came out and insisted on singing a simple gospel tune, "There Will Be Peace in the Valley," and dedicated it to his mother who brought him up with the love of the Lord.  Ed Sullivan was surprised!

Also in his early live performances, Elvis would include gospels songs mixed in with his poplular tunes, often in a very reverant style.  He struck me as being a very unusually sensitive guy and his showy style didn't seem to match his inner being at all.  Elvis felt touched by God... all the film clips showed this as being quite evident with him talking and praising the Lord often, and he often shed tears while singing some of his gospel music.  There are bunches of gospel songs available by him.  In fact I just searched the words:  Elvis, gospel... and lo and behold, there is a website elvisgospel dot com and the first thing you see there in big letters is:  "LOVE NEVER FAILS."  I really liked and related to one of his songs titled "He touched me."

As the timeline of his life went on, you could see him getting more and more poplular, bigger concert venues, a lot busier time-wise, flashier clothes, and playing less gospel music....

 :)

gmik:
Here is the spiritual thermometer of our society.

Who is the kIng????  Why, Elvis, of course! :o

Deborah-Leigh:
Thankyou for that insight Janice.

Elvis had to walk the path through fame, social demands, broken marriage, pain numbing drugs....perhaps when the Lord gets him up in his resurrection, Elvis might be the first to agree that all the THINGS that fame and fortune brought him, could never fill or take the place for his love of his Mother, his brokenness over his relationship difficulties that fame invaded upon him, and his love for our Lord.

Perhaps it will be him, Elvis, with Christ who judges us! With a voice like that, it will just melt our hearts wouldn't.t it! Perhaps the world, will receive the more lashes for its pomp and ceremony that it gave surrounding Elvis and his gift from God. As you say G. the thermometer is perhaps more accurately served on sick society rather than on Elvis that may have suffered his first judgement, in pain and sorrow while he lived out his life....?

Thanks for the input. I am heartened by this discussion. Elvis without doubt, suffered regardless of all the wealth he accumulated. Did you know he was a twin?

Elvis walked his cross right through the worlds hall of fame and he died doing so.

Peace to you

Arcturus :)

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