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STAND IN THE GAP

Ezekiel 22:30 "And I sought for a man among them..." When God made man (Adam), He brought him to a certain level of connection with Him, giving him Dominion here on earth. However, the sin and eventual fall of man rid us of this and created a chasm, a gap between God and man. Hereafter the Bible is filled with intances of God raising men that can bridge this gap on the behalf of his people, be it a family or a nation. Per time, from the people, He chose an individual to be a Representative, to plead the case of the people before Him. "...that should make up the hedge..."   Jesus Christ came down to earth not just on a Redemptive mission, but on a Modelling one as well. Prior to Him, every other person was always a TEMPORARY solution; if that man did not raise another to carry on, that cycle would close until God raised another. This is an indicator of God's love for man; He continually raises men for their sake.   God needed a PERMANENT so...

RUK4CHRIST-ALBUM REVIEW (Demon Hunter: Extremist)

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RUK4CHRIST MUSIC CORNER Artist: Demon Hunter Album: Extremist Genre: Christian Metal/Metalcore, Nu Metal Record Label: Solid State Records Year: 2014   2014 has been a great year so far, musically speaking. It has seen the release of awesome albums like Fight The Silence   by For Today, From Water To War by Nine Lashes and VxV by Wolves At The Gate, to mention but a few. Awesome albums with epic songs. But none of them have quite gripped me like Demon Hunter’s seventh studio album, Extremist, except probably VxV. How good is it? Extremist has made me (almost) forget that I have CREATION/DESTRUCTION (yeah, I came late to the party, sue me), the excellent album by Fit For A King (can’t wait for them to release something new; too soon?).   Demon Hunter is one of those rare bands that gets better with age, and with their latest album, they sure do not disappoint in any way. A band brave enough to stand for their Christian beliefs i...