Interview:

I know there is a “spiritual significance of music”, because we were not only commanded by the Almighty to make a joyful noise unto Him with praise, while our awesome God describes the various instruments to praise Him with, but with that praise comes the “other side” of this lifting up of our love to the Heavenly Father. I believe that Satan who himself was a musician, finds himself in the middle of this communication with the Most High. While it is a tremendous feeling of love, joy, and honor in praise music, and lifting up the name of the Most High, there is also a jealousy from Satan and his minions with their assigned powers in the music we hear everyday. The albums from my band Joshua have been attacked by the powers that be, and it has always come from men who have been deeply angered with my lyrics. The music I wrote was always given the most rewarding acceptance from the world, but my lyrics have made me terrible enemies from the record labels. The Lord told us to go out into the world and preach the GOOD NEWS to all, but my lyrics have been constantly the source of any and all attacks from record labels and unbelievers. These are major record labels whose A&R employees have threatened me with legal action and termination due to the lyrical content. If this is not a matter of “Spiritual Warfare”, and “Spiritual Significance”, then nothing in this world has any significance at all.

I have no idea how my praise music became a fight to the finish in the world, but it has. I refused to change the lyrics, and would soon be terminated from my label if we did not find a compromise that suited the people in charge. These labels are well known throughout the world, and give significance to this spiritual attack. Satan has his own followers, programmed and waiting to attack men of faith, and realize how influential music is with praise to the Almighty. It is seen as a weapon in many cases. It is a weapon that can be used to plunder the kingdom of Hell. Spiritual music can easily free people from the chains that bind their hearts and minds. Music that is filled with the Holy Spirit, is an antidote to the sin nature that exudes from music written by secular men and women. You can hear the evil in pop culture, and the music that surrounds it. It develops into a stronger force every few years. You can see this significance when a song has the emotion to make one cry, or just get angry when you hear it.

I believe the spiritual significance of music is a bending of man’s knees to the Almighty in joy, love, and complete surrender. Our hearts are filled with overwhelming joy and indescribable faith that our Holy Father has chosen for us to live with Him in paradise, for accepting His pardon. He died and resurrected to save us from eternal separation from His Kingdom and Glory. He took our place on the cross, and that is why we are filled with this passionate gift called music. Yes He gave us untold number of gifts and blessings, but music is my special anointing the Almighty has blessed me with. My heart is beating with thunder, and my soul is absorbed with electric flames of emotional flood gates that are ready to burst when I am inspired with a song that seems to come from nowhere, and just becomes a real and tangible thing. The most spiritually significant power that emerges from music, is the ability to touch people where they are most vulnerable, and that is deep inside your being, or soul. Others may say your heart, but what is touched is the personification of emotion you have that governs your life when inspired by something, or someone. In this case, it is the spiritual power and significance of music. This can bring any person closer to God, and with that being said, music is a major player in the Spiritual world.

“The spiritual power and significance of music… can bring any person closer to God, and with that being said, music is a major player in the Spiritual world.”
– Joshua Perahia, guitarist in Joshua