The Death a Demigod
Maybe I am the only one who doesn’t get it. Well, one of the few who don’t get it. I have read a few comments that tell the
truth, but very few. Most comments that
have been made regarding the suicide by hanging of Robin Williams have
glorified him and his death. This is
usually the reaction of people when a “star” dies, regardless of the
circumstances of death. Suicide, drug
overdose, alcohol related deaths are prevalent among Hollywood
personalities. Many in recent history
have been responsible for their own deaths because they have mistreated their
bodies in any number of ways. Most, it
seems have been because of drug overdose, some even dying with hypodermic
needles hanging from the arm. It seems
that people regard the death of a “celebrity” as a greater tragedy than the
death of real American heroes (military and first responders) and of ordinary
humans. To many people the ability to
entertain is seen as the highest of all human endeavors and those who do so are
worshiped as demigods.
Now, before you reject what I have to say, let me say
this. All human death brings sadness to
those who have been influenced by the deceased.
That Robin Williams influenced many people is not in question. He made people laugh. He made people feel good if only momentarily. His ability as a comedian and an actor was
superb for the most part. He was an
exceptionally talented funny man except for his blasphemy which was sickening
and disgusting. For those who live their
lives seeking entertainment and who place greater value on Hollywood than they
do on what is truly important in life, he will be missed. His death, as with all deaths, even those who
are not “stars” or are not well known, is tragic; it is tragic because most
people do not regard themselves or their loved ones as being but a breath and a
heartbeat away from death.
But, did he have any lasting impact on people? Did his comedy change the direction or outcome
of your life? Will you be better off in
the future because of him? His impact
on the lives of others was for the moment; it had no lasting value. If you laughed at his jokes on Monday night,
was your life better on Tuesday? His
comedy certainly had no eternal value.
It may, however, have eternal consequences. Much of his “comedy” ridiculed God and the
Bible. Blasphemy is not to be admired
under any circumstance. It brings the
condemnation of God upon the blasphemer.
I was going to post a youtube video to prove what I just wrote but
decided against it; I do not want to be guilty of promoting his ungodly
language and ridicule of the Holy God. His
blasphemy is not funny in the least. It
is absolutely repulsive; it is abhorrent.
Those who laugh at it are just as guilty as he is and very well may
suffer for doing so. Well, now that he
has met God, I can guarantee he no longer thinks He is a subject of jokes.
What is particularly disturbing is that many professing
Christians think that just because he made people laugh and feel good and
because he was a “star” that he is now “resting in peace” and is no longer
tormented by the demons that tortured his soul in life. He no longer is addicted to drugs or alcohol
or fits of depression. He no longer is suffering
but is at peace. Nothing is further from
the truth. What a person is in life
continues after death. The soul,
emotions, and thought life does not automatically become sanctified.
Rev. 22: 11 Let the unrighteous go on in
unrighteousness; let the filthy go on being made filthy; let the righteous go
on in righteousness; and let the holy go on being made holy.”
If, as it appears to be the case, he died in an unrepentant
state, then his mind is still blaspheming the Holy God and he is suffering to
an infinite degree more now than he ever did in life. God does not take every person to Heaven when
they die. Preparations for the afterlife
are made during this life by acknowledging your sin, repenting of it and
receiving Jesus Christ as Lord. When Jesus
is received, the entertainment of the world fades and becomes of no value. Those who accept worshipful adoration – which
is reserved for only God - have fallen into the condemnation of the devil which
is pride (1Timothy 3: 6).
King Herod accepted such praise and worship and as a result
was eaten by worms from the inside out (Acts 12: 23). Those who would usurp the worship of God for
themselves and allow others to treat them like gods will be righteously judged
in this life and in the next.
God takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked. No Godly person glories in the death of
anyone, but the truth must be told regardless of who wants to hear it or
not. Anyone who tells the truth is seen by
many as the enemy, but it is those who deceive by saying “peace peace when
there is no peace” who are the liars and who lead multitudes astray.
Anyone, Hollywood “star” or not who dies without Jesus will
regret eternally the fact that they laughed at Jesus and the Scriptures and
thought it was all a joke. Don’t be one
of them.
