Wolves at the gate The Father's Bargain // Pastor Rob reacts //Lyrical Analysis and Reaction Video
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- Опубліковано 19 лют 2019
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The song is based off of the writing of John Flavel in his work called "The Father's Bargain" if you are interested in reading his short writing. It is not a theological statement but a way for us to dig deeper into the wonder of God's beautiful love for sinful men.
Thanks for sharing. I’ve read some of Flavels works. Wish I would have known this before diving into the song.
Robert Houghton yeah, I agree with your words on some of those “artistic” liberties regarding a “supposed conversation” as Flavel puts it. Thanks again guys!
@@roberthoughton7127 I wonder if you realized that Stephen Cobucci actually wrote this song and not some random youtube commenter lol
miss you man
Wolves At the gate is one of the most Christian bands I have ever heard and they are always consistent with great music and lyrics.
They weren't pulling no punches from a christian standpoint! Very bold!
@@roberthoughton7127 even there old stuff they never was ashamed of there belief in Christ
Couldn't agree with u more!
They are Reformed. That's why their lyrics are saturated with theology and Gospel.
Agree 100%
I clicked so fast I almost exploded.
They picked your song! How cool....
@@jarrettlesly7279 I really enjoyed seeing their thoughts on it.
Oh yeah yeah yeah
@Definitely not a troll Did you see the band commented on the video? Pretty cool.
@@roberthoughton7127 No I have not looking for the comment now.
I love you are teaching theology through discussion of music. Not to mention that it is correct theology.
On the basis that it's fictional, is it possible to have incorrect theology?
Definitely not a troll...
@matthew godding I got a bunch of heat for "misrepresenting" evolution. So yes, It's possible to get fictional things incorrect. 😉
@@roberthoughton7127 Well even if you reject evolution, you did completely misrepresent it and you come across as having no idea as to what the theory of evolution actually is or what it proposes.
No hate though, I love your channel. I just recommend that you look into it with more detail so that you do not make the same mistake twice and actually know what it represents
Murderer by Impending Doom
Hell yes, please do, that would be awesome
Yes!!
Yes! Murderer by Impending Doom would be so perfect to do!
This band is one of the best out there right now imo. Great singer and great songwriting,
Wolves At The Gate are SUPERB!! Another suggestion ; "The Bird And the Snake". My son and I have met these guys in person, really great, down to earth guys! It was a highlight of our summer!
The Bird And The Snake is a very powerful song indeed. That song helped me greatly in a time of addiction and really helped me visualize how I was falling away from God and a beautifully wrapped up metaphor.
@@joshuawhitley5819 Yes, so many of their songs have such powerful messages that just cut straight to the heart. Unlike most religious songs that follow a "problem/answer" theme, this one takes you over the precipice and shows you the end result if the "answer" is not heeded. Another one that really speaks to me is "Wild Heart" ua-cam.com/video/qEFm_Yfyu2o/v-deo.html
Frankly, I don't think they have a song I don't like/appreciate :)
May God bless you, brother!
Hold on...YOU MET THEM?!??!?? 😲😍😱
One of the most beautifully written songs I know!
@@jonathanzytkoskee9740 yeah there song like Light and Fire was so amazing though
I love this song. I love that the Son screams the line: "No one can contain the power and depths of my abundant love!" To me that is Christ responding in force to the workings of Satan with jealous anger. I also love the line: "Bring in all their sins; lay it all on me." I have been dealing with my wife's adultery the last couple of months, and I've been struggling with the crushing weight of her betrayal. In meditating on this song the last couple of days, it's moved me to lay her sin at the feet of Jesus for her for the purpose of seeking her salvation and freeing myself from its burden. Great analysis, Pastor Rob!
Another band that is signed to solid state is Silent Planet. These guys are brilliant songwriters and have very thought-provoking lyrics. I song I would like to see you react to is Visible Unseen- Silent Planet. It's somewhat controversial, just a heads up.
Silent Planet is so underated it's ridiculous 🤦
Mateo Ottie For pastor Rob to cover just one of their songs, it would take like an hour with all the foot notes lolol
But i am in agreement and i vote “depths 2/3”
Those two will be very difficult to tackle lol
Silent Planet is my fav band for sure... listen to Everything Was Sound every day still
@@Thystonius Everything Was Sound is probably a top 5 album of mine over the past 10 years.
Honestly Garret gets dangerously close to flat-out permissing homosexuality in the lyrics and in the interview he had- I can understand the need to not be so guarded against such individuals as Christians, not condemning them and yes helping when in need but still being firm on what the Bible clearly says is sin.
I'm suspicious of Garret's theology from here out. I honestly don't know how I feel about his views because like I said, he's dangerously close to condoning sin in some of the things he's said.
This was the first time I heard this song and it literally made me cry. Full in tears falling and I'm not quite completely sure why.
That's the only reason I asked them so many times, to introduce people like you to the tears of joy this song gave me.
Same thing happens to me. Every. Time.
me too
That’s what the song is supposed to do. Being the emotion to what Jesus did for us. It’s so easy to brush it off and take it for granted. But He not only endured the worst form of torture and execution known to man at the time, but he endured the wrath of the Father.
HANDS DOWN my favorite reaction so far I've seen. Amazing song, and analysis. God bless.
Wolves at the gate is the best band ever!
Father's Bargain was the first song I heard from this band and I was immediately hooked. WATG is such an amazing band. Killer music? Check. Deep lyrics? Check. Christian foundation? Double check!
Honestly my favourite Christian band they never disappoint me music and lyric wise, i'd definitely recommend doing more by them, all their songs are fantastic but my personal favourites are Safeguards, Man Of Sorrows, Dead Man, My Ransomed Soul, Return and Hindsight, great reaction as always guys
Yes wolves at the gate! Great band and great song.
Another good song to do a reaction video to would be Break the Cycle - by For Today
Yes this has to be a must!!! Thank you for this comment and glad I seen it. It's been so long since I heard for today.
Eric Horstman or fearless
Or anything by For Today
Every song from this band is great. Listen to them all haha
Fit for a king Prince of agony
Love fit for a king!
I think he would love ‘Oblivion’ by them!
@@edgeward1122 I think they'd like pretty much any FFAK
Shattered glass by far the best, or death grip
Pretty much any fit for a king song would work great
Wow I love finding new music through reaction channels
Pastor is funny. His little movements and that "amen" made me smile big and laugh.
THIS IS MY FAVORITE BAND!!!! thank u guys so much!!!😁😁😁
That song literally brought me to tears. Thank you and God bless you for sharing
Yes finally!!!! Wolves at the gate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you guys!!!!
Living sacrafice is a great band to review also
Silent Crow Living Sacrifice is amazing
@@stever.9929 agreed, so heavy, so metal, lyrics so relevant to the time. Just an awesome combination
Saving Grace too
If I recall correctly, the speaking intro was an excerpt from a John Piper sermon.
Love Piper!
Nope. It's actually a guy by the name of Anthony Zurlo. Many of his sermons are available online.
I've never felt God so strong while listening to metal!! Wow!!! This is beautiful!!! I'm full of goosebumps.
YES! So glad you heard this! Can you listen to Wolves at the Gate's song "The Bird and the Snake"? It's really brilliant!
This song was HEAVY with scripture foundation and gave me major goosebumps...
This is one of my favorite bands! Their message is pure scripture and gospel through and through and honestly, this is my worship music.
Awesome review!!! Special thnx to you pastor for the theological depth. Is always refreshing to hear someone not only with a open mind but with an uncompromised biblical truth
Wolves at the gate is one of those bands you listen to very rarely, but it's usually because you need something they're saying.
Seeing them live is an experience I don't think I'll forget anytime soon.
Fit For A King is also a great band
Seeing people react to a song/band that i have so much affection for and liking them as much as i do gives me goose bumps haha makes me feel like we are friends. Music brings people together!
I saw them in 2014, they spent half their set sharing testimonials and preaching it was great
Man of Sorrows is one of my favorite songs by them (still have Captors in my car along with some Demon Hunter, Fit for a King, Thousand Foot Crutch, Skillet, and some For Today) speaking of For Today you should do Elijah The Forerunner from the Portraits album (ALL great songs) but for me it's one of the BEST emotional representation of what it might have been like for Elijah standing all alone on mt. Carmel in the midst of nearly 1000 Ba'al prophets
Great bands and great song.
For today is soooo good
I fell in love with this band because of their deep theological lyrics. Great video! It shows that there are still bands out there that are preaching the gospel! Amen!
I was waiting for this one! Perfect Easter song that gives me goosebumps every time I hear it.
Same.
I think this is great. What you're doing with your son is awesome! I love heavy music and walking thru this with him and relating the lyrics to the Word of God is fantastic! Can't wait for the next Demon Hunter. God bless.
I found your channel through this, and I love it! Wolves at the Gate is my favorite band in the world, and I’d love it if you reacted to another song by them, called Hindsight. It’s absolutely phenomenal
great video pastor Rob. What really hit me and pushed me into accepting Jesus as my savior was long ago when I read about the penitent thief. The thief acknowledging his sins and crimes while saying that Jesus had done nothing criminal. "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom" He replies "Amen I say to you today you will be with me in paradise". I've always gotten goosebumps hearing that. Praise Jesus, we serve a loving God.
"The Bird and the Snake" by wolves at the gate. The song is slow at first and the music video is amazing. It will leave you in tears
Hey pastor Rob!
I’m from Brazil and i’m very happy with your explanations. All this bands were part of my youth, not only gave me strengh and peace in rough times, but got me closer to Him.
I like to recomend the listen and study of these guys.
“Close your eyes - Valleys”
“A plea for purging - the heart of a child”
“Oh sleeper - means to believe”
Thanks! Hugs !
Never heard of them but enjoyed it and y’all as always. Thanks for the video and spreading His word!
Pastor, I get such chills listening to wolves at the gate (long been my favorite metal band). Thank you for covering them. Their lyrics and witness for the Kingdom is so amazing.
Hey, you should check out August Burns Red - Indonesia, it's a song about a Christian missionary who died in a plane crash in Indonesia. Really good song!
Like that song, didn’t know about that
Our brothers are growing
Oh yeah yeah
Oh yeah yeah
War In The Time Of Peace is my favorite Wolves At The Gate song.
that would be such a great song to analyze. Amazing song and incredible allegory.
This is one of my all time favorite songs. It never fails to humble me and often gets me choked up thinking about the fact that God would have so much mercy, not only for me, but for everyone. This was such a great video, you guys.
Just found your channel tonight, saw you did this song and I'm now awake at 2:43AM just to finish watching the video. Wolves at the gate is a fantastic band with incredibly meaningful and deep lyrics and instrumentals to match it. Please do more from them! I recommend Heralds. "Here I am Lord, send me"
Definitely check out I Am by Theocracy
ISimplyDon'tCare oh yes that song is great
Anything by Theocracy would be great, but ESPECIALLY Mirror of Souls (prepare for a 30+ minute video LOL).
Such an amazing song. Solid Biblical principles! I definitely got emotional!! Strong worship song!!
A war that never ends by Phinehas!!!
Yesss💕
Please please please do more WATG. They are criminally underrated, scripturally sound, and ultra talented! My favorite band with a Christian message and it isn’t close! Their new album “Eulogies” is an absolute banger and any track on there is worth a reaction!
This song always puts my heart in my throat. It’s a perfect segue into reformed theology
"Hush Yael" by Oh, Sleeper but with googling lyrical analyses because it's rlly deep. Also "Basic Hate" by Wage War, it speaks of and denounces the acts of the WBC from a Christian stand-point and nobody's reacted to ittt! Pretty plzzz you guys are da besttttt!!!!😂😂😂😂😂😱
I know this video is old, but if you wanted to do another WATG song, they just released a Christmas song this past November called Lowborn. It’s amazing and has quickly become one of my favorite songs.
Thank you so much for doing this song I have loved Wolves for years have seen them live several times and have been blessed to meet them a few times God has blessed them with an amazing talent and they continue to bless others with it. If you have time listen to this entire album it is amazing God bless
I actually went to the same college as these guys. And I can definitely say that their sound theology was shaped by their time at Cedarville. Sadly i didn't actually go to school with them, but when I was there had just broken onto the scene. Pride and joy of Cedarville University
Thank yah, love these guys and how they stand out for God and Jesus and dah dah dah saved me from going down a dark path, thank you guys for doing this song!!
+Chad Martinez 🙏🏻🙏🏻
THANK YOU FOR COVERING WOLVES AT THE GATE! this is a dream come true ! Plenty of songs in their albums worth reacting to :)
Never heard this band before, but I'm really enjoying that song. Reminds me a bit of some of Thrice's work. You should really do a reaction to anything Thrice really. Their lead singer, Dustin Kensrue, is heavily influenced by Christianity, philosophy and the works of C.S. Lewis. He was also the worship leader at Mars Hill Church when a lot of questionable things went down (that had nothing to do with him). I think it burnt him bad and it shows in the later Thrice material.
Yes. Definitely reminds me of old thrice
They've stated Thrice is one of their biggest influences
Like moths to flame is a good one by thrice about Peters betrayal.
This might be my favorite reaction so far that I have watched! I love it when you dive further into the Bible!
Spot on. When I listened to this the first time It is so powerful, first of all, but I also had this sense of man this is reflecting, a few generations sentiment and misunderstanding of the father’s heart. People have a really hard time with Wrath and love at the same time. They cannot understand how a loving God can be wrathful and they look at the Old Testament and go oh I’m glad Jesus is so different from God the father. All they can see is wrath and judgment. Which I believe is this humanistic paradigm seeping in. When we start with the idea that humans are good, not having an understanding of Justice and holiness, then God becomes simply a stern father ready to punish disobedience, void of love and mercy. That is a characature of who God really is and I love how you address that super well, how it’s the plan and will of the father to save.
Awesome review and discussion guys..
Amon Amarth - Thousand Years Of Oppression
The song made me cry because as of late God is revealing himself to me. Your channel is part of that revelation. I struggle with something I wonder if you can speak to. If God knew humans would ultimately screw up why create us in the first place? Thanks you guys, much love.
I love your guys videos...love the fact that you break down and analyse the song for what it is while also relating it to the Bible (where applicable) and actually discussing and explaining it...keep it up 🔥🔥🔥
+Rhys Nelson thanks for the encouragement. We need as much as we can get.
Ok Pastor Rob, I think you're finally ready to go to war. Ready yourself and then PLEASE do a video covering these two:
Oh, Sleeper - Son of the Morning
Oh, Sleeper - The Finisher
Yesss
Best would actually be if he reviewed the full album as Oh, Sleeper writes narrative albums. The meaning of these songs are best understood having full albums meaning supporting it.
WATG are among the most talented artists. I listen to them daily. It's nice to have a Christian hard core vand
Amen! Not much else to say other than to thank you guys for your time and effort putting the Word out there. Physically opening and reading from it. Powerful stuff
brilliant instruments and songwriting. thanks for the great explanation guys. God bless
I think that Wolves at the Gate is one of the few metal bands that started as Christian and have maintained that aspect consistently. Many of the bands have decreased their output of God and Jesus focused material, but Wolves at the Gate just keeps going. I love it.
P.S. I loved watching you get into this song. It reminds me so much of my own father.
This is easily becoming one of my favorite channels, I love hearing theological reacts to these songs that helped me find my faith
Wow ... gotta add this. Nice job too, gentleman -- I keep trusting the nudges of the Holy Spirit that keep bringing me back to your channel. I trust one day it will be revealed to me 'why?' -- I make it a point to never ask our Heavenly Father "why" -- I've never understood why I've felt so strongly about this aspect (other than a deep respect and search for a more trusting understanding for His plan for my life). Thanks to you both and thank you for your bravery in creating this channel. God bless you 🙏🏼
And you have a good point on the love of God, who SENT our Messiah to save anyone who believes on His name
I love watching you guys! Love when the music is building up then explodes...YOUR SMILES are priceless. Always enjoy your perspectives and your energy.
Thank you so much! Your comment is very encouraging.
You should react to Jenny by nothing more. The main theme of the song is addiction and the first few lines are a quote from the bible.
I agree. They should do a couple Nothing More songs. Rob, if you're reading this, look into Nothing More. Both Jenny and God Went North. Both amazing songs. Would love to hear your input on them.
I freaking LOVE that song.....used to listen to that band a lot when I first discovered them. Even bought the album with that song on it.
Nothing but love for you guys and this music. Thanks for the video!
I've seen them live before. They are super good live and almost every song they have has a great message. Flickering Flame by Wolves at the Gate is a song by them. ps love the work you all are doing!!
Can't get enough of these. Great video as always. Love to hear your thoughts on Jesus Christ by Brand New.
A Patern in Pain by Phinehas
Yeeessss!💕
Never heard of this but pretty awesome song! I enjoy songs that go from soft to hardcore. It just shows how great a person's vocals can be. And finally please react to Stryper to hell with the devil. Great 80s Christian metal band and still make albums to this day. Thanks and awesome video.
Could you please do FEED THE MACHINE by RED.
Yes!
You beat me to it, I was just thinking that
I suggest Darkest Part first seeing as it's like a prequel to it.
YES OMG I've been listening to this song foreverr
I'd love to see a breakdown of every Red song. I've been thinking of writing my thoughts about the lyrics for a while now, but I'd love to hear what kind of inspiration for the Christian walk that you two can find in their creative works. Thanks a lot! God bless you two.
Loving the channel gentlemen! Just introduced to the band now. I'm a big tool fan as well. I'm always surprised at what truths you are able to pull out of all these lyrics. Keep up the amazing work.
I really love your guys content! Thanks for this.
Along the lines of this, you need to listen to "Alone," or "Lower Still" by My Epic. Amazing musically, and deeply edifying music that really forces you to think deeper about just exactly what Jesus did for us.
My epic for sure! Any song is great! Lower still kind of plays into this soft then screaming vibe for sure. Nice pick!
They rock! Love the soft the hard rifts. Good singer. Got goose bumps.
Love the video! it was nice to finally see you guys break down the lyrics and the meaning behind it! Keep it up!
I was introduced to this channel today by random chance, I’m so glad I did. I truly appreciate how open minded you are to a genre so belittled, outcasted, and judged by the majority of Christians. As an atheist born into a very religious family I still to this day have to conceal a large portion of myself from my highly judgmental family. I could never dream of this happening in my family circle. Thank you for taking the time to not only attempt to understand your sons personality, perspective, and reasoning for his musical tastes, but to whole heartily accept his tastes, and move past simple-toleration to understand the art of metal. You deserve a father of the year award. I wish my father was as open minded as you.
P.S I would love you see you and your son react to
Impending Doom: Murderer
"Jenny" by Nothing more
Dead man is also another good song by wolves at the gate
Really, anything by them would be good
Best react i've ever seen! Thank you, God bless you and your son.
I just found this channel and love it. I am a big fan of Wolves at the Gate.
PLEASE DO FOR TODAY "Devastator" OFFICIAL VIDEO
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Stumbled upon this channel today. And I'm definitely hooked.
Love this channel and what a great message this channel puts out.
...Awesome shirt Gauge.
Well, neat, I found a new band I hadn’t known about. So thank you for that, and thank the persistent fella who asked you to react. Cool song.
Got to see these guys in Dallas several years ago and it was amazing. Great band
The "Rambo" movies as they're sometimes referred to, in order are First Blood, First Blood Part 2: Rambo, and Rambo 3. Pretty solid films.
Heck yeah, been waiting for you guys to listen to and review, a Wolves At The Gate song. I love the emotional weight, they bring in there music. Can't wait for the next album to DROP!
Highly recommend checking out the band “For Today.” I’ve seen them at a few shows they actually preach a bit in between each song.
Awesome song! Just added this one to my music list.