Johnny Cash.. A soul winning addict. There are numerous Biblical references in the lyrics.[2] A spoken portion from Revelation 6:1–2 in the King James Version[REV 6:1-6:2] introduces the song.[3] This portion of Scripture describes the coming of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, each heralded by one of the four beasts first mentioned in Revelation 4:6–9. The musical portion then begins with Cash reciting that a man will one day come to pass judgment. The chorus indicates that these events will be accompanied by trumpets, pipers, and one hundred million angels singing. The voice of the Lord in Revelation is often likened to the sound of a loud trumpet (Revelation 1:10; 4:1; and 8:13). Revelation 5:11 states that John saw that there are millions of angels in Heaven. The song also alludes to the Parable of the Ten Virgins from the Gospel of Matthew (25:1–13) with the lyrics “The virgins are all trimming their wicks,” a reference to the virgins’ preparation of the Second Coming of Christ. The reference to the whirlwind might point to the prophet Elijah, one of the few Biblical characters taken to heaven without dying. He was transported by a chariot of fire borne by a whirlwind (2Kings 2:11). Or it could allude to Hosea 8:7 where evildoers sow the wind and reap the whirlwind. The phrase Its hard for thee to kick against the pricks is a quote from Acts 26:14, where Saul of Tarsus describes his meeting Jesus while traveling to Damascus. Its a reference to ancient Greek proverb where a kicking ox only injures himself, an illustration of the futility of resisting the Lord. Elsewhere, the song mentions the wise men who bows before the Lords throne, and casts their golden crowns at the feet of God. Revelations 4 refers to elders who worship the Lord and lay their crowns before Him (Revelations 4:10), while Matthew 2 contains the well-known scene of the Wise Men bowing before the Lords manger.
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