Country music star and Christian John Rich says his chart-topping hit, “Revelation,” came directly from God and that “the Boss” told him to write and release it. In an interview with Tucker Carlson, Rich said the song is a response to evil forces at work in society, such as those displayed in the works of Eminem and Lil Nas X.
“This is the most important song I’ve ever written,” Rich said in a post on X the day “Revelation” released. “I hope it brings strength to the saved, conviction to the lost, and fear to the wicked. If the Spirit moves you, please repost!”
My new song #REVELATION is out today! This is the most important song I’ve ever written. I hope it brings strength to the saved, conviction to the lost, and fear to the wicked. If the Spirit moves you, please repost!
Download here: https://t.co/LFx8nVSJylhttps://t.co/hyXGjr6FlB— John Rich🇺🇸 (@johnrich) July 12, 2024
On July 17, Rich announced that the song was No. 1 on “the country charts” and No. 2 “in all genres,” although he did not specify which charts he meant. Breitbart reported the same numbers for charts on iTunes. As of this writing, Rich’s song is ranked No. 4 out of all the songs on iTunes and No. 2 on the Country Chart.
“It’s got the Boss’s hand on it,” Rich told Carlson. “He gave it to me. He told me to write it, so I did. And he told me to put it out there, so I did. It’s on him now.”
John Rich: God ‘Slammed It Right Through Me’
John Rich is one of the founding members of Lonestar. He left the band in 1998 and worked as a solo artist before joining country musician Big Kenny to form the duo Big & Rich, which has achieved widespread success.
Rich’s 80-minute conversation with Carlson focused on a range of topics, including the meaning of the Book of Revelation, how Rich created his new song, the end times, and the recent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
Carlson was interested to know why Rich chose to write a song about Revelation, a book that “no one wants to read” and that preachers avoid. “It’s an uncomfortable book,” Rich acknowledged, although he clarified, “I did not decide to write this song.”
Rather, Rich says that God channeled the song through him and essentially commissioned him to release it to the world. The country singer said he was at home in Nashville, Tennessee, “not thinking about writing a song about anything, and out of nowhere, it felt like a hammer hit me in the back of the head. Boom!”
“This melody and these lyrics” came into his mind, “and I said, ‘Ok, I hear ya.’” The only other experience Rich has had like that one was when he wrote “Earth to God,” but “this one was more intense than that.”
