Worship Pastor Who Worked With Diddy Describes ‘Demonic’ Influences in the Industry

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To break “Satan’s grip on music,” Long asked God how to glorify him alone. He said the Lord told him, “The sound that comes from the manifestation of the Holy Ghost is not going to be R&B. It’s going to glorify the Lamb, and it’s going to lift the name of Jesus.”

Arayomi, whose interview with Long has more than 1.2 million views, described King David as a “producer” who made songs as well as sounds. “He [made] sounds that would make demons leave Saul,” said Arayomi. “So that means there’s a sound that draws spirits or repels spirits. It’s not just rebuking with your mouth. You can rebuke a demon with the right sound.”

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The church should “start borrowing this out from the world and start getting into the Holy Spirit to hear the sounds that he’s making,” Arayomi concluded.

Long, who has been working on a documentary about his music career, said he wants to offer people hope. “It’s a message of faithfulness and grace,” he said of his story. “Even when we are wrong or go a different direction than what our God teaches us…God is still faithful.”

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Stephanie Martin
Stephanie Martin, a freelance writer and editor in Denver, has spent her entire 30-year journalism career in Christian publishing. She loves the Word and words, is a binge reader and grammar nut, and is fanatic (as her family can attest) about Jeopardy! and pro football.

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