Lately there’s been an infatuation with and an endorsement of the Beatles by those who are supposed to be shepherds and pastors of their respective “churches.” Now, if these “churches” are promoting, endorsing, and honoring the Beatles–and mixing them with the things of the church–then they must be a band worthy of “sharing time” in the house of God, right? Much like what was done at this church, and this church, and this church, (just to name a few).

Well, I thought I’d take this occasion (the 27th anniversary of his death) to examine just one of the Fab Four–John Lennon–to see how the Beatles measure up.

What did John Lennon say himself?

“Christianity will go. It will vanish and shrink…. I don’t know what will go first, rock ‘n’ roll or Christianity. We’re more popular than Jesus now. Jesus was all right, but his disciples were thick and ordinary. It’s them twisting it that ruins it for me.” (London Evening Post, March 04, 1966)

“Christianity will go, it will vanish and shrink. I needn’t argue about that. I’m right and will be proved right. . . . We’re more popular than Jesus now.” (The San Francisco Chronicle, April 13, 1966)

On page 14 of his book A Spaniard in the Works, John Lennon describes Jesus this way: “Jesus El Pifico, a garlic-eating, stinking little yellow, greasy fascist bastard Catholic Spaniard.”

Toward the end of his life he described himself as a “Zen Christian, Zen pagan, Zen Marxist” (Christianity Today June 12, 2000).

What did others say about John Lennon and the Beatles?

“We probably seem to be anti-religious. . . none of us believes in God.” – Paul McCartney (Hit Parader, Jan 1970, p.15)

“They’re COMPLETELY ANTI-CHRIST. I mean, I am anti-Christ as well, but they’re so anti-Christ they shock me which isn’t an easy thing.”
– Derek Taylor, Press officer for the Beatles (Saturday Evening Post, Aug. 8, 1964).

“I’ve sold my soul to the DEVIL.” – Ray Coleman quoting John Lennon (Coleman, Ray, Lennon p.256)

What about John Lennon and the Hare Krishna’s?

The Hare Krishna devotees had been visiting with the Lennons’ for several days, discussing world peace and self-realization. Because of this and other widespread exposure, people all over the world soon began to identify the chanting Hare Krishna devotees as harbingers of a more simple, joyful, peaceful way of life. Hare Krishna News Network

Nineteen sixty-nine was for John Lennon a year of intense search for social and personal liberation. He had already been to the Maharishi and later would enter primal therapy and left-wing politics. He was in a major transitional period; he had married Yoko Ono in March, and the Beatles were about to break up.

On September 14, John, Yoko, and George Harrison, after enjoying an Indian vegetarian meal prepared by the devotees at the Temple, walked over to Srila Prabhupada’s quarters for their first meeting. Three months before in Montreal, some of the Hare Krishna devotees had sung with John and Yoko during the recording of “Give Peace a Chance.” And now they were about to meet the guru who brought the Hare Krishna mantra to the West.

Their lively discussion with Srila Prabhupada, which you can hear by listening to the RealAudio clip on this page, deals with the path to peace and liberation, the eternality of the soul, reincarnation, the nature of God, qualifications of the guru, and the authority of Bhagavad-gita (the Indian spiritual classic still sacred to 600 million people. Hare Krishna New Network

I’m not shocked that the Beatles did these things or said these things. After all, they were just doing what comes natural to fallen man. What is shocking (and an abomination and an absolute affront to God) is that these pastors wolves in sheep’s clothing will bring this trash into their “churches” and defile the house of God. What does light have to do with darkness? What does Belial and Christ have in common? What business do the Beatles have being mixed with the church? (2 Corinthians 6:14-18).

You wolves who are doing this are being called out! This is apostasy! Either repent and turn from this blasphemy, or at least practice truth in advertising and remove the title “church” from your Sunday morning social gatherings!

We have already been warned :

For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires, and will turn away their ears from the truth and will turn aside to myths. 2 Timothy 4:3-4