For Today’s debut full-length Ekklesia, produced by Jamie King, was released on April 1, 2008 through Facedown Records.
On June 9, 2009, the band released their second full length album, Portraits, produced again by Jamie King. The album charted on three of Billboard's charts: number 14 on Top Heatseekers, number 15 on Christian Albums, and number 40 on Top Independent Albums.
Their third full length was announced on May 26, 2010, via their official MySpace blog. Breaker was released on August 31, 2010, and was their most successful album to date. It was recorded in New Jersey with Will Putney and includes guest vocals by Drew Dijorio (Stray From The Path), Shane Raymond (Close Your Eyes) and Jay Pepito (Reign Supreme).
In 2011, For Today announced that they had left long-time label Facedown Records and had signed with Razor & Tie. They released their fourth full length, Immortal on May 29, 2012. The album was produced by Will Putney and includes guest vocals by Tommy Green (Sleeping Giant), Jake Luhrs (August Burns Red) and Sonny Sandoval (P.O.D.).
Band Members:
Vocals: Mattie Montgomery
Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals: Ryan Leitru
Rhythm Guitar: Mike Reynolds
Bass: Brandon Leitru
Drums: David Puckett
Seraphim
For Today Lyrics
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And let the whole world see! You were made to burn.
And let the whole world see! You were made to burn.
I see an old breed of prophet arising, speaking as voices from another age;
set ablaze with the flame of the Spirit of God, and sent from before the throne.
Sent from before the throne.
We are sent from before the throne to stand up and speak out,
"We are the burning ones, and we will not be contained!"
"We are the burning ones, and we will not be contained!" Oh
Burning ones, arise! Come forth!
Oh take your flame, ignite the world.
We are the only hope for a hopeless world to see the face of the living God.
Oh take your flame, ignite the world.
Under the name above all names, we declare that the glorious One lives.
Take your flame, ignite the world. Take your flame, ignite the world!
Take your flame, ignite the world. Take your flame, ignite the world!
Come to the throne! Come to the throne!
You were made to burn and let the whole world see!
Burn, and let the whole world see. Burn, and let the whole world see.
Oh take your flame, ignite the world! Oh take your flame, ignite the world!
Ignite the world! Take your flame, ignite the world! Take your flame, ignite the
world! Take your flame, ignite the world! Take your flame, ignite the world!
The lyrics of the song "Seraphim" by For Today are a call to action for those who have been chosen to spread the word of God. The song speaks of an old breed of prophets who have been sent from before the throne to speak out and ignite the world with the flame of the Spirit of God. The burning ones are those who are chosen to stand up and speak out, refusing to be contained, and letting the whole world see their light.
The chorus repeats the call to action for the burning ones to arise and take their flame to ignite the world. The burning ones are the only hope for a hopeless world to see the face of the living God. The song ends with a final call to come to the throne and let the whole world see the flame within.
Overall, "Seraphim" is a powerful and inspiring song that reminds us of our purpose and our calling to spread the word of God and ignite the world with our light.
Line by Line Meaning
Burn, and let the whole world see! You were made to burn.
Embrace your purpose and let the world witness your passion.
I see an old breed of prophet arising, speaking as voices from another age;
I see a generation of leaders who are inspired by divine wisdom beyond their years.
set ablaze with the flame of the Spirit of God, and sent from before the throne.
Filled with the Holy Spirit and commissioned by God Himself to spread His message.
Sent from before the throne.
Commissioned by the ultimate authority, God.
We are sent from before the throne to stand up and speak out,
We are called by God to be His mouthpiece and share His truth.
and let hell tremble when they hear us say,
Our words should strike fear into the enemy's camp as we declare truth boldly.
"We are the burning ones, and we will not be contained!"
We are passionate for God and refuse to let anything hinder us from fulfilling our purpose.
Burning ones, arise! Come forth!
Let those who are passionate for God rise up and take a stand.
Oh take your flame, ignite the world.
Use your passion to impact those around you and bring light to darkness.
We are the only hope for a hopeless world to see the face of the living God.
As passionate believers, we are the only visible representation of God in a broken world.
Under the name above all names, we declare that the glorious One lives.
We lift up the name of Jesus and proclaim His majesty and power.
Come to the throne! Come to the throne!
Encouragement to seek intimacy with God and receive His commissioning.
Oh take your flame, ignite the world!
Reaffirming the call to spread God's truth and love to those around us.
Ignite the world! Take your flame, ignite the world! Take your flame, ignite the world!
A call to action and a reminder of the urgency in spreading Christ's message to those who need it most.
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@GrantyRurup
Revelations 4:6-11
6 Also in front of the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass, clear as crystal.
In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, and they were covered with eyes, in front and in back. 7 The first living creature was like a lion, the second was like an ox, the third had a face like a man, the fourth was like a flying eagle. 8 Each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around, even under its wings. Day and night they never stop saying:
“‘Holy, holy, holy
is the Lord God Almighty,’[a]
who was, and is, and is to come.”
9 Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever, 10 the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say:
11 “You are worthy, our Lord and God,
to receive glory and honor and power,
for you created all things,
and by your will they were created
and have their being.”
@AzazelZaphorOmega
Thomas Monahan
You said: “Hahahahahahaha! Yes! The basis of Jesus'
teachings is to hate and kill! Exactly!! That must be why He told us to love
our enemies. Thank you for your time, have a nice life. :)))”
Yeah because no one has ever killed anyone in the name of God(s) in the entire history of the human race ever…
All of the “love” in the Bible is contradicted by what God did (his destructive wrath, his vengeful laws, the raping of Mary while she was asleep) and what Jesus actually said (such as the aforementioned
verse). It’s also invalidated by the fact that there are conditions that come with “God’s love”. For example, you can’t like other God(s), and you have to obey everything that he says.
He’s your “father,” so he created you, but he will destroy you if you don’t listen to him you will be burned to death over and over and over and over and over and over and over again (to the infinite power) for all eternity…because that’s just how he deals with his kids when they disobey. But he does the same thing when you don’t acknowledge his existence or don’t give him enough attention…(kind of sounds like an abusive
spouse or a crazy, jealous, stupid bitch, but that’s just my opinion).
So basically, you can attain “God’s love” by throwing away your life and being his servant for eternity at the risk of burning forever, that’s a one sided relationship if I ever saw it! And of course, this all on an
individual basis, so if you are the only one in your family to go to Heaven and your spouse, grandparents, parents, and children all writhe in agony for eternity well…at least you still have Jesus. Now that’s a real form of comfort knowing that you will never see your family again and that they are suffering
forever, ain’t it ? ;)
Thus, the Biblical “love” you speak of is outweighed by the overt complexities with which it requires to obtain it in the first place. Put simply, your God’s love is a case of the juice not being worth squeeze as
result of his own bullshit.
You also said:
“you have it all figured out lmao kind of hilarious that someone can be so bitter”
Now I assume this your defense to everything else I said??? Well, it’s a total failure if that is the case.
First of all, me being “bitter” is irrelevant. But if you really want to know…Yes I am bitter. I’m bitter that human beings are still having wasted conversations on religion when it really shouldn’t be an issue
anymore. But it’s not so much of an issue due to its popularity (lots of stupid/utterly
pointless things are popular: Justin Beiber, Kim Kardashian, Game of Thrones, Minecraft overpopulating the planet by following the trend of the media rejoicing babies, Alex Jones, conspiracy theories, etc.).
My issue stems from its power and enforcement at the higher level. You little theists want to act
like you’re defending yourselves when it is you have traditionally made laws to oppress and hurt others. As such, you goddamn right if I’m going to be at least a little fucking bitter about the whole matter. You people should do less bitching, have less power, and should be mocked and ridiculed for the absurd little undereducated parasites that you are.
Also, you literally addressed NOTHING in my post. You just smugly and sarcastically said “you have it all figured out”.
So the issues that go unresolved:
Christianity is as much a cult as ISIS/Al-Qaeda, The Manson Family, Jones Town, Children of God/The Family International, The KKK, The Branch Dividians, Aum Shinrikyo, or the Nazis.
God’s lustful masturbation to poor people dying in the street, or watching the sex trade of children, slavery, people in sweat shops, cancer, ALS, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 9/11, The Holocaust, school
shootings, AIDS, Ebola, cyber bullying/teen suicide and a number of other things that this “loving”
being allows to go on in the world completely devoid of his intervention.
But I guess he “works in mysterious ways” and “this is all part of his plan” right? What rational human being would blatantly follow a fucked up entity that claims that all of these atrocities are a part of their greater design? That’s pretty messed up shit, but I guess a brainwashed follower who has to play martyr (such as yourself) has to delude themselves into thinking this is a “loving” God, right? :)
You also didn’t address the anti-scientific aspects of the Bible that just simply don’t go very well with what actually exists in reality.
A few examples:
Talking snake in Garden of Eden (so I guess all of linguistics and its various branches originated from this creature?)
Noah’s Ark, every organism in existence, even every insect and micro-organism? Assuming they all fit and were able to survive for such an extended period of time on wooden boat, what the fuck did they eat when they finally got off?
The 10 Plagues You do understand the difference between magic and reality right? (Not to mention that
with killing all of the “first born”, the whole “pro-life” argument goes completely out the window).
Jonah in the belly of a Whale I guess he was horrible deformed afterwards
from all the stomach acids?
The Virgin Birth Let me get this straight. God goes into the room of a sleeping virgin woman (who was married, so he loses points for adultery), impregnates her, and then has that child be a boy who is actually himself in human form? Interesting, it would seem that God has an Oedipus Complex in that he wanted to not only de-virginized his own mother, but wanted to do while he was coming out if her vagina. So in a sense, he fucked (or should I say “penetrated”?) his mom while he was being born …Wow talk about some crazy bullshit.
ALL OF THIS should be more than sufficient evidence for why one would hate your religion and the idiocy of its followers, especially in regards to LAWS made on the basis of this nonsense.
@UkeBoxHero
This song is the metal equivalent of "This little light of mine."
@knkjukebx5816
lol loved that song little light of mine when young but sense I'm old an grumpy I like this one just as much ✌️
@user-th8ce2ll9q
This Little Light Of Mine I'm gonna Let It Shine This Little Light Of Mine I'm Gonna Let It Shine!! Beack!! Fuck Satan & those demons within you know? Know!? Or no! No!!~!!! No!!!!!! No!!!! In the name!
@kirisutegomen12
10 years later still listening
@adizzle7457
@kirisutegomen12 same brotha
@kommissioned
@kirisutegomen12 same brother
@danutter12
God is going to use this type of music to move so many hearts and minds and break so many barriers its unreal. These guys are changing lives; saving lives infact. Seeing them live is a truly Godly experience, just because of the power of the worship. I literally felt Jesus at one of their shows, he was stage diving, throwing down, and singing along at the chants just like everyone else. He made that worship so, so powerful
@nickocskai8399
Lmfao what the fuck
@coopers1716
I remember seeing them live. A guy elbowed me in the face in the pit so hard it left an impression of my teeth in my cheek.
I might have seen god during that performance, I think it was just 80% of a concussion though.
@SDREHXC
@Nick Ocskai bro if you never saw these guys live you don’t even know, I’m positive that comment is 100% serious. Dudes used to preach at shows and stuff so they attracted the wildest christians lol. I swear on my life I went outside at one of their shows once after a song, smoked like 3 cigarettes, went back in and they still hadn’t started the next song ‘cause the dude was still talking about Jesus.
Sick band though.