Is There A Hidden Meaning Behind Hillsong's 2018 Album Art (There Is More)? - FIND OUT

The Australian Mega church, Hilsong Church is a very popular church across the country and the world. Their worship team, Hilsong Worship is very popular among young people. Throughout the times, Hilsong Worship has grown to become a huge multimillion band, and their songs are sung all across the continent.

No doubts, their songs are very powerful and the inspirations are lively. However, Hilsong Church and the worship team has faced severe controversies all over the internet. Some argue the church is diabolic and has a connection to the worship of Satan. Others hold the view that the songs are directly inspired by the devil. But nonetheless, Hilsong Worship is still one of the finest worship team in the world, and their songs transform and bless lives the world over.

In this article however, I want to reveal the meaning of the Album art of There Is More, Hillsong's 26th album, that was released this year.

Due to the controversies surrounding Hilsong, enough eyebrows have been raised concerning the very controversial Album art that the band chose for their 2018 album, There is More.

The big question on people's minds is:

What does the symbols on the art stands for, and why is there so much connection with the Roman Catholic emblems? Which many believe are gotten from ancient pagan worship.

We should not forget that, this same album art has faced criticism from an Instagram user, who claimed, Hilsong stole her work after she turned down their offer to collaborate. But that's not the gist for today.

Since, on this blog, I cover Religious issues aside Tech etc, I will like to briefly state, the meanings of the symbols on Hillsong's 2018 Album Art as provided on Wikipedia.


The lion and the man

This denotes Jacob wrestling with God.
In Genesis 32, Jacob wrestles with God through the night, and at dawn, his hip is wrenched from its socket and he is given a new name - Israel. The takeaway message is that encountering the Lord will lead to change. In worship, "if we are willing and determined to "not let Him go" as Jacob was, we too will encounter the Holy One and discover our true and place in the plan of God."


The scroll

This is symbolic of prophecies.
The birth, life, death and resurrection of Jesus is the fulfilment of over 350 prophecies documented in the Old Testament, written centuries prior to his birth. "He is the Christ, the Messiah, the Saviour of the world." Scriptural basis - Luke 4:17-21 (NIV).


The bible

The bible is "God's love letter to humanity.
His lamp to our feet and light to our path, His surgeon's scalpel and His equipping grace." Scriptural basis - Hebrews 4:12-13 (MSG), 2 Timothy 3:16-17 (NIV).


The sunflowers
The plant follows the sun in the sky, with its face towards the light.
In like manner, the concept in a spiritual context is that of one being "ever turned towards God, facing Him and following to receive and reflect His light." Scriptural basis - Psalm 34:5 (NIV).


The heart, the crown of thorns and the cross

God's love (denoted by the heart) for humanity and his commitment to its redemption is evidenced by the obedient suffering of Christ (the crown of thorns), and death (on the cross).
The cross made a way for "all to be reconciled to God and to one day enter Zion, the Heavenly city."
Scriptural basis - Hebrews 12:2, Revelation 14:1.


The stairway

It is recorded in Genesis 28:12 that Jacob, in a dream, saw a stairway which was resting on the earth and going up to heaven, where the Lord stands and speaks a promise to him.
Four chapters later, Jacob wrestled with God. "What a gracious God that speaks from His throne and chooses to "come down" to Jacob in Genesis 32."


Mustard seeds

Mustard seeds were used as descriptor of one's size of faith by Jesus in response to his disciples, who were unsuccessful at exorcising a boy possessed by a demon in Matthew 17.
Matthew 17:20 (NIV) says "He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”



Water

It is symbolising baptism. In the Great Commission, Jesus commanded that the disciples be baptized. Scriptural basis - Matthew 28:18-19.


The peacock

This was a symbol of immortality to ancient Greeks as it was believed that its flesh did not decay after death. The early church used this belief in that culture to communicating the redemptive, resurrecting power of Christ. The idea is that present-day, cultural imagery can be used to assist people in understand the Gospel story. Scriptural basis - 1 Timothy 1:17.


Cup of wine

Wine symbolises the blood of Jesus when partaking Holy Communion in remembrance of the Lord. Scriptural basis - 1 Corinthians 11:26.

The dove

Symbolic for the Holy Spirit, who descended and settled on Jesus as a dove after Jesus was baptised. Scriptural basis - Matthew 3:16 (NLT).



Olive tree

Psalm 52:8 (NIV) says "But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in God’s unfailing love for ever and ever."

The rose

This alludes to the "rose of Sharon," a phrase that first appeared in 1611 in the King James translation of the bible.
The phrase has been used to describe Jesus in church culture for centuries. "It's a fitting depiction of our glorious Saviour - beautiful in every way, whilst taking the stain of sin and sting of death away."

Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_Is_More


Conclusion
In our world today, we cannot undermine the fact that symbols and signs means a whole lot to us. Right from the ancients, symbols and signs were used to represent different deities and emblems of spiritual worship.
In our circular world, we have captions, themes, logo, and brands to depict our brand, our loyalty and who we represent. So it is of utmost importance that we are very careful what signs and symbols we inculcate into our day to day life.

Our face to the world is what represents us. The blue letter "F" will always represent Mark's multimillion dollar company, Facebook, same holds for the "G" and the rest of other symbols.

The world is ruled by an intelligence that give out a tip of who they pay allegiance to using signs and symbols.

Hilsong Worship might not have been very keen about the signs for their artwork. They might believe in picking a sign or symbol for all they care, as long as they give their definition of what and what it stands for. In this regard, they might win, but not in all cases, except they love sticking out their nose in the slimepit of controversy.

Thanks goodness, their album art symbols were clearly defined and meanings spelt out.

Individuals holds the right to either take to heart their submission or hold a separate view from the World's most famous Christian worship team.

Whichever the case is, Hilsong still inspires people, and their songs still sells.

Anyone who has a problem with that could as well start a worship band, and please inspire us as much or more than Hilsong, and watch the world drool over you.

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