Unplugging Babylon: The Spiritual War Beneath Pop Culture’s Gloss
“Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them.” — Ephesians 5:11
They told us it was just music. Just a show. Just a trend. Just a bit of fun. But we were never meant to consume what’s killing us slowly.
Pop culture is not harmless. It is not neutral. It is not “entertainment”—it is discipleship. And the spirit behind it is not of God.
Behind the glamour and glitter of the stage lies an altar. Behind the hashtags and dance routines, a ritual. Behind the flashing lights: darkness, masked as brilliance. We live in a time where good is mocked, evil is glamorized, and children are groomed through pixels and playlists. And if we still think pop culture is innocent, we’ve already been lulled to sleep.
This is no longer culture. This is Babylon. And it’s streaming straight into our homes.
The Hidden Curriculum of Hell
From music to fashion, cartoons to celebrity gossip, the machine feeds us curated rebellion:
Rebellion against God
Confusion about gender and identity
Glorification of self-worship, lust, pride, and violence
It teaches little girls to twerk before they learn to pray, tells boys they must dominate or disappear, tells mothers to be sexy, not sacred, and it tells fathers to leave or be laughed at.
It’s witchcraft in HD, pharmakeia with a beat, and spiritual warfare in every scroll. And it is no accident.
This is not subtle anymore.
When Ariana Grande sings “God is a Woman”, it’s not just pop—it’s blasphemy.
When Lil Nas X performs a lap dance for Satan in his MONTERO video, and millions applaud, the line is no longer blurry—it’s been erased.
When Sam Smith and Kim Petras perform “Unholy” in a televised Satanic ritual, complete with red horns and cages—sponsored by Pfizer—this is not art. This is allegiance.
When Doja Cat paints herself as a red demon and drinks blood, or when Balenciaga dresses children in bondage gear and hides court documents on child abuse laws in plain sight—we are no longer in the realm of conspiracy. We are watching the altar being built.
Even so-called “family brands” have joined in:
– Disney’s recent projects include a cartoon called Little Demon, starring Satan’s daughter.
– Their series The Owl House celebrates witchcraft openly, with children as its audience.
– Meanwhile, drag performances are marketed as “family-friendly,” and social media platforms are flooded with sexualized dance trends performed by children.
This isn’t just entertainment.
It’s the enemy’s doctrine—streamed, sold, and sanitized.
The systems behind this culture—media, entertainment, fashion, social platforms—are not led by the Spirit of God.
They are built to distract, deceive, and ultimately defile.
The Real Cost of “Just One Song”
We think, “It’s just a song, just a movie, just a trend,” but nothing is “just” anything anymore. Every click, every view, every lyric downloaded into your child’s heart is either forming them in light—or slowly but surely deforming them in darkness. We cannot raise holy children on unholy soil, we cannot walk in truth while dancing to Babylon’s tune. God has always called His people out of the system. Out of Egypt. Out of Babylon. Out of compromise. And today, He is calling again.
A Quiet Rebellion Begins at Home
We don’t need to scream nor fight the world on its terms. We just need to unplug, and stand apart.
Let them keep the shows, we will write new stories. Let them keep the idols, we will worship in truth. Let them market confusion, we will raise children who know who they are—because they know whose they are.
This is not legalism. This is liberation. To reject pop culture is to make room for beauty again: real, holy beauty. The kind that doesn’t require filters or fame. The kind that nourishes the soul, not sells it.
For the Remnant
If you’ve ever felt the ache that something’s not right…
If you’ve looked at the world and wept over what our children are being fed…
If you’ve found yourself quietly removing more and more from your home, your feed, your heart…
You’re not alone. You’re not extreme. You’re awake and aware. And you’re part of the remnant.
We don’t consume what mocks God, we don’t stream spells and we don’t applaud rebellion dressed as rhythm.
We unplug, we return to truth and we raise the next generation set apart.
Because in the end, we were never meant to fit in with Babylon.
We were born to walk with God.
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