“Rock of Ages” by Def Leppard
by VCG 08/27/2025
🔥 “Rock of Ages” by Def Leppard
Line-by-Line Comparison with the King James Bible (KJV)
This analysis holds each lyric to the light of Scripture,
identifying:
- truth
- error
- spirit
behind the words — testing every line as commanded in 1 John 4:1.
“Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.” — 1 Thessalonians 5:21
“Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge.” — 1 Corinthians 14:29
🎶 LYRIC:
“Rise up, gather round / Rock this place to the ground”
📖 KJV VIEWPOINT:
This speaks of:
- chaotic energy
- destruction
- emotional frenzy
The call to
“rock this place to the ground”
is not of the Holy Spirit, who brings order and edification, not riot.
Holy Ghost: Not a Force, But a Person – Library of Rickandria
“Let all things be done decently and in order.” — 1 Corinthians 14:40
“God is not the author of confusion, but of peace…” — 1 Corinthians 14:33
🎶 LYRIC:
“Burn it up let’s go for broke / Watch the night go up in smoke”
📖 KJV VIEWPOINT:
These lines promote a spirit of recklessness, possibly alluding to partying, fire, or riotous behavior.
Biblically, this aligns with the spirit of the world:
“Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness…” — Romans 13:13
“The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.” — Proverbs 4:19
🎶 LYRIC:
“Rock on, Rock on / Drive me crazier…”
📖 KJV VIEWPOINT:
The phrase “drive me crazier” reflects emotional abandon, loss of self-control,
which is the opposite of the fruit of the Spirit:
“But the fruit of the Spirit is… temperance:
against such there is no law.” — Galatians 5:22-23
🎶 LYRIC (Chorus):
“Rock of ages, still rollin’ / Keep a-rollin’, rock of ages”
📖 KJV VIEWPOINT:
This is the most spiritually serious offense in the song.
“Rock of Ages” is a title historically and biblically associated with Jesus Christ, the firm foundation, the everlasting Rock.
“And did all drink the same spiritual drink:
for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.” — 1 Corinthians 10:4
To apply this sacred title to a rock band or rock music itself is blasphemous and misleading.
The lyrics mock sacred language, replacing Jesus the Rock with carnal sound and spectacle.
🎶 LYRIC:
“We got the power / Got the glory / Just say you need it / And if you need it…”
📖 KJV VIEWPOINT:
This implies self-deified power — “we got the glory.”
Scripture says:
“Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory…” — 1 Chronicles 29:11
“My glory will I not give to another.” — Isaiah 42:8
Claiming glory is the sin of Lucifer:
“I will ascend… I will be like the most High.” — Isaiah 14:13-14
🎶 LYRIC:
“Do you believe it?”
📖 KJV VIEWPOINT:
A mocking question.
The true Gospel asks this with holy reverence, not with sarcasm or vanity.
“Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live.” — John 11:25
❌ FINAL JUDGMENT:
The song “Rock of Ages” by Def Leppard is spiritually profane, taking a holy name (Rock of Ages, i.e., Christ)
and applying it to:
- fleshly music
- chaos
- pride
and lust.
It promotes:
- Carnality over Christ
- Emotion over discipline
- Glory to man, not to God
- Mockery of sacred terminology
It is the spirit of this world, which is anti-Christ at the root.
“If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.” — 1 John 2:15
“Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord…” — 2 Corinthians 6:17
✅ THE TRUE ROCK OF AGES:
“Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.” — Psalm 61:2
“He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.” — Psalm 62:2
Reject the counterfeit rock.
Cling to the Cornerstone.
PROMPT:
Please write bible-based lyrics to a song titled “THE Rock of Ages” that is a parody of the song “Rock of Ages” by the band Def Leppard
🎵 “THE ROCK OF AGES”
A Holy Parody of “Rock of Ages” by Def Leppard
Built on the King James Bible — honoring the Rock that is Christ (1 Corinthians 10:4)
[Intro – Shout]
🎶
No idols!
No demons!
No pharmakeia potions!
No flesh!
No fame!
No self-devotion!
Let it roll, Lord!
Let it roll for the Rock of Ages! (Psalm 18:2)
🎶
[Verse 1]
Gimme a Bible, not a bottle
No more runnin’ from the truth
I was chained up by rebellion
Till the Rock came crashin’ through! (Matthew 21:44)
The world’s got flashing idols
But they crumble into dust
My hope ain’t in the radio
It’s in the God I trust! (Psalm 20:7)
[Chorus]
🎶
The Rock of Ages, cleft for me! (Exodus 33:22)
I hide myself in Calvary! (Galatians 6:14)
Ain’t no power, ain’t no pride—
Gonna shake what stands inside!
The Rock of Ages, firm and true! (Isaiah 28:16)
Jesus Christ, I’m made brand new! (2 Corinthians 5:17)
This ain’t metal—this is might!
Holy fire, eternal light! 🔥
🎶 THE Rock of Ages…
Forever gonna stand and reign! (Revelation 19:16)
🎶 THE Rock of Ages…
Breakin’ every yoke and chain! (Isaiah 10:27)
[Verse 2]
Satan tried to tune my station
With lies in every song
But I tuned into salvation
Now I’m singin’ loud and strong (Psalm 40:3)
There’s a Kingdom in the heavens
And a trumpet gonna blow (1 Thessalonians 4:16)
While the world is chasin’ shadows
I’m standin’ on the Stone! (Matthew 7:24)
[Chorus]
🎶
The Rock of Ages, He don’t roll!
He writes my name on Heaven’s scroll (Luke 10:20)
He’s the Lamb, He’s the King—
The Lion who makes Heaven ring! (Revelation 5:5-6)
🎶 THE Rock of Ages…
He was, and is, and yet to be! (Revelation 1:8)
🎶 THE Rock of Ages…
Living God who died for me! (Romans 5:8)
[Bridge – Slow, reverent]
🎶
Oh, Rock of my salvation… (Psalm 62:6)
Shield in every storm…
From age to age, You never change—
Eternal is Your form. (Malachi 3:6)
[Final Chorus – Powerful & victorious]
🎶
THE Rock of Ages, not of man!
From Genesis to the Great “I Am” (John 8:58)
Ain’t no devil gonna shake my ground
Where His blood and truth abound! (Revelation 12:11)
THE Rock of Ages—carved in flame!
The stone the builders cast in shame (Psalm 118:22)
Is now the Corner, now the Throne
And I’m His—sealed, claimed, and known! (2 Timothy 2:19)
🎶
ROCK!
OF!
AGES!
MY FOUNDATION ALONE!
🎶
📖 Scriptural Anchor:
“For they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.” — 1 Corinthians 10:4
“Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.” — Psalm 61:2
“Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” — Matthew 16:18
They played Rock of Ages on America’s Got Talent.
Recently, like 6 days ago, they played on America’s Got Talent, but this time didn’t play Rock of Ages.
“Pour Some Sugar on Me” by Def Leppard – Library of Rickandria