Is the devil MUSICAL?

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Question: Can Satan sing? Does the devil have any musical talents? Can angels, in general, only praise God?

Answer: They devil is a VERY real spirit being who is powerful. He is God's adversary. In fact, the word Satan used in the Bible means adversary, enemy and accuser. We read the words of Jesus in John 12:31

"Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out." (NKJV, unless otherwise noted.)

In 2Corinthians 4:4 the apostle Paul writes:

"whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe. lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them."

Paul emphasizes this point in Ephesians 2:2 :

"In which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air (Satan), the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience."

The devil influences what we hear from the air -- meaning what is broadcast over radio, television, movies - even the Internet - whether spoken, sung or suggested. He certainly does have musical talent, but it is a twisted to create music that is destructive (especially self-destructive), degrading, obscene and anything else that opposes God's way. Be careful what you hear or sing.

To answer your general question about angels, let's look at Job 38:

"Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:  'Who is this who darkens counsel By words without knowledge?  Now prepare yourself like a man:  I will question you, and you shall answer Me.

"Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth?  Tell Me, if you have understanding.  Who determined its measurements?  Surely you know!  Or who stretched the line upon it?  To what were its foundations fastened?  Or who laid its cornerstone, when the morning stars (which included Lucifer, before he became Satan) SANG together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?' "

The word "stars" is Strong's Concordance #3556 and in this context is another way of saying angels. Both the Jamieson, Fausset, Brown and Matthew Henry commentaries confirm that "morning stars" as used in this verse are indeed referring to angelic beings. Revelation 1:20 also uses the word stars to represent angels. Jesus tells the apostle John that:

"The mystery of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the ANGELS of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands which you saw are the seven churches." (Revelation 1:20)

Yes, angels do sing. But all this begs one question. Should WE sing songs to God? YES! Let's take a brief look at Paul's book to the Ephesians and Luke's account of his ministry to see how important music is in the life of a Christian.

"speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord." (Ephesians 5:19)

"But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them." (Acts 16:25)

The book of Psalms is a book of songs -- musical compositions on many diverse topics, such as worship, jubilation, praise, lament, Messianic prophecies, judgment, etc., all set to music. God fully desires and expects that we sing songs to him and about him as long as they praise him.