{"id":2001106,"date":"2023-08-15T11:13:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T15:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oliver-anthony-shares-bible-verse-during-first-public-performance-since-going-viral\/"},"modified":"2023-08-15T11:14:54","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T15:14:54","slug":"oliver-anthony-shares-bible-verse-during-first-public-performance-since-going-viral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oliver-anthony-shares-bible-verse-during-first-public-performance-since-going-viral\/","title":{"rendered":"Oliver Anthony shares Bible verse in first public performance since viral fame."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Foliver-anthony-shares-bible-verse-during-first-public-performance-since-going-viral%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2001106&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/virginia\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Virginia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  farmer <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/music\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oliver Anthony<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: From\u200b Farm to Fame<\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Last week, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-will-never-let-a-man-disrespect-meespecially-a-little-white-one-wnba-star-slams-coach-who-said-she-weighed-300-lbs\/\" title=\"\u2018I Will Never Let A Man Disrespect Me\u2026Especially A Little White One\u2019: WNBA Star Slams Coach Who Said She Weighed 300 Lbs\">song titled<\/a> &#8220;Rich \u200cMen North of Richmond&#8221; by Virginia farmer Oliver \u200dAnthony took\u200b the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-non-fungible-tokens-and-blockchain-are-changing-the-art-and-music-worlds\/\" title=\"How Non-Fungible Tokens And Blockchain Are Changing The Art And Music Worlds\">music world<\/a> by storm,\u2064 skyrocketing to the top of \u200bthe iTunes charts with over 9 million \u2063plays in just five days. The frustrations of the\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-football-analogy-to-explain-democrats-election-cheating\/\" title=\"A Football Analogy to Explain Democrats' Election Cheating\">working class<\/a> resonated with listeners, propelling Anthony to overnight sensation status.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Opening with a Biblical Message<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In his first public concert since going viral, Anthony captivated a massive crowd. He \u200cbegan the performance\u200c by reading a powerful passage from the Book of Psalms:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe wicked \u200dplot \u2062against the righteous,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=X6J9AVlI0ZQ\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">read<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. \u201cAnd \u2062gnash their teeth\u200d at them but the Lord laughs at\u2062 the wicked, for he knows their day is coming. The wicked draw the sword and bend the bow, to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those\u200d whose ways are \u200bupright. But their sword shall pierce their own \u200bhearts, and their bows \u2064shall be broken.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cBetter\u200b the little that have righteousness than the\u200b wealth \u2063of many wicked. For the power of the wicked will\u200d be broken but the Lord\u2063 upholds the\u200d righteous. The blameless spend their days under the Lord\u2019s care and their inheritance will endure forever.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>A Voice for the Working Class<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Anthony, reflecting on his meteoric \u2063rise to fame, humbly shared his journey\u200b with the crowd.\u2062 He expressed his\u200d gratitude for the opportunities he has received,\u200d stating, \u201cIt\u2019s\u2062 crazy\u2063 to me, because I remember back in June\u200b I played for\u200d about 20 people. But that\u2019s the beautiful part\u2062 of this country, though, \u2062even an idiot like me can make something\u2064 happen. If I can do it, you can\u2062 do \u200bit.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Authenticity Strikes a\u2064 Chord<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Anthony&#8217;s message has struck a chord with audiences who \u200dcrave authenticity in today&#8217;s music landscape. His lyrics speak to the struggles of \u200cthe working class, addressing issues such\u2063 as taxes, the welfare system, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oliver-anthony-shares-bible-verse-during-first-public-performance-since-going-viral\/\" title=\"Oliver Anthony shares Bible verse in first public performance since viral fame.\">rising \u2062suicide rates<\/a>. Some even interpret references to Jeffrey Epstein&#8217;s heinous crimes.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>A Political \u200dStance<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a \u200cseparate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tmxyMJd7IQ8\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">video<\/span><\/a>, Anthony revealed his political views, \u200cdescribing himself as \u200c&#8221;pretty dead center&#8221; and \u2063asserting that \u200bboth\u200b Democrats and Republicans &#8220;serve the same master.&#8221;\u2063 He aims to\u2064 be a\u200b voice \u200dfor those who are tired of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eric-holder-urges-democrats-to-pack-supreme-court-says-federal-courts-are-stacked-with-ideologues-who-reach-rulings-based-on-stunted-mindsets\/\" title=\"Eric Holder Urges Democrats to Pack Supreme Court, Says Federal Courts Are Stacked with Ideologues \u201cWho Reach Rulings Based on Stunted Mindsets\u201d\">status quo<\/a>, stating, \u2062\u201cPeople are just sick and tired of being\u2063 sick and tired.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virginia farmer Oliver Anthony, who gained fame with his song &#8220;Rich Men North of Richmond,&#8221; began a recent show by reciting a Bible verse. The track, which highlights the struggles of the working class, quickly soared to the top of iTunes, amassing over 9 million streams in only five days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":345,"featured_media":2001107,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2001106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2001106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/345"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2001106"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2001106\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2001107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2001106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2001106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2001106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}