America’s favorite idols: Entertaining themselves into Hell

You know, it’s funny. America is so full of idols, that Americans actually *have* to excuse them easily and makes jokes about it… But you know what’s sad? People claiming to be followers of Christ who imitate them, and then pretend they have no idols. Well, God’s not fooled, and satan sure isn’t – you can’t serve God and the world.

So, how do we find what shadows people are hiding in, and call them out of sin into God’s pure and holy light? Well, one easy way is to investigate what people spend their money on as their source of comfort, encouragement, and protection. Let’s look at what Americans (and including some who call themselves “Christians”) spend their money on, ie: their idols. How many of the idols does your heart hold onto? How many of them has a hook into your heart?

Please keep these verses in mind as you read: “lovers of themselves, lovers of money… lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness, but denying it’s power…” (2Timothy 3:1-5)

And please think on this - there are two ways to solve idolatry; throwing it out doesn’t always solve it. The person has to have a heart change and make an agreement with God about it – that is when it changes. Do you know the two main ways/methods to solve idols?

Parental note: Most categories in this are fine, but the last section is *not* for the little kiddos.

(See conclusion for answers to these questions and concluding thoughts)

>> Self-assessment question: How many of these idols have a hold of your heart? <<<

Best selling games (worldwide numbers)

(The short notes on categories is to help parents make informed decisions. If you need more info about a game, video, TV series, etc, just ask)

>> These #s are game copies + earnings since its promotion. Many of them, this last 20+ yrs <<

Okay games

Ø Old arcade games (Space Invaders, Pac-Man, Tetris)

o Space Invaders 9M copies sold (not including remakes) $31+B

o Pac-Man 8M copies sold 30+M downloads $25+B

o Asteroids 3M copies sold (est. add of $500M in quarters) $2.9B

o Tetris 520M copies sold 615M downloads $470+M

Okay games with parental supervision

Ø Candy Crush 3.4B downloads $20B

Ø Mario games 8.5B copies sold (all platforms) (250games + 50M dls) $52+B

Ø Sonic games 1.5B copies sold 1.6B downloads $9+B

Ø Pokémon games 280M copies sold 572+M downloads $2+B

Ø Wii Sports 82.9M copies sold $8+B

Exploring games that are mixed w/ dark spiritual themes that some kiddos won’t catch

Ø *** At least one of the paper mario’s goes in this category, and all of Luigi’s haunted mansions, etc.

Ø Minecraft (all) 300M copies sold 10M downloads $2+B

Ø Roblox 50M copies sold 55M downloads $660+M

Ø Lego video games

o Lego City (sort of ok) 20M copies sold (guestimate, no confirm) $26M

o All Lego games 100M copies sold (guestimate, no confirm) $6+B

o *** Most/all Lego games are trying to replace God with a false “god”

Ø Legend of Zelda

o Breath of the Wild 32+M copies sold $6+B

o Tears of the Kingdom 19.5M copies sold (guestimate, no confirm) $2+B

o The rest of the Zelda’s are took dark for kiddos – very occultic/satanic

Ø Disney games – none of them are “safe”. All have cryptic evils in them

o Disney games #s only made $500M Closed studios, bought out gaming platforms

Ø FIFA sports 325M copies $1.9B

Dark spiritual-themes and games to avoid

Ø Military games Totals: $100+B

o Call of Duty 400+M copies sold 500M downloads $27B

o Assassin’s Creed 200M copies sold (all versions) $15B

o Gears of War 41+M copies sold $1+B

o Halo 81+M copies sold $6B

o World of Warcraft 40M copies sold $9.2+B

o Resident Evil 157M copies sold (videos sales included) $9B

o Red Dead Redemption 65M sold 1.5B

Ø Other similar military games (including 2 examples) $25+B

o Clash Royale 616M downloads $4B

o Fortnite 350M copies sold 500M users/players $26+B

Ø GTA (grand theft auto) 410+M copies sold (a very vile game!) $9+B

Ø Final Fantasy 185M copies sold (mythology + occult + fights) $19+B

Ø Puzzles and Dragons (mythology + occult + fights) 90M downloads $7+B

Ø Hogwarts Legacy 15mil copies (occult, witchcraft) $1+B

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Monthly Game subscriptions:

Ø Nintendo Switch Game pass 38M subscribers (part of the) $52+B

o Switch pass 1 $20 per yr (how many subs? unknown)

o Switch Family Pass $35 per yr (how many subs? unknown)

o Switch Expansion Pack 1 $50 per yr (how many subs? unknown)

o Switch Expansion Pack Family $80 per yr (how many subs? unknown)

o Additional subscriptions (2 examples)

§ Mario Run (mobile game) 307M downloads $87+M

§ Mario Kart Tour (mobile) 225M downloads $270+M

Ø Xbox game pass 120 million subscribers (approx) $4+B

o Xbox live Gold 12+M subscribers/$7 per month (almost obsolete)

o Avg game pass 22+M subscribers/$11 per month

o Xbox ultimate 29+M subscribers/$17 per month

Ø Playstation game pass 47.4M subscribers $3.6+B

o PS+ Essential 33M subscribers/$10 per month

o PS+ Extra 6M subscribers/$15 per month

o PS+ Premium 8M subscribers/$18 per month

o Monthly users 100+M

TV subscriptions:

(99.5% of TV/movies are garbage and sin-trash. TV=“trash vendor”)

Ø Netflix subscriptions 270+M subscribers (estimates) $33+B / per yr

o Standard w/ads 40+M subs /$7 per month

o Standard (ad-free) 62M subs / $15.50 per month

o Premium (ad-free) 38M subs / $23 per month

Ø Amazon TV + subscriptions 200M TVs + 150M firesticks $62+B / per yr

o Amazon streaming service 275+M subscribers ($9 or $16 per mo) $115+B / per yr

Ø YouTube (paid) 100+M subscribers $32+B / per yr

o Monthly active users 2.5+B subscribers/users (mostly free)

Ø Disney+ subscriptions 154+M / $8 or $14 per month $21+B / per yr

Ø Warner Brothers (WB)/Discovery 92+M subscribers $10+B

Ø Apple TV subscriptions 40+M subscribers $1.5B / per yr

o $20 per month

o $26 per month

o $38 per month

Ø Paramount TV + 67+M subscribers $6.7B / per yr

o Total profits per year $12+B / per year

o $8 per month

o $13 a month

Ø HBO TV 150+M subscribers $8+B / per yr

o US subscribers 47+M subscribers

Ø Peacock TV 33+M subscribers $1B / per yr

Ø RedBox (closed 2024) 39M subscribers $414M / per yr

o In 2023, its peak year $546M / per yr

Ø Twitch (video game live-recordings) 140+M subscribers $2.5B

o Other stats 100+M downloads 35M US active users (per month)

Ø PureFlix (fake “Christian” content, Sony owned) 1+M subscribers (+movies sold) $300+M

o $10 per month or $90 per yr

o $15 per month or $150 per yr

Ø >> More streaming services not listed, in the US and worldwide <<

Ø Monthly video subscription services (worldwide) $288 B / per year

o US citizens on average pay $61 per month for streaming services $40 B (in US 2023)

Theater/Show patrons

(99.5% of shows are garbage and sin-trash)

Ø AMC Stubs subscribers = 1M (worldwide) $8.6M / per year

o $20 per month, $22 per month, or $24 per month

Ø Cinemark theaters, subscribers = 400K, $10 per month or $100 per yr $3B / per year

(There are other similar plans, those are 2 examples)

Ø Some theaters put on a even more dramatic presentation (worldwide)

o Anywhere from $20 to $230 per ticket

Ø Broadway (all sin-trash) 12M ticket-holders $1.9B / per year

Ø Magicians and “magic” shows

o David Copperfield, total earnings: $875+M

o Penn & Teller total earnings: $30M

o (The rest diminish quickly down to about $150K. Very few make millions.)

Theme Parks and Zoos and Parks and Sports

Ø Disney Parks 1+M annual pass holders (best guess) $2.1B / per yr

o Annual tickets range from $440 to $1500 per person, 4 tiers

o Regular tickets start at $120

o Disney Hollywood studios tickets (including Star-Wars, Galaxy Edge) $124.00 to $180.00

o Of course, not including food or everything else Disney charges heavily for

o Total Disney profits from all of its companies (admitted and not adm.) $32+B (for 2023)

Ø Universal Parks 10+M annual pass holders $7.5+B / per yr

o Universal total earnings $32+B / per yr

Ø Sea World parks 20M guests

o Sea World park (5 tiers, number of annual pass holders???) $2+B / per yr

o Busch Gardens (4 tiers, number of annual pass holders???) $1.5B / per yr

Ø Six Flags Parks 2.1+M annual pass holders $1.4+B / per yr

Ø Zoos In US, 183M visitors per yr $24+B / per yr

Ø National Parks 237+M visitors $4B / per yr

Ø False “Christian” Mega-cults 200M visitors (???) $1+B / per yr

Music: Streaming, songs, and concerts

Ø Music Streaming subscribers: 713M subscribers (all platforms) $19.3B / per yr

Ø Music downloads In US, 142M songs downloaded (2023) $1.3+B / per yr

Ø Music concerts global numbers $26B / per yr

o 30,000 to 50,000 concerts in US per yr (numbers include bands + fans) $55B / per yr

o In UK $9B / per yr

Cruises + Leisure Travel + Food + Drinks, etc

Ø Pagan holidays, based on US numbers 2023 $2.1+ Tr / per yr

Ø Cruises 31.7M people took cruises in 2023 $18B / per yr

Ø Leisure Travel $5.2Tr / per yr

Ø Fancy Housing/Real Estate 144M houses in US in 2023 $43 Tr / per yr

Ø Vehicles, 15.6M cars sold in US, 2023, 52M vehicles in US in 2023 $12+ Tr / per yr

o Sports cars 400K sports cars sold in US in 2023 $100M / per yr

o Trucks, in US for 2023 15.6M trucks sold in US in 2023 $705+ B / per yr

o Campers/RVs, in US for 2023, 300K campers/RVs sold $7.5M / per yr

o Motorcycles, in US for 2023, 44M sold in US in 2023 $528+B / per yr

Ø Internet 13+M internet users in US in 2023 $12+B / per yr

Ø Phones 130+M phones sold in US in 2023 $244+B / per yr

Ø Fake lying “news” 25+M subscribers, avg $15 per month $5+B / per year

o Most people avoid newspapers, and opt for online subscriptions

Ø Money services (worldwide numbers) $1.8+Tr / per year

Ø Insurance (life, car, house, medical, in US 2023) $3+ Tr / per year

Ø Advertising (all types, US 2023 numbers) $326+B / per year

Ø Beaches 400M visits in the US in a yr to a beach $240B / per yr

o Total spent on swimwear – some very indecent (men and women) $76B / per yr

Ø Summer spending $214B / per yr

Ø Sports (all types, US numbers, 2023) $125+B / per yr

Ø Hunting (all expenses) 26M hunters in US, spending $26.2B / per yr

o Guns 16.7M firearms sold in US in 2023 $90B / per yr

Ø Fishing 51M fishermen+ in the US, spending $52Tr / per yr

Ø Fine Dining $1.5Tr / per yr

Ø Fast Food $400B / per yr

Ø Beer industry US numbers, 2023 (not including home-brews) $120B / per yr

Ø Wine industry US numbers, 2023 $107B / per yr

Ø Whiskey US numbers, 2023 $18.6B / per yr

Ø Vodka US numbers, 2022 $7.2B / per yr

Darker deeds, done at night or in the dark, in secret

Ø Gambling US numbers, 2023 $120B / per yr

Ø Bars + Nightclubs US numbers, 2023 $37.6B / per yr

Ø Prostitution/Trafficking US numbers, 2023 $9.5B / per yr

Ø Porn US numbers, 2023 $1B / per yr

Ø Fights (WWE, etc) US numbers, 2023 $1.5B / per yr

Ø Drugs US numbers, 2023

o Prescription drugs US numbers, 2023 $722B / per yr

o Street drugs US numbers, 2023 $100B / per yr

Concluding notes:

So, in the intro, I asked you two key questions sets. Let’s review them.

Question 1:

How many of the idols does your heart hold onto?

How many of them has a hook into your heart?

>> Quietly, before God, honestly answer those questions and talk about them with Him. Ask Him how you can kick more idols out of your heart, and love Him and serve Him with all of your heart, soul, mind and strength.

Question 2:

Do you know the two main ways/methods to solve idols?

>> The answer is simple.

1) Make an agreement with God to banish the idol(s) from your heart, home, and life for the rest of your life, and warn others to flee the idol(s). Do not make any light agreements with God – He keeps His covenants with you, fight hard to keep your covenants with God (or He will get quiet and leave you in your sins).

2) Make an agreement with God to never entertain yourself with the idol(s) but to honestly explore only what you can handle, to understand and teach people, rescuing them from the idol(s) too. When we clean evil out of our hearts and get right with God, we can then help others to do the same. Will you do this today? I’m praying for every one of you who says yes to God.

~ Watching, Preaching, Praying, SH with the INCPU and FEDBP and RestoreMBI ministry teams.