The first time I heard the heavy blues rock band Sky Cave, with their smooth guitar licks, the endearing soulful voice of Oliver Quinlan, and relatable heavy rock lyrics, was at a Mojo’s gig early last year. Since then you could say I’ve been hooked on the sweet tunes from this little rock band from the South West. So it was a surprise to see Sky Cave’s (now ex-bassist) Danny Alcorn at Church one Sunday giving a presentation on world events in relation to bible prophecy. Growing up in a Christian family, Danny was bought up in the faith, but as what happens with most young adolescents: was curious about exploring the pleasures of the world… sex, drugs & rock ‘n’ roll baby, haha. Danny rejected and turned away from the faith for most of his years, but since October last year, through reading about near death experiences, researching the relevance of world events in relation to scripture, and contemplating the immensely intricate and detailed design of the universe, has swung hard back into faith & begun a new chapter leaving behind his old life, goals and everything he thought he once wanted…
You grew up in a Christian family but turned away from the faith for some years… What were your goals and aspirations during that time?
“To be honest, for those many years I spent rejecting God, I had a very selfish and short sighted agenda. When I got out of school I pretty much spent every single weekend bendering and doing drugs and just living the party life, as most young adults do. I’ve had pretty hectic social anxiety my whole life so I began to depend on alcohol and drugs to escape my social awkwardness and try and fit in with “The cool kids” haha This sounds so cringe to say but my 2 main goals for many years were to become a big shot famous pop musician and to “get girls''. I was so lonely constantly from my unhealthy, sinful lifestyle that I would try and fill the hole in my heart with one night stands and fleeting pleasures, but it only ever led to more heartbreak and loneliness.
I was also playing in multiple bands and chasing the high life for many years. I had a little taste of success but no matter how hard I worked, or how good of a song I wrote, I just couldn’t crack the scene. I placed all my self worth and joy in the affirmation of strangers on the internet and how many streams my songs got, which just led to constantly being let down and feeling worthless. Although I had a lot of “fun” times, they were always overpowered by the immense feelings of unfulfillment, shame and emptiness.”
How do you view these aspirations now that you’re walking with the Lord as a Christian?
“Oh boy, when I think back to the way I used to live and the things I used to strive for I feel so ashamed, embarrassed and annoyed at myself for wasting so many years. Although I majorly regret the way I was living and the things that I did, I am so thankful that God allowed me to go through that because it brought me to where I am now and showed me that life without God is not life at all, it’s death. Since coming back to God last year, my whole world has literally been flipped 180 degrees from upside down, to upright again. Now that I truly know without a doubt that there is a God who created me and the whole universe, I no longer strive to please man, but only to please and serve God. Around 2000 years ago, he literally came down from royalty in heaven, became man and died the most excruciating and humiliating death on the cross for me (and the whole world), and for this reason I have given my whole life to him (Jesus/God). I no longer live with a selfish agenda of pleasing my own desires, but I now live to serve and worship the God who created me by sharing my testimony, proclaiming the truth of the gospel whenever I can and inspiring other christians to stand firm in their beliefs and to never be ashamed of their faith!
I am now writing worship/gospel music and my new dream is to become a worship leader because I love being able to help people connect with God through the musical gifts he has given me. I have also been teaching and preaching to my friends, family and the church about my belief that Jesus is coming back SO much sooner than most people realise.
After seeing first hand how real God is and how amazingly fulfilling life is with him, there is nothing more important to me in this life than telling people about it and giving people a chance to experience him the same way I get to. This is now my only true goal in life, to please God and to help more people be saved from hell into the kingdom of heaven.”
Tell us about your time with Sky Cave & why you decided to leave rock n roll…
“Great question actually. I played in a few different bands but Sky Cave was definitely the funnest project I was a part of. Me and 3 of my best mates started up a psych rock/blues band a couple years ago and spent countless weekends playing shows and touring the Southwest/Perth region. As much as I loved the lads, slapping the bass and head banging till my brain popped out, I decided to leave that lifestyle behind. Since becoming a born again, spirit filled christian, I no longer have the desire to live the classic “rock n roll” lifestyle. I don’t believe there’s anything wrong with performing and entertaining a crowd, but the concept and reality’s of the secular music industry just don’t sit well with me anymore. When you play shows as a musician and develop a fan base, it’s as if they are basically worshiping you/the band and your creation (the music). I don’t desire or deserve to be worshiped, instead I only desire to worship the God who literally created music and gave me these talents. When I’m leading worship, it’s not about me, it’s all about God and creating an environment for the church to pour out their love to him.
I have recently started a new worship/gospel project called "Daniel & The Lion" and am so excited to finally be using my God given talents for his glory alone. I just put out my debut single called "Summer Skies" and it's about the pure joy and complete fulfilment of becoming a born again christian and it also contains a sobering message that Jesus is about to return! “
What key things bought you back to faith?
“There were many things that led to me finding God again, but one of the main things was my Dad. He opened my eyes to the evil and corruption hiding behind the curtain of this world and its governments. Through the planned globalist agenda of Covid-19 and many other things, I was able to see how real and present Satan is in this world. From my Dad’s promptings, I was led to study bible prophecy and soon found that everything written in the bible thousands of years ago was real and happening right in front of my eyes.
Another major contender in my journey to Jesus was thinking deeply about the immensely intricate and detailed design of this universe. I would look at the thousands of species of plants and animals, the enormously broad expanse and beauty of the ocean and outer space, the insanely detailed design of our human body anatomy, the way the earth is In perfect orbital balance with the sun, the concept of gravity and how there are these white fluffy things floating in the sky called clouds that produce the one main thing we need to survive; water. When you truly think about how insanely elaborate and perfectly designed/orderly this universe is, you know without a doubt it is impossible that this all came about from a random explosion in space (The Big Bang), and HAD to be created by someone. That’s how I can be sure that God is real and I don’t need to be able to physically see him to believe that.
Let me ask you this, do you disbelieve in the wind just because you can’t physically see its form? Obviously not right? So why is it so hard for people to believe in God? We know the wind is real because we can see the effect it has on its surroundings as well as feel its presence. In the exact same way, we know that God is real because we see the things he created, we see the way lives like mine are miraculously changed forever, and as a christian, we can truly feel the presence of God through his Holy Spirit that dwells in us and all around us.
I think the main thing though, that led me back to Jesus was this one Sunday morning in October last year. I was really sick with a virus and was constantly ill due to my unhealthy drinking/drug habits. After the build up of living selfishly in sin over the many years I spent rejecting God and feeling like my life had no purpose, I finally decided to seek God again. One Sunday morning, both my parents randomly sent me a sermon to listen to and I thought that was interesting. I actually didn’t even listen to either of them though haha but instead I typed in on YouTube “Proof that God exists”… I was blown away when I came across an interview of a man who died for about 15 minutes, said he saw Jesus in heaven and was Brought back to life. I then found an interview of a man named John Burke, who was an atheist engineer that studied 1000 NDE’s (Near Death Experiences) and wrote a book linking these experiences to what is written in the bible! He soon went from being an atheist to fully believing in God and becoming a dedicated pastor. In his book “Imagine Heaven”, he shares stories of doctors, pilots, professors, children, and even blind people that physically died for many minutes (some even hours!), and claimed they floated above their dead bodies, felt more alive than ever before, saw amazing wonders and described seeing Heaven (some saw Hell) and the same “Man of light” written about in the christian bible (JESUS)!!! These people were miraculously brought back to life and instructed by Jesus to go share the sights and wonders that they had seen with the world. When my eyes were truly opened to the unimaginable reality that heaven (and hell) is legit REAL and that we will all one day face eternity, I made the instant decision to give my life back to God and live for him. If you are skeptical of any of this, go read “Imagine Heaven” by John Burke and I guarantee it will make you question everything you’ve ever known in the best way possible.
There’s SO much more to say and I could also tell you story after story of personal supernatural encounters with the living God, give you factual biblical proof that everything in the bible is true and tell you about the evil demonic spirits that torment me night after night, but at the end of the day, it all comes down to a choice. Are you going to turn a blind eye and believe the lie, are you going to sit on the fence and gamble with your life/eternity, or are you going to accept the truth that Jesus Christ is the one true God and be saved.
What is a sinner? Have we all sinned even if we think we’re a “good” person?
“This is a big question and my answer may be hard for some to swallow or accept, but yes, we are all born sinners and no matter how “good” you think you are, we are all sinners In need of a saviour. Ever since Adam and Eve were deceived by Satan in the Garden of Eden, we have been under their curse of sin. We have to understand that this was NOT God’s original plan or desire, but it was purely the evil in man and Satan alone that caused this. What we have to get our heads around, is that God is perfect in every way. He is a God of pure unconditional love, but he is also a righteous and a just judge of the world. God created the boundaries and the definition of sin and although there are some things that don’t seem “sinful” or “evil” in our human eyes, they are in God’s eyes. God created everything and has every right to be the final judge of what is classified as sin or not. That is why it is so important for everyone to take the 10 commandments very seriously. God knows it is impossible for us to be perfect, but all he asks is that we recognise we’ve sinned, try our best to live by his laws and when we break them, simply to repent and ask him for forgiveness. There is no sin too great and no deed too evil for God to forgive, if you are truly and genuinely sorry.
I want ya’ll to take a minute to look at these commandments and ask yourselves, have I broken any of these laws? If the answer is yes, then well done, you are a sinner just like the rest of us haha.”
The 10 Commandments:
1. I am the LORD your God: you shall not have strange Gods before me.
2. You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain.
3. Remember to keep holy the LORD’S Day.
4. Honor your father and your mother.
5. You shall not kill.
6. You shall not commit adultery.
7. You shall not steal.
8. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
9. You shall not covet (desire) your neighbor’s wife. (Lust, sexual desires/immorality)
10. You shall not covet (desire) your neighbor’s goods.
Another thing we must realise is that just as Heaven is a real place, so is Hell. And trust me, it is NOT a party. Hell is an unfathomably horrific place that is the exact opposite of heaven due to the total absence of the presence of God. God is perfect peace, love, mercy and joy and the absence of God is Hell which was initially created for the demons (fallen angels), which is a place controlled by demons, pure fear, pain and merciless eternal torment; the direct opposite of heaven. It is not God that sends us to hell, but ourselves. God gives us ALL the gift of free will, and if you choose to reject him he will give you what you want, an eternity separated from him.
I know it sounds hectic but here’s where the good news comes in! God loves us SO much that he came down from royalty in heaven, became a mortal man and sacrificed himself to be brutally beaten, mocked and murdered by the people he created! By doing this ultimate sacrifice of love, he broke the chains of sin and death and gave everyone the free gift of salvation (an eternity in heaven with him). In the bible it says “We are saved by grace, through faith”, which means, all we need to do, to avoid an eternity in Hell is to simply believe that Jesus (God) died for us, rose again to save us and genuinely repent (ask for forgives/TURN AWAY) of our sins (John 3:16). You don’t have to be perfect, you just have to give God your heart. The only sin that sends people to hell is unbelief. You may think you’re a good person and that you have good morals, and I’m sure you do, but if you can’t or chose not to believe in the God that created you and died for you, and if you can’t recognise that you are a sinner/have sinned, you will not be worthy to enter the kingdom of heaven. The only way to be worthy of salvation is by the blood of Jesus Christ. Accept him as your Lord and saviour TODAY, because truly, this life is so fleeting and none of us are guaranteed our next breath. <3
The past 8 months you’ve been deep-diving into scripture & God’s word… tell us about that journey.
“Oh jeepers, where do I start! Yes, over the last 8 months I have been eagerly studying the word of God and have been absolutely blown away by the immense depth and truth written in the bible. After a deep dive into scripture, I have learnt that the bible is SO much more than just a bunch of stories and “life-guide” morals. There are things written in the bible that men didn’t discover till centuries, even millennia after they were written. For example, around 740BC Isaiah wrote that the earth was round (Isaiah 40:22) and man didn’t discover that till hundreds of years later around 500BC. Also, in Leviticus 13:46, written around 538Bc, it talks about quarantining but the concept of quarantining wasn’t discovered till around the 14th century! Imagine how many lives could’ve been saved if they just read the bible! I could go on and on about these but what I’ve mainly been focusing on is bible prophecy and eschatology. This is the study of “End Time” biblical events and through extensive research, I’ve found that every prophecy and sign that would directly precede the return of Jesus Christ, is happening right now in front of our very eyes. If you are paying attention to world news you will quickly see that these big world events eg. Covid-19/Vaccine mandates, extreme weather or “climate change”, predicted global food crisis/hyperinflation, corrupt government/the New World Order and many more things, were written about and predicted thousands of years ago in the most famous/well known book ever written, the Bible. I have recently uploaded a video on Rumble presenting my study on End Times Bible Prophecy so you can see some of the proof that we are living in the final days just before the return of Jesus Christ.
I understand this might be hard to believe and very controversial, but I’m telling you with bold confidence and certainty, that we are the generation that will see Jesus return. The bible says that no man knows the day or hour Jesus will return, but it says we can know the season and that we are to watch so that day doesn’t come upon us like a thief. If you’re a christian (or even non christian) reading this I HIGHLY recommend you seek God on this and I guarantee he will show you that Jesus truly is coming soon, just as he’s shown me and millions of other christians worldwide.
LINK TO PRESENTATION // https://rumble.com/user/TheKingIsComing726
Before stepping back into faith, you struggled with self esteem, societal expectations & public speaking - Which you’re now a wiz at by the way!! How has God & His Holy Spirit that now dwells within you changed all of that?
“Yeah I was such a little dweeb of a kid haha I was always so shy and had major confidence issues due to my social anxiety and other personal problems. When I finally discovered my true identity and realised I am a child of God, the things of this world that used to give me anxiety and doubt no longer affected me. When I fully submitted to God and stopped living in sin, God filled me with his Holy Spirit which has given me the confidence and strength to do things I never before could’ve done. I used to be terrible at public speaking and used to stutter a lot but I now love getting up in front of people and sharing the word of God! Also, since re-discovering that God is alive and living in me, I don’t mind what people think of me because I know that one day, when they either die or Jesus returns, they will ALL see and know that Jesus is real and every christian they came across on earth was actually telling the truth. (1 Thes 5:21)
What makes you happiest? Favourite musician ever?
“Nothing brings me more joy in this world than seeing/helping my friends, family and strangers accept the truth of Jesus and sharing the personal encounters and confirmations I’ve had from God about Jesus coming back soon! Equal first would definitely be worshiping God through my music and soaking in his presence. The presence of God is SO much better than any drug or earthly pleasure this world has to offer.
My favourite artist of all time for many years was actually Justin Bieber! Haha He’s freakishly talented and he’s also a christian which is super cool. If I had to choose a favourite artist now though it might be either Phil Whickham or Maverick City Worship! I literally only listen to christian music now. It soothes my soul and keeps me close to God.
Why is now more than ever the best time to give your heart to Jesus?
“You don’t have to even be a christian to see how far gone this world is and how close we are to total utter destruction of unprecedented proportions. If you don’t have your head buried in the sand, and are paying attention to world news, you can see that things are seemingly spiralling “out of control” exponentially. However, by reading the word of God and studying bible prophecy, we can clearly see that every single sign/prophecy that precedes the second coming of christ is occurring right now in front of our eyes. All the major famines, extreme weather/natural disasters, wars & rumours of wars, pestilences/viruses, corrupt governments, New World Order, Lawlessness/violence, demonic alien deception, intense spiritual warfare, prophetic dreams and open visions from God, were ALL foretold thousands of years ago by the ancient prophets of God and the convergence of ALL these signs/prophecy’s indicate that Jesus is SO SO close to returning. My point to make is that, although this ship is sinking like the Titanic, God has given us a way to be saved from the present and coming destruction of this world and his name is Jesus Christ. We can no longer put our hope and trust in the world, or the government, but if you accept Jesus and invite him into your hearts, there is a brand new and perfect world waiting for you just on the other side of this life on earth, and it’s called heaven.
I want to give a message to all christians reading this blog. If you had the cure for all cancer, would you do everything you can to tell people and get it out there so they could be saved from their illness? Any reasonable human being would say yes, absolutely! Well us christians hold the cure to death which is the blood of Jesus Christ and we need to do everything we possibly can to show people the truth and salvation we have in Jesus. We were not put on this earth to just sit around and live for ourselves. We have a job to do, and I pray that reading this testimony will encourage and convict you to step out in faith and boldness, proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ and the hope we have in him!
Lastly, a desperate message to those who don't know Jesus - This world is a sinking ship and Jesus Christ is the ONLY lifeboat. He is coming back so very soon. Please get onboard now before it is too late. I love you all <3".”
To a non-believer, this article might come across as overly ‘religious’ and a bit much, and that’s okay— 7 months ago I would have been like wtfffff as well. But when you actually deep dive into God’s word & see how much the truths of Christianity, & the presence of the occult play out in every industry throughout this planet, every thought in our head, always at war between making the right choice or giving into temptation, world events & the imminency of Christ’s return; these personal testimonies can be really helpful to relate and provide a better understanding of Christianity, who Jesus Christ is, what he did for us, and ultimately, how to give our life to Him.
Thank you for reading <3