Daily Devotional, Year 3 – April 4 (Eternal Torment? Part 18: “Stuck In The Miry Pit!”)

By admin On February 18th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – April 4

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Eternal Torment?

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Part 18:

“Stuck In The Miry Pit!”

To read Part 1, click here… “September 8th (Eternal Torment?)”

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“And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever:

and they have no rest day nor night,

who worship the beast and his image,

and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.”

Revelation 14:11

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General consensus is, that this above passage from Revelation 13 concerns the torment of all the unsaved of the world beginning in the very last moments of time, and continuing onward, throughout all eternity future!

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Hell’s Torment and Tormentor – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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“FOR THE LORD WILL NOT CAST OFF FOREVER!”

Lamentations 3:31

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And yet, if the Bible student digs much deeper, it is discovered that God has no desire to needlessly torment lost souls throughout eternity…

“But though He cause grief,

yet will He have compassion according to the multitude of His mercies…

Let us search and try our ways,

and turn again to the LORD.”

Lamentations 3:31-34, 40, 41

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Here is seen that God afflicts the children of men for the purpose of turning us away from our sin and returning back to God and to His everlasting ways.

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Prayer – USMC – Wikimedia – US Govt. Public Domain

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THE OLD MAN & THE NEW MAN

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You see, the Bible reveals that each genuine Believer has two opposing forces within: “The Old Man of Sin”, and the “New Man”, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness” Ephesians 4:22-24

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And so, when a man or woman turns to the Lord for Salvation, the work of sanctification has just begun! And God sits as a purifier of gold and silver, to purify the hearts of His people.

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And even as gold and silver are purified by fire, so too, each Christian must be cast into the furnace of affliction for the purpose of heart-purification.

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Gold smelting – Public Domain – wn.com

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GOD’S PEOPLE PURIFIED BY FIRE

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Now of course, this is not currently the interpretation embraced by the so-called “orthodoxy” of the church-world.

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They see God as a heartless tyrant, who will continually watch the billions of unsaved multitudes roasting in fire throughout the ions of time and eternity!

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Oh no, they don’t come out and say that God is “merciless”. But this is what they are selling to the public, by their misunderstanding of what the Bible says about the true nature of Hell.

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Brooklyn Museum – The Bad Rich Man in Hell – James Tissot – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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THE LORD’S BREATH IS LIKE BRIMSTONE!?!

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But listen to the fire and brimstone which Isaiah speaks of…

“For Tophet is ordained of old;

yea, for the king it is prepared;

He hath made it deep and large:

the pile thereof is fire and much wood;

the breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.”

Isaiah 30:33

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Here is revealed that the fire of Hell (Tophet) is not a literal fire, but is actually a spiritual fire, kindled by the breath of God, “like a stream of Brimstone”!

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Vincent van Gogh – Old Man in Sorrow (On the Threshold of Eternity) – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

Weeping Woman – Van Gogh – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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FURNACE OF AFFLICTION?

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But let’s take a moment to explore just how God afflicts His people for the purpose of crucifying the Old Man… “Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.” Isaiah 48:10

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Here is seen that God chooses His people “in the furnace of affliction”.

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And truth-be-told, we go through many types of afflictions in this life, physical, mental, and spiritual.

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The Christian Martyrs Last Prayer – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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CRUCIFYING THE OLD MAN

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So, just what kinds of afflictions do Believers go through, for the crucifixion of the selfish Old Man within?

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Well, for instance, listen to this passage from Proverbs 14:14…“The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways:”

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Here is a tiny verse which reveals a giant concept!

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It is akin to this next verse from the same Book of Proverbs…“The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes (whippings) the inward parts of the belly.” Proverbs 20:30

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These two verses from Proverbs reveal that those of us who have iniquity in our hearts may be subjected to having our noses rubbed in our own dung, so to speak.

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ABOVE PICTURE: Prayer – “Wherefore He is able to save to the uttermost…” Hebrews 7:25

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GLUTTONY

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Yes, God looks upon the heart of a man, and sees that wickedness is found there, which must be purged out.

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For instance, those of us who are plagued by the sin of gluttony will often have to repeatedly suffer the torment of overeating.

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And so, day and night, the smoke of this torment causes us to fall to our knees in prayer and pleading for deliverance from such affliction which continually plagues us!

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Gluttony – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

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“NO REST, DAY NOR NIGHT!”

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“So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.” Job 7:3

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And those of us who have been cast into the miry pit of our fleshly sins, fully understand how Satan uses these painful months of affliction to discourage us, to make us doubt, and to cause us to murmur against God… “God, why aren’t You helping me!? Why don’t You deliver me from this sin!? Why are You allowing Satan so much leeway in my life!?”

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And God looks down on us with great sympathy because of our sufferings, knowing that these afflictions are necessary for the crucifixion of that Old Man of the flesh.

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Job (oil on canvas) by Bonnat, Leon Joseph Florentin (1833-1922) – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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ANOTHER DEVOTIONAL?

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Well, it’s too bad that time doesn’t permit a full exploration of this subject. But perhaps it can be continued in a future devotional.

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But let it suffice to be said, that those of us who are now suffering the torment of remaining in the miry pit of our fleshly sins, will not be forever tormented.

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But, “after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.” 1st Peter 5:10

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Gold bars – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.

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FORMER THINGS PASSED AWAY

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The very wonderful Good News is that our present sufferings will not last forever! No, one day soon God is going to create a New Heavens and a New Earth!

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And all the former things, such as suffering, sorrow, pain, tears and death, will be forever vanquished out of existence! (see Revelation 21:4)

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And instead, the entire universe will then become a place of peace, and joy, and rest, and purity, and love.

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And throughout all the lush green eternal valleys and hills will be heard the echoes of innocent laughter, and singing, and freedom bells ringing in the total and final victory over sin.

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And we will be forever young! And no more will there be a place of suffering and torment!

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And this Promised Land will continue on for ever, and ever…Amen!

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River of Water of Life – H. Melville – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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TO READ PART 19, GO HERE…

April 22 (Eternal Torment? Part 19: “Our God Is Fire & Brimstone!?!”

Brooklyn Museum – The Rich Man In Hell – James Tissot – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Give me the chastening that is so needed in my life. But in Thy wrath, remember mercy, that when the months of my affliction is accomplished, that Thou would deliver me and set my feet on the solid Rock…

Morning Prayers – Ebenezer Newman – Downard – 1860 – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

Info & pics of constellations on this site from Wikipedia & International Astronomical Union (click here)

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ORION, THE GOOD SHEPHERD

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“The LORD is my shepherd;

I shall not want (lack).

He maketh me to lie

down in green pastures:

He leadeth me beside

the still waters…

I will fear no evil:

for Thou art with me;

Thy rod and thy staff

they comfort me….”

Psalm 23:1, 2, 4

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ORION, THE GOOD SHEPHERD

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This star-chart from Wikipedia, has Orion sketched in by the editor of this website. With the addition of a single star, Theta Geminorum (the left hand of the Castor twin of Gemini), the sickle in Orion, the Reaper’s hand (sketch to left), now extends the blade, thus transforming that sickle into the hook of a shepherd’s rod and staff. And so now this little Gemini star becomes the tip of Orion’s Shepherd’s rod & staff. Thus with this additional star, Orion the Reaper Constellation now becomes the 5th personality of Orion: The Good Shepherd (sketch below right). Theta Geminorum is a class A3, 4th magnitude star, which means it is much fainter than either of the stars, Castor or Pollux. But faint as This little star may be, it nevertheless presents a giant concept, turning Orion’s sickle into a shepherd’s rod. And this is a very wonderful and beautiful Bible truth: namely, that Jesus is the Good Shepherd, as is written…

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“As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out My sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.” Ezekiel 34:12

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And so God has placed this Starry Shepherd in the winter-night heavens to remind us of His great love for a planet which has wandered away: just like sheep that wandered to where the grass looked greener.

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ABOVE WIKIPEDIA STAR-CHART – winter – Orion the Good Shepherd (Orion Constellation and rod made of Gemini stars – with the Shepherd drawn over by this website) – www.signsofheaven.org

ABOVE WIKIPEDIA STAR-CHART – winter – Orion the Reaper (Orion Constellation and rod made of Gemini stars – with the Shepherd drawn over by this website) – www.signsofheaven.org

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TOMORROW…

April 5 (Flee To The Mountains, Part 18: “It’s A 911 Wake-Up World!”)

9/11 World Trade Center attack – New York – by UpsateNYer & Wikipedia – Share-Alike Lic.

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90-MINUTE OPEN FORUM

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ALL‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) ARE ENCOURAGED TO LISTEN TO THIS 90-MINUTE OPEN FORUM

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Harold Camping December 6, 2009 on The Open Forum (youtube.com)

above picture: Prophet Jeremiah – www.christianimagesource.org – Public Domain

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 31 (TIME TO GET OUT OF DODGE! Part 3: “Time To Jump Ship?”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 31

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TIME TO GET OUT OF DODGE!

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Part 3:

“Time To Jump Ship?”

To read Part 1, go here… January 7th (TIME TO GET OUT OF DODGE!)

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“But the day of the Lord

will come as a thief in the night;

in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise,

and the elements shall melt with fervent heat,

the earth also and the works that are therein

shall be burned up.

Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved,

what manner of persons ought ye to be

in all holy conversation and godliness…

Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God,

wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved,

and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?”

2nd Peter 3:10-12

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The crude expression… “Time to get out of Dodge!”, was coined back in the 1970’s from a television show based on that infamous town, Dodge City, back in the days when fearless and foolhardy Old West gunfighters were made legends by lean, ambitious, and imaginative storywriters.

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Scalped Morrison – 1868 – Fort Dodge – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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TIME TO GET OUT OF SODOM AND GOMORRAH!

Well, this concept of getting out of Dodge is nothing new!

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Even back in the days of Lot, Abraham’s nephew, God warned him to “get out of Dodge!”

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But of course, back in those days, “Dodge” was actually called “Sodom and Gomorrah”.

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Picture – Lot Escapes Sodom – www.thebiblerevival.com offers free Bible clipart – Public Domain.

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“FLEE TO THE MOUNTAINS”

Mark 13:14 & Luke 21:21

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Yes, the day finally came in which things had devolved into such sad and horrible decadence, that God’s wrath was finally ready to be poured upon the four cities of Sodom!

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And God was warning His people to “look not behind thee…escape to the mountain…lest thou be consumed!” Genesis 19:17

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Mrs. Lot looks back at Sodom by Raphael for www.wikigallery.com public domain

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“IT (THE WORLD) HATES (ME, JESUS), BECAUSE I TESTIFY…THAT THE WORKS THEREOF ARE EVIL”

John 7:7

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This website has been accused of being too negative. And let’s face it! Most people, (primarily the unsaved), cannot stomach too much negativity, especially when it directly concerns them, personally!

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Well, that’s very understandable. We all fall into that camp, to a certain degree.

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But perhaps this website goes far beyond most other ministries in its negativity. Or maybe not. But it’s probably right up there on the short-list of negative ministries.

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Picture – Lot Escapes – www.thebiblerevival.com offers free Bible clipart – Public Domain.

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And why is it? Why is this website so negative?

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Question Marks – At a loss – svg – Wikimedia Commons – Share-Alike License

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DOOMED PLANET

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Why in the world do we have to be so negative?

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The answer to this very reasonable question is because we have reached the end.

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Yes, this Titanic world has finally struck its proverbial iceberg, and is now filling up with icy-cold water!

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Yes, whatever analogy one wishes to use, whether to “Get Out Of Dodge!”, or to “Flee Out Of Sodom To The Mountain”, or to simply “Jump Ship!”, the bottom line comes out the same: this world is about to end!

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And so, this website has dedicated itself to literally give its readers the warning from Heaven, “Let him that readeth, RUN!” (paraphrase of Habakkuk 2:2)

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The very Iceberg that possibly struck Titanic – US Govt. photo – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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“THE WORLD PASSES AWAY”

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And so, this website feels the necessity, yea, even the urgency to sound and resound the clarion trumpet-call in stark warning!

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In other words, we feel that God is now wanting to remove from all of us, any future hope of enjoying a peaceful and abundant life on this doomed planet!

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And so, that is why all the negativity exists on this website. It is imperative that all hope must be removed, so that we might finally get into the lifeboat which God has provided for our rescue!

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And unlike the lifeboat shortage back on April 15th, 1915, in that doomed Titanic ship, God’s lifeboat is now big enough for every last man, woman, and child who desires to escape the certain doom which is soon to come!

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Titanic – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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“THE EARTH (IS)…RESERVED UNTO FIRE”

2nd Peter 3:7

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So please don’t wait until it’s too late…“For this shall every one that is godly pray unto Thee (God) in a time when Thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto Him.” Psalm 32:6

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This invitation goes out to all! The good, the bad, the rich, the poor, the free, the incarcerated, the healthy as well as the weak and infirm!

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**We’re all invited to come aboard Heaven’s Lifeboat that will soon depart from the late great Planet Earth!**

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ABOVE PICTURE: The Gospel Ship of Salvation

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“BLOW THE TRUMPET, AND WARN THE PEOPLE!”

Ezekiel 33:3

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After all, it’s just like the old saying, “If you see someone driving toward a steep cliff, what kind of a warning should you give them? Do you remark to them “Have a nice day”? Do you wish them a pleasant journey? Do you urge them to stop and smell the roses? No, instead you frantically wave your arms, and jump and scream and shout as loudly as you possibly can, that they are headed for certain doom!”

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So please understand that it should not be a very pleasant task to be so negative in these devotionals.

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But this website will be gladly shouting out this message, if by any means, all might be saved!

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“A LAND FLOWING WITH MILK AND HONEY!”

Exodus 3:8

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**Oh yes, it’s time to GET OUT OF DODGE! Make no mistake!**

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And yet, so as to not end on such a sour note, let’s not forget where we are fleeing to!

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To a wonderful Land in which all sorrow, suffering, and tears, and death, will be forever removed. To a Promised Land of milk and honey! To a beautiful paradise in which we will never grow old! To a brand new life in a brand new place in which bells of deliverance will ring through the ever-winding green meadows, and the sounds of carefree laughter and joy-filled singing will echo against the majestic mountains and everlasting hills!

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The River Of The Water Of Life by H. Melville – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to flee from the great heat which is beginning to scorch this world. Give me understanding to know what I can do to get out of this world, and yet still live and function in this world…

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

Info & pics of constellations on this site from Wikipedia & International Astronomical Union (click here)

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***FLEEING WOMAN* *OF REVELATION 12…***

“And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.” Revelation 12:14, 15. So this Revelation 12 Woman Constellation gives a heavenly portrait of a woman fleeing from the Dragon, who is spewing water in her pathway.

The sketch to the right is “Valley of Decision” Constellation, the Woman of Revelation 12 Constellation, and the Dragon Constellation. This is a concept sketch. These three constellations are not in this position in the night sky. So please don’t try to find them together like this. All of the other sketches have the constellation in the correct position, unless otherwise noted. For locations of each of these Constellations, please go to the article for that particular constellation.

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TOMORROW…

January 1: (O Taste & See That The Lord Is Good: Closing Time)

.Judgment Day – by sweet media – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) ARE ENCOURAGED TO BEGIN FOLLOWING THIS 650+ AUDIO BIBLE STUDY THROUGH THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH EACH DAY ON THIS DAILY DEVOTIONAL.

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THIS IS STUDY #364 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

THIS IS STUDY #365 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

Prophet Jeremiah – www.christianimagesource.com – Public Domain

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 30 (The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 19: “Lulled by Lucifer’s Lullabies!”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 30

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The Devil Made Me Do It!

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Part 19:

“Lulled by Lucifer’s Lullabies!”

To read the first part of this little series, click here…October 13th (The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 1)

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Back in the 1970’s, a certain saying was popularized…“The Devil made me do it! The Devil made me do it!”

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And this was merely mocking Christians, who were seemingly obsessed with pointing the finger at the Devil.

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Then they could all laugh and mock “the silly and absurd notion” that Satan is a very active and powerful force controlling the peoples of this world, by merely chortling…“The Devil made me do it! The Devil made me do it!“

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Flip Wilson – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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SATAN, “THE GOD OF THIS WORLD”

2nd Corinthians 4:4

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But the horrifying fact is, the Devil does indeed cause the vast percentage of the world’s inhabitants to do a great number of things!

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After all, Ephesians 2:2 presents a truth which practically nobody realizes or accepts! It is perhaps the most egregious truth in all of the Bible!

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And this verse from Ephesians reveals that Satan is indeed… “the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:”

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And let’s face it! The idea that the entire world’s inhabitants are filled with this antichrist spirit is more than anybody is willing to accept, much less even admit!

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Satan presiding at the Infernal Council – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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“SPEAK UNTO US SMOOTH THINGS, PROPHESY DECEITS!”

Isaiah 30:10

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Oh yes, it would be much more pleasant to only read nice, innocuous, and euphemistic devotionals, like so many other devotionals out there today.

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Unfortunately, with all the many devotionals being published today, the great apostasy in the church-world has not been the least bit abated, but only continues to worsen!

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Woman with Book – Brooklyn Museum – La Roche Guyon by Theodore Robinson – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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“ANOINT YOUR EYES WITH EYE-SALVE, THAT YOU MAY SEE!”

Revelation 3:18

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The fact is, it is only by applying the unvarnished and often unpleasant truth about this very dangerously deceptive world, that Christians might become so alarmed as to cause us (yes, including the editor of this website) to fall to our knees (spiritually, maybe not literally) in deep repentance and contrition over our sleepy-eyed and apathetic Laodicean condition.

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Oh, that we lukewarm Christians would only apply the Bible’s spiritual eye-salve, that we might begin to see the terrible reality, that we are surrounded by evil angels on every hand!

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Christ and the blind Pauper – Mironov – cropped image – Wikipedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.

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“…SAYING PEACE, PEACE, WHEN THERE IS NO PEACE!”

Jeremiah 6:14 & 8:11

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During the Dark Ages, Christians knew that they were surrounded by evil angels, working in and through the people of the world.

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Yes, the animosity and even the persecution of God’s people was so great and so prevalent, it was hard to deny that they were surrounded by Satan’s visible and invisible armies!

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But in these last moments of time, this society has traded in their pitchforks for meat-forks, and their spears for spatulas.

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And nowadays, instead of burning Christians at the stake, they merely invite them over for burning steaks hot off the barbecue-grill!

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Burned at the stake – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

Barbecue – Dutch family – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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“TAKE HEED…LEST AT ANY TIME YOUR HEARTS BE OVERCHARGED WITH…THE CARES OF THIS LIFE, AND SO THAT DAY COME UPON YOU UNAWARES!”

Luke 21:34

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And as a result of this new-found “friendship” with the world, Christians have pretty much laid aside our spiritual armor, and have joined in with the world in their seeking after the seemingly endless earthly pleasures and ambitious worldly pursuits currently possible!

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Now for the world, to pursue all the things that this decadent, cornucopian super-society has to offer is perhaps just fine!

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After all, this life is very short, and this earth will be their final resting place…unless, of course, they turn and become converted to Christ.

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People on Times Square – cropped image – Wikimedia Commons – Share-Alike License

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ENTANGLED ‘WITH THE AFFAIRS OF THIS LIFE’

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But those who have been called out of this world, have been specially chosen to become soldiers in the Lord’s Army!

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And as Paul so aptly puts it…“Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please Him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.” 2nd Timothy 2:3, 4

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Here is revealed just what is the high and holy calling of every Christian: to be a precisely disciplined soldier in the Lord’s Army.

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Prayer – USMC – Wikimedia – US Govt. Public Domain

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“…HASTING UNTO…THE DAY OF GOD…”

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And though this discipleship is an ongoing process, we need to follow Peter’s admonition…“Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, LOOKING FOR AND HASTING UNTO THE COMING OF THE DAY OF GOD, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?” 2nd Peter 3:11, 12

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Now if this above passage doesn’t send chills up our spine, nothing will!

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And with such warnings as this, every good soldier in the Lord’s service will hopefully awaken to the peril which secretly looms on every side!

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“AND THOUGH THIS WORLD WITH DEVILS FILLED…”

(a line from Martin Luther’s “A Mighty Fortress)

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Oh, that our eyes might be opened, so we could see ourselves actually surrounded by invisible evil-angels, as they work in and through unbelievers: to speak to us, to sing to us, to entertain us, to encourage us to continue on in our world-loving ways!

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If only we could realize that “we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against…the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.” Ephesians 6:19

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Yes, our battle is not with humans, but with unseen forces, even as Martin Luther’s song sings, “And though this world, with Devils filled, should threaten to undo us…”

(lyric from, “A Mighty Fortress is Our God”)

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That’s right! This world is indeed filled with devils, unseen evil-angels who indwell the peoples of this, his kingdom, surrounding Christians on every side! And in our naivety, we are mostly ignorant that these invisible spirit-rulers are speaking, singing, encouraging, and entertaining us on a daily basis, all in hopes of derailing us from the great and urgent commission to purify our hearts and conform our lives to the life, love, and image of Jesus Christ our great Commander!

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Hands Toasting Drinks – Cheers! Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0

Announcer with microphone – svg – Wikimedia – Public-Domain

TV – highquality – Wikimedia – Creative Commons License

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“WRITE THE VISION…THAT HE MAY RUN, THAT READETH IT!”

Proverbs 25:25

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**Yes, this is the very day of which Habakkuk prophesied, that we must “RUN!”: we must flee to the spiritual mountains of refuge!**

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But O Follower of Jesus, fear not! For of those mountainous strongholds it is written…“And there shall be upon every high (spiritual) mountain, and upon every high hill (of God), rivers and streams of (life-giving) waters in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers (churches) fall.”

Isaiah 30:25 (parenthetical comments by Editor)

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Yes, the Bible assures every fleeing Christian, that “He shall dwell on high: his place of defense shall be the munitions of rocks (the Bible): bread (of life) shall be given him; his waters (of grace) shall be sure. Thine eyes shall see the King in His beauty: they shall behold the (Promised) Land that is very far off.”

Isaiah 33:16, 17 (parenthetical comments by Editor)

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With such great and precious promises as these, how can we possibly fail!?

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Picture – Lot Escapes Sodom – www.thebiblerevival.com offers free Bible clipart – Public Domain.

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TO READ PART 20, CLICK HERE…

January 31 (The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 20: “O Lucifer, Son of the Morning!”)

Satan presiding at the Infernal Council- Wikpedia – US Public Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to prepare for the crisis which is now coming upon this world. Graciously allow me to hide Thy great and precious promises in my heart, that I might stand in this evil day which is already beginning…

Prayer – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

Info & pics of constellations on this site from Wikipedia & International Astronomical Union (click here)

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7 HEADS, 10 HORNS, & 7 CROWNS OF THE DRAGON

“And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.” Revelation 12:3

**In Revelation, the Dragon of Revelation 12 is described as having seven heads, ten horns, and seven crowns. However, the Dragon Constellation up in the night sky does not.**

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But God has faithfully created the wave of water, in such a way, as to illustrate this same concept of the seven heads, ten horns, and seven crowns. Because this wave of water is basically composed of ten stars.

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The main body of the wave has seven stars (#‘s, 1 thru 7). And the tip of the crest of the wave has the other three stars (#’s, 8, 9 & 10). So we have this 7 and 10 numbering. And this gives us a great clue, as to where in the Bible we should look, to find out the riddle as to just what or who do these 7 heads, 10 crowns, and 7 horns represent. Because, the Bible speaks very much about floods and waters as being associated with Satan (the Dragon).

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TOMORROW…

December 31 (TIME TO GET OUT OF DODGE! Part 3: “Time To Jump Ship?”)

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 29 (The City of Morality, Part 10: “What’s My Badge of Honor?”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 29

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The City of Morality,

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Part 6:

“What’s My Badge of Honor?”

To read Part 1, click here… “January 5th (The City of Morality

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**Have you ever heard anyone say about someone else, “They’re as proud as a peacock’? Well, it’s been a very commonly used expression over the years, and probably through the centuries.**

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And just one look at this incredibly beautiful bird, and it’s small wonder why this connection is made!

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Not only is it a dazzling creature to behold, but even its proud strut, in royal blue, makes it appear to be the chief figure in a royal procession.

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But when this amazing bird fans out its plumage, it appears to have many eyes looking at it, as if it is boasting, “All eyes are on me! ME, ME, ME!!!”

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Peacock – cropped image – Wikimedia – the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license

English: Close up of a Peacock Feather – cropped image – Wikimedia – the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license

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WHAT’S YOUR BADGE OF HONOR?

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Now, let’s talk about people.

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**Have you noticed that we humans always seem to have one or more positive traits of character which, well, just seem to be a type of “badge of honor” for us?**

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Well, the Pharisees of old had their own badge of honor.

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Do you know what that badge of honor was for that group of religious leaders?

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Yes, it was their morality, prosperity, position, and cleanliness. This made them feel as though they were just a bit more righteous than, “the great unwashed!”

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Peacock – cropped image – Wikimedia – the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license

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PHARISEEISM TODAY

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And let’s face it! Cleanliness, position, prosperity, and morality are perhaps the most common “badges of honor” even to this current day.

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And especially in the most prosperous nations, a great number of people live in this self-deception that they are more righteous than others, because of their prosperity and position; or because they are very moral; or because they are very neat and clean.

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Peacock – cropped – Wikimedia – the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license

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OTHER BADGES OF HONOR

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But it always seems like each and every person has some sort of badge of honor which causes pride and self-justification.

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For some, it might be their friendliness.

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For some, it might be their merciful acts of charity.

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For others, it might be their quick-witted jests.

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For still others it might be their superior work-ethics.

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Yes, the list goes on and on!

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Peacock – cropped – Wikimedia – the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license

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MANY BADGES OF HONOR!

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There are perhaps hundreds or even thousands of personal traits that make people feel just a little better than others.

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Oh, maybe it’s one’s punctuality; or his knowledge of the Bible; or his humbleness; or generosity; or superior intellect; or honesty; or some talent; or his knowledge of some sport, or of some philosophy.

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Actually, the list seems almost endless as to the possible attributes which humans consider to be “my badge of honor!”

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Peacock – cropped – Wikimedia – the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license

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“A BROKEN SPIRIT: A BROKEN AND A CONTRITE HEART, O GOD, YOU WILL NOT DESPISE”

Psalm 51:17

Now of course the Bible totally condemns all such self-exalting and proud thinking!

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Listen to Paul speak about his own badges of honor…“If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more: Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee; Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.’ Philippians 3:4-6

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Yes, Paul was one of the greatest of all Pharisees! He was an extremely well-disciplined and hard-working person! He had a lot of excellent virtues which he could boast of!

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Peacock – cropped – Wikimedia – the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license

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PAUL LOST ALL BADGES OF HONOR!

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And yet, listen to Paul’s testimony about these supposed badges of honor…“But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ…for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them, but dung, that I may win Christ, And be found in Him, not having mine own righteousness…but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:” Philippians 3:7-9

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Yes, when Paul finally met Christ, he suddenly realized that he was a just another miserable sinner, saved by grace!

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Listen…“For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing:” Romans 7:18.

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Yes, Paul’s new desire was no longer his own self-exaltation, but rather, to now exalt the Lord Jesus, and learn everything he could about Him! And Paul knew that Jesus was meek and lowly in heart (see Matthew 11:28-30).

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Peacock – cropped – Wikimedia – the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license

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“THE LOFTY LOOKS OF MAN…SHALL BE HUMBLED…IN THAT DAY!”

Isaiah 2:11

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The Bible leaves little room for we sinners to remain self-deceived regarding any worthiness we might imagine that we possess! Yes, when we fix our gaze on the glorious and majestic One, it lays all our supposed goodness in the dust!.

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And of course, God at times allows the Devil to put us through humbling circumstances of one type or another, to lay all pride in the dust, forever!

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And this is best illustrated by Paul’s testimony…“And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.” 2nd Corinthians 12:7

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Not only Paul, but also King David, Solomon, Job, and Peter all went through humbling circumstances, so that God could forever purify their hearts from all foolish human pride.

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Peacock – cropped – Wikimedia – the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license

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THE GOOD NEWS!

The Good News is that there exists a true goodness!

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And this true goodness is now being offered to each and every member of the human race! Yes, the gift of Salvation is now available to any and every willing recipient who begins to follow Jesus by faith on an upward, Heavenward journey to the Celestial City of God!

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And instead of a mere outward display of moral behavior, Jesus can come and live out His life through each and every Heaven-bound pilgrim, as he or she walks that narrow pathway (comprised of every Word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God!)

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Upward Pathway – by böhringer friedrich for – cropped/altered image – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Drive out all my foolish proud judging! Purify my heart. Give me the mind of Christ, so that I too can become meek and lowly on heart…

Pray for Our Nation sign – Wikimedia – Share-alike-lic.

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

Info & pics of constellations on this site from Wikipedia & International Astronomical Union (click here)

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“THE SCORNER (THE PHARISEE)”

“For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, AN EVIL EYE, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.” Mark 7:18-23

Please tilt your head to the left. Do you see a man with a very long pointed nose. (Obviously, the sketch to the right is just an exaggeration in order to help you find the face in the photo to the left.)

Do you see an angry look? His right eye-brow is raised as if he is judging.

This second face in the Moon appears to be that of a combination of a man as well as a fox. Or maybe a wolf. Doesn’t he have a long narrow nose like a wolf or fox? Maybe even a dog. Nevertheless, the expression on his face, as he appears to look down upon the Earth, is that of scorn. Unlike the first Moon-man’s sad shock and awe; this ‘man/fox/wolf/dog’appears to be that of anger and scorn. As if he is disgusted at the sinful planet below.

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He is very moral, you see!

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Moon – Public Domain – 2nd face Pharisee Scorner – by Cezar Popescu for Wikimedia – Universal Public Domain – cropped, highlighted & rotated photo

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TOMORROW:

December 30 (The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 19: “Sleeping To Satan’s Lullabies!”)

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 28 (Come Out of Her, My People! Part 57: “Drinking Babylon’s Wine”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 28

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Come Out of Her, My People!

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Part 57:

“Drinking Babylon’s Wine”

To read Part 1, click here… “May 12th (Come Out of Her, My People?)”

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“Stay yourselves, and wonder;

cry ye out, and cry: they are drunken,

but not with wine; they stagger,

but not with strong drink.”

Isaiah 29:9

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CITY OF CONFUSION

Isaiah 24:10

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Babylon was given its name during the building of that infamous Tower of Babylon, because God confused their speech…

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Listen… “Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.” Genesis 11:9

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And so, the name, Babylon, actually means, “City of Confusion”. Isaiah 24:10

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by G. Dore’ – The Confusion Of Tongues in Babylon – from www.creationism.org-public domain

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“COME OUT OF HER MY PEOPLE”

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The Bible pronounces a curse upon all those who refuse to, “Come out of Her (Babylon) My people!” Revelation 18:4

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This New Testament reference to Babylon actually concerns our captivity in the apostate church-world, as this website has painstakingly attempted to make that spiritual connection.

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And the reader is encouraged to click on and begin reading this series of devotionals called “Come Out of Her, My People”, to gain a full understanding of just why God considers today’s churches to be spiritual Babylon.

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Yes, upon all those who refuse to join the Exodus out of this “City of Confusion”, the apostate churches, the following sentence is pronounced… “Come out of her, My people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.” Revelation 18:4

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James Tissot – The Flight of the Prisoners – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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THE PLEIADES: TALE OF TWO WOMEN

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The Constellation, Pleiades, is a two-fold constellation. In other words, it can either be seen as the “Harlot, Mystery Babylon”, or it can also be seen as the “Captive Angel”. Admittedly, the Captive Angel is much easier to find when looking at this great cluster of stars. It actually looks like an angel.

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Nevertheless, both these two women represent the two portions of God’s people: the church-apostate and the church-faithful: the foolish virgins and the wise virgins: antichrists and true Christians. (Study Galatians 4:21-31, and begin reading this “Come Out Of Her, My People” series of articles, to gain a full understanding)

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ABOVE PICTURE: The Pleiades: Mystery Babylon: Mother of Harlots

ABOVE PICTURE: The Pleiades: The Captive Angel Constellation

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“TRANSFORMED BY THE RENEWING OF YOUR MIND”

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A radio Bible teacher gave a very nice 25 minute Bible study on that incredible Passage from Romans 12:1, 2

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Listen…“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”

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This amazing passage should be emblazoned upon the hearts on each and every child of God.

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And to his credit, that pastor really gave a great discourse on those two verses.

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Audience hands – cropped & altered – Wikimedia – Universal Public Domain

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“FOOLISH TALK AND JESTING”

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But in spite of his nice presentation, he unfortunately mingled into his study, a whole lot of funny little quips, jests and laughs.

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In other words, this 25 minute plea for Christians to become transformed into the image of Christ was salted with unchristlike behavior!

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So sad to witness such a contradiction between a pastor’s correct teachings and his duplicitous behavior!

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Audience hands – cropped & altered – Wikimedia – Universal Public Domain

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DRINKING BABYLON’S WINE

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Now, as far as this particular Bible teacher, he may indeed be a sincere child of God. But unfortunately, he has obviously been drinking of that intoxicating wine of Babylon.

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Yes, as Revelation 2:20 warns… “Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.”

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And that Old Testament vixen, Jezebel, was symbolic of the New Testament Harlot, “Mystery Babylon, Mother of Harlots”. Thus, this above verse warns that Jezebel (an adulterous gospel) can find her way into any congregation, if the parishioners allow her in.

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And bringing in all her false doctrines and world-loving ways, that congregation begins to become spiritually drunken with her idolatry.

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ABOVE PICTURE – The whore city, Babylon, the apostate church-world – Burgkmair – 1523 AD – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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DRUNKS ACTING SILLY

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And as most people know, people who are intoxicated often behave in a silly and giddy way.

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And when drunkards get together, they really enjoy hearing one-another behaving so silly and so giddy! That’s how drunkards behave. And so it should be no surprise that congregations today will love to hear such worldly behavior from their pastor.

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They’ve all been drinking Babylon’s wine!

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Drunk partier (Photo cropped and altered)- Bastille Tumble 2010 Toulouse Wine – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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“THOU HYPOCRITE!”

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Well, it should make any of us very uncomfortable to criticize anyone else, especially when most of us are likewise guilty of the same sins! Yes, those of us who have behaved in the same way need to hang our heads in shame too! We’re all in the same boat! We’ve all sinned.

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The fact is, we’ve all been drinking of Babylon’s wine, haven’t we? Yes, anytime we watch TV or listen to the radio, etc., and hear all the unchristlike joking and jesting, are we not partaking of Babylon’s wine? It is a lack of watchfulness that causes us to join in with the world in their unchristlike behavior.

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Because, let’s face it! Neither Jesus, nor Paul, nor John, nor Peter, nor any other New Testament role-models ever engaged in such silly behavior, according to Scripture.

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ABOVE PICTURE: the accusing finger share-alike license www.signsofheaven.org

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JOKING AROUND ONLY CHEAPENS THE MOMENT!

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And truth-be-told, to mingle the great commission of warning the world “to flee from the wrath to come”, with jokes and quips and foolish talk greatly sets our audience at ease, lessening the utmost seriousness and solemnity of the moment, when hearts are deciding for or against Salvation!

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And as Paul warned…“But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints; Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks. For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.” Ephesians 5:3-5

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Laughing – (cropped and color added) – Fotothek df roe neg – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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THOMAS BROOKS ON JOKING IN THE PULPIT

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Listen to that great Church reformer, Thomas Brooks as he speaks about false teachers in the pulpits…

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Listen…“They preach more to please the ear than to profit the heart…False teachers handle holy things rather with wit and trifling, rather than with fear and reverence. False teachers are soul-murderers. They are like evil surgeons, that skin over the wound—but never heal it…False teachers are Hell’s greatest enrichers.”

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Here are some very scathing words concerning those who think it’s a good thing to keep the congregation laughing.

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Thomas Brooks on, “The 7 Characteristics of False Teachers”

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Laughing – (color added) – Fotothek df roe neg – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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“YE SHALL NOT ADD UNTO THE WORD WHICH I COMMAND YOU!”

Deuteronomy 4:2

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Now, many church-goers will make excuses for their foolish talk and jesting by saying such things as, “Well, Jesus probably joked around with His disciples, even though it’s never mentioned in the Bible.”

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All such presumptuous statements as this above statement, makes a person guilty of adding his own personal notions to God’s infallible Word.

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And this kind of presumption is nothing less than sin of the highest degree!

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ABOVE PICTURE – Adding to or taking from God’s Word, the Bible

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END-TIME EXODUS OUT OF BABYLON

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Well, the Good News in all this is, that it’s still the Day of Salvation!

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**And all those who truly desire to “come out of her (Babylon) My people”, can cry and plead for Jesus to come and cleanse his or her compromised and polluted heart!**

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And all those who escape out of Babylon, and join the end-time spiritual exodus away from this Babylonish world, will be delighted to discover that the love, joy and peace that Heaven offers is of far greater value than any earthly treasure or trinket that we might have to forsake to become disciples of Jesus!

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James Tissot – The Flight of the Prisoners – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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TO READ PART 58, CLICK HERE…

February 12 (Come Out of Her, My People! Part 58: “The Final Destruction of Babylon”)

James Tissot – The Flight of the Prisoners from Babylon – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Give me the incredible and wonderful gift of Salvation. Open my eyes that I may behold this world as You see it. Let me not be deceived by the counterfeit gospels which pervade the today’s church-world…

Woman Praying – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

Info & pics of constellations on this site from Wikipedia & International Astronomical Union (click here)

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THE FIVE FOOLISH VIRGINS STARS

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A new constellation has been revealed, as of about May 29th, 2014. This constellation appears as a snake. Its body is comprised of stars from the Bootes Constellation, and its jaws are made of the four stars which Babylonians saw as the head of Draco, the Dragon. It also has a small single star for an eye.

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Now in this constellation is a group of five stars, which will be called “The Five Foolish Virgins Stars”. These are located on the opposite side of the Glorious Crown of 12 Stars, from the Five Wise Virgins Stars. But one big difference between the two is, that The Five Wise are curved around the Glorious Crown, while the Five Foolish are curved away from it!

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ABOVE STAR-CHART (with constellation drawn in by this website)- Serpent with Wise Virgins not Attached – seen late summer into fall only – Serpent Constellation – comprised of the head of Draco, plus stars from the Bootes Constellation – www.signsofheaven.org – not for profit use

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TOMORROW

December 29 (The City of Morality, Part 10: “What’s My Badge of Honor?”)

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 27 (Come Out of Her, My People! Part 56: “The Evangelical Cult!” CONTINUED)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 27

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Come Out of Her, My People!

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Part 56:

“The Evangelical Cult!” CONTINUED

To read Part 1, click here… “May 12th (Come Out of Her, My People?)”

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“For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus,

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whom we have not preached,

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or if ye receive another spirit,

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which ye have not received,

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or another gospel,

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which ye have not accepted,

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ye might well bear with him.”

2nd Corinthians 11:4

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In the 1st part of this “Evangelical Cult” devotional (click here), it was brought out that mainstream Christianity likes to point the accusing finger at the so-called cults for their false doctrines!

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And yet, the fact is, mainstream Christianity has just as many false doctrines, placing them in the very same category as those they scorn: a false gospel, howbeit, a very large false gospel!

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Anger during a protest – by David Shankbone – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share-alike-License

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CRITICIZING THE CULTS

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Now of course, mainstream Christianity is correct in their accusations against those false gospels.

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Yes, a certain radio talk show host was criticizing the so-called “cults” for subscribing only to the verses which seem to prove their false doctrines, while at the same time, ignoring other verses which disprove those same false doctrines.

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And this talk show host was indeed correct. Anyone can manufacture just about any false doctrine they wish to, by merely lifting certain verses out of the context of the Bible in its entirety.

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Announcer with microphone – svg – Wikimedia – Public-Domain

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IGNORING OR TWISTING SCRIPTURE

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***“For example”, this talk show host remarked to his caller, “there are certain verses which seem to suggest that Christ was a created personage, instead of being the eternal Son of God.”***

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“But to do this”, he went on, “these false gospels must simply ignore or explain away such passages as Hebrews 1:8…’But unto the Son He saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of Thy kingdom.'”

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And then, he correctly concluded by saying, “This is just one of many verses which only confirms that Christ was and is the eternal Son of God.”

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Announcer with microphone – svg – Wikimedia – Public-Domain

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THE ‘JESUS ONLY’ MOVEMENT

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And further on, this Bible talk show host mentioned the “Jesus Only” movement. And again, he correctly pointed out that this group will take certain verses which seemingly suggest that Jesus only is God, and also is both the Father and the Holy Spirit as well!

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And he continued by pointing out that in order to prove this to be true, they must ignore such passages as Matthew 3:16, 17… “And Jesus, when He was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon Him: And lo a voice from Heaven, saying, This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”

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“So here is just another example”, the talk-show host correctly concluded, “of how to fabricate false doctrines by merely ignoring or twisting Scripture: refusing those scriptures which could have given proper balance and a correct understanding of any Bible truth if they would only have been recognized by these cultists.”

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Announcer with microphone – svg – Wikimedia – Public-Domain

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“O My people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths”

Isaiah 3:12

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Well, you get the point. As this talk show host correctly illustrated, there’s a whole lot of this kind of bad theology going on in those false gospels.

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And yet, this same talk show host doesn’t realize that mainstream Christianity does exactly the same thing!

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Yes, there are a number of cherished doctrines in the so-called “orthodox” churches which are based on certain verses, while excluding other verses which should be and must be included in order to strike the proper balance necessary to achieving a correct understanding of truth.

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**Listen…“O My people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths” *Isaiah 3:12***

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This verse from Isaiah warns God’s people to not put their confidence in their mainstream evangelical leaders, since this end-times apostasy goes far beyond those little cults over there!

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Announcer with microphone – svg – Wikimedia – Public-Domain

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PRE-TRIBULATION RAPTURE THEORY

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For instance, the doctrine of the so-called “Pre-Tribulation Rapture” is based on a certain number of verses which seemingly suggest it to be true. And yet, the adherents to this doctrine must ignore certain other verses, such as John 6:39, which says… “And this is the Father’s will which hath sent Me, that of all which He hath given Me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.”

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This verse, along with three other similar verses from John, Chapter 6 present a completely different scenario for the Resurrection of God’s people. Pre-Tribulation Rapture adherents argue that this “last day” resurrection will instead take place 7 years prior to the “last day”.

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But there are so many verses and passages which refute the “Pre-Tribulation Rapture Theory” that it is amazing how theologians could ever believe such a false doctrine!

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Announcer with microphone – svg – Wikimedia – Public-Domain

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THE ‘ETERNAL TORMENT’ HERESY

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Another great error in the mainstream church-world is the grievous heresy referred to as “Eternal Torment”. Again, if one takes the Parable of the Rich Man & Lazarus, along with some other passages, it is easy to assume that God indeed endlessly torments all rejectors of His grace in some netherworld chasm.

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And yet, this long-held heresy was formulated by ignoring so many passages, such as this one from the Book of Job…“Why died I not from the womb? why did I not give up the ghost when I came out of the belly?…For now should I have lain still and been quiet, I should have slept: then had I been at rest, With kings and counsellors of the earth…Or with princes…There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest. There the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor. The small and great are there; and the servant is free from his master.” Job 3:11, 13-15, 17-19

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Now if Eternal Torment was the fate of all rejectors of God’s grace, then Job would have never made this statement; nor would he have wished to be dead, only to suffer “Eternal Torment”!

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This whole notion that God has erected some netherworld torture chamber is so utterly ridiculous that it’s hard to believe that theologians still cling to it!

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Announcer with microphone – svg – Wikimedia – Public-Domain

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“COME OUT OF HER, MY PEOPLE!”

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But these are just two examples of many other false doctrines borne out of the “cherry-picking” of certain verses, removing them from the context of the Bible in its entirety.

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And this is just one more reason why God is now calling His people to, “Come out of her (Babylon, the City of Confusion), My people, lest you partake of her sins, and receive of her plagues” Revelation 18:4

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James Tissot – The Flight of the Prisoners – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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“BREAD SHALL BE GIVEN HIM; HIS WATERS SHALL BE SURE!”

Isaiah 33:16

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We should not expect that the apostate churches and denominations are ever going to repent of these errors. They are the chaff which must be driven away by the winds of false doctrines! But all those who have received a love for truth must, “Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this is the time of the LORD’S vengeance; He will render unto her a recompense.” Jeremiah 51:6

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God has provided abundant Waters of grace and life-giving heavenly Bread upon the high (spiritual) mountains of our refuge in these last moments prior to His return!

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Picture – Lot Escapes Sodom – www.thebiblerevival.com offers free Bible clipart – Public Domain.

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TO READ PART 57, CLICK HERE…

December 28 (Come Out of Her, My People! Part 57: “Drinking Babylon’s Wine”)

Hands Toasting Drinks – Cheers! – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to come out of this Babylon of confusion, and worship Thee 100%…

The Christian Martyrs Last Prayer – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

Info & pics of constellations on this site from Wikipedia & International Astronomical Union (click here)

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GOD’S PEOPLE TAKEN CAPTIVE

“And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her (Babylon), My people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.” Revelation 18:4

God has a people in Babylon. Yes, Mystery Babylon is the Mother of Harlots. The sketch to the left shows her riding this beast with 7 heads and 10 horns.

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But in that spiritual city, there are those who still love God to a certain degree. And before the final plagues are poured out upon her, God has been and will continue to call His people out of her… “And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her (Babylon), my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.” Revelation 18:4

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And so in addition to The Pleiades appearing as the Harlot Mother, we also see this second depiction of The Pleiades as an angel, which symbolizes God’s people, walking the downward pathway to destruction. They must be called out of Babylon before it’s too late!

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TOMORROW…

December 28 (Come Out of Her, My People! Part 57: “Drinking Babylon’s Wine”)

Hands Toasting Drinks – Cheers! – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) ARE ENCOURAGED TO BEGIN FOLLOWING THIS 650+ AUDIO BIBLE STUDY THROUGH THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH EACH DAY ON THIS DAILY DEVOTIONAL.

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THIS IS STUDY #359 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

Prophet Jeremiah – www.christianimagesource.com – Public Domain

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 26 (Cuttlefish & The False Prophet, Part 7: “It’s a Glad, Glad, Glad, Glad World!”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 26

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Cuttlefish & The False Prophet,

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Part 7:

“It’s a Glad, Glad, Glad, Glad World!”

To read Part 1, click here…April 1 (Cuttlefish & The False Prophet)

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“Faithful are the wounds of a friend;

but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.”

Proverbs 27:6

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God originally created this world to be a beautiful home for Mankind.

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Yet, when we fell from grace, this world began to change in many ways.

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Nature, to a great extent, began to take on some changes. Many creatures and plants, etc., gradually took on different aspects, eventually becoming dangerous to other animals, and some even dangerous to people.

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Cuttlefish komodo – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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CUTTLEFISH: THE ULTIMATE IMPOSTORS!

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One of the most amazing creatures ever created is the Cuttlefish!

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The reason why this creature is so incredible, is that it can just glance at its environment and instantly change its body to imitate that environment!

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As a matter of fact, whatever the Cuttlefish passes over, it instantly and automatically change into the same color and shape, of that undersea object!

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Cuttlefish.ogv – cropped image – Wikipedia – Creative Commons License

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CUTTLEFISH: SYMBOL OF SATAN

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Well, God has created this little predator to give us further insight into the inner working of the kingdom of Satan.

(As this little 26-second video below shows, the Cuttlefish has the ability to paralyze his potential victims, by using his hypnotizing strobe-light effect! Amazing!)

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Certainly, Satan and his unseen minions also love to make themselves invisible, and then, mesmerize their prey with the allurements of sin, rendering them helpless and hopeless victims! And this is how they work their misery and woe upon this unsuspecting world, without its inhabitants becoming alarmed, which would cause us to rebel against Satan’s invisible kingdom, as we would flee to God!

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A “FEEL-GOOD” MOVIE

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Now, back in the 1960’s, a wacky comedy was created, which became a big hit movie on the “silver screens” around the world…“It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World!”

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Well, this carefree comedy was a great way of escaping the oft-grim realities of this truly, “Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World”, for several hours!

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And in this respect, that “feel-good” Hollywood movie makes a somewhat appropriate introduction to today’s devotional…

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Mad world poster – Wikimedia – Fair Use Rationale

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“THE KISSES OF AN ENEMY ARE DECEITFUL!”

Proverbs 27:6

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Truly it can be said, we live in a “Cuttlefish World”.

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Yes, like that incredible impostor, this world has been changed into a seemingly benign and beneficent society to a great degree. Oh yes, there are, undeniably, many dangerous and evil things out there!

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But just look around at all the smiling faces on so many people! Why, it just seems as if this is such a happy-go-lucky world, to a great degree!

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And it’s just about impossible to watch television without seeing laughter, and joking, and smiles galore! And you could possibly say, “In spite of the bad stuff, it’s still a ‘glad, glad, glad, glad world!'”

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Giant Cuttlefish – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution

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“THEY (FALSE PROPHETS)…SAYING ‘PEACE, PEACE’, WHEN THERE IS NO PEACE”

Jeremiah 8:10

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But don’t be fooled O Stranger & Pilgrim!

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Much of this smiley-faced gladness is just an integral part of Satan’s warfare against Heaven!

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After all, if Satan can make his kingdom seem more appealing than Christ’s kingdom, then, this gives him a great and deceptive advantage, leading to eventual victory!

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Satan presiding at the Infernal Council – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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“THE WHOLE WORLD LIES IN WICKEDNESS”

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Listen to 1st John’s analysis of this Cuttlefish world…“And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.” 1st John 5:19

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Yes, the whole world lies in wickedness!

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And yet, Satan fully understands that he must put a happy face on it, for fear of losing his tight grip on the world’s citizens!

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Conversely, it is Satan’s goal to put the worst possible face on true Christianity.

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And so, he not only raises up counterfeit brethren to make Christianity look bad to the general public; but he likewise makes life as miserable as possible for true Christians, so as to hopefully put a sad, and discouraged face on them!

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Cuttlefish – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0

March – Protest – Thank God For Satan -cropped image – Wikimedia – GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or later version

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BEWARE O CHRISTIAN, YOU ARE STANDING ON ENCHANTED GROUND!

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As a matter of fact, if “the god of this world” were to withdraw all of his deceptive and mesmerizing “Cuttlefish goodness”, the people of the world would begin to show their genuine wickedness, and Christians would be quickly exterminated! (Oh yes, they probably would be tortured first, as was sometimes done to them through the Dark Ages in Europe).

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So, this devotional is a warning for Christians to get themselves ready for the moment when this world takes on its true “Cuttlefish” wickedness and comes at Christians with all the venomous hatred that Satan truly has for us!

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Protest – Anti-Christian rally in Chicago – cropped image – Wikimedia

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TO READ PART 8, CLICK HERE…

January 11 (Cuttlefish & The False Prophet, Part 8: “And He Spake As A Dragon!”)

Cuttlefish – Wikimedia

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WATCH THIS SHORT BUT AMAZING VIDEO…

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to not be fooled by this very deceptive world…

Marine Praying – cropped image – Wikimedia – USMC Public Domain

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

Info & pics of constellations on this site from Wikipedia & International Astronomical Union (click here)

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***CASTOR AND POLLUX & THE NARROW WAY…***

“And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.” Acts 28:11

Most theologians interpret this verse to be speaking of two pagan gods known as Castor and Pollux. Beyond that, they are puzzled as to what significance do these twin gods have. Some believe these gods to be the patrons of safe ocean travel. Certainly God would never want His people to board such a pagan ship!

But there is much significance to Castor and Pollux. No, not to those twin-gods. But there are two stars named Castor and Pollux. They are twin-stars, and not twin-gods. They are the two bright stars of the constellation commonly known as Gemini. But as “Signs Of Heaven” points out, these two stars also happen to be the two brightest stars on Orion’s sickle.

**And these two stars are also known as The Narrow Gate Stars. And if you will explore this concept, you will see that Castor and Pollux possess great significance…**

“Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.” Matthew 7:13-14. Castor and Pollux represent this Biblical concept of the Narrow Way.

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LOCATING THIS GROUP…

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These two sketches below are the same picture, one with stars only, the other with embellishments. These stars appear more or less like this when they are in the western sky, just before they sink below the western horizon (please excuse the less-than 100% accurate sketch). At the top of the sketches in the center is the Big Dipper. But with other surrounding stars, the Big Dipper is known as Ursa Major or the Great Bear. But as this website points out, Ursa Major is actually the Revelation 12 Woman. (Ursa Major appears much larger in the sky than this sketch shows. But in order to fit her into this drawing, the artist had to depict her much smaller)

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TOMORROW…

December 27 (Come Out of Her, My People! Part 56: “The Evangelical Cult!” CONTINUED)

Audience hands – cropped & altered – Wikimedia – Universal Public Domain

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) ARE ENCOURAGED TO BEGIN FOLLOWING THIS 650+ AUDIO BIBLE STUDY THROUGH THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH EACH DAY ON THIS DAILY DEVOTIONAL.

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THIS IS STUDY #358 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

Prophet Jeremiah – www.christianimagesource.com – Public Domain

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 25 (The 4 Winds of Revelation 7:1 Now Blowing! Part 1: “The 4 Winds of Doctrine”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 25

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The 4 Winds of Revelation 7:1 Now Blowing!

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Part 1:

“The 4 Winds of Doctrine”

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“That we henceforth be no more children,

tossed to and fro, and carried about

with every wind of doctrine,

by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness,

whereby they lie in wait to deceive;”

Ephesians 4:14

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Does it seem like we’re having a lot of bad weather lately?

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The world, that is. Does it appear as if the world is experiencing a lot of extreme weather? Well, it sure seems like it is, wouldn’t you agree?

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Another question: are we getting a lot of bad weather in the political and social realm?

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That is, doesn’t it seem as if hurricane winds of strife are now blowing amongst the nations of the world?

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110413-NOAA-tornado-02

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STRONG WINDS IN CHURCH

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Here’s another question: Is the Christian world getting a lot of extreme weather lately?

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In other words, are there seemingly storm clouds and winds of doctrines blowing from every-which direction? Does the Christian world seem as though there are countless different variations of the Gospel of Jesus blowing in the wind these days?

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Yes, there are many Christians today, complaining about all the different viewpoints being tossed about in the world.

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Church after hurricane – Wikimedia – Creative Commons lic.

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1,001 FLAVOR GOSPEL!

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It appears that, no matter which way a Christian turns, there are preachers preaching with all the boldness and confidence of the Apostle, Paul!

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The problem is, they are mostly preaching many different things from each other! You could possibly say, that if Christendom were an ice cream parlor, you would have to call it something like “The 1,001 Flavors Gospel Ice Cream Parlor”!

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Oh yes, a person can choose just about any flavor of the Gospel that tickles his (or Her) fancy! “Give me a scoop of ‘Hip & Trendy’, please” “And I’ll take some ‘Heart-tugging Humanitarianism’, too!” “But don’t give me any ‘Old Fashioned”, please! I tasted it as a kid when my parents gave it to me, and it’s just too bland!”

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Helados – Wikipedia – share-alike license by Mackbeth24 at en.wikipedia

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***“SATAN…WILL, IF POSSIBLE,* *DECEIVE THE ELECT”***

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Well, you get the idea of this ice cream analogy. It’s getting to the point of craziness in the Christian world today!

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So how does one discern what is true and what is just a “look-alike” gospel? Because, let’s face it! The counterfeits which are blowing in the wind today are quite often so close to the truth, that it’s extremely difficult to discern the true from the false!

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And it’s not hard for true worshippers to see that Satan is wreaking havoc upon the Church-world!

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But why should we be surprised? After all, the Bible forewarned us… “For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall show signs and wonders, to seduce, if [it were] possible, even the elect.” Mark 13:22.

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So, these satanic counterfeits will be so close to the truth, that even God’s knowledgeable and elect people might be deceived, if possible (howbeit, not to their damnation)!

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Audience hands – cropped & altered – Wikimedia – Universal Public Domain

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“CHRIST, THE SAME YESTERDAY, TODAY & FOREVER”

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One thing that many of these false gospels have in common, is that they quite often try to be fashionable and up-to-date.

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Quite often they will mingle some faddish and trendy things of the world, in attempt to attract large audiences. Maybe some hip music. Maybe some “beautiful people”. Maybe some “cool” talk. And many preachers today strive to behave just a little like stand-up comedians, keeping their audience laughing. Many other gospels mingle their ethnicity, which only divides and never unifies the body of Christ (see Colossians 3:10, 11).

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But the true Gospel has a timeless quality about it. The truth doesn’t need to be dressed up or updated. Heaven is not “like some fickle schoolgirl”, as the saying goes! It is as timeless as Jesus.

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And Jesus is “the way, the truth and the life!” John 14:6

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Laughing – (color added) – Fotothek df roe neg – cropped and colored image – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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MINGLED GOSPELS VERY POWERFUL

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But the great problem is, that many of these so-called gospels mingle a whole lot of Bible into their preaching!

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Well, Satan is not as dumb as he would like us to suppose! Everyone knows that mice will not take the poison unless it’s mingled with lots and lots of oatmeal! And since Satan has an I.Q. far beyond our comprehension, why then would we imagine that he’s just a fumbling and bumbling old fool?

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Oh yes it’s true, that Satan has raised up some really poor counterfeit gospels. But even those bad ones only make the really clever counterfeits look that much more convincing!

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But when you lead people to believe that they can have Jesus, and still pursue the things of the world, that’s going to attract large crowds! And when you give people attractions such as sensual music, comedy, beautiful people, all sorts of social activities, etc., it’s going to attract large crowds!

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That’s a powerful potion! Pursuing your earthly dreams and selfish delights, and a lively social/fraternal organization coated with a thin veneer of religiosity to attend each week, and then, go to Heaven too! That’s powerful stuff! (see Matthew 6:24)

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ABOVE PICTURE: Satan, The False Prophet who offers a world-loving gospel – www.signsofheaven.org

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SOME WARNING SIGNS

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So here are some questions to ask yourself, concerning any particular ministry in question:

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**Does that ministry constantly encourage to study, study, study the Bible? (see Psalms 119:97)**

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Does that ministry add to the Bible, further revelations, such as dreams, and visions, and voices? (see Revelation 22:18)

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Does it appear as if that ministry encourages, either by word or by example, the seeking after the cares and pleasures of this world? Do the followers seem to worship one day per week, followed by six days of going headlong after the pleasures and treasures of this life?

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Or does that ministry try hard to keep from mingling fashion, trendiness, entertainment, “hip-talk”, comedy, ethnic, programs, non-biblical holidays, or any other earthy, non-Christ-like additions into their presentations? (See Ephesians. 5:3, 4)

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**And is the focus of that ministry on becoming Christ-like in every way? Or do they rather focus on other things, instead of focusing on Christ, and our overcoming the world? (see 1st John 3:3)**

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Well, perhaps there are more biblical “acid-tests” that one could apply to some of these modern-day gospels which are currently blowing in the wind.

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The important thing is to not let any one of these blow you away from the truth!

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Holy Bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Lic.

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“…A LAMP UNTO MY FEET”

Psalm 119:105

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And if a person wants to NOT be misled, he or she must know the Bible well, and have a mature understanding of the spiritual nature of the Bible.

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Or do we just let the “spirit” lead us?

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In Martin Luther’s day, some groups rose up, proclaiming that because they had the “holy spirit” talking to them, they didn’t need the Bible anymore!

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Regarding these groups, Luther commented… “They cry, ‘The Spirit, the Spirit!’. But what spirit they are speaking of, I know not!”

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Luther 95 theses – Wikipedia – US public domain

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STUDY THE REAL, NOT THE COUNTERFEIT

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The point is, God has given us the Bible.

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And instead of studying all the counterfeits, we need to study the true! Because most everybody knows, it is by being thoroughly familiar with the real thing, that one can easily spot the counterfeit! And so, let’s get to know the Bible!

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It is only by having a very good knowledge of the Bible, that any of us can expect to get through the troublous and confusing days we’re now entering into!

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A genuine 10000 bill – Wikipedia – public domain

THREE DOLLAR BILL – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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WHY NOT JUST STUDY FOR YOURSELF?

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And really, why not simply turn off all those fancy and cool-talking evangelists and teachers, and just study for yourself?

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After all, the Bible says… “But the anointing which ye have received of Him abideth in you, AND YE NEED NOT THAT ANY MAN TEACH YOU: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in Him.” 1st John 2;27.

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Yes, God’s Spirit abides in every true worshipper, and will lead each and every child of God into all truth. So why even get mixed up and confused by so many of today’s preachers?

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After all, the Bible foretells… “For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;” 2nd Timothy 4:3.

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Many of us believe that this day has fully arrived in the churches, when by preaching or by example, we’re seeing a very worldly gospel being preached.

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Chaplain reads Bible – Wikimedia – US Govt. Public Domain.

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Give me a very good knowledge of your Word, that I may be so well-grounded that I won’t fall into a selfish gospel of man’s making…

Prayer – USMC – Wikimedia – US Govt. Public Domain

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

Info & pics of constellations on this site from Wikipedia & International Astronomical Union (click here)

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LOCATING ARCTURUS…

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An easy way to find Arcturus is to follow the arc of the handle of the Big Dipper, in the spring through fall (these are the months in which Arcturus is visible).

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SUMMER CONSTELLATIONS: (Sketch to right: constellations span the heavens (Ark in south, 7 Stars in north), and travel from east to west through the night.

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This sketch is of the Summer Constellations as they appear when in the western half of the night sky. The box-like constellation is the The Ark of the Covenant (AKA Sagittarius) is in the south. To the right is both the Flower of the Field Constellation (AKA Scorpius) and the The Cross/Scepter Constellations. Further to the north is the Crown of Revelation Twelve (AKA Corona Borealis Constellation) and the star, Arcturus. Farthest to the north is the 7 Stars Constellation (AKA The Big Dipper )

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TOMORROW:

December 26 (Cuttlefish & The False Prophet, Part 7: “It’s a Glad, Glad, Glad, Glad World!”)

Mad world poster – Wikimedia – Fair Use Rationale

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) ARE ENCOURAGED TO BEGIN FOLLOWING THIS 650+ AUDIO BIBLE STUDY THROUGH THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH EACH DAY ON THIS DAILY DEVOTIONAL.

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THIS IS STUDY #357 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING..

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 23 (As The Flower of the Field, Part 14: “There Ain’t No Mountain High Enough?”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 23

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As The Flower of the Field,

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Part 14:

“There Ain’t No Mountain High Enough?”

To read Part 1, click here… “March 19th (As the Flower of the Field!)”

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“All flesh is grass,

and all the goodliness thereof

is as the flower of the field:

The grass withereth, the flower fadeth:

because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it:

surely the people is grass.

The grass withereth, the flower fadeth:

but the Word of our God shall stand for ever.”

Isaiah 40:6-8

ABOVE STAR-CHART: Flower of the Field Constellation commonly known as Scorpio – seen in spring through summer (Flower drawn in over Wikipedia star-chart)

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There was a very popular old song composed back in the 1960’s, which still gets a lot of play even today…

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“There ain’t mountain high enough

There ain’t no valley low enough

There ain’t no river wide enough

To keep me from gettin’ to you babe

…Just call my name, I’ll be there in a hurry

You don’t have to worry!”

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This was a very excellent song, as far as the songs of the world.

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Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell – Wikipedia – Fair-Use Rationale

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IMPOSSIBLE DREAMS!

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And yet, like so many of the world’s songs, this very popular song made a great big promise!

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Yes, many popular songs make great promises, such as…“I’ll love you forever! I’ll never leave you! I’ll always be there for you! I’ll always cherish you!”

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Well, those are very nice sounding promises!

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But are they true and possible promises?

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Man Husband & Married Wife on swing – Fraternal love (Prehispanic sculpture from 250–900 A.D., of Huastec origin) – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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MANY SAD AND EVEN TRAGIC ENDINGS!

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Well, just looking at the statistics, the divorce rate in this society is extremely high!

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And that stat doesn’t even take in to account all the unhappy and loveless and even violent marriages that continue on without divorce!

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Very sad!

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Makes us want to cry for such sorrowful situations!

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Yes, there are so very many sad and heartbreaking stories in this sad ol’ world!

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And finally, even those few relationships that are happy and loving, will all ultimately end with the death of one or both partners. Every last one!

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Listen…“For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten. Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun. Ecclesiastes 9:5, 6

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This above passage presents the stark and bleak truth that death is final, and nothingness is the final ending for all, including their love!

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Divorce – Wikimedia – the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.

Argentine graves east falkland by Chris Pearson wikimedia share-alike license

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“WITHOUT CHRIST…HAVING NO HOPE”

Ephesians 2:12

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Yes, there is a mountain far too high!

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And there is a valley far too low!

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And there is a river much too wide to ever cross!

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Because when death finally comes, it will be forever!

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No hope! No possibility of ever crossing that mountain, valley and river!

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Foggy Church Graveyard – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons 2.0

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A VERY SAD AND TRAGIC ENDING!

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**Well, the story of the two recording artists who sang that song, “There Ain’t No Mountain High Enough!” has an extremely sad ending.**

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Because, tragically, they both died just a few short years after recording that song. One died of cancer, while the other was murdered by his own father!

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Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell – Wikipedia – Fair-Use Rationale

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“HE THAT BELIEVETH IN ME, THOUGH HE WERE DEAD, YET SHALL HE LIVE!”

John 11:25, 26

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But perhaps there is a ray of hope in that dark story.

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Maybe, just maybe, they both began to trust in Jesus prior to their untimely deaths!

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Do you think?

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Because if they did, then those impossible words will actually become true promises! And the vow they made to each other will not be merely a hollow and empty promise!

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Yes, those impossible lyrics, “There ain’t no mountain high enough, there ain’t no valley low enough, there ain’t no river wide enough, to keep me from gettin’ to you”, will actually be very possible!

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Because, if those two singers did indeed begin to trust in the Savior, then they will joyfully rise one day to live forever in a wonderful and joyful place called, The Promised Land.

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Yes, even though there is a river far too wide for anyone to cross, yet the Savior is very willing to carry us across, if only we will begin to place our life in His hands!

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Thomas Cole – Pilgrim of the Cross at the End of His Journey – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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TO READ PART 15, CLICK HERE…

March 19 (As The Flower of the Field, Part 15: “Black Holes In Inner-Space: Romantic Idolatry!”)

Artist’s imaginative concept of a Black Hole – Wikipedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic license

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to fully realize the meaninglessness of this life and to fully appreciate the infinite value of the world-to-come…

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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Info & pics of constellations on this site from Wikipedia & International Astronomical Union (click here)

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THE FLOWER OF THE FIELD CONSTELLATION

This is perhaps one of the most amazing constellations that God has created! It truly looks like a flower, and appears to be blowing in the direction of westward. But as autumn draws near, this constellation appears to bow itself down, just like the flowers of Earth bow down, at the summer’s end.

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And these are not merely obscure stars! No! These are among the biggest and brightest stars in the night heavens!

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**The Two Turtle-Doves Constellation is also known as Sagittarius .**

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The Flower of the Field is commonly known as Scorpio .

But there is another obvious aspect to this constellation group. Notice that the birds are flying in the same direction as the flower is bending; it is as if the east wind is blowing these heavenly messengers…

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“The wind blows where it desires, and you hear the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it comes, and where it goes: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. John 3:8.

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So here is another incredible Bible concept, written in the heavens! And God has spoken of these signs! Listen… “For ever, O LORD, Thy Word is settled in heaven.” Psalm 119:89

WHY IS THIS FLOWER POINTING UPWARD?

To the right is a star-chart from Wikipedia. The editor of this site has sketched in the Flower of the Field Constellation on this constellation commonly referred to as the Scorpio Constellation (plus a few other close-by bright stars).

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Do you see the long blade of grass growing from the base of the Flower of the Field? This grass blade is made of the two highest stars of the Lupus Constellation, and the two lowest stars of the Libra Constellation.

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As this Wikipedia star-chart shows, the flower appears to be pointing to Arcturus and the Revelation 12 Woman (shown in sketch below). Arcturus represents Jesus, as He leads His sons (and daughters) on a spiritual journey up a heavenward pathway, as is written… “Canst you bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or can you guide Arcturus with his sons?” Job 38:32.

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ABOVE STAR-CHART: Flower of the Field Constellation commonly known as Scorpio – seen in spring through summer (Flower drawn in over Wikipedia star-chart)

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TOMORROW…

December 24 (1st Corinthians 13…the Love Chapter: “Love Does Not Insist Upon Its Own Way”)

Family eating meal – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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THIS IS STUDY #355 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 22 (A 3-Fingered Judgment-Day, Part 6: “I Was…Naked, and Ye Clothed Me:”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 22

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A 3-Fingered Judgment-Day,

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Part 6:

“I Was…Naked, and Ye Clothed Me:”

To read Part 1, click here…January 20th (3 Fingered Judgment-Day)

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“Then shall the King say

unto them on His right hand,

Come, ye blessed of My Father,

inherit the kingdom prepared for you

from the foundation of the world:

For I was…Naked, and ye clothed Me:”

Matthew 25:34-36

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GOD THREATENS US ABOUT JUDGING!

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God tells us plainly… “Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.” Romans 2:1

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With such an indictment as this above verse points out, how can we still point the accusing finger at others? Yes, whenever we point the accusing finger at somebody else, there are indeed, three fingers pointing right back at us!

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And of course, the number “three” is the very number of the Godhead, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

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Finger-pointing icon – Wikimedia – Share-alike-license

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“I WAS NAKED, AND YE CLOTHED ME!”

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In today’s cornucopian super-society, it is rather difficult to find someone who is literally naked. Oh yes, in the winter, there are many homeless ones who must struggle to stay warm.

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And in other countries, there are no doubt, many who are badly in need of adequate clothing.

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And this website encourages the generosity of Christians toward those who are truly in need.

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Homeless and cold – cropped photo – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license

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SPIRITUAL NAKEDNESS

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**But when Jesus says to His wise and blessed ones…“For I was…Naked, and ye clothed Me:”, perhaps He was speaking of those whose sins are a source of public shame for them.**

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In other words, we live in a world full of sinners (including us!). And all too often, it becomes somewhat of a popular sport for people to gossip about and expose others for their shameful past and/or present.

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In a very real sense, when we “air the dirty laundry” of others, are we not exposing their shameful nakedness to those with whom we are gossiping to?

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Gossips in the Altstadt in Sindelfingen, Germany – Sally Kennison – Share-alike License – Wikimedia

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AM I ONE OF SATAN’S HELPERS?

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**Yes, all too often, those of us who consider ourselves to be “Christian”, are engaging in the work of that old “accuser of our brethren”, “the god of this world”, Satan. *(Revelation 12:10 & 2nd Corinthians 4:4)***

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Listen…“for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.” Revelation 12:10

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Here is revealed that Satan engages in constant and unceasing finger-pointing at God’s professed people!

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And let’s face it! Satan is a polished professional at his evil craft! He really doesn’t need our help! Nevertheless, he exults whenever he can get a Christian to strip another human of their dignity, by gossiping about their failings!

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Eve in the Garden & The Whispering Serpent – www.signsofheaven.org

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SATAN STEALS OUR PERFECT PEACE

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One great problem with listening to Satan’s whisperings, is that this is how this “Accuser of our brethren” often begins to torment us with all sorts of “evil surmisings” about the motives of others. (1st Timothy 6:4)

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We must remember the Wise Man’s advice…

“Keep thy heart with all diligence;

for out of it are the issues of life.

Put away from thee a froward mouth,

and perverse lips put far from thee.

Let thine eyes look right on,

and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.

Ponder the path of thy feet,

and let all thy ways be established.

Turn not to the right hand nor to the left:

remove thy foot from evil.”

Proverbs 4:24-27

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Yes, to guard the avenues to the soul, not allowing Satan any access, is our first and foremost duty!

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“GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY!”

Proverbs 25:25

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Well, the very Good News is, that this is still the day of repentance! And those who truly desire to serve the Lord, can make a complete turn-a-round in our own individual life, by simply doing the exact opposite, from this day forward!

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And instead of joining in the verbal rock-throwing at another soul, for his or her own sins, the Christian instead can make a practice of presenting that scorned individual in the best light possible!

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Yes, rather than joining in with the verbal rock-throwing, the true Christian can begin to “clothe the naked”, by making excuses for those whose sins are his or her source of shame and embarrassment.

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Oh no, we don’t want to ever lie or exaggerate. But we can always find some nice thing to say about others.

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And we can remind others that we are in the midst of a fierce battle between Heaven and Hell. Therefore, it is not surprising that so many have been taken prisoners by the Devil, being caught in a giant web of addiction and shameful behavior.

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So, let’s live by the golden rule and talk about others in the same way that we would want them to talk about us!

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TO READ PART 7, CLICK HERE…

January 13 (A 3-Fingered Judgment-Day, Part 7: “Snowflakes”)

Snowflake – Aaron Burden 2017-02-01 (Unsplash) – Wikimedia – Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to crucify that “Old Man” within. Remove far from me all vanity and pride. Give me the desire and power to hide your great and precious promises in my heart…

Woman Praying – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

Info & pics of constellations on this site from Wikipedia & International Astronomical Union (click here)

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“THE SCORNER (THE PHARISEE)”

Please tilt your head to the left. Do you see a man with a very long pointed nose. (Obviously, the sketch to the right is just an exaggeration in order to help you find the face in the photo to the left.)

Do you see an angry look? His right eye-brow is raised as if he is judging.

This second face in the Moon appears to be that of a combination of a man as well as a fox. Or maybe a wolf. Doesn’t he have a long narrow nose like a wolf or fox? Maybe even a dog. Nevertheless, the expression on his face, as he appears to look down upon the Earth, is that of scorn.

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Unlike the first Moon-man’s sad look of shock and awe (click here to see and read about); this ‘man/fox/wolf/dog’ appears to be that of anger and scorn. As if he is disgusted at the sinful planet below. He is very moral, you see.

Moon – Public Domain – 2nd face Pharisee Scorner – by Cezar Popescu for Wikimedia – Universal Public Domain – cropped, highlighted & rotated photo

THIS BEAST WITHIN

Well, the Bible has much to say about Pharisees. And the Bible has much to say about wolves, and foxes, and dogs. And this wolf-face inscribed in the Moon has much to tell us about ourselves. So if you are a truth-seeker, then this article will be an eye-opener, as we explore just what the Bible has to say about these things. And the fact is, this Pharisee Moon-Beast is in the heart of each and every human. And so, if you (or me) find that this wolf-man has some things in common, please don’t despair. For God is giving us these signs, while there still is time. While there still is hope.

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THE PHARISEES…

“Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath.” Prov. 21:24

Yes this wolf-like beast-face in the Moon, is what the Bible calls a proud Pharisee. They were the morality crowd. They were the finger pointers. They were the scorners. They didn’t realize that their own pride was even more reprehensible to God than the drunkenness, immorality, or sexual perversions of the unsaved of the world.

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TOMORROW:

December 23 (As The Flower of the Field, Part 14: “There Ain’t No Mountain High Enough?”)

Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell – Wikipedia – Fair-Use Rationale

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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THIS IS STUDY #354 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 21 (As The Flower of the Field, Part 13: “Forever Young?”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 21

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As The Flower of the Field,

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Part 13:

“Forever Young?”

To read Part 1, click here… “March 19th (As the Flower of the Field!)”

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“All flesh is grass,

and all the goodliness thereof

is as the flower of the field:

The grass withereth, the flower fadeth:

because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it:

surely the people is grass.

The grass withereth, the flower fadeth:

but the Word of our God shall stand for ever.”

Isaiah 40:6-8

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Back in 1979, a very nice song was recorded entitled, “Forever Young”.

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And it sang about God, and it praised the virtues of doing what is right in daily life and wished for the fulfillment of our earthly dreams.

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But the song’s big centerpiece was to desire for the listener to be “forever young!”

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Very nice sentiments!

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Bob Dylan – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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WE’VE ALL GROWN OLDER NOW

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**But alas, time does not stop! And life’s passenger train just keeps rolling down the tracks of time, never slowing down, on its way to the final station.**

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And we have all grown much older since those lyrics were first penned: about 50 years have passed since that song was composed. Most of that song’s original fans are now well into their 70’s or 80’s, although many have no doubt passed away.

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But the sad truth is that none of us have stayed forever young!

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Train locomotive – Hans Baluschek Anfahrender Schnellzug – 1909 – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“THE GRASS WITHERS, AND THE FLOWER THEREOF FALLS AWAY”

1st Peter 1:24

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Now maybe one might say that being “young in heart” is a fulfillment of what it means to be “forever young”.

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**But even being young-at-heart is only a temporary situation! Because we all must eventually die.**

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No, Isaiah 40:6-8 says it very poetically…“All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field: The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass. The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the Word of our God shall stand for ever.”

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Here is the fate of all humans. Forever in Sheol (Hebrew for: “the grave”)!

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Child & Dandelion – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away”

Psalm 90:10

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Yes, human life is like the grass, and our beauty is like the fading flower of the field. We begin with so much life and vitality. And we flourish for about twenty years.

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But then, like that flower of the field, we begin to slowly wither away! By thirty a few petals have fallen away. By forty a few more. And by fifty, the petals begin to fall away with increasing rapidity!

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And should we live well into our eighties or even into our nineties, we lose most all of our beauty! Our backs bow down. Our skin wrinkles. Many loved ones have died. And we hurt in so many ways!

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And try as we may to hold on to our youthful vitality, it slips away like a thief in the dark shadows of the night!

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Woman applying make-up – Wikimedia – Share-alike License 2.0

Lady in sling – Photo by Liz Roll – FEMA – Elderly cared for in Louisiana – Wikimedia – US Govt. Public Domain

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GIVING ACCOUNT ON JUDGMENT DAY

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Now, we can attempt to live in denial of this most solemn and sobering truth. And we can pretentiously claim that we’ll be “forever young”. But deep down we know that it’s just a big lie; a hollow boast; a mere exercise in self-deceived futility!

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Yes, that locomotive-of-fate is still racing us toward our final destination, even as it is written… “And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment…” Hebrews 9:27

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As this above verse affirms, we all must ultimately die. But after that, we all must stand before God on that Last Day of Judgment, to give account for how we spent our time here on earth.

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“GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY!”

Proverbs 25:25

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But the Good News in all this is when we continue reading that above passage from Hebrews, Chapter 9!

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Listen as that passage continues… “And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for Him shall He appear the second time without sin unto Salvation.” Hebrews 9:27

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**Yes, Jesus Christ has actually provided a way of escape from our appointed and certain doom! That’s right! He bore the sins of many on that cruel Cross of Calvary!**

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And for all those who do take hold of Salvation, there will be no end…“And whosoever liveth and believeth in Me shall never die! Believest thou this? ” John 11:26

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These are the very words which Jesus spoke! And He speaks these same words to each of us today!

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Sign of the Son of Man Constellation – made of the various constellations on this website

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“THOSE WHO SLEEP IN JESUS WILL GOD BRING WITH HIM!”

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Oh yes, our fallen mortal bodies will wither away and perish. And we will lie in our graves for a short time.

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But the great and precious promise is this…“For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with Him.” 1st Thessalonians 4:14

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Yes, in a blink of the eye, God will one day, very soon, raise us up, and bring us to be with Him, to live together forever in that wonderful Promised Land that awaits us!

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And there we will be forever happy!

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And there we will truly be FOREVER YOUNG!

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Second Coming – Return – Resurrection Morning – Jan Luyken – Bible – Wikipedia – US Public Domain (2)

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TO READ PART 14, CLICK HERE…

December 23 (As The Flower of the Field, Part 14: “There Ain’t No Mountain High Enough?”)

Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell – Wikipedia – Fair-Use Rationale

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to fully realize the meaninglessness of this life and to fully appreciate the infinite value of the world-to-come…

Prayer – Mother and Daughter – Wikipedia – (cropped image) the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

Info & pics of constellations on this site from Wikipedia & International Astronomical Union (click here)

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THE FLOWER OF THE FIELD CONSTELLATION

This is perhaps one of the most amazing constellations that God has created! It truly looks like a flower, and appears to be blowing in the direction of westward. But as autumn draws near, this constellation appears to bow itself down, just like the flowers of Earth bow down, at the summer’s end.

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And these are not merely obscure stars! No! These are among the biggest and brightest stars in the night heavens!

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**The Two Turtle-Doves Constellation is also known as Sagittarius .**

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The Flower of the Field is commonly known as Scorpio .

But there is another obvious aspect to this constellation group. Notice that the birds are flying in the same direction as the flower is bending; it is as if the east wind is blowing these heavenly messengers…

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“The wind blows where it desires, and you hear the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it comes, and where it goes: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. John 3:8.

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So here is another incredible Bible concept, written in the heavens! And God has spoken of these signs! Listen… “For ever, O LORD, Thy Word is settled in heaven.” Psalm 119:89

THE ZODIAC CONSTELLATION NAMES

By the way, it is not the purpose of www.theheavensdeclare.net to give any validity to the Zodiac or any pagan deities. But the common names of many constellations must be given, solely for the purpose of locating them on star-charts.

WHY IS THIS FLOWER POINTING UPWARD?

To the right is a star-chart from Wikipedia. The editor of this site has sketched in the Flower of the Field Constellation on this constellation commonly referred to as the Scorpio Constellation (plus a few other close-by bright stars).

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Do you see the long blade of grass growing from the base of the Flower of the Field? This grass blade is made of the two highest stars of the Lupus Constellation, and the two lowest stars of the Libra Constellation.

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As this Wikipedia star-chart shows, the flower appears to be pointing to Arcturus and the Revelation 12 Woman (shown in sketch below). Arcturus represents Jesus, as He leads His sons (and daughters) on a spiritual journey up a heavenward pathway, as is written… “Canst you bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or can you guide Arcturus with his sons?” Job 38:32.

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ABOVE STAR-CHART: Flower of the Field Constellation commonly known as Scorpio – seen in spring through summer (Flower drawn in over Wikipedia star-chart)

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TOMORROW…

December 22 (A 3-Fingered Judgment-Day, Part 6: “I Was…Naked, and Ye Clothed Me:”

Good Samaritan – (Watts) – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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THIS IS STUDY #353 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 20 (Planet Earth, Devil’s Island, Part 16: “Hell’s Witnesses: ‘Judgment Day!'” CONTINUED)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 20

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Planet Earth, Devil’s Island,

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Part 16:

“Hell’s Witnesses: ‘Judgment Day!'” CONTINUED

To read Part 1, click here… March 13th (Planet Earth: Devil’s Island!)

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“For, behold, the LORD cometh out of His place

to punish the inhabitants of the earth

for their iniquity:

the earth also shall disclose her blood,

and shall no more cover her slain.”

Isaiah 26:21

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This above passage reveals that the time is coming (and now is) in which all the wickedness which has been greatly covered up will finally be exposed!

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Yes, the god of this world works overtime to make sure this world’s inhabitants remain prisoners on this “Devil’s Island” prison planet.

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And so, he insulates us in various ways, keeping us from fully realizing just how bad this present evil world truly is!

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Satan presiding at the Infernal Council – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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APOCALYPSE NOW!

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In yesterday’s devotional (click here), it was revealed that we have now entered into the beginning of Judgment Day. And the Lord is allowing the world’s inhabitants to witness much of the sin, filth and atrocities which have been covered up for much too long! Oh yes, our society has become rather sterilized in many respects. We’re a very neat and clean and moral society to a great extent, at least outwardly we are.

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But through the various high-tech innovations, it is now possible to behold much more of the filth, selfishness, and atrocities which have been occurring around the world, currently, but even in the ages-past!

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TV – ABC-Good Morning America – Wikipedia – Share-alike License

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THE TOTAL DEPRAVITY OF THE HUMAN HEART

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But today’s devotional will turn to a more personal level in which God is allowing us to behold the wickedness of this Devil’s-Island-world we live in.

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Yes, the earth’s inhabitants are mired in a sea of wickedness. And even on a personal level, we’re drowning in sin and sorrow. Oh yes, a certain percentage of the world is enjoying their sin, to a degree.

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Especially the younger generation and those in good health are enjoying the pleasures of sin and selfishness, unaware of their impending judgment!

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And there is an exterior veneer of morality in our society, which only makes it more difficult to discern the total depravity of the human heart (“The [human] heart is desperately wicked, and deceitful above all things; who can know it?” Jeremiah 17:9).

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**Here is God’s pronouncement of the human heart…“desperately wicked, and deceitful above all things“! Jeremiah 17:9

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New Year Eve 2008 – TimeSquare – cropped image – Wikipedia – Creative Commons License 3.0

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“AND BECAUSE INIQUITY SHALL ABOUND, THE LOVE OF MANY SHALL WAX COLD!”

Matthew 24:12

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And for the majority of the world’s population, sin and selfishness is taking its toll on us personally:

sickness,

death,

pain,

suffering,

broken hearts,

substance abuse,

anger,

suspicion,

jealousy,

revenge,

societal decay,

governmental oppression,

financial problems,

dishonesty,

greed,

lust,

adultery,

vulgarity,

loveless indifference,

and other similar sinful and selfish behaviors, either committed personally or by others, are making this life very unhappy and extremely difficult for many people.

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Yes, the many atrocities and woes which plague Mankind are actually Hell’s witnesses that this is truly a “‘Hell’s Island’ Prison-Planet” we live in! And those who call themselves “atheists” need only open their eyes to this vast ocean of sin and suffering and realize that this can only be the work of a literal evil spirit ruler.

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Anti-Christian-rally-in-Chicago – cropped image – Wikimedia

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CANNIBALISM COMING

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But things are only going to get continually worse!

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Yes, the Bible even prophesies that this world’s conditions are going to get so horrible, that seemingly good and moral and tender-hearted women will be engaging in cannibalism, if you can believe that! (“Shall the women eat their fruit, and children of a span long?”…”The tender and delicate woman…shall eat them [her children]…”)

(See Lamentations 2:20 & Deuteronomy 28:57)

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Cannibalism in Russia and Lithuania 1571. – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY!”

Proverbs 25:25

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Well, the Good News is, that God has provided a way of escape out of this horrible and tragic situation!

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Yes, the Door of Salvation is still open to one and all! And the invitation yet goes out to any and every man, woman, and child who is sick and tired of living in this filthy world, to renounce this kingdom of evil, and join the mass end-time exodus now going on.

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“Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,” for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea”

Revelation 21:21

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And very soon, this present earth will pass away with a great noise!

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But all those who do join this end-time exodus will instead be translated into the long-awaited Promised Land: a land flowing with milk and honey, in which “there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.” Revelation 21:4

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The River Of The Water Of Life by H. Melville – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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TO READ PART 17…

Planet Earth, Devil’s Island, Part 17 – “A World of Terror”

Minneapolis Riots – Wikipedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Open my eyes that I may see this world for what is truly is…

Woman Praying – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

Info & pics of constellations on this site from Wikipedia & International Astronomical Union (click here)

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LOCATING THE DRAGON

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REVELATION 12 DRAGON IS NOT DRACO!

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First, let it be stated, that this Dragon Constellation is not the same constellation commonly referred to as “Draco” (photo to right is Draco).

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This Revelation 12 Dragon from Signs Of Heaven, has not been previously recognized. But you will discover that it is a very intricate and complex constellation, once you are comfortable locating it (picture below, right).

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Draco, (Picture right) Ursa Minor – Wikipedia – share-alike license

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REVELATION 12 DRAGON

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The star-charts below (below, right) are from Wikipedia and are combined into one chart to show these three constellations, which the editor has sketched over with these three constellations, as they appear when in the west. Hopefully, this will be an assist in locating these constellations in the night-sky.

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LOCATION…

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**The Revelation 12 Dragon Constellation can be located by finding Orion in winter months.**

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The Dragon is to Orion’s left, and the Dragon’s mouth is right next to Orion’s shield. This Dragon’s mouth is the V-like constellation The Hyades Cluster, which is also known as the head of Taurus the Bull. The Dragon’s tail-tip is Pleiades and the lower shaft of his tail is partly of Aries and Pisces. Then with aid of a dark and starry night, you may begin to connect the mouth and the tail with a very long body in an oval shape. The front and back legs are made of a few stars: the front legs partially of stars from Taurus . The back legs and rear fin are made of 6 stars from the Cetus Constellation.

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BODY HARD TO SEE

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The long oval-shaped body has relatively few stars, but can been seen, howbeit with a dark, starry night. The four stars of the front fins are made partially of Taurus .

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TOMORROW

December 21 (As The Flower of the Field, Part 13: “Forever Young?”)

Bob Dylan – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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THIS IS STUDY #352 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 19 (Planet Earth, Devil’s Island, Part 15: “Hell’s Witnesses: ‘Judgment Day!'”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 19

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Planet Earth, Devil’s Island,

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Part 15:

“Hell’s Witnesses: ‘Judgment Day!'”

To read Part 1, click here… March 13th (Planet Earth: Devil’s Island!)

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“For, behold, the LORD cometh out of His place

to punish the inhabitants of the earth

for their iniquity:

the earth also shall disclose her blood,

and shall no more cover her slain.”

Isaiah 26:21

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To a great degree, the western nations have been living in a bubble for decades.

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In other words, our present-day society has become extremely sterilized compared to various societies in centuries past.

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That is, so much of the wickedness and filth of this Devil’s-Island-planet have been neatly scrubbed, so that we don’t notice just how bad things really are.

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Satan presiding at the Infernal Council – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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THE FALSE PROPHET GIVING SOCIETY A MAKE-OVER

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We turn on the morning TV talk shows and see handsome and well-dressed personalities making jokes and engaging us in light and upbeat conversation.

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And we drive down our nice streets and through our neighborhoods, oblivious to so much of the filth and decrepit conditions in other places.

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Our garbage is neatly removed each week.

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And our kids attend their nice schools. We have beautiful hospitals for the sick, and ivy-covered campuses for the young.

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Oh yes, we may hear an occasional siren outside, racing down the street, but that’s all we usually know about some neighborhood crisis.

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And we go to our church each week, filled with nicely dressed and well-behaved people sitting there, all to hear an entertaining prosperity-driven sermon salted with well-timed little quips and jests.

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And we wash and vacuum our shiny cars, boats, and sometimes even their planes.

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And we love all the beautifully lighted cities with their tall, grand buildings!

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We look great in our recently purchased pre-made clothes!

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Yes, to a great degree, this world has been given a glossy veneered exterior in these last days!

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TV – ABC-Good Morning America – cropped image – Wikipedia – Share-alike License

New York Times Square – terabass – cropped image – Wikipedia – Share-alike License

College – Harvard Yard – Wikimedia – Public Domain

Church Attendance – www.thebiblerevival.com – Public Domain

Shoppers in Toronto – cropped image – Wikimedia – share-alike license

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“And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold!”

Matthew 24:12

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But of course, all this sterilization and beautification of society is intermingled with the brutal reality that this planet is indeed a world of sin and sorrow!

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As a matter of fact, this world is literally drenched in sin, if we really think about it!

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PS Krøyer – Hip hip hurra! Kunstnerfest på Skagen – 1888 – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“I WILL SET NO WICKED THING BEFORE MY EYES!”

Psalm 101:3

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Take the television, for instance. Just count all the murders, rapes, arguments, arrogance, tears, and suffering which get daily airplay on television.

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Yes, like never before, we have the ability to witness so many atrocities around the world, via the high-tech innovations now available at the mere push of a button.

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TV – The Image of the Beast – www.theheavensdeclare.net – Not for commercial uses

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“THE EARTH SHALL DISCLOSE HER BLOOD!”

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Truly we are living in a day in which the following prophecy is rapidly being fulfilled… “For, behold, the LORD cometh out of His place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.” Isaiah 26:21

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Here we see that Judgment Day will be a time in which the earth’s inhabitants will finally witness the many atrocities which have been “swept under the rug” for so many centuries!

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Burned at the stake – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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“AND THE CITIES OF THE NATIONS FELL.”

Revelation 16:19

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Oh yes, we are already witnessing many things: the scandalous homosexual-pedophile behavior of many priests: the aggressive sexual behavior of many famous persons in Hollywood and Washington DC: the heinous and senseless murders going on around the world: the vicious behavior of various religions.

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And let’s be honest! Not every city and neighborhood are neat and clean!

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There indeed are also extremely poor and decrepit cities and neighborhoods in many places here, and around the world!

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ISIL – Execution of man – September 2014 – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“THE EARTH ALSO SHALL DISCLOSE HER BLOOD

Isaiah 26:21

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Yes, these and many other tragedies, atrocities, and sad circumstances are now being exposed via television, radio, and Internet. The earth is already disclosing her blood, to a certain extent. And as Judgment Day progresses, we can only expect to see an even greater revelation of just how evil this world truly is!

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Listen to Genesis 4:10… “And He (God) said, What hast thou (Cain) done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto Me from the ground!”

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Yes, in these last moments of history, the Lord will allow (or cause) all the blood which has been shed upon this sin-cursed earth to cry out, even as the blood of Abel cried out! And we’ll all hear it!

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TV – ABC-Good Morning America – Wikipedia – Share-alike License

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Well, this devotional will continue tomorrow (click here). And this sad two-part commentary will be culminated with an extremely happy ending!

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Open my eyes that I may see this world for what is truly is…

Prayer – Anna Blunden – For Only One Short Hour – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

Info & pics of constellations on this site from Wikipedia & International Astronomical Union (click here)

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LOCATING THE DRAGON

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REVELATION 12 DRAGON IS NOT DRACO!

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First, let it be stated, that this Dragon Constellation is not the same constellation commonly referred to as “Draco” (photo to right is Draco).

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This Revelation 12 Dragon from Signs Of Heaven, has not been previously recognized. But you will discover that it is a very intricate and complex constellation, once you are comfortable locating it (picture below, right).

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Draco, (Picture right) Ursa Minor – Wikipedia – share-alike license

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REVELATION 12 DRAGON

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The star-charts below (below, right) are from Wikipedia and are combined into one chart to show these three constellations, which the editor has sketched over with these three constellations, as they appear when in the west. Hopefully, this will be an assist in locating these constellations in the night-sky.

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LOCATION…

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**The Revelation 12 Dragon Constellation can be located by finding Orion in winter months.**

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The Dragon is to Orion’s left, and the Dragon’s mouth is right next to Orion’s shield. This Dragon’s mouth is the V-like constellation The Hyades Cluster, which is also known as the head of Taurus the Bull. The Dragon’s tail-tip is Pleiades and the lower shaft of his tail is partly of Aries and Pisces. Then with aid of a dark and starry night, you may begin to connect the mouth and the tail with a very long body in an oval shape. The front and back legs are made of a few stars: the front legs partially of stars from Taurus . The back legs and rear fin are made of 6 stars from the Cetus Constellation.

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BODY HARD TO SEE

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The long oval-shaped body has relatively few stars, but can been seen, howbeit with a dark, starry night. The four stars of the front fins are made partially of Taurus .

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TOMORROW

December 20 (Planet Earth, Devil’s Island, Part 16: “Hell’s Witnesses: ‘Judgment Day!’” CONTINUED)

.Judgment Day – by sweet media – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 18 (Who Are The Daughters of Sara? Part 2: “Who Was The First ‘Women’s Liber’?”

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 18

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Who Are The Daughters of Sara?

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Part 2:

“Who Was The First ‘Women’s Liber’?”

To read Part 1, click here…October 21 (“Who Are The Daughters of Sara?”)

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“And the serpent said unto the woman,

Ye shall not surely die:

For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof,

then your eyes shall be opened,

and ye shall be as gods,

knowing good and evil. “

Genesis 3:4, 5

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Today, there was a huge march for women’s rights across the country!

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Thousands were protesting all the remaining inequalities that today’s women suffer!

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And the event was a huge success!

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Women’s March on Washington – cropped image – Wikipedia – the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.

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THE FIRST ‘WOMEN’S LIBER’?

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QUESTION: So just who was the first ‘Women’s Liber’?

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Well, there are the obvious names.

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And even among the Hollywood crowd, this very popular movement has its own list of women’s rights champions!

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Question Marks – At a loss – svg – Wikimedia Commons – Share-Alike License

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EVE, THE VERY FIRST WOMEN’S LIBER!

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But to find the very first ‘Women’s Liber’, we would have to go all the way back to the very first woman, Eve.

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That’s right, it was Eve who boldly asserted herself to elevate her own station in life.

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Listen to Genesis 3:4, 5, 6… “And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.”

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Here is revealed that Eve had already become dissatisfied with her appointed position in life! She wanted to be equal with God!

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MILLENNIUMS OF OPPRESSION

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So, is this what happened? Did the serpent (Satan) tell her the truth? Does history record that women have enjoyed equality with men through the ages?

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Actually no.

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Quite the opposite, wouldn’t you agree? Many women have suffered much cruelty throughout the history of the world. And their lessor physical strength has allowed many cruel husbands to bully their wives into various hardships throughout the centuries!

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An Armenian woman in slavery after the Armenian Genocide bears Thistles to fuel home. – Wikimedia – Public Domain in USA United States public domain tag

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ONLY A DROP IN THE BUCKET OF TIME

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But through the last several centuries, women have slowly elevated themselves, especially over the last 150 years. And now in this new millennium, many men have lost their leadership role in the home, and even in the workplace in many instances.

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But what is the last 150 years in the perspective to all the thousands of years of oppression?

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And today’s Women’s March is occurring so close to the end of time here on earth, that it’s more or less just an exercise in futility!

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Woman’s March Seattle – Woman’s March Jan. 21, 2017 – Wikimedia – the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

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A HUGE EXCLAMATION MARK!

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But when one sits back and reflects on the big picture, isn’t it ironic that Eve’s attempt to elevate her position in life, is only coming to fruition in these last moments of time!?

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If we would think this all through, Eve’s story along with the current Women’s Lib Movement, together make a remarkable testimonial to the veracity of the Bible and its divine Authorship! Yes, it really puts a huge exclamation mark on just how “spot-on” the Bible actually is!

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It shows just what a grand liar the Devil was (and is), that this entire world history only proves how Eve’s attempt to elevate her status was futile at best: thousands of years of oppression; not only for women, but for most of the entire human race as well…men and women!

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Eve – Tizian – Wikipedia – pub-dom

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“ALL HIS COMMANDMENTS ARE SURE! THEY STAND FAST FOR EVER AND EVER!”

Psalm 111:7, 8

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**And Eve’s failure to elevate herself (and most all the women born thereafter) only proves that God knows best, in His commandments concerning the varied roles that men and women are to adhere to.**

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And now that we are so near the end, this attempt by our leaders to fight for elevation of women over men, is not only futile, but is sure to end in some sort of destructive whirlwind (as will every aspect of Mankind’s rebellion against Heaven!)

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Eve – Tizian – Wikipedia – pub-dom

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“GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY!”

Proverbs 25:25

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But the Good News is, that today is still the Day of Salvation!

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And all those who desire to live forever in a Land in which everyone will enjoy an exalted station in life, in the earth-made-new!

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And all are invited to join this end-time exodus out of this sad Babylonian world of confusion and begin the upward ascendancy toward that wonderful and happy Promised Land!

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And doesn’t this “sad ol’ world” just keep getting sadder with each passing day?

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But the New Heaven and New Earth will be a wonderful place filled with laughter, and singing, and joy, and peace! And we will truly be, forever young!

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The River Of The Water Of Life by H. Melville – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to put on the adornment of a meek and quiet Spirit. Give me the Spirit of submission to my husband and to my heavenly husband, Christ…

Prayer for USA – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

Info & pics of constellations on this site from Wikipedia & International Astronomical Union (click here)

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FIVE WISE VIRGINS STARS

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This constellation was identified on May 22nd, 2014. It is simply five stars, two from the Serpens Constellation, and three from the Hercules Constellation.

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What gives this constellation impetus and significance is that it appears as five evenly positioned stars, in a slight oval pattern, as if they were sitting in a meeting, listening, or perhaps watching someone.

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Second, they appear to be gathered in front of The Crown of Revelation 12 Constellation. (just below Corona Borealis in this Wikipedia star-chart, in which the editor of this site sketched in these two constellations)

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ABOVE STAR-CHART – Summer constellation – Five Wise Virgins Stars & The Glorious Crown – Corona Borealis – signsofheaven.org – Not for profit uses! – Wikipedia Star chart with constellations drawn in by this website.

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GATHERED AROUND GLORIOUS CROWN!

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The position of these stars is significant in a number of ways. The first, being that these Five Wise Virgins are gathered around the 12-star Crown of Revelation 12. And the obvious message here is, that these wise virgins represent the faithful portion of God’s Church. And as wise virgins, they understand the importance of winning the glorious crown of victory, which Jesus promised.

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Listen… “Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.” 1st Corinthians 9:24, 25.

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And so, God is showing us the difference between the wise and the foolish in His Church. While the wise are gathered around this crown of victory, the foolish are nowhere to be found.

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Corona Borealis/Bootes & Five Wise Virgins

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TOMORROW:

December 19 (Planet Earth, Devil’s Island, Part 15: “Hell’s Witnesses: ‘Judgment Day!’”)

Satan presiding at the Infernal Council – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) ARE ENCOURAGED TO BEGIN FOLLOWING THIS 650+ AUDIO BIBLE STUDY THROUGH THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH EACH DAY ON THIS DAILY DEVOTIONAL.

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THIS IS STUDY #350 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 17 (The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 18: “Satan’s War Against Sincere Christians”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 17

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The Devil Made Me Do It!

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Part 18:

“Satan’s War Against Sincere Christians”

To read the first part of this topic, go here…March 18 (The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 5: “Satan’s Army of Mockers!”)

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Back in the 1970’s, a certain saying was popularized…“The Devil made me do it! The Devil made me do it!”

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And this was merely mocking Christians, who were seemingly obsessed with pointing the finger at the Devil.

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Then they could all laugh and mock “the silly and absurd notion” that Satan is a very active and powerful force controlling the peoples of this world, by mockingly saying…“The Devil made me do it!”

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Flip Wilson – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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SATAN, “THE GOD OF THIS WORLD”

2nd Corinthians 4:4

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But the horrifying fact is, the Devil does indeed cause the vast percentage of the world’s inhabitants to do a great amount of things!

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After all, Ephesians, Chapter 2 reveals a truth that practically nobody realizes or accepts! It is perhaps the most egregious truth in all of the Bible!

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And this verse is, “…the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:”

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And let’s face it! The idea that the entire world’s inhabitants are filled with this evil spirit is more than anybody is willing to accept, much less even admit!

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Satan presiding at the Infernal Council – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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FANATICAL COUNTERFEIT CHRISTIANS

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In the news today, a so-called “Christian” couple were discovered to have chained their children into the basement for a number of years!

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Unbelievable?

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Of course!

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But the most unbelievable part of the story is to believe that these two parents could actually be considered genuine Christians by some!

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Internet addiction prisoner – cropped image – Wikipedia – Creative Commons lic.

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“THE WAY OF TRUTH SHALL BE EVIL SPOKEN OF”

2nd Peter 2:2

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Well, obviously, the whole unthinkable situation could only be the evil work of that arch-deceiver, Satan! And these two parents are no more Christian than even abject atheists are Christians! But rather, these poor people have been raised up by Satan to become religious fanatics for the express purpose of giving Christianity just another “black eye”!

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But why would Satan commit such a heinous act in the name of Jesus?

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Again, the obvious answer is that Satan has scored a huge victory here! Oh yes, Satan has always exulted whenever he could give Christianity a bad reputation in some way.

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Internet addiction prisoner – cropped image – Wikipedia – Creative Commons lic.

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HOME-SCHOOLING IN DANGER

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But this incredible story becomes an even more damaging situation because the children were considered to be home-schoolers.

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Yes, in a society in which home-schooling is already looked down upon with a suspicious eye by the government, this horrific incident only makes matters worse for sincere Christians who wish to educate their children at home!

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Nazi Stabs Bible – Wikimedia commons – US Public Domain (2)

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FORCED TO WORSHIP THE BEAST’S IMAGE

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It appears that Satan is now “on the march”, as the saying goes!

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Yes, it would seem as if God is now permitting Satan to fulfill the prophecy found in Revelation 13:15-17…“And he (the False Prophet) had power to give life unto the image of the (first) beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.”

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Here is rather veiled, and difficult language concerning Antichrist Beast and his image which speaks.

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But to put all this in the simplest terms, it merely speaks of the day when Satan has been allowed to make life nearly impossible for Christians!

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CHRISTIAN LIBERTY SOON REMOVED

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And this incident (along with many similar occurrences), is just one more nail in the coffin of Christian freedom!

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Yes, the walls seem to be rapidly closing in on the Christian community; at least, it is for dedicated Christians who care enough and have the ability to home-school their children.

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But for the vast majority of Christians, this sad story shouldn’t affect them very much, since most Christians already have their children enrolled in public schooling.

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But those few dedicated Christians who now home-school their children, in the near future it might just become increasingly difficult to continue to educate their children at home. And the rulers of that particular location are already somewhat hostile to many rights of the Christian community, they might be the very ones who lead the charge against home-schooling.

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Homeschoolers playing Dutch Blitz at picnic gathering – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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SATAN’S IMAGE FORCED ON WORLD (AND CHRISTIANS)

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But stepping back and looking at the bigger picture, we understand that Satan is so very jealous for his kingdom of darkness, he cannot stand to see Christians living “off the grid”, as far as having their children educated outside of public schooling.

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Even most private Christian schools have become so mired down with government regulations, that they are just a little better than public schooling.

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And they have become so worldly-minded, that they even voluntarily bow down to the image of Satan, i.e., this antichrist world-system, in so many ways! Yes, there has developed a world-loving spirit in today’s church-world, which manifests itself in many or perhaps most church-operated schools.

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TOTALITARIANISM ALREADY IN PLACE

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And as we survey our current society, it would seem that we are now entering a whole new level of mind-control!

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**As if things are not already bad enough, Satan, “the god of this world” is obviously not content with the current level of totalitarian control already in place!**

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Yes, with television, public schooling, Internet, hand-held devices, radio, magazines, newspapers, novels, billboards, etc., Satan has already achieved a level of mind-control never before seen in history past!

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“GREAT AND PRECIOUS PROMISES”

2nd Peter 1:4

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And yet, God is faithful! Yes, we can cling to the many “great and precious promises” from God, such as this one…“But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:” Romans 5:20

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Here is a real blessed promise for concerned Christian parents! God vows to help all those who truly love Him!

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**And such promises as this one will become even more vitally important in the coming months as Satan continues to “tighten the noose” around Christians!**

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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TO READ PART 19, CLICK HERE…

December 30 (The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 19: “Sleeping To Satan’s Lullabies!”)

Violin Lullaby – Satan – Tartini’s Dream – Louis-Léopold Boilly 1761-1845 – Devil’s Trill Sonata – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to prepare for the crisis which is now coming upon this world. Graciously allow me to hide Thy great and precious promises in my heart, that I might stand in this evil day which is already beginning…

Prayer – USMC – Wikimedia – US Govt. Public Domain

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

Info & pics of constellations on this site from Wikipedia & International Astronomical Union (click here)

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7 HEADS, 10 HORNS, & 7 CROWNS OF THE DRAGON

“And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.” Revelation 12:3

**In Revelation, the Dragon of Revelation 12 is described as having seven heads, ten horns, and seven crowns. However, the Dragon Constellation up in the night sky does not.**

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But God has faithfully created the wave of water, in such a way, as to illustrate this same concept of the seven heads, ten horns, and seven crowns. Because this wave of water is basically composed of ten stars.

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The main body of the wave has seven stars (#‘s, 1 thru 7). And the tip of the crest of the wave has the other three stars (#’s, 8, 9 & 10). So we have this 7 and 10 numbering. And this gives us a great clue, as to where in the Bible we should look, to find out the riddle as to just what or who do these 7 heads, 10 crowns, and 7 horns represent. Because, the Bible speaks very much about floods and waters as being associated with Satan (the Dragon).

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TOMORROW…

December 18 (Who Are The Daughters of Sara? Part 2: “Who Was The First ‘Women’s Liber’?”

We Can Do It! Rosie the Riveter – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) ARE ENCOURAGED TO BEGIN FOLLOWING THIS 650+ AUDIO BIBLE STUDY THROUGH THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH EACH DAY ON THIS DAILY DEVOTIONAL.

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THIS IS STUDY #349 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 16 (Eternal Torment? Part 31: “Babylonian Hell”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 16

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Eternal Torment?

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Part 31:

“Babylonian Hell”

To read Part 1, click here… “September 8th (Eternal Torment?)”

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The ancient Babylonians and pagans had some traditional beliefs and celebrations which have found their way into the Christian churches: Christmas, Easter, the Trinity, and many other traditions and false teachings which the world, and the worldly church still embrace.

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Alexander Hislop’s much-maligned book, “The Two Babylons”, gives an in-depth account of many of the various similarities between Babylon and the Christian Church.

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The Two Babylons – Alexander Hislop – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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WHAT IS THE TRUE NATURE OF HELL

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One similarity, which many, today, overlook, is that Hell is an endless underworld in which all rejecters of God’s grace will spend eternity suffering for their sins.

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And to this day, almost the entire Christian community embraces and teaches this ancient Babylonian version of Hell, to the extent that they believe it to be a place of conscious existence.

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Brooklyn Museum – The Rich Man In Hell – James Tissot – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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“GOD SHALL SEND THEM STRONG DELUSION, THAT THEY SHOULD BELIEVE A LIE!”

2nd Thessalonians 2:11

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And truth-be-told, God gave the Church “enough rope to hang themselves” , as the old saying goes. Yes, God has written the Bible so that if anyone takes certain verses out of context, wrong interpretations will inevitably occur.

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In other words, the apostate churches over the centuries, took a number of verses out of context to prop up this Babylonian view of Hell (and other ancient pagan cultures) as being a place of everlasting torment and suffering.

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“IN THAT VERY DAY, HIS THOUGHTS PERISH!”

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**Yes, God wrote the Bible in such a way that unsanctified minds could be used by their Master (Lucifer, the fallen rebel angel), to come up with many false doctrines.**

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And Eternal Torment is just another example of taking certain verses out of the context of the Bible in its entirety, and making those certain verses the sum total of their church-doctrine.

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And then, they ignore those many other passages which reveal death to be an unconscious state of nothingness, such as this passage…“His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.” Psalm 146:4. Yes, this and other similar passages present a completely opposite version of Hell than ancient pagan cultures embraced! (see also Job, Chapter 3, click here)

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Wreaths at Arlington National Cemetery – Wikipedia – Public Dom.

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STUDY, CHRISTIAN, STUDY!

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Now there are too many articles already devoted to the various verses which prove this to be just another false doctrine by the fallen churches and denominations.

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And the Reader is encouraged to read through these various articles on this website, to gain a greater understanding of why this doctrine is nothing more than heresy of the first degree.

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Hell – Jan van Eyck Diptych – _Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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“FLEE OUT OF THE MIDST OF BABYLON, AND DELIVER EVERY MAN HIS SOUL!”

Jeremiah 51:6

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But the point of this article is to highlight that the current viewpoint of Hell is straight out of ancient Babylon, and is just one more reason that God’s people must realize that spiritual Babylon is the apostate churches and denominations.

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And sad to say, God’s Spirit has now at last vacated the apostate church-world, and He is calling His people to likewise “Come out of her (Babylon), My people, lest you partake of her sins, and receive of her plagues.” Revelation 18:4

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Yes, the end-time exodus is now. And God has graciously provided an abundant provision of living waters and heavenly bread on the Mount Sion, the holy mountain of God in which we are to flee!

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Picture – Lot Escapes Sodom – www.thebiblerevival.com offers free Bible clipart – Public Domain.

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TO READ PART 32, CLICK HERE…

January 9 (Eternal Torment? Part 32: “And Their Smoke Rose Up Forever?)

Brooklyn Museum – The Rich Man In Hell – James Tissot – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Let me not be given to a close-minded spirit. But help me to love truth, no matter if it means I will be hated by my own brethren…

Prayer – Anna Blunden – For Only One Short Hour – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED SIGN

Info & pics of constellations on this site from Wikipedia & International Astronomical Union (click here)

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LOCATION of THE WAVE OF WATER CONSTELLATION…

The Wave Constellation is primarily comprised of the Auriga Constellation plus one star from Taurus, plus one more star. The Winter Constellations are depicted in this below sketch to the right, and shows this constellation group as they are seen in early winter, as they rise in the eastern skies. The Woman is in the north. The Dragon and Orion are farther south from the Woman.

WINTER CONSTELLATIONS-SEEN IN FALL: This sketch to the right is how this constellation group appears in the eastern sky in fall. This is the four primary constellations of the Winter Constellations. They can be seen in this position, in the late fall above the eastern horizon. The Woman of Revelation 12 is commonly called Ursa Major or The Big Dipper and appears in the north. Orion the Soldier is the at the bottom is to the south of the Woman. The The Dragon of Revelation Constellation’s mouth isThe Hyades Cluster, and the tip of his tail is Pleiades, and his Wave of Water is primarily the Auriga constellation. The Glorious Horse Constellation head is of Perseus Constellation and his rear end is Cassiopeia Constellation.

(Editor’s note: It is impossible to make this chart accurate, and visually correct, because the dome effect of the sky makes these constellations look different than they appear when placed on flat paper.)

FLOOD WATERS…

No matter where this constellation is in the night sky, this wave of water is always going towards the path of the Woman of Revelation 12 (Flees to the Wilderness). This wave of water is made of the Auriga Constellation plus two fainter stars closer to the Dragon’s mouth. Let’s see what Scripture has to say about flood waters.

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***“And the serpent cast out of his mouth WATER AS A FLOOD after the woman, that he* might cause her to be carried away of the flood..” *Revelation 12:12.***

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So what do these flood waters represent? Does the Bible have anything to say about Satan’s flood-waters?

LOCATING THE DRAGON

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THE DRAGON of REVELATION 12 CONSTELLATION . The Dragon Constellation can be located by finding Orion in winter months. The Dragon is to Orion’s left, and the Dragon’s mouth is right next to Orion’s shield. This Dragon’s mouth is the V-like constellation The Hyades Cluster, which is the very same constellation that comprises the head of Taurus the Bull. In other words, Hyades is also known as the head of Taurus the Bull. And Hyades is the mouth of this Dragon.

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The tip of the Dragon’s tail is composed of that star-cluster known as The Pleiades. The Pleiades is actually in the shape of a lion’s furry tassel tip of his tail. The sketch below shows this Pleiades as the tail tip.

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Now with aid of a dark starry night, you may begin to connect this mouth and the tail with a very long body in an oval shape. The front and back legs are very well-defined with stars. The front legs are made partially of Taurus. The back legs and rear fin are made of the Cetus Constellation. But the long oval-shaped body has relatively few stars, but can been seen, howbeit with a dark starry night. The four stars of the front fins are made partially of Taurus. This Dragon constellation appears in the eastern horizon about mid-summer in the pre-dawn hours, spewing his flood-waters northward toward the Woman of Revelation 12 (Woman in Travail). The Wave of Water is primarily composed of the Constellation Auriga. The are two more less bright stars which are closest to the Dragon’s mouth. These two dimmer stars are also part of this Wave of Water.

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TOMORROW…

December 17 (The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 15: “Satan’s War Against Sincere Christians”)

Christian and Apollyon – Pilgrim’s Progress – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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ALL‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) ARE ENCOURAGED TO BEGIN FOLLOWING THIS 650+ AUDIO BIBLE STUDY THROUGH THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH EACH DAY ON THIS DAILY DEVOTIONAL.

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THIS IS STUDY #348 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 15 (A 3-Finger Judgment-Day, Part 5: “Every Man…His Labor…This Is The Gift of God”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 15

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A 3-Finger Judgment-Day,

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Part 5:

“Every Man…His Labor…This Is The Gift of God”

To read Part 1, click here…January 20th (3 Fingered Judgment-Day)

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“Every man also

to whom God hath given riches and wealth…

and to rejoice in his labour…

this is the gift of God.”

Ecclesiastes 5:19

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THREE FINGERS POINTING BACK

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God has designed nature to be functional.

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But in His infinite wisdom, He has also designed nature to teach spiritual lessons.

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And the human hand is no exception! Beside being a marvel of functionality, the human hand teaches us lessons.

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THREE FINGERS POINTING BACK!

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And even this unbelieving world sees the truth about finger-pointing.

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And that lesson is, that when a person points the accusing finger at another, then there are three other fingers on his own hand, which point right back at him!

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This is a common saying in the world…“When you point your finger at another, there are three fingers pointing back at you!”

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Haven’t you heard this saying before?

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Finger-pointing icon – Wikimedia – Share-alike-license

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GOD THREATENS US ABOUT JUDGING!

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God tells us plainly… “Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.” Romans 2:1

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With such an indictment as this above verse points out, how can we still point the accusing finger at others? Yes, whenever we point the accusing finger at somebody else, there are indeed, three fingers pointing right back at us!

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And of course, the number “three” is the very number of the Godhead, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

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Finger-pointing icon – Wikimedia – Share-alike-license

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“FOR I AM HOLIER THAN THOU!”

Isaiah 65:5

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The Pharisees were a self-righteous class which ruled over the common people, as recorded in the four Gospels.

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And because of their proud, self-exaltation, they enjoyed putting down all those whom they deemed less worthy of Heaven than they…“Which say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than thou.” Isaiah 65:5

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Thus, the Parable of the Publican and the Pharisee is a very revealing contrast between those who are humble and those who are arrogant.

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James Tissot – The Pharisee and Publican – Brooklyn Museum & Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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PHARISEEISM NOTHING MORE THAN FOOLISH PRIDE

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And even though we no longer have that particular class of religious leaders, nevertheless, the spirit of Phariseeism is still alive and well, both in the Church, as well as in secular society.

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Yes, Phariseeism is nothing more than foolish human pride.

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It existed in Lucifer’s heart while still in Heaven, and has been transferred down to this earth, via him and his fellow rebel angels. Yes, even though we cannot see them, these dark forces of evil rule over this fallen world, bringing us into the same antichrist spirit as they.

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James Tissot – The Pharisee and Publican – Brooklyn Museum & Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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“THERE IS NONE RIGHTEOUS, NO NOT ONE!”

Romans 3:10

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Now, the fact is, pride exists within the heart of each member of the human family.

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And so, none of us can hold our head up high, nor imagine ourselves to be more righteous than anyone else.

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We all stand guilty before God, our truly righteous Judge!

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Young business people – Cropped Photo – Wikimedia – the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.

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“A MAN…SHOULD…ENJOY…HIS LABOR…IT WAS (AND IS) FROM…GOD”

Ecclesiastes 2:24

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And one great truth that must be learned and remembered is found in the following verse, which is today’s opening Bible passage…“Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God.” Ecclesiastes 5:19

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Here is a very revealing truth; a truth which the Pharisees did not know, or at least, did not understand: that a person’s wealth is the gift of God, and should not be taken for granted.

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No, whatever a person’s riches happen to be, whether money, beauty, intelligence, position, honor, strength, wisdom, or even Salvation: ultimately these earthly riches are the gift of God. Thus should the possessors thereof be humble and grateful to God for any of these riches, whether physical riches, or spiritual riches!

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Palmer – Carpenter – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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HANDICAPS ALSO FROM GOD!

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But the Bible also informs us that poverty, whether literal or spiritual is likewise from God…“And the LORD said unto him (Moses), Who hath made man’s mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD?” Exodus 4:11

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Yes, those who are blind, whether literally or spiritually, have been ultimately made that way by God. And God is not ashamed to take credit for such sad circumstances.

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After all, God could have prevented a person from going blind.

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Likewise, He can easily restore someone’s eyesight if He chooses to do so.

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Christ and the blind Pauper – Mironov – Wikipedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.

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“JUDGE NOT, THAT YE BE NOT JUDGED!”

Matthew 7:1

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And take those, for example, who are destined to become beggars and street-people: all these have been ultimately placed in that position by God.

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After all, God reveals several places in Ecclesiastes it is He that ultimately gives riches to a person. Oh yes, quite often it is Satan who is directly responsible for giving a man or woman their earthly health and wealth, or robbing them of their health and wealth.

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But the Devil can do nothing without the Lord’s permission.

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Drunk Panhandler-wikipedia-public-domain-

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“DAY OF THE LORD…SHALL BE UPON (THE) PROUD AND LOFTY”

Isaiah 2:12

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Well, perhaps the lesson to be learned here is that God has placed each man, woman, and child in their own particular life circumstances. His knowledge and wisdom is infinite, and

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And so, none of us should hold our heads up high, nor pat ourselves on the back because of whatever riches we may possess. It is the gift of God.

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And quite often, those gifts can become a real curse in our lives.

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And the Pharisees only proved that point by their pompous and arrogant attitude towards others.

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Tissot – the Pharisees and the Herodians conspire against Jesus – www.joyfulheart.com

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“And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and He (God) doeth according to His will…among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay His hand, or say unto Him, What doest Thou?”

Daniel 4:35

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Compared to God’s infinite knowledge and wisdom, we are like little ants in our miniscule understanding. And yet, in His great love, our Heavenly Father has put each of us in our very own circumstances for various reasons:

**1. To discover for our own self, that “my selfish ways do not bring me true happiness or peace, but rather bring sorrow, disappointment, and ultimately, sickness and death”.**

2. In hopes that I might grow tired and weary of my selfish ways, and at last, begin to seek out to find Him, and return to Him forever.

Weeping Woman – Van Gogh – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

Vincent van Gogh – Old Man in Sorrow (On the Threshold of Eternity) – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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“Judge not, that ye be not judged.“

Matthew 7:1

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And now that we have finally reached that great and fearful day of God’s Judgment, it is quite possible that those of us who thought that we were better than others just might find ourselves caught in a dramatic role-reversal!

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Yes, the day has arrived in which those of us who looked down our noses at others might just wake up to discover that “I” am now the one begging on the street-corner or “I” am now the drunkard lying in the gutter, etc….

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Drunk Panhandler-wikipedia-public-domain-

Highbrow drunkard – Wikimedia – Share-Alike License

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“GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY”

Proverbs 25:25

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Well, the Good News is, that today is still the day of Salvation!

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And so, let each of us fall down (spiritually, not literally) before God, and plead for deliverance from all foolish human pride, that we might instead reflect the meekness and humility of lowly Jesus who promises us…“Come…and learn of Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.” (read Matthew 11:28-30)

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Yes, pride and arrogance ultimately will bring unhappiness to our hearts, which is a heavy burden to bear.

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But with Christ’s meek and lowly Spirit abiding in our hearts, we can find true peace and rest unto our souls!

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Girl Praying – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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TO READ PART 6, CLICK HERE…

December 22 (A 3-Fingered Judgment-Day, Part 6: “I Was…Naked, and Ye Clothed Me:”

Finger-pointing icon – Wikimedia – Share-alike-license

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to crucify that “Old Man” within. Remove far from me all vanity and pride. Give me the desire and power to hide your great and precious promises in my heart…

Woman Praying – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

Info & pics of constellations on this site from Wikipedia & International Astronomical Union (click here)

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“THE SCORNER (THE PHARISEE)”

Please tilt your head to the left. Do you see a man with a very long pointed nose. (Obviously, the sketch to the right is just an exaggeration in order to help you find the face in the photo to the left.)

Do you see an angry look? His right eye-brow is raised as if he is judging.

This second face in the Moon appears to be that of a combination of a man as well as a fox. Or maybe a wolf. Doesn’t he have a long narrow nose like a wolf or fox? Maybe even a dog. Nevertheless, the expression on his face, as he appears to look down upon the Earth, is that of scorn.

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Unlike the first Moon-man’s sad look of shock and awe (click here to see and read about); this ‘man/fox/wolf/dog’ appears to be that of anger and scorn. As if he is disgusted at the sinful planet below. He is very moral, you see.

Moon – Public Domain – 2nd face Pharisee Scorner – by Cezar Popescu for Wikimedia – Universal Public Domain – cropped, highlighted & rotated photo

THIS BEAST WITHIN

Well, the Bible has much to say about Pharisees. And the Bible has much to say about wolves, and foxes, and dogs. And this wolf-face inscribed in the Moon has much to tell us about ourselves. So if you are a truth-seeker, then this article will be an eye-opener, as we explore just what the Bible has to say about these things. And the fact is, this Pharisee Moon-Beast is in the heart of each and every human. And so, if you (or me) find that this wolf-man has some things in common, please don’t despair. For God is giving us these signs, while there still is time. While there still is hope.

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THE PHARISEES…

“Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath.” Prov. 21:24

Yes this wolf-like beast-face in the Moon, is what the Bible calls a proud Pharisee. They were the morality crowd. They were the finger pointers. They were the scorners. They didn’t realize that their own pride was even more reprehensible to God than the drunkenness, immorality, or sexual perversions of the unsaved of the world.

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TOMORROW:

December 16 (Eternal Torment? Part 31: “Embracing The Babylonian Version of Hell”)

Brooklyn Museum – The Rich Man In Hell – James Tissot – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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ALL‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) ARE ENCOURAGED TO BEGIN FOLLOWING THIS 650+ AUDIO BIBLE STUDY THROUGH THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH EACH DAY ON THIS DAILY DEVOTIONAL.

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THIS IS STUDY #347 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 14 (Atheism Exposed: Nature’s Witnesses, Part 13: “An Open Letter To An Atheist Talk Show Host”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 14

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Nature’s Witnesses,

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Part 13:

“An Open Letter To An Atheist Talk Show Host”

To read Part 1, click here…January 25th (Nature’s Witnesses)

“Verily I say unto you,

Whosoever shall not receive

the kingdom of God as a little child,

he shall not enter therein.”

Mark 10:15

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Dear Talk Show Host

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People in your particular profession make a living in advocating supposed truth and exposing perceived falsehoods.

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And so, on a daily basis, political/social/religious teachers must differentiate between what is truth and what is error.

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At least, that’s what’s supposed to happen.

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ABOVE PICTURE: Holy Bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Lic.

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From listening to your show’s on-going debates with Christians and church-doctrine enthusiasts, it seems as if you might not be too far away from the Kingdom of God.

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Because when people put up such a strong defense against those with an opposing opinion, it almost seems as if they are secretly fearful that they might actually begin to agree with that “adversary’s” point of view.

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And so, instead of dispassionately examining both sides of any issue, these nervous ones might begin to defensively mock, insult, curse, and do whatever else they can to decimate their “adversary’s” opposing point of view, as quickly as possible.

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Yes, as people fortify their arguments with anger, cutting jokes, or even curse words, it almost appears as if they are attempting to strengthen their own shell of resistance against the Truth that just won’t let them go: Truth that so often keeps tugging at their heartstrings.

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ABOVE PICTURE: Holy Bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Lic.

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Of course, nobody but God knows your heart, so all this is mere conjecture as far as you personally are concerned.

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Nevertheless, you mentioned on one show that the word, “faith” was some sort of sacrosanct name, which, whenever mentioned in a conversation, people just seem to always bow down and “roll over”, as if in reverent acceptance. Well, these weren’t your exact words, but this was the gist of your comment regarding “faith”.

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Perhaps that word, “faith” often frightens many people.

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I remember in my early twenties (my atheist years), that such spiritual terms as “faith” scared me too, because I was afraid of being swept away into some sort of weird spiritual, almost trance-like existence (which I believed serious-minded Christian people to be caught up into).

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I saw that very same phenomenon happen to several high school buddies, and I really didn’t want it happening to me! It almost seemed to me like they were on some bad LSD trip or something!

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And that just might be the problem with many unsaved people. They’re fearful of being sucked into some spiritual “Bizarro-World”, because deeply devoted Christians often seem somewhat weird and so all-consumed by their religion. This makes unbelievers afraid that they’ll never be the same as they once were, should they be converted: afraid they’ll never be “normal” again!

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ABOVE PICTURE: Holy Bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Lic.

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But the fact is, faith, true faith, is exactly how we are to come to Jesus!

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Listen to this exchange by Jesus with an unsaved, “religious” leader of that day…“Jesus answered and said unto him (Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews), Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” John 3:3

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Yes, becoming “Born Again” is an act of child-like Faith! In other words, God is not looking for those who deem themselves to be wise. God is wanting us to come to Him as little children! Not by grand arguments, nor by philosophical reasoning, nor by higher education, but by the simple preaching of the Gospel!

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ABOVE PICTURE: Holy Bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Lic.

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This is why God wrote the Bible, with so many seemingly ridiculous tales! Yes, the Bible has been purposely written to keep out all those who attempt to come by their own strength and by their own intellect.

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But when a person does finally cross over (by faith) into that spiritual realm, their spiritual eyes become opened and they begin to see the Truth for the very first time! Then all those seemingly impossible stories and “ridiculously absurd” laws now begin to shine with great truth and with wonderful parabolic significance.

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Oh yes, all those stories in the Bible were true and historical events. But God miraculously orchestrated them to teach us more about Jesus. But like yourself, I too once thought those stories were all “just a bunch of mindless nonsense”.

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But once a Believer’s eyes are enlightened (via the power of the Holy Spirit), they now realize that all those Bible stories were actually true, literal and historical events! And they now understand the allegorical nature of those stories, that God miraculously orchestrated them to teach spiritual truths.

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ABOVE PICTURE: Holy Bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Lic.

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And so, people can spend time cursing, and mocking, and ridiculing the Bible. But it must be remembered that God wrote the Bible to be a miraculous Book. It only reveals what’s in every person’s heart.

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And there are, no doubt, many who pray for you daily that your eyes too, will be opened!

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And if their prayers for you are answered, then you too will become one of the happiest people on earth, knowing that all this supposed nonsense called “the Bible”, is actually the most wonderful Good News ever given to the lost souls of this hopeless and dying world!

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ABOVE PICTURE: Holy Bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Lic.

“For the invisible things of Him

from the creation of the world are clearly seen,

being understood by the things that are made,

even His eternal power and Godhead;

so that they are without excuse”

Romans 1:20

Sunrise from Burrow Mump, Burrowbridge, Somerset – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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TO READ PART 14, CLICK HERE…

May 5 (Nature’s Witnesses, Part 14: “God’s Little Witnesses In Nature”)

South American Butterfly – Wikipedia – Share-Alike License

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Open the eyes of this atheistic world, that they might see the wonderful truth of the Gospel…

Prayer for USA – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

Info & pics of constellations on this site from Wikipedia & International Astronomical Union (click here)

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HEAVENLY OBJECT LESSON

“Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.” Isaiah 24:23

When God created the Moon and the stars, He ordained them to “rule the night” (Gen. 1:16). The Moon, especially when it is full, can light your pathway through the night, as it reflects the light of the Sun.

So too, the Christian is to be a light to the world: to this sin-darkened world. But as the Moon must reflect the light of the Sun, in order to be a light to the world, so also must the Christian reflect the light of Jesus, to be a spiritual light to this planet in rebellion. Listen…

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“Ye are the light of the world…Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” Matthew 5:14-16

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However, during an eclipse, the Earth passes directly between the Sun and the Moon, preventing that sunlight from shining on the Moon’s face. This is an incredible object-lesson about when the child of God allows the world to come between him and his Lord. Like the eclipse, that person no longer reflects the light of Jesus, because his or her love of this dark world of sin has eclipsed the light from the “Sun of Righteousness” (see Malachi 4:2).

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**And so, this is just one of the many poetic truths seen in the Moon. (For more on this subject of an eclipse, you may link to the article… “Lunar Eclipse & Spiritual Eclipse”)**

Dutch Painting: Um_moinho_dominando_a_baía_à_luz_lunar wikimedia US public domain

This is a drawing of a winter-time total lunar eclipse, first published in Bilder- (Picture Atlas of the Stemenwelt) in 1888

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TOMORROW:

December 15 (A 3-Fingered Judgment-Day, Part 5: “Every Man…His Labor…(Is) The Gift of God”)

Palmer – Carpenter – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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ALL‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) ARE ENCOURAGED TO BEGIN FOLLOWING THIS 650+ AUDIO BIBLE STUDY THROUGH THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH EACH DAY ON THIS DAILY DEVOTIONAL.

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THIS IS STUDY #346 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 13 (The Gospel According To Pollyanna, Part 6: “Don’t Worry, Be Happy? Or Don’t Be Happy, Worry?”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 13

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The Gospel According To Pollyanna,

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Part 6:

“Don’t Worry, Be Happy? Or Don’t Be Happy, Worry?”

To read Part 1, click here…December 2nd (The gospel according to Pollyanna)

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“Serve the LORD with fear,

and rejoice with trembling.

Psalms 2:11

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THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO POLLYANNA

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That charming 1960 Disneyland movie, Pollyanna, was about a recently orphaned young girl who came to live with her very harsh and judgmental aunt.

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And yet, this happy, lovable, and precocious little girl in that movie, had followed her father’s gospel (a gospel of his own making which eliminated the thousands of seemingly harsher verses found in the Bible).

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**And so, the movie tension was somewhat centered on Pollyanna’s happy, “800-verse-judgment-free-religion”, against the sour-faced fire-n-brimstone preaching that her aunt was pushing.**

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Pollyanna statue – cropped photo – Wikipedia – Creative Commons 2.0 license

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AN EVEN MORE UPBEAT POLLYANNA

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Now, in the 1973, BBC version, Pollyanna was even more bubbly, more energetic, more positive-minded than Disneyland’s version of Pollyanna.

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Yes, the BBC Pollyanna saw every circumstance in life, good or bad, from a happy and optimistic vantage-point, to the degree of becoming somewhat unrealistic.

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Pollyanna statue – cropped photo – Wikipedia – Creative Commons 2.0 license

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“THEY THAT BE WHOLE NEED NOT A PHYSICIAN, BUT THEY THAT ARE SICK”

Matthew 9:12

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**And yesterday’s devotional (click here to read) attempted to present how Christians should deal with unbelievers in regard to their happiness.**

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That is, should happiness be the highest goal to be achieved by the people of the world?

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And if the entire world was filled with “happy-go-lucky” people, would anyone ever turn to Jesus for Salvation? Just as Scripture teaches…“And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.” Luke5:31

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Pollyanna statue – cropped photo – Wikipedia – Creative Commons 2.0 license

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“That spirit which now worketh in the children of disobedience”

Ephesians 2:2

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Well, to a certain degree, many people of the world do appear to be pretty happy: lots of joking and jesting and laughing, etc….

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But what we must consider, is that “the god of this world”, Lucifer (currently given the office and title, Satan), “now works in the children of disobedience”. And his chief goal is to make this world as appealing as possible. (2nd Corinthians 4:4 & Ephesians 2:2)

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**So, why should it surprise us to see all the gaiety and laughter and fun and happy-go-lucky, carefree behavior so often happening around us?**

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After all, the people of this world (and the worldly people in the churches) are indwelt by “the prince of the power of the air, that spirit which now works in the children of disobedience”. Ephesians 2:2

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And so, to sprinkle a little more glitter upon his already deceptive kingdom, his Antichrist spirit working within unsuspecting souls, causes them to appear happy when out in public. And maybe even in private, too!

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Hands Toasting Drinks – Cheers! – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0

Laughing – (cropped and color added) – Fotothek df roe neg – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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WHAT DEMEANOR SHOULD CHRISTIANS STRIVE FOR?

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But today’s devotional attempts to answer another question: “What kind of emotional outlook should the Christian attempt to maintain? Should Christians be sad and dour and depressed, as we suffer through this ugly and hopeless world? Or rather, should we have the same bright, all-positive outlook on life as did Pollyanna?”

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Well, don’t jump to conclusions! Actually, this is a very perplexing question.

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Yes, yes, psychology teaches us that happiness and peace should be our chief goal!

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And yes, the world naturally embraces those who tend to be like Pollyanna, always cheerful and happy-go-lucky.

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Pollyanna statue – cropped photo – Wikipedia – Creative Commons 2.0 license

Sigmund Freud – LIFE – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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But to truly answer this question, God has given us the Bible, which addresses this question extensively.

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So, let’s examine just a few of those relevant verses to see what kind of demeanor we should strive to maintain as Christians…

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Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license

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“REJOICE IN THE LORD ALWAY!”

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The first and most popular passage which a Bible teacher might quote is this…“Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice!” Philippians 4:4

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Now from this above verse, one might conclude that Pollyanna could be an excellent role-model for Christians!

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And even the Apostle Paul gave this admonition…“And He (God) said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for My strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I (Paul) rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.” 2nd Corinthians 12:9, 10

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This above statement by Paul only further confirms that Pollyanna was on the right track in her attempt to maintain her all-positive, happy-faced approach to life’s daily circumstances, both good and bad.

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Pollyanna statue – cropped photo – Wikipedia – Creative Commons 2.0 license

Munch Det Syke Barn – 1896 – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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“REJOICE WITH TREMBLING!”

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But the Bible has more to say about our joy…“Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.” Psalm 2:11

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Here above is an additional element which the Christian should embrace, realizing that we serve an awesome and fearful God!

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In other words, we are not to be presumptuous in any way in our relationship with God. We are to be ever watchful, knowing that the Enemy of Souls is never far away, always looking for an opportunity to rip us apart!

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And, as Isaiah admonishes us…“but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at My Word.”

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This pretty much says the same thing as Psalms 2:11. God’s Word is powerful and should be held in highest regard and reverence!

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Pollyanna statue – cropped photo – Wikipedia – Creative Commons 2.0 license

USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“SORROWFUL, YET ALWAY REJOICING!”

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But the Bible has more to say regarding our demeanor…“As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing;” 2nd Corinthians 6:10

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Here is another deviation from the way that the world operates. Yes, as we go through life in this world, there are many things to be sad about: unsaved family and friends; sickness and pain; trials and temptations; the misery which sin brings, both personally as well as in all the world.

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Yes, these and many other woes will only make life bitter. And yet, the Christian is to live by faith, knowing that our great God will make, “every thing beautiful in His time!” Ecclesiastes 3:11

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Pollyanna statue – cropped photo – Wikipedia – Creative Commons 2.0 license

Munch – Det Syke Barn – 1896 – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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WE SERVE A COMPLICATED GOD!

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And so, while we are not to go through life wearing a lobotomized happy-face. Nor are we to be jokers and jesters, like the world so often is.

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But the Good News is, that God has given us the Bible.

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And as long as we still have time to study that wonderful Book, we can sit daily at the feet of Jesus and learn more and more about Him.

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And by so-doing, we will be, day-by-day, changed, imperceptibly, into His glorious image, even as by the Spirit of the Lord! And then, as Paul says, we will be like a book, “known and read by all!” 2nd Corinthians 3:2.

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And as the world reads our “book”, they may behold Jesus in us. And then, instead of merely wanting to be, “happy-go-lucky”, they will realize (by our example), that true inner joy and peace is to be found only in Jesus!

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Pollyanna statue – cropped photo – Wikipedia – Creative Commons 2.0 license

Virtuous Woman with Bible – Braet von Überfeldt – 1866 – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, help me to become more and more like Jesus, as I sit at His feet daily and learn of His Ways…

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

Info & pics of constellations on this site from Wikipedia & International Astronomical Union (click here)

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Heavenly Mount Zion Constellation

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***“Great is the LORD,* and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, *in the mountain of His holiness.***

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Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.”

Psalm 48:1, 2

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ABOVE STAR-CHART – Fall Constellations – Valley of Decision & O Destroying Mtn. Constellations – signsofheaven.org – Not for commercial profit use!

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This above passage sings of Mount Zion, in the sides of the North!

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But if one looks to the Northeast in late Summer and into Fall, there is a constellation which God created to be a heavenly picture of the Heavenly Mount Zion. And it is commonly known as Cassiopeia. But God has created it to symbolize the true Zion, which is in Heaven.

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Listen… “But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,” Hebrews 12:22

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TOMORROW…

December 14 (Nature’s Witnesses, Part 13: “An Open Letter To An Atheist Talk Show Host”)

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 12 (The Gospel According To Pollyanna, Part 5: “Sorrow Is Better Than Laughter!?!”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 12

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The Gospel According To Pollyanna,

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Part 5:

“Sorrow Is Better Than Laughter!?!”

To read Part 1, click here…December 2nd (The gospel according to Pollyanna)

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“It is better to go to the house of mourning,

than to go to the house of feasting:

for that is the end of all men;

and the living will lay it to his heart.

Sorrow is better than laughter:

for by the sadness of the countenance

the heart is made better.

The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning;

but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.”

Ecclesiastes 7:2-4

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Is Solomon correct?

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Does this above passage from Solomon’s Ecclesiastes make any sense whatsoever to the world?

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And does it even make sense to the vast majority of those who call themselves Christians?

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Well, let’s examine what the Bible says about all this happiness/sorrow business, using the movie, Pollyanna as the backdrop for these concepts…

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Dore – Solomon – Proverbs – Wikipedia – Public domain (2)

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THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO POLLYANNA

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Yes, in that charming little Disneyland movie, Pollyanna, was a recently orphaned young girl who came to live with her very harsh and judgmental aunt.

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And yet, this happy, lovable and precocious little girl in that movie, had followed her father’s gospel of his own making (which eliminated the thousands of seemingly harsher verses found in the Bible).

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And so, the movie tension was somewhat centered on Pollyanna’s happy, 800 verse no-judgment religion, against the sour-faced fire-n-brimstone preaching that her Aunt Polly was pushing.

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Pollyanna statue – cropped photo – Wikipedia – Creative Commons 2.0 license

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THEY FOUND PEACE WITH THE WORLD

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Now, in this movie, Pollyanna’s infectious, bubbly, and upbeat personality began to have a positive yeast-like affect on the unhappy lives of all those in a little village, which had long-suffered under the harsh and judgmental “Christian” religion of town’s matriarch, Aunt Polly.

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And by young Pollyanna’s cheery and hopeful influence, eventually these troubled townspeople regained their happiness, becoming at peace with the world once again!

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Pollyanna statue – cropped photo – Wikipedia – Creative Commons 2.0 license

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And so, the question to be asked is this: “So what’s wrong with bringing sunshine into the lives of those who suffer under a dark shroud of depression and despair?”

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Pollyanna statue – cropped photo – Wikipedia – Creative Commons 2.0 license

Question Marks – At a loss – svg – Wikimedia Commons – Share-Alike License

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PSYCHOLOGY: HAPPINESS FIRST!

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Well, most people (including most Christians) would probably applaud what Pollyanna did in her newly adopted community.

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After all, Pollyanna’s glad outlook on life made a lot of sad people feel happy once again!

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Pollyanna statue – cropped photo – Wikipedia – Creative Commons 2.0 license

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“THERE IS A WAY THAT SEEMS RIGHT UNTO A MAN”

Proverbs 14:12

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But is happiness and being at peace with the world what our Heavenly Father wants above all else?

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Is that His chief goal for the human race?

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**Well, that was the message which this feel-good movie trumpeted: “God just wants all of you to be happy!” This was the inference made in the movie.**

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But is this proclamation in harmony with the Bible?

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Pollyanna statue – cropped photo – Wikipedia – Creative Commons 2.0 license

Hands Toasting Drinks – Cheers! – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0

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“SORROW IS BETTER THAN LAUGHTER!?!”

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Yes, is mere earthly happiness and peace with the world God’s chief desire for Mankind?

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Let’s examine once again, just what the Wise Man has to say about all this…“It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart. Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.” Ecclesiastes 7:2-4

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Well, this above passage from Solomon seems to be saying just the opposite of what Disneyland’s movie was proclaiming! Yes, contrary to the general consensus, the Bible says it’s better to mourn, better to be sorrowful, and the heart of the wise is in the house of mourning.

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But the above passage even goes one step further by finishing up with these words…“but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth!”

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But why does God take such a diametrically opposed stance from the general consensus of the world’s psychologists who teach us that happiness should be the most important goal of each and every person?

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Pollyanna statue – cropped photo – Wikipedia – Creative Commons 2.0 license

ABOVE PICTURE: Unfunny Judgment Day Cartoon – a party tonight – signsofheaven.org

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“EVEN IN LAUGHTER THE HEART IS SORROWFUL; AND THE END OF THAT MIRTH IS HEAVINESS”

Ecclesiastes 14:13

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Well, the fact is, God does indeed want people to be happy! But He wants us to find true happiness! And this world can never bring true and lasting happiness! Because true and lasting love, joy, peace and contentment are not attainable in this world!

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Yes, let’s be honest! Any joy, any peace, and any contentment will only be short-lived in this world!

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Because of sickness, death, loss, loneliness, rejection, mistrust, selfishness, dishonesty, lust, and all the other results of sin, humans can only attain to a limited and temporary degree of love, joy, and a peace.

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Because, soon, those wonderful attributes will evaporate and return back into sorrow, mourning, pain, grief, despair, loneliness, and other similar woes, commonly experienced by Mankind.

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Vincent van Gogh – Old Man in Sorrow (On the Threshold of Eternity) – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

Weeping Woman – Van Gogh – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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TRUE HAPPINESS IS FOUND ONLY IN SALVATION

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But God’s chief desire is for lost souls to find true and lasting love, joy, and peace! But these qualities can only be truly gained through the atoning blood of this world’s Savior, the Lord Jesus.

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And yet, for most of us, the only time our hearts are willing to follow Jesus, is when we are sad. That is why God allows “the god of this world”, Satan, to cause so much suffering, grief, sadness, etc., and other such evils to overshadow the lives of unsaved humans at some point in time…

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Listen…“But though He (God) cause grief, yet will He Have compassion according to the multitude of His mercies. For He doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men. To crush under His feet all the prisoners of the earth…Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD.” Lamentations 32-34, 40

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And so, now it is revealed here, that God is allowing the “god of this world” to bring woe and misery upon the world’s inhabitants in hopes that they will return from their rebellion against Heaven!

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Pollyanna statue – cropped photo – Wikipedia – Creative Commons 2.0 license

Woman praying – Heinrich Seufferheld – 1893 – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“BE AFFLICTED, AND MOURN, AND WEEP!”

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Unfortunately, there are many (like the story’s little heroine, Pollyanna) who simply want people to be happy regardless of their relationship with their Redeemer: even before they have had a chance to return to the Lord in genuine contrition and true sorrow of heart for their sins.

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Pollyanna statue – cropped photo – Wikipedia – Creative Commons 2.0 license

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GOD’S PRESCRIPTION FOR LIFE EVERLASTING

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But listen to the New Testament Book of James…“Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God…Draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He shall lift you up.” James 4:4, 8-10

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Here we see the correct order of how happiness is to be truly achieved. Sorrow which causes men (and woman and children) to turn back to the Lord! And this above passage encourages all world-loving sinners to turn their laughter into mourning, etc..

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Pollyanna statue – cropped photo – Wikipedia – Creative Commons 2.0 license

David’s sorrow – Wikigallery – Public Domain

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“SHOULD WE THEN BE DOUR AND DEPRESSED?”

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Now does this mean that we Christians should not be joyful, upbeat, and cheerful, etc.?

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Should we instead go through life all dour and depressed?

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After all, Aunt Polly’s harsh and judgmental gospel was certainly not the true Gospel, but rather, was just another false, counterfeit gospel, much like the judgmental and self-righteous of the Pharisees of old!

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**Well, tomorrow’s devotional (click here) will hopefully answer these questions.**

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Pollyanna statue – cropped photo – Wikipedia – Creative Commons 2.0 license

Munch – Det Syke Barn – 1896 – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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TO READ PART 6, CLICK HERE…

December 13 (The Gospel According To Pollyanna, Part 6: “Don’t Worry, Be Happy? Or Don’t Be Happy, Worry?”)

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, help me to be wise as a serpent in regard to Satan’s deceptive tactics in his ongoing war against God’s people…

Pray for Our Nation sign – Wikimedia – Share-alike-lic.

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

Info & pics of constellations on this site from Wikipedia & International Astronomical Union (click here)

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“And there appeared a great wonder (“sign”) in Heaven;

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a woman clothed with the sun,

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and the moon under her feet,

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and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:”

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Revelation 12:1

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ABOVE STAR-CHART – Summer Constellations w/ark (aka: Sagittarius) & Revelation 12 Woman (aka: Ursa Major, including The Big Dipper) – www.theheavensdeclare.net

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If you were to go out on a dark and starry night in the summer months, and lift up your head, you might just see this constellation group.

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Looking at this sketch, do you see this woman as she tries to take hold of that crown?

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Well, this is a heavenly fulfillment of the above Bible verse (“And there appeared a great wonder (or “sign”) in Heaven; a woman…and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:” Revelation 12:1).

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**And this woman is known as the Revelation 12 Woman, and that crown is known as the Revelation 12 Crown. You can see this constellation group in the summer months by looking in the western skies.**

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ABOVE STAR-CHART – Summer Constellations w/ark (aka: Sagittarius) & Revelation 12 Woman (aka: Ursa Major, including The Big Dipper) – www.theheavensdeclare.net

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HEAVENLY SIGNS

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These constellations are the Summer Constellations, and they are the beginning constellations of this wonderful message which God has inscribed in the heavens, which He promised in Luke’s Gospel.

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Listen… “And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;” Luke 21:25

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TOMORROW…

December 13 (The Gospel According To Pollyanna, Part 6: “Don’t Worry, Be Happy? Or Don’t Be Happy, Worry?”)

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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THIS IS STUDY #344 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING, FORMER CEO OF FAMILY RADIO…

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 11 (The Gospel According To Pollyanna, Part 4: “Hollywood’s War On Christianity”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 11

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The Gospel According To Pollyanna,

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Part 4:

“Hollywood’s War On Christians”

To read Part 1, click here…December 2nd (The gospel according to Pollyanna)

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The 1960 Disneyland version of the movie, Pollyanna, was about a recently orphaned young girl, who came to live with her very harsh and judgmental aunt.

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But this happy, lovable and precocious little girl in that movie, had always followed her father’s gospel of his own making (which eliminated the thousands of seemingly harsher verses found in the Bible).

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And so, the movie tension was somewhat centered on Pollyanna’s happy, 800-verse judgment-free religion, contrasted against the sour-faced fire-n-brimstone preaching that her overbearing aunt was pushing.

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Well, needless to say, each Sunday became the most unhappy day of the week for all the villagers who were forced to endure those harsh and unhappy sermons, which Aunt Polly coerced Reverend Ford into preaching each week.

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Pollyanna statue – cropped photo – Wikipedia – Creative Commons 2.0 license

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“NEITHER AS BEING LORDS OVER…BUT…EXAMPLES TO THE FLOCK”

1st Peter 5:3

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Now, in this movie, Pollyanna’s infectiously bubbly and upbeat personality began to have a positive impact on the unhappy lives of all those in a little village, which had long-suffered under the harsh and judgmental “Christian” religion of town’s matriarch, Aunt Polly.

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But by the end of the movie, the entire town (including Aunt Polly) had thrown off the dark shroud which had longtime kept this little village in bondage to the doom-n-gloom-fire-n-brimstone preaching of the town’s only religious leader, Reverend Ford.

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Pollyanna statue – cropped photo – Wikipedia – Creative Commons 2.0 license

Sunday preaching – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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“FOR THE TIME WILL COME WHEN THEY WILL NOT ENDURE SOUND DOCTRINE;”

2nd Timothy 4:3

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**Now, this movie (and many similar ones) has undoubtedly had a tremendous impact on the Christian community over the decades.**

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And today’s preachers are usually very hesitant to engage in any so-called “fire-n-brimstone” preaching, as a result of Hollywood’s long-standing crusade against fundamentally biblical Christianity.

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Even movies produced by today’s Christian producers are usually very careful to avoid any fire-n-brimstone preaching.

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Pollyanna statue – cropped photo – Wikipedia – Creative Commons 2.0 license

ABOVE PHOTO: church evangelist – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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THE “ETERNAL TORMENT” HERESY

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On the other hand, the Church has often been guilty in past decades, and even in past centuries, of attempting to scare parishioners, via loud and frightening preaching. And that horrible false-doctrine commonly referred to as, “Eternal Torment”, is still being used at times, to club the parishioners over the head, and to literally, “scare the Hell” out of them!

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And let’s face it! Many concerned Christian parents have likewise been guilty of sometimes attempting to coerce our children into obedience by various similar means.

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Pollyanna statue – cropped photo – Wikipedia – Creative Commons 2.0 license

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APOCALYPSE NOW!

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But Christian parents need to understand that we must walk a fine tightrope, when it comes to dealing with our families. After all, we live in a society which is becoming more and more intolerant of fundamental Christianity.

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And we must not forget that we are in the midst of a cosmic war orchestrated by the invisible armies of both Heaven and Hell!

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And it’s easy to see that Satan is becoming more and more aggressive in his last-days assault on the Christian community.

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Pollyanna statue – cropped photo – Wikipedia – Creative Commons 2.0 license

Anti-Christian rally in Chicago – cropped image – Wikimedia

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“BUY THE TRUTH AND SELL IT NOT!”

Proverbs 23:23

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And let’s remember, the Bible reveals that the preaching of the true Gospel will become increasingly difficult in these last days.

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Long ago, Revelation, Chapter 13 prophesied that eventually it would become all but impossible to “buy or sell” the truth.

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And this prophecy is now finding its fulfillment, both in the church-world, and also in the Christian home.

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Pollyanna statue – cropped photo – Wikipedia – Creative Commons 2.0 license

Mark of the beast – pub. dom. – Wikipedia

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“AS MANY AS WOULD NOT WORSHIP THE IMAGE OF THE BEAST SHOULD BE KILLED”

Revelation 13:15

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Yes, by means of television, Internet, radio, and the printed page, Satan is rapidly turning our societies into little more than totalitarian Antichrist regimes, in which true and sincere Christians are being increasingly “boxed-in” by various laws, dogmas, maxims, and “politically correct” social standards.

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Even our present-day school systems have largely become narrow-minded indoctrination centers, intolerant of most anything that savors of the Gospel of Jesus!

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And so, while the Pollyanna movie has some Christian elements about it, Christians should not be deceived into the naive notion that it is anything but just another proverbial “nail in the coffin” of our freedom of speech, to openly preach the true Gospel to the world!

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Pollyanna statue – cropped photo – Wikipedia – Creative Commons 2.0 license

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“IF THERE BE ANY VIRTUE…THINK ON THESE THINGS!”

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But having said all this, the Bible, through the Apostle, Paul, commands Christians… “whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.” Philippians 4:8

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Yes, one very admirable characteristic of Pollyanna was her cheerfulness as she looked for the good, even in bad circumstances (this was highlighted more lucidly in the 1973 BBC version of the movie).

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Pollyanna statue – cropped photo – Wikipedia – Creative Commons 2.0 license

Paul the Apostle – Artist – Valentin de Boulogne or Nicolas Tournier – circa 1500s – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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“MARVEL NOT…IF THE WORLD HATE YOU!”

1st John 3:13

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And Christian parents need to fully realize that we just cannot force our families into Heaven! We must remember that Salvation is the gift of God!

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And so, society’s growing intolerant hatred of Christianity is actually becoming an assistance for Christian parents to exercise greater restraint and even silence, in how we lead our family in a Heavenward direction.

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Thus, our current-day circumstances are now dictating that we can do little more than to imitate Pollyanna’s cheerfulness in our homes.

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And in the near future, anything beyond that may be risky for Christian parents.

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Pollyanna statue – cropped photo – Wikipedia – Creative Commons 2.0 license

Protest – Anti-Christian rally in Chicago – cropped – Wikimedia

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“THE JUST SHALL LIVE BY HIS FAITH”

Habakkuk 2:4

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But we must not become disheartened!

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After all, the Bible commands us to live by the faith of Jesus Christ.

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And rather than by being authoritarians, we must silently, secretly, and steadfastly cling to the many great and precious promises which assure us that by our quiet, personal obedience, God can save our families!

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Family-Portrait – Wikimedia – cropped – Share-alike-License

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TO READ PART 5, CLICK HERE…

December 12 (The Gospel According To Pollyanna, Part 5: “Sorrow Is Better Than Laughter!?!”)

Pollyanna statue – cropped photo – Wikipedia – Creative Commons 2.0 license

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, help me to be wise as a serpent in regard to Satan’s deceptive tactics in his ongoing war against God’s people…

Prayer for USA – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

Info & pics of constellations on this site from Wikipedia & International Astronomical Union (click here)

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LOCATING THE DRAGON

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(REVELATION 12 DRAGON IS NOT DRACO!)

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First, let it be stated, that this Dragon Constellation is not the same constellation commonly referred to as “Draco” (this photo is Draco).

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This Revelation 12 Dragon from Signs Of Heaven, has not been previously recognized. But you will discover that it is a very intricate and complex constellation, once you are comfortable locating it (picture below, right).

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Draco, (Picture right) Ursa Minor – Wikipedia – share-alike license

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TOMORROW…

December 12 (The Gospel According To Pollyanna, Part 5: “Sorrow Is Better Than Laughter!?!”)

Pollyanna statue – cropped photo – Wikipedia – Creative Commons 2.0 license

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) ARE ENCOURAGED TO BEGIN FOLLOWING THIS 650+ AUDIO BIBLE STUDY THROUGH THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH EACH DAY ON THIS DAILY DEVOTIONAL.

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THIS IS STUDY #343 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 10 (The Gospel According To Pollyanna, Part 3: “A Pretentious Form of Godliness”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 10

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The Gospel According To Pollyanna,

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Part 3:

“A Pretentious Form of Godliness”

To read Part 1, click here…Jan 4 (The gospel according to Pollyanna)

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“This know also, that in the last days…

men shall be lovers of their own selves…

Having a form of godliness,

but denying the power thereof:

from such turn away.”

2nd Timothy 3:1, 2, 5

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THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO POLLYANNA

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Back in the 1960’s, a very popular movie was introduced, called Pollyanna.

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In this movie, a young girl came to live with her very harsh and judgmental aunt.

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But this happy, lovable and precocious little girl in that movie, had been following her father’s gospel of his own making (which eliminated the thousands of seemingly harsher verses found in the Bible).

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**Now, Pollyanna’s “very nice and happy-faced” gospel was in stark contrast to the “fire-n-brimstone” gospel which her harsh and judgmental Aunt Polly liked to hear.**

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And so, the movie tension was somewhat centered on Pollyanna’s happy, 800 verse judgment-free gospel, against the sour-faced fire-n-brimstone preaching which her Aunt Polly was pushing.

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Pollyanna statue – cropped photo – Wikipedia – Creative Commons 2.0 license

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HOLLYWOOD’S WAR ON CHRISTIANITY

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**And such movies as Pollyanna (and there are many similar ones) have been a strong deterrent over the past decades, against any Hell-Fire preaching in today’s pulpits.**

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Yes, Satan has waged his war on Christianity, via the television and movie industry.

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And such movies as this have made pastors and churches deathly afraid of being seen as “too harsh and judgmental”!

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Pollyanna statue – cropped photo – Wikipedia – Creative Commons 2.0 license

Hollywood Sign – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.

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A HAPPY-FACED GOSPEL TODAY

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Now, the last two devotionals (click here) on this theme of Pollyanna have focused on today’s apostate Christianity which often attempts to “accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative” aspects of the true Gospel of the Bible, all in hopes of gaining a wider appeal among the general populace.

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Pollyanna statue – cropped photo – Wikipedia – Creative Commons 2.0 license

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However, today’s devotional will attempt to focus on Pollyanna’s totally upbeat personality, and how this relates to the Bible, and to the Christian.

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Magnifying Glass – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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INHERENT FRIENDLINESS?

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Now it seems to be proven in nature that friendliness and sociability can be a natural inherent trait. After all, just look at the animal kingdom, and notice that some animals are friendlier than others. For instance, some cats are friendlier than other, not-so-friendly cats. And so, it would make sense that some humans are likewise more sociable than other, not-so-friendly humans.

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But the storybook character of Pollyanna (especially the British version of this movie) was so happy and bubbly, that few humans could ever hope to measure up to her consistently bubbly bright and cheerful attitude!

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So then, what’s even the point of making this observation?

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Pollyanna statue – cropped photo – Wikipedia – Creative Commons 2.0 license

Woman With A Cat, by Renoir, 1885, www.wikipaintings.org – US public domain

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“THE FIERY DARTS OF THE WICKED

Ephesians 6:16

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Well, the point is that the movie was a purposeful jab against Christianity. At least it was intended to strike a blow at biblical Christianity.

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And why would this movie (and many similar movies) be considered to be a weapon against Christianity?

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Very simple! One of Satan’s longstanding attacks on Christians is to portray dedicated Christians as being sour-faced and critical. And so, to make this argument even more convincing, Satan quite often gives his loyal citizenry very friendly and sociable qualities. And isn’t it true that we live in a somewhat fun-loving, joking and an even giddy society?

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And if that weren’t enough, Satan often compels yet another class of impostors posing as Christians to behave badly, thus reinforcing his accusation, that truly dedicated Christians are sour-faced, strict, critical and even austere in our general lifestyle.

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And even sincere Christians are heavily attacked by Satan, who constantly tries to push them into seemingly fanatical extremes, thus strengthening Satan’s argument against Christianity.

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Pollyanna statue – cropped photo – Wikipedia – Creative Commons 2.0 license

Christian and Apollyon – Pilgrim’s Progress – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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“NOW WE HAVE RECEIVED, NOT THE SPIRIT OF THE WORLD, BUT THE SPIRIT…OF GOD”

1st Corinthians 2:12

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And this Hollywood hit-piece was just another subtle slam against true and sincere Christians!

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After all, Pollyanna was more or less a secular-minded individual. Oh yes, she adhered to a quasi-Christian gospel of her own making. But by-and-large, she was pretty much a secularist. And that is why our secular society embraces that “charming little story” like it does. After all, if Pollyanna was a truly dedicated Christian, then our society would have turned up their nose away from that little movie!

(Now, it must be noted, as of late, there has arisen up a certain segment of secularist-socialists who often appear angry, humorless, and even hateful against Christians, Conservatives, and Jews)

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Pollyanna statue – cropped photo – Wikipedia – Creative Commons 2.0 license

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“A FORM OF GODLINESS, BUT DENYING THE POWER THEREOF”

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But does the Bible affirm this idea that Satan raises up a somewhat godly and moral standard among the inhabitants of the world?

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Well, as far as today’s opening Bible verse, God reveals that in these last days, many secular-minded people will have, “a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.” 2nd Timothy 3:5

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Yes, our society is filled with many forms of godliness, howbeit a type of counterfeit godliness, completely void of the Holy Spirit’s power.

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Pollyanna statue – cropped photo – Wikipedia – Creative Commons 2.0 license

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“THINK ON THESE THINGS”

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Now having said all this, let’s not throw out the proverbial, “baby with the bath water”!

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In other words, Christians would do well to follow Paul’s advice in the following passage…“if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.” Philippians 4:8

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Yes, even though Pollyanna was a fictional character. And though she was very much a partaker of the spirit of the world. Nevertheless, Christians would do well to think about, and even imitate Pollyanna’s cheerful personality, as much as possible!

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Pollyanna statue – cropped photo – Wikipedia – Creative Commons 2.0 license

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“NOW FOR A SEASON…YE ARE IN HEAVINESS THROUGH MANIFOLD TEMPTATIONS”

1st Peter 1:6

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On the other hand, God is well aware that true Christians are often under heavy attack by the unseen ruling forces of this evil world. We are at war!

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And so, right now, it is often difficult for sorely tried and tempted Christians to maintain such a bubbly personality as Pollyanna had. God’s people are suffering right now!

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Nevertheless, we are to be looking upward, by faith.

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And it is only by true faith that Christians look beyond our present distress, trying to be joy-filled even amidst our fiery trials!

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Pollyanna statue – cropped photo – Wikipedia – Creative Commons 2.0 license

Munch – Det Syke Barn – 1896 – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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“…AND EVERLASTING JOY SHALL BE UPON THEIR HEAD”

Isaiah 51:11

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Well, the very Good News is that it won’t be long until our trials will all be over!

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Yes, and very soon we can cross over that Jordan River, into the Promised Land in which it will be very easy to be light-hearted and joy-filled, even on a 24/7/365 basis!

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The River Of The Water Of Life by H. Melville – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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TO READ PART 4, CLICK HERE…

December 11 (The Gospel According To Pollyanna, Part 4: “Hollywood’s War On Christians”)

Hollywood Sign – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, help me to be wise as a serpent in regard to Satan’s deceptive tactics in his ongoing war against God’s people…

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

Info & pics of constellations on this site from Wikipedia & International Astronomical Union (click here)

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VARIOUS SIGNS SPOKEN OF…

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Now as far as those who search Bible prophecy concerning “signs of the End”, most of us were expecting extraordinary heavenly phenomena; you know, such things as giant asteroids or other colossal cataclysmic occurrences.

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Asteroid – Giant impact – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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VARIOUS SIGNS MENTIONED…

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But you see, God has mentioned various constellations in Scriptures: Orion, The Pleiades, Mazzaroth, etc.. But He also spoke in Revelation of “great signs” in the heavens: a woman with child, a dragon who swept a third of the stars, and Michael who fought against that dragon (see Revelation, Ch. 12).

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The Bible also speaks of other signs in the heavens, and it is the purpose of Signs Of Heaven website, to introduce these wonderful signs and to reveal the many Bible passages which explain them. And if you are one of the fortunate ones to receive this amazing message, then you too can begin to proclaim this heavenly love story to anyone willing to listen.

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Comet Hale-Bopp-29-03-1997 – cropped – wikipedia – share-alike license

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“LAY UP…TREASURES IN HEAVEN”

Matthew 6:20

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“My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver. I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment: That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.” Proverbs 8:19-21. This above passage speaks of a pathway which leads to riches and treasures.

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Yes, God is just now revealing the long-awaited signs, as it is written, “And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;” Luke 21:25. And God is just now opening up a pathway to the stars: a figurative gate to Heaven itself!

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TOMORROW…

December 11 (The Gospel According To Pollyanna, Part 4: “Satan’s War On Christianity”)

Pollyanna statue – cropped photo – Wikipedia – Creative Commons 2.0 license

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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THIS IS STUDY #342 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 9 (The Great Babylonian Dream Machine, Part 7: “What’s The Most Evil Thing On TV?”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 9

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The Great Babylonian Dream Machine,

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Part 6:

“What’s The Most Evil Thing On TV?”

To Read Part 1, click here…May 6 (The Great Babylonian Dream-Machine!)

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A somewhat naïve mother was letting her 7-year-old daughter watch a cartoon, a “coming-of-age” movie, about a young girl who was, “pursuing her dream” to become a famously celebrated dancer.

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But as this movie progressed, the young girl in the movie just happened to dance her way from the street, and right into a beer tavern, continuing to dance from table-top to table-top, while the customers were laughing and singing and drinking their pitchers of ale.

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Well, this was finally too much for the watching mother, causing her to make a somewhat critical comment about that particular movie scene.

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But that was merely one television show!

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And many who are familiar with television might remark…“So what’s the big deal about that? There’s a whole lot of worse things seen and heard on TV these days!”

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Hands Toasting Drinks – Cheers! – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0

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WHAT’S THE GREATEST EVIL?

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And so, O Reader, just what is the most evil thing on television, if it isn’t that little children’s cartoon movie, in which the adolescent girl winds up dancing in a tavern?

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Well, there’s worse things on television, aren’t there?

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For example, what about all those zombie shows in which the walking-dead attempt to eat humans alive? They’re pretty evil, are they not?

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Or what about the music shows which often feature vile and vulgar lyrics?

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Girl zombie eating her victim Night of the Living Dead -Wikimedia – Public Domain

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A MUCH GREATER EVIL LURKS ON TELEVISION!

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Well, needless to say, there’s a lot of evil on television these days!

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But what in the world could be the absolute most evil thing on television?

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If it’s not those flesh-eating zombies, nor those vile “music” shows, then what is it?

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Just what evil could there be which truly “takes the prize” for being the greatest evil of all?

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“LOVE NOT THE WORLD”

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No, there’s something far more evil than these!

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You see, the very worst evil, above all evil, is found in the following passage…“Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.” 1st John 2:15, 16

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Herein lies the very heart of darkness.

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The World.

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ABOVE PICTURE: Satan, The False Prophet who offers a world-loving gospel – www.signsofheaven.org

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THIS LUCIFERION WORLD-SYSTEM

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No, it is not some beer hall, nor even some young girl dancing on its table-tops. Nor is it the flesh-eating walking-dead. Nor the vile and twisted lyrics which often pervert young, impressionable minds.

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Oh yes, all those are very evil, to be sure!

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But more than any one evil aspect of this present world, is the fact that the whole world is the epitome of evil, even as it is written…“And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.” 1st John 5:19

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You see, this entire Antichrist world-system is the creation of Lucifer, that fallen angel who leads a great throng of fellow rebel angels, dedicated and determined to destroy the souls of every man, woman, and child here on Planet Earth!

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Satan presiding at the Infernal Council – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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WHICH WORLD WILL YOU CHOOSE?

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But God was not going to let us go that easily. No, the Son of God came to this earth to present to us, the government of Heaven: the government of unselfish love.

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And so, God has allowed there to be two worlds to choose from: this world of selfish sin, or the world-to-come, of unselfish goodness and love.

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That’s the choice. That’s the choice which God gives to mankind. God wants us to understand these two forms of government, and decide which government we want to rule over us.

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**And of course, “the god of this world”, Satan wants us all to choose his kingdom over God’s kingdom.**

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Flickr – Pathway – trials and errors – cropped – Wikimedia – The Roads to Heaven and Hell, religious tract, ca. 1896 share-alike lic.

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TELEVISION: SATAN’S ADVERTISER-IN-CHIEF

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Oh yes, that unseen deceiver has been at this game for many-a long century. But in these last days, he has now invented a talking image which portrays his kingdom in the best light possible. A sort of “advertiser-in-chief” one might say. .

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You might call this device the television. Or the Internet. Or the radio. Or any other audio, visual device or even printed publications such as novels, newspapers and magazines and various types of signage.

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These are the present-day means by which the great enemy of Heaven, “The Prince of The Power of The Air”, attempts to firmly entwine the hearts of mankind to this present selfish world (much like a spider entraps his victims in a web).

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THE BABYLONIAN DREAM MACHINE

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And so, back to our opening scenario regarding the cartoon movie, which the young daughter was watching. You know, that coming-of-age cartoon about the young girl pursuing her life dream.

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And so, do you see what the true evil was really about, in that cartoon/movie?

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Yes, this is the greatest evil that television engages in: to entwine a person’s heart and soul to this deceitfully entangling world! And that little dancing girl with her big dream was, and is, the greatest evil on television.

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But with all the open wickedness on TV, just how could a young dancing girl with big dreams possibly be the most evil thing?

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Because Satan, “the god of this world”, is a master at selling dreams to the naïve people of this world. Oh yes, the characters may change from show to show. And the dreams may change from show to show. But this talking idol, called television (“talking image”), has a dream or an idol, or a lust and an earthly desire just tailor-made for you and for me and for everyone else!

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This is the great evil on television!

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ABOVE PICTURE: Dream Maker of Babylon – Signs Of Heaven.org

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THE PROMISED LAND IS WAITING FOR YOU

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Well, the Good News is, that God is calling us to renounce this world of selfish desires, and begin our upward, Heavenward sojourn out of this present world.

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And He is calling each and every man, woman, and child who is willing to let go of this deceitful world of selfish and proud dreams, in trade for a world that has no end. A world in which agape love reigns supreme! A joy-filled land in which we will never grow old, but be forever young!

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And in that Promised Land, we will live forever there with Jesus, who is the very essence of goodness, kindness, truth, and unselfish love!

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Upward Pathway – by böhringer friedrich for – cropped/altered image – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Give me victory over television and secular radio! Help me to begin looking upward, looking unto Jesus…

Woman Praying – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

Info & pics of constellations on this site from Wikipedia & International Astronomical Union (click here)

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“And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman…And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads…And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.” Revelation 12:1, 3, 15

LOCATION…

The Wave Constellation is primarily comprised of the Auriga Constellation plus one star from Taurus, plus one more star. The Winter Constellations are depicted in this below sketch to the right, and shows this constellation group as they are seen in early winter, as they rise in the eastern skies. The Woman is in the north. The Dragon and Orion are farther south from the Woman.

WINTER CONSTELLATIONS-SEEN IN FALL: This sketch to the right is how this constellation group appears in the eastern sky in fall. This is the four primary constellations of the Winter Constellations. They can be seen in this position, in the late fall above the eastern horizon. The Woman of Revelation 12 is commonly called Ursa Major or The Big Dipper and appears in the north. Orion the Soldier is the at the bottom is to the south of the Woman. The The Dragon of Revelation Constellation’s mouth isThe Hyades Cluster, and the tip of his tail is Pleiades, and his Wave of Water is primarily the Auriga constellation. The Glorious Horse Constellation head is of Perseus Constellation and his rear end is Cassiopeia Constellation.

(Editor’s note: It is impossible to make this chart accurate, and visually correct, because the dome effect of the sky makes these constellations look different than they appear when placed on flat paper.)

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TOMORROW…

December 10 (The Gospel According To Pollyanna, Part 3: “A Pretentious Form of Godliness”)

Pollyanna statue – cropped photo – Wikipedia – Creative Commons 2.0 license

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) ARE ENCOURAGED TO BEGIN FOLLOWING THIS 650+ AUDIO BIBLE STUDY THROUGH THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH EACH DAY ON THIS DAILY DEVOTIONAL.

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THIS IS STUDY #341 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 7 (The False Prophet, Part 23: “The Highway To Hell Is Paved With Good Works!”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 7

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The False Prophet,

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Part 23:

“The Highway To Hell Is Paved With Good Works!”

To read Part 1 of this series, click here… “JANUARY 26 (The False Prophet, Part 1: Lying Eyes!)”

“Enter ye in at the strait gate:

for wide is the gate, and broad is the way,

that leadeth to destruction,

and many there be which go in thereat:”

Matthew 7:13

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The Book of Luke reveals that in these last days… “And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations…And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.” Luke 21:25, 27

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Yes, just prior to the Return of Christ, God promised that there would be signs in the sun, moon, and stars.

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ABOVE PICTURE: Orion the Soldier and the Revelation 12 Dragon (Hyades & Pleiades, etc. – winter constellations – www.signsofheaven.org – not for commercial use

ABOVE PICTURE: Winter – Revelation 12 Woman with Eagle Wings (aka Ursa Major, including The Big Dipper)

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THE BROAD WAY THAT LEADS TO DESTRUCTION

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Well, that day, O Christian, has finally arrived! And one of the long afore-promised signs is the constellation group known as the Valley of Decision Constellation group. It is seen in the eastern skies in mid-summer to mid-fall.

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This sign was vaguely alluded to in Joel… “And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come…Multitudes, multitudes in the Valley of Decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the Valley of Decision.” Joel 2:30, 31, & 3:14, 15

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Now in this very complex constellation group, are two mountains which represent the Mount of Blessing (to the left, and north in the night sky) and the Mount of Cursing (the middle mountain), and the mountain furthest to the south is the “Babylon…O Destroying Mountain” (see Jeremiah 51:24, 25).

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**Notice that this Destroying Mountain of Babylon has a long line traveling downward, directly into the Revelation 12 Dragon.**

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**And this long line traveling downward is the constellation known as the Broad Way that Leads to Destruction. This Broad Way is comprised of stars from the Pisces Constellation.**

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Valley of Decision Constellation Group

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THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED?

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One of the world’s poets wrote the following words…“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I, I took the one less traveled by,”

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**Well, obviously he wasn’t speaking (at least, not knowingly) of the Broad Way that leads to destruction!**

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Because, the Bible informs us that the Broad Way that leads to destruction is a heavily traveled road.

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Fork in the road by Jonathan Billinger wikimedia share-alike license

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“WHAT GOOD THING SHALL I DO, THAT I MAY HAVE ETERNAL LIFE?”

Matthew 19:16

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Now, the reason for bringing this up is to reveal one reason why the Broad Way is so heavily traveled. Oh yes, many who travel this broad road do so for their very plain and simple lust for the pleasures of sin and selfishness.

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But there are many moral churchgoers who are under the false belief that they are on the highway to Heaven, not realizing that they actually are on that Broad Way that leads to destruction!

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And one reason they are so deceived, is because they place far much too confidence in some good work that they have performed.

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For instance, there are many radio and television personalities who lead naïve listeners into the false notion that merely saying the so-called Sinner’s Prayer will gain them entrance into the Kingdom of Heaven. Or perhaps getting baptized, or joining a certain denomination, or attending church faithfully, or living a moral life, or any one of the many other Christian duties.

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Jordan river – baptism – cropped image – Wikipedia – Share-alike-License

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“THE KISSES OF AN ENEMY ARE DECEITFUL”

Proverbs 27:6

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But beside these church duties, there are many other good works which deceive people.

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For example, some people believe that because they are friendly and outgoing, that this somehow is proof that they are saved.

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But think about it! Even some pets are more outgoing and friendly than other pets. It’s just the way that creatures are quite often, “hard-wired”, as the saying goes.

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In other words, being friendly and outgoing does not necessarily prove that I am a Christian.

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Woman With A Cat, by Renoir, 1885, www.wikiart.org US public domain

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“(SATAN’S) MINISTERS ALSO…TRANSFORMED AS THE MINISTERS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS”

2nd Corinthians 11:14, 15

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As a matter of fact, Satan often chooses friendly and outgoing people to become his so-called “ministers of righteousness” with the intent to infiltrate and infect some local church body with his or her world-loving ways.

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And let’s face it! Many television (and radio) evangelists are extremely personable and charming and outgoing. And by this means, Satan can use these televangelists to bring in damnable heresies, thus deceiving the millions of more-or-less biblically-challenged and naïve followers.

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Audience hands – cropped & altered – Wikimedia – Universal Public Domain

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MANY OTHER DECEPTIONS

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Well, this is just one way that churchgoers are often deceived into believing that they are on the Highway to Heaven, when in truth, they are on the Broad Way that leads to destruction!

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And there are many other good works that Satan will use to deceive the naïve church-world.

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ABOVE STAR-CHART – Fall Constellations – Valley of Decision & O Destroying Mtn. Constellations – signsofheaven.org – Not for commercial profit use!

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“GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY!”

Proverbs 25:25

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But there is some very Good News in all this negativity. And that Good News is, that the door of Salvation is still open for any and every lost soul, who desires Salvation, to enter therein.

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Oh yes, it is a strait gate. And yes, it is a narrow way.

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But it is the only true way that will soon lead to life everlasting in a wonderful land known as the Promised Land.

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Pilgrim enters Heaven – Study for The Cross and the World…… Brooklyn Museum Thomas Cole US public domain

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TO READ PART 24, CLICK HERE…

January 10 (Mark Now Given? Part 10: “Mark of the Beast: Visible or Invisible?”)

ABOVE PICTURE: Mark of the beast – pub. dom. – Wikipedia

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

Dear Lord, Give me an understanding of just what a deceptive world this really is! Help me to be IN the world, but not OF the world…

Woman Praying – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

Info & pics of constellations on this site from Wikipedia & International Astronomical Union (click here)

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7 HEADS, 10 HORNS, & 7 CROWNS OF THE DRAGON

“And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.” Rev. 12:3

In Revelation, the Dragon of Revelation 12 is described as having seven heads, ten horns, and seven crowns. However, the Dragon Constellation up in the night sky does not. But God has faithfully created the wave of water, in such a way, as to illustrate this same concept of the seven heads, ten horns, and seven crowns. Because this wave of water is basically composed of ten stars. The main body of the wave has seven stars (#‘s, 1 thru 7). And the tip of the crest of the wave has the other three stars (#’s, 8, 9 & 10). So we have this 7 and 10 numbering. And this gives us a great clue, as to where in the Bible we should look, to find out the riddle as to just what or who do these 7 heads, 10 crowns, and 7 horns represent. Because, the Bible speaks very much about floods and waters as being associated with Satan (the Dragon).

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TOMORROW…

December 8 (Daniel 2:45: “A Kingdom Divided Cannot Stand!”)

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) ARE ENCOURAGED TO BEGIN FOLLOWING THIS 650+ AUDIO BIBLE STUDY THROUGH THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH EACH DAY ON THIS DAILY DEVOTIONAL.

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THIS IS STUDY #339 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 8 (Daniel 2:45: “A Kingdom Divided Cannot Stand!”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 8

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Daniel 2:45:

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“A Kingdom Divided Cannot Stand!”

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In that incredible little book of Daniel is the true account of King Nebuchadnezzar’s dream of that great image whose head was made of gold, and chest and arms of silver, and loins of brass, legs of iron, and feet and toes of iron mixed with clay.

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And at the last of that dream, a rock, not cut with hands smote the feet of that image, and caused the entire image to blow away as if made of chaff.

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Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream – www.freebibleimages.org

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A SEEMINGLY DOUBLE-ENTENDRE

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Now, without getting too technical, this dream was a prophecy concerning the future history of the Church, right down to the very end of time.

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But, as with many Bible prophecies, the world seems to bleed through this prophecy.

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Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream – www.freebibleimages.org

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MANKIND DEVOLVES, NOT EVOLVES

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Now, one aspect of this prophecy is that the condition of Mankind seems to devolve, symbolized by the head being of gold, then turns to silver, then to brass, then to iron, and finally to the feet of iron mingled with potter’s clay. In other words, what began as the most precious of all metals, gold, ended with nothing more than iron mingled with miry clay.

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But in the days of the feet of this great image, a rock smote those feet, breaking the entire image into pieces, and that rock became a great mountain which filled the entire earth.

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Of course this dream of Nebuchadnezzar’s was all symbolic. And it is not difficult to discern that it represents God’s kingdom finally destroying Satan’s kingdom of men.

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Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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LOVE FINALLY TRIUMPHS OVER SELFISHNESS!

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Now the point of this devotional is to focus on the feet and toes of this image, and the rock that smote them, causing the entire image to break into pieces which became as chaff in the wind.

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But in attempt to keep this all simple, let it be said that this seems to be speaking of how God’s kingdom will finally annihilate Satan’s kingdom.

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Nebuchadnezzars dream – www.christart.com – limited use permit

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MANKIND PULLING APART

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But these two feet with their ten toes seem to allude to the present condition of Mankind. Oh yes, the Church is in view here. But as already said, the world seems to bleed through this prophecy.

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The reason why this seems so relevant today, is that we are now seeing the world being divided into two major camps. Yes, just as this image had a left foot and a right foot, so also we see two great divisions in the world, the so-called “conservatives/capitalists” and the “progressives/socialists”. They even refer to themselves as “The Left” and “The Right”.

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And even further, just as these two power groups in the world are always at odds, one with another, so also, these two feet made of iron and clay…“shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.” Daniel 2:43

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Protest – Anti-Christian rally in Chicago – cropped image – Wikimedia

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FEET & TOES APPARENTLY THE WORLD & CHURCH

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Okay, so as already stated, this really seems to be speaking of the Church in the last days, and how it has mingled itself with the world. And the ten toes of this image appear to symbolize both the apostate portion of the Church, as well as The Ten Commandments. In other words, in Scripture, the number “10” has a symbolic significance, not only representing the Ten Commandments, but also The Ten Virgins, of Matthew 25, symbolizing the Church.

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But this also seems to allude to today’s world in which we now are witnessing a pulling apart of various factions in the world. Yes, there appears to be a widening gap between the various social, political, as well as religious groups, sometimes even becoming hostile one against another.

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And today, via the mass media, anyone can view all the bickering and battling going on between these various groups on a daily basis. Yes, the escalating war between Leftists and the Rightists is especially visible these days.

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A KINGDOM DIVIDED

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Thus, this entire world is becoming more divided on a daily basis: social groups, gender groups, ethnic groups, political groups, religious groups, and many other groups! It’s truly a divided world today!

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And as Mark 3:24 says…“And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.”

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Here in this above passage, Jesus is revealing the grim truth, that this world is ripe for judgment! A divided world cannot stand!

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Anger during a protest – by David Shankbone – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share-alike-License

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A WORLD RIPE FOR JUDGMENT!

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And so, it is no coincidence that this rock comes crashing down on the world and breaks this world into pieces right at the time when the people of the world are divided in so many ways.

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**And as one group rails against, opposes, and debates against the policies of the other group, a rock comes crashing down to smash into pieces this entire kingdom of selfishness, i.e., the World!**

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And while each group busily attempts to convert the rest of the world into their own particular camp, this rock seemingly comes out of nowhere and demolishes all the philosophies, all the maxims, and all the various ideologies that this rebellious world has been propagating through the years and even through the long centuries!

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The Great Day of His Wrath – John Martin – 1853 – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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“GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY!”

Proverbs 25:25

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And of course, the Good News about all this is that God’s kingdom of unselfish love finally wins in the end!

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And all those who desire to be on the winning team are invited to join up with this ever-growing Heavenward throng who are now renouncing this hopeless world!

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And all those who are discouraged with this ugly and hopeless world, are encouraged to begin the Heaven-ward sojourn out of this mess, onward and upward into the glorious Promised Land, in which we will be forever happy! Forever young!

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Upward Pathway – by böhringer friedrich for – cropped/altered image – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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TO READ THE COMPANION ARTICLE, CLICK HERE…

March 21 (Daniel 2:41: “A Kingdom…Divided…Cannot Stand!” CONTINUED)

Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream – www.freebibleimages.org

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Open Thou my eyes, that I might clearly see all these things that are now occurring in this world of sin and selfishness…

Marine Praying – Wikimedia – USMC Public Domain

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

Info & pics of constellations on this site from Wikipedia & International Astronomical Union (click here)

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THE WOMAN ON THE ALTAR CONSTELLATION

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“Let my prayer

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be set forth

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before Thee as incense;

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and the lifting up

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of my hands

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as the evening sacrifice.”

Psalm 142:2

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LOCATING THIS CONSTELLATION…

This “Golden Altar” Constellation is only seen in winter through spring, in mid-sky. It is to the south of the “Fleeing Woman Constellation” (AKA Ursa Major or The Big Dipper).

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The “Fleeing Woman of Revelation 12” Constellation is in the northeastern sky in this sketch. You would be facing east and looking very high up almost to mid-sky to see this constellation group this way. The altar is farther south but still in the eastern sky. This altar itself is commonly known as “Leo Major“, with the smoke rising being “Leo Minor“.

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A little farther down this page is the sketch of this same constellation in the latter part of winter, when you look at them facing westward. You will notice that what looked like Gospel seed being cast from her left hand and left foot (see “Woman of Revelation 12-The Fleeing Woman” article for explanation of casting “Gospel Seed”) now appears like smoke or incense rising from the altar. It is not clear why the altar is sideways in back of the Woman. It would make more sense if it were directly under the Woman. However, the Lord must have some spiritual truth to convey concerning this odd positioning of the Altar. The 7 Stars (Big Dipper) is easy to see with its very bright 7 stars. But the Revelation 12 Woman (Ursa Major) must be seen on a dark starry night, away from city lights.

THE ZODIAC CONSTELLATION NAMES

It is not the purpose of www.theheavensdeclare.net to give any validity to the Zodiac or any pagan deities. But the common names of many constellations (such as Scorpio or Sagittarius, etc.), must be given, solely for the purpose of locating them on star-charts.

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TOMORROW…

December 9th (The Great Babylonian Dream Machine, Part 7: “What’s The Most Evil Thing On TV?”)

ABOVE PICTURE: Dream Maker of Babylon – Signs Of Heaven.org

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 6th (Psalm 101, Part 1: “A Lesson On Television From Psalm 101”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 6th

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Psalm 101,

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Part 1:

“A Lesson On Television From Psalm 101”

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“Be not deceived:

evil communications corrupt good manners.”

1st Corinthians 15:33

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When taking a course in college, one would naturally begin with a “101” course. “101” signifies a beginning course. “201” might be used to signify an intermediate course. “301” might signify a more advanced course.

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And so, let’s just pretend that we are going to college, and we are going to attempt to get a degree in…say…“Overcoming The World”.

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**Now let’s also pretend that it’s the first day of classes. And we walk into our classroom, and our first class is called, “Television 101”.**

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And so, we sit down and the professor begins by writing on his chalkboard, the following Psalm…

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Teacher writing on Chalkboard – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Share-alike License 2.0

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“Psalm 101”

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“A Psalm of David.”

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Okay, so this Psalm 101 is to be our lesson for today, and it is a Psalm of David. And we will study in reference to “Television”

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“I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto Thee, O LORD, will I sing.”

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These Psalms of David are the thoughts of David, who is a symbol of Christ!

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But these Psalms can also convey the thoughts of the Christian.

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And in this above verse, David is so happy with God’s government, which has the two pillars of truth: “Mercy and Judgment”.

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Teacher writing on Chalkboard – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Share-alike License 2.0

David Playing Harp – www.thebiblerevival.com – US public domain

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VERSE 2

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“I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way.”

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Yes, this is the desire of every Christian: to behave wisely in Christlike perfection!

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**That reminds us Ephesians 3:20, in which God says He can do far more in our lives than we can even imagine!**

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“O when wilt Thou (God) come unto me?”

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Yes, we each greatly desire for the deliverance from all our foolish ways!

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“I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.”

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And here in this above declaration, David is pronouncing his great desire and ambition in life and his daily determination: to walk in an unwavering love and obedience.

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Teacher writing on Chalkboard – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Share-alike License 2.0

David’s sorrow – Wikigallery – Public Domain

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VERSE 3

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“I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes:”

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How can I continue to watch TV with such statements as this above declaration?

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“I hate the work of them that turn aside;”

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How can I continue to watch TV, knowing that I am being entertained by those who have no love for God, or for the Bible? I should hate the evil works in the world and in the church! And so, why do I continue to daily feed on the sins of the world and the sins of the worldly church?

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“…it shall not cleave (cling) to me.”

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**How can I continue to watch TV, having such exhortations as this one? Because, by watching TV (or secular radio, magazines, etc.,) the evil works of sin are still clinging to me!**

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Teacher writing on Chalkboard – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Share-alike License 2.0

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VERSE 4

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“A froward (crooked) heart shall depart from me:”

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Realizing that most all of television has little love for Bible truth, how can I possibly allow such god-hating “visitors” to enter into the sanctuary of my home, via TV, radio, Internet, etc.?

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“I will not know a wicked [person].”

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The word, “person”, is a supplied word here, via the King James translators. And thus, this statement means much more than just a person. It also includes a wicked device, or a wicked message. But let’s not forget that “wicked”, according to the Bible is defined as anything not in harmony with the Bible.

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Teacher writing on Chalkboard – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Share-alike License 2.0

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VERSE 5

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“Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off:”

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So much of TV focuses on mockery and slander of people! And woe to us, if we allow our ears to enjoy hearing such vilification of others!

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Teacher writing on Chalkboard – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Share-alike License 2.0

Gossips in the Altstadt in Sindelfingen, Germany – Sally Kennison – Share-alike License – cropped image – Wikimedia

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“him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.”

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Pride is perhaps the most exalted quality that is pressed upon the viewers of TV: the advertisements, the various programming are literally dripping with pride, lust, and envy!

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Teacher writing on Chalkboard – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Share-alike License 2.0

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VERSE 6

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“Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me:”

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So-called “Christian” TV channels are extremely apostate, that even the best of programs are mingled with a world-loving undercurrent!

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How long am I going to continue to drink in “Christian” TV’s “soured & tainted milk” of entry-level doctrines mingled with falsehood, instead of moving onward and upward to the “meat of the Word”, as we are commanded?

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Teacher writing on Chalkboard – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Share-alike License 2.0

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“he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve Me.”

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God does not accept a low-level service! Those who have one foot in the world, and one foot on the heavenly highway will never progress upward!

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ABOVE PICTURE: Unfunny Judgment Day Cartoon – companys-coming – revised

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VERSE 7

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“He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house:”

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Here again, so much of secular and even so-called “Christian” programming is deceitful!

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Yes, by avoiding the “hard sayings” of the Bible, as does “Christian” television, we are getting watered-down gospel!

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“he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.”

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Even the TV news is purposely censored largely in attempt to give the viewer what is known as, “political correctness”!

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Teacher writing on Chalkboard – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Share-alike License 2.0

TV – ABC-Good Morning America – wikipedia – share-alike license

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PSALM 101:8

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“I will early destroy all the wicked of the land;”

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Yes, God will destroy those who refuse to come out of this Babylonian world (and apostate church).

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No, we cannot come totally out of the world. But we can come a good way out! Put the TV where it belongs!

(But if your spouse still wants to watch TV, then you must only remove YOURSELF from it, while continuing to pray for your family. Never force the consciences of others! However, if your spouse is in agreement, then TV can be eliminated while the children are still young, giving them more godly, alternative forms of entertainment)

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“that I may cut off all wicked doers from the city of the LORD.”

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The call goes out to every Christian… “Come out of her (the harlot church), My people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.” Revelation 18:4.

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Those who do not respond to this call to depart from the powerful influences of this high-tech world and high-tech church, will suffer the intense plagues promised here in Revelation 18:4!

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Teacher writing on Chalkboard – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Share-alike License 2.0

Garbage – Hollygrove1 TV Typewriter CurbTrash – cropped image – Wikimedia – share-alike license

Berlin neukoelln – TV satellite dishes – cropped image – Wikimedia – C.C. Share-alike License

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***PSALM 101: A MESSAGE* *FOR THIS HOUR!***

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Yes, it seems that Psalm 101 has a special message for those of us who are living in this very hour of fearful judgment.

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The world is being mesmerized by the various forms of mass media!

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And so, if any Christian has the desire to overcome the world, then of course, the very first place one would want to begin is by eliminating television, secular radio (and most so-called “Christian” radio, and non-Christian Internet, magazines, books, etc..)

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Teacher writing on Chalkboard – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Share-alike License 2.0

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TO READ PART 2, CLICK HERE…

AUGUST 16 (Psalm 101, Part 2: Separation)

PICTURE – Constellation- Woman of Revelation 12 flees to the mountains Mark 13:14 This is not a star-chart, but merely a concept picture, but made up of real constellations (Ursa Major & Auriga, Hyades, etc…, howbeit not in their actual positions in the night-sky)

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Give me victory over television and secular radio! Help me to begin looking upward, looking unto Jesus…

Family Prayer Before Meal – Wikimedia – US-Govt. – Public-Domain

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

Info & pics of constellations on this site from Wikipedia & International Astronomical Union (click here)

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“And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman…And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads…And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.” Revelation 12:1, 3, 15

LOCATION…

The Wave Constellation is primarily comprised of the Auriga Constellation plus one star from Taurus, plus one more star. The Winter Constellations are depicted in this below sketch to the right, and shows this constellation group as they are seen in early winter, as they rise in the eastern skies. The Woman is in the north. The Dragon and Orion are farther south from the Woman.

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TOMORROW…

December 7 (The False Prophet, Part 23: “The Highway To Hell Is Paved With Good Works!”)

ABOVE PICTURE: Wide Gate (the two brightest stars of the Auriga Constellation)

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 5 (The False Prophet & Beast, Part 22: “The 7th Head: An Adulterous Generation”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 5

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The False Prophet & Beast,

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Part 22:

“The 7th Head: An Adulterous Generation”

To read Part 1 of this series, click here… “JANUARY 26 (The False Prophet, Part 1: Lying Eyes!)”

“The beast that thou sawest…

The seven heads are seven mountains,

on which the woman sitteth.

And there are seven kings:

five are fallen, and one is,

and the other is not yet come;

and when he cometh,

he must continue a short space.”

Revelation 17:8, 9

This Revelation 12 Dragon Constellation is spewing out its deadly waters which 7-stared waters parallel the 7 heads of the Antichrist Beast of Revelation 13 & 17

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2nd BEAST’S 2 HORNS ALSO THE 6TH & 7TH HEADS OF THE 1ST BEAST

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It must be stated that the 2nd Beast of Revelation 13, the False Prophet is also comprised of the 6th & 7th heads of the 1st Beast. And so, there is only one true Beast, the Antichrist Beast. And yet, the 2nd Beast was formed after the 1st Beast received his deadly wound by a sword at the end of the Dark Ages (that is, “the sword of the Spirit, the Word of God” {Ephesians 6:14-17}).

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And to more fully understand the two beasts of Revelation 3, this website has many articles on this topic, such as August 26th: The False Prophet: (“And I beheld another beast (The False Prophet)”)

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ABOVE PICTURE: Satan, The False Prophet who now in these last days destroys the churches via a world-loving prosperity-driven false gospel – www.signsofheaven.org

ABOVE PICTURE: The harlot city, Babylon, the apostate church-world – Burgkmair – 1523 AD – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

**In the previous articles concerning the 7th head of the 1st Beast of Revelation 13 (click here), the present-day church-world was the focus.**

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And to be sure, this above passage from Revelation 17 which speaks of the 7 heads of the Beast is so ambiguous, that many just throw up their hands in despair when trying to understand it.

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ABOVE PICTURE: The harlot city, Babylon, the apostate church-world – Burgkmair – 1523 AD – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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REVELATION ALSO CONCERNS THE SECULAR WORLD

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But this tiny devotional is not the place to attempt to define what all those allegories are actually pointing to!

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And though the Book of Revelation mostly concerns the church-world, it does seem that the world at large often bleeds through those pages.

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In other words, while this prophecy concerning the 7th head of 1st Beast mostly concerns the church-world, there nevertheless seems to be a direct parallel to what we are now seeing in the secular world.

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People on Times Square – cropped image – Wikimedia Commons – Share-Alike License

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7TH HEAD = THE 7TH COMMANDMENT

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The reason why this 7th head seems to allude to the world at large is because the number “7” reminds us of the 7th Commandment…“Thou shalt not commit adultery”.

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Oh yes, the Bible often speaks of the spiritual adultery within the church-world. Few will dare argue that point.

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Much to the contrary, most Christians freely admit that today’s church-world is steeped in sin.

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TV – ABC-Good Morning America – Wikipedia – Share-alike License

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A WORLD NOW STEEPED IN SIN

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But the interesting thing is, while at the same time we see the decadent spiritual condition in the Church, we also behold a literal counterpart occurring simultaneously in the world.

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And aren’t we saddened, dismayed and even confounded at how those once-great societies which so lovingly and enthusiastically embraced the Christian Reformation, have now devolved into such decadence and licentiousness and false religions?

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And don’t we stand in wonderment to behold the moral standards just keep getting lowered on a daily basis?

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Gay Parade – Jazz Jennings 2016 – cropped image – Wikipedia – Creative Commons License

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A WAKE-UP CALL FOR ANYONE WITH AN EAR TO HEAR!

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Well, what’s the point of exposing the sins of unbelievers? After all, they make no profession of loving or serving God.

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And to be sure, our sins, when weighed in the balances, are every bit as great as the world’s sins, in the eyes of the Searcher of All Hearts!

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GABRIEL’S TRUMPET NOW SOUNDING!

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On the other hand, this moral pandemic free-fall which is now occurring, should be an alarming wake-up call that we have truly arrived at the end.

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And the fact that the 7th head of the beast is the very last head of that Antichrist monster, then it only puts an exclamation mark on just where we are in time! We’ve reached the end.

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Yes, sexual immorality was the “last straw” for the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, as far as God was concerned. And now we are seeing sexual immorality becoming a moral cancer upon the whole world!

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And this cancer is already spreading its poisonous and deadly tentacles into the church-world.

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Picture – Lot Escapes Sodom – www.thebiblerevival.com offers free Bible clipart – Public Domain.

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TIME TO GET ON BOARD THE ARK OF SALVATION!

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Well, believe it or not, in spite of this dismal report, there remains some Good News!

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After all, it is still the day of Salvation.

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And there is still time enough for any and every lost soul who wants to escape this rapidly sinking Titanic World, to turn to the One whose hand is stretched out still to save!

ABOVE PICTURE: The Gospel Ark of Salvation

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TO READ PART 23, CLICK HERE…

December 7 (The False Prophet, Part 23: “The Highway To Hell Is Paved With Good Works!”)

Broad Highway to Hell Constellation

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

Dear Lord, Give me an understanding of just what a deceptive world this really is! Help me to get ready to leave this world…

Marine Praying – Wikimedia – USMC Public Domain

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

Info & pics of constellations on this site from Wikipedia & International Astronomical Union (click here)

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7 HEADS, 10 HORNS, & 7 CROWNS OF THE DRAGON

“And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.” Rev. 12:3

In Revelation, the Dragon of Revelation 12 is described as having seven heads, ten horns, and seven crowns. However, the Dragon Constellation up in the night sky does not. But God has faithfully created the wave of water, in such a way, as to illustrate this same concept of the seven heads, ten horns, and seven crowns. Because this wave of water is basically composed of ten stars. The main body of the wave has seven stars (#‘s, 1 thru 7). And the tip of the crest of the wave has the other three stars (#’s, 8, 9 & 10). So we have this 7 and 10 numbering. And this gives us a great clue, as to where in the Bible we should look, to find out the riddle as to just what or who do these 7 heads, 10 crowns, and 7 horns represent. Because, the Bible speaks very much about floods and waters as being associated with Satan (the Dragon).

ABOVE PICTURE: Revelation 12 Dragon – Winter – Hyades, Pleiades, etc. – not for commercial uses

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TOMORROW…

December 6 (Psalm 101 – “A Lesson On Television From Psalm 101”)

TV – highquality – Wikimedia – Creative Commons License

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 4 (Satan’s Number 8, Part 4: “The Cuttlefish’s 8 Deadly Arms!”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Today’s Devotional, Year 3 – December 4

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Satan’s Number “8”

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Part 4:

“Cuttlefish’s 8 Deadly Arms!”

To read part 1, click here… July 26th (Satan’s Number “8”)

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Most insects have six legs. And for those who have curious minds, the question comes down: “Why do most insects have six legs?”

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Well, scientists might attempt to give some scientific explanation for why.

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But the question might also be asked: “Why does the spider have eight legs?”

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And again, scientists may have a complicated answer for that question too!

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Fly – illustration – Wikipedia – Public Domain

Spider – Wikipedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic license

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SIX: THE NUMBER OF MAN

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But for the Creationist, the answer is simple. The number six is the number of Man. And the number eight is the number of Satan.

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And so, that is why spiders catch little bugs in their nets, and not the other way around. Because the spider web is a perfect illustration of Satan’s snares, which he uses to ensnare the souls of men.

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Mark of the beast – pub. dom. – Wikipedia

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THE BEAST & THE DRAGON

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Now, just look at the Bible, and you will see this number eight being used to describe Satan.

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Listen… “And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads (of the Antichrist beast) are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth. And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. And the beast that was, and is not, even he is THE EIGHTH, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.” Revelation 17:9-11

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So, here is the Antichrist Beast. And his seven heads represent seven mountains, and seven kings. But the Beast himself is the eighth.

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And of course, this beast is made in image of the Revelation 12 Dragon. And so, the Beast and the Dragon are made in the same image!

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Whore – Babylon – Burgkmair – 1523 AD – Wikimedia – US Public Domain.

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JESUS EXPLAINS THE NUMBER, “8”

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Okay, so what is the significance of the number eight? Just what spiritual truth does the number eight represent?

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Perhaps a parabolic truth which Jesus told the Pharisees will make these things clearer.

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Listen…

“When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man,

he walks through dry places, seeking rest;

and finding none, he saith,

I will return unto my house whence I came out.

And when he comes, he finds it swept and garnished.

Then goes he, and takes to him seven other spirits

more wicked than himself;

and they enter in, and dwell there:

and the last state of that man is worse than the first.”

Luke 11:24-26

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Brooklyn Museum – The Pharisees Question Jesus – James Tissot – US Public Domain – Wikimedia

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NUMBER “7”, A RELIGIOUS NUMBER

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So, this little illustration presents a great big truth. Yes, Jesus was telling the Pharisees this account, so as to illustrate how Satan can take some secular person, and turn him into a much more evil person.

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And this story was given to the Pharisees to illustrate their very own condition! When a person is merely an abject unbeliever, he only has one evil spirit: an unclean spirit at that! But should that same man become religious, but with no true conversion, then Satan moves back in, bringing seven more religious devils with him (not literally 7 more devils, but figuratively)! And now the man was far worse off than when he was merely a worldling!

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Now he is a religious man, symbolized by the addition of 7 devils. Oh yes, he is still unconverted! But Satan has now given him what 2nd Corinthians 4:4 reveals as, “a form of godliness”, but with merely a counterfeit “holy spirit”! He’s now a moralist!

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And so, this is the big point of the number eight. It is 7 + 1. Satan plus his counterfeit religiosity, represented by God’s number of spiritual rest, “7”.

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Highbrow drunkard – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share-Alike License

James Tissot – The Pharisee and Publican – Brooklyn Museum & Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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CUTTLEFISH: THE ULTIMATE IMPOSTORS!

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One of the most amazing creatures ever created is the Cuttlefish! This amazing creature…“has eight arms, and two tentacles furnished with denticulated suckers, with which they secure their prey.” (Info provided by Wikipedia)

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The reason why this creature is so incredible, is that whatever the Cuttlefish passes over, it instantly begins to change into the same color and shape of that undersea object!

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And so, its enemies cannot easily detect the camouflaged Cuttlefish!

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Cuttlefish.ogv – cropped image – Wikipedia – Creative Commons License

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CUTTLEFISH: SYMBOL OF SATAN

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Well, God has created this little eight-arm predator to give us further insight into the inner working of the kingdom of Satan.

(As this little 26 second video below shows, the Cuttlefish has the ability to paralyze his potential victims, by using his hypnotizing strobe-light effect! Amazing!)

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Most certainly, Satan and his unseen minions love to make themselves invisible! And then with strobe-like flashes, Satanic forces mesmerize us with the glittering tinsel-like treasures and earthy pleasures!

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This is the manner in which, they can deceptively work their misery and woe upon this unsuspecting world!

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Yes, without Satan’s deceptions and mesmerizing allurements, the world’s inhabitants would become alarmed, which would cause us to rebel against Satan’s kingdom, as we flee to God for refuge and safety!

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SATAN WORKS UNDERCOVER

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Now, God has created this amazing creature’s camouflaging abilities, to illustrate how Satan works undercover within the Church!

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Listen… “And then shall that Wicked be revealed…Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,” 2nd Thessalonians 2:8, 9 (condensed)

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As this above passage reveals, Satan will counterfeit the workings of God, to deceive God’s people, until the day he is revealed to God’s Elect!

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Martin, John – Satan presiding at the Infernal Council – 1824 – Wikipedia – public domain

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WATCH THIS SHORT BUT AMAZING VIDEO…

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to understand the true workings of this very deceiving world! Help me to become so savvy as to what is going on all around me, that I no more am deceived…

Prayer for USA – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

Info & pics of constellations on this site from Wikipedia & International Astronomical Union (click here)

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SEVEN HEADS of the DRAGON

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“And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.” Revelation 12

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This Dragon Constellation does not have 7 heads and 10 horns and 7 crowns, as this above verse speaks of. But the wave of water coming out of the Dragon’s mouth has these numbers, 7 and 10, according to the brightness of the stars which comprise the wave of water. That is, this wave of water has 10 basic stars (#1 thru #10). But the main body is comprised of 7 stars, leaving three lesser stars at the tip of the wave (#’s 8, 9, 10). So we have a 7/3 division in the star-count on this wave of water. You can somewhat see this in the sketch to the right. Just notice that the main body of this wave has 7 stars (#1 thru #7). But the very tip of the curl has 3 little stars (#’s 8, 9, 10). (there are actually 7 more very faint stars in a long string, just under the curl as well, stars: a, b, c, d, e, f, g, which brings the total number of stars to 17.)

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So God has created this wave of water to give us much insight into just what those heads and horns and crowns all represent on the Revelation 13 Beast.

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For details on this phenomenon of the wave, just go to “Flood Waters of Satan” article.

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TOMORROW:

December 5 (The False Prophet & Antichrist Beast, Part 22: “The 7th Head: An Adulterous Generation”)

ABOVE PICTURE, left: Satan, The False Prophet who now in these last days destroys the churches via a world-loving prosperity-driven false gospel – www.signsofheaven.org

ABOVE ENGRAVING, right: Whore – Babylon – Burgkmair – 1523 AD – this old engraving shows that the Church once realized that the Babylon Mother of Harlots was actually the apostate churches – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 2 (Cuttlefish & The False Prophet, Part 13: “And He Spake As A Dragon! ” Spewing Hateful, Racial Madness!)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 2

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Cuttlefish & The False Prophet,

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Part 13:

“And He Spake as a Dragon…Spewing Hateful, Racial Madness!”

To read Part 1 of this “And He Spake As A Dragon” series, click here…January 11 (Cuttlefish & The False Prophet, “And He Spake As A Dragon!”)

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“And I beheld another beast

coming up out of the earth;

and he had two horns like a lamb,

and he spake as a dragon.“

Revelation 13:11

ABOVE PICTURE: Satan, The False Prophet who now in these last days destroys the churches via a world-loving prosperity-driven false gospel – www.signsofheaven.org

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CUTTLEFISH: THE ULTIMATE IMPOSTORS!

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One of the most amazing creatures ever created is the Cuttlefish!

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The reason why this creature is so incredible, is that it’s built-in radar system simply surveys its surroundings and instantly changes its body to imitate that environment!

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As a matter of fact, whatever the Cuttlefish passes over, it instantly begins to change into the same color and shape, of that undersea object!

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Cuttlefish.ogv – cropped image – Wikipedia – Creative Commons License

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CUTTLEFISH: SYMBOL OF SATAN

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Well, God has created this little predator to give us further insight into the inner-working of the kingdom of Satan.

(As this little 26 second video below shows, the Cuttlefish has the ability to paralyze his potential victims, by using his hypnotizing strobe-light effect! Amazing!)

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Certainly Satan and his unseen armies love to make themselves invisible! That way, they can work their misery and woe upon this unsuspecting world, without its inhabitants becoming alarmed, causing us to rebel against Satan’s kingdom, as we flee to God!

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And isn’t true that the pleasures and riches of this world, like the cuttlefish’s strobe-hypnotizer, have a mesmerizing effect upon us?

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“THE KISSES OF AN ENEMY ARE DECEITFUL!”

Proverbs 27:6

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Truly it can be said, we live in a “Cuttlefish World”.

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Yes, like that incredible impostor, this world was changed into a seemingly benign and beneficent society to a great degree. Oh yes, there has always been many underlying dangers and evils lurking out there!

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Giant Cuttlefish – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution

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“And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon”

Revelation 13:11

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This nation originally came “up out of the earth”, in the wilderness of North America: an entirely new nation founded to become a safe-haven of refuge for those escaping the long siege by the tyrannical church-state-beast-system during the Dark Ages of Europe.

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And God gave this fledgling nation a constitution based on the principle of liberty of conscience and freedom of political/religious speech.

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And this nation, being rich in that which comes from the earth, began to prosper. As a matter of fact, this nation became the source of seemingly every conceivable innovation, which provided the engine for the incredible industrial revolution!

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And like the proverbial “rocket-ship”, America produced a society like no other in history, soaring to incredible heights, leading other nations to also become veritable cornucopian super-societies!

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ABOVE PICTURE: Satan, The False Prophet who now in these last days destroys the churches via a world-loving prosperity-driven false gospel – www.signsofheaven.org

Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States by H.C. Christy – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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THE EVENTUAL TRIUMPH OF THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION

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Any honest-hearted individual will testify that, like none of the other many nations on earth which once engaged in racism/slavery, the USA has labored harder and accomplished more to eradicate racism and achieved equal rights under the law for all people!

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Our current generation hates the racism of the past centuries, and are ashamed of the fact that a certain percentage of Americans once freely engaged in racist behaviors, back in those days.

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President Barack Obama – Wikipedia – US Govt. Public Domain

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NEO-RACIAL MADNESS NOW RISING UP!

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But right now, many Americans are confounded and even amazed at the current state of affairs, especially considering how hard this generation strove to undo the evils which often existed in past generations!

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Virtually all we now see and hear on our high-tech devices, is endless and constant finger-pointing and accusations of racism against various color-groups, one or two more than others!

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Antifa @ Protest Trump in Phoenix – 8-22-17 – Wikipedia – GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2

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“…the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness (insanity) is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead”

Ecclesiastes 9:3 (Parenthetical comment by Editor)

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The rhetoric and anger keep increasing daily!

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And angry words have escalated into violence!

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Many schools are now teaching children to mistrust, even despise one-another based on skin-color!

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Little children are being taught that this nation was built on racism and slavery.

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Even inanimate objects, trees, highways, higher math, etc., now being declared as “Racist”!

Mask Murderer – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license

Headsets – France in XXI Century School – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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MANY AMERICANS HATED SLAVERY

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And while a certain percentage of Americans once engaged in slavery, by no means did the vast majority engage in such despicable practices!

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As a matter of fact, many Americans, especially true Believers, opposed slavery and many fought to end slavery, and eventually outlawed slavery!

Maryland, Antietam – President Lincoln on the Battlefield – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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“So just what’s happening in today’s ‘crazy’ society!?

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Why has the hateful rhetoric increased to insane levels!?”

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Question Mark – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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THE FALSE PROPHET: “TWO HORNS LIKE A LAMB & SPEAKS AS A DRAGON”

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Well, this article began by revealing that this nation has become the fulfillment of the long-foretold 2nd Beast of Revelation 13:11…The False Prophet with, “two horns like a lamb, and spoke as a dragon”.

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Yes, even though this nation was founded upon godly principles, it has slowly morphed into an antichrist beast. And America is certainly speaking as the prophesied dragon!

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Of course, the Book of Revelation reveals the great Dragon to be none other than Satan, also called, The Devil.

ABOVE PICTURE: Satan, The False Prophet who now in these last days destroys the churches via a world-loving prosperity-driven false gospel – www.signsofheaven.org

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THE DEMONIC MAJOR MEDIA INCITES HATRED

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And so, it should be no surprise to those who realize these things, that what we are now seeing is that Lamb-like False Prophet, yet speaking like a satanic dragon, as he ratchets up the hate-filled insanity amongst the unsaved general populace, via the major media!

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**After all, the unsaved man, woman, or child are indwelt by an antichrist spirit, that is, “the spirit which now worketh in the children of disobedience” (Ephesians 2:2, 3).**

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Yes, this “antichrist…spirit of error”, spoken in 1st John, indwells every unsaved individual and within every unsaved churchgoer. And this is why we are witnessing such a vast tidal-wave of hateful rhetoric, coming at us from the various media, television, radio, Internet, printed-page, etc.. The unsaved world is antichrist in nature.

The Yellow Press by L.M. Glackens

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“Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it”

Isaiah 13:9

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And why are all these things happening right now? Simple! It is now officially, the long-foretold, “Day of The Lord”. It is now the grand finale of Satan’s long reign upon Earth. And he has been permitted to bring the entire world into what Revelation 16 refers to as Armageddon…the last battle.

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And speaking of the end, Jesus said to His disciples…“And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold” Matthew 24:12

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Yes, prophecy is rapidly fulfilling! And we can now readily see the nations becoming hateful and angry, just as Revelation 11:18 prophesied…“And the nations were angry, and Thy wrath is come”! Political/social/religious unrest is not only confined to America, but exists and thrives, pretty much the world over, in one form or another!

Antifa @ Protest Trump in Phoenix – 8-22-17 – Wikipedia – GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2

Anti-Christian rally in Chicago – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license

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GOD’S CUP OF FURY, WHICH CAUSES MASS INSANITY

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Listen to this passage concerning the end-times…

“For thus saith the LORD God of Israel unto me (Jeremiah);

Take the wine cup of this fury at My hand,

and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to drink it.

And they shall drink, and be moved, and be mad (many versions use the term, “insane”),

because of the sword that I will send among them…

for I will call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth,

saith the LORD of hosts.”

Jeremiah 25:15, 16

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Here we see that today’s craziness did not take the Lord by surprise. No, just the opposite! God prophesied that the mass-insanity we now witness is the result of God’s fury upon the world (and the apostate church-world).

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Prophet Jeremiah – www.christianimagesource.org – Public Domain

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“GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY”

Proverbs 25:25

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Well, what’s the Good News, if any?

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Is there any hope to be found in this hopelessly crazy, confused, and angry world?

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Yes, yes, yes!!! There is much hope for any man, woman, or child, who realizes that the only escape route out of this pandemic madness is to renounce this present world, and begin the upward journey out of this “City of Destruction” (as John Bunyan called it in Pilgrim’s Progress), and continues onward and upward to “The Celestial City of God” (also named in that same book)!

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And when we all get there, we will be delighted to discover a world in which true brotherly love reigns supreme! And there will be no cracks in the bells of liberty which ring daily in that Promised Land (The New Heaven and New Earth)!

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And there we will live forevermore!

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Forever happy…

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forever peace-filled…

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and forever young!

ABOVE PICTURE: The True Upward Pathway with Bible passages as steppingstones – Bible www.signsofheaven.org

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WATCH THIS SHORT BUT AMAZING VIDEO ON CUTTLEFISH…

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TO READ PART 14, CLICK HERE…

March 7 (Cuttlefish & The False Prophet, Part 14: “And He Spake as a Dragon!” FURTHER CONTINUED “Our Helter Skelter Media!”)

Charles Manson1968 – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to not be fooled by this very deceptive world…

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

Info & pics of constellations on this site from Wikipedia & International Astronomical Union (click here)

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“Multitudes, multitudes in the ‘Valley of Decision’…

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for the day of the Lord is near in the ‘Valley of Decision’.”

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“The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining…

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“The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter His voice from Jerusalem…

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“And the heavens and the earth shall shake…

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“But the LORD will be the hope of His people, and the strength of the children of Israel.

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Joel 3:14-16

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LOCATING THIS CONSTELLATION GROUP…

*“Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and He will teach us of His ways, and we will walk in His paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.” Micah 4:**1, 2*

Valley of Decision + O Destroying Mountain Constellation Group

Look eastward in the early summer through fall. Find the Cassiopeia Constellation. Cassiopeia is the Mount of Blessing. In this sketch, it is the farthest mountain to the left. In the sky, it is the northernmost of these three mountains when facing eastward. It somewhat resembles a pyramid, as do the other two.

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Then find the second pyramid to its right (south).

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Then go a little further south to the next third pyramid. The third snow-cap is the Destroying Mountain Constellation.

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These three pyramids are the snow-capped portion of these three mountains in this sketch. (of course, you won’t see the snow-caps in the sky. They are just an embellishment in this sketch to present a concept-EDITOR).

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THE VALLEY OF DECISION CONSTELLATION GROUP.

Valley of Decision & O Destroying Mtn. Constellations

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They appear in mid-summer in the eastern skies in pre-dawn hours. These are made of Cassiopeia (mount on left), and various stars from the Andromeda Constellation (valley) and Pegasus (Mount of Cursing (middle mount) and the “Destroying Mountain” (right)), and Pisces (“The Broad Way to Hell”). The galaxy which appears to be climbing the Mountain of Blessing is the Andromeda Galaxy.

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The above Wikipedia star-chart shows this amazing constellation group as it appears from June to fall, just prior to the winter constellation group. Actually, these Valley of Decision Constellations appear in early summer in the pre-dawn hours. (Editor of this website has sketched in this constellation group onto this above Wikipedia star-chart.)

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TOMORROW…

December 3 (Should I rock, roll, or babble?)

Question Mark – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) ARE ENCOURAGED TO BEGIN FOLLOWING THIS 650+ AUDIO BIBLE STUDY THROUGH THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH EACH DAY ON THIS DAILY DEVOTIONAL.

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THIS IS STUDY #334 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 1 (Get On-Board the Ark!)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – December 1

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Get On-Board the Ark!

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A certain little boy did not like to clean up his own bedroom. And his mother tried and tried to get him to clean it up. But the little boy didn’t want to do it.

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Well, finally the day arrived when the mother decided it was time to let the little boy live in his own squalor! And so, she just closed his bedroom door and let him live in the world of his own making!

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Lego mess – cropped image – Wikipedia – Creative Commons License

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“Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!”

Isaiah 5:20

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And speaking of living in squalor, what in the world is going on today!?!

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Yes, the world seems to be going crazy! Things are now topsy-turvy! Good is now being called evil, and evil, good!

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So, what in the world is going on!?!

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Well, perhaps this next verse reveals what is going on… “And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.” Matthew 24:12

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Yes, this verse explains a lot! It’s definitely a prophecy concerning today’s current state of affairs! Iniquity certainly is abounding, wouldn’t you agree?

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And yet, it still doesn’t explain why God is allowing all this pandemic mayhem to occur.

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Vespucio Norte Highway after 2010 earthquake – cropped image – wikimedia commons – share-alike license

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GOD’S WRATH: LIVING IN OUR OWN SQUALOR

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So why is God allowing all the current evil in the world?

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Listen… “For the wrath of God is revealed from Heaven

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***against all ungodliness and* *unrighteousness of men,***

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who hold the truth in unrighteousness;

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Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness

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through the lusts of their own hearts,

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*to dishonour t**heir own bodies between themselves:*”

Romans 1:18, 24, 25

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So, here’s the reason why God is letting us have this Helter-Skelter world we currently live in!

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But no, this societal collapse will not bring about God’s wrath! This IS God’s wrath!

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**But God is merely allowing Earth’s inhabitants to have our own way! He has, in essence, “closed the bedroom door”, and is allowing us to live in the world of our own making!**

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Burning Man – 2013 -Chapel – cropped and altered image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons License

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GOVERNMENT GONE WILD!

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But what about our government’s inability to operate on a budget, and is printing money and borrowing in order to stay afloat? Is this also God’s judgment?

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And what about our government allowing the courts to ignore the rule of law, and purposely breaking the law in many different areas of society?

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**And the current two-tiered law enforcement system which persecutes those who possess “the wrong” political views?**

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And what about false religion rising to power in these nations which once embraced the Christian Reformation? What’s going on!?!

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Listen… “so shall the LORD bring upon you all evil things, until He have destroyed you from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you.” Joshua 23:15

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So yes, what we are seeing today in today’s world, are the judgments of God against sin-loving societies!

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Thanksgiving – Brascome – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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CHURCHES ALSO GONE WILD?

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Are God’s judgments the reason why the churches are beginning to accept the same immorality that we see in society?

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Is this why the secular atheists are now indoctrinating our children into the same sins which are prevalent in society?

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And is this why God has given us over to the itching-ear prosperity-driven gospels which now are being preached in today’s churches?

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Listen… “For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.” 2nd Timothy 4:3, 4

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Yes, this passage speaks of the time when God’s wrath is poured out upon His churches, leaving them destitute of His Spirit. And of course, the result is that the itching ears will prevail in what is being taught in place of sound doctrine!

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Audience hands – cropped & altered – Wikimedia – Universal Public Domain

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HABAKKUK SAYS “RUN”!

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So, what are we to do about all this situation? Where can we flee? How do we escape the great wrath of God, which He is now pouring out on this and other former Christian nations?

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Listen… “Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth… And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.” Habakkuk 1:4 & 2:2

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So, this abbreviated passage by the Prophet, Habakkuk, spells out the problem, as well as the solution. The problem, as most of us are aware, is that we have been overrun by Chaldeans (unbelievers in the world and “make-believers” in the churches).

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“…ASSEMBLING OF OURSELVES TOGETHER…”

But we have a problem! God tells us that we should not… “Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.” Hebrews 10:25

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Church Attendance – www.thebiblerevival.com – Public Domain

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AS WE SEE WHAT DAY APPROACHING?

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So, we cannot flee! After all, we are to be, “not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.”

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But wait a minute! It says we are to do this all the more “as we see the day approaching!”

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And so, the question is, “As we see WHAT day approaching?”

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Question Marks – At a loss – svg – Wikimedia Commons – Share-Alike License

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“FLEE TO THE MOUNTAINS!”

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Listen… “When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:” Matthew 24:15-18

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So, this is the day that we will see approaching!

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And this very day will be the hour that we must flee!

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Picture – Lot Escapes Sodom – www.thebiblerevival.com offers free Bible clipart – Public Domain.

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ARK DOOR STILL OPEN!

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And this is the Good News!

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Oh yes, God’s judgments are now beginning to fall all around us!

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But God has provided a place of refuge and safety for us and our children!

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And God has written a great sign in the heavens of the Revelation 12 Woman fleeing from the Revelation 12 Dragon!

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And in that heavenly scenario is a picture of the place of refuge, in which the woman is fleeing!

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The Narrow Gate! This is where we must flee!

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The Narrow Gate!

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ABOVE STAR-CHART (these Bible constellations drawn from Wikipedia star-charts – Early Winter in the east – Orion, Revelation 12 Woman (AKA Ursa Major) – Revelation 12 Dragon (AKA Hyades, Pleiades, etc.) – Goodly Horse in Battle with Rider (Camelopardelis, Perseus, Cassiopeia, Andromeda, etc…) – www.signsofheaven.org – Not for profit use!

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GET ON-BOARD!

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“(Jesus & His disciples) entering into the ship again departed to the other side.” Mark 8:13

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**And so, O Stranger & Pilgrim, come aboard this Gospel Ship that is to take us, “to the other side”! Yes, this Heaven-bound Ark is keeping its door open still!**

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But don’t wait too long!

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That door will be closing soon!

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TO READ PART 2, GO HERE…

September 15 (Get On-Board the Ark! Part 2: “Leaving Planet Earth!”)

ABOVE PICTURE: The Gospel Ark (ship) of Salvation

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to understand this fearful message, and how it applies to me! Help me to get aboard the Ark of Salvation, before its door closes…

Woman Praying – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

Info & pics of constellations on this site from Wikipedia & International Astronomical Union (click here)

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CASTOR AND POLLUX

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“And after three months we departed

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in a ship of Alexandria,

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which had wintered in the isle,

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whose sign was Castor and Pollux.”

Acts 28:11

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LOCATING THIS GROUP…

These two sketches below are the same picture, one with stars only, the other with embellishments. These stars appear more or less like this when they are in the western sky, just before they sink below the western horizon (please excuse the less-than 100% accurate sketch). At the top of the sketches in the center is the Big Dipper. But with other surrounding stars, the Big Dipper is known as Ursa Major or the Great Bear. But as this website points out, Ursa Major is actually the Revelation 12 Woman. (Ursa Major appears much larger in the sky than this sketch shows. But in order to fit her into this drawing, the artist had to depict her much smaller)

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IN THE WEST

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This most amazing phenomenon is seen throughout the winter, and even into June at the beginning of night. It is seen best when it is the western part of the sky. Orion, the Dragon, and the Glorious Horse are beginning to descend into the western horizon. And at this point it is apparent that the Woman of Revelation 12 Constellation is veering toward the Narrow Gate Stars as you can see just to the left of the mountain. A dark night is best for seeing this. It begins with the Woman of Revelation 12 Constellation going towards these two doors. The doors are each composed of two bright stars. The two bright stars that comprise the Narrow Gate are the two brightest stars of the Orion the Reaper’s sickle. The two stars that comprise the Wide Gate Stars (to the right of the mountain) are the two brightest stars of the Wave of Water (AKA Auriga Constellation) that comes out of the Dragon Constellation’s mouth (for explanation of “Wave of Water”, just click here). The stars that make up the Narrow Gate are about one-third less the width of the Wide Gate. The two bright stars which symbolize the Wide Gate are Capella and Menkalinan. These are the brightest two stars of the Auriga Constellation. (For more information on Orion’s sickle, just click here, “Orion The Reaper”. )

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Editor’s note: These sketches on this page are merely sketches. The stars are not in their exact place. But they are close enough to find them in the night sky.

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TOMORROW:

December 2 (Cuttlefish & The False Prophet, Part 13: “And He Spake As A Dragon! ” Spewing Hateful, Racial Madness!)

Antifa @ Protest Trump in Phoenix – 8-22-17 – Wikipedia – GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) ARE ENCOURAGED TO BEGIN FOLLOWING THIS 650+ AUDIO BIBLE STUDY THROUGH THE BOOK OF JEREMIAH EACH DAY ON THIS DAILY DEVOTIONAL.

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THIS IS STUDY #333 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

Prophet Jeremiah – www.christianimagesource.com – Public Domain

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