Back in the Dark Ages of Europe, the apostate and corrupt churches began to embrace the false doctrine…
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…embracing the monstrous notion that God has some fiery subterranean chamber of horrors for all those who rejected the call to Salvation.
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Of course, this doctrine has no true Biblical validation, but is based on some really sloppy Bible interpretation by that same tyrannical church of the Dark Ages.
But today’s devotional will focus on just one particular aspect of that false church.
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Listen to 1st Peter 3:18-20…
…”For Christ…quickened by the Spirit:
By which also He went and preached
unto the spirits in prison;
Which sometime were disobedient,
when once the longsuffering of God
waited in the days of Noah,
while the ark was a preparing,
wherein few, that is,
eight souls were saved by water.”
1st Peter 3:18-20
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This above passage is one of the most mis-interpreted passages in the Bible by those faulty and apostate theologians of that time period.
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PRISON-HOUSE OF SIN
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When Peter mentions, “spirits in prison”, the apostate church of Europe during the Dark Ages took this to be speaking of some underground chamber of horrors.
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But nothing could be further from the truth!
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Peter was merely referring to the Spirit of Christ who preached Salvation to those who lived before the time of the Cross…
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…and especially to those defiantly lost souls as the Great flood of Noah’s day approached.
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And the prison spoken of in 1st Peter refers to the prison-house of sin that we all lived in prior to our salvation…
…”In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves…
And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil,
who are taken captive by him at his will.”
2nd Timothy 2:25, 26
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Here is revealed that those who are lost souls, are actually captives and prisoners of the Devil!
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But God reassures us in 1st Peter, that Christ, via the Holy Spirit, preached the Good News even as far back as the pre-flood era!
And let’s not get the crazy notion, that when Christ went to the grave for three days/nights, He preached the Gospel to those who were being hopelessly roasted in some underground cavern for thousands of years!
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Such false doctrines as this are the most mindless nonsense and are still being preached in the apostate church-world, even to this very day!
Well, here is just one more reason to join the end-time exodus out of spiritual Babylon.
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Yes, God’s remnant people are finding an abundance of heavenly bread and spiritual waters upon every high hill and mountain in this very day in which the towers (churches) have fallen! (see Isaiah 30:25 and 33:16)
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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN
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LOCATION of THE WAVE OF WATER CONSTELLATION…
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The Wave Constellation is primarily comprised of the Auriga Constellationplus one star from Taurus, plus one more star.
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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.
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The Woman is in the north .
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The Dragon and Orion are farther south from the Woman.
For one thing, the November 27-Year 3 devotional revealed that the Serpent of Old Constellation was facing toward the Valley of Decision Constellation Group…
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…with a trajectory coming forth from each jaw of that serpent, leading straight to that Constellation Group!
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Yes, just as the jaws of that Serpent Constellation (aka the head of Draco) were pointing to the “Valley of Decision” and the “O Destroying Mountain Constellation”…
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…so also, the true Serpent, Satan, is dedicated to leading God’s professed people to their final judgment.
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ABOVE STAR-CHART – Serpent Constellation – www.signsofheaven.org – not for profit use – Serpent Points To Valley & Destroying Mtn.
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A TAXI-RIDE TO HELL!
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In other words, the apostate portion of the Church is getting a sort of taxi-ride-to-Hell across the night-sky…
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…in a trajectory which leads straight to the two aforementioned destinations: the “Valley of Decision” and “The Highway to Hell Stars”,
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Do you see all these biblical aspects which are depicted in the provided star-charts on this page?
No, these foolish ones are not sitting at the feet of Jesus, as are the wise ones.
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But rather, these foolish ones are content to follow the Serpent of Old, Satan…
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…as he leads them down, down, down the highway to Hell…
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…while they enjoy the pleasures of sin for a little season. (Notice the straight line going from the “O Destroying Mountain Constellation”, further right, leading down to the Dragon)
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“GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY!”
Proverbs 25:25
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Well, the very Good News is that there is opportunity for any of us to turn away from such an awful judgment!
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Yes, the doors of mercy are still open for any and every soul who realizes his or her great peril, and desires to escape damnation, in which their, “spirit shall return unto God who gave it”! Ecclesiastes 12:7
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So let each of us fall down to our knees (spiritually speaking) and cry out for mercy to the One who, “delighteth in mercy!” (Micah 7:18)
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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN
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SIGN OF THE SON OF MAN CONSTELLATIONS STRETCHED FROM SKY TO SKY
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In 2012, this constellation was revealed. It is comprised of all the other constellations on this website, as they appear in the night-sky.
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The only way to really see this constellation, is to become very totally familiar with this website.
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This is because this incredible constellation spans both the summer and winter skies.
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This constellation is actually in a semi-circle, as it appears in the night-sky.
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These pictures, however, show it as it would appear straightened out.
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There is an old song which goes…
“Could we with ink the ocean fill,
And were the skies of parchment made,
were every stalk on earth a quill,
And every man a scribe by trade;
To write the love of God above,
would drain the ocean dry;
Nor could the scroll contain the whole,
though stretched from sky to sky.”
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Now what makes all this so extremely interesting, is that this verse was found scribbled on the wall of a deceased “insane” person’s cell in a psychiatric sanitarium, upon removing his corpse.
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And little did this “insane” man realize, that God had actually written His love and inscribed that love on the scroll (of the sky).
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And God had actually stretched that picture of love from sky to sky, just as the song-verse said.
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And now God has revealed this heavenly portrait of the Son of Man, writhing in pain for a planet who cares very little for Him. (These constellations span both summer and winter sky, and this constellation in this picture to the right actually appears much more curved in the sky.)
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Well, the fact is, the Valley of Decision is up in the night-sky!
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Yes, there is a constellation group which is called the Valley of Decision Constellation Group.
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And it first appears in Summer, and comes out each night well into Fall.
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ABOVE PICTURE: Valley of Decision + O Destroying Mountain Constellation Group
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THE ANDROMEDA GALAXY
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And if you will look at this star-chart, you will notice a little oval-shaped spot on the side of the Mount of Blessing (mountain to the left which is farthest north).
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Well, that little spot is actually the galaxy known as the Andromeda Galaxy.
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And it is guesstimated to be comprised of a trillion individual stars (suns).
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“AS THE STARS OF THE HEAVEN FOR MULTITUDE”
Genesis 22:17
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You see, God uses stars to represent His people, just as Daniel, Chapter 12 informs us…
“And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament;
and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.”
Daniel 12:2, 3
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So here we see that God compares His people to the stars of Heaven!
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And right up there in the night sky, in the late summer, and early fall, God has inscribed a picture of what the Prophet Joel prophesied long ago…
…”Multitudes, multitudes in the ‘Valley of Decision’…
for the day of the Lord is near in the ‘Valley of Decision’.”
Yes, this Andromeda Galaxy represents God’s chosen and faithful people, as they make their decision to climb up the Mount of Blessing, the Mount Zion of God!
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Yes, God’s true and chosen ones are the sheep of His pasture.
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And they will follow Jesus, the Good Shepherd as He leads them up the slopes of the Heavenly Mount Zion…
…”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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Sign of the Son of Man Constellation – made of the various constellations on this website
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“THESE THINGS ARE AN ALLEGORY”
Galatians 4:24
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Now all these things are allegories. And we don’t actually know exactly what God has prepared for those who love Him.
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But by faith, we follow the Lamb of God, even as it is written…
…”And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the Mount Sion,
and with Him an hundred forty and four thousand,
having His Father’s name written in their foreheads.”
Revelation 14:1
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This 144,000 is most likely a symbolic number and represents God’s faithful people throughout the ages.
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But in these last moments of time, this has an especial significance, as it speaks of God’s faithful remnant people who will stand with Christ in the great climactic finale just before us!
And so, the title of today’s devotional is “Are You An Andromedanite?”
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Well are you?
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Do you belong to the innumerable company of Believers who will climb that Mountain of Holiness, only to stand with the Son of Man as He finally and fully vanquishes His enemy?
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Does that little oval-shaped spot represent you too?
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Are you climbing up the sides of the Heavenly Mount Zion?
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Well, if you are not, is there any better time to begin, than right now?
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ABOVE PICTURE – winter Constellations – Woman of Revelation 12 (Ursa Major) flees to the mountains – Mark 13:14 – Dragon comprised of Hyades, Pleiades, etc…Valley of Decision mountain comprised of Cassiopeia, etc… (This is not a star-chart, but merely a concept picture since this mountain is not in this position, but is actually in the fall months)
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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TODAY’S PRAYER…
“Dear Lord, Help me to understand all the different nuances of this constellation group and how it all applies to my life…
Praying Hands – Otto Greiner – Wikimedia – .bassenge.com – Cropped image – Public Domain
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.
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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.)
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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90-MINUTE OPEN FORUM
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The reason for bringing this up is to use this Serpent of Old Constellation’s jaws to illustrate the main point of today’s devotional.
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You see, those four stars which comprise the serpent’s jaws make him appear to have his deadly jaws wide open.
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And one of the remarkable aspects of this is discovered by following the two trajectories of each jaw, both the upper as well as the lower jaws.
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THE TRAJECTORY OF THE LOWER JAW
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And if one should go out into the night, and do this, it will be discovered that the lower jaw makes a straight line across the night-sky to…guess where?
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Yes, the two stars of the lower jaw makes a trajectory straight to the Valley of Decision Constellation!
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THE TRAJECTORY OF THE UPPER JAW
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But if you should follow the trajectory of the two stars which comprise the upper jaw…guess where that leads to?
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The two stars of the upper jaw makes a trajectory straight across the night-sky to the five foolish virgin stars on the Broad Way to Hell Constellation which is part of the Valley of Decision Constellation!
(This trajectory cannot be seen by use of a star-chart. You must actually go outside on a starry night to do this!)
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So just why is this so important?
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Just what is the great significance of these two trajectories as to where they point to?
Well, there is much Good News, in spite of this dreadful news just presented!
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You see, in His great mercy, God has allowed just enough time for all to repent!
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And so, O man, woman, and child, we must continue to beg and plead for God’s grace, until we are firmly standing upon the solid Rock of holiness and victorious Christ-likeness!
Yes, none of these modern-day improvements are happening by whim or caprice!
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But rather, Satan, “thegod of this world” (2nd Corinthians 4:4), is carefully orchestrating all this for the express purpose of his readying his kingdom for the final showdown!
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But for Satan to accomplish this great deception, he must have a people who will represent his kingdom in such a way that the human race will choose this selfish world instead of choosing Heaven!
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This is the work of Satan, as he takes on the deceptive role of the great “False Prophet” of Revelation 13, working through his “workers of iniquity” and through his, so-called, “ministers of Righteousness.
And so, this group of dangerous and deceptive people must appear to be of such moral correctness, that, if possible, Satan will “deceive, if it were possible, even the very elect” people of God! (Matthew 24:24, Mark 13:22)
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Therefore, it is not the witches and warlocks he will choose to be his representatives!
No no!
Nor is it the Rap artists,
nor the con artists!
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No, Satan must raise up a people who will seemingly be above reproach!
…A highly moral people!
…Clean-cut and even mildly religious!
…A church-going people!
…A people who will enjoy the best of what this world has to offer!
…Hard working people, who live within the laws of the land!
…Well dressed, friendly, affluent, respectable, and even fun-loving!
Yes, just turn on the television and see who it is that this advertiser-in-chief for Satan’s kingdom exalts.
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It is those who have a “form of godliness”, just as 2nd Timothy 3:5 puts it.
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It is the mainstream of society and the world-loving churches that Satan uses as his frontmen and frontwomen, to deceive the world and deceive even God’s people!
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Yes, Satan is now coming as the long foretold False Prophet of Revelation 13.
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And as such, this arch-deceiver must mislead the world into believing that we can have both Heaven and Earth!
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And so, he must put his “best foot forward”, as they say.
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“AND THEY (THE WHOLE WORLD) WORSHIPPED THE DRAGON”
Revelation 13:4
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Oh yes, Satan uses those other groups as well: the druggies, the witches, the cultists, the thieves, the terrorists, and all the other people groups in this selfish world!
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They all play their part in Satan’s grand scheme to deceive and destroy the souls of men.
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And by creating these classes of overtly evil people-groups, this evil genius makes the moral majority look that much better!
ABOVE ENGRAVING: 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
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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TODAY’S PRAYER…
“Dear Lord, Help me begin to search the Bible to discover these great and revealing truths about this world…
Praying Hands – Otto Greiner – Wikimedia – .bassenge.com – Cropped image – Public Domain
than that he should offend one of these little ones.”
Luke 17:2
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In this current heated political battle now raging in our land, there has been a newly attained, so-called, “moral high-ground”.
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However, the critics of this so-called, “morality movement”, point out that this is the very same group…
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…which for decades has been leading society downward into a moral abyss, as they embrace, “Free Love” and sexual immorality, even of the worst types!
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Yes, via television news programs, society is daily witnessing many famous persons publicly accused of being sexually aggressive in their past, and maybe even presently!
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TRUE REPENTANCE OR JUST DOUBLE-TONGUED HYPOCRISY?
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Now, one religious commentator concluded that if our current-day society was truly repenting of its immorality, then “that would be wonderful!”
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But this same commentator continued…
…”But if this is merely a political chess-move
designed to destroy their political opponents,
then of course, this entire so-called morality movement
is little more than double-tongued hypocrisy and deceit!”
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And, as one might guess, this commentator was right, since they persecuted mostly those of the opposing political party!
“AS IN THE DAYS OF LOT…THUS SHALL IT BE…WHEN THE SON OF MAN SHALL BE REVEALED”
Luke 17:28, 30
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Now, the reason for bringing this story of Sodom’s last night to remembrance is because we are now seeing a somewhat similar situation developing in our present-day society!
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Yes, there is a social movement occurring in our school systems in which the sin of Sodom is now beginning to be encouraged among students.
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That’s right, we’re just starting to see school-age children being indoctrinated to accept the notion that sexual intercourse is just fine for students to engage in!
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And equally grievous, “the sin of Sodom” is now being promoted in the same public schools which were once the moral bastion for all school-age children!
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And many parents are even joining in on this assault, encouraging their very own young children to embrace homosexuality, and gender reassignment surgery, even chopping off vital body parts!
Well, the very best thing to do would be to pull their children out of public schooling.
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After all, even if this immoral indoctrination wasn’t going on, most public schools are now actively grooming children to accept atheism, socialism, evolution, and other similar atheistic philosophies.
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So, this, in itself, is reason enough to pull Christian children out of public schooling!
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Now of course, because of so many extenuating circumstances in the personal lives of Christian parents, it might not be so easy for many of them to provide home-schooling for their children.
Gay Parade – Jazz Jennings 2016 – Wikipedia – Creative Commons License
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TODAY’S PRAYER…
“Dear Lord, Help me to be wise as a serpent concerning the power and influence of this antichrist society. Spare me and my loved ones from all the lies and deceit and indoctrination now prevailing in the current-day world…
Child at Prayer by Eastman Johnson circa 1873 – Wikimedia – public domain
You see, this great deceiver lies at the bottom of the water, just waiting to catch an unsuspecting fish!
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But the manner in which this turtle catches its prey is just another remarkable aspect of nature…
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Listen to Wikipedia’s description… “The inside of the turtle’s mouth is camouflaged, and it possesses a “worm-shaped” appendage on the tip of its tongue, used to lure fish.
Now, just as all nature teaches us various aspects of truth, this Alligator Snapping Turtle is no exception!
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As a matter of fact, it would seem as if the Christian community is somewhat like the little fish-victim of one of these turtle predators.
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“COME OUT FROM AMONG THEM, AND BE SEPARATE”
2nd Corinthians 6:17
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After all, in spite of multiple warnings in scripture to keep ourselves separate from this secular world…
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…nevertheless, the church-world has cozied up to this antichrist society in so many ways.
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And by freely mingling with this mammon-loving world, Christians have unwittingly thought the world to be our friends!
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And now, all of a sudden, the deadly jaws of the Alligator Snapping Turtle have snapped shut, and we are caught in its death-grip.
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“THE IMAGE OF THE BEAST SHALL SPEAK”
(see Revelation 13:15)
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After all, just look at our hopeless situation.
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We are caught in a giant indoctrination machine: television, radio, Internet, newspapers, magazines, books, billboards, learning institutions, etc.
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And by merely going through our day, Satan’s character is continually being indelibly stamped upon the tables of our hearts and upon our children’s hearts!
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THE EVOLUTION HOAX
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After all, for many decades, the Master-Deceiver, “the god of this world”, has been brainwashing our children into atheism in the public schools! (see 2nd Corinthians 4:4)
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Yes, Satan works through erring men to perpetuate “Evolution”, quite often using myths and hoaxes.
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And now, public schools are even re-writing history books to promote racism!
And as of late, promoting more evil ideologies, such as sodomy!
Well, it’s becoming abundantly clear that this present world is coming to an end.
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But God has warned us that this day was coming.
And now it’s here!
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Listen…“And the LORD answered me, and said,
Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables,
that he may run that readeth it.
For the vision is yet for an appointed time,
but at the end it shall speak, and not lie:
though it tarry, wait for it;
because it will surely come,
it will not tarry.”
Habakkuk 2:2, 3
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Yes, Habakkuk warned that the day would come when God’s people would be closed in on every side by this Babylonian world, and that our senses hopelessly perverted by the overwhelming influences of this antichrist society.
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And when that day finally did arrive, we have been counseled by God to “RUN!”, as it says in Habakkuk 2:2
And no, we cannot, right now, come entirely out of this evil world.
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But we can come a good way out if we so-choose!
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And by so-doing we can…
…”deliver every man his soul:
and be not cut off in her iniquity;
for this is the time of the LORD’S vengeance;
He will render unto her a recompense.
Babylon hath been a golden cup in the LORD’S hand…
…therefore the nations are mad;
though their land was filled with sin”
Jeremiah 51:6, 7 (Condensed for brevity)
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Yes, the time has fully come for God’s people to “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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You may want to watch this little video and see him use his worm-like tongue to attempt to catch an unsuspecting prey.
“Dear Lord, Help me to study, study, study, that I might clearly understand all this seemingly new information which always been tucked away in scripture, but is only now being revealed…
Marines at Prayer by Alex Raymond – Wikimedia – Public Domain
And so, in effort to bring balance to this issue, today’s devotional will be a reminder that God is ultimately in control of what goes on here on Planet Earth.
Well, just how does this statement go hand-in-hand with yesterday’s sweeping premise that Lucifer, “the god of this world”, causes so much of what goes on here? (2nd Corinthians 4:4)
Question Mark – Wikimedia – Public Domain
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“ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER FOR GOOD!”
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Actually, the Bible has a number of accounts in which God allowed Satan to do evil, for the purpose of ultimately bringing about good.
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For instance, remember how Satan demanded permission to sift Peter like wheat?
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God allowed Satan to tempt Peter for Peter’s own good.
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Peter had a lot of rough edges, which his fall from grace ultimately drove out his pride, impulsiveness, and self-reliance.
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And God likewise allowed Satan to cause trouble, anguish, and temptation in the life of Job, for the same purpose as Peter’s trials, which were designed to purify, to humble, to make less-self-reliant.
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And so, these two examples, plus other similar Bible examples give us a fuller understanding, “that all things work together for good to them that love God…” Romans 8:28
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Here is seen that God works through the day-by-day occurrences of this life, in order to help His people.
Now yesterday’s devotional (click here) made a lot of bold claims concerning Satan’s role in orchestrating both the people of the world as well as many of the world’s events.
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For instance, Satan was given credit for the invention of the various high-tech devices available in today’s world.
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So just how does this fit in with the truth that God “worketh all things together for good”?
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Well, for one thing, such inventions like the Internet, while making a whole lot of evil readily available, can also be the source for wholesome Christian ministries.
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Oh yes, the Internet searcher must exercise great discernment regarding which Internet ministries to embrace and which not to embrace!
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“CHOOSE YE THIS DAY…”
Joshua 24:15
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But the point is, while Satan, “the god of this world” is that spirit which “now worketh in the children of disobedience”…
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…nevertheless, God uses Satan in a way that brings about ultimate good for the people of God.
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Yes, God has allowed Satan to raise up this antichrist world-system, so that it may be made manifest the two forms of government: Lucifer’s government of selfishness, and God’s government of selfless brotherly love!
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“GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY!”
Proverbs 25:25
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Well, the very Good News is that there is still time for any and for every soul who desires, to begin the end-time exodus out of this doomed planet, before it erupts into a fiery deluge!
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Yes, the Door of escape is still open! And the final call is now beginning to go out…
…”And an highway shall be there,
and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness…”
Isaiah 35:8
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Yes, there is indeed, a heavenward highway out of this doomed world, soon to be burned up with fire!
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And all those who embark upon this upward pathway will eventually reach that wonderful Promised Land, in which we will be forever happy, and forever young!
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ABOVE PICTURE: Heaven’s Ship, The Arcturus: The Gospel Ship bound for Castor and Pollux, The Narrow Way – www.signsofheaven.org
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Yes, and take, still, another bow for your many inventions!
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After all, it was you who gave the world its marvelous travel machines, and its intriguing high-tech devices…
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…the television, the radio, the Internet, and even the paperback novels, and colorful magazines.
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These were the products of your genius!
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And by these, you made the world to laugh, and even to cheer for their favorite team!
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And by these you laid down your own system of political and social correctness.
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Yes, by these incredible devices, we saw our great society taken away as you led them down, down, down that proverbial primrose path to their moral degradation and ultimate destruction!
Yes, you were the one who created this antichrist-world-system!
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A world of ambitious pride and selfish desires and lofty dreams!
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And we all loved you for it all!
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You gave us a world in which we could pursue our small (or great) list of dreams!
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You made us burn in romantic desire!
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You made “the young girls cry” and the young men sick as a “hunk of burning lust!”
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This world was your Globe Theater! And all the world wondered after this beast-like world-system.
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And all the world worshipped you because of this Garden of Earthly Delights which you created and gave to us!
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So before the curtain closes one last time, we would bow before you: you, O Lucifer, Son of the Morning!
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Yes, it was you who gave us the great world religions!
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And you built for us the grand cathedrals!
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And in these, we worshipped you and loved you and reverenced you, because you gave us our religions which promised of Heaven while still allowing us to live for and to love this present world-system!
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You were our “Angel of Light” and the god of this proud and selfish world!
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You were that other “jesus”, that other “spirit”, and that other “gospel”!
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And we loved and adored you, O Lucifer! (2nd Corinthians 11:4)
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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN
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LOCATING THE REVELATION 12 DRAGON CONSTELLATION
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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.
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This Dragon’s mouth is the V-like constellation The Hyades Cluster, which is also known as the head of Taurus the Bull.
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The Dragon’s tail-tip is Pleiades and the lower shaft of his tail is partly of Ariesand Pisces.
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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.
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The front and back legs are made of a few stars: the front legs partially of stars from Taurus.
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The back legs and rear fin are made of 6 stars from the CetusConstellation.
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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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Well, this is exactly what “the god of this world”, Lucifer (now given the title, Satan, the Devil, and the Dragon) desires…
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…desires in his role as Master-of-Ceremonies of this selfish planet of earthly delights!
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And like sheep going to the slaughter, we humans do not realize that we are heading for our own doom!
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And just like Hitler’s Hell, Satan and his unseen armies are tirelessly working around the clock to take as many unsuspecting prisoners as they possibly can, into the meat-grinder of death!
Satan is the quintessential Pied Piper of Hamlin, as he plays his narcotic-like melody, leading us as the proverbial lemmings, over the cliff of eternal damnation!
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If he can just keep us busy long enough, he can steal our soul!
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Yes, if he can just get us to pass beyond our day of earthly probation, we lose our soul!
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And we’re just so busy having a good time in this world of selfish cares, ambitions, and pleasures, that we’re totally oblivious of our great peril!
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“THERE’S NO WAY OUT OF HERE?”
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Well, is there any hope in this seemingly hopeless situation?
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Yes, to the world, life is hopeless just like the following lyrics from a certain secular songster…
The Globe Theater audience – Wikimedia – CC public Domain
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TODAY’S PRAYER…
“Dear Lord, Open my eyes that I may truly understand the battle that rages all around us. Let me not be like the proverbial lamb to the slaughter, but help me to escape this doomed planet…
Prayer – Mother and Daughter – Wikipedia – (cropped image) the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license
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And now, in this day of 24/7/365 news, the public gets to witness all this political wrangling on a daily, yea even an hourly basis!
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And one very sad phenomenon in all this is, that quite often, the accusers must exaggerate the facts, so that the supposed accusation carries with it the maximum impact.
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And they often add some little lie, or twist or omit some facts, or sometimes even totally fabricate the entire story!
And of course, it would be remiss to ignore the role of the various major news organizations today!
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Yellow Journalism has all but become the industry standard in today’s society.
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As a matter of fact, William Randolph Hearst, that much-maligned and infamous poster-boy for Yellow Journalism, would fit right in with today’s news-industry hucksters!
Just think about how many lies, errors, misstatements, and coverups (and maybe even many murders) about the pandemic, have been foisted upon the populace by the corrupt government and media!
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And even now, some of this pandemic misinformation is knowingly being used as a power-grab by some power-hungry political party!
“THE WICKED…GO ASTRAY AS SOON AS THEY BE BORN, SPEAKING LIES”
Psalm 58:3
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Well, as already stated, there is “no new thing under the sun”! (Ecclesiastes 1:9)
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False accusers have been around a very long time!
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This same underhanded tactic of twisting, omitting, adding-to, or out-and-out lying was used against Jesus, in attempt to convict that sinless Savior of law-breaking.
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But Satan eventually achieved his goal, by using false witnesses to implement a certain half-truth.
Well, the Good News is, that the Bible is literally teeming with great and precious promises which God’s people can cling to while they are waiting for their Lord to rescue them at His 2nd Appearing!
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For instance, King David had many accusers, bringing both true and false accusations against him.
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Listen to how he responded…
…”They also that seek after my life lay snares for me:
and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things,
and imagine deceits all the day long.
But I, as a deaf man, heard not…
For in thee, O LORD, do I hope:
thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.”
Psalm 38:12-15
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Here is seen that David met his false accusers with godly forbearance and faith-filled silence, because he put all his trust in God, and not in his own human wisdom or in his own abilities.
“Dear Lord, Help me to crucify that “Old Man” within. Remove far from me all vanity and lies. Give me the desire and power to hide your great and precious promises in my heart…
Morning Prayers – Ebenezer Newman – Downard – 1860 – Wikipedia – Public Domain
which accused them before our God, day and night.”
Revelation 12:10
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This above verse reveals that Satan’s great purpose is to accuse God’s people on a 24/7/365 basis.
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The very name, “The Devil”, means “The Slanderer”!
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Yes, right back there in the Garden, Satan even accused God Himself of being unfair!
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And so, how much more does Satan accuse us sinners!?
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“A WHISPERER SEPARATES CHIEF FRIENDS”
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Listen…“A froward man soweth strife:
and a whisperer separateth chief friends.”
Proverbs 16:28
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Yes, Satan is a whisperer, always ready to quietly accuse and criticize into any receptive ear!
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And those who take the name of Jesus on their lips should never get the notion that they are somehow above or beyond the Tempter’s poisonous whisperings.
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“…LEST ANY ROOT OF BITTERNESS SPRINGING UP…DEFILING MANY”
Hebrews 12:15
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One great problem with listening to Satan’s accusations and criticisms, is that it obviously sours the hearers of that gossip against those being whispered about.
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In other words, whether or not those criticisms and accusations are true, partly true, or even totally fabricated…
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…all such criticisms begin to fester and grow, as a bitter root, within their own heart.
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BITTER SPOUSES
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Many marriages (and other relationships) have been soured, and even destroyed, because of vicious gossip!
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Thus, the relationship progressively deteriorates.
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Such persons must seek after the Lord with heartfelt repentance and tearful pleas for personal repentance and spiritual renewal to resolve all such poisonous gossip.
A radio Bible teacher was recounting a conversation which he had many years earlier with an elder pastor, who offered some sage advice.
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And at some point in the conversation, the elder pastor remarked…“I can fill up my church, by preaching on Bible prophecy, but I can empty the same church by preaching on the Book of Romans!”
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And then, the elder pastor concluded his complaint by saying… “One thing you’re going to find out in your pastorship is, that most parishioners are more interested in Anti-Christ, than they are interested in Christ!”
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ABOVE PICTURE: The False Prophet – signsofheaven.org – not for commercial uses
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ITCHING-EAR-DRIVEN GOSPELS
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Another person said basically the same thing, but in a slightly different manner… “Far too many people who would travel over land and sea, to attend a Revelation seminar, wouldn’t even walk across the street to study the book of Romans!”
Perhaps, the greatest reason why Bible prophecy is so popular with many church-attendees is because it is not really about the Bible, but is actually about the world!
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“What!?’Someone might say…
…”We’re wearing out the Bible’s pages
in both the Book of Revelation
and the Book of Daniel!
How could that be about the world?”
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Well, the simple truth is, perhaps as much as 99% of those who study Bible prophecy are doing so incorrectly, resulting in wrong interpretations.
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That’s right, most Bible prophecy is being wrongly interpreted!
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And as a result, most of today’s popular theories about Revelation are incorrect, rendering most prophecy seminars next to worthless.
Well, for one thing, the vast majority of prophecy classes do not understand the proper method of Bible study, much less how to study Revelation.
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And the first great mistake is that Bible teachers and theologians attempt to decipher Revelation by means of history books and/or newspapers.
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In other words, instead of clinging to that old Reformation mantra, “Sola Scriptura (the Bible only)”…
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…these erring men will instead attempt to read newspapers to find something out there in the world that is similar to the various images and actions in Revelation.
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And by this means, the Book of Revelation and Daniel are mostly looked upon as a mere prognostication of future world events.
One prime example of this error is how the supposed “orthodoxy” interprets Daniel’s mention of the “King of the North”.
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Instead of searching scripture, theologians look on a world globe and determine Russia must be “the King of the North”, since it’s to the north of Israel.
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However, if using the Bible only, the King of the North turns out to be Babylon’s king, Nebuchadnezzar.
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And then, by comparing this to Isaiah 14, Nebuchadnezzar is called “O Lucifer, son of the morning”.
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Daniel interprets Nebuchadnezzars Dream – www.wikigallery.com
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“LINE UPON LINE, PRECEPT UPON PRECEPT”
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The fact is, every Bible student must be looking for a revelation of the Gospel of Jesus, “comparing spiritual things with spiritual” if he or she ever expects to find truth (see 1st Corinthians 2:13, 14).
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Therefore, history books and newspapers will be of no value when attempting to decipher hidden truths in Daniel and Revelation.
“THE TESTIMONY OF JESUS IS THE SPIRIT OF PROPHECY”
Revelation 19:10
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And so, instead of wearing out one’s Bible in only two places (Daniel & Revelation), the Bible prophecy student should instead be searching every “nook and cranny” of the Bible!
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This is the only way to truly find a correct understanding of the Gospel and how it plays out in the world, past, present, and future, as it relates to the Church.
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In other words, whether it be the Old Testament prophets, or the Psalms, Proverbs, the four Gospels, the Epistles, or any and every other book of the Bible…
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…these oft-neglected books are all very relevant to gaining more and more insight into Bible prophecy.
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Because Daniel and Revelation are also about the character of Jesus and how He victoriously battles against the Devil and his followers.
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And the entire Bible is, “the Spirit of prophecy”! Revelation 19:10
“Dear Lord, Give me the ability to study the entire Bible for the purpose of seeing Jesus and His glorious character, in hopes of conforming my life into His wonderful image…
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The very first step in finding these many constellations, should be to find the two main constellations: Orion, and the 7 Stars (aka, The Big Dipper).
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These two constellations represent Christ (Orion), and His Church (7 Stars).
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And just as these are the easiest constellations to find, so too, the first place to begin studying the Bible is the Four Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John).
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These four books present Christ and His Church, when He walked the earth, just as Orion and the 7 Stars represent Christ and His Church, as seen up in the heavens.
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Then, once you are comfortable finding these two constellations, you can begin to locate the next closest constellations, and so on.
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Back in the days of the Old Testament prophets, God’s people did not want to hear all the negativity which those spokesmen of God had to say to those rebellious people…
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Listen to the assessment from God…
…”That this is a rebellious people…
Which say to the seers, See not;
and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things,
speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits:”
Isaiah 30:9, 10
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Just like so many faithful churchgoers today, they just did not want to hear all the negativity directed at them.
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And so, there is a rebellion in God’s house against all such hard and difficult words, either read from the Bible or spoken from the pulpit.
But just as Jeremiah was warning God’s people of the coming judgment upon them…
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…so too, God is now warning us of the world-wide Judgment which has already begun “at the house of God!” 1st Peter 4:17
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Yes, God gave the world several “wake-up calls”, one on 9/11, and the other on May 21st, 2011.
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But in spite of those two “warning shots across our bow”, the church has gone back to sleep!
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And in light of this fact, why in the world would we Christians ever imagine that Judgment Day would be filled with a nice soft and smooth message from God?
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Did we really believe that God would “High-Five” His people for all our faithfulness to His command for us to “purify your hearts even as Christ is pure”? (Paraphrase of 1st John 3:3)
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Do we actually believe that we have been faithful watchmen on the walls of Zion?
Or how about the personal lives of today’s parishioners…
…copious novels, newspapers, television-watching…
…secular radio and Internet…
…clubs, parties, and social events…
…plays, operas, movies…
…time-consuming hobbies…
…sports…
…proud and ambitious career-choices…
…nicer cars, bigger houses, more recreational vehicles…
…gardens and lands…
…frequent-costly-restauranting…
…expensive vacations…
…and a host of similar pleasures and proud/ambitious pursuits.
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And we think these kinds of pursuits will make us “Rapture-Ready” as many erroneously suppose?
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It’s not that these things are bad in themselves!
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But together, they can easily crowd out the things necessary for our soul-health!
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GOOD NEWS!
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But there is Good News, believe it or not! Even in this fearful hour when God’s anger against us is great, nevertheless His hand is outstretched still…
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Listen to the New Testament Book of James…
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“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 is the remedy for all spiritual maladies.
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This is the prescription for a 100% devotion to God and His Word!
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And the medicine to restore our soul’s health and happiness!
“Dear Lord, Help me to get ready to meet the soon-coming Savior! Give me such a Spirit of meekness and deep, heartfelt gladness to hear Thy faithful rebukes, that I may become wise and watchful…
Woman praying – Heinrich Seufferheld – 1893 – Wikimedia – Public Domain
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 this unbelieving world could all joke and mock “the silly and absurd notion” that Satan is a very active and powerful force controlling the peoples of this world!
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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And today’s signature verse from Ephesians 2:2 reveals that Satan is indeed… “theprince 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! To admit that the entire world’s inhabitants are filled with this antichrist spirit is more than anybody is willing to accept, much less even admit!
“And they (the world’s inhabitants) worshipped the dragon…”
Revelation 13:4
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At a huge gala celebratory extravaganza, one of Hollywood’s idols gave a tongue-in-cheek thanks to Satan for inspiring his portrayal of a much-despised statesman… “Thank you Satan for inspiring me…”
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Well, of course, the audience laughed and applauded.
“the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:”
Ephesians 2:2
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And even though that movie mogul may (or maybe not) have been speaking in jest, he nevertheless was uttering a great and profound truth…
…”Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world,
according to the prince of the power of the air,
the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:”
Ephesians 2:2
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Here we see that Satan is the invisible spirit-being who comes through the power of the air, to cause this, his antichrist-world to do his bidding in the affairs of life.
Bully Free Zone Creative-Commons Generic License Wikimedia
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TODAY’S PRAYER…
“Dear Lord, Help me to be wise as a serpent regarding this very deceptive world. Let me not be ignorant of Satan’s devices, nor of his power over this world…
In Revelation, the Dragon of Revelation 12 is described as having seven heads, ten horns, and seven crowns.
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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.
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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).
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And the tip of the crest of the wave has the other three stars (#’s, 8, 9 & 10).
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So we have this 7 and 10 numbering.
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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.
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Because, the Bible speaks very much about floods and waters as being associated with Satan (the Dragon).
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This above passage reveals a great over-arching truth concerning the world we live in…
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…namely, that “the god of this world” has blinded the minds of earth’s inhabitants, so that they may not see the light of Heaven, nor the glory of Jesus.
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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.
Just look at the ever-increasing murder rate! And even senseless murders are now increasing in our societies!
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Murders being committed simply for the thrill of it all!
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And even millions of young people, who don’t physically commit murder are often mesmerized by television shows and video games in which virtual murders must be committed.
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“BUT ME (JESUS), IT (THE WORLD) HATETH, BECAUSE I TESTIFY OF IT THAT THE WORKS THEREOF ARE EVIL”
John 7:7
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And the fact is, many who try to squelch any talk about the Devil, quite often are merely doing so because it makes them very uncomfortable and nervous…
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…nervous to hear our beloved world being criticized and exposed for what it truly is: the Devil’s kingdom of sin and selfishness!
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And most likely, such naysayers spend very little time investigating Satan (OR CHRIST)!
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“FOR BY WISE COUNSEL, THOU SHALT MAKE THY WAR”
Proverbs 24:6
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But truth-be-told, we must be “wise as serpents and harmless as doves” Matthew 10:16.
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And the more biblically savvy we become, the greater will be our victory over this world of evil, and over, “the god of this world”, Satan!
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.
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This Dragon’s mouth is the V-like constellation The Hyades Cluster, which is also known as the head of Taurus the Bull.
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The Dragon’s tail-tip is Pleiades and the lower shaft of his tail is partly of Ariesand Pisces.
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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.
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The front and back legs are made of a few stars: the front legs partially of stars from Taurus .
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The back legs and rear fin are made of 6 stars from the CetusConstellation.
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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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Pilgrim’s Progress – Then Atheist fell into a very great laughter – Wikimedia – Public Domain
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This above passage reveals a great over-arching truth concerning the world we live in…
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…namely, that “the god of this world” has blinded the minds of earth’s inhabitants, so that they may not see the light of Heaven, nor the glory of Jesus.
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Yes, Lucifer and his vast armies, now titled, “Satan”, works overtime to make sure this world’s inhabitants remain their prisoners on this “Devil’s Island” prison planet.
Yes, the “god of this world” fills his loyal subjects with the various “desires of the flesh and of the mind”, so much so that we become captives to our earthly lusts. (see 2nd Corinthians 4:4 & Ephesians 2:3)
“OF WHOM THE WAY OF TRUTH SHALL BE EVIL SPOKEN OF”
2nd Peter 2:2
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But the Devil is not content in merely turning us into slaves to our own lusts.
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No, but he also works tirelessly to cast dirt upon the Bible by any means possible.
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Whether he does so by raising up lawless fanatics who pretend to be Believers, but who eventually make a mockery of true faith.
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Or perhaps he raises up some cultist leader who leads a group of followers into a suicide pact.
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Or maybe he causes some money-crazed televangelist to fall into adultery, or into embezzlement of church donations, or some other public sin.
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Or he detours and side-tracks Christians into becoming social crusaders against the sins of society.
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Or he even has caused various denominations to embrace such doctrinal heresies as “Eternal Torment”, thus making God appear to be some merciless monster-tyrant.
Or he raises up some prosperity-driven gospel in which parishioners begin seeking after the pleasures and treasures and ambitiously proud pursuits of this decadent cornucopian super-society.
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The end-result of all these devilish tactics is that Christianity gets a black eye, and abject mockers are further emboldened in their loud and defiant criticisms of God’s messengers!
“And I beheld another beast…and he spake as a dragon (Satan)”
Revelation 13:11
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And now, even the Internet Goliaths of the world-wide-web have joined in with the political cheats and government liars, by suppressing any information they deem “unreliable”!
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And the vast majority of the general public are often kept in darkness because the major media is suppressing news, simply because they are not promoting their own political biases!
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In order to actually find out what is going on, now requires searching various ideologically diverse news sources.
“And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold”
Matthew 24:12
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The current situation in the world is causing the general populace to become increasingly hopeless that things will ever get better!
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Mankind appears to be falling into the bottomless pit of moral depravity!
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“And [God] delivered just Lot…in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds…”
2nd Peter 2:7, 8
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And though the Christian community may not be so surprised at mankind’s dishonesty, they are amazed at the incredible levels of dishonesty now being witnessed via radio, television, and Internet!
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But for the secular world, the current deplorable state of affairs in the world has probably even caused unbelievers to be confounded, to say the least!
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Things are now looking pretty hopeless, and increasingly so, with each and every passing day!
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Mankind appears to be in moral free-fall of which there seems to be no pulling out of!
Picture – Lot Escapes – www.thebiblerevival.com offers free Bible clipart – Public Domain.
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“GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY”
Proverbs 25:25
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The very Good News is, that we don’t have to fall into the “Bottomless Pit” of sin and depravity, along with the unsaved world!
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Yes, there is still time for any and every man, woman, and child to turn away from this doomed world and begin the upward sojourn to the everlasting Promised Land!
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And just as Lot escaped to that Mountain, so too, we may also “flee from the wrath to come”, as we flee to Heavenly Mount Zion, the City of God!
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In that wonderful land, there will be no more hate, no more lies, nor deceptions.
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It is a goodly Land, of mountains, and trees and rivers and green grass valleys: a Land flowing with milk and honey: a Land in which we be forever happy and yes, forever young!
ABOVE PICTURE: The True Upward Pathway with Bible passages as steppingstones – Bible www.signsofheaven.org
Judy Garland sings Somewhere Over The Rainbow – Wikipedia – US Public Domain
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TODAY’S PRAYER…
“Dear Lord, Keep me from allowing the Devil to wrap me up in his silky threads of deception! Separate me as far as possible from all ungodly influences, and give me the love for Your Word, that I might fully immerse myself in it…
But it has already been discussed that when Christians try to warn the world to, “Prepare to meet Thy God”,it must be done in a most solemn and holy manner.
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But alas, our lives are instead somewhat devoted to career, and opulence, and vacations, and parties, and laughing and joking, etc…
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Well, the world is savvier than we give them credit for!
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They can see through our double-tongued hypocrisy!
Now, there is one more aspect to joking or jesting or sarcastic humor, or comedy, or what other name one wishes to refer to. The Bible calls it “mocking”, and “jesting”.
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Paul, when writing to Timothy, prophesied that in the latter times, that men’s consciences would be seared as with a hot iron. (See 1st Timothy 4:2)
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But what does this have to do with joking and jesting and light and frivolous conversation?
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The problem is, when we get into the habit of making light of so many of life’s issues, our consciences eventually become desensitized to the seriousness of life!
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For instance, when we hear many jokes about death, it loses its sting! (But when standing at death’s door, the sting will come back a hundred-fold!)
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Or when we stand in line at the grocery store, those mocking, sensational tabloid headlines also tend to make us callous and skeptical!
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Or when we watch situation comedies, night-after-night, they tend to cause us to lose our sympathy and sincerity for the problems which others are going through!
It’s so sad to watch the late-night comedians make fun of the people and problems of life!
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But of course, they are of the world, so what else can we expect from the world?
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But Christians need to keep our conscience very tender!
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But when we turn so many situations of life into a joke, our calloused heart loses much sympathy for the troubles which the world suffers!
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For instance, when we laugh at videos which make fun of all the “odd people” in shopping centers, we lose any sympathy we might otherwise have for them!
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Listen… “Unto the pure all things are pure:
but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure;
but even their mind and conscience is defiled.”
Titus 1:15
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As this above verse reveals, we can defile our mind and conscience!
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THE VERY GOOD NEWS!
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The Good News in all this, is that God can purify and renew our hearts and minds.
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Yes, God says…“And every man that hath this hope in HIM,
purifieth himself, even as HE is pure.”
1st John 3:3
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Yes, God wants to give us a new heart. But we must jealously guard our new heart!
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Listen again… “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 4:23-27
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The soul is our most valuable possession and must be guarded for what it is: a priceless and precious jewel!
Joker – Jester – Puck Cover- Wikipedia – Public Domain
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TODAY’S PRAYER…
“Dear Lord, Give me a heart which desires to become Christlike in every way! Take away my foolish pride which the Devil has deceived me with, by giving me these satanic abilities…
Prayer for USA – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0
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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN
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THE HOLY GHOST RIDER CONSTELLATION
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This newest Signs Of Heaven Constellation (Fall, 2013) is by far the faintest of constellations, but is a very incredible and awesome one in a number of ways (which this article will explain).
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It is primarily comprised of the Camelopardalis Constellation (head and upper back)…
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…plus about 5 stars from the Cassiopeia Constellation (his leg), plus some random stars.
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It appears as an outline of a rider.
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Only the back of his head is detailed.
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And his back and the back of his legs are also detailed.
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Both sides of his arm are visible, and his hand is gripping the horse’s mane, and that is detailed by three stars (which are also part of the horse’s mane).
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The rider is in a position vaguely similar to a race-horse rider.
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The two brightest stars in this constellation, are from the Cassiopeia Constellation, and are part of his leg.
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All the rest of the stars are very faint, and must be viewed on a very starry night.
Those who long ago sailed to this fledging nation, exhausted from the centuries of religious/civil tyranny in Europe, formed a Christian nation!
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Yes, America was the beginning of a great experiment in freedom of political/religious speech as well as liberty of conscience!
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And God mercifully gave this nation an incredible constitution: a set of fundamental governing laws.
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Such a wonderful gift by the Almighty, because of the cruel tyranny He allowed by the harsh hand of Satan, throughout the various European nations during the centuries of The Dark Ages.
“And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand”
Mark 3:24
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But tragically and very sadly, what began as TheUNITED States of America, has finally now devolved into The DIVIDED States of America!
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And the result is a nation in decline, with an increasing animus, even abject hatred between the two political/social factions!
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Yes, as Jesus warned, “And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.” Mark 3:24
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MY DIVIDED HEART
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But remarkably, there can be seen an astonishing analogy concerning how Satan is doing the exact same thing with Christians!
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In other words, God’s people, just like our society, are also divided!
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Yes, Satan has caused the Church to become divided between our love for Heaven, but also our love for this present selfish world!
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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
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“No man can serve two masters…Ye cannot serve God and mammon”
Matthew 6:24 (condensed for brevity)
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Yes, just like a deeply divided nation whose infighting has allowed its enemies to grow strong and formidable…
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…so too, God’s people have unwittingly and unknowingly allowed the Enemy of Souls to walk right in and take over!
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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
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MANY DISTRACTIONS
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In this cornucopian super-society, there is no shortage of enticements, cares, and ambitious pursuits to absorb one’s thoughts and energies!
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Yes, there are many intriguing and exciting places to go, mountains to conquer, races to run, and people to meet.
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Like never before in history, there are now seemingly endless choices about how a person can live.
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You might say that “the god of this world” has created a veritable, “theme-park world”! (2nd Corinthians 4:4)
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AS THE WORLD OF POLITICS TURNS
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A relatively new distracting indulgence has arisen in these last days, which especially attracts and intrigues and ensnares many churchgoers, even genuine Believers: the daily soap-opera of politics!
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Yes, one can simply turn on the radio/TV/Internet, and watch this intense daily drama, complete with “good guys” and “villains”.
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And even one talk-radio personality once made the clever observation, “The greatest show on earth is two scorpions in a brandy glass!”
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And isn’t it true, that politics has become just that!
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And why should we wonder that the game of chess, a game of political strategy, is so captivating?
“No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life!”
2nd Timothy 2:4
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Listen to Paul’s advice to Timothy…
…”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 2:4
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Yes, too many of us Christians have been captivated by modern media’s voyeuristic capabilities as we behold the evildoings of this fallen world, each day, even ALL DAY!
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Why, it’s even more captivating than sports, since the consequences of today’s political/social issues are very real and critically, even existentially important!
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“And take heed to yourselves, lest…that day come upon you unawares.” Luke 21:34
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But just like this currently divided nation, we too are diverted from the one truly existential issue…
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…to do daily battle against unseen forces which are trying to steal and destroy the souls of all those around us, be it family, friends, brethren, and humanity!
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Yes, here is the one and only true issue which should have our undivided attention…
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Listen to this very timely warning…
…”And take heed to yourselves,
lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting,
and drunkenness,
and cares of this life,
and so that day come upon you unawares.”
Luke 21:34
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It seems that God has written this above warning especially “for such a time as this”! Esther 4:14
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Yes, like never before, Satan is working 24/7/365 to entrap unwary and naive Christians into pleasures and pursuits of this dying antichrist world-system!
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And let us plead with God to keep our eyes focused on the heavenly prize which awaits all those who overcome this selfish antichrist world!
“Dear Lord, Help me to escape this awful and fearful judgment which seems to be falling on this society. Let me hide myself in Thy secret pavilion until the indignation be overpast…
Prayer – Mother and Daughter – Wikipedia – (cropped image) the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license
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You see, one of the great errors in today’s Christian community is the common practice of concocting theological jargon which are found nowhere in Scripture.
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In other words, there are certain church doctrines which, sadly, have no origin nor foundation in Scripture…
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…and yet, these false teachings are propped up and supported by establishing some man-made theological name, which lends to them a certain air of credibility.
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THE BRAIN-CHILD OF DARBY, SCOFIELD AND OTHERS!
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For instance, one well-accepted doctrine in today’s Christian world is the so-called “Rapture”.
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But the fact is, the Bible makes no mention of this theologian-derived name which is used as a substitute for the true biblical name, “The Return of the Lord”.
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But in attempt to establish two separate returns of Jesus, this unbiblical name was fabricated by several theologians of the past, to give impetus to this notion that Christ would return not once, but twice.
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Well, these two men, Darby & Scofield, are rarely ever mentioned, nor given any credit for this name, “The Rapture”.
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And this cover-up is done in a veiled attempt to deceive unlearned churchgoers into believing that this unbiblical name is actually of Divine origin! But it’s not!
“Replacement Theology” likewise, is another totally non-biblical name concocted to establish a false teaching which has absolutely no biblical support.
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And being constantly repeated, it has also become well-accepted in today’s churches.
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“ADD THOU NOT UNTO HIS WORDS!”
Proverbs 30:6
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But the Bible warns against “adding to” or “diminishing ought” from Scripture. (see Deuteronomy 4:2 & Proverbs 30:5, 6 & Revelation 22:18, 19)
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And the fact is, if the Bible student would always insist on eliminating these man-made names from any and all theological discussions…
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…the proponents and adherents of those church heresies would then be forced to defend them using the Bible only, which they simply cannot do!
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“WHEN FOR THE TIME, YE OUGHT TO BE TEACHERS!”
Hebrews 5:12
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It is our duty to achieve teacher-status (as Hebrews 5:12 exhorts us concerning our daily Bible study)…
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…so that we will no longer be dependent on today’s apostate Bible teachers to tell us what we must believe…
…”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,
“THE SABBATH…WHERE PRAYER WAS WONT (DESIRED) TO BE MADE”
Acts 16:13
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After all, this above verse seems to establish that the Sabbath was still a one day per week event in New Testament times!
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And by coming out of that city of Philippi (definitely not a Jewish community), and going down to the river where, “prayer was wont (desired) to be made”…
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…strongly suggests that Paul and the other followers of Jesus, both Jew and Gentile, still honored the literal Sabbath day of the Old Testament.
And yet, there are a number of other Bible passages which confirm that the New Testament Sabbath is not a LITERAL, but rather, a SPIRITUAL rest, in which Jesus says…
…”Come unto Me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden,
and I will give you rest.
Take My yoke upon you, and learn of Me;
for I am meek and lowly in heart:
and ye shall find rest unto your souls.”
Matthew 11:28, 29
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So, which is it?
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Is the New Testament Sabbath still a literal 24-hour-per-week event?
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Or is the New Testament Sabbath a 24/7/365 cessation from the works of the flesh: the spiritual rest we have in Jesus?
Well, perhaps this next verse may clear up at least some of the confusion…
…”One man esteemeth one day above another:
another esteemeth every day alike.
Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.
He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord;
and he that regardeth not the day,
to the Lord he doth not regard it.”
Romans 14:5, 6
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Now, without clarifying exactly what “day” he’s referring to here, Paul nevertheless lays down a principle which can aptly be applied to the 7th-Day Sabbath.
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After all, the New Testament does seem to be ambiguous regarding the Sabbath issue.
“A BROKEN AND A CONTRITE HEART…THOU WILT NOT DESPISE!”
Psalm 51:17
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Ultimately, the Bible commands us this way…“Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.” Romans 14:5.
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In other words, before we begin to condemn any other person about their Sabbath keeping, let’s remember that Romans 14:5, 6, warns us not to do this…
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…we are not to judge one man who regards one day above another, nor another man who regards all days alike!
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And until we become fully persuaded in our own mind about this question, as it applies to our own life, it might be wise to consider also keeping a literal 24-hour-per-week Sabbath, as Paul seemed to do!
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After all, doesn’t Jesus assure us…“For the Son of man is Lord even of the Sabbath day”? Matthew 12:8
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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN
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The heavens declare the glory of God,
and the firmament sheweth His handiwork!
Psalm 19:1
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THE SIGNS OF HEAVEN
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And speaking of glittering diamonds, just go outside on any clear and dark night and behold the glittering diamonds of the Signs Of Heaven!
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Yes, like precious jewels, these heavenly signs sparkle brightly as they proclaim the precious truths of God’s Word.
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And those who are willing to devote themselves to unceasing prayer and constant meditation of God’s Word, will begin to locate these heavenly messengers!
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So why not put away our vain search for earthly treasures and begin to search for the everlasting riches found throughout the Bible, and now to also seek after those precious gem-stones that God is revealing in the heavens…
The Bible pronounces a curse upon all those who refuse to,“Come out of Her (Babylon) My people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.“
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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 fuller understanding of just why God considers today’s churches to be spiritual Babylon.
It will be very difficult for God’s true worshipers to join this end-time exodus until they are firmly convinced that the churches have truly become fully apostate.
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And so, those in the church-world who are sincere truth-seekers, must devote much time to exploring the Bible concerning that the churches have, indeed, been yoked together with this fallen, Babylonish world.
What makes it so difficult to discern the utter apostasy of the church-world, is that everything appears to be “business as usual” in the churches.
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Oh yes, those “wacky name-it-and-claim-it” churches over there are obviously apostate as are the liberal churches which embrace the same decadence which is destroying the western nations.
But what about these conservative churches over here?
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You attend one of their services and you might imagine that they are just as spiritually vibrant as they ever were…
…Preaching from the Bible…
…conservative music…
…the pews filled with happy, earnest-looking…
…and well-behaved parishioners…
…serious-minded pastor…
…and even a nice choir!
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So how in the world could we ever believe that “My little conservative congregation could possibly be apostate!?” That idea seems totally ridiculous!?
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Church choir singing – Wikimedia – Share-alike License
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DECEIVING THE VERY ELECT!
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But what we are forgetting is that we are in the last moments of time!
And the Bible plainly declares…
…”For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets,
and shall show great signs and wonders;
insomuch that, if [it were] possible,
they shall deceive the very elect.”
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Because so many faithful churchgoers do not prayerfully consider this passage from Matthew 24, they are NOT equipped to properly discern Satan’s counterfeit deception!
“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…
“EPHRAIM (THE APOSTATE CHURCHES) IS JOINED TO IDOLS: LET HIM ALONE!”
Hosea 4:17
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The fact is, those of us who possess (or rather, ‘are possessed by’) this dubious “gift” of making jokes and jests, and funny “off-the-cuff” remarks are quite often unaware that we are behaving in an unchristlike manner.
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We take much pride in our ability to come up with clever remarks which make others laugh.
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And so, our supposed “gift” actually becomes an idol in our heart.
But there are many in the church-world who are in complete denial, attempting to justify this sin by saying, “Well, isn’t good to make people laugh?
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“After all, ‘A merry heart doeth good like a medicine’!”, they confidently and presumptuously say!
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But so much of jesting makes light of this tragic world! And it “skins over” the wounds of a sin-sick soul, even as Thomas Brooks wrote…“They (jesting pastors) are like evil surgeons, that skin over the wound—but never heal it…”
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And of course, for the unsaved people of this lost world, what else can they do? That’s just how they deal with this tragic world! Let them engage in their foolish humor. But don’t think their laughter will help their tragic circumstances.
No, as these above verses reveal, the laughter of the world is ultimately of no value…“All is vanity (meaningless) and vexation of spirit” (Ecclesiastes, read the whole book)
Vincent van Gogh – Old Man in Sorrow (On the Threshold of Eternity) – Wikipedia – US Public Domain
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“COME OUT OF HER, MY PEOPLE!”
Revelation 18:4
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Yes, all those who truly desire to come out of the fog of confusion which is the current condition of the Babylonish church-world…
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…must understand that our goal is to purify ourselves, “even as He (Christ) is pure.” (see 1st John 3:3).
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Oh yes, Christ had a joyful heart. And yet, at the same time, He was also very serious…
“A Man of sorrows, and aquainted with grief…
As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing;”
Isaiah 53:3 & 2nd Corinthians 6:10.
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But His inner joy and agape love were borne from Heaven and not at all from earthy and sensual behavior!
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Jesus Teaching – Luke 4:31-32 – jesus talks about heaven – www.lavistachurchofchrist.org – public-domain
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“And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.”
Isaiah 35:10
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And oh yes, Heaven will be a place of great and everlasting joy, and peace, and singing, and love incomprehensible!
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But there won’t be joking and jesting there!
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Those things will have all perished along with the rest of this hopeless and sorrowful world of sin!
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But love, joy and peace, and even innocent laughter will reign supreme in that wonderful Promised Land, “And I saw a New Heaven, and a New Earth!” Revelation 21:1
Church Attendance – www.thebiblerevival.com – Public Domain
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TODAY’S PRAYER…
“Dear Lord, Make me like Jesus! Take away these awful polluted worldly jokes, sarcasm and flippant remarks which roll off my tongue, like water over a falls! Make me and mold me until I fully reflect the image of holy Jesus…
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“And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air;
and there came a great voice out of the temple of Heaven,
from the throne, saying, It is done…“
Revelation 16:17
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When you were a child, did you ever hear the expression, “Are you ready to cry, ‘Uncle’?”
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Of course, this was a common saying among children to let their opponent know, “I’ve had enough! I can’t take it anymore!”
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One of the more believable speculations of the origin of this saying is from “American Speech” in 1980: that “Uncle in this expression is surely a folk etymology, and the Irish original of the word is ‘anacol’ … ‘act of protecting; deliverance; mercy, quarter, safety’”.
But what was the purpose of pouring out those plagues?
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Listen to God as He speaks to Pharaoh through Moses and Aaron…“Else, if thou refuse to let My people go, behold, tomorrow will I bring the locusts into thy coast:” Exodus 10:4
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The point is, these plagues were to cause Pharaoh to finally allow God’s people to leave Egypt to serve God alone, no longer held in bondage to slavery.
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And so, this whole nonsense that all the torment and plagues mentioned in Revelation are for the mere sake of causing fallen Mankind to suffer, is a product of unsanctified theologians.
Now of course, the Book of Revelation is a highly spiritual Book.
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And so, being greatly written in allegorical language, it is very difficult to know exactly what these seven plagues will be.
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Nevertheless, as one surveys the world landscape, there is a very dramatic, and yes, even a seemingly apocalyptic series of events happening right now…
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…right now, on a number of different fronts throughout the various societies of the world.
And so, the question that must be asked and considered is this: “Could it be that these things are somehow connected to the seven plagues spoken of in Revelation, Chapter 16?”
But the Good News is, that you and I do not have to wait for some mass public repentance to occur!
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No, there is no better time for an individual, be it man, woman, or child, to begin to cry out for God’s mercy and grace.
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Oh no, this may or may or not stem the swelling tide of evil sweeping over the world.
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But by perseveringly pleading with God, His grace, mercy, and peace may just come down to stem the tide of evil in the life of any spiritually needy soul who cries out, not “Uncle”, but rather, “Father! Save me!”
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Prayer for USA – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0
Okay, so those in Berea, according to Acts 17:10, 11, were more noble, because they:
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1. “Received the Word with all readiness of mind.”
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2.“And searched the Scriptures daily, whether those things were so.”
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And so, the Bereans were ready to receive new teachings, which no doubt, conflicted with the supposed, “orthodox” teachings of that day.
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Thus, there was an open-mindedness which permeated their hearts, and a willingness to search the Scriptures daily, in hopes that these seemingly new teachings were indeed true!
A great part of the test which is coming upon the Church in these last moments of time is to be able to accept these three messages, which seemingly appear to have discrepancies between each other.
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In other words, none of these three messages are infallible. Each of them has various errors. In some cases, there are seeming errors which are not actually errors at all, just “two sides of the same coin”, spiritually speaking.
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Yes, the Bible is a complicated Book, written by a complex God. And thus, there are…
2ND ANGEL’S MESSAGE CONCERNED THE SPIRITUAL NATURE OF THE LAW
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But then, in the 2nd Angel’s message, the 7th-Day Sabbath was more fully proclaimed, now being revealed to be a spiritual rest in which a soul obtains Salvation totally by God’s grace, without performing any human works.
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“ye shall find rest unto your souls”
(read Matthew 11:28-30)
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And so, both messages were correct.
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But while the 1st message presented the 7th day Sabbath according to the letter of the Law, the 2nd message revealed the spiritual nature of the 7th Day Sabbath.
But as already proclaimed in today’s devotional, these 3 messages were not infallible.
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For one example, while the 2nd Angel’s message rightly proclaimed the spiritual nature of the 7th Day Sabbath, the 2nd message wrongly proclaimed the “Sunday Sabbath”, or “The Lord’s Day”.
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Of course, this new, spurious Sunday Sabbath, originally, was the brainchild of the Roman Catholic Church and has no foundation in the Bible.
But later, God then corrected this error with the 3rd Angel’s message.
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Yes, the 3rd Angel’s message proclaimed an even more all-encompassing Sabbath Rest, an ever-growing trust in the “exceeding great and precious promises” found throughout the infallible Word of God. (see 2nd Peter 1:4)
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THE 3RD MESSAGE CORRECTS PRIOR ERRORS
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As a matter of fact, there are other similar errors and seeming discrepancies in the 1st Angel’s and 2nd Angel’s messages.
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And so, God raised up the 3rd Angel’s message to clear up any confusion about these discrepancies as well as the seeming discrepancies.
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Now, of course, by no means is the 3rd Angel’s message to be regarded as infallible. Only the Bible is the infallible Word of Truth!
“And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie…”
2nd Thessalonians 2:11:
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Now one reason why God permitted errors to appear in these three messages is to allow enough pegs for all skeptics to hang their doubts and criticisms upon.
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Thus, by their own erroneous way, they will be separated from the true wheat…
…”Let both (the wheat & tares) grow together until the harvest…
And so, each and every truth-loving, “Noble Berean” will study, day-by-day, week-by-week, and even month-by-month in hopes that these three messages are indeed heaven-sent messages!
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And to put a giant exclamation mark on these three messages, God has written His divine signature upon these messages via the “signs in the Sun…Moon…and…stars” Luke 21:25.
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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
“Dear Lord, Help me to be an open-minded seeker of truth, even if it means giving up a very highly regarded Church opinion! Let me be willing to investigate any seemingly new teaching if it appears to have some biblical validity…
In John Bunyan’s earth-shaking tale, Pilgrim’s Progress, the main character, Christian, was on his way to the Celestial City, to get that great Burden off his back (the burden of sin).
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But on that way, he met up with a fellow named Worldly Wiseman, who informed Christian that such an arduous journey was not necessary.
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He told Christian that all he needed was to go to the Village of Morality in which all the citizens there merely lived a moral life, while still pursuing the selfish pleasures and ambitious attainments this world has to offer!
Only this Village called Morality is now a full-grown city!
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Oh yes, wouldn’t you know it! Worldly Wiseman is still around!
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And still, he’s busily misdirecting simple-minded churchgoers into going to the City of Morality instead of continuing onward and upward to Zion, the City of God!
In the November 1st devotional (click here), this notion that many faithful churchgoers imagine that they can begin to live a moral life while still seeking after the selfish pleasures and ambitious pursuits of the world, was the topic two days ago.
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But this continuation of that devotional is to further lay down the reasons why such a supposed “dream life” is just not possible in this fallen world.
“And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.”
2nd Timothy 2:26
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And it was pointed out in that same November 1st devotional, that Satan, “the god of this world”, will never allow these deceived ones to escape his world-wide snare!
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No, just the opposite! This great and treacherous spider will continue to wrap his silken cords of selfishness and deceit around his victims!
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And finally, he will inject his liquefying poison of spiritual darkness into their veins until they melt into a spiritual jelly-like substance, ready for his Satanic Majesty to gobble them up!
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And yet, these spiritually bankrupt ones, in their self-deceived duplicity, can perhaps at times get a glimpse of themselves for what they really are.
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Yes, in His love, pity, and tender mercy, God may open my eyes to give me a candid look at myself as He sees me!
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“AND THE PHARISEES, WHO WERE COVETOUS…”
Luke 16:14
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For instance, many will legalistically tithe our 10%, while withholding much for our own personal selfish pleasures.
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And as we perceive the needy multitudes around the world, we cry to ourselves…“Oh how selfish I’ve been with my money, when I could instead be financially supporting some faithful outreach ministry!”
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“Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these…”
James 5:19
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And besides the question of finances, our less-than-holy behavior frequently manifests itself in fits of proud anger, impatience, rudeness, fleshly lusts, gluttony, cursing, greed, and other similar fleshly characteristics!
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Oh yes, we would love to be Christlike. But we cannot!
“O HOW LOVE I THY LAW! IT IS MY MEDITATION ALL THE DAY!”
Psalm 119:97
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And so, we moralists may continue in some 15-minute daily Bible study. But as soon as we close our Bible our thoughts return to our daily earthly pursuits.
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And even though the Bible commands all Christians to meditate day and night on the Word, we just cannot get our minds to do so.
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We are caught in the Devil’s web of selfishness!
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“And take heed…lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with…cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.!”
Luke 21:34
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Well, there are many other tell-tale signs of apostasy, which the inhabitants of the City of Morality may see in ourselves.
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The hours wasted by television, radio, clubs, parties, money-getting for selfish pursuits, amusements, sports, houses/gardens/pleasure vehicles/etc., can all be witnesses used by God to convict our nearly dead consciences that we are lacking a true relationship with Jesus.
“CHRIST JESUS CAME INTO THE WORLD TO SAVE SINNERS, OF WHO I AM CHIEF!”
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Now having said all this, it must also be said that it is a very dangerous undertaking to criticize others.
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All this must be done with much fear and trembling!
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After all, the Bible reveals just who is the chief of sinners: “ME!”
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None of us can hold our head up high!
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We are all just a band of rotten sinners in desperate need of God’s mercy and grace!
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“GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY”
Proverbs 25:25
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Well, the very Good News is, that today is still the day of Salvation!
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And all who desire to run the Christian race and win the heavenly crown can even now begin to beg and plead for deliverance from our Christless counterfeit religion!
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Listen to James 4:4, 8-10 & Galatians 6:9…
…”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…
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…in due season.”
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Like Bunyan’s pilgrim, we must leave this City of Destruction, get out of the Village of Morality…
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…and make haste to enter the upward pathway which leads out of this doomed world and onward to the Celestial City of God, the heavenly Zion!
The 3rd face of the Moon is a bit more difficult to locate, because it is mostly upside down.
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But this photo and this sketch (below right) are how this face would appear if it was turned right side up. (In the southern hemisphere, however, this is how the full Moon actually appears.)
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The 3rd face is the most difficult to see in the northern hemisphere, but once you do, it then becomes easy.
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This face is like a furry creature of the field.
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Maybe a rabbit.
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Maybe a squirrel.
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Perhaps a chipmunk.
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Probably a mouse.
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All “seekers”; all foragers and scavengers.
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And while this picture shows this little “beast of the field” right side up, this 3rd face is always pretty much in an upside-down position.
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The other two faces appear right-side-up, and are easier to locate.
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This photo and this sketch are both turned around to help you see this 3rd face easily.
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This enhanced sketch to the above right is merely to help you to see this face more easily. (As already stated, this 3rd face appears right side up in the southern hemisphere.)
A certain caller to a radio talk show made an amazing analogy concerning the bizarre behavior of this current-day society.
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You see, this caller said to the effect of, “When I was a boy, I read Superman comics. But the producers of that comic-strip would sometimes publish a companion comic book called, ‘Bizarro World.'”
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And the caller continued…“And in that Bizarro World comic book, Superman’s mirror-opposite enemy named “Bizarroman” decided to create his own world, Bizarro World, a cube-shaped, look-alike planet.”
Burning Man – 2013 -Chapel – cropped and altered image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons License
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“AND BECAUSE INIQUITY SHALL ABOUND, THE LOVE OF MANY SHALL WAX COLD”
Matthew 24:12
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Well, the caller to this talk show was referring to the global paradigm shifts now taking place in which women want to be men and men desire to be women, even to the degree that public restrooms for women are now being used by men, and visa-versa.
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And schools which were once the bastions of good behavior are now teaching youth to engage in perverted lifestyles.
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Society is now actively encouraging the mutilation of children’s organs, all in the insane ideology that children can choose whichever gender they fancy!
(This particular insanity will most likely end soon, if the complicit medical community begins to face a myriad of lawsuits by those mutilated children!)
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And much of the current trendy music glorifies evil behavior.
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And Hollywood movies often glorify, not just the bad guys, but also such things as violence, murder, revenge, and other objectionable behavior!
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And many of today’s judges no longer care about the rule of law, which was designed to keep and protect society.
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And more and more government officials are getting increasingly corrupt.
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And a nation which once operated “above board” is now going deeper into debt, through reckless, even insane spending.
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And murderers and criminals are often praised by our Bizarro-world media.
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And the western societies which once rejoiced in the truth of the Bible are now beginning to embrace false religious systems!
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Yes, the radio show caller made a dramatic comparison of today’s bizarre paradigm shifts to that Bizarro World comic strip.
The fact is, it can be truly said that Planet Earth has always been a type of Bizarro World!
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Yes, Planet Earth has never been anything but “Bizarro World”, since the day that true “Bizarroman”, Lucifer, took his rebellion along with his fellow rebels down from Heaven to this world.
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That’s right! Heaven was all good.
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And there was no evil in the heavens, until that fateful day when evil sprung up and began to fester and grow in Lucifer’s heart.
The one big difference between Bizarro World and Planet Earth is that a huge part of Lucifer’s character is his deceptive nature.
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In other words, Lucifer, now given the office and title, Satan, knows that the world’s inhabitants must be deceived into believing that this world is a “good place” to a great extent.
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And so, this master-deceiver has sprinkled this evil world with a false “form of godliness”. 2nd Timothy 3:5
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Yes, as an observer surveys this world, there is a multitude of seemingly “good and innocent” pleasures and pursuits.
Well, in spite of our Bizarro World evil nature, the true Superman, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ has visited this Bizarro World planet and left for us a huge blessing in the form of Salvation!
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And any man, woman, or child who desires to escape from this doomed planet, can cry out for Salvation…
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…and not cease to cry out until that blessed Salvation restores the soul of that needy person into the image of Christ, the very essence of everything good and right!
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And to make matters even more wonderful, Christ’s atonement on that cruel Cross has provided a way of escape from this doomed Bizarro World of death and destruction!
Pilgrim’s Progress – Then Atheist fell into a very great laughter – Wikimedia – Public Domain
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TODAY’S PRAYER…
“Dear Lord, Help me to bravely endure the fire-storm of Satan’s wrath in the coming days, knowing that all those fiery trials are for purification of the hearts of God’s army…
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THE END
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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN
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THE DRAGON OF REVELATION 12 CONSTELLATION.
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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.
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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.
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This Dragon’s mouth is the V-like constellation The Hyades Cluster, which is also known as the head of Taurus the Bull.
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The Dragon’s tail-tip is Pleiades and the lower shaft of his tail is partly of Ariesand Pisces.
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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.
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The front and back legs are made of a few stars: the front legs partially of stars from Taurus.
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The back legs and rear fin are made of 6 stars from the CetusConstellation.
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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.
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The four stars of the front fins are made partially of Taurus .
In John Bunyan’s earth-shaking tale, Pilgrim’s Progress, the main character, Christian, was on his way to the Celestial City, to get that great Burden off his back (the burden of sin and its wages).
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But on that way, he met up with a fellow named Worldly Wiseman, who informed Christian that such an arduous journey was not necessary.
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He told Christian that all he needed was to go to the Village of Morality!
Only this Village called Morality is now a full-grown city!
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Yes, a great portion of today’s Christendom has become just that! The City of Morality!
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And there are many Christians who, like Bunyan’s pilgrim, have been duped by that old deceiver, Worldly Wiseman!
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Oh yes, wouldn’t you know it! Worldly Wiseman is still around!
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And still, he’s busily misdirecting simple-minded Christians into going to the City of Morality instead of continuing onward and upward to Zion, the City of God!
but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.”
1st John 2:15-17
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Here above is seen the total depravity of this world of selfish pleasures and ambitious pursuits: “And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.” 1st John 5:19
Nevertheless, that “serpent of old”, the great deceiver carries on his masterful artifice against the people of God.
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And that old “worldly wiseman” is busily promoting all the so-called “innocent” pleasures and ambitious pursuits which are so abundant in today’s state-of-the-art, cornucopian super-society.
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Yes, that master-deceiver has given this evil world a complete make-over, almost making it seem at times, like a theme-park Wonderland, complete with adventures, worldly dreams, and new frontiers to conquer….
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And in his role as the modern-day, “The False Prophet”, Satan has enjoyed great success in drawing away churchgoers from the true and pure Gospel…
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…enticing them back into the world, as they attempt to have Heaven while still clinging to the earth.
And perhaps one of Satan’s greatest deceptions is that a Christian can achieve some type of earthly dreamlife and still remain on the upward, Heavenward sojourn.
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But that is not possible! Just the opposite…“Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.” Psalm 73:12
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Yes, if only the faithful churchgoer will simply pinch off a little piece of this world and offer it on the altar of his or her selfish desires!
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That’s all that it takes to worship his Satanic Majesty!
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“BUT IF ANY PROVIDE NOT FOR HIS OWN…HOUSEHOLD…IS WORSE THAN AN INFIDEL!”
1st Timothy 5:8
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Now of course, those with families must live and work and provide for the needs and contentment and even the happiness of their household!
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And as long as the current world-condition still permits Believers to do this, the true worshiper of God must not neglect his or her family duties.
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And if that Christian has a spouse and children who love this present world, he or she will probably be required to devote much time and energy in providing the things of this world to make them happy.
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But make no mistake! All those genuine and faithful Christians with wayward family members will be silently and tearfully crying out, day and night, that God will deliver them all out of this Babylonish captivity: “The City of Destruction”.
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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN
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THE SEEKER (THE SADDUCEE)
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LOCATING THIS 3RD FACE
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The 3rd face of the Moon is a bit more difficult to locate, because it is mostly upside down.
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But this photo and this sketch (below right) are how this face would appear if it was turned right side up. (In the southern hemisphere, however, this is how the full Moon actually appears.)
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The 3rd face is the most difficult to see in the northern hemisphere, but once you do, it then becomes easy.
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This face is like a furry creature of the field.
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Maybe a rabbit.
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Maybe a squirrel.
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Perhaps a chipmunk.
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Probably a mouse.
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All “seekers”; all foragers and scavengers.
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And while this picture shows this little “beast of the field” right side up, this 3rd face is always pretty much in an upside-down position.
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The other two faces appear right-side-up, and are easier to locate.
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This photo and this sketch are both turned around to help you see this 3rd face easily.
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This enhanced sketch to the above right is merely to help you to see this face more easily. (As already stated, this 3rd face appears right side up in the southern hemisphere.)
Back in the Dark Ages of Europe, the apostate and corrupt churches began to embrace the false doctrine… 
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TOMORROW…
UNSAVED MANKIND: 
Well, needless to say, this is not a very happy elegy concerning this wor
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And speaking of the “darker side”, have you noticed that the term, “The 
PRISONERS OF OUR SELFISH DESIRES
“But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness,
complete with adventures, worldly dreams, and new frontiers to conquer….
