Daily Devotional, Year 3 – November 30 (Eternal Torment? Part 30: “He…Preached To The Spirits In Prison”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – November 30

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Eternal Torment?

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Part 30:

“He…Preached To The Spirits In Prison”

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

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“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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Back in the Dark Ages of Europe, the apostate and corrupt churches began to embrace the false doctrine that God has some fiery subterranean chamber of horrors in which He mercilessly torments forever, 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 (which church denomination, by the way, tortured and tormented their own detractors: Christians who rejected that apostate church denomination were often tortured, burned to death, and/or imprisoned in cruel holds.)

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Hell’s Torment and Tormentor – Wikipedia – Public Domain (2)

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“THERE SHALL BE SIGNS IN THE SUN…MOON AND…STARS”

Luke 21:25

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But long, long ago, in the beginning, our infinitely wise God had already configured the stars in such a way that the Gospel was displayed in pictures, via, the great constellations!

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And one of the most infamous constellations is the Revelation 12 Dragon, as it seemingly spews out a wave of water, just as it is written…“And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon…And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman (the Church), that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.” Revelation 12:3, 15

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7 STARS OF WAVE-OF-WATER = DRAGON’S 7 HEADS

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Now just what does this amazing Revelation 12 Dragon Constellation have to do with today’s devotional?

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Well, if the Reader will carefully examine the wave of water being spewed out of the mouth of this Dragon, there are 7 primary stars which this wave is comprised of (there are also 3 more, less bright stars, #8, #9, #10, which comprise the very tip of the crest of this wave).

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This wave of water with 7 stars coincides with the 7 heads of the Antichrist beast.

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ABOVE STAR-CHART – Dragon of Revelation 12 Constellation Wave (Auriga Constellation)

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MULTI-FACETED BEAST REPRESENTING SATAN’S KINGDOM

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Now, as Revelation 17:9, 10 informs us concerning the Antichrist Beast…“And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads (of the Beast) are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth. And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.”

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And so, from this above passage it becomes clear that this Revelation 12 Dragon is actually a spiritual and allegorical picture of Satan’s kingdom. And these 7 heads are 7 mountains on which the woman (the apostate church) sits upon. But these 7 heads are also 7 kings. In other words, it is speaking of kings and kingdoms (mountains).

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

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7 STARS of THIS WAVE = 7 HEADS = 7 MOUNTAINS = 7 KINGDOMS

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Now before this little devotional gets too complex, let it merely be stated that the 5th star of this wave constellation represents the 5th head of the Dragon. And without a complicated and detailed explanation, let it suffice for now to be said that the 5th head (and the 5th star) represents the 5th kingdom which has ruled over God’s people.

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And that kingdom was the apostate churches of Europe during the Dark Ages.

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Well, there are a number of articles on this website concerning this phenomenon.

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EACH HEAD REPRESENTS VARIOUS ASPECTS OF ANTICHRIST BEAST

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But let’s move on to what all this has to do with the heretical false doctrine commonly referred to as “Eternal Torment”.

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Yes, it was this 5th head of Antichrist that actually represented the fallen churches of Europe during those bloody centuries of persecution against God’s chosen and faithful remnant people.

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Burned at the stake – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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2ND PETER 3:18-20

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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! Peter was merely referring to the Spirit of Christ who preached the Gospel of Christ to those who lived before the time of the Cross, and especially those defiantly lost souls with whom the Spirit pleaded, 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; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; 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! 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!

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Addiction is life jail – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0

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ENDLESS ROASTING IN HELL?

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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!

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Hell – Gustave Dore – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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“COME OUT OF HER MY PEOPLE”

Revelation 18:4

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

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TO READ PART 31, CLICK HERE…

December 16 (Eternal Torment? Part 31: “Babylonian Hell”)

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

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

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

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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LOCATION of THE WAVE OF WATER CONSTELLATION…

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

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

(Editor’s note: It is impossible to make this chart accurate, and visually correct, because the dome effect of the sky makes these constellations look different than they appear when placed on flat paper.)

FLOOD WATERS…

No matter where this constellation is in the night sky, this wave of water is always going towards the path of the Woman of Revelation 12 (Flees to the Wilderness). This wave of water is made of the Auriga Constellation plus two fainter stars closer to the Dragon’s mouth. Let’s see what Scripture has to say about flood waters.

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***“And the serpent cast out of his mouth WATER AS A FLOOD after the woman, that he* might cause her to be carried away of the flood..” *Revelation 12:12.***

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So what do these flood waters represent? Does the Bible have anything to say about Satan’s flood-waters?

LOCATING THE DRAGON

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THE DRAGON of REVELATION 12 CONSTELLATION . The Dragon Constellation can be located by finding Orion in winter months. The Dragon is to Orion’s left, and the Dragon’s mouth is right next to Orion’s shield. This Dragon’s mouth is the V-like constellation The Hyades Cluster, which is the very same constellation that comprises the head of Taurus the Bull. In other words, Hyades is also known as the head of Taurus the Bull. And Hyades is the mouth of this Dragon.

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The tip of the Dragon’s tail is composed of that star-cluster known as The Pleiades. The Pleiades is actually in the shape of a lion’s furry tassel tip of his tail. The sketch below shows this Pleiades as the tail tip.

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Now with aid of a dark starry night, you may begin to connect this mouth and the tail with a very long body in an oval shape. The front and back legs are very well-defined with stars. The front legs are made partially of Taurus. The back legs and rear fin are made of the Cetus Constellation. But the long oval-shaped body has relatively few stars, but can been seen, howbeit with a dark starry night. The four stars of the front fins are made partially of Taurus. This Dragon constellation appears in the eastern horizon about mid-summer in the pre-dawn hours, spewing his flood-waters northward toward the Woman of Revelation 12 (Woman in Travail). The Wave of Water is primarily composed of the Constellation Auriga. The are two more less bright stars which are closest to the Dragon’s mouth. These two dimmer stars are also part of this Wave of Water.

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TOMORROW…

December 1 (Get On-Board the Ark!)

ABOVE PICTURE: The Gospel Ark (ship) of Salvation

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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

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THIS IS STUDY #332 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – November 29 (Valley Of Decision, Now! Part 9: “The Serpent of Old Constellation” CONTINUED)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – November 29

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Valley Of Decision, Now!

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Part 9:

“The Serpent of Old Constellation”

CONTINUED

To read Part 1, click here…August 5th (Valley Of Decision Now! Part 1)

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“And then shall appear

the sign of the Son of Man in Heaven:

and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn,

and they shall see the Son of Man

coming in the clouds of Heaven

with power and great glory.”

Matthew 24:30

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ABOVE STAR-CHART – Sign of the Son of Man – www.theheavensdeclare.net – Not for commercial uses

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Today’s devotional concerns The Valley of Decision Constellation Group.

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So what does this above verse concerning the Sign of the Son of Man have to do with the Valley of Decision Constellation Group?

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TRAJECTORY TO VALLEY OF DECISION

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**Well, as the November 27, Year 3 devotional (click here) revealed, these two constellation groups are very much connected!**

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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, 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”, 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, this Serpent of Old Constellation contains the Five Foolish Virgins Stars (and other stars too), and is seemingly transporting them to their final judgment! That’s right! The apostate portion of the Church is getting a sort of taxi-ride-to-Hell across the night-sky, in a trajectory which leads straight to the two aforementioned destinations: the “Valley of Decision” and “The Highway to Hell Stars”, which begin at the, “O Destroying Mountain Constellation” and leads down to the Revelation 12 Dragon. (see star-chart in the above previous paragraph)

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Do you see all these biblical aspects which are depicted in the provided star-charts on this page?

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ABOVE STAR-CHART – 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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“TEN VIRGINS…FIVE…WISE, AND…FIVE FOOLISH”

Matthew 25:1, 2

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Now in contrast to all this, we see the Five Wise Virgins Stars, as they are gathered at the feet of Jesus, reminding us of how Mary Magdalene sat at the feet of Jesus, and listened and “heard His Word”. Luke 10:39 (see star-chart in the next paragraph below)

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Francken, Hieronymus the Younger – Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins – c. 1616 – Wikipedia – Pub. Dom.

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THE BIG LESSON: WISE ONES HEAR JESUS’ WORD

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So, do you see the great lesson which God has inscribed in both, the Bible, but also in the very heavens?

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Here is a marvelous picture of the wise virgins, i.e., God’s chosen ones, sitting at the feet of Jesus, patiently hearing His Word, while in contrast, the Foolish Virgins are passing over the feet of Jesus, and are on a Hellish Express train-ride of sorts, heading straight toward their judgment and ultimate destruction! (see Jesus’ right foot in these two pictures)

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ABOVE STAR-CHART – Sign of the Son of Man – www.theheavensdeclare.net – Not for commercial uses

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THE WISE SIT DAILY AT THE FEET OF JESUS

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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, as he leads them down, down, down the highway to Hell, 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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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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TO READ PART 10, CLICK HERE…

June 27 (Valley Of Decision, Now! Part 10: “Delay Not!”)

ABOVE PICTURE – winter Constellations – Woman of Revelation 12 (Ursa Major) flees to the mountains – Mark 13:14 (This is not a star-chart, but merely a concept picture)

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to understand all the different nuances of these constellation groups and how it all applies to my life…

Marine Praying – Wikimedia – USMC Public Domain

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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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. The only way to really see this constellation, is to become very totally familiar with this website. This is because this incredible constellation spans both the summer and winter skies. This constellation is actually in a semi-circle, as it appears in the night-sky. These pictures, however, show it as it would appear straightened out.

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**There is an old song which goes… “The love of God is greater far than tongue or pen can ever tell; It goes beyond the highest star, and reaches to the lowest Hell…**

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But the last verse of this song says… “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). 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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ABOVE STAR-CHART – Sign of the Son of Man – www.theheavensdeclare.net – Not for commercial uses

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TOMORROW:

November 30 (Eternal Torment? Part 30: “He…Preached To The Spirits In Prison”)

Pilgrim’s Progress – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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THIS IS STUDY #331 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

click here to listen…Harold Camping Jeremiah Series #331 – YouTube

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – November 28 (Valley Of Decision, Now! Part 8: “Are You An Andromedanite?”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – November 28

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Valley Of Decision, Now!

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Part 8:

“Are You An Andromedanite?”

To read Part 1, click here…August 5th (Valley Of Decision Now! Part 1)

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“Multitudes, multitudes in the ‘Valley of Decision’…

for the day of the Lord is near in the ‘Valley of Decision’.”

Joel 3:14

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What if someone told you that a great image of the Valley of Decision, spoken of by Joel, the Prophet, was up in the night-sky?

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Would that make you nervous?

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It probably would, wouldn’t it?

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Judean Hills Panorama from Beth Meir – Wikipedia – Share-Alike License

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VALLEY OF DECISION NOW APPEARING!

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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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THE VALLEY OF DECISION

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Well, so what’s the significance of all this? How does this tiny little oval-shaped spot called Andromeda relate to the Gospel and to the individual Christian?

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Well you see, this galaxy appears as if it is climbing up the side of the Mount of Blessing in the Valley of Decision Constellation Group.

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And this phenomenon reminds us of today’s opening signature verse…“Multitudes, multitudes in the ‘Valley of Decision’…for the day of the Lord is near in the ‘Valley of Decision’.” Joel 3:14

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Yes, this little oval-shaped spot represents all those who dare climb that greatest of all mountains, Mount Zion!

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ABOVE STAR-CHART – Fall Constellations – Valley of Decision & O Destroying Mtn. Constellations – signsofheaven.org – Not for commercial profit use!

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“AS THE STARS OF THE HEAVEN FOR MULTITUDE”

Genesis 22:17

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But those are merely a bunch of stars, and not people. So how do we justify this allegorical interpretation?

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You see, God uses stars to represent His people, just as Daniel, Chapter 12 informs us…“And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. 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’.” Joel 3:14

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Andromeda Galaxy – Adam Evans & Wikipedia – Share-Alike License

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“MY SHEEP HEAR MY VOICE…AND FOLLOW ME!”

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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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Of course, they could have instead chosen to climb up the Mount of Cursing (middle mountain). Or they could have chosen to climb the steep and slippery slopes of the third mountain (to the right), “Babylon…O Destroying Mountain”. (see Jeremiah 51:24, 25)

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But they didn’t.

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No, because as Jesus explains in John…“And a stranger will they (Jesus’ sheep) not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers…My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me: And I give unto them eternal life;” John 10:5, 27, 28

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Yes, God’s true and chosen ones are the sheep of His pasture. 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. 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!

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Jesus Teaching His Disciples – Luke 4:31-32

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“ARE YOU AN ANDROMEDANITE?”

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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? 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)

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TO READ PART 9, CLICK HERE…

November 29 (Valley Of Decision, Now! Part 9: “The Serpent of Old Constellation” CONTINUED)

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

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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“Multitudes, multitudes in the ‘Valley of Decision’…

for the day of the Lord is near in the ‘Valley of Decision’.”

Joel 3:14

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VALLEY OF DECISION CONSTELLATION GROUP…

Look eastward in the early summer through fall. Find the Cassiopeia Constellation. Cassiopeia is the Mount of Blessing. In the sketch, it is the farthest mountain to the left. In the sky, it is the northern-most of these three mountains when facing eastward. It resembles a pyramid. Then find the next pyramid to its right (south). Then go a little further south to the next third pyramid. The third snow-cap is the Destroying Mountain Constellation. These three pyramids are the snow-capped portion of these three mountains in this sketch. (of course, you won’t see the snow-caps in the sky. They are just an embellishment in this sketch to present a concept-EDITOR).

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“Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.” Micah 4:1, 2

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THE VALLEY OF DECISION CONSTELLATION GROUP. They appear in mid-summer in the eastern skies in pre-dawn hours. These are made of Cassiopeia (mount on left), and various stars from the Andromeda Constellation (valley) Pegasus (Mount of Cursing (middle mount) & Destroying Mount (right)), and Pisces (Broad Way to Hell). The galaxy which appears to be climbing the Mountain of Blessing is the Andromeda Galaxy.

The above Wikipedia star-chart shows this amazing constellation group as it appears from June to fall, just prior to the winter constellation group. Actually, this Valley of Decision Constellations appear in early summer in the pre-dawn hours. (Editor of this website has sketched in this constellation group onto this above Wikipedia star-chart.)

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ABOVE STAR-CHART – Fall Constellations – Valley of Decision & O Destroying Mtn. Constellations – signsofheaven.org – Not for commercial profit use!

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TOMORROW:

November 29 (Valley Of Decision, Now! Part 9: “The Serpent of Old Constellation” CONTINUED)

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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

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THIS IS STUDY #330 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – November 27 (Valley Of Decision, Now! Part 7: “The Serpent of Old Constellation”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – November 27

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Valley Of Decision, Now!

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Part 7:

“The Serpent of Old Constellation”

To read Part 1, click here… August 5th (Valley Of Decision Now! Part 1)

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What if someone told you that a great image of the Valley of Decision, spoken of by Joel, the Prophet, was up in the night-sky?

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Would that make you nervous?

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It probably would, wouldn’t it?

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Me too!

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Judean Hills Panorama from Beth Meir – Wikipedia – Share-Alike License

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VALLEY OF DECISION NOW APPEARING!

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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 SERPENT OF OLD CONSTELLATION

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But, if one should look across the night sky from the above starchart’s Valley of Decision Constellation Group, they might behold another constellation known as the “Serpent of Old Constellation”.

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**It is a very remarkable constellation with jaws made from the very same stars which form the head of that ancient Babylonian constellation, “Draco”.**

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Now, even though the head is the same, the body of Draco is made of COMPLETELY DIFFERENT stars than the body of this Serpent of Old Constellation. Just the four stars which make up the head of Draco are the very same four stars which form the jaws of the Serpent of Old.

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THE TRAJECTORIES OF THE TWO JAWS

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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. 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 with, more or less, a 4-foot straight-edge. But be careful to not believe the objections of all the liars and naysayers out there! Perform this task for your very own self! If properly done, you should be delighted and amazed with the results!)

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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?

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

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THE TEN VIRGINS

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Yes, just why is this significant?

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Well, the reason why these two trajectories are important is because they illustrate the great purpose of Satan, as he leads the apostate portion of the Church to The Valley of Decision, to be judged, and then ultimately down to Hell!

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Here is where the parable of the Ten Virgins begins to have great significance in these last days! You see, in that parable, the five foolish virgins could not make it into the wedding supper. Because, when their lamps went out, they just did not have any oil in their vessels to see the Way into the wedding supper! And only the five wise virgins had back-up oil to light their Way into the supper.

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Here is a great illustration concerning the Seal of God and the Mark of the Beast!

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Francken, Hieronymus the Younger – Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins – c. 1616 – Wikipedia – Pub. Dom.

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MARK OF THE BEAST AND SEAL OF GOD

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To put it very concisely, only those who have the oil of God’s Holy Spirit in their vessels (their hearts), have the seal of God. But those who do not have oil in their vessels (their hearts) will soon be filled with the character of Satan, which is the spirit of Antichrist, which is the spirit of the world.

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Now both groups had oil in their lamps, lamps symbolizing the Word of God, the Bible. And yet, those lamps all went out! Here is a frightening truth which many do not fully grasp. In these last days, it appears as if God is going to withdraw His Spirit from the Bible. And only those who have been hiding His precious promises in their hearts will be required to walk by whatever scriptures they have already stored within.

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But those who have been too busy in the world will find themselves bankrupt and left in darkness on that Day!

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Mark of the beast – pub. dom. – Wikipedia

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“BY THESE (GOD’S GREAT AND PRECIOUS PROMISES…HAVING ESCAPED…”

2nd Peter 1:4

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In other words, at some point in time, God’s people will be required to rely only upon whatever portion of the Bible they previously hid in their hearts via the daily study and contemplation of God’s precious promises.

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But the foolish ones in the Church had been so preoccupied with the cares and pleasures of everyday life in this selfish world, that they neglected to do the ever-so-critical heart-work necessary to stand in the Evil Day!

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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PREOCCUPIED WITH THE CARES & PLEASURES OF THIS LIFE

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Listen to this warning from God found in Luke….“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. For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.” Luke 21:34-36

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Here is a warning to all, that we must not allow the cares and pleasures of this life to eclipse our necessary preparation for the coming crisis!

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Multitask – Wikimedia – C.C. Share-alike License

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“WHOSOEVER…FORSAKETH NOT ALL…CANNOT BE MY DISCIPLE”

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Jesus plainly told His disciples that true Salvation can only be revealed by a total devotion to God…“So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be My disciple.” Luke 14:33

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And thus, there are many in today’s church-world who have been deceived by their church-leaders into believing that they can still vigorously pursue the many seemingly “good” pleasures and ambitious pursuits of this selfish world, and still maintain a relationship with Christ. Oh yes, those foolish ones go to church each week. And oh yes, they have enjoyed many fruitful Bible studies in the past.

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But when that dreadful Day finally arrives, it will be so sad when they discover that they were totally bankrupt of heavenly grace: no oil in their vessels (their hearts)!

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And so, this is why that wily old serpent, the Devil and Satan is leading all the foolish ones in the Church to the Valley of Decision, and ultimately off to Hell!

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Listen…“Multitudes, multitudes in the Valley of Decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the Valley of Decision.” Joel 3:14

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“GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY!”

Proverbs 15:25

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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 who have foolishly squandered their precious moments, seeking for earthly treasures and temporal pleasures, to repent! Yes, those who have been similar to those foolish virgins (spiritual virgins), can use this little probationary time remaining, to cry out to God for mercy and grace!

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And so, O man, woman, and child, we have our work cut out for us! There is not a moment to lose! The Evil Day is upon us! There is no more time to dilly-dally in the world! 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!

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“Multitudes, multitudes in the ‘Valley of Decision’…

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for the day of the Lord is near in the ‘Valley of Decision’.”

Joel 3:14

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TO READ PART 8, CLICK HERE…

November 28 (Valley Of Decision, Now! Part 8: “Are You An Andromedanite?”)

Andromeda Galaxy – Adam Evans & Wikipedia – Share-Alike License

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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…

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

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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“Multitudes, multitudes in the ‘Valley of Decision’…

for the day of the Lord is near in the ‘Valley of Decision’.”

Joel 3:14

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VALLEY OF DECISION CONSTELLATION GROUP…

Look eastward in the early summer through fall. Find the Cassiopeia Constellation. Cassiopeia is the Mount of Blessing. In the sketch, it is the farthest mountain to the left. In the sky, it is the northern-most of these three mountains when facing eastward. It resembles a pyramid. Then find the next pyramid to its right (south). Then go a little further south to the next third pyramid. The third snow-cap is the Destroying Mountain Constellation. These three pyramids are the snow-capped portion of these three mountains in this sketch. (of course, you won’t see the snow-caps in the sky. They are just an embellishment in this sketch to present a concept-EDITOR).

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“Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.” Micah 4:1, 2

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TOMORROW:

November 28 (Valley Of Decision, Now! Part 8: “Are You An Andromedan?”)

Andromeda Galaxy – Adam Evans & Wikipedia – Share-Alike License

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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

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THIS IS STUDY #329 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – November 26 (The False Prophet, Part 21: “The World’s Most Evil People!”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – November 26

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The False Prophet,

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Part 21:

“The World’s Most Evil People!”

To read Part 1, go here…JANUARY 26 (The False Prophet: Lying Eyes!)

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So just who are the most evil people on earth?

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The Nazis ? The Communists? The occultists?

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Yes, maybe it is witches and warlocks who are the most evil people on Earth?

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Or what about the drug cartels? Or what about one of the notorious gang groups? Or perhaps some terrorist group?

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No, none of these above groups “fill the bill”, as far as being the most evil group on earth.

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Marilyn Manson performing Antichrist Superstar – Share-Alike License – cropped/altered image – Wikipedia

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SATAN’S RIGHT-HAND PEOPLE

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No, but there is a class of people far more wicked than all of these put together!

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To fully understand the answer to this question, one has to consider just what is the goal of Lucifer, now given the title, “The Devil”, and “Satan”.

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

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“WOE UNTO THEM THAT CALL EVIL GOOD…”

Isaiah 5:20

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You see, it is Satan’s purpose to destroy the souls of all men, especially true Christians.

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And yet Satan cannot do this by merely killing off the human race. No, what Satan must do is to deceive the human race into believing that there is a viable alternative to the government of God.

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And so, Satan is busily giving this world a sort of “Makeover”!

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Thus, we are now seeing a great transformation of our society. And just look around! Look at all the beautiful glittering cities! Behold the tall, grand structures! Walk through the lovely parks and enjoy the recreational facilities. Marvel at all the new sparkling high-tech innovations!

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

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“THE DAY OF THE LORD IS AT HAND!”

Joel 1:15

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Yes, none of these modern-day improvements are happening by whim or caprice!

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But rather, Satan, “the god 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! You see, we are now standing at the threshold of that great and final day of Armageddon! And it is the Valley of Decision in which all Mankind must choose just who it is that they will bow down to: “the God of Heaven”, or, “the god of this world”: Christ or Satan: self-sacrificing love for others, or selfishness!

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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 (Luke 13:27 & 2nd Corinthians 11:14, 15).

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

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“HAVING A FORM OF GODLINESS”

2nd Timothy 3:5

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And so, this group of dangerous and deceptive people must appear to be of such moral correctness, that if possible, Satan will deceive even the very elect people of God!

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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, respected, and even fun-loving!

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

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THE IMAGE THAT SPEAKS

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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. It is the mainstream of society and the world-loving churches that Satan uses as his front-men and women 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. And as such, this arch-deceiver must mislead the world into believing that we can have both Heaven and Earth! 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! They all play their part in Satan’s grand scheme to deceive and destroy the souls of men. And by creating these classes of overtly evil people-groups, this evil genius makes the moral majority look that much better!

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But his greatest deception is to create the illusion that a large segment of Mankind, being morally upright, can have the best of both worlds, and still be under the blessing of God.

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

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“THE DAY OF THE LORD SHALL BE UPON (THE)…PROUD AND LOFTY”

Isaiah 2:12

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But God will also have His own people to stand in that great day of the Valley of Decision. And yet, these true children of God will not be the most respected by the world, nor the most attractive, nor the most affluent, nor the wisest or strongest!

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No, but rather, “God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought (nothing) things that are: That no flesh should glory in His presence.”1st Corinthians 1:27-29

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Munch – Det Syke Barn – 1896 – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

Homeless man reading Bible – Wikimedia – cropped image – share-alike license

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“DO NOT RICH MEN OPPRESS YOU, AND…BLASPHEME THAT WORTHY NAME (OF JESUS)…”

James 2:6, 7

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After all, who were the greatest enemies of Jesus during His earthly ministry? The poor and despised and despicable people?

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No, it was the wealthiest, the most respected and the noblest class of people: The Pharisees!

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These were the ones who most wanted Jesus to die!

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But for the most part, the poor and despised ones were the first to follow Jesus!

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Jesus and Pharisees and Sadducees – James Tissot – US Public Domain – Brooklyn Museum – Wikimedia

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“WE ARE NOT IGNORANT OF HIS (SATAN’S) DEVICES”

2nd Corinthians 2:11

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And so, as we are beginning to stand in that very Valley of Decision, we can now more clearly see just who it is that are Satan’s actual premier group of deceivers, even as it is written…“They (Antichrists) are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them. We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the Spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.” 1st John 4:5, 6

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No, the true Antichrist is not some hideous monster, nor some devilish political/religious leader! But the true Antichrist is comprised of the good citizens of this world, motivated by the unseen forces of darkness! The proud, the moral, the wise, the famous, the affluent, the respected ones of the world! These are truly the most dangerous and deceptive groups around, because they make this selfish and rebellious world look pretty good!

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Castle of Disney – Wikipedia – Public Dom

Young business people – Cropped Photo – Wikimedia – the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.

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“GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY!”

Proverbs 25:25

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But the Good News is this: the doors to Heaven are still open enough for anybody and everybody to enter in!

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But we must make a choice: whom will we serve: “the god of this world”? (2nd Corinthians 4:4). **Or the, “God of Heaven”? (Psalm 136:26). Satan or Christ? Selfishness or selfless love?**

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That is the great question that each one of us must answer in the quiet sanctuary of our own heart!

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ABOVE PICTURES: The Broad Way (left) and the Narrow Way (right) – Signs Of Heaven.org – Not for profit uses

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TO READ PART 22, CLICK HERE…

December 5 (The Beast & False Prophet, Part 22: “The 7th Head: An Adulterous Generation”)

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

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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LOCATING THE DRAGON

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(REVELATION 12 DRAGON IS NOT DRACO!)

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

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

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

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REVELATION 12 DRAGON

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

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LOCATION…

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The Revelation 12 Dragon Constellation can be located by finding Orion in winter months. The Dragon is to Orion’s left, and the Dragon’s mouth is right next to Orion’s shield. This Dragon’s mouth is the V-like constellation The Hyades Cluster, which is also known as the head of Taurus the Bull. The Dragon’s tail-tip is Pleiades and the lower shaft of his tail is partly of Aries and Pisces. Then with aid of a dark and starry night, you may begin to connect the mouth and the tail with a very long body in an oval shape. The front and back legs are made of a few stars: the front legs partially of stars from Taurus . The back legs and rear fin are made of 6 stars from the Cetus Constellation.

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BODY HARD TO SEE

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

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ABOVE STAR-CHART (these Bible constellations drawn from Wikipedia star-charts – Early Winter in the east – Orion, Revelation 12 Woman (AKA Ursa Major) – Revelation 12 Dragon (AKA Hyades, Pleiades, etc.) – Goodly Horse in Battle with Rider (Camelopardelis, Perseus, Cassiopeia, Andromeda, etc…) – www.signsofheaven.org – Not for profit use!

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TOMORROW

November 27 (Valley Of Decision, Now! Part 7: “The Serpent of Old Constellation”)

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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

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THIS IS STUDY #328 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – November 24 (Sodom Rising, Part 15: “Woe To You Who Offend These Little Ones!”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – November 24

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Sodom Rising?

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Part 15:

“Woe To You Who Offend These Little Ones!”

To read part 1 of this article, click here… “August 22nd (Sodom Rising!)”

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“It were better for him

that a millstone were hanged about his neck,

and he cast into the sea,

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 political group, 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 sometimes even in their present-day lives!

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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 commentator continued, “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 there emerged a double-standard by this political party as they mostly tried to destroy those of the opposing political party, while greatly ignoring and excusing violators of their own party

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Brown tree snake – Boiga – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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SODOM’S PREDATORY BEHAVIOR

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Now, the Bible likewise addresses this issue of sexual predators.

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Yes, in the Book of Genesis, it is written …“But before they (Lot and his guests) lay down, the men…of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter: And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them (commit sodomy with them).” Genesis 19:4, 5

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Now here is seen that the entire city came out at night with the intention of forcefully sodomizing Lot’s two heaven-sent guests.

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Well, as we know, this heinous crime never was completed, but only resulted in the fire & brimstone deluge of that entire valley the next morning (you can still find an abundance of brimstone on the ground around the outer vicinity of the Dead Sea, where Sodom once existed. Just go to YouTube to see various videos).

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The Sodomites are smitten with blindness – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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“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!

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Gay Parade – Jazz Jennings 2016 – cropped image – Wikipedia – Creative Commons License

Heather Has Two Mommies cover – Wikipedia – Fair-Use Rationale

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Is this not the most egregious, unbelievable and unthinkable situation we’re now in?!

Exclamation Mark – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“IN THE LAST DAYS…EVIL MEN AND SEDUCERS SHALL WAX WORSE AND WORSE…”

2nd Timothy 3:1, 13

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Now most people will agree, that to groom young, innocent, and easily impressionable children, twisting and perverting their minds to accept and embrace sexual immorality and even to personally engage in it, more than adequately fits the very definition of “predatory behavior”!

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And this kind of perverting of young minds, which is now being committed by adults and parents who ought to know better, is an extremely heinous crime against little children, against society, and certainly against Heaven itself!

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Gay Parade – cropped/altered image – Wikimedia – GNU Free Documentation License

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“WOE UNTO YOU…HYPOCRITES…WHICH STRAIN AT A GNAT AND SWALLOW A CAMEL!”

Matthew 23:23, 24

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And so, that same, previously quoted religious commentator then alluded to the following question, “Why are these societal leaders so troubled about politicians engaging in sexually predatory behavior, while at the same time promoting sexual immorality via the modern media? Don’t they understand that our society’s sexual immorality often results in random incidents of predatory behavior?

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The commentator then concluded by the observation, “What society needs to do, is to stop flooding the media with all this sexual immorality, and those random acts of predatory behavior would greatly be diminished!”

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

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But what about God’s chosen ones?

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Just what can Christians do about all this?

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

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“COME OUT FROM AMONG THEM, AND BE YE SEPARATE!”

2nd Corinthians 6:17

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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. So, this, in itself, is reason enough to pull Christian children out of public schooling!

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Now of course, to begin such a noble endeavor would be much easier said than actually done! Yes, because of so many extenuating circumstances in the personal lives of Christian parents, it would not be so easy for many of them to provide home-schooling for their children.

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But having said that, it nevertheless would be better to live on beans and potatoes than to allow this immoral society to twist and pervert the minds of their children!

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

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SATAN, “THE GOD OF THIS WORLD”

2nd Corinthians 4:4

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**And let’s face it! The real predator here is none other than, “the god of this world”, Lucifer, now called Satan.**

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No, it is not merely humans who are the actual perpetrators in this orchestrated effort to brainwash school-age children into sexual immorality.

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Rather, it is Satan who is the true predator in his attacks upon the human race, and upon God’s people!

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**And “we are not ignorant of his devices”, as 2nd Corinthians 2:11 reveals!**

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

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TO READ PART 16, CLICK HERE…

March 3 (Sodom Rising, Part 16: “Gender Confusion & the Devil’s Destruction of Society”)

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

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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ORION GETS THE VICTORY

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Now if you will stay up all night, you will see that the tables turn very dramatically for our three warriors.

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This is because, as night progresses, and this constellation group moves to the west, God has designed this threesome to now be in the opposite circumstance. Now it is Orion and his Horse who are atop the Dragon. Now Orion is about to cut off the Dragon’s head with his two-edged sword, while the Horse is stomping on his tail. And of course, there needs to be no explanation, because this picture tells the whole story. Jesus wins in the end! God’s people are victorious at last! No wonder the Bible calls this story…“The Good News”!

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ABOVE STAR CHART: Wikipedia star-charts – winter constellation in West with Orion –

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TOMORROW…

November 25 (A World of Lies, Part 13: *“As The World Turns Ugly”***)

Alligator Snapping Turtle – Wikipedia – Share-Alike License 3.0

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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

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THIS IS STUDY #326 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

Prophet Jeremiah – www.christianimagesource.com – Public Domain

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – November 25 (A World of Lies, Part 13: “As The World Turns Ugly”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – November 25

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A World of Lies,

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Part 13:

“As The World Turns Ugly”

To read Part 1, click here… “January 3 (World of Lies, Part 1: The Femme-Fatale Firefly!)”

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UNSAVED MANKIND:

“For he flattereth himself in his own eyes,

until his iniquity be found to be hateful.”

Psalm 36:1, 2

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Have you ever seen an Alligator Snapping Turtle?

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It truly is an amazing sight to behold!

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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 vermiform (literally, “worm-shaped”) appendage on the tip of its tongue, used to lure fish, a form of Peckhamian (predatory) mimicry.

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“The turtle hunts by lying motionless in the water with its mouth wide open. The vermiform (worm-like) tongue imitates the (wiggling) movements of a worm, luring prey to the turtle’s mouth. The mouth is then closed with (lightning-like) tremendous speed, and tremendous force, completing the ambush.”

Wikipedia on, “Alligator Snapping Turtle”

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Alligator Snapping Turtle – Wikipedia – Share-Alike License 3.0

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“THE FISHES OF THE SEA SHALL DECLARE UNTO THEE”

Job 12:7

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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, the church-world has ignored God by continuing to cozy up to this antichrist society in so many ways.

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Yes, society has become so friendly to Christians, that we have forgotten all about the centuries of bloody persecution against the Church by the world.

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And by freely mingling with this mammon-loving world, Christians have unwittingly settled in with the enemy, thinking that they were our friends, when nothing could be further from the truth!

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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. We and our children have found ourselves enclosed in a giant indoctrination machine: television, radio, Internet, newspapers, magazines, books, billboards, learning institutions, as well as every aspect of society have now joined together to become a giant totalitarian indoctrination machine for this antichrist society.

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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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Unfortunately, our children are the greatest recipients of this totalitarian mind-control. They don’t even seem to have a chance to escape! Wherever they turn in society, they are subjected to this normalization of Satan’s character into their consciousness.

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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, uses erring men to perpetuate the false science called “Evolution”, quite often using myths and hoaxes as proof of this devilish-designed ideology.

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Even schoolbooks are repeating the fake myths and hoaxes, already exposed and discredited decades earlier, using the same phony charts and imaginary pictures once created by artists, all in attempt to keep the lie of “Evolution” going!

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And now, public schools are even re-writing history books to promote racism!

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Unthinkable, but true!

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Charles Darwin – Wikimedia – Public Domain

Headsets – France in XXI Century School – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“AT THE END IT (THE VISION) SHALL SPEAK”

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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! And forewarnings from such places as Habakkuk now sound out with a fearful reality.

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. Habakkuk warned that God’s people would have 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**

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Habakkuk by James Tissot – Wikimedia Commons – US Public Domain

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“GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY!”

Proverbs 25:25

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Well, the Good News is, that every living soul who still has an ear to hear, will indeed hear and respond accordingly: “RUN!” says the prophet! “Flee to the mountains!” warns Jesus in Matthew, Mark, and Luke. “Flee as a bird to your mountain!” cries the Psalmist! “Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul”, warns the prophet Jeremiah. “Come out of her, My people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.” calls that great Voice from Heaven.

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Yes, there is no shortage of warnings from God’s Word, that God’s people must once again make an end-time exodus out of this Babylonian world.

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

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“FLEE OUT OF THE MIDST OF BABYLON!”

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And no, we cannot, right now, come entirely out of this evil world. But we can come a good way out if we so-choose! And by so-doing we can “deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this is the time of the LORD’S vengeance; He will render unto her a recompense. Babylon hath been a golden cup in the LORD’S hand, that made all the earth drunken: the nations have drunken of her wine; therefore the nations are mad; though their land was filled with sin” Jeremiah 51:6, 7

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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.

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TO READ PART 14, CLICK HERE…

March 9 (A World of Lies, Part 14: “It’s a Cuttlefish World! Yellow Journalism Today!” FURTHER CONTINUED)

Giant Cuttlefish – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“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

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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THE REVELATION 12 WOMAN

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***FROM WHERE &* *TO WHERE DOES SHE FLEE?***

This article is about the Big Dipper, also called the Great Bear constellation (Ursa Major ). However, the ancient pagan cultures did not see this constellation as God intended it to be seen. It is actually a headless woman in childbirth. This is seen in springtime. It is seen in the northern skies.

But as the seasons progress, this travailing woman flips upside down, now appearing as a woman with upraised arms like eagle wings who is running (eventually flying, as shown in sketch on right) into the wilderness (westward). The single star representing her birth-child (Christ) now becomes her head (“Christ is the head of the church.” Ephesians 5:23

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The 7 Stars (Big Dipper) is easy to see with its very bright 7 stars. But the Revelation 12 Woman (Ursa Major) must be seen on a dark starry night, away from city lights.

These are star charts from Wikipedia, with sketches of the Woman added.

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TOMORROW…

November 26 (The False Prophet, Part 21: “The World’s Most Evil People!”)

Karla LaVey satanist – Wikimedia – GNU license

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TOMORROW…

November 26 (The False Prophet, Part 21: “The World’s Most Dangerously-Deceptive People!”)

Marilyn Manson performing Antichrist Superstar – Share-Alike License – Wikipedia

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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

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THIS IS STUDY #327 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

Prophet Jeremiah – www.christianimagesource.com – Public Domain

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – November 23 (Planet Earth, Devil’s Island, Part 14: “Planet Earth: The True Globe Theater!” CONTINUED)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – November 23

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Planet Earth, Devil’s Island,

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Part 13:

“Planet Earth: The True Globe Theater!” CONTINUED

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

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“And all the inhabitants of the earth

are reputed as nothing:

and He (God) doeth according to His will

in the army of Heaven,

and among the inhabitants of the earth:

and none can stay His hand,

or say unto Him, What doest Thou?”

Daniel 4:35

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**In yesterday’s devotional (click here), Lucifer was given a whole lot of credit for what goes on in this world.**

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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.

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

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GOD IN ULTIMATE CONTROL.

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Listen to our signature passage for the day…“And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and He (God) doeth according to His will in the army of Heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay His hand, or say unto Him, What doest Thou?” Daniel 4:35

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So, here it states that God does His own will, both in Heaven, and also on earth.

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

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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? God allowed Satan to tempt Peter for Peter’s own good. 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.

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Tissot – The Sorrow of Peter – Joyful Heart.com

Job and his friends – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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GOD USES RADIO AND INTERNET FOR GOOD

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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. 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. 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”, nevertheless God uses him 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 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 even though we’ve come to the final closing moments of this world of evil, 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 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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TO READ PART 15, CLICK HERE…

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

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

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Open my eyes that I may truly see this world for what it really is. And help me to join this Heaven-ward journey…

Prayer for USA – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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LOCATING THE DRAGON

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REVELATION 12 DRAGON IS NOT DRACO!

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

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

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

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REVELATION 12 DRAGON

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

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LOCATION…

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

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

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BODY HARD TO SEE

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

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TOMORROW

November 24 (Sodom Rising, Part 15: “Woe To You Who Offend These Little Ones!”)

Jesus with little children – www.lavistachurchofchrist.org – Creative Commons Attribution – Non-commercial use

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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

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THIS IS STUDY #325 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – November 22 (Planet Earth, Devil’s Island, Part 13: “Planet Earth: The True Globe Theater!”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – November 22

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Planet Earth, Devil’s Island,

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Part 13:

“Planet Earth: The True Globe Theater!”

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

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“and all the world wondered after the beast.

And they worshipped the dragon

which gave power unto the beast:

and they worshipped the beast,

saying, ‘Who is like unto the beast?

who is able to make war with him?'”

Revelation 13:3, 4

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Take a bow, O Grand Master of the Globe Theater!

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Yes, your audience loves you, and is calling for an encore performance! So, please take a bow before all your adoring fans!

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Oh, not you Shakespeare! You can sit back down! We’re not talking about you! You were just the useful pawn for the true genius behind the Globe Theater!

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And you, O adoring fans, stand up and clap for the real Shakespeare! And applaud in sincere appreciation for the true maestro and grand orchestrator of the true “Globe Theater”, that is, this fallen world!

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The Globe Theater audience – Wikimedia – CC public Domain

Shakespeare – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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Yes, you are the one who made it all happen!

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Yes, you made The Earth to run like a precision clock (even though a broken one, in many respects)! You caused the paradigm shifts to come off just right! You spewed out the great social changes like the waves of the ocean! You played the politicians like actors in a daily soap opera! You pitted the armies of the nations against each other like toy soldiers in your very own back yard!

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You raised up pawns and kings and queens as if the world was your very own chessboard!

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

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Yes, take a bow! Your fans adore you!

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You gave the inhabitants of the world every conceivable pleasure and proud and ambitious pursuit!

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You created the social classes to inspire and goad your loyal citizenry to climb the ladder to success and a higher station in life.

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You built your mighty Babylon, The World. And you constructed the great cities, and orchestrated them together to create the mighty world economy!

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

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Yes, take another bow! You deserve it! After all, it was you who raised up the great artists and musicians! And it was you who gave the world all the great theatrical productions! The glorious symphonies. The clever comedies. The adorable Broadway plays. The great novels. The curious sciences. The inspired inventors!

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And the cheerful holidays you made for us, with all the nostalgic seasonal songs we all sang together around the fire. These were the products of your making, and the inspiration of your genius! And those humans who received all the praise and accolades for these productions were merely your front-men, doing your every bidding, presenting your creations as if they were the creative geniuses! But all the while it was you, working behind the scenes, around the clock, pulling the strings, and making this grand play happen!

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Yes, you were the real Shakespeare. And you were the true Mark Twain. And you were the real Beethoven! The true Einstein! And all the Charles Darwin’s of the world! And the Plato’s, Socrates’, Michelangelo’s, Hitler’s, Stalin’s, Napoleon’s, and all the other great men through the ages!

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Without your genius, they would have been nothing: just mere men!

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But you made them what they were! You inspired their great works!

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You made them larger than life in the eyes of humanity!

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

Albert Einstein – 1979 – USSR Stamp – Wikimedia – Public Domain

Charles Darwin – by John Collier (artist) – www.wikimedia.com – Public Domain

Mark Twain – 1909 – Wikipedia – Public Domain

Beethoven – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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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: the television, the radio, the Internet, and even the paperback novels, and colorful magazines. 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!

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

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Yes, take one more bow!

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Yes, you were the one who created this world-system! A world of ambitious pride and selfish desires and lofty dreams! 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! You made us burn in romantic desire! You made “the young girls cry” and the young men sick as a “hunk of burning love!”

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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! And you built for us the grand cathedrals! 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! You were our “Angel of Light” and the god of this proud and selfish world! You were that other “jesus”, that other “spirit”, and that other “gospel”! And we loved and adored you, O Lucifer! (2nd Corinthians 11:4)

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

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“GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY!”

Proverbs 25:25

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Well, needless to say, this is not a very happy elegy concerning this world of woe. But the truth is often sad and even very unnerving at times: but only by the Truth found in the Bible, can a soul be truly set free!

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But the Good News is that Heaven’s doors are still open for any and every longing soul who wishes to renounce this present world-system, and make their end-time exodus out of it. Yes, there is still an upward highway in which Heaven-bound pilgrims may climb up its gently ascending slope to a land flowing with milk and honey: an everlasting place in which this sad ol’ world will be just a dark and distant memory!

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So please renounce this present evil world and join this joy-filled journey to everlasting life!

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To everlasting love!

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To a land in which we will never grow old, but will truly be forever young!

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TO READ PART, CLICK HERE…

November 23 (Planet Earth, Devil’s Island, Part 14: “Planet Earth: The True Globe Theater!” CONTINUED)

The Globe Theater audience – Wikimedia – CC public Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Open my eyes that I may truly see this world for what it really is. And help me to join this Heaven-ward journey…..

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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LOCATING THE DRAGON

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REVELATION 12 DRAGON IS NOT DRACO!

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

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

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

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REVELATION 12 DRAGON

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

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LOCATION…

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

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

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BODY HARD TO SEE

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

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TOMORROW

November 23 (Planet Earth, Devil’s Island, Part 14: “Planet Earth: The True Globe Theater!” CONTINUED)

The Globe Theater audience – Wikimedia – CC public Domain

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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

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THIS IS STUDY #324 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – November 21 (Planet Earth, Devil’s Island, Part 12: “Planet Earth: The Devil’s Slaughter-house!”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – November 21

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Planet Earth, Devil’s Island,

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Part 12:

“Planet Earth: The Devil’s Slaughter-house!”

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

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“But if our gospel be hid,

it is hid to them that are lost:

In whom the god of this world

hath blinded the minds of them which believe not,

lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ,

who is the image of God,

should shine unto them.”

2nd Corinthians 4:3, 4

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Have you ever taken a tour of a slaughterhouse?

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Not a very pleasant experience, is it?

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Well, the unsuspecting animals are ushered in, totally unaware they are marching to their doom.

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Oh well, they’re just dumb animals, aren’t they?

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Slaughter house – Swine inspection USDA – Wikimedia – USDA Public Domain

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HITLER’S HELL

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Well, back in the 1940’s, that cruel monster, Adolph Hitler, pretty much did the same things to humans, didn’t he?

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Yes, he herded up his imaginary enemies, and took them into to his own version of a slaughterhouse, and led them to their final end.

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Well, it’s a good thing that such a monstrous cruelty no longer happens to humans!

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Or does it?

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Adolph Hitler – Wikimedia – Public Domain

Nazi Death-Camp Corpses Wagon – Buchenwald-18th – Wikimedia – Public-Domain

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SATAN’S SLAUGHTERHOUSE

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You have to admit. The Devil is pretty clever!

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Yes, this archenemy of Heaven has created his own world-system in which the inhabitants do not realize their great peril!

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From our daily “Soma”, being spoon-fed to us via the television, Internet, radio, as well as the printed media, to this gigantic theme-park society in which every conceivable pleasure, earthly treasure and ambitious pursuit is now attainable!

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And it is no wonder why so few are willing to drink of the water of the fountain of everlasting life!

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We’re just too busy having fun!

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Castle of Disney – Wikipedia – Public Dom

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LIKE LAMBS TO THE SLAUGHTER!

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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, 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!

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

sheep – Lambs to the slaughter – cropped and altered image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.

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THE ULTIMATE PIED PIPER OF HAMLIN

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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…“So it slips through your hands like grains of sand, you watch it go…There’s no way out of here, when you come in you’re in for good!”

(David Gilmour “There’s No Way Out Of Here”)

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Yes, to the world, life is hopeless!

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There’s no way out of here!

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Or so it seems!

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Girl – Depression by Danielzanetti for Wikimedia – cropped image – C.C. Share-alike License 3.0

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“GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY!”

proverbs 25:25

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But the extremely Good News is that there is, indeed, a way out of here!

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And that “way out of here” was provided on the Cross of Calvary, when God gave His only begotten Son to become our substitute in the grave. He bore our sins, to provide forgiveness, and the gift of everlasting life!

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And so, what’s stopping us from forsaking this hopeless slaughterhouse world, and beginning our sojourn up that highway to Heaven, where we will be forever happy and forever young?

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Pilgrim enters Heaven – Study for The Cross and the World…… Brooklyn Museum Thomas Cole US public domain

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TO READ PART 13, CLICK HERE…

November 22 (Planet Earth, Devil’s Island, Part 13: “Planet Earth: The True Globe Theater!”)

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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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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LOCATING THE DRAGON

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REVELATION 12 DRAGON IS NOT DRACO!

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

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

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

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REVELATION 12 DRAGON

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

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LOCATION…

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

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

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BODY HARD TO SEE

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

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TOMORROW

November 22 (Planet Earth, Devil’s Island, Part 13: “Planet Earth: The True Globe Theater!”)

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – November 20 (A 3-Fingered Judgment-Day, Part 4: “Every Man A Liar”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – November 20

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A 3-Fingered Judgment-Day,

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Part 4:

“Every Man A Liar”

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

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“LET GOD BE TRUE,

BUT EVERY MAN A LIAR”

Romans 3:4

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THE EVOLUTION HOAX

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For many decades, The Master-Deceiver has been brainwashing our children into atheism in the public schools!

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Yes, Satan, uses erring men to perpetuate the false science called “Evolution”, quite often using myths and hoaxes as proof of this devilish-designed ideology.

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Even schoolbooks are repeating the fake myths and hoaxes, already exposed and discredited decades earlier, using the same phony charts and imaginary pictures once created by imaginative artists, all in attempt to keep the lie of “Evolution” going!

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And now, public schools are even re-writing history books to promote neo-racism!

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Unthinkable, but true!

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Fake Reconstruction of Eoanthropus dawsoni – Wikipedia – Public Domain

Headsets – France in XXI Century School – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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THREE FINGERS POINTING BACK

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God has designed nature to be functional.

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But in His infinite wisdom, He has also designed nature to teach spiritual lessons. And the human hand is no exception! Besides being a marvel of functionality, the human hand teaches us lessons.

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And even this unbelieving world sees the truth about finger-pointing.

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And that lesson is, that when a person points the accusing finger at another, then there are three other fingers on his own hand, which point right back!

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This is a common saying in the world…“When you point your finger at another, there are three fingers pointing back at you!”

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Haven’t you heard this saying before?

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

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GOD THREATENS US ABOUT JUDGING!

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

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

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

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

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TODAY’S POLITICAL WAR

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In the midst of today’s current red-hot political war between the two opposing factions, there is a huge amount of finger-pointing, coming from each side!

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One side accuses the other side of some wrong-doing, quite often in the area of misconduct. And then, in this on-going political soap-opera, it won’t be long until the other side points its accusing finger over some issue, usually over some supposed misconduct or wrong-doing.

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And on and on and on it goes!

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The Left gives the Right a verbal black eye. And before long, the Right gives back to the Left, its own black eye!

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And it never seems to stop, does it?

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

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“EVERY MAN A LIAR”

Romans 3:4

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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. Either by adding some little lie, or twisting or omitting some facts, or sometimes even totally fabricating the entire story, these finger-pointing accusers attempt to destroy their political enemies in this never-ending chess game, called politics!

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Pinocchio – cropped image – Wikimedia – by André Koehne. (contact here)

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YELLOW JOURNALISM: THE NEW NORM!

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And of course, it would be remiss to ignore the role of the various major news organizations today, most of which have all taken sides in this insane political football game of the two major opposing ideologies. And as a result of their zealous jealousy for their own political faction, the dominant major press has all but destroyed their own reputation for any degree of credibility.

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Nevertheless, as willing accomplices, they continue to go relentlessly forward in their death-spiral, knowing that their mis-reporting and out-and-out lies and deceptions will be enthusiastically accepted and repeated abroad by their own constituents in the general public, who “cheer for their own team”, even though these ardent supporters know deep down, that it’s all just lies and deceptions, designed to destroy their political opponents!

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Yellow Journalism has all but become the industry standard in today’s society. 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! He’d probably be the chosen CEO to head up the largest news outlets in today’s world of lies!

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William Randolph Hearst – 1906 – Wizard of Ooze – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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A PANDEMIC of LIES!

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Just think about how many lies, errors, misstatements, and coverups 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 power-hungry leaders, in attempt to gain unlimited political-partisan power as well as dictatorial control over the public!

Posters against anti-Covid measures and vaccinations in France – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license

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“THE WICKED…GO ASTRAY AS SOON AS THEY BE BORN, SPEAKING LIES”

Psalm 58:3

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Well of course, this is nothing new! 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 Him of law-breaking. When the Governor Pilate sat down on the Bema Seat in the Judgment Hall, he finally condemned Jesus to death, after a long night of false accusations, all of which could not smear the spotless character and sinless behavior of the Lamb of God!

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But Satan was confident that before the night was through, he would successfully convict Jesus of wrongdoing. And he eventually achieved his goal, by using false witnesses to implement a certain half-truth…“We heard Him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.” Mark 14:58

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Yes, it was this half-truth that put Jesus on that cruel Cross.

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Brooklyn Museum – What Our Lord Saw from the Cross – James Tissot

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Well, let’s “fast-forward” to today’s world.

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A WAKE-UP CALL FOR GOD’S REMNANT PEOPLE

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The world hasn’t changed so much in 2,000 years, has it? Well, at least we’re not so different in the area of truthfulness. Yes, the same characters are still around, crafting and casting their lies and half-truths against their supposed enemies.

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Now as the onlooking public beholds all these underhanded tactics being so freely used in the political realm, it really should be a wake-up call to Christians concerning the trial which is just now coming upon them.

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Yes, if the world so freely lies and twists the facts against one-another, then how much more will they use the same tactics against Christians during “the hour of temptation, which shall ( very soon) come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.” Revelation 3:10 (Parenthetical comment added by Editor)

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

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“CHRIST JESUS CAME INTO THE WORLD TO SAVE SINNERS; OF WHOM I AM CHIEF”

1st Timothy 1:15

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Oh yes, Satan will have plenty of ammunition to hurl against us, without having to make up lies!

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Because, the sad fact is, we Christians must all hang our heads in shame because of our own past missteps, misdeeds and mis-spoken words! And truth-be-told, our own past failings should convince us that we Christians have been every bit as guilty of deception and dishonesty as those whom we criticize in the press, and in society! We all need to hang our heads in shame!

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Nevertheless, Satan is not content using mere truth against Christians! No, but he will also bring false accusers against God’s people, all in attempt to prejudice the unsaved world against the Gospel.

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And this will truly be a time of great tribulation for those who love Jesus more than life itself!

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

Twemoji2 – crossed fingers – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license

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“GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY”

Proverbs 25:25

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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; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth. Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs. 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.

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King Saul David by Guercino – 1646 – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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“EXCEEDING GREAT AND PRECIOUS PROMISES”

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And so, the Reader is encouraged to use these final moments before the up-and-coming firestorm bursts out upon us, to hide as many of these kinds of “exceeding great and precious promises” in his or her heart.

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Because as Peter admonishes us…“Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.” 2nd Peter 1:4

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Yes, it is by the great and precious promises in scripture that will deliver us from every satanic evil and each lurking danger which we must carefully and prayerfully walk through during the coming months.

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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TO READ PART 5, CLICK HERE…

December 15 (A 3-Fingered Judgment-Day, Part 5: “Every Man…His Labor…Is The Gift of God”)

Palmer – Carpenter – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“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

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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“THE SCORNER (THE PHARISEE)”

Please tilt your head to the left. Do you see a man with a very long pointed nose.

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

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

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

Full moon (“blue moon”) as seen on 31.08.2012 as seen from Slobozia, Romania – by Cezar Popescu – Wikimedia – Public Domain – photo cropped and highlighted

THIS BEAST WITHIN

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

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THE PHARISEES…

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

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

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TOMORROW:

November 21 (Planet Earth, Devil’s Island, Part 12: “Planet Earth: The Devil’s Slaughter-house!”)

sheep – Lambs to the slaughter – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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

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THIS IS STUDY #322 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – November 19 (The Whisperer, Part 4: “The Accuser of the Brethren”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – November 19

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The Whisperer,

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Part 4:

“The Accuser of the Brethren”

To read Part 1, click here… MARCH 26 (The Whisperer: No Gossips In Heaven!)

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“for the accuser of our brethren is cast down,

which accused them before our God day and night.”

Revelation 12:10

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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 Satan’s gossip against those whom Satan has whispered about.

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In other words, whether or not Satan’s criticisms and accusations are true, partly true, or even totally fabricated, Satan’s willing hearers cannot help but have 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 one or both spouses have allowed the Evil One to poison their mind with false accusations, or even true about their spouse.

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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 marital help and for personal repentance and spiritual renewal to resolve all such relationship attacks by Satan.

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

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SATAN STEALS OUR PERFECT PEACE

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One great problem with listening to Satan’s whisperings, is that this is how this “Accuser of our Brethren” gains access into our hearts and minds. And once we allow him access, he often begins to torment us with all sorts of “evil surmisings” about the motives of others. (1st Timothy 6:4)

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Thus, by allowing “the god of this world”, Satan, to solidify us into this sin, we soon become transformed into veritable “judges of evil thoughts”! James 2:4

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We must remember the Wise Man’s advice…“Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee. Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.” Proverbs 4:24-27

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Yes, to guard the avenues to the soul is our first and foremost duty!

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UNSEEN EVIL ANGELS WHISPERING

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The main point to be made in today’s devotional is this: If I am having critical thoughts about another person (or even against the Lord), there is a good possibility that the old “Accuser of our Brethren” has been whispering in my ear.

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Listen to the remedy for all such critical thoughts…“Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.” Psalm 101:5

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Whenever the whisperer puts a critical, slanderous accusation in my mind, this above verse counsels me to cut off the accuser, whether it be an invisible spirit, or even a human! Simply do not entertain any such accusations! In such cases, silence is golden!

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“IN HER TONGUE IS THE LAW OF KINDNESS”

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Our supreme Role-Model, Jesus did not engage in gossip nor slandering.

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Oh yes, He scolded. But He scolded to one’s face, and not behind their back!

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Listen to this description of the virtuous woman…“She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.” Proverbs 31:26

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This should likewise be describing all Christians, too!

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Virtuous Woman with Bible – Braet von Überfeldt – 1866 – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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“WHO SHALL ABIDE?”

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And here is just one more promise for those who finally overcome this soul-defiling habit…“LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart. He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour…He that doeth these things shall never be moved.” Psalm 15:1-3, 5

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As this above verse reveals, those who are truly saved will increasingly exhibit these qualities.

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A WHISPERER IS UNSAVED

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And consequently, this next verse reveals the sad condition of those who are not saved…“He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.” Proverbs 10:18

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The name, “fool” in the Bible is synonymous with being unsaved. And so, one might say, “and he that utters a slander is unsaved”. Of course, God’s people may fall into this sin. But the true worshiper of God will be overcome with grief and repentance, while the false believer has no problem with uttering such slanders.

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“BE AFFLICTED AND MOURN AND WEEP!”

James 4:9

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And so, the encouragement for today is to cry out to God for deliverance from all such slandering behavior.

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And if I do come to realize that my rude and unruly tongue is indeed a symptom of my unsaved spiritual condition, then I can assuredly go before the throne of grace and cry out for mercy and Salvation!

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Listen… Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the Devil, and he will flee from you. Draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh to you….Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.” (To read entire passage go here…James 4:4-12 )

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David’s sorrow – Wikigallery – Public Domain

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TO READ PART 5, CLICK HERE…

Daily Devotional, Year 4 – July 23 (The Whisperer, Part 5: “The Accuser of God”)

Eve & The Whispering Serpent – wwwsignsofheaven – Share-Alike License

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to overcome my wicked tongue, and purify my carnal heart which delights to hear and speak malicious gossip and criticisms. Get me ready to spend eternity in Thy everlasting kingdom of Heaven…

Prayer at Day’s End – Angelus by Jean-François Millet – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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“THE SCORNER (THE PHARISEE)”

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

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

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

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

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He is very moral, you see!

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

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TOMORROW…

November 20 (A 3-Fingered Judgment-Day, Part 4: “Every Man A Liar”)

Hands-Fingers-Crossed – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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

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THIS IS STUDY #321 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

Prophet Jeremiah – www.christianimagesource.com – Public Domain

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – November 18 (The Revelation of Jesus, Part 5: “Understanding Daniel & Revelation”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – November 18

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The Revelation of Jesus,

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Part 5:

“Understanding Daniel & Revelation”

To read Part 1, click here…October 3rd (The Revelation of Jesus, Part 1, Seeing Jesus in Prophecy)

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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 pastor-ship 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 about Jesus!”

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TBN – Orlando Crucifixion – Wikipedia – Share-Alike License

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MANY “ITCHING EARS” GOSPELS TODAY!

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Well, these above comments were made decades ago. And yet, they are still as true today as they were back then!

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Yes, the sad truth is, that we current-day Christians mostly have itching ears, and long to have them scratched by spending our time hearing interesting and exotic things which, at best, bring little profit to the soul!

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Cat scratching – cropped image – Wikipedia – Creative Commons Attribution

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BIBLE WRONGLY INTERPRETED

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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. 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.

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Cyrus Scofield – 1920 – – US Public Domain

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So just what is the problem?

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What in the world are we doing wrong!?

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

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SOLA SCRIPTURA NO LONGER FOLLOWED

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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 newspapers.

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In other words, instead of clinging to that old Reformation mantra, “Sola Scriptura (the Bible only)”, these erring men will 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.

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Old book asking Ridge Historica Society_wikimedia share-alike license

Newspaper reader – Santa Cruz Argentina – Wikimedia – Share-alike Lic.

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“LINE UPON LINE, PRECEPT UPON PRECEPT”

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And the Bible student must be looking for a revelation 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.

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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AFTER THOROUGH STUDY, THEN LOOK OUT INTO THE WORLD!

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Now of course, once the Bible student studies Daniel & Revelation, discovering that it too is the Gospel of Jesus in Revelation, and that it relates to the individual Christian as well as to the Church, then and only then will that Bible student be able to examine Church history or the daily newspapers.

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For instance, when Revelation Chapter 9 speaks of locusts, a Bible student may look out into the world to find something that resembles locusts.

Perhaps some black helicopter or even some Nano-tech device.

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black helicopters – Wikimedia – US Army – Public Domain

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“THAT WHICH THE PALMERWORM HATH LEFT, THE LOCUST HATH EATEN!”

Joel 1:4

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Instead, by prayerfully and carefully searching the Scriptures, that Bible student will eventually discover that locusts symbolize the various ways that God removes earthly riches or even spiritual riches from worldly-minded, apostate Believers…“If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among My people; If My people, which are called by My name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from Heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” 2nd Chronicles 7:13

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Comparing this above passage with Joel, Chapter 1 and other similar related verses which speak of locusts, then the Bible student can begin to see locusts as representing God’s various ways of chastising His wayward people.

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Christian and Apollyon – Pilgrim’s Progress – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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“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 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, it all is 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 battles against the Devil and his followers, in attempt to bring His own faithful followers through to ultimate and final victory.

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And the entire Bible is, “the Spirit of prophecy”! Revelation 19:10

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The Psalms – Wenceslas Hollar – Wikimedia – Public Domain

Book of John – Wikipedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“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…

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

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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THE WOMAN ON THE ALTAR CONSTELLATION

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“Let my prayer

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be set forth

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before Thee as incense;

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and the lifting up

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of my hands

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as the evening sacrifice.”

Psalm 142:2

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LOCATING THIS CONSTELLATION…

This “Golden Altar” Constellation is only seen in winter through spring, in mid-sky. It is to the south of the “Fleeing Woman Constellation” (AKA Ursa Major or The Big Dipper).

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The “Fleeing Woman of Revelation 12” Constellation is in the northeastern sky in this sketch. You would be facing east and looking very high up almost to mid-sky to see this constellation group this way. The altar is farther south but still in the eastern sky. This altar itself is commonly known as “Leo Major“, with the smoke rising being “Leo Minor“.

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A little farther down this page is the sketch of this same constellation in the latter part of winter, when you look at them facing westward. You will notice that what looked like Gospel seed being cast from her left hand and left foot (see “Woman of Revelation 12-The Fleeing Woman” article for explanation of casting “Gospel Seed”) now appears like smoke or incense rising from the altar. It is not clear why the altar is sideways in back of the Woman. It would make more sense if it were directly under the Woman. However, the Lord must have some spiritual truth to convey concerning this odd positioning of the Altar. The 7 Stars (Big Dipper) is easy to see with its very bright 7 stars. But the Revelation 12 Woman (Ursa Major) must be seen on a dark starry night, away from city lights.

THE ZODIAC CONSTELLATION NAMES

It is not the purpose of www.theheavensdeclare.net to give any validity to the Zodiac or any pagan deities. But the common names of many constellations (such as Scorpio or Sagittarius, etc.), must be given, solely for the purpose of locating them on star-charts.

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TOMORROW…

November 19 (The Whisperer, Part 4: “The Accuser of the Brethren”)

Eve & The Whispering Serpent – wwwsignsofheaven – Share-Alike License

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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

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THIS IS STUDY #320 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

Prophet Jeremiah – www.christianimagesource.com – Public Domain

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – November 17 (How Do I See These Signs Of Heaven? Part 6: “Ye Must Be Born Again!”}

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – November 17

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How Do I See These Signs Of Heaven?

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Part 6:

“Ye Must Be Born Again!”

To read Part 1, go here…JULY 31 (How Do I See These Signs of Heaven?)

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“Open Thou mine eyes,

that I may behold wondrous

things out of Thy law.”

Psalm 119:18

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The editor of this website was shown many, or perhaps most of these heavenly signs in a moment, not even looking for them.

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It was truly the gift of God and not by any good work on the part of this very fallible and very weak human.

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ABOVE PICTURE – Starry Night at La Silla – cropped and altered image – Wikimedia – Share-Alike license

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“YE MUST BE BORN AGAIN!”

John 3:7

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But for anyone to truly see these signs, will most likely require what Jesus told Nicodemus by night…“Ye must be born again!” John 3:7

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After all, Nicodemus was a ruler of the Jews! He held a high and prestigious office!

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And yet, he had never truly become Born Again. He had never received a new heart. Oh yes, he was very moral. And his greeting to Jesus showed that he was well-polished in manners.

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Nicodemus – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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MANY TODAY, ARE LIKE NICODEMUS

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Well, Nicodemus represents many who likewise serve in the Church, but they too, have never received a new heart.

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And without this new heart, they have no true Salvation.

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Salvation is a supernatural experience. It is an all-encompassing Spirit in which the true Believer now sees all of life from a heavenly vantage point! No longer does that person think in terms of gaining the pleasures and proud, ambitious attainments of the world.

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Oh yes, that Believer seeks to provide for the wants and needs of his or her family. But now, through the grace of God, these duties are performed through the eyes of Jesus with the over-arching desire for their Salvation.

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Prayer – USMC – Wikimedia – US Govt. Public Domain

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“BUT ASK NOW THE BEASTS, AND THEY SHALL TEACH THEE”

Job 12:7

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Now what does all this have to do with seeing these signs written in the Sun, Moon, and stars? Very simple! When that man, woman, or child truly receives the Holy Spirit, is when all nature begins to become our spiritual teachers, even as it is written… “For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ” 1st Corinthians 4:15

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And along with this above verse, Psalm 19:1, 2 tells us…“The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament showeth His handiwork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night showeth knowledge.”

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Yes, the heavens do indeed declare the glory of God! And day unto day, the Sun enlightens the earth with His glory! And night unto night reveals the signs in the Moon and in the constellations!

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ABOVE CHART: Summer Constellations with Doves (Sagittarius) & Woman (Ursa Major) & Cross/Scepter (stars from Ophiuchus & Serpens) & 12-star Crown (Corona Borealis & stars from Hercules) & Arcturus Star & Flower of the Field (Scorpio)

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“EXCEPT A MAN BE BORN AGAIN, HE CANNOT SEE THE KINGDOM OF GOD!”

John 3:3

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And yet, without the indwelling Spirit of Christ, it is virtually impossible to see all these things!

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Oh yes, a person may see Orion as a sword-wielding soldier.

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And that same person may also see The Seven Stars (aka The Big Dipper), as it pours out its contents (left) and also, even appearing as a three-dimensional Cross on a hill (right).

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But to truly see this total message written in the heavens most likely requires us to become Born Again.

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Orion – wikimedia – share-alike license

ABOVE CHART: 7 Stars – winter – signsofheaven.org – not for commercial use

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“EXAMINE YOURSELVES, WHETHER YE BE IN THE FAITH”

2nd Corinthians 13:5

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Now the very Good News is, that this is still the day of Salvation. And each and every one of us should be crying out daily for God’s mercy and grace.

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And don’t let the apostate church-leaders brow-beat you, that it is some sort of denial of faith to cry out for God’s mercy! All such advice is unbiblical and merely Satanic rubbish!

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“BE AFFLICTED, AND MOURN, AND WEEP…”

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If you or I perceive that we are still held in spiritual bondage to this world, we need to keep following the prescription for Salvation found in the New Testament Book of James until we achieve victory…

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Listen…“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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To the world, this above passage sounds like the kiss of death! But to those who long to win Jesus, this is a joyful duty, which should not be stopped until we achieve victory!

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David’s sorrow – Wikigallery – Public Domain

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BEGIN WITH ORION AND THE 7 STARS

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We may only begin to see Orion and the Big Dipper as they appear on this website.

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But by continuing along the highway to Heaven, we may discover more of these heavenly signs, as we fix our gaze upward.

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ABOVE PICTURE: Orion the Soldier and the Revelation 12 Dragon (Hyades & Pleiades, etc. – winter constellations – www.signsofheaven.org – not for commercial use

ABOVE PICTURE – 7 Stars Constellation as the Cross (aka Big Dipper) – winter – signsofheaven.org – not for commercial uses

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“WE GLORY…KNOWING THAT TRIBULATION WORKETH PATIENCE”

James 5:3

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Yes, God wants us to learn patience. So don’t be surprised if these gifts don’t just come all at once.

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God wants us to learn to trust Him even when we don’t have what we desire!

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That’s what faith is all about…“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for…” Hebrews 11:1

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Yes, this is what faith is all about: believing God’s promises even during the hard and difficult times when faith is all we have to hold on to!

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Woman praying – Heinrich Seufferheld – 1893 – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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TO READ PART 7, CLICK HERE…

January 3rd (How Do I See These Signs Of Heaven? Part 7: “A DISCLAIMER ABOUT THE HUMAN EDITOR OF THIS SITE”)

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

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Lord, show me my true spiritual condition. And give me the desire to become crucified with Christ, that He might rule and reign in me and through me. And open mine eyes that I may behold these heavenly wonders…

Marine Praying – cropped image – Wikimedia – USMC Public Domain

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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A HEAVENLY HOBBY

“Lift up your eyes on high, and behold Who hath created these things; that brings out their host by number: He calls them all by names by the greatness of His might, for that He is strong in power; not one faileth.” Isaiah 40:26

vermont night stargazing panorama – 2009 – wikipedia – share-alike lic.

The above verse is a plea from God to look up at the Heavens and behold Who has created these things.

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In this busy work-a-day world, there are many very interesting things which can occupy one’s time and energy: hobbies, and careers, and entertainments and worries, and habits, to name just a few.

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But as the child of God devotes his or her life to God, there should be a jealous guarding of one’s own heart… “Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.” Proverbs 4:23.

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The Christian wants nothing to get in the way of running that Christian Race.

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

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“AND WHEN YE SEE THESE THINGS…

LOOK UP, LIFT UP YOUR HEAD”

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**But having said this, there is one hobby which every ‘Noble Berean’ may take up, which only compliments the pursuit of the heavenly Prize.**

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**Yes, Signs Of Heaven becomes a wonderfully rewarding hobby which, unlike many less meaningful hobbies, pays off with rich, heavenly rewards. Everlasting rewards!**

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And unlike these people in this photo with equipment, all you need is fairly good vision, and a dark, starry night.

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And once a person really gets to know these heavenly messengers, it will become very apparent that the message connected with these signs is truly a message to be heeded.

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Astronomy Amateur – cropped image – Wikipedia – share-alike license

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“And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;” Luke 21:25

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FIRST FIND ORION & 7 STARS

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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ABOVE PICTURE: Orion the Soldier and the Revelation 12 Dragon (Hyades & Pleiades, etc. – winter constellations – www.signsofheaven.org – not for commercial use

ABOVE PICTURE – 7 Stars Constellation as the Cross (aka Big Dipper) – winter – signsofheaven.org – not for commercial uses

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ANOTHER HEAVENLY HOBBY: PRAYER-WALKS

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Now if you’re fortunate enough to be able to go on nightly walks, and you live in an area where you can safely view the stars, here is another Heavenly Hobby which Signs Of Heaven endorses…

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Why not combine star-watching with prayer, as you walk? What a great way to draw closer to God!

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It cannot be over-stressed, just how wonderful it is to walk under the dark canopy of Heaven, while lifting up one’s heart to our Heavenly Father! There is a closeness to God that cannot be described with words!

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(And even if you cannot safely do this, you can always do such prayer-walks in the daytime, in a safe place, such as a mall, which is every bit as effective, prayer-wise.

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And for those who are in confinement, one can view these starry signs on the Internet, or simply listen to Scripture on audio.

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Either way, all such may enjoy God’s richest blessings at this very time in which God is pouring out all Heaven’s treasures upon anyone willing to forsake all, and follow Jesus!)

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Starry Night at La Silla – cropped and altered image – Wikipedia – share-alike license

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THRICE-DAILY PRAYERS

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**Now of course, the Bible commands us to, “pray without ceasing“. The Christian is to constantly talk with our Heavenly Father throughout the day.**

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But the Bible also holds up the godly life of Daniel, who, when captive in Babylon, still set aside three times daily, in which he knelt for special prayer.

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And furthermore the Bible also says… “Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and He shall hear my voice.” Psalm 55:17.

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Even those who are bed-fast or in a prison cell can begin to imitate Daniel in this way. And if one is fortunate to be able to walk, then this thrice-daily prayer regimen can be combined with three walks daily and even nightly.

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Marines at Prayer by Alex Raymond – wikimedia – public domain

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TOMORROW

November 18 (The Revelation of Jesus, Part 2: “Understanding Daniel & Revelation”)

Revelation – www.pri.org/stories/2011-08-10/revelations-book-revelation – courtesy www.pre.org

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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

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THIS IS STUDY #319 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – November 16 (Jeremiah & the Smooth Prophets, Part 6: “Why All the Negativity?”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – November 16

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Jeremiah & the Smooth Prophets,

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Part 6:

“Why All the Negativity?”

To read Part 1, go here…April 1 (Jeremiah & the Smooth Prophets)

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“Blow ye the trumpet in Zion,

and sound an alarm in My holy mountain:

let all the inhabitants of the land tremble:

for the Day of the LORD cometh,

for it is nigh at hand;

A day of darkness and of gloominess,

a day of clouds and of thick darkness…”

Joel 2:1, 2

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DESIRING TO HEAR “SMOOTH THINGS”

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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, lying children, children that will not hear the law of the LORD: 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.

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Evangelist Preaching – Church – Audience hands – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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TURNING AWAY THE EARS FROM TRUTH

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This disdain for the “hard sayings of the Bible” is why Paul foretells of the future time of church-wide apostasy… “For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.” 2nd Timothy 4:3, 4

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Yes, the day is coming (and now is) when those in the churches will no longer endure sound doctrine.

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But with ears longing to receive non-judgmental permission to continue pursuing this proud and selfish world, the vast majority of pulpits are filled with preachers who will avoid those Bible verses which condemn their proud and selfish ways.

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musician ear-plug – Public Domain – by Kick The Beat – Wikimedia

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AS IN JEREMIAH’S DAY, SO TOO IN OUR DAY!

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But just as Jeremiah was warning God’s people of the coming judgment upon them, 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? 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?

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New York – September_11_- Photo_Montage by UpsateNYer – cropped image – Wikipedia – Share-alike-lic.

Judgment Bus New Orleans 2011 – cropped image – Wikipedia – Share-alike License

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COMPROMISED CHURCHES

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No, but rather, today’s churches are filled with the filthy pollutions of the world, such as “Christian” comedians, soft sermons, prosperity-driven gospels, alluring women, sensual singers, charismatic speakers with well-timed jokes, mingling with secular programs, social-club activities, sports teams, and many other abominations.

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Should these kinds of world-loving ways in God’s holy house be commended by Him?

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Singers – No Angels Concert – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

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

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PROSPERITY-DRIVEN AND PLEASURE-ORIENTED LIVES

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Or how about the personal lives of today’s parishioners: copious television-watching, newspapers, secular radio, parties and social events, plays, operas, movies, time-consuming hobbies, clubs, sports television, 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 hedonistic 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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Oh well, perhaps a few of these things such as a nice garden, or an occasional costly restaurant, or a camping trip or day at the park with the family, etc., might be okay, as long as we don’t allow these innocent pleasures to further fuel the fires of more earthly desires!

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Yes, we must be faithful to our great commission to purify our hearts and grow in the knowledge of God’s Word, and not allow the Bible to be put on the proverbial “back-burner” of our hearts!

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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,

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know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God?

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whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world

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is the enemy of God…

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Draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh to you.

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Cleanse your hands, ye sinners;

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and purify your hearts, ye double minded.

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Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep:

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let your laughter be turned to mourning,

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and your joy to heaviness.

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Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord,

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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 this is what we need in this time of the great “Day of Judgment and perdition of ungodly men”! 2nd Peter 3:7

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David’s sorrow – Wikigallery – Public Domain

Prayer – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to get ready to meet the soon-coming Savior! Give me such a Spirit of meekness and deep, heartfelt repentance. Give me a love for correction and chastisement. Make me glad to hear Thy faithful rebukes, that I may become wise and watchful…

Woman praying – Heinrich Seufferheld – 1893 – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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VARIOUS SIGNS SPOKEN OF…

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Now as far as those who search Bible prophecy concerning “signs of the End”, most of us were expecting extraordinary heavenly phenomena; you know, such things as giant asteroids or other colossal cataclysmic occurrences.

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VARIOUS SIGNS MENTIONED…

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But you see, God has mentioned various constellations in Scriptures: Orion, The Pleiades, Mazzaroth, etc.. But He also spoke in Revelation of “great signs” in the heavens: a woman with child, a dragon who swept a third of the stars, and Michael who fought against that dragon (see Revelation, Ch. 12).

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The Bible also speaks of other signs in the heavens, and it is the purpose of Signs Of Heaven website, to introduce these wonderful signs and to reveal the many Bible passages which explain them. And if you are one of the fortunate ones to receive this amazing message, then you too can begin to proclaim this heavenly love story to anyone willing to listen.

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Comet Hale-Bopp-29-03-1997 wikipedia share-alike license

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“LAY UP…TREASURES IN HEAVEN”

Matthew 6:20

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“My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver. I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment: That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.” Proverbs 8:19-21. This above passage speaks of a pathway which leads to riches and treasures.

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Yes, God is just now revealing the long-awaited signs, as it is written, “And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;” Luke 21:25. And God is just now opening up a pathway to the stars: a figurative gate to Heaven itself!

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TOMORROW

November 17 (How Do I See These Signs Of Heaven? Part 6: “Ye Must Be Born Again!”}

Nicodemus – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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

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THIS IS STUDY #318 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – November 15 (The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 31: “Hollywood Finally Gives Satan The Credit He Deserves!”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – November 15

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The Devil Made Me Do It!

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Part 31:

“Hollywood Finally Gives Satan The Credit He Deserves!”

To read more of this “Devil Made Me Do It” series, click here… October 13th (The Devil Made Me Do It!)

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“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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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, by sarcastically chortling…“The Devil made me do it!* *The Devil made me do it!***“

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Flip Wilson – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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SATAN, “THE GOD OF THIS WORLD”

2nd Corinthians 4:4

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

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And today’s signature verse from Ephesians 2:2 reveals that Satan is indeed… “the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:”

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

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

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“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 thanks to Satan for inspiring him in his latest movie production… “Thank you Satan for inspiring me…”

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Well, of course, the audience laughed and applauded.

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Academy Awards Ceremony – cropped image – Wikipedia – Share Alike Lic.

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“the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:”

Ephesians 2:2

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Actually, it was the unlikable character he portrayed which gave opportunity for this joke. And even though that movie mogul may (or maybe not) have been speaking in jest, he nevertheless was uttering a great and profound truth, which even many Christians are not aware of.

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And that truth is found in such places as Ephesians 2:2…“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:”

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Here we see that Satan (whom 2nd Corinthians 4:4 names as “the god of this world”), is the invisible power which comes through the power of the air, to cause this antichrist world to do his bidding in the affairs of life.

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And Hollywood is no exception.

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

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LUCIFER, “THE GOD OF THIS WORLD”

2nd Corinthians 4:4

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Yes, Lucifer, in his role as “the god of this world”, no doubt is responsible for much or perhaps all of what comes out of Hollywood. After all, it would be the height of naivety to think that Satan and his vast armies merely sit by and allow we humans to achieve our own accomplishments.

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No, Satan and his legion of unseen spirits probably attempt to have their fingers in most every possible thing which goes on in this world! As Ephesians 2:2 says, Satan is, “now working in the children of disobedience”.

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**As a mocker might say, “He’s a very hard-workin’ Dude!” And so is his incredibly vast army of unseen evil angels!**

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

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TELEVISION, ‘THE IMAGE THAT SPEAKS’?

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And concerning these last days, the Bible prophesied about an image which has the ability to speak and corrupt the world.

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**And of course, television ‘fills the bill’, here.**

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**Yes, TV (and movies, Internet, radio, printed-page, billboards, etc…) fulfills the Revelation 13 “False Prophet” as anything possibly could!**

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“Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.”

1st Timothy 1:15

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And so, yes, that Hollywood mogul was very correct to give thanks to Satan.

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It’s just too bad he was merely trying to be funny!

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And truth-be-told he needs the grace and mercy of God as greatly as any of the rest of us do!

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Academy Awards Ceremony – cropped image – Wikipedia – Share Alike Lic.

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TO READ THE NEXT PART OF THIS LITTLE SERIES, CLICK HERE..,

January 9 ( The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 32 – “It’s A Bullying World!”)

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…

Prayer – USMC – Wikimedia – US Govt. Public Domain

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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

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

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

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

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

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TOMORROW…

November 16 (Jeremiah & the Smooth Prophets, Part 6: “Why All the Negativity?”)

Thumbs down – Wikimedia – Creative Commons 2.0 License

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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

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THIS IS STUDY #317 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – November 14 (Planet Earth, Devil’s Island, Part 11: “Hell’s Witnesses: ‘Murder!'”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – November 14

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Planet Earth, Devil’s Island,

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Part 11:

“Hell’s Witnesses: ‘Murder!'”

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

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“But if our gospel be hid,

it is hid to them that are lost:

In whom the god of this world

hath blinded the minds of them which believe not,

lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ,

who is the image of God,

should shine unto them.”

2nd Corinthians 4:3, 4

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This above passage reveals a great over-arching truth concerning the world we live in: 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.

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

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SYMPATHIZING WITH ATHEISTS

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As one who was raised to be an atheist, it is much easier to sympathize with the unbelief that enshrouds the atheistic community and held us all captive in our spiritual darkness.

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After all, many Christians are former atheists. And so, we know well, what it’s like to be held in bondage to our unbelief!

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But there are also many people of various other religions, who have grown up believing that God exists. Or at least, they have always believed in a god of one type or another.

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But for those who have grown up atheists, the thought that a god actually exists doesn’t make a whole lot of sense to them!

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**And likewise, the idea that there exists a literal Devil (i.e., Satan, Lucifer), seems to be an even more ridiculous notion to an atheist!**

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Pilgrim’s Progress – Then Atheist fell into a very great laughter – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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LIVING IN AN ATHEISTIC SOCIETY

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And so, just how does a Christian convince an abject atheist that both these unseen personages do actually exist?

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After all, we live a society in which atheism is highly promoted.

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And such ideologies and false sciences as evolution are the over-arching philosophies being enforced on our citizens, from the first-grade and upward!

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And even when Hollywood does produce a horror movie, it usually does so in a way that covertly (with a wink of an eye) acknowledges that no such supernatural phenomena actually exists.

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Protest – Atheists in Pride Parade – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

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HALLOWEEN TAKEN MORE SERIOUSLY?

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And let’s face it! If parents and their children actually believed that evil spirits really existed, then we would probably take such holidays as Halloween much more seriously and guarded!

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**But the fact is, most schools, television, books, newspapers, sciences, Hollywood, etc., thoroughly groom our society to disbelieve in all such “nonsense”.**

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Toronto zombie walk – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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EVIDENCES OF THE DRAGON

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But there are evidences out there, proving, or at least suggesting, that we are living in a world in which a supernatural realm exists.

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And this website has a series of devotionals which reveal the various witnesses in nature, which testify to the existence of a Divine Creator (click here to read).

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But today, let’s “look at the other side of the coin”, as the expression goes. That is, let’s take a moment to explore into the darker side of this world, and see if there is not sufficient evidence that evil spirits do indeed exist.

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Wikipedia star chart – Winter Constellation – Orion & Revelation 12 Dragon – Plus Goodly Horse in Battle

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“THE DARK WEB”

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And speaking of the “darker side”, have you noticed that the term, “The Dark Web” now is being mentioned in society? Yes, this term, “The Dark Web” has now been coined to refer to all the criminal activity going on via the Internet.

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And this is just another witness that evil truly abounds in this world! Well, doesn’t it? Isn’t evil literally everywhere all around us?

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It absolutely is!

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Computer-hacking – cropped image – Wikimedia-Creative-Commons-Attribution-Share-Alike-3.0-Unported-license

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VIRTUAL MURDERS

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Just look at the ever-increasing murder rate! And even senseless murders are now increasing in our societies! 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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LOOKING NARROWLY UPON LUCIFER

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Well, the Book of Isaiah prophesys, that in the last days…“They that see thee (Lucifer) shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms; That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners?” Isaiah 4:16, 17

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And so, it is our duty to fulfill God’s wishes by taking some time to, “narrowly look upon thee (Lucifer)”, not allowing well-meaning church-goers to brow-beat us by saying, “Oh, you don’t want to talk so much about the Devil! That’s gonna give the Devil too much power!”

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Much to the contrary, the Bible says…“Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.” 2nd Corinthians 2:11

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Yes, we are not to be ignorant of his (Satan’s) devices. But rather, very many faithful church-attendees are quite ignorant of his devices, having been brought up and educated in the antichrist institutions of this world!

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

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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 are merely doing so because it makes them very uncomfortable and nervous to hear their 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, these well-meaning church-going naysayers spend very little time investigating Satan OR CHRIST!

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And it might surprise us to discover that they instead spend most of their leisure hours in front of the television, or with their sports or with their daily cares.

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And so, their “warnings” are most likely filled with hypocrisy.

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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!

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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DRAGON’S BODY DIFFICULT TO SEE

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Oh, just one more interesting fact. One reason that this Revelation 12 Dragon’s body is hard to locate is because the Lord wants us to understand that the real Dragon, Satan has virtually erased himself out of existence in eyes of this world’s citizens.

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Yes, it is to his advantage that nobody believes he exists!

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And so, only his mouth (Hyades) and his tail tassel (the Pleiades) can be easily located. And this makes sense too, since Satan’s devastation upon the world (symbolized by his vicious dragon-like mouth – Hyades), and the Dragon’s faithful followers (symbolized by his tail-tassel – The Pleiades) can be readily seen up in the night heavens!

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Revelation 12 Dragon – Winter – Hydes, Pleaides, etc…

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TO READ PART 12, CLICK HERE…

November 21 (Planet Earth, Devil’s Island, Part 12: “Planet Earth: The Devil’s Slaughter-house!”)

sheep – Lambs to the slaughter – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Open my eyes that I may truly understand the battle that rages all around us…

Praying Hands – Otto Greiner – Wikimedia – .bassenge.com – Cropped image – Public Domain

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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LOCATING THE DRAGON

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REVELATION 12 DRAGON IS NOT DRACO!

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

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

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

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REVELATION 12 DRAGON

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

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LOCATION…

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

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

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BODY HARD TO SEE

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

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Wikipedia star chart – Winter Constellation – Orion & Revelation 12 Dragon – Plus Goodly Horse in Battle

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TOMORROW

November 15 (The Devil Made Me Do It! Part 31: “Hollywood Finally Gives Satan Credit!”)

Academy Awards Ceremony – Wikipedia – Share Alike Lic.

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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

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THIS IS STUDY #316 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – November 13 (Planet Earth, Devil’s Island, Part 10: “Blinding The Minds of Men”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – November 13

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Planet Earth, Devil’s Island,

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Part 10:

“Blinding The Minds of Men”

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

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“But if our gospel be hid,

it is hid to them that are lost:

In whom the god of this world

hath blinded the minds of them which believe not,

lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ,

who is the image of God,

should shine unto them.”

2nd Corinthians 4:3, 4

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This above passage reveals a great over-arching truth concerning the world we live in: 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.**

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

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PRISONERS OF OUR SELFISH DESIRES

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In one particular devotional in this little series (click here), it was put forth that Satan loves to bind the hearts of humans to our selfish desires, thereby keeping us willing slaves to this world by reason of our chains of selfishness.

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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)

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Gluttony – cropped and colored image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

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“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.

(Read the September 8th devotional (Eternal Torment? Part 1) to gain an understanding of why this is a heretical false doctrine)

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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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Or he raises up false prophets who recklessly and unbiblically predict the day and hour for the return of Christ, only to be proven wrong when that date finally arrives.

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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!

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David Koresh – Wikipedia – Public Domain

Marshall Applewhite – Wikipedia – Fair-Use Rationale

Aimee Semple McPherson – Wikipedia – Public Domain

Christian groups protest – cropped image – Wikipedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.

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

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

Anti-Christian rally in Chicago – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license

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“A WHISPERER SEPARATES CHIEF FRIENDS”

Proverbs 16:28

**Of course, Satan is called “the accuser of our brethren” in Revelation 12:10.**

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And this silent voice has been whispering his accusations into any listening ear since the day that Eve listened to him accuse God!

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But the Christian needs to realize that this fallen planet is a world of lies!

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And it is a battle-zone for the souls of men.

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Christian and Apollyon – Pilgrim’s Progress – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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“GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY”

Proverbs 25:25

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Now, in spite of this very negative and discouraging report, there is some very Good News! God is still saving individuals.

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And as it says in 2nd Timothy…“if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; 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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Yes, it is only God who can open the blind eyes of any human. And it is only God who can free a soul from Satan’s prison-house of sin.

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And without the grace of God, it is impossible for mere humans to see through the thick fog of deception and lies which envelop this hopeless world of sin.

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

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“AND PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER, THAT YE MAY BE HEALED”

James 5:16

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And so, because “we are not ignorant of his devices”, we must stand in God’s Most Holy Place as priests, offering up ceaseless prayers and heartfelt petitions on behalf of all those who have been, “taken captive by him (Satan) at his own will”.

(See 2nd Corinthians 2:11 & 2nd Timothy 2:26 for these above two verses)

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

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TO READ PART 11, CLICK HERE…

November 14 (Planet Earth, Devil’s Island, Part 11: “Hell’s Witnesses: ‘Murder!’”)

Jack-the-Ripper – Wikipedia – 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…

USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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LOCATING THE DRAGON

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REVELATION 12 DRAGON IS NOT DRACO!

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

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

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

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REVELATION 12 DRAGON

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

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LOCATION…

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

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

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BODY HARD TO SEE

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

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TOMORROW

November 14 (Planet Earth, Devil’s Island, Part 11: “Hell’s Witnesses: ‘Murder!’”)

Jack-the-Ripper – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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Daily Devotional, Year 3: November 12 (World of Lies, Part 17: “Pandemic of Lies”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3: November 12

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World of Lies,

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Part 17:

“Pandemic of Lies”

TO READ PART 1, CLICK HERE…JANUARY 3 (World of Lies, Part 1: “The Femme-Fatale Firefly!”)

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Ye are of your father the devil,

and the lusts of your father ye will do….

WHEN HE SPEAKS A LIE,

HE SPEAKS OF HIS OWN (CHILDREN):

FOR HE IS A LIAR,

AND THE FATHER OF IT!”

John 8:44

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“…let God be true, but every man a liar…”

Romans 3:4

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“Man-oh-man!”

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Have you noticed how dishonest this world is getting!? It seems like anywhere one turns these days, we witness some form of dishonesty!

Exclamation Mark – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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

Matthew 24:12

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For example, just think about all the scammers there now are on the Internet! Or the scam calls we now get on our phones each day!

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Yes, today’s high-tech capabilities have really brought out the cheaters! And obviously, eroded even more of the trust between humans, than there was prior to the Internet Age! Scammers calling you daily! Computer hackers everywhere! Viruses attacking your computer! Ransomware demanding money! Porn sites invading you and your kids, on your devices! Fake news stories galore!

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It’s just much too much!

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Computer hacking – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

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^“And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter”

Isaiah 58:14

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But also, this current pandemic has brought exposed the secularist liars in government!

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And the public has become extremely skeptical of all the information coming out from many leaders concerning this pandemic and the subsequent lockdowns and mandates!

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They just seem to say anything they think will benefit their cause, knowing that the secular media will cover for them if they’re caught in their lies and deceptions!

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And many of these exact same “elites”, are often seen drinking, dancing, partying, completely maskless, breaking the very same stringent laws, which they vigorously impose upon the general populace!

The Yellow Press by L.M. Glackens – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“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 censoring any information they deem “unreliable”, quite often because they simply don’t like the conservative/Christian views of a particular website!

And the vast majority of the general public are kept in darkness about what is actually going on in the world, because the major media is not reporting many events, simply because such events go against their political biases!

In order to actually find out what is going on, one would have to read the news from conservative places as well as from liberal news-sources. And even then, many news stories have been so twisted and distorted, how can the public ever get to the actual truth?!

Duct Tape Mouth – Wikimedia – Share-alike license

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

Matthew 24:12

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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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“Welcome to Hell” may use or share with credit or link to www.signsofheaven.org

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“But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived”

2nd Timothy 3:13

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Things are getting so crazy as we have lost our moral compass! Government leaders, while claiming to “believe the science” are actually pushing men to call themselves women, and visa-versa! They are increasingly allowing boys to shower with girls, and visa-versa in our schools!

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Schools are beginning to encourage students to accept, even embrace perverted lifestyles, even teaching them that sodomy is a good thing!

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History books dishonestly rewritten to prop-up racism and hatred, all based merely on one’s skin color!

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Racists are accusing others of being “systemically racist”, in a day when all color-groups finally enjoy equal rights and protection under the law! And many are willing to run with this lie, as they angrily point the accusing finger at others, when their own heart is poisoned which this very same form of hate!

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Other elements of society are feverishly pushing the murder of unborn babies, claiming that “abortion is actually an act of love”.

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Corrupt judges are increasingly ignoring the “rule of law”, and instead, making decisions based on their own personal politics! Mobs on the Internet threatening Judges and juries to make unjust decisions!

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Many leaders turning a blind eye to violent organizations which make open threats to riot, burn, loot, and destroy!

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Mankind appears to be drowning in a flood of lies, hypocrisy, and deceptions!

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Gay Parade – Wikimedia – GNU Free Documentation License

Gay Parade – Jazz Jennings 2016 – Wikipedia – Creative Commons License

Mask Murderer – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license

Aborted baby – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license

Lady Justice – Not-so-blindfolded – Wikimedia – (3)

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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! Mankind appears to be in moral free-fall of which there is 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

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TO READ PART 18, CLICK HERE…

May 27 (As The Flower of the Field, Part 18: “Somewhere Over The Rainbow?”)

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…

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

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“Floodwaters of the False Prophet: “Atheism & Psychology””, or you can also read…MARCH 17 . . . . A World of Lies, Part 4: It’s A Chameleon World!

Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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LOCATING THE DRAGON

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THE DRAGON of REVELATION 12 CONSTELLATION . The Dragon Constellation can be located by finding Orion in winter months. The Dragon is to Orion’s left, and the Dragon’s mouth is right next to Orion’s shield. This Dragon’s mouth is the V-like constellation The Hyades Cluster, which is the very same constellation that comprises the head of Taurus the Bull. In other words, Hyades is also known as the head of Taurus the Bull. And Hyades is the mouth of this Dragon.

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The tip of the Dragon’s tail is composed of that star-cluster known as The Pleiades. The Pleiades is actually in the shape of a lion’s furry tassel tip of his tail. The sketch below shows this Pleiades as the tail tip.

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Now with aid of a dark starry night, you may begin to connect this mouth and the tail with a very long body in an oval shape. The front and back legs are very well-defined with stars. The front legs are made partially of Taurus. The back legs and rear fin are made of the Cetus Constellation. But the long oval-shaped body has relatively few stars, but can been seen, howbeit with a dark starry night. The four stars of the front fins are made partially of Taurus. This Dragon constellation appears in the eastern horizon about mid-summer in the pre-dawn hours, spewing his flood-waters northward toward the Woman of Revelation 12 (Woman in Travail). The Wave of Water is primarily composed of the Constellation Auriga. The are two more less bright stars which are closest to the Dragon’s mouth. These two dimmer stars are also part of this Wave of Water.

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TOMORROW…

November 13 (Planet Earth, Devil’s Island, Part 10: “Blinding The Minds of Men”)

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

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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THIS IS STUDY #314 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – November 11 (How a Joke Killed! Part 3: “A Deadened Conscience”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional – November 11

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How a Joke Killed!

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Part 3:

“A Deadened Conscience”

To go to Part 1, click here…JANUARY 10th (How a Joke Killed!)

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“But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness,

let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;

Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting,

which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks…

Let no man deceive you with vain words:

for because of these things cometh the wrath of God

upon the children of disobedience.”

Ephesians 5:3, 4, 6

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On the morning of that fearful day, when God destroyed Sodom and its surrounding cities, the main character of that true historical account, Lot, tried to warn his sons-in-law to flee from the wrath to come!

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But his sons-in-law didn’t believe him! They thought he was merely joking!

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Listen… “And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law.” Genesis 19:14

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Perhaps Lot’s sons-in-law were accustomed to hearing Lot make such mocking jests, previous to this fateful morning!

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Yes, maybe Lot had a reputation of being somewhat of a joker. Maybe Lot was the type who enjoyed a good gag and a good laugh, previous to this solemn moment!

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After all, why would his sons-in-law conclude his was merely joking?

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Well, we’ll just have to wait to find out what exactly did happen on that frightful morning.

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

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OUR HYPOCRISY

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**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 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! They can see through our hypocrisy! They can plainly discern that our lives do not match up to our profession! And they conclude that we speak with a double tongue (just like this photo of a snake)!

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Brown tree snake – Boiga – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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CONSCIENCES SEARED AS WITH A HOT IRON

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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! For instance, when we hear many jokes about death, then our hearts eventually become jaded concerning death! Death 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, and see the outrageous headlines of the gossip tabloids, these mocking sensational headlines also tend to make us callous and skeptical! 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! We just laugh it off!

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Waiting in line – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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JOKING DRIES UP OUR SYMPATHIES

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It’s so sad to watch the late-night comedians make fun of the people and problems of life! 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, this tends to grow a callous around our heart! We lose much of our 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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Fat People – cropped image – Wikimedia – share-alike license

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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. 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… “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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Those who refuse to follow such warnings as this above passage are playing fast and loose with their soul! The soul is our most valuable possession and must be guarded for what it is: a priceless and precious jewel! There is no replacement for my soul! It is the only one like it in all the universe! There is no hope for me, if I should trade it away for the trifle little trinkets and vain (worthless) pleasures of this extremely short life!

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – public domain

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TO READ PART 4, CLICK HERE…

JANUARY 16 (How a Joke Killed! Part 4: Mocking Others! Not Good!)

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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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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THE 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), plus about 5 stars from the Cassiopeia Constellation (his leg), plus some random stars. It appears as an outline of a rider. Only the back of his head is detailed. And his back and the back of his legs are also detailed. 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). The rider is in a position vaguely similar to a race-horse jockey. The two brightest stars in this constellation, are from the Cassiopeia Constellation, and are part of his leg. All the rest of the stars are very faint, and must be viewed on a very starry night.

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Since this constellation has just been revealed, there may be more to this constellation in the coming months. But if you can locate the Goodly Horse in Battle Constellation, then you shouldn’t have too much trouble locating this Rider Constellation, provided you have excellent star-watching conditions.

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TOMORROW…

World of Lies, Part 17: “Pandemic of Lies”

Posters against anti-Covid measures and vaccinations in France – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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THIS IS STUDY #313 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

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Daily Devotional, Year 3: November 10 (Taking Back This Nation For God! Part 19: “The Divided States & My Divided Heart?”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3: November 10

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Taking Back This Nation For God!

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Part 19:

*“The Divided States of America & My Divided Heart?”***

To read Part 1, click here…“March 28th (Taking Back This Nation For God!)”

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“And if a kingdom be divided against itself,

that kingdom cannot stand”

Mark 3:24

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A NEW NATION WAS FORMED

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Those who long ago sailed to this fledging nation, exhausted from the centuries of religious/civil tyranny in Europe, began what they thought was to be 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 wonderful gift given 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.

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**And the forefathers of this new nation eventually named it, “The United States of America”.**

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Pilgrims & Thanksgiving – Brascome – Wikipedia – Public Domain

Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States by H.C. Christy – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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“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 The UNITED States of America, has finally now become The DIVIDED States of America! 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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And while this divided nation has become absorbed and obsessed with infighting amongst its leaders, Satan has been stealthfully causing empires to grow stronger, richer, and increasingly dangerous, as they “lick their chops” at the prospects of soon walking in and taking control of this decadent and distracted society.

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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 if a Believer in Christ would just behold how this society is so consumed with fighting about their bitter differences, which allows their enemies to grow stronger and more deadly, there could be seen an astonishing analogy concerning how Satan is doing the exact same thing with the Church, but also with the individual Christian!

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In other words, God’s people, just like our society, are also divided! 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, so too, both the world-loving Church as well as we individual Christians 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, “the god of this world” has ratcheted up the ongoing battle between the two major political factions, in which 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 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?

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It’s just that! Two scorpions in a brandy glass!

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Chess-game – checkmate – by Friedriech Moritz August Retzsch – Wikigallery.org – Public domain

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“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, the political/social issues we see being fought over each day, seem to be very important and relevant for today’s world. But too many of us Christians have been captivated by modern media’s voyeuristic capabilities, enabling us to gaze upon all these important issues being fought over by national and world leaders 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: 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!

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Yes, like never before, Satan is working 24/7/365 to entrap unwary Christians into pleasures and pursuits which divert us from our true commission: to continue up the pathway which leads us away from this doomed, “City of Destruction”, as we journey onward and upward toward the everlasting “Celestial City of God!”

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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!

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Christian and Apollyon – Pilgrim’s Progress – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

ABOVE PICTURE: Unfunny Judgment Day Cartoon – a party tonight – signsofheaven.org

ABOVE PICTURE: The True Upward Pathway www.signsofheaven.org

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TO READ PART 20, CLICK HERE…

January 25 (Taking Back This Nation For God! Part 20: “Can America’s Cancer Be Cured?”)

Antifa @ Protest Trump in Phoenix – 8-22-17 – Wikipedia – GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2

Lady Justice – Not-so-blindfolded – Wikimedia & www.openclipart.com – Public Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“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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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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***FINALLY WALKING UPWARD* INTO THE HIGHWAYS *OF ETERNITY***

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Day by day, you will find yourself walking, like the Disciples, spreading the precious Gospel seed wherever the Spirit leads.

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Taking the lovely name of Jesus, with every word spoken. Walking through this sin-darkened world, witnessing to those who take notice that of a truth, Jesus is present within you. Even like faithful Enoch, walking through the highways and byways of life in this world, spreading the Gospel-seed of unpretentious love.

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Day by day, you will become more and more closed in with God. Moment by moment, your heart will become intertwined with God’s heart, eventually two hearts beating as one heart.

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And just like Enoch, when the appointed time of sojourning on earth is finally done…you will walk onward…and upward…and into the highways and byways of eternity. (“And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.” Genesis 5:24).

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Thomas Cole – Pilgrim of the Cross at the End of His Journey – wikimedia – US public domain

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TOMORROW…

November 11 (How a Joke Killed! Part 3: “A Deadened Conscience”)

ABOVE PICTURE: Most Holy Place within the heart – Signs Of Heaven

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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

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THIS IS STUDY #312 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – November 9 (Add Thou Not! Part 5: “Non-biblical Names”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – November 9

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Add Thou Not!

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Part 5:

“Non-biblical Names”

To read Part 1, click here…April 2nd (“Add Thou Not!”)

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In today’s Christendom, it is not uncommon to hear Bible teachers make the hollow claim to that old Reformation mantra, “Sola Scriptura”!

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Yes, many churches, and ministries confidently maintain their purity of doctrine…“We follow the Bible and the Bible only!”

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And yet, in most cases, this is simply not true!

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ABOVE PICTURE: Holy Bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Lic.

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“EVERY WORD OF GOD IS PURE…ADD THOU NOT!”

Proverbs 30:6

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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, and yet 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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And the sad fact is, it has worked, to a high degree! And coupled together with a few ambiguous Bible verses, the parishioners in most churches today, have fully accepted this heresy, the brain-child of Darby, Scofield and perhaps one or two other false teachers from decades past.

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Well, these two men are rarely ever mentioned, nor given any credit for this name, “The Rapture”, in a veiled attempt to deceive church-goers into believing that this unbiblical name is actually of Divine origin! But it’s not!

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Yes, for some reason, by simply fabricating a theological name, and repeating that name day and night, via the many television and radio ministries now airing, this false doctrine has gained a strong foothold in today’s apostate church-world.

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Cyrus Scofield – 1920 – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

John Nelson Darby – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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“BUT HE IS A JEW WHICH IS ONE INWARDLY”

(see Romans 2:28, 29, Galatians 3:7 & 6:16, Ephesians 2:11-15, etc…)

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Well, the so-called “Rapture” is just one of a number of theologian-fabricated names. Another name, “Replacement Theology” is likewise a totally non-biblical name concocted to establish a false teaching which has absolutely no biblical support. It too has been fabricated for the very purpose of establishing a heresy which has no foundation in Scripture.

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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, 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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“COME OUT OF HER, MY PEOPLE!”

Revelation 18:4

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This is just one more reason why God is now commanding His people to, “Come out of her (Babylon) My people, lest you partake of her sins and receive of her plagues”. Revelation 18:4 We must cease to partake of this sin of adding unbiblical names which are used to prop up false doctrines.

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This is just one of the many sins of Babylon! And the teachers in the Babylonish church-world are not about to give these heresies up!

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

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“FLEE TO THE MOUNTAINS!”

Mark 13:14 & Luke 21:21

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Yes, the end-time exodus out of the apostate church-world has begun. And God has provided an abundance of “rivers and streams of (living) waters” in this very day when the “towers (churches) fall”. (parenthetical comments by Editor)

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And every true child of God can claim the great and precious promise that, “(heavenly) bread shall be given him; his (living) waters shall be sure. Thine eyes shall see the King in His beauty” Isaiah 33:16, 17. (parenthetical comments by Editor)

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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, 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, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in Him.” 1st John 2:27

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“FLEE…AND DELIVER EVERY MAN HIS SOUL!”

Jeremiah 51:6

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It truly is the day in which every child of the King must, “cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats; To go into the clefts of the ragged rocks (God’s Word), for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of His majesty, when He ariseth to shake terribly the earth.” Isaiah 2:20, 21 (parenthetical comment by Editor)

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Yes, we are now living in that fearful hour when God’s people are commanded to, “Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this is the time of the LORD’S vengeance; He will render unto her a recompense.” Jeremiah 51:6

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

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TO READ PART 6, CLICK HERE…

Daily Devotional, Year 4 – May 2 (Add Thou Not! Part 6: “Babylonian Sun Worship”)

Sun God – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Give me a humble and meek heart, and a love for truth which transcends Church tradition and merely following the crowd…

Girl Praying – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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WHY IS THIS WOMAN RUNNING SO FAST?

(THE FLEEING WOMAN OF REVELATION 12: (The Fleeing Woman of Revelation 12 sketch above can be seen in winter in the northern sky. It is Ursa Major, AKA The Great Bear, and her right leg and her torso is commonly known as the The Big Dipper . She appears like this in the early fall in the pre-dawn hours, and is running westward. The pathway with Bible books of course, are the artist’s embellishment)

THE WINTER CONSTELLATIONS

“And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman….and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered. And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon….And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon….And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness….And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.” Rev. 21:1-3, 14, 15

This Woman of Revelation 12 is definitely fleeing to the mountains . As you can see in this sketch below, The Dragon of Revelation 12 is spewing out his water of falsehoods: false gospels, false ideologies, various temptations, false brethren who will embrace her with the poisonous wine of the The Great Harlot of Babylon. These are what comprise this wave of water coming forth from the Dragon’s mouth. (see “Flood Waters of Satan”)

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

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TOMORROW:

November 10 (Taking Back This Nation For God! Part 19: “The Divided States & My Divided Heart?”)

The Puppetmaster of Politics – Property of www.theheavensdeclare.net – exclusive copyrighted

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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

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THIS IS STUDY #311 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – November 8 (How To Keep The Sabbath, Part 2: “Where Prayer Was Wont To Be Made”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – November 8

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How To Keep The Sabbath,

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Part 2:

“Where Prayer Was Wont To Be Made”

To read Part 1, click here…September 28 (How To Keep The Sabbath, Part 1: “Finding Rest Unto Your Souls!”)

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“And on the Sabbath we went out of the city by a river side,

where prayer was wont to be made;”

Acts 16:13

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PRAYER BY A RIVER SIDE

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This above verse from the New Testament Book of Acts speaks of the Sabbath…“And on the Sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made;” Acts 16:13

WHAT!?

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The New Testament actually speaks of Paul and his fellow Christians keeping the Sabbath!?

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Now this revelation really make us nervous!

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Prayer by a river on the Sabbath – cropped image – Acts 16-13 – Bible Illustrations by Sweet Media –

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Or at least, we should be nervous!

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Exclamation Mark – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“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, a mostly gentile community, and going down to the river where, “prayer was wont (desired) to be made”, strongly suggests that Paul and the other followers of Jesus, both Jew and Gentile, still honored the literal Sabbath day of the Old Testament.

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

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“AND YE SHALL FIND REST UNTO YOUR SOULS”

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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?

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ABOVE PICTURE – winter – Orion the Good Shepherd – www.signsofheaven.org

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“LET EVERY MAN BE FULLY PERSUADED”

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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.

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USMC – Prayer before Bible study – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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NEW TESTAMENT OFTEN SEEMS AMBIGUOUS

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Oh yes, in the Old Testament, there was no confusion regarding the Sabbath. But God purposely “muddied the waters”, as the saying goes, regarding our New Testament duty. In other words, in the New Testament, the Sabbath was declared to be that spiritual rest which must be entered into, being synonymous with Salvation.

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Listen… “And to whom sware He that they should not enter into His rest, but to them that believed not? So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.” Hebrews 3:18, 19

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And this above passage continues, “There remaineth therefore a rest (literally, ‘a Sabbath keeping’) to the people of God.” Hebrews 4:9

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And this Sabbath keeping is entered into when a person becomes “Born Again” by the power of the Holy Spirit: a spiritual rest.

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Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license

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So which is it? A one day event? An everyday event? Or perhaps both?

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

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KEEPING THE SPIRITUAL SABBATH A MUST!

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**Well, one thing is for sure! Without entering into Christ’s “rest unto your souls”, there can be no true Salvation for an individual.**

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Thus, a 24/7/365 spiritual rest unto your souls is a must for every true worshiper of God!

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ABOVE PICTURE – winter – Orion the Good Shepherd – www.signsofheaven.org

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“SOME THINGS HARD TO BE UNDERSTOOD!”

2nd Peter 3:16

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But God often made the Bible very difficult to comprehend!

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For one thing, God does not want us to get so dogmatic! He wants humble and teachable disciples! He doesn’t want a bunch of “Know-It-Alls”!

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But rather, He wants us to become even as humble little children…“Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 18:3

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And thus, there are many places in Scripture in which should cause us to fall to our face (spiritually speaking) and confess…“LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me.” Psalm 131:1

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David’s sorrow – Wikigallery – Public Domain

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

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TO READ PART 4, CLICK HERE…

March 28 (How To Keep The Sabbath, Part 4: “How To Quit Working On The Sabbath”)

Family Portrait – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Put it in my heart to begin to seek after that peace which surpasses all understanding…

Marine Praying – Wikimedia – USMC Public Domain

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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The 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…

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Starry Night at La Silla – cropped and altered image – Wikimedia – Share-Alike license

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TOMORROW:

November 9 (Add Thou Not! Part 5: “Non-biblical Names”)

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

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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

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THIS IS STUDY #310 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – November 7 (Come Out of Her, My People! Part 55: “A Counterfeit Congregation”

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – November 7

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Come Out of Her, My People!

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Part 55:

“A Counterfeit Congregation”

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

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“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.”

Matthew 24:24

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CITY OF CONFUSION

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

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

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**And so, the name, Babylon, actually means, “City of Confusion”.**

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

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“COME OUT OF HER MY PEOPLE”

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

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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.

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

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

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“BE YE THEREFORE, WISE AS SERPENTS!”

Matthew 10:16

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It will be nearly impossible for God’s true worshipers to join this end-time exodus out of spiritual Babylon (the world and the worldly churches) 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 this matter to the point that they are confident that the churches have, indeed, been yoked together with this fallen, Babylonish world.

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Magnifying Glass – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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“A FORM OF GODLINESS”

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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 they continue in their wildly lawless behavior and crazy apostate doctrines! And then there are the ultra-liberal churches which embrace the same decadence which is destroying the western nations.

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Falling Backwards – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Share-alike License

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CONSERVATIVE CHURCHES

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But what about these conservative churches over here? You attend one of their services and you would swear 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, a 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!

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After all, the preacher still preaches straight from the Bible. And most all the parishioners carry their Bibles with them. And they seem to be doctrinally correct for the most part!

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But remember, it says in this above passage from Matthew 24:24, that these false Christs and “false prophets…if [it were] possible, they shall deceive the very elect.”

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Oh no, God’s Elect will ultimately be delivered. But can they be deceived up to a certain degree?

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

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“ALL POWER AND SIGNS AND LYING WONDERS”

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Listen to this next passage…“For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth [will let], until he be taken out of the way. And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: [Even him], whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,” 2nd Thessalonians 2:7-9

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Here is revealed that Satan will work with “all power and signs and lying wonders”. Now it becomes evident that Satan’s counterfeits are going to be very close to the real thing! After all, with “all power and signs and lying wonders”, it is no wonder that “they shall deceive, if [it were] possible, even the elect.”

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And let’s face it, 2nd Corinthians 11:14, 15 reveals…“And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness…”

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So, if we put these three above passages together (Matthew 24:24 & 2nd Thessalonians 2:7-9 & 2nd Corinthians 11:14, 15), it becomes evident that Satan can and will be able to create such a close counterfeit of the true, that even the very elect can be deceived (howbeit, not to the point of damnation.)

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

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“FEW THERE BE THAT FIND IT (SALVATION)”

Matthew 7:14

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And yet, there are many unsaved ones attending church each week who will be deceived unto the forfeiting of their souls! The entire church service is a sham! Satan and his fellow angels make it seem as if God is right there, blessing that church service!

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**So, with such a clever and close counterfeit, how can we possibly know if Satan, (the true abomination of desolation) is actually the one ruling over all of today’s local congregations?**

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(Now, there may still be a few, or even, hopefully, many pastors and parishioners who genuinely love the Lord at the time of this writing)

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

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“GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY”

Proverbs 25:25

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Well, there is still some very Good News available, in this hopeless world!

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Yes, the doors of mercy are still left open for any and every needy soul who longs to escape this doomed planet! And all may come before the throne of Almighty God and beg and plead for Salvation.

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And the Bible assures us that…“For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” Romans 10:13

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Prayer – USMC – Wikimedia – US Govt. Public Domain

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TO READ PART 56, CLICK HERE…

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

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

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

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

Praying Hands – Otto Greiner – Wikimedia – .bassenge.com – Cropped image – Public Domain

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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THE FIVE FOOLISH VIRGINS STARS

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

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

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TOMORROW

November 8 (How To Keep The Sabbath, Part 2: “Where Prayer Was Wont To Be Made”)

Prayer by a river on the Sabbath – Acts 16-13 – Bible Illustrations by Sweet Media –

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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

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THIS IS STUDY #309 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – November 6 (Come Out of Her, My People! Part 54: “Did I Use Lightness?” CONTINUED)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – November 6

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Come Out of Her, My People!

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Part 54:

“Did I Use Lightness?” CONTINUED

To read Part 1, click here… Daily Devotional, Year 2 – NOVEMBER 7 (Come Out of Her, My People! Part 25: “Did I Use Lightness?”)

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“But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness,

let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;

Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting,

which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks…

Let no man deceive you with vain words:

for because of these things cometh the wrath of God

upon the children of disobedience.”

Ephesians 5:3, 4, 6

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Paul – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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“He (Paul) was not to be accused of levity and inconstancy, nor a contradiction between his words and intentions.”

(This quote is from Matthew Henry’s comments on Paul’s statement concerning his “not using Lightness” in his ministry)

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Listen to the Apostle, Paul, as he condemns using humor…

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Now the Bible condemns the use of lightness in several places, such as in Jeremiah 23:32…“Behold, I am against them that…cause My people to err by their lies, and by their lightness; yet I sent them not, nor commanded them: therefore they shall not profit this people at all, saith the LORD.” [condensed for brevity]

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**Yes, the pure and holy God condemns all use of lightness (sarcasm, mocking, frivolity, joking, and flippancy). And Paul used none of these in his ministry, nor in his personal, everyday life!**

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Paul Tentmaking – La Vista Church of Christ – Creative Commons License

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“…them that…cause My people to err by their lies, and by their lightness”

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Now the Bible condemns the use of lightness in several places, such as in Jeremiah 23:32…“Behold, I am against them that…cause My people to err by their lies, and by their lightness; yet I sent them not, nor commanded them: therefore they shall not profit this people at all, saith the LORD.” [condensed for brevity]

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Here again, the Bible condemns the use of lightness by false teachers to lead astray His people!

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Prophet Jeremiah Dictates to Baruch – Wikiart.com – US Public Domain

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“False teachers handle holy things rather with wit and trifling, rather than with fear and reverence”

Thomas Brooks

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Now listen to that reformer of yesteryear, Thomas Brooks on the characteristics of false teachers…“They preach more to please the ear than to profit the heart…False teachers handle holy things rather with wit and trifling, rather than with fear and reverence. False teachers are soul-murderers. They are like evil surgeons, that skin over the wound—but never heal it…False teachers are hell’s greatest enrichers.”

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

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

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JOKERS IN THE PULPITS, NOTHING NEW!

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These above words from the writings of Reformation author, Thomas Brooks, show that this great sin of modern-day preachers and evangelists is nothing new! And Brooks made that cutting statement about this great sin, so often seen in the pulpits of his day, but also in our day!

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And actually, even the Apostle, Paul, also warned against the use of joking (jesting)…But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints; Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks….Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.” Ephesians 5:3, 4

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Here again, the Apostle totally agrees with Thomas Brooks on this sin within today’s apostate churches, which sin, many present-day preachers consistently and ardently defend and make excuses for.

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

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“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. And so, our supposed “gift” actually becomes an idol in our heart. And we attempt to tenaciously cling to this idol!

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

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“A MERRY HEART DOETH GOOD LIKE A MEDICINE”

Proverbs 17:22

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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? After all, ‘A merry heart doeth good like a medicine’!”, they confidently and presumptuously say!

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But to these misguided souls we would answer back, “It depends on what they’re laughing about!” The Bible says, “Fools make a mock at sin.” (Proverbs 14:9). And so much of jesting does exactly that! It 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.

Joker – Jester – Puck Cover- Wikipedia – Public Domain

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*“For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool…and the end of that mirth is heaviness…Sorrow***“

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Just listen carefully to the Wise Man…“For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity…Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness…Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.” Ecclesiastes 7:6, Proverbs 14:13, Ecclesiastes 2:2 & 7:3

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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)

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Jester Comedian – Laughing Fool – possibly Jacob Cornelisz. van Oostsanen – circa 1500 – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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

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“WHEREFORE COME OUT FROM AMONG THEM, AND BE YE SEPARATE!”

2nd Corinthians 6:17

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But Christians are not to live like this hopeless and faithless world lives!

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No, we have a commission: to let the purity and faith and love and righteousness of Jesus shine out from us, that we might become as a bright beacon of the light of hope, which guides lost ships (souls) out on the stormy sea of life…into safety…“into their desired haven!” Psalm 107:30

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Our day in the light of prophecy and providence – 1921 – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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“ANOTHER JESUS…ANOTHER SPIRIT!”

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Of course, this particular question is really a tender subject in the church-world, since both pastor and parishioner alike engage in joking and jesting, to a great extent.

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But sadly, there are many pastors (not all!), and church-attendees (not all!), who desire to have some of Christ, but not all of Christ! They are unknowingly seeking a “hybrid Jesus” of their own making: half heavenly and half worldly! All such only prove their hearts are still knit together with this present world!

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Yes, either we take ALL of Christ, or we will have NONE of Christ.

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

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THE BATTLE FOR THE HEART

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What many professing Christians do not fully realize is that there exists two men striving for the mastery of our heart: “The Old Man of the flesh”, against, “The New Man of the Spirit”.

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Listen…“That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.” Ephesians 4:22-24

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It is the Old Man (actually Satan) who strives to keep us in bondage to these kinds of deceitful lusts.

Christian and Apollyon – Pilgrim’s Progress – 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, 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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James Tissot – The Flight of the Prisoners – Wikipedia – US 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 will not be even one joke or jest made 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

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

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TO READ PART 55, click here…

November 7 (“Come Out of Her, My People! Part 55: ‘A Counterfeit Congregation’”

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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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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THE FIVE FOOLISH VIRGINS STARS

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

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

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TOMORROW

November 7 (“Come Out of Her, My People! Part 55: ‘A Counterfeit Congregation’”

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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THIS IS STUDY #308 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – November 5 (Revelation 16:17-21: “The Seventh Plague: Cry ‘Uncle’?”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – November 5

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Revelation 16:17-21:

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“The Seventh Plague: Cry ‘Uncle’?”

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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…

and there was a great earthquake,

such as was not since men were upon the earth,

so mighty an earthquake, and so great…

and great Babylon came in remembrance before God,

to give unto her the cup of the wine

of the fierceness of His wrath…

And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven,

every stone about the weight of a talent:

and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail;

for the plague thereof was exceeding great.”

Revelation 16:17-21

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When you were a child, did you ever hear the expression, “Are you ready to cry, ‘Uncle’?” 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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Yes, whether engaging in a wrestling match, or some other means of inflicting pain on another kid, the universal ‘white flag’ was to cry, “Uncle!”.

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’”.

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Sibling Conflict – cropped image – Wikipedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.

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THE PLAGUES ON EGYPT

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Now just what does this have to do with Bible prophecy?

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Well, let’s just take a moment to recall what happened in Egypt as God was pouring out His plagues upon Pharaoh and his Egyptian citizenry, just prior to the great Exodus out of that country by God’s people.

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Plague of Hail – Wikimedia – Creative Commons 4.0 License

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GOD’S PEOPLE FINALLY LET GO

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Remember how Pharaoh reacted after each plague? At first, he was ready to cry out, “Uncle! I’ve had enough!” But before long Pharaoh’s heart hardened and he relented on his promise to let God’s people go.

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But finally, upon receiving the last and final plague, he actually let God’s people go.

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Now, as we read of this Exodus account, we are reminded of another set of plagues to be poured out in the Book of Revelation.

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Israel’s Escape From Egypt Through Red Sea – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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THE PLAGUES ON EGYPT WERE A TYPE & FORE-SHADOW OF THE PLAGUES OF REVELATION 16

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There are distinct similarities between those plagues poured out on ancient Egypt, and the plagues to be poured out in these last days.

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And just listen to the reaction by those who receive of these apocalyptic plagues, soon to be poured out… “And the fifth angel poured out his vial…and they gnawed their tongues for pain and blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores and repented not of their deeds.” Revelation 16:10, 11

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Well, this particular plague caused a lot of pain, but obviously, it was not enough for the recipients to cry “Uncle! I’ve had enough!” And of course, this is just one of seven plagues to be poured out.

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The Great Day of His Wrath – John Martin – 1853 – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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“LET MY PEOPLE GO”

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The plagues poured out in Revelation 16 are similar to those poured out upon the Egyptians in the Book of Exodus. But what was the purpose of pouring out those plagues. 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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This was the promise of plagues and was repeated with the various other plagues.

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But 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. Likewise, the plagues prophesied in Revelation are to drive Satan (the true King of Egypt) out of the hearts of God’s people, allowing His people to serve God and God alone!

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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 (which there are many today, mostly reading one-another’s books!).

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Tissot – The Plague of Locusts – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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PLAGUES IN TODAY’S SOCIETIES

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Now of course, the Book of Revelation is a highly spiritual Book. 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 on a number of different fronts throughout the various societies of the world. In other words, in the various areas of life, social, political, and religious, troubling events seem to be escalating, both in frequency as well as in intensity.

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Revelation – www.pri.org – courtesy www.pre.org

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TERRORISM NOW AN EVERYDAY OCCURRENCE

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For instance, just think about all the violence now occurring by religious groups!

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Think about all the bombings, beheadings and terrorism now occurring!

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The cruelty of these heinous acts, all in the name of their religion are unthinkable!

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

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THE GROWING HATRED IN THE POLITICAL WORLD

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Or what about the ongoing and ever-increasing battle now occurring in the world of politics!

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Yes, the two dominate political factions are warring with an ever-growing venomous hatred toward one-another!

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Antifa @ Protest Trump in Phoenix – 8-22-17 – Wikipedia – GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2

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CRAZINESS IN PUBLIC RESTROOMS

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Or in society, who could ever have imagined that public buildings would now be forced to allow men to use the women’s room and visa-versa?!

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Or that laws would be enacted to eliminate gender pronouns?!

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Or mutilating children’s genitals in the vain and insane effort to change their gender?!

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Unisex bathroom pictogram – cropped image – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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SOCIETY’S MORALS IN FREE-FALL

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And what about the rapidly declining moral standards?

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Each year moral standards keep plunging to new lows!

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Burning Man 2013 Photo chapel – cropped and altered image – wikimedia – creative commons license

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DRUG AND SLAVE TRADES

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And the increasing illegal drug trade?

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And the increasing slave trade?

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Kidnapping – Abduction – Hostage exercise – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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SCHOOLS NO LONGER A SAFE-HAVEN

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Or the public schools now promoting various ideologies and lifestyles which were once condemned by society as destructive!

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**And school systems (and society/government) believing they have totalitarian superiority over parental governance of their own children!**

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Gay Parade – Jazz Jennings 2016 – cropped image – Wikipedia – Creative Commons License

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BANKRUPTCY OF NATIONS

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Or the growing insurmountable debt of various nations?

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When will this all insanity cause the economy to come crashing to the ground?!

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And what will rise up out of the ashes of this once great nation?

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Victor Dubreuil – Barrels on Money, c. 1897 – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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THE STAMPING OUT OF FREE SPEECH

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Or the growing movement to ban speech which is not considered “politically correct”?

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This is unthinkable in the very nation which was founded on the freedom of political and religious speech!

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Duct Tape Mouth – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share-alike license

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AND WHAT ABOUT NATURAL CALAMITIES?

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Well, it just seems like the world is going crazy, or at very least, falling apart!

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And this doesn’t even take into account the seeming increase of various illnesses and diseases!

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Or the increase of natural calamities!

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Or the widening divisions between various people groups!

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Or the senseless murders reported in the daily news!

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Or the increasing racial tensions between various ethnicities: hatred of others merely for their skin-color, be it, “red and yellow, black, or white” (as that old children’s song once sang)!

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Vespucio Norte Highway after 2010 earthquake – cropped image – Wikimedia commons – Share-alike License

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PEOPLE ARE FRIGHTENED AND BEWILDERED

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And considering all the pandemic craziness and all the terrifying events now occurring on a daily basis, it just seems as if we are living in the very time when the Judgments of God are being poured out upon Mankind!

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And all these horrible events are making a whole lot of people very afraid. “Why are all these awful things happening?” This is the perplexing question that many people are puzzling over!

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Global Warning – Judgment – Christ Coming by Julian Osley – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share Alike License

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ARE THESE PART OF THE SEVEN LAST PLAGUES?

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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?”

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

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THEY ARE INDEED APOCALYPTIC!

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Well, whether or not these horrific events are a direct fulfillment of Revelation 16, they are definitely growing in frequency and in intensity!

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And they are very apocalyptic!

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Global Warning – Judgment – Christ Coming by Julian Osley – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share Alike License

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DO WE FINALLY REPENT?

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And it is interesting to note that after the final plague is poured out, that there is no mention that the recipients of those plagues, “repented not”. Oh yes, it does say that, “men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.” Revelation 16:21

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But what is omitted in this plague are the words…“and they repented not”.

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Could it be that these recipients finally cried out “Uncle! I’ve had enough!” Yes, just as Pharaoh finally allowed God’s people to make their exodus out of ancient Egypt, it seems that in the coming plagues, the recipients may also finally give up as they realize the present world-system is a gigantic flop and failure!

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.Judgment Day – by sweet media – cropped image – Wikimedia –

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HAVE WE HAD ENOUGH YET?

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Well, things just keep getting worse and worse! And it indeed appears that if the current plagues, which Earth’s inhabitants are now suffering, continue to intensify, we just might see the suffering ones cry out, “Uncle! We’ve had enough!”

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Well, there is a whole lot of speculation going on in this devotional. But you must admit, Mankind is suffering more and more because of these various plagues which are just now falling upon us!

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Prayer – USMC – Wikimedia – US Govt. Public Domain

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REPENTANCE ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS

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But the Good News is, that you and I do not have to wait for some mass public repentance to occur! 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 will not stem the swelling tide of evil sweeping over the world. 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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Girl Praying – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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TO READ PART 2, CLICK HERE…

March 10 (Revelation 16:17-21: “The Seventh Plague: Cry ‘Uncle’?” CONTINUED)

Kids fighting – Sibling Conflict – Wikipedia – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Give me an undivided heart that loves to serve Thee…

Prayer for USA – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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COULD THERE BE A GREATER SIGN?”

In the opening verse, “And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God.” Revelation 15:1, is a direct reference to the Signs In Heaven, which God is just now graciously revealing.

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**Notice that this above verse says… “And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous“.**

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If ever there was a great and marvelous sign in Heaven, this 7 Star Constellation seems to be just that! And it is the easiest of all constellations to locate (excepting for those in the southernmost latitudes of the Earth who cannot see it). It seems to stand alone in the northern sky, outshining any other constellation in the night heavens!

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As for its significance, it is easy to see the message for which it was created to bring. It looks like a bowl. A giant bowl! And in the winter, it begins to slowly tip through the night, as if it is finally spilling out its contents upon the earth, as stated in Revelation… “And the first (angel) went, and poured out his vial upon the earth” Revelation 16:2.

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And so it is not hard to see the message which this constellation presents. In the summer it begins to slowly tip. But in winter it does fully appear to pour out its contents upon the Earth.

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TOMORROW…

November 6 (Come Out of Her, My People! Part 54: “Did I Use Lightness?” CONTINUED)

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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

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THIS IS STUDY #307 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

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Daily Devotional, Year 3: November 4 (Noble Bereans, Part 28: “The Messages of the 3 Angels” CONTINUED)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3: November 4

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Noble Bereans,

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Part 28:

“The Messages of the 3 Angels”

To read part 1, click here…”September 2nd (Noble Bereans?)”

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So, in this little series, the subject of those “Noble Bereans” has been introduced. And today, it is still worthy of a little more exploration into another area of concern.

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Let’s look at the key Bible passage… “And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming there, went into the synagogue of the Jews. These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.” Acts 17:10, 11

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St Paul Preaching in Athens (Raphael, 1515) Wikipedia US public domain

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AN OPEN-MINDED SPIRIT IN BEREA

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OK, so those in Berea 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!

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La Bible, Notre-Dame – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share-Alike License

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THE 3 MESSAGES OF REVELATION 14

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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 appear to have seeming discrepancies between each other.

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In other words, none of these 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, “…some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction”. 2nd Peter 3:16

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3 Angels Message – cropped image – Wikipedia via www.pri.org – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic license.

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THE 7TH DAY SABBATH

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One such seeming error concerns the 7th day Sabbath of the 1st Angel’s message.

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Well, because the 1st Angel’s message proclaimed the everlasting Gospel, the 7th Day Sabbath was given in terms of the letter of the Law. And so, it spoke of the Sabbath as a one day per week event. And of course, the 7th Day Sabbath, according to the letter of the Law is indeed a “one day per week event”!

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Yes, from Friday at sundown to Saturday at sundown was the day which God ordained as the 7th Day Sabbath.

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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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3 Angels Message – cropped image – Wikipedia via www.pri.org – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic license.

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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.

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3 Angels Message – cropped image – Wikipedia via www.pri.org – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic license.

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THE SUNDAY SABBATH: A GENUINE ERROR

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But as already proclaimed in today’s devotional, these 3 messages were not infallible. For instance, while the 2nd Angel’s message rightly proclaimed the spiritual nature of the 7th Day Sabbath, the 2nd message wrongly proclaimed a supposed new Sabbath which continues from midnight to midnight on the 1st day of the week, commonly referred to as 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 for the people of God, in which the Believer enjoys an ongoing, 24/7/365 spiritual rest, via an ever-growing trust in the “exceeding great and precious promises” of God, as revealed in the infallible Word of Christ. (see 2nd Peter 1:4)

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3 Angels Message – cropped image – Wikipedia via www.pri.org – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic license.

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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 errors in the 1st Angel’s and 2nd Angel’s messages. 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!

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And so, the truth-loving Bible student has his or her work cut out for themselves, to prayerfully study in hopes of rightly discerning these three messages of unfolding Bible truths.

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3 Angels Message – cropped image – Wikipedia via www.pri.org – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic license.

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A TEST FOR CHURCH-GOERS

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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 (God’s true worshipers), carrying them away to be bound in bundles and spiritually burned up, even as written…“Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.” Matthew 13:30

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3 Angels Message – cropped image – Wikipedia via www.pri.org – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic license.

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NOT TO WORSHIP MERE HUMANS

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Another reason for allowing errors is to keep anyone from worshiping any one of the messengers who originally proclaimed each message.

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And because each messenger confessed that God alone is infallible, there is no excuse for any mistaken notion regarding the fallibility of these three messages. Each messenger had “feet of clay”. And the truth-loving Bible student needs to place his or her implicit trust in the Bible only.

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3 Angels Message – cropped image – Wikipedia via www.pri.org – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic license.

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“GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY!”

Proverbs 25:25

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The Good News is, that God’s people will more and more learn to place complete confidence in the Bible, and never place complete trust in mere mortal men!

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Listen…“The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day. For the day of the LORD of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low…Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?” Isaiah 2:11, 12, 22

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As this above passage proclaims, the Day of the Lord will not exalt any mere human! But instead, Isaiah 2:20, 21 calls us to “cease ye from Man, whose breath is in his nostrils”, not placing any trust in any human, including the original messengers of these 3 messages!

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And yet, make no mistake! These three messages together present very wonderful and biblical truths: truths which have been ignored, rejected, or slighted by the mainstream church-world.

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And these three messages reveal how Bible prophecy has been unfolding throughout the church-era.

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3 Angels Message – cropped image – Wikipedia via www.pri.org – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic license.

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GOD’S DIVINE SIGNATURE UPON THESE 3 MESSAGES

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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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And all those who are open-minded, and lovers of truth can begin to see this Divine signature, thus proving the authenticity of these three messages!

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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

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TO READ PART 29, CLICK HERE…

November 10 (Noble Bereans, Part 29: “Re-Thinking Ellen White Concerning Jesting”)

Ellen G. White – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“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…

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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***FINALLY WALKING UPWARD* INTO THE HIGHWAYS *OF ETERNITY***

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Day by day, you will find yourself walking, like the Disciples, spreading the precious Gospel seed wherever the Spirit leads.

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Taking the lovely name of Jesus, with every word spoken. Walking through this sin-darkened world, witnessing to those who take notice that of a truth, Jesus is present within you. Even like faithful Enoch, walking through the highways and byways of life in this world, spreading the Gospel-seed of unpretentious love.

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Day by day, you will become more and more closed in with God. Moment by moment, your heart will become intertwined with God’s heart, eventually two hearts beating as one heart.

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And just like Enoch, when the appointed time of sojourning on earth is finally done…you will walk onward…and upward…and into the highways and byways of eternity. (“And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.” Genesis 5:24).

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Thomas Cole – Pilgrim of the Cross at the End of His Journey – wikimedia – US public domain

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TOMORROW…

November 5 (Revelation 16:17-21: “The Seventh Plague”)

The Great Day of His Wrath – John Martin – 1853 – Wikipedia – US Public Domain

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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

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THIS IS STUDY #306 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

Prophet Jeremiah – www.christianimagesource.com – Public Domain

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – November 3 (The City of Morality, Part 9: “Living The Dream!” CONTINUED)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – November 3

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The City of Morality,

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Part 9:

“Living The Dream!” CONTINUED

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

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“So likewise, whosoever he be of you

that forsaketh not all that he hath,

he cannot be My disciple.”

Luke 14:33

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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!

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Christian in Pilgrim’s_Progress wiki pub dom.

Worldly Wiseman – Pilgrim’s Progress, p34 – Mr Worldly Wiseman – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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THE VILLAGE IS NOW A HUGE CITY!

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And thus, it is today, as well!

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**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!

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New york times square – by terabass – cropped image – wikipedia – share-alike license

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TODAY’S PROSPERITY-DRIVEN GOSPEL

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In the November 1st devotional (click here), this notion that many faithful churchgoers maintain, 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.**

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Yes, those who attempt to carve out such a comfortable religion which allows them to continue living greatly for worldly success and happiness are fooling themselves.

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John Constable – The Hay Wain Cottage – Wikipedia – US public domain

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“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 the November 1st devotional, that Satan, “the god of this world”, will never allow these deceived ones to escape his world-wide snare! No, just the opposite! This great and treacherous spider will continue to wrap his silken cords of selfishness and deceit around his victims, finally injecting his liquefying poison 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 who attempt to live out their “Christianity” while remaining in the City of Morality, will sometimes be ashamed at their own phariseeism, as they legalistically tithe their 10% to their church, while withholding much for their own personal selfish pleasures.

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And as we perceive the needy multitudes around the world, starving for the bread of life, our conscience convicts us of our own undoneness…“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, these moralistic churchgoers are likewise often grieved because of their less-than-holy behavior which 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!

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**But soon, the Old Deceiver, the Father of Lies comes along and assures us that we are still, “a work in progress”. And we fall for this lie!**

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Gluttony – cropped and colored image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

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

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“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 15-30 minute daily Bible study. But as soon as we close our Bible our thoughts return to our daily earthly pursuits. 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. We are caught in the Devil’s web of selfishness.

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ABOVE PICTURE: Unfunny Judgment Day Cartoon – a party tonight – signsofheaven.org

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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, working overtime to make more money 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.

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Super Bowl XLIII Thunderbirds Flyover Feb 1 2009 – cropped image – Wikipedia – Public Domain

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“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! 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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Here is the prescription for our terminal illness of selfishness. Nothing less than a complete forsaking of this world of selfishness, followed by a 100% devotion to God is required for any hope for victorious Christian living!

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Like Bunyan’s pilgrim, we must leave this City of Destruction, get out of the Village of Morality, and get on the upward pathway which leads out of this doomed world and onward to the Celestial City of God, the heavenly Zion!

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Girl Praying – Wikimedia – Public Domain

Prayer – USMC – Wikimedia – US Govt. Public Domain

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

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TO READ PART 10, CLICK HERE…

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

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

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Drive out all my foolish earthly desires! Purify my heart. Give me the mind of Christ, so that I too can become a 100% seeker of Christ…

Woman praying – Heinrich Seufferheld – 1893 – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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THE SEEKER (THE SADDUCEE)

LOCATING THIS 3RD FACE

The 3rd face of the Moon is a bit more difficult to locate, because it is mostly upside down. 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. This face is like a furry creature of the field. Maybe a rabbit. Maybe a squirrel. Perhaps a chipmunk. Probably a mouse. 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. This photo and this sketch are both turned around to help you see this 3rd face easily. 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.)

Moon – by James Bowe – 3rd Face – cropped & highlighted photo – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

LOCATING 3rd FACE AT BEGINNING OF NIGHT

But this sketch here to the right is how this 3rd face actually appears when the Full Moon is in the east, at the beginning of night, in the northern hemisphere. But all you can readily see is this 1st face.

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What you must do to see the 3rd face is to tilt your head to the right, 90 degrees.

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Do you see it? (You may find it easier if you just turn your screen on its left side, if you are using a laptop. But please don’t do anything to put your computer in jeopardy!)

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The easiest time of the month to actually see this face is when the Full Moon is in the east, just after dark. It then can be seen by tilting your head 90 degrees to the right. But as night progresses, the Moon rotates clockwise, until this face is completely upside down, as the Moon works its way to the west.

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TOMORROW:

November 4 (Noble Bereans, Part 28: “The Messages of the 3 Angels” CONTINUED)

3 Angels Message – Wikipedia via www.pri.org – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic license.

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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

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THIS IS STUDY #305 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

Prophet Jeremiah – www.christianimagesource.com – Public Domain

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – November 2 (Planet Earth, Devil’s Island, Part 9: “Planet Earth: Bizarro World!”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – November 2

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Planet Earth, Devil’s Island,

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Part 9:

“Planet Earth: Bizarro World!”

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

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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 was the hero of Planet Earth, being the essence of everthing good. But there came a day in which his mirror-opposite enemy named “Bizarroman” decided to create his own world, Bizarro World, a cube-shaped planet with continents in the shape of Planet Earth’s continents.”

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Announcer with microphone – svg – reversed image – Wikimedia – Public-Domain

Biazrro World – Wikipedia – Non-Free media rationale

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“WOE UNTO THEM THAT CALL EVIL GOOD, AND GOOD EVIL!”

Isaiah 5:20

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The caller continued…“And in this weird planet, good was considered evil and evil good.” For instance, a young school-boy was punished for getting good grades, and praised for getting straight “F’s”! And Bizarroman, whose mirror-opposite resemblance to Superman, was the very essence of evil! And the citizenry of that cubed-shaped world praised the evil deeds of their super-villain-hero, Bizarroman!”

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And this caller concluded by saying, “This present-day society kind-of reminds me of that Bizarro World in the sense that society is now calling bizarre behavior good, and good behavior evil!”

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Announcer with microphone – svg – reversed image – Wikimedia – Public-Domain

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 behaviors.

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Society is now actively encouraging mutilating children’s organs, all in the insane ideology that children can choose whichever gender they fancy!

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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 were 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 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.

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

Gay Parade – cropped image – Wikimedia – GNU Free Documentation License

Singers – No Angels Concert – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

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

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But today’s devotional would like to take this analogy even one step further.

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Exclamation Mark – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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IT’S ALWAYS BEEN A BIZARRO WORLD!

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The fact is, that while this present-day world seems to be going crazy on many fronts, 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 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. And there was no evil in Heaven, until that fateful day when evil sprung up and began to fester and grow in Lucifer’s heart.

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Gustave Dore – Paradise Lost illustration – Lucifer becomes Satan – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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THE IMAGE OF THE BEAST

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And so, just as Bizarroman created a world which mirrored his evil nature, so also, Lucifer created a world-system here on Planet earth which reflects his evil nature.

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

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“A FORM OF GODLINESS”

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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 because the world’s inhabitants were originally created in the image of God, that they must be deceived into believing that this world is a “good place” to a great extent. Otherwise, if this present world was overtly evil, then Satan could not deceive us! And so, this master-deceiver has sprinkled this evil world with a false form of godliness, making it seem to have many “good and innocent” attractions.

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Yes, as an observer surveys this world, there is a multitude of seemingly “good and innocent” pleasures and pursuits.

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

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“HEREBY KNOW WE THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH AND THE SPIRIT OF ERROR”

1st John 4:6

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But beneath this glossy and thin veneer of goodness, lies a very evil world, steeped in selfish pleasures and ambitious, self-exalting pursuits.

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And this fallen world is ruled over by this Bizarroman, Lucifer, now called Satan. whose antichrist spirit, “now worketh in the children of disobedience.” Ephesians 2:2

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

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“THE WHOLE WORLD LIETH IN WICKEDNESS”

1st John 5:19

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And while all Heaven operates by the heavenly virtues of brotherly love, unwavering honesty, meekness, unfailing kindness and purity, this Bizarro World (Planet Earth) is filled with the mirror-opposite qualities!

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And try as we may to walk by our “good intentions”, we nevertheless are filled with pride, selfishness, anger, judging, impatience, rudeness, hatred, revenge, and a host of similar Bizarro World qualities. But the Bizarroman ruler of this world, the Devil, also called Satan, makes sure to sugar-coat all this evil with much morality.

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A near perfect deception; enough to fool an entire planet of fellow rebels!

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JESUS CHRIST: THE TRUE SUPERMAN!

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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, 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!

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Sign of the Son of Man Constellation

Prayer – USMC – Wikimedia – US Govt. Public Domain

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THE BLESSED PROMISED LAND AWAITS!

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And all those who receive that Salvation will be one day transported into the blessed Promised Land, the New Heaven and New Earth!

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It is a happy and joyful place in which everything, both big or small, will no longer be merely sugar-coated with a form of goodness, but will actually be filled through and through with Christ’s love and goodness!

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

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TO READ PART 10, CLICK HERE…

November 13 (Planet Earth, Devil’s Island, Part 10: “Blinding The Minds of Men”)

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 follow those brave soldiers’ examples in my own life, in the spiritual realm! 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…

Prayer for USA – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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LOCATING THE DRAGON

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REVELATION 12 DRAGON IS NOT DRACO!

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

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

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

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REVELATION 12 DRAGON

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

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LOCATION…

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

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

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BODY HARD TO SEE

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

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TOMORROW

November 3 (The City of Morality, Part 9: “Living The Dream!” CONTINUED)

Woman in Mediterranian – Wikigallery – US Public Domain

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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

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THIS IS STUDY #304 PRESENTED BY THE LATE HAROLD CAMPING…

Prophet Jeremiah – www.christianimagesource.com – Public Domain

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – November 1 (The City of Morality, Part 8: “Living The Dream!”)

By admin On February 17th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – November 1

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The City of Morality,

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Part 8:

“Living The Dream!”

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

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“So likewise, whosoever he be of you

that forsaketh not all that he hath,

he cannot be My disciple.”

Luke 14:33

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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!

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Christian in Pilgrim’s_Progress wiki pub dom.

Worldly Wiseman – Pilgrim’s Progress, p34 – Mr Worldly Wiseman – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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THE VILLAGE IS NOW A HUGE CITY!

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And so it is today!

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**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!

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New york times square – terabass – cropped image – wikipedia – share-alike license

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“GO SELL THAT THOU HAST…AND COME FOLLOW ME!”

Matthew 19:21

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When Jesus called His disciples, there was no half-hearted commitment on their part. It is written of them… “And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed Him.” Luke 5:11

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Here we behold the whole-hearted nature of the Gospel. Jesus has no interest in preserving some portion of this selfish world. He is not interested in compromising with selfishness. And let’s be honest, “Self” is what this world is all about! And it must be completely vanquished out of the heart (the heart being the treasure-chest of the mind)!

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Jesus Calls Disciples – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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“THE WHOLE WORLD LIETH IN WICKEDNESS”

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Listen… “Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: 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

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Yes, the entire world system “lieth in wickedness”, as John, the Apostle puts it in the above verse. We just don’t realize how much selfishness permeates these seemingly “harmless and “innocent” pleasures and pursuits of the world!

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

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“TURN IN HITHER…STOLEN WATERS ARE SWEET!”

Proverbs 9:16, 17

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**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 calling out to all those simple ones in the church-world to come and enjoy 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 church-goers from the true and pure Gospel, back into the world, as they attempt to have Heaven while still clinging to the earth.

(For “False Prophet” reference, see Revelation 16:13, 19:20, etc…)

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Castle of Disney – Wikipedia – Public Dom

Shopping Mall – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share-Alike License

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“SUPPOSING THAT GAIN IS GODLINESS”

1st Timothy 6:5

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And perhaps one of Satan’s greatest deceptions is to sell to us the false notion that a Christian can achieve some type of earthly dreamlife and still remain on the upward, Heavenward sojourn out of this “City of Destruction” world.

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But that is not possible! Just the opposite! Satan (whose title in 2nd Corinthians 4:4 is, “the god of this world”) has made sure that only those who are willing to trade away their souls for a piece of this world will find peace and prosperity here…“Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.” Psalm 73:12

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Yes, this modern-day Worldly Wiseman is promising a life of affluence, advantage, and earthly pleasure, if only the faithful church-goer will simply pinch off a little piece of this world and offer it on the altar of his or her selfish desires! 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. 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 crying out, day and night that God will bless them and deliver them all out of this Babylonish captivity, so that the entire family can come along up that gently ascending pathway to the Celestial City of God, forever leaving this doomed planet, as Bunyan called it, “The City of Destruction”.

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

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TO READ PART 9, CLICK HERE…

November 3 (The City of Morality, Part 9: “Living The Dream!” CONTINUED)

Woman in Mediterranian – Wikigallery – US Public Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Drive out all my foolish earthly desires! Purify my heart. Give me the mind of Christ, so that I too can become a 100% seeker of Christ…

Marine Praying – Wikimedia – USMC Public Domain

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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

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THE SEEKER (THE SADDUCEE)

LOCATING THIS 3RD FACE

The 3rd face of the Moon is a bit more difficult to locate, because it is mostly upside down. 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. This face is like a furry creature of the field. Maybe a rabbit. Maybe a squirrel. Perhaps a chipmunk. Probably a mouse. 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. This photo and this sketch are both turned around to help you see this 3rd face easily. 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.)

Moon – by James Bowe – 3rd Face – cropped & highlighted photo – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

LOCATING 3rd FACE AT BEGINNING OF NIGHT

But this sketch here to the right is how this 3rd face actually appears when the Full Moon is in the east, at the beginning of night, in the northern hemisphere. But all you can readily see is this 1st face.

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What you must do to see the 3rd face is to tilt your head to the right, 90 degrees.

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Do you see it? (You may find it easier if you just turn your screen on its left side, if you are using a laptop. But please don’t do anything to put your computer in jeopardy!)

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The easiest time of the month to actually see this face is when the Full Moon is in the east, just after dark. It then can be seen by tilting your head 90 degrees to the right. But as night progresses, the Moon rotates clockwise, until this face is completely upside down, as the Moon works its way to the west.

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TOMORROW:

November 2 (Planet Earth, Devil’s Island, Part 9: “Planet Earth: Bizzaro World!”)

Bizarro World – Wikipedia – Non-Free media rationale

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20+ MINUTE AUDIO JEREMIAH STUDY

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Prophet Jeremiah – www.christianimagesource.com – Public Domain

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