Okay, 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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Thus, there was an open-mindedness which permeated their hearts, and a willingness to continually search the Scriptures daily, in hopes that these seemingly new teachings were indeed true!
A very reasonable and pertinent question which the Reader would want to ask his or her own self is this: “Why has God given three messages which will obviously be very difficult for almost every churchgoer to accept?”
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After all, these three messages of Revelation 14, and their respective messengers all suffer the scorn and derision of both the world as well as the church-world….
…”So why didn’t God just give us a nice, easy-to-believe message?
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…”After all, these messengers are among the most despised persons in a very ‘orthodox’ church-world!
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…”And to make matters worse, the timing of these messages goes entirely against those who are ‘Pre-Tribulation Rapture’ adherents!”
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So why did God do this, if indeed, God had anything to do with these messages?
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Many might surmise, saying…“Maybe, just maybe, these are false messages, given by the Devil to confuse and deceive us!”
Yes, why did God give such a high and difficult hurdle for His people to clear?
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Well, listen to the Bible…
…”Even him (“the man of sin”), whose coming is after the working of Satan
with all power and signs and lying wonders,
And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish;
because they received not the love of the truth,
that they might be saved.
And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion,
that they should believe a lie:
That they all might be damned who believed not the truth,
but had pleasure in unrighteousness.”
2nd Thessalonians 2:9-12
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Yes, in these last moments of time, the Bible reveals that God will send the apostate church a very strong delusion which will deceive all those in the Church who have never truly received a deep abiding love for truth.
“Before Him (Jesus) shall be gathered all nations…as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats”
Matthew 25:32
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In other words, as this above verse from Matthew 25:32 reveals, this message of the Three Angels, is intended to divide the Church into two separate camps…
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…those truth-seekers who are “noble Bereans”…
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…but also those who still love and live for this presently fallen world of selfish desires.
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These are the two camps: the “wise virgins” and the “foolish virgins”.
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Or they might be called, “the sheep”, and “the goats”, or even “the wheat” and “the tares”.
But regardless of how the Bible addresses these two camps, one thing is for sure: only those who are truly “noble Bereans” will discover the truth of these three messages!
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In other words, only those who are willing to prayerfully study and search the Scriptures daily, weekly, and even monthly with an open-minded Spirit…
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…only such truth-loving ones will eventually come to the conclusion that these three messages are indeed, Heaven-sent!
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The rest will be swept away by delusion so strong that it will seem like irrefutable truth!
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But these erring ones made the fatal mistake of studying this message to see if these things were “NOT SO”, while the true noble Bereans “searched the Scriptures daily to see if these things WERE SO!”
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This is what happened back in Paul’s day, and this will be repeated in our day!
“Whosoever shall not receive the Kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter in!”
Mark 10:15
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And so, the plea goes out today to all those who hear these things and take up the task at hand, to search out these messages…
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…crying out to God to mercifully give us an open-minded Spirit and a truth-seeking heart!
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And all those who truly receive this open-minded, truth-seeking Spirit of child-like meekness will not be disappointed!
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And as they look up and lift up their heads to behold God’s message inscribed on the heavenly scroll, even from sky-to-sky, they will rejoice in the truth that has saved their soul!
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And may you, dear Reader, be in that blessed number!
3 Angels Message – Wikipedia via www.pri.org – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic license.
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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…
As of November, 2012, it has become evident that there is another very frightening aspect to this wave of water.
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As you can see in this sketch, there are seven stars which comprise the trough or valley, or cradle of this wave.
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This area of the wave, is where an object would logically be swept away or carried away by an actual wave of water in the ocean.
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Since there are seven stars (letters a,b,c,d,e,f,g) in this valley or cradle, this would indicate that seven stars are probably symbolizing God’s people being swept away by Satan’s Wave of Lying Waters Constellation.
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Now, at this point, someone would object to this assertion, saying, the Church has not been deceived.
even the blood of their sons and of their daughters,
whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan:
and the land was polluted with blood…
That thou hast slain My children…
to make his son or his daughter
to pass through the fire to Molech.”
Psalm 106:38 & Ezekiel 16:21 & 2nd Kings 23:10
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In New York City, a statue was recently set atop the public courthouse.
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And the reports say that this statue of a satanic Medusa, an ancient pagan goddess, was to be the “Goddess of Abortion” (This picture of an artist’s conception of Medusa is not the same as that statue).
“Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils”
Psalm 106:37
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Can you believe it!?
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The Bible reveals that the very chosen people of God were actually sacrificing their own children to the gods of the surrounding heathen nations, specifically, Molech, a god of the Ammonites!
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How could they do such a thing, in the face of a God who warned them against such abominable practices!?
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Listen…
“And they…cause their sons and their daughters
to pass through the fire unto Molech…”
Jeremiah 32:35
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God repeatedly warned Israel, in no uncertain terms, that they should not imitate the surrounding heathen nations, who ruthlessly sacrificed their children to their heathen idols.
“And, ye fathers…bring them (your children) up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord”
Ephesians 6:4
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But today’s devotional explores a somewhat different form of child sacrifice!
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Yes, instead of raising our children in the simplicity of the Bible, we rather devote our own time and energy to the many gods of this selfish, hedonistic world!
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Television, Internet, sports, clubs, extravagant vehicles, homes, gardens, banqueting, vacation resorts, proud, ambitious careers, time-consuming hobbies, and other similar pursuits: such are just a few examples of the modern-day gods.
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Yes, we expend our time and energy in pursuit of today’s gods, thinking that an hour or two in church each week will somehow erase all those ungodly images and rhetoric they absorbed through a week of TV/Internet viewing.
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ABOVE PICTURE: TV indoctrination – www.signsofheaven.org – not for commercial uses
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“Escape for thy life; look not behind thee…escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed”
Genesis 19:17
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Well, the Good News is, that today is still the day of Salvation!
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And we must use our remaining time to plead for mercy and grace to cast away our idols, even as it is written…
…”In that day a man shall 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 rocks,
and into the tops of the ragged rocks,
for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of His majesty,
when He ariseth to shake terribly the earth”
Isaiah 2:20, 21
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Here we have our marching orders…to “flee from the wrath to come”, as we cast away our idols, and devote the rest of our lives to our own Salvation, and of all those around us!
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“Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.”
Psalm 73:12
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Oh yes, there are those who do seem to measure up to the high standards which society exalts before our eyes each day, and before the eyes of our children.
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And those who do seem to live a charmed life in one way or another, give us no comfort as we struggle with our own personal inadequacies!
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Oh yes, we desire to be like them.
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Even the Psalmist wrote…“For I was envious…
when I saw the prosperity of the wicked…
They are not in trouble as other men;
neither are they plagued like other men…
Their eyes stand out with fatness:
they have more than heart could wish…
Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world;
they increase in riches.”
Psalm 73:3, 5, 7, 12
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Yes, even this Psalmist was jealous as he looked at the charmed life of others who were not plagued on a daily basis as he was.
Well, the extremely Good News is that those who have had their eyes opened to Heaven’s Truth are actually the richest of the rich!
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This is because they possess the unsearchable riches of eternal life and the true wisdom which the unsaved world cannot know, nor comprehend! (Ephesians 3:8, Revelation 5:12, James, 3:15-17)
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Yes, they are teaming up with the God of infinite power, wisdom, and universal love!
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And among those heavenly riches are the virtues of sympathy and Christlike compassion even for those who prosper in this world, yet are not rich toward God!
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And we constantly pray that they too might escape this graveyard, called Planet Earth, in which all lost souls will be merely return to dust-in-the-wind for all time and eternity.
ABOVE PICTURE: The True Upward Pathway www.signsofheaven.org
ABOVE STAR-CHART: Flower of the Field Constellation commonly known as Scorpio – seen in spring through summer (Flower drawn in over Wikipedia star-chart)
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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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These above lyrics declare that each and every human must serve someone (Pretty good sentiments coming out from the world!).
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Oh yes, “the god of this world” has successfully convinced most of the world that “you don’t have to serve someone!”
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In other words, Lucifer, ”the god of this world”, has created this antichrist world-system in which we believe we can merely live our selfish lives free from the laws of Heaven!
“No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other…”
Matthew 6:24
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This inescapable truth (That you must serve either God or Satan) is most vividly displayed as we sadly and horrifically behold all the woe and misery and destruction and death of this hopeless-world-of-selfish-desires.
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In other words, even though we may not actually see a literal “god of evil”, the Devil, we can nevertheless behold his long train of hate, and violence, and lust, and greed, and revenge, and witchcraft, sorcery, and all the other results of mankind’s selfish ways!
“He that is not with Me is against Me: and he that gathereth not with Me, scattereth”
Luke 11:23
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But today’s article will focus on the big lie, that we can live independent of both, the “God of Heaven”…
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…and also live independent of “the god of this world” Lucifer. (2nd Corinthians 4:4)
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No, we just cannot escape belonging to one religious system or another.
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At this point, someone will undoubtedly jump up and declare…
…”Well, I’m not a member of any religious group…
…I’m a secularist! I’m even an atheist…
…I don’t follow Mohammed, or Buddha, or Joseph Smith, or Jesus, or anyone else…
…I only follow reason, and logic, and science…
…I’m a good person, and I don’t need anyone’s religion!”
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The fact is, that atheism is also a belief system, based upon faith in certain unprovable ideas: the belief that God doesn’t exist…
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…the nonsensical belief that all this grand universe’s beauty, majesty, and law & order were the mindless creation from nothingness!
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“And they (the peoples of the world) worshipped the dragon (Satan)…”
Revelation 13:4
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Mankind was created to worship God alone.
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But in our rebellion against Heaven, we have unknowingly chosen to worship “the god of this world”, Satan(see 2nd Corinthians 4:4).
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Oh no, few people will acknowledge this fact. Most are ignorant of this fact.
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And yet, truth-be-told, 100% of the world’s citizens are religious in the truest sense of the word!
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They either worship the “God of Heaven”…or they worship“the god of this world”!
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And because the world has rejected the Law of God, the Bible, they are now accepting Satan’s lies, making those false, humanistic ideas their own special catechism of atheism’s religious-doctrinal-beliefs!
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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,
Okay, 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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And their open-mindedness was in contrast to vast close-minded majority of that day, who merely listened just long enough until heard some supposed error in Paul’s teachings, giving themselves an excuse to reject him altogether!
The Book of Revelation was given for the Church in every age, even as it is written… ”Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: FOR THE TIME IS AT HAND.” Revelation 22:10.
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Yes, the Book of The Revelation of Jesus Christ is just as its title reveals: it is the revelation of Jesus Christ, and His marvelous workings in a world steeped in sin and woe.
But since about the mid-twentieth century, the apostate portion of the Church has been misleading the Christian community into the notion that the last 19 chapters of Revelation concern only the literal Jews and are greatly irrelevant for the Church.
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And to further bolster this notion, the man-made name, “The Rapture” was invented and added to the teachings of theologians and Bible teachers…
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…to bring about the deception that there will be two separate returns of Christ…
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…thus, promoting the fallacy that the Church would be snatched away prior to the last 7 years of earth’s great end-of-days tribulation.
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This is a fatal error, and is easily disproved by such passages as this above verse from Revelation, plus many other similar passages such as this…
…”Blessed is he that readeth,
and they that hear the words of this prophecy,
and keep those things which are written therein:
FOR THE TIME IS AT HAND.”
Revelation 1:3
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“THE TIME IS AT HAND”
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Now why does God pronounce those to be blessed, who read and hear and keep “the words of this prophecy”?
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Simple! Because “the time is at hand.”
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In other words, the entire Book of Revelation was given to be a comfort for God’s people at any point in time in the New Testament era, as it reveals how Jesus works with and works through His Church-elect.
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Yes, persecution against Christians by Satan’s armies began soon after Christ’s ascension!
However, the problem came in when apostate church theologians decided that Scripture must be interpreted as literal as possible, to avoid all the indiscriminate mis-interpreting of Scripture by many unsanctified minds.
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But as the saying goes, “Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater!” Just because some theologians came up with wrong ideas, did not necessitate the forbidding of all spiritualizing away the many types, shadows, allegories, etc…
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Yes, by judiciously comparing scripture with scripture, and spiritual things with spiritual, one may find the true spiritual meaning veiled behind the various allegories, parables, types, and shadows found throughout both testaments.
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And doesn’t Jesus Himself tell us…
”And He said, Unto you (His true disciples)
it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God:
but to others in parables;
that seeing they might not see,
and hearing they might not understand.”?
Luke 8:10
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The fact is, the Bible is a spiritual Book. God has filled it with many truths which are often veiled within types and shadows and parables and allegories.
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And this very spiritual Book can only be revealed by the indwelling Holy Spirit combined with a thorough searching out and comparing of scripture with scripture.
And concerning the allegorical nature of the Bible, even Paul asks the question… ”Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?…Which things are an allegory.” Galatians 4:21, 24
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Paul here was gently scolding the Galatians for not discerning the allegorical nature of the Law which would have revealed to them the deeper truths which these Galatians could not see by reason of their spiritual blindness.
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But likewise, today’s apostate portion of the Church cannot properly discern spiritual things even as it is written…
“not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth,
but which the Holy Ghost teacheth;
comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God:
for they are foolishness unto him:
neither can he know [them],
because they are spiritually discerned.”
1st Corinthians 2:13, 14
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Yes, the Bible is a spiritual book. But the carnal heart cannot properly discern that spiritual nature, nor does it even desire to do so.
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And to further lock them out of truth, Satan stealthily brought in this false non-biblical hermeneutic which demands that scripture must only be interpreted literally, as far as possible.
“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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“And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice,
If any man worship the beast and his image,
and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,
The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God,
which is poured out without mixture
into the cup of His indignation;
and he (who has the mark) shall be tormented with fire and brimstone
in the presence of the holy angels,
and in the presence of the Lamb:”
Revelation 14:9, 10
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Mark of the beast – pub. dom. – Wikipedia
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The so-called “orthodoxy” in the church-world has been hammering the notion into the minds of Christians and church-attendees for the many decades, even centuries, the notion that the punishment of the wicked is only for the unsaved of the world.
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And of course, there are many Bible references which seem to support this idea.
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Unfortunately, the Christian community has been content to accept this notion far too readily, while ignoring other passages which tell us that true worshippers of God will be likewise afflicted.
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“THOU IN FAITHFULNESS HAST AFFLICTED ME”
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Listen to Psalm 119:67, 71, 75…
…”Before I was afflicted I went astray:
but now have I kept Thy Word…
It is good for me that I have been afflicted;
that I might learn Thy statutes…
I know, O LORD, that Thy judgments are right,
and that Thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me.”
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There is no purpose for God to afflict those who are eternally lost.
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“For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning.”
Psalm 73:14
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Listen to this next verse from Psalm 73:3-5…
…”For I was envious at the foolish,
when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
For there are no bands in their death:
but their strength is firm.
They are not in trouble as other men;
neither are they plagued like other men.”
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In this above passage is revealed that affliction is not for those who are of the world.
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But this same Psalmist saw that the wicked seem to have such a nice peaceful existence, while this Psalmist complained about his own self…
…”For all the day long have I been plagued,
and chastened every morning.”
Psalm 73:14
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Yes, the Psalmist was envious at those who prospered in the world, while he himself was afflicted seemingly every morning!
GOD’S AFFLICTIONS FOR HIS OWN PEOPLE AND NOT FOR THE WORLD!
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And so, with this truth in mind, (that God’s people, and not the world, are the ones to be afflicted) the 14th Chapter of Revelation begins to take on a completely different application…
“But though He (the Lord) cause grief, yet will He have compassion…”
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No, God has no desire to needlessly punish those who will have no part in Christ’s eternal inheritance, even as it is written…
…”For the Lord will not cast off for ever:
But though He cause grief,
yet will He have compassion
according to the multitude of His mercies.
For He doth not afflict willingly
nor grieve the children of men…
Let us search and try our ways,
and turn again to the LORD.”
Lamentations 3:31-33, 40
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Here is revealed that God’s punishments are not merely for the sake of inflicting pain, but are expressly given for the purpose of bringing that afflicted one to repentance and restoration back to Heaven’s ways.
What most Christians and churchgoers do not take into account is that the Bible reveals a spiritual truth that there exists two men in the lives of true Christians…
…”The Old Man, which is corrupt
according to the deceitful lusts;”
(Ephesians 4:22)…
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…but also, “The New Man,
which is renewed in knowledge
after the image of Him that created Him:”
Colossians 3:10.
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ABOVE PICTURE: Battle for the heart – www.signsofheaven.org
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“THY WRATH LIETH HARD UPON ME!”
Psalm 88:7
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Now, today’s devotional is by no means saying that our afflictions are something to enjoy…
…”Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous:
nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness
unto them which are exercised thereby.”
Hebrews 12:11
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Yes, our afflictions are grievous, to say the least!
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But by faith we endure them, knowing that they will yield a wonderful harvest of spiritual fruit, as long as we faint not because of those afflictions!
And then, there are many who primarily study Bible prophecy, and this for the purpose of knowing future events.
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One of the great errors which many of these prophecy buffs make, is to believe that only the Book of Revelation and other certain limited parts of the Bible are beneficial for prophecy.
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Nor do they understand that Revelation’s prophecies are spiritually-discerned illustrations of the Gospel of Christ’s character.
Far too many bible prophecy enthusiasts make the fatal error of trying to decipher prophecies by means of history books and newspapers.
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And this is often done out of a morbid desire to merely prognosticate future events.
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And Bible study which relies on other books and on newspapers makes that Bible student or teacher guilty of adding man’s corrupt words to God’s infallible Word.
But if only these erring prophecy students would cling to that old Reformation mantra, “Sola Scriptura”, which means, “The Bible Only”…
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…and merely, prayerfully and carefully, compare scripture with other comparable scriptures…
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…they might begin to discover the true interpretation of Bible prophecy!
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And they might be surprised to find that Bible prophecy reveals more and more about Jesus Christ and His Salvation plan!
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In other words, to merely seek to know future events is not what good and beneficial Bible prophecy is about.
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And let’s face it! Prophecy teachers who have been guilty of relying on history books and newspapers to discover and predict future events, will most likely have to eventually apologize for their mistaken predictions.
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But these are just some examples of improper Bible study.
Listen to the words of Jesus in His sermon on the mount…“Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.” Matthew 5:6
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This above verse clearly defines the deep and primary purpose of every true Christian: to become changed into the image of Jesus!
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And as this above passage reveals, the true Christian hungers and thirsts after Christ’s character!
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To become changed into His image is the overwhelming longing and pining of the true child of God!
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And all those hungering and thirsting Believers will…
The Good News is that today is still the day of Salvation!
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And all those who desire such a relationship with Jesus can begin to cry out for such soul-saving treasures of Christ’s knowledge and wisdom found hidden within the pages of the Bible.
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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TODAY’S PRAYER…
“Dear Lord, Give me such a burning desire to engage in a daily search of Thy Word so that I may gain a greater love for Thee and a closer walk with Thee…
Prayer for USA – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0
Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license
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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN
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WINTER CONSTELLATIONS
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This most amazing phenomenon is seen throughout the winter.
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Although it can be observed most of the winter, it is seen best when it is the western part of the sky, at winter’s end (The end of winter being the final scene of this heavenly Gospel story).
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Orion, the Dragon, and the Glorious White Horse are beginning to descend into the western horizon (sketch to right is Winter Constellations descending into western horizon. This can actually be seen as early as December, in the pre-dawn hours).
But the Wide Gate Stars are composed of the two brightest stars of the Auriga Constellation, known as the star, Capella, and the star, Menkalinan.
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The two stars, Castor and Pollux, make up the concept of the Orion’s Narrow Gate Stars.
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This can even be observed into June in the western sky (for a short time just after dark).
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While a dark night is best for seeing the Woman Constellation, the 4 stars which comprise the Narrow Gate/Wide Gate Stars can be seen even under mediocre conditions.
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It begins with the Fleeing Woman of Revelation 12 Constellation (AKA Ursa Major) going towards these two doors.
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The sketch to left shows, the two doors are each composed of two bright stars.
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The two bright stars that comprise the Narrow Gate are the two brightest stars of the Orion the Reaper’s sickle.
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The two stars that comprise the ‘Wide Gate’ Stars are the two brightest stars of the wave of water that comes out of theDragon Constellation’s mouth (for explanation of “Wave of Water”, just click here).
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The stars that make up the ‘Narrow Gate’ are about half the width of the Wide Gate (see sketch below left).
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(For more information on Orion’s sickle, just click here,“Orion The Reaper”.)
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“For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.”
Galatians 5:17
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Yes, why do Christians still judge others?
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Well, simply put, Satan doesn’t just go away, once we find our names on Heaven’s roster!
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No, Satan will come at us any way he figures that he will find success in making us stumble and fall!
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And because Satan well understands how reprehensible to God is the sin of judging others, Satan will first attempt to get us to begin judging others, even before tempting us in other types of sins.
“The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?”
Jeremiah 17:9
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After all, we cannot know any individual’s heart! We don’t even know our own self-deceptive heart!
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And neither do we know just how Satan is warring against any and every soul,
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Yes, the Enemy of Souls is destroying this entire human race by bringing upon us manifold devastating life-issues and addictions!
Christian and Apollyon – Pilgrim’s Progress – Wikipedia – US Public Domain
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“(Jesus) Who gave Himself A RANSOM FOR ALL, to be testified in due time.”
1st Timothy 2:6
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One very helpful means of stopping our judging is to consider that Christ bled and died for each and every human soul!
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He died for the rich and also for the poor! Christ died for the rich man, poor man, beggar man, and thief!
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“JUDGE NOT, AND YE SHALL NOT BE JUDGED!”
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Listen…“Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven” Luke 6:37
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Now if this verse doesn’t send chills through our soul, nothing will!
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It is a command with an implied threat!
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In other words, if we don’t want to be judged nor condemned by God, then we had better put away all judging of any other individual’s heart!
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And even if we believe that it is our duty to blow the trumpet and declare the iniquity in God’s house, we should only do so in the spirit of great fear and trembling, knowing that we too have the same sins in our own heart!
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.
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And once we allow him access, he often begins to torment us with all sorts of “evil surmisings” about the motives of others. (Revelation 12:10 & 1st Timothy 6:4)
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We must remember the Wise Man’s advice…
…”Keep thy heart with all diligence;
for out of it are the issues of life.
Put away from thee a froward mouth,
and perverse lips put far from thee.
Let thine eyes look right on,
and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
Ponder the path of thy feet,
and let all thy ways be established.
Turn not to the right hand nor to the left:
remove thy foot from evil.”
Proverbs 4:24-27
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Yes, to guard the avenues to the soul, not allowing Satan any access, is our first and foremost duty!
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“PRAY FOR THEM WHICH DESPITEFULLY USE YOU AND PERSECUTE YOU!”
Matthew 5:44
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But today’s devotional would like to offer one little practical tip which might help during some temptation to judge another soul.
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Whenever we catch ourselves judging some individual, try to begin to pray for that person’s Salvation.
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For just one small example, when walking through a store, and I realize that I’m judging another customer or employee, I need to instantly begin quietly asking the Lord for that person’s Salvation!
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And hopefully, our praying for them just might bring my judging to a speedy end!
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TODAY’S PRAYER…
“Dear Lord, Help me to crucify that “Old Man” within. Drive out the proud Pharisee which scorns others. Humble me…
“yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live”
Ecclesiastes 9:3
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Well, many earthly reasons have been offered to explain this pandemic madness, such as…
…”It’s all about power and politics!”…
… or they will say, “Follow the money!”…
…or, “They’re all a bunch of Nazis!”…
…or even, “They’re all about totalitarian control!”
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And perhaps there is much truth to the underlying reasons for why that pandemic had been handled like no other pandemic, even though many of the pandemics of yesteryear were much more deadly.
“….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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But still having on our heavenly “Son-glasses”, we understand that it is much more than mere humans orchestrating this great pandemic paradigm-shift!
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No, but rather, it is, “the Prince of the Power of the Air, that spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience”(the unsaved citizens of this antichrist world-system), as he works in and through government leaders and today’s complicit/corrupt media!
The prophet, Habakkuk, speaks of the very frightful hour in which we now find ourselves…
…”Why dost Thou shew me iniquity,
and cause me to behold grievance?
for spoiling and violence are before me:
and there are that raise up strife and contention…
for the wicked doth compass about the righteous;
therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.”
Habakkuk 2:3, 4 (Condensed for brevity)
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Here we see that God knew all about this current situation!
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He knows the end from the beginning, and counsels us, that when this hour does come…
…”And the LORD answered me,
and said, Write the vision,
and make it plain upon tables,
that he may run that readeth it…
For it is yet for an appointed time,
but at the end it shall speak…”
Habakkuk 2:2, 3
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Here is the plain warning for God’s people to “RUN!”, when we see this overwhelming tsunami of wickedness beginning to overflow the world and the churches!
Well, God’s people must flee to the spiritual mountains, just as Lot fled to the literal mountain, from the impending destruction of ancient Sodom!
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But the Good News in all this bad report is, that, “He shall dwell on high…bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.” Isaiah 33:16
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Yes, on our spiritual Mount Sion of refuge, God will abundantly supply our heavenly bread (of His life-giving Word) and the merciful waters of His grace, as we are now commanded to “flee from the wrath to come”! Matthew 3:7
But the long oval-shaped body has relatively few stars, but can been seen, howbeit with a dark starry night.
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The four stars of the front fins are made partially of Taurus.
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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).
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The problem is, while those words are easy to sing, they convey a truth that many would hate, if they actually understood the enormity of that sentiment.
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One very poignant example of this hypocrisy is found in the true historical account of the Rich Young Ruler, who came running to Jesus, and exclaimed…“Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?” Matthew 19:16
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When Jesus finally said…
…”If thou wilt be perfect,
go and sell that thou hast,
and give to the poor,
and thou shalt have treasure in heaven:
and come and follow Me.
But when the young man heard that saying,
he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.”
Unfortunately, this same condition is widespread in today’s church-world.
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Yes, if those who attend church, pay their tithes, and do other good works realized that Jesus requires them…
…to go and sell all…
…and give to the poor…
and come follow Him as a disciple…
…they too, would sadly walk away from their vain religion.
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Oh no, we may not be considered rich in the eyes of the world.
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But we all have things which are valuable to us, and do not want to give up.
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WHAT ARE MY RICHES?
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Perhaps, we love our TV programs…
…or we love our favorite sports…
…or we love our social clubs…
…or our gardens…
…or our lavish lifestyle…
…or our little cups of selfish moments…
…or our favorite foods…
…or our amusements and games…
…or our political talk shows…
…or we idolize our children…
…or our houses, cars and lands…
…or our hobbies…
…or our wanderlust…
…or our sensual music…
…or our expensive or even our sensual-looking apparel…
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Well, you get the picture! This list could go on and on!
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“THEY FORSOOK ALL AND FOLLOWED HIM”
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Now in contrast, let’s consider the disciples who truly followed Jesus…“And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed Him.” Luke 5:11
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These disciples forsook all, in order to follow Jesus. And Jesus asks no less of us!
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Oh yes, we must work and live and provide for our family’s needs and happiness.
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But there are many who use this as a cloak to hide under, as they continue to pursue their own personal worldly lusts.
But how do we forsake all? Do we quit our job and trash all our belongings?
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No, but what God wants is for His children to begin the journey out of this world and upward on the gently ascending pathway which leads to the heavenly City of God!
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And as we study and learn more and more about the Father and His Son, the less will we love the things of this selfish, fallen world-in-rebellion…
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It is like the old song…
…”Turn your eyes upon Jesus!
Look full in His wonderful face!
And the things of the world will grow strangely dim,
In the light of His glory and grace!”
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The more we grow to love Jesus, the less will we regard the things of this present, antichrist world-system!
And so, the call goes out to both you and me, to turn our backs on all the little treasures and selfish pleasures of the world and begin to walk that upward pathway!
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And let’s face it! This world will soon pass away!
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So why not invest in Heaven’s real estate!
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Why not trade away this world for the world to come?
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Because that soon-coming kingdom will never pass away!
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And there we will be forever happy and forever young!
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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN
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WIDE & NARROW GATES IN THE HEAVENS
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As the opening verse says…
…“Enter ye in at the strait gate:
for wide is the gate,
and broad is the way,
that leadeth to destruction…”
Matthew 7:13-14 (Condensed)
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So, what are these two gates all about?
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And how can I choose the right door?
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But before we explore these questions, let’s take a look at why these two sets of stars represent these two biblical gates.
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(This sketch, while not 100% accurate, gives a fair portrayal of how this constellation group appears at winter’s end and even into June, when above the western horizon.)
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HOW THE GATES RELATE TO ORION & DRAGON
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This sketch below is when these constellations are in the eastern sky in early winter (However, this constellation group can even be seen as early as July, in the pre-dawn hours).
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In the eastern sky, it’s not so easily seen which gate the Revelation 12 Woman will enter.
Satan spews out the deadly water of his false worldly ideologies…
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…which many of these ideologies have a form of godliness, but in some way are not in harmony…
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…or perhaps these worldly ideologies add to the Bible, which is strictly forbidden (see Deuteronomy 4:2).
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On the other hand, the Strait Gate (narrow gate) is composed of the two brightest stars of the Orion The Reaper’s sickle. The true Strait Gate represents Jesus, the Word of God.
The problem is, Satan’s very proud and stubborn society has waged a very successful campaign to marshal the female gender into becoming proud and stubborn…
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…insisting on becoming rulers in the home and society, all under the banner of “Women’s Lib”.
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From grade-school up, girls are conditioned to, “fight for your rights!”
“And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet (a helper) for him. And…made He a woman…”
Genesis 2:18, 19, 22
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Yes, this Bible-hating society has wholly rejected the Gospel of Salvation, and instead, has established their own set of rules!
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But as we look and observe how all this is working out, we see a world and its cities literally crumbling into pieces…
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…and a marriage institution which is greatly in utter shambles!
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God just did not hard-wire the female brain to be the rulers of society.
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They were created to be compassionate, child-bearing nurturers, and faithful wives.
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Prayer at Day’s End – Angelus by Jean-François Millet – Wikipedia – Public Domain
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SATAN: CREATOR OF “WOMEN’S LIB”
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But when you think about it, Women’s Lib is nothing new!
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After all, Women’s Lib began way back in the Garden, when the serpent (Satan) whispered into the ear of the woman, promising that she could be like God!
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And Satan convinced her that she could rise above her current station, to an exalted position!
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LISTEN TO 1ST PETER 3:1-6
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Listen to this entire passage from 1st Peter…
…”Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands;
that, if any obey not the word,
they also may without the word be won
by the conversation (behavior) of the wives;
While they behold your chaste conversation (behavior) coupled with fear…
But sadly, most Christian wives insist that the man does his equal part! “I’m not going to be his doormat! He has to do his part, too!”
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But do we read anything in 1st Peter 3:1-6 that insists that such wifely obedience is dependent on the husband FIRST fulfilling his duties according to the Bible?
But if you, dear lady, are a true woman of God, you must accept this kind of Christlike Spirit.
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This is the only way to truly become the daughter of Sara (and the daughter of God)!
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And a true woman of God would never insist that her husband must first obey God, as the prior condition to her own obedience to God’s admonition revealed in 1st Peter 3:1-6
Sarah & Hagar – Foster Bible Pictures – Wikipedia – US Public Domain
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TODAY’S PRAYER…
“Dear Lord, Help me to put on the adornment of a meek and quiet Spirit. Give me the Spirit of submission to my husband and to my heavenly husband, Christ…
Marines at Prayer by Alex Raymond – Wikimedia – Public Domain
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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN
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FIVE WISE VIRGINS STARS
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This constellation was identified on May 22nd, 2014.
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It is simply five stars, two from the Serpens Constellation, and three from the Hercules Constellation.
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What gives this constellation impetus and significance is that it appears as five evenly positioned stars, in a slight oval pattern, as if they were sitting in a meeting, listening, or perhaps watching someone.
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Second, they appear to be gathered in front of The Crown of Revelation 12 Constellation. (just below Corona Borealis in this Wikipedia star-chart, in which the editor of this site sketched in these two constellations)
The position of these stars is significant in a number of ways. The first, being that these Five Wise Virgins are gathered around the 12-star Crown of Revelation 12.
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And the obvious message here is, that these wise virgins represent the faithful portion of God’s Church.
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And as wise virgins, they understand the importance of winning the glorious crown of victory, which Jesus promised.
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Listen…“Know ye not that they which run in a race…
to obtain a corruptible crown;
but we an incorruptible.”
1st Corinthians 9:24, 25 (Condensed)
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And so, God is showing us the difference between the wise and the foolish in His Church.
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While the wise are gathered around this crown of victory, the foolish are nowhere to be found.
“Jesus…said…Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up…But He spake of the temple of His body.”
John 2:19, 21
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Certainly, the mainstream Christian community believe that “Israel after the flesh” will once again become the chosen nation of God. (1st Corinthians 10:18)
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And many or perhaps most Bible teachers in today’s Christianity teach that there will be a literal rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem, in which the sacrificial system will once again be restored.
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Crucifixion darkness – Jesus on the Cross – Gustave Dore – Wikipedia – US Public Domain
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GOD WILL BE THE ETERNAL TEMPLE
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Yes, the true temple which will last forever is defined in several places…“And I saw no temple therein (in the New Jerusalem): for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.” Revelation 21:22
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Here is revealed just what is the eternal temple, made up of God and His people, even as it is written…“Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood,” 1st Peter 2:5
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Here is the true fulfillment to those Old Testament prophecies: a spiritual house comprised of God and His people, His “holy priesthood”.
An easy way to find Arcturus is to follow the arc of the handle of the Big Dipper, in the spring through fall (these are the months in which Arcturus is visible).
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SUMMER CONSTELLATIONS: (Sketch to right: constellations span the heavens (Ark in south, 7 Stars in north), and travel from east to west through the night.
This sketch is of the Summer Constellations as they appear when in the western half of the night sky.
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A number of radio question/answer talk-show hosts often get asked the following question…“I’m afraid that my spouse is unsaved, even though we both faithfully attend church together!”
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And almost without fail, the answer comes back…“Just pray and be patient, and don’t give up your hope for your spouse!”
“Blessed is every one that…walketh in His ways…Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house…”
Psalm 128:1, 3
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The fact is, there are a whole lot of very faithful churchgoers who have been constantly praying for throughout the years of their marriage.
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And so, many talk-show callers are struggling for an answer to that one burning question…“Can I save my spouse? And if so, then just how can this be accomplished?”
However, the reason why many church-attendees never seem to see their tear-filled prayers for their spouse get answered is most likely found in Lamentations…“Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD.” Lamentations 3:40
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The fact is, this above sentence from Lamentations 3:40 gets largely ignored by most parishioners in today’s super-affluent society.
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.”
James 4:4
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God purposely allows an unsaved loved-one to remain in an unsaved condition, so as to hopefully drive that worldly-minded church parishioner to his or her knees, crying out for a deeper 100% devotion to Heaven.
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“Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep!”
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But again, we must remember that Salvation is the gift of God, “…if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth…” 2nd Timothy 2:25
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Nevertheless, the needy soul must put his or her own self in the proper environment for God’s Salvation.
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And just what is that proper environment?
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Listen as James, Chapter 4 continues…
“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.”
James 4:9, 10 & Galatians 6:9
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The needy soul must continue in this kind of heart-felt supplication until the assurance of Salvation is fully realized!
Unfortunately, in today’s apostate church-community, this truth is not being properly emblazoned upon the hearts of parishioners, even as it is written…“O My people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.” Isaiah 3:12
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Yes, today’s churches are misleading their flocks, causing them to remain in ignorance of the true Heaven-blessed remedy for their unsaved loved-one!
But for those who dare come out of the current church-wide apostasy, they just might begin to finally and fully renounce this, the Devil’s kingdom of selfishness.
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And having done this, they just might begin to claim the following great and precious promise…“And ye shall seek Me, and find Me, when ye shall search for Me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29:13
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And once upon the upward pathway, away from this doomed world, they just might begin to see God working in the hearts and lives of their unsaved loved ones!
“Dear Lord, Give me wisdom to know how to lead my family like a gentle shepherd. Give me great knowledge of Thy Word. Give me great patience. Give me great faith. Mold me and make me into Thy likeness…
Woman praying – Heinrich Seufferheld – 1893 – Wikimedia – Public Domain
Even amidst all the tragic news accounts in this very troubled and hopeless world, our three “best friends” (the Internet, the radio, or the television) would have us to believe that all is well…
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…assuring us that things will continue to go on, just like it has for the pastmillennia.
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Yes, the prophets of the airwaves are ever-available to sooth our fears, make light-hearted jokes, and pat us on the back, reassuring us that…
…”Tomorrow shall be as this day,
and much more abundant.”
Isaiah 56:12
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ABOVE PICTURE: The Pied Piper of Television – www.signsofheaven.org
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“WE WON’T EVEN BE HERE!”
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Now that we are living in the day when the False Prophet of Revelation 13 is ruling and reigning over the earth, we are hedged in on every side by the false comforters who keep us from getting too alarmed!
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“Oh, you don’t have to worry”, they assure us, “God is going to remove His people so that they won’t have to go through the Great Tribulation!”
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And so, we return to our daily labor and to the life which we love, confidently telling ourselves, “Yes, it’s a bad world, but my little corner of it is still flourishing!”
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ABOVE PICTURE: Unfunny Judgment Day Cartoon – a party tonight – signsofheaven.org
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IT’S A SAD, SAD, SAD, SAD WORLD!
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And as we go about our daily routine, we become oblivious to the heartache, loneliness, sadness, injustice, and misery all around, in every direction.
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And all the while, the False Prophet (working through Hollywood) keeps churning out feel-good movies: movies like that old one called, “It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World”, which the entire family loved and laughed at!
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But in truth, it’s actually a “sad, sad, sad, sad world!”
We are currently seeing an extremely tragic phenomenon in today’s society in which young people are so unhappy that a growing trend of self-mutilation in hopes of finding happiness by supposedly changing one’s gender.
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But when these poor confused & deluded ones realize that they were lied to by the corrupt societal leaders, they often turn to suicide!
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After all, if a person isn’t happy, they obviously won’t find true happiness pretending to be another gender.
Posing with the gay drag queens – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license
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OUR DAILY DISREGARD
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We get out of bed in the morning, barely cognizant that half the world’s inhabitants are really suffering, for one reason or another!
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We drink our morning coffee, without a thought for the millions who are being kidnapped and sold into slavery, both in this society and around the world!
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And as we drive down to the mall, we hardly consider how many elderly ones are sitting alone at home, in their dark room, hurting and suffering in one way or another.
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And we turn our head the other direction to avoid meeting eyes with that beggar on the corner, whose body and mind has been ravaged by years of alcohol and/or drug abuse.
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And as we wander from mall to mall, there are many living with little or no hope, all because that cruel iron citadel known as “atheism” has left them without any hope for the future!
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We place our order at the drive-thru window, with little thought for the starving multitudes who can just barely hang on for another day, merely existing in their world of stark and cruel scarcity, sometimes even eating the dung of animals, just to survive!
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And we hurry home from church service to catch that big game, blissfully ignorant that hundreds of thousands of unsaved souls are slipping down into their Christless graves each and every day, hopelessly lost for all eternity!
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And as we lie down each night seemingly safe and secure in our nicely appointed homes, we do not realize that a great portion of the world are being savagely displaced by Satan’s cruel armies, having to flee to wherever they can find refuge!
But there is a bright ray of hope piercing through the Stygian darkness of this hopeless world!
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Yes, the Lord is now calling out a people to stand on behalf of all those who are held captives in the chains of darkness which envelop this sad world!
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Yes, God has called us to enter by faith into His heavenly throne room, to be co-priests with Jesus as He ministers before the Ark in the Most Holy Place!
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Oh what a joy the Holy Spirit places in our heart as we lay down our lives for the One who laid down His life for us!
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And as we joyfully dedicate the rest of our lives on behalf of those who cannot pray for themselves!
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ABOVE PICTURE: Prayer – Wherefore He is able to save to the uttermost…” Hebrews 7:25
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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN
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THE 7 STARS IMITATE THE CROSS OF ORION
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Jesus says to us all… “For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.” John 13:15.
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This concept is written in the heavens. God has placed the stars in such a way that tells this marvelous concept of lifting up the Cross of Christ: self-sacrificing love for Mankind.
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First, Orion, representing Christ, lifts up the Cross.
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Then, just a little later, the 7 Stars Constellation, representing God’s Church finally lifts up the Cross, seemingly in response to Orion’s prior example.
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These two brightest of constellations represent the two greatest concepts of life: Christ and His Church.
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No, not a particular denomination. But God’s True Worshippers, wherever they may be interspersed among the inhabitants of the world.
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ABOVE PICTURE: The Cross of Orion – www.theheavensdeclare.net
ABOVE PICTURE – 7 Stars Constellation as the Cross (aka Big Dipper) – winter – signsofheaven.org – not for commercial uses
Well, the world has its sayings! And one of them is the following…“If you can’t kill the message, then kill the messenger!”
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And of course, in his role as Satan, Lucifer even “demonized” the Lord Jesus, so much so, that this deceived world hatefully hung the “Lord of Glory”, “The Prince of Life” upon the cruel Cross of Calvary!
Needless to say, Satan is the master of “crucifying the messenger”!
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And even in today’s political and social realms, it is not uncommon to see this same tactic being successfully used to destroy one’s political enemies.
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And daily, as we witness so much venomous hatred, it is obvious that demonizing one’s enemies seems to have now become one of society’s favorite sports!
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Every day we hear that this or that person or this or that group are “Nazis”, or “Fascists”, or “Hitlerian”, or “communists”, or “bigots”, or “racists”, or some other derogatory tag!
‘CRUCIFYING THE MESSENGER’ IN THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY
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Well, if this sad practice were just confined to the secular world, one might only shrug the shoulders and confess, “Well, the unsaved world is merely behaving as one might expect!”
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But this ungodly practice of “killing the messenger” is also occurring within today’s Christian community!
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Yes, even the Christian world is now engaging in the very same unholy practice of demonizing the supposed enemies of the so-called “orthodoxy”.
For instance, the mainstream Christian leaders have concocted such derogatory terms as “Replacement Theology”, as a sort of “Scarlet Letter”.
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Yes, this negative tag is constantly hung around the necks of all those who dare to teach that the true Israel of the New Testament is comprised of both Jews and Gentiles who have begun to trust in Christ as their Savior.
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And this man-contrived term has been hammered into unsanctified consciences on a 24/7/265 basis via both Christian TV and Christian radio.
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These leaders of the people know they can’t biblically destroy the message, and so, they merely destroy the messenger!
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They did it to Christ, and they’ll do it to His people as well!
Of course, there was no greater advocate of “spiritual Israel” than the Apostle, Paul.
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But his many various references to “the Commonwealth of Israel” and other such similar terms are all but ignored by most of today’s pastors and parishioners alike!
And they take this demonization even one step further by saying that these so-called “Replacement Theologians” are doing so out of hatred for literal Israel over there in the Middle East!
Many Consciences Are Now “seared as with a hot iron”
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And so, the advocates of “spiritual Israel” have become successfully “demonized” in the minds of the majority of church-attendees…
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…demonized to the point that it is nearly impossible to reach out to those hardened hearts whose consciences have been “seared as with a hot iron”, by their leaders. (see 1st Timothy 4:2)
“But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.”
2nd Timothy 3:13
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Well, this is merely one example of the demonization now occurring within Christian community.
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And as the Day of the Lord begins to further escalate, one can only expect this unholy practice of “killing the messenger” to increase both in frequency, and also in intensity!
But amidst all this unhappy news, there is some very Good News for God’s people!
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Yes, as sin abounds in the world, the “grace did much more abound!” (see Romans 5:20)
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And as Satan and his fallen angels turn their “guns” on God’s tried and true little flock, the grace of God will abound in their hearts…
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…as they victoriously deflect Satan’s fiery darts with their highly polished “shield of faith!” (see Ephesians 6:14-18)
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Yes, Satan will increasingly work through unsanctified minds to demonize God’s people by any means possible!
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And yet, as the last trumpet sounds, the enemies of God will ultimately drop their weapons in speechless, terrified awe!
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And that uplifted Cross will ultimately vanquish and destroy the armies of Satan, bringing this long night of Hell’s rebellion against Heaven to its final climactic end!
Christian and Apollyon – Pilgrim’s Progress – Wikipedia – US Public Domain
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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…
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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN
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THE 7 STARS IMITATE THE CROSS OF ORION
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Jesus came to this Earth to give His life a ransom for many.
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But He also came to take up His Cross as the example of how we should also love one another.
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And He says to us all… “For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.” John 13:15.
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This concept is written in the heavens. God has placed the stars in such a way that tells this marvelous concept of lifting up the Cross of Christ: self-sacrificing love for Mankind.
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First, Orion, representing Christ, lifts up the Cross.
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Then, just a little later, the 7 Stars Constellation, representing God’s Church finally lifts up the Cross, seemingly in response to Orion’s prior example.
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These two constellations are the two brightest and most prominent constellations in the winter-night sky.
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And they represent the two greatest concepts of life: Christ and His Church. No, not a particular denomination.
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But God’s True Worshippers, wherever they may be interspersed among the inhabitants of the world.
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(The above sketch is ‘Orion’ as it is seen, beginning in October in the pre-dawn hours, in mid-sky.
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The sketch to the right is of the ‘7 Stars’ Constellation as it is seen through the first half of winter, as it imitates Orion.
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ABOVE PICTURE: The Cross of Orion – www.theheavensdeclare.net
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 review 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,
Okay, 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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Yes, those noble 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!
Though Ellen White’s and Harold Camping’s ministries both seemed out of time, especially Ellen White’s, given far back in the 1800’s, it is nonetheless true that their messages were compatible with each other.
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And those two messages were likewise compatible with this current 3rd Angel’s message, revealed in the Sun, Moon, and stars. (See Luke 21:25 for “Sun, Moon, and stars” reference)
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3 Angels Message – Wikipedia via www.pri.org – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic license.
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VERY DECEPTIVE COUNTERFEIT
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Oh yes, there seems to be an excitement in many churches!
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And yet, it is an excitement NOT borne of the Holy Spirit, but rather of a counterfeit origin, even as it is written…
…”For false Christs and false prophets shall rise,
and shall shew signs and wonders,
to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.”
Mark 13:22
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Yes, the Bible forewarned of a last-day counterfeit Holy Spirit movement, working within the fallen churches!
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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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“For such are false apostles…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…”
2nd Corinthians 11:13-15
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Again, it is written of the False Prophet Beast…
“Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan,
with all power and signs and lying wonders,”
2nd Thessalonians 2:9
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Satan must raise up a counterfeit holy spirit within the apostate churches, so as to cover up the church-wide apostasy as best as he can.
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And actually, his counterfeits will “deceive, if possible, even the elect!” Mark 13:22
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And so, these are very clever and deceptive counterfeits!
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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Camping & White Both in Agreement
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But both Harold Camping, and even Ellen White, back in her day saw that apostasy, and trumpeted the call, that “Babylon is fallen is fallen”…
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And even though Ellen White’s 70-year ministry presented all three angel’s messages to a certain degree, Harold Camping’s 50-year ministry further amplified those three messages.
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And, of course, these messages are even more fully amplified by the 3rd Angel’s message, now being revealed in the Sun, Moon, and stars!
(See Luke 21:25 for “Sun, Moon, and stars” reference)
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THREE ANGEL’S MESSAGES FOR THIS VERY HOUR
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But make no mistake, the Three Angel’s Messages, though first presented in former decades…
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…yet these messages are primarily for these present closing hours, to be followed by the Second Coming of Christ “on the Last Day!”
(See John 6:39, 40, 44, 54, for “on the Last Day!” reference)
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In other words, the message of the 3rd Angel will be heard with “a loud voice”, and will be the final plea and call to repentance to the human race.
(See Revelation 14:9 for “loud voice” reference)
3 Angels Message – Wikipedia via www.pri.org – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic license.
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PROOF POSITIVE OF CAMPING’S AND WHITE’S MINISTRY
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But the very Good News is, that this agreement between Camping’s ministry and White’s ministry puts a great big giant exclamation mark on the validity of both these two ministries!
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Yes, they both are indeed a dramatic fulfillment of the prophecy found in Revelation 14 concerning the messages of the three angels!
“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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Well, unfortunately, there are some real bad aspects to this mythical character whom the world adores.
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So, let’s take a moment to consider these things…
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Magnifying Glass on Bee – Wikimedia – edited image reduced in size – the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license
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A MODERN-DAY SANTA
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A certain popular “Christian” speaker in today’s religious scene has developed his own version of the Gospel in which he has eliminated most all of the negativity of the Bible.
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He doesn’t criticize any individual, nor any religion.
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He’s extremely pleasant.
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And in a spiritual sense, he’s loaded with a giant bag of gifts which he hands out to all who will listen to his gospel.
First of all, this very well-mannered and extremely polished speaker has developed his own gospel in which most of the negativity found so often in the Bible has been all but eliminated.
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Actually, he is also much like that charismatic and precocious little girl in the movie (and book), Pollyanna, who decided to develop her own gospel based on the supposed 800 totally positive and 100% happy verses…
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…every “hard saying” which she removed from the “otherwise negative book”, the Bible. John 6:60
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Of course, that number, “800”, all-happy Bible verses, is a totally fabricated number, made up by the author of the book, “Pollyanna”
“PROPHESY NOT…RIGHT THINGS, SPEAK UNTO US SMOOTH THINGS…DECEITS”
Isaiah 30:10
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Yes, that popular evangelist has his own version of Christianity in which he has eliminated just about anything that is offensive to the world, and even to the other religions of the world.
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And that fact could very well be compared to “Santa’s bag of gifts!”
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In other words, this evangelist brings out something for everyone!
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For the Eastern religions, he has mingled some spiritualism into his gospel.
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For the Christian look-alike denominations, he speaks of lighting candles and ringing bells, etc…
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For socialists, he’s all about giving to those in need!
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For those who want to pursue money, material goods, and ambitious careers, his own personal lavish lifestyle only proves that he has no problem with that!
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And for those who love their sports and hobbies, so does he, spending hours per week engaging his followers in his own favorite sport!
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And for those who want to cling to their sexual lifestyles, he thinks that those “2,000 year old writings” (this is how he refers to the Bible), should be set aside to accommodate the ever-changing social mores of our current-day society.
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Yes, this “smoother-than-butter” evangelist accepts just about any and every thing which society accepts!
“THEY DO ALSO (WREST) THE OTHER SCRIPTURES, UNTO THEIR OWN DESTRUCTION”
2nd Peter 3:16
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And to complete his very own “designer gospel”, this man has masterfully interpreted the Bible to accommodate his own ecumenical beliefs.
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Yes, he even has gifts for those who try to faithfully adhere to the Bible, to some degree.
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And he speaks “reverently” about the Bible quite often, all the while wrestling away the true meaning of many verses…
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…and twisting scripture until it almost seems to come out supporting the current-day popular ideologies, philosophies and politically-correct maxims of this modern society.
ABOVE PICTURE – Adding to or taking from God’s Word, the Bible
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“AS HE (CHRIST)…IS HOLY, SO BE YE HOLY IN ALL MANNER OF CONVERSATION (LIFESTYLE)”
1st Peter 1:15
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Now, in contrast to this religious figure, is the life of Jesus, the life of Paul, as well as Peter and the rest of the apostles.
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While this politically-correct evangelist has twisted the Bible to accommodate society’s selfish and erroneous ways, the true followers of Jesus, such as Paul, etc., conformed their lives to the life of Jesus.
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They did not interpret the Bible by philosophizing about it, but strictly compared scripture with scripture, “spiritual things with spiritual”, “precept upon precept”…
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…comparing them in hopes of transforming their lives into the image of Jesus Christ. (See 1st Corinthians 2:13 & Isaiah 28:10)
Unfortunately, there is a growing ecumenical movement afoot today, which is sweeping away various denominations which once attempted to faithfully adhere to “sola-scriptura”, “the Bible only”!
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Oh yes, such “Santa Claus” preachers are obviously going to attract large followings when they preach such a Pollyannish, “feel-good” gospel!
But this phenomenon called ecumenism (and those who advocate such an unbiblical “coming-together”), is just one more reason why God is calling out His true worshippers to…
…”Come out of her (spiritual Babylon), My people,
that ye be not partakers of her sins,
and that ye receive not of her plagues.”
Revelation 18:4
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And even though the remnant people who do join this end-time exodus will no longer enjoy the social advantages of their local congregation…
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…yet, they will nevertheless find an abundant supply of heavenly bread and spiritual waters upon the mountains of refuge in the day of their flight!
“Dear Lord, Give me a love for truth, so much so, that I begin to search the Bible for truth, no longer listening to these “feel-good” preachers of the prosperity-driven gospels…
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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN
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THE DRAGON OF REVELATION 12 CONSTELLATION.
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The star-charts below (below, right) are from Wikipedia and are combined into one chart to show these three constellations, as they appear when in the west.
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Hopefully, this will be an assist in locating these constellations in the night-sky.
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LOCATION…
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The Revelation 12 Dragon Constellation can be located by finding Orion in winter months.
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The Dragon is to Orion’s left, and the Dragon’s mouth is right next to Orion’s shield.
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This Dragon’s mouth is the V-like constellation The Hyades Cluster, which is also known as the head of Taurus the Bull.
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The Dragon’s tail-tip is Pleiades and the lower shaft of his tail is partly of Ariesand Pisces.
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Then with aid of a dark and starry night, you may begin to connect the mouth and the tail with a very long body in an oval shape.
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The front and back legs are made of a few stars: the front legs partially of stars from Taurus.
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The back legs and rear fin are made of 6 stars from the CetusConstellation.
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BODY HARD TO SEE
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The long oval-shaped body has relatively few stars, but can been seen, howbeit with a dark, starry night.
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The four stars of the front fins are made partially of Taurus .
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Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers,
nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind…
shall inherit the kingdom of God.
And such were some of you:
but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified,
but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus,
and by the Spirit of our God…
What? know ye not that
your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost
which is in you,
which ye have of God,
and ye are not your own?
For ye are bought with a price:
therefore glorify God in your body,
and in your spirit, which are God’s.”
1st Corinthians 6:10, 11, 19, 20
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One popular evangelist has been calling for the Church to accept homosexuality as well as same-gender marriage.
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Of course, because of his currently popular stance on this issue, this erring Bible teacher has found great acceptance and even praise from the secular world.
And so, the question of the day is, “Just where is this man going wrong?”
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Oh yes, of course the Bible condemns the sin of Sodom in “going after strange flesh”. (see Jude 1:7) And right here, this man’s false teaching proves to be nothing less than heresy.
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But this pastor defends his error by saying, “Are some 2,000-year-old writings more important than the needs of humans living right now? Are we going to deny these people the right to love another human (of the same-gender)?”
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And by this man’s own human reasoning, many churches are beginning to accept homosexuality and even same-gender marriage in their church!
“BUT THE WORD OF THE LORD WAS UNTO THEM…THAT THEY MIGHT GO…BACKWARD, AND BE BROKEN, AND SNARED, AND TAKEN…”
Isaiah 28:13
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Well, by his own words, this erring teacher condemns himself, for another very critically important reason.
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And just what is that critically important reason?
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Oh yes, by calling the Bible, “some 2,000-year-old letters”, this popular Bible teacher reveals his true stance concerning God’s infallible Word of truth: he really doesn’t trust it, nor believes it to be “the Word of God”!
“(GOD) IS ABLE TO DO EXCEEDING ABUNDANTLY ABOVE ALL THAT WE ASK OR THINK…”
Ephesians 3:20
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But there is another great error by this false shepherd which is much bigger than just his own ministry.
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As a matter of fact, this great error can be found in a growing number of churches and denominations.
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What this poor man does not understand, and what many or perhaps most churches today do not understand, is that Kingdom of Heaven is all about living the victorious life over sin!
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Christianity is all about overcoming the world, the flesh and the Devil!
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And these churches who want to capitulate to the currently popular societal dogma concerning sodomy, are defeated, “before they even get out of the gate”, (to use an old expression).
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In other words, rather than encouraging their parishioners to strive for victory over sin, they instead take the attitude that these sins are impossible to conquer!
This current-day situation is reminiscent of the true historical account from Numbers 13, in which God’s people lost their courage to go in and take the Promised Land…
“And Caleb stilled the people before Moses,
and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it (the Promised Land);
for we are well able to overcome it.
But the men that went up with him said,
We be not able to go up against the people;
for they are stronger than we.”
Numbers 13:30, 31
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These current-day teachers who are ready to lie down and accept these sins, are committing the very same sin as those defeated spies…
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…the faithless spies who told the Israelites that the giants in the land were too big, too bad, and too strong to ever hope to conquer!
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And today’s secular world is so forcefully pushing these abominations upon the society, and especially upon children, that the Church, to a great extent, is ready to roll over and accept defeat.
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Joshua – Parting Advice – www.thebiblerevival.org – Public Domain
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“GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY!”
Proverbs 25:25
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Well, the Good News is that God is ready to bring His people into total victory over sin!
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Yes, the Church, the true Church-elect is about to “shine forth as the sun”. (Matthew 13:43)
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And while the apostate portion of the Church is about to go down in utter defeat…
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…yet, God’s true sheep are about to receive God’s great blessing in the sight of the whole on-looking world!
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And all those who have been lied to concerning these sins of Sodom, are invited to join God’s faithful remnant, as they take the true Promised Land just before us!
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ABOVE PICTURE – 7 Stars Constellation as the Cross (aka Big Dipper) – winter – signsofheaven.org – not for commercial uses
Jesus with little children – www.lavistachurchofchrist.org – Creative Commons Attribution – Non-commercial use
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TODAY’S PRAYER…
“Dear Lord, Help me to be wise as a serpent concerning the power and influence of the modern-day Bible teachers. Spare me and my loved ones from all the lies and deceit now prevailing in the current-day church-world…
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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN
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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.
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Now it is Orion and his Horse who are atop the Dragon.
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Now Orion is about to cut off the Dragon’s head with his two-edged sword, while the Horse is stomping on his tail.
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And of course, there needs to be no explanation, because this picture tells the whole story.
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Jesus wins in the end! God’s people are victorious at last!
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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 –
and the glory of them (the kingdoms of this world):
for that is delivered unto me;
and to whomsoever I will I give it.”
Luke 4:6
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Remember the expression, “His luck just finally ran out”? Or even a newer expression might now be, “He lost his mojo!”
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Well, we live in a world in which so many of us are teetering on the brink of some type of disaster!
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And these two above common sayings are often said about some “unfortunate” individual whose days of prosperity have come to a sudden halt for one reason or another.
For example, just look at the entertainment industry in which a “star is born” seemingly each new day, while another star just seems to be falling into oblivion or obscurity!
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Or maybe some song-writing mega-star suddenly loses his or her inspiration, and can no longer compose another hit tune.
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Or the public tires of this or that band and simply moves on to the next up-and-coming musical act.
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Or a successful movie producer begins producing flop after flop.
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Or a successful leader of some great kingdom eventually loses his “Midas touch” and his kingdom finally and tragically crumbles.
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Or a celebrated actor’s movies begin to flop at the box office.
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Or even in the sports world, a winning person or team just can’t seem to win anymore.
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Well, the popular phrase is: “They just seem to have lost their mojo!” (‘Mojo’ referring to some type of voodoo ‘lucky charm’.)
Well, once again, the people of the world seem to have a wisdom that ofttimes surpasses the wisdom found in the church-world, as Jesus said in Luke 16:8…
“for the children of this world are in their generation
wiser than the children of light.”
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Yes, “the god of this world” has far more to do with life’s winners and losers than people might imagine, much less are willing to admit! (2nd Corinthians 4:4)
“The (Antichrist) spirit that now works in the children of disobedience…For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft…”
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After all, Satan is no innocent bystander, as many suppose.
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No, just the opposite! That relentless foe of Heaven doesn’t leave anything up to chance!
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He and his fellow soldiers are working hard, around the clock, as it states in Ephesians 2:2…
…”Wherein in time past ye (true Believers)
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 is a chilling concept, perhaps the most egregious truth in all of Scripture!
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To realize that the citizens of this world are indwelt by the “spirit of Antichrist” is totally unacceptable to most people! (1st John 4:3)
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And yet, they instinctively understand that it is the same unseen source of voodoo magic (mojo) which likewise brings worldly success to so many inspired artists, to so many winning teams, and to so many successful businesspeople!
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1st Samuel 15:23 says…“For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft…”
“AND TO WHOMSOEVER I WILL, I (SATAN) GIVE IT (WORLDLY POWER & GLORY)”
Luke 4:6
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Of course, it’s not really magic that makes or breaks a person’s seemingly good fortune.
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Yes, let’s not forget that Satan is “the god of this world”, and he is the “prince of the power of the air, that spirit which now works in the children of disobedience”!
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And as such, the people of this world (whether secularists or world-loving churchgoers) are being worked by the indwelling spirit of Antichrist.
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Therefore, let’s be ” not ignorant of his (the Devil’s) devices”! (2nd Corinthians 2:11)
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And so, does anyone fall from his or her seemingly charmed life without the aid of “the god of this world”?
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Or, perhaps a more important question to ask is, “does anyone ever attain to a charmed life in this world WITHOUT the help of the ‘god of this world?'”
Now having said all this, there are certain catastrophic circumstances which cause people to fail in life, in which Satan may not be directly connected.
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Tragic circumstances such as illness and death are not necessarily the direct result of Satan’s attacks.
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On the other hand, the Bible often reveals that both mental and physical illness can be the product of Satan, such as Job’s physical illness and the death of his ten children.
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And both Testaments present many accounts of demonically-induced so-called ‘mental illnesses’.
And let’s not forget that in the true account of Job, the Bible ‘pulls back the curtain’, so to speak, to reveal that Satan can only do what God permits him to do.
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In other words, God allowed Satan to plague Job’s life, so that Job’s inward wickedness was eventually vanquished out of his heart forever!
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And in the happy ending to Job’s story, God graciously restored all that Job had lost: his children and his possessions were two-fold restored!
Well, maybe the Reader of this devotional knows from personal experience what the world refers to as “losing his or her mojo”.
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Maybe the Reader once “had it all” by the world’s standard, but eventually lost it all!
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And so, with this additional revelation, it becomes even more imperative to reach out to the only One who can turn our worldly failures into Heavenly victory!
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ABOVE PICTURE: Prayer – Wherefore He is able to save to the uttermost…” Hebrews 7:25
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OUR HEAVENWARD SOJOURN
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And so, by turning our backs on this selfish world and beginning a heavenly sojourn out of this doomed planet, the Reader can begin to enjoy the heavenly “peace which surpasses all understanding”! Philippians 4:7
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And though we may be poor by the world’s standards, yet by Heaven’s estimation, we will be regarded as the richest souls in all the vast universe!
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And we will be forever blessed, and those blessings will never run out!
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that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.
And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs
come out of the mouth of the dragon,
and out of the mouth of the beast,
and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles,
which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world,
to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
Behold, I come as a thief.
Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments,
lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.”
Revelation 16:12-15
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This above passage foretells of the Sixth Vial of God’s wrath.
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And this vial is poured out upon the great River Euphrates which flows through spiritual Babylon, the mystery harlot city.
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But this Heaven-ordained action only seems to raise Satan’s ire, causing him to send forth miracle-working spirits of devils..
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…these in the form of his three-fold office of The Dragon of Revelation 12, as well as the two Beasts of Revelation 13…
“And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs
come out of the mouth of the dragon,
and out of the mouth of the beast,
and out of the mouth of the false prophet.”
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And these miracle-working frog-like evil spirits have purposed themselves to gather together the entire world to the battle of that great day of God…
…”which is called in the Hebrew tongue, Armageddon.”
(see Revelation 16:16)
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ABOVE PICTURE: The Revelation 12 Dragon Constellation – winter – Signs Of Heaven.org
People engaging with their phones on the Seoul Metro – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license
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“BEHOLD I COME AS A THIEF!”
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Now in this solemn warning of Revelation 16:12-15, the Lord proclaims that…
“Behold, I come as a thief.
Blessed is he that watcheth,
and keepeth his garments,
lest he walk naked,
and they see his shame.”
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And yet, His coming “as a thief” is not to be confused with Christ’s coming in the clouds of glory on the last day, when “every eye shall see Him”.
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But rather, Christ here is coming as “a thief in the night” to put His blessing or His curse on those who profess to love and serve Him.
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You could perhaps say that they are merely two phases of the same event: “the coming of the Lord” 1st Thessalonians 4:15
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To the first group He is coming as “the Sun of Righteousness with healing in His wings.” Malachi 4:2.
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Peter says the same thing in this way…
…”We have also a more sure word of prophecy;
whereunto ye do well that ye take heed,
as unto a light that shineth in a dark place,
until the day dawn,
and the day star arise in your hearts:”
2nd Peter 1:19
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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.
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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, to morrow will I bring the locusts into thy coast:” Exodus 10:4
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The point is, these plagues were to cause Pharaoh to finally allow God’s people to leave Egypt to serve God alone, no longer held in Bondage to slavery.
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Likewise, the plagues prophesied in Revelation are to drive Satan (the true King of Egypt) completely 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.
No, it doesn’t have to be such a sad ending! Because the Good News is that we are still living in a day in which the doors of mercy are open to all who will come in!
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But what must take place is for each and every professor of Christ to decide which world they will live for: this present fallen world of bondage to sin, or to the unfallen city above, The New Jerusalem, the mother of all true worshipers of God! (see Galatians 4:21-26)
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This above verse is even more explicit than the previous verse from 2nd Peter 2:6, in condemning the very sin of, “fornication and going after strange flesh.” Jude 1:7
“RECEIVING…THAT RECOMPENCE OF THEIR ERROR WHICH WAS MEET (APPROPRIATE)”
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So again, is the act of “men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet” the greatest of all sins? (see Romans 1:27)
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Certainly, by the three verses just mentioned, one could build a case for that idea.
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And considering how God “rained fire and brimstone down from Heaven and destroyed them all” in Sodom, one might justifiably get extremely nervous about participating in that sin, or even some similar sin, such as bestiality, fornication, or adultery!
But before we close our Bibles and say, “Amen and amen”, we need to take a moment to further examine what Scripture says considering the magnitude of various sins.
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Listen to this…
…”And whosoever shall not receive you,
nor hear your words,
when ye depart out of that house or city,
shake off the dust of your feet.
Verily I say unto you,
It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha
in the day of judgment, than for that city.”
Matthew 10:14, 15
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Oh, so here we have a greater sin than that which Sodom partook of! Rejecting the Word of God!
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After all, Jesus was speaking to His disciples when He made this above statement!
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And let’s face it! There are many in today’s Christianity who profess to love God, and yet reject God’s infallible Word, at least in part.
“O MY PEOPLE! IT IS THEY WHICH LEAD THEE THAT CAUSE THEE TO ERR AND DESTROY THE WAY OF THY PATHS!”
Isaiah 3:12
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Here is the true Sodom! It is those in God’s house who teach the people to engage in any sin: these are the true “men of Sodom”!
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And let’s face it! There are many false teachers in today’s Christendom who are leading the Christian community down, down, down into utter apostasy and ruin, even as Paul foretold in 2nd Timothy 4:3…
…”For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine;
but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers,
LEADING THE CHURCH INTO SIN IS A GREAT CRIME AGAINST HEAVEN!
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And so, the answer to today’s question, “Is sodomy the greatest sin?”, is“absolutely not!”
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But apostate Bible teachers who promote and encourage the Church to embrace false doctrines and world-loving behavior of any type are definitely guilty of committing a very great and heinous crime against Heaven!
Well, the Good News is this: it is still the day of Salvation!
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And all those who have been led astray by these false shepherds who manipulate Scripture to promote some sin, can still cry out for deliverance from these errors.
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And instead, by the grace of God, they will, “walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.” Romans 8:1
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Yes, they will begin to walk after the Ways of the Spirit, instead of walking according to the flesh.
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And we have this wonderful promise…“He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life…” Revelation 3:5
Francken, Hieronymus the Younger – Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins – c. 1616 – Wikipedia – Pub. Dom.
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TODAY’S PRAYER…
“Dear Lord, Help me to be wise as a serpent concerning the power and influence of the modern-day Bible teachers. Spare me and my loved ones from all the lies and deceit now prevailing in the current-day church-world…
Prayer – Anna Blunden – For Only One Short Hour – Wikimedia – Public Domain
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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN
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FLEEING WOMAN CONSTELLATION
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FROM WHERE &TO WHERE DOES SHE FLEE? WOMAN ROTATES THROUGH THE SEASONS…
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This page is about the Big Dipper, also called the Great Bear constellation (Ursa Major ).
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However, the ancient pagan cultures did not see this constellation as God intended it to be seen.
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It is actually a headless woman in childbirth.
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This is seen in springtime in the northern skies.
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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).
Well, the fact is, the absolute greatest school in all the world is when a parent (or sibling) sits down with the children, and opens the Bible together and instills in them, by example, the love for reading the best Book!
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Yes, if only Christian parents would eliminate the high-tech audio/video secular devices, and merely sit and read together each day from the Book of all books, the Bible!
“…TO MAKE OURSELVES AN EXAMPLE UNTO YOU TO FOLLOW US…”
2nd Thessalonians 3:9
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And let’s face it! If the children see the parents or siblings loving to read the Bible, they too might “catch the Spirit”, so to speak, and gain their own love for that soul-saving word-of-life gift from Heaven!
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Yes, whatever the parents love will almost unfailingly “rub off” on the children!
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And there is no greater homeschool than for the entire family to sit down together, armed with their own Bibles and simply read them together, or individually.
“Mine eyes do fail with tears…for the destruction of the daughter of my people; because the children and the sucklings swoon in the streets of the city.”
Lamentations 2:11
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This above verse from Lamentations is a lament by Jeremiah because of Satan’s destruction of the Church, both Old Testament and New.
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And God exhibits His sorrow through Jeremiah’s tears because of the lack of Biblical instruction among Children, symbolized by their “swooning in the streets” from lack of heavenly nourishment.
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And today, far too many parents are so invested in the pursuit of earthly pleasures and prosperity…
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…that children are often left to themselves, to be largely educated by secularist programs and atheistic schooling.
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Cry of prophet Jeremiah on the Ruins of Jerusalem – Wikiart – US Public Domain
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“A LIVING SACRIFICE!”
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Of course, the great problem with all this is, such a selfless Christlike endeavor requires laying one’s life down upon the altar, even as is written…
…”I beseech you therefore, brethren,
by the mercies of God,
that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice,
holy, acceptable unto God,
which is your reasonable service.
And be not conformed to this world:
but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind,
that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable,
and perfect, will of God.”
Romans 12:1, 2
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Yes, this above passage is the key to victorious Christianity!
Oh yes, it is much more appealing to our flesh, to simply run and hide in our own little comfortable place and leave the children to the television or to public schooling.
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But God is now calling His people to come out of Babylon!
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And a great part of that spiritual exodus is to hopefully bring the children out along with us, on that upward, heavenward pathway!
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And if one spouse, along with the children, have already become world-loving, then perhaps all the Christian can do is to set the best example possible, while giving his or her own self unto prayer…“For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer.” Psalm 109:4
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Yes, to silently engage in unceasing prayer and the unrelenting search after the “exceeding great and precious promises” which are sprinkled throughout the Bible, can indeed be a powerful witness to all those in the family circle!
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ABOVE PICTURE: TV indoctrination – www.signsofheaven.org
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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN
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FLOODWATERS of SATAN
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The Wave Constellation is primarily comprised of the Auriga Constellationplus one star from Taurus, plus one more star.
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The Winter Constellations are depicted in this below sketch to the right, and shows this constellation group as they are seen in early winter, as they rise in the eastern skies.
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The Woman is in the north.
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The Dragon and Orion are farther south from the Woman.
Yes, this world (including the worldly-minded churches) is the modern-day Babylon!
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And the reader is encouraged to click on and begin reading this series of devotionals called“Come Out of Her, My People”, to gain a full understanding of just why God considers today’s churches to be spiritual Babylon.
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So, let’s just explore these things to find out how we might escape from our own present-day Babylonian captivity…
Unfortunately, the church-world has brought in many false doctrines and false notions over the decades and centuries.
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And so, the house of God has become a veritable, “city of confusion”, as it declares in Isaiah 24:10.
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Thus, in addition to making a literal exodus out of the various apostate religious organizations, the Christian has been given the task of eliminating all the non-biblical jargon, false doctrines, prosperity gospels, and sensual worships, and the unspiritual rubbish which has cluttered “the way of holiness” for too long! (see Isaiah 35:8)
“FOOLISH TALK OR JESTING, WHICH ARE NOT CONVENIENT (NOT APPROPRIATE)”
Ephesians 5:4
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As an example of all the non-biblical, worldly rubbish in the church-world, the Christian community has fully embraced comedy, both in the pulpit and in the pews.
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But not only does Ephesians 5:2, 3 condemn “foolish talk and jesting”, but the lives of both Jesus and Paul (Paul being our mortal, earthly role-model) were 100% free of comedy, jesting, and mockery!
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Oh yes, these two were filled daily with heavenly joy & peace! And yet, their words were totally serious in all gravity and sincerity!
“MY PEOPLE ARE DESTROYED FOR A LACK OF KNOWLEDGE!”
Hosea 4:6
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Well, comedy is just one example of how worldly-minded professors of Christianity have compromised the purity of the Gospel with Babylonian doctrines.
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And so, O Stranger & Pilgrim, we have our work cut out for us!
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And as we fix our gaze Heavenward, our pathway of truth will be increasingly easier to discern! And the boundary-line between the truth and falsehood will become much more distinct.
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ABOVE PICTURE: The True Upward Pathway www.signsofheaven.org
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FLOODWATERS of SATAN
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The Wave Constellation is primarily comprised of the Auriga Constellationplus one star from Taurus, plus one more star.
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The Winter Constellations are depicted in this below sketch to the right, and shows this constellation group as they are seen in early winter, as they rise in the eastern skies.
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The Woman is in the north.
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The Dragon and Orion are farther south from the Woman.
Of course, Christians understand that this world is ruled over by, “the god of this world”, Satan, who once walked the hallowed halls of Heaven, prior to his rebellion.
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But now, this powerful fallen angel has been cast down to this earth along with his fellow rebels, becoming the unseen dominate force behind all the misery and evil which enshrouds this planet, immersed in selfishness and myriad lusts.
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And so, these unseen rulers have made it their sole purpose to deceive and destroy each and every human who has ever lived on this fallen planet!
Oh yes, perhaps rather than a soap opera, you might call today’s politics a ‘war’ or even ‘apolitical football game’!
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But whatever analogy one uses to describe this daily drama, it nevertheless is what one political commentator described as, “The greatest show on earth: two scorpions in a…glass!”
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Yes, there’s nothing so captivating like watching two opposing groups battling against each other!
“TAKE HEED…LEST…YOUR HEARTS BE OVERCHARGED WITH…THE CARES OF THIS LIFE…”
Luke 21:34
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But for those who understand that this present world is ruled over by Lucifer, now called “Satan” and, “the god of this world”…
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…this daily drama is just one more way to misdirect people away from the true focus of life: the Salvation of the soul!
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In other words, the one thing that Satan cannot tolerate is to see people filling their hearts with the Bible knowledge of Jesus Christ.
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And so, Satan has created this current-day world to become a cornucopia of pleasures and pursuits which distract and deter this world’s inhabitants away from the greatest pursuit in the universe: the Salvation of their own soul!
Thus, we should not be ignorant of Satan’s devices. And this relatively new voyeur-sport of politics is not happening by-whim-or-caprice.
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No, but rather, “the god of this world” is carefully orchestrating the daily events to keep society fixated on this ongoing daily melodrama.
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And Satan plays each side against the other, much like the puppet-master that he is!
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One week, a bump to one side, and visa-versa the next week to keep all sides cheering for their “team”!
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The Puppetmaster of Politics – Property of www.theheavensdeclare.net – exclusive copyrighted
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“And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.”
Revelation 16:1
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Oh yes, it appears that Satan is orchestrating events, to usher in the last and final conflict.
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This is more than a mere soap opera!
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And so, even though the day-to-day political battles are designed to captivate us all, bringing us into the great day of Armageddon, in which the destiny of each and every living soul will be tested and decided.
“HE THAT STOPS HIS EARS…AND SHUTS HIS EYES FROM…EVIL”
Isaiah 33:15
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Now, seeing that all these events are being carefully orchestrated by the Enemy of Souls, it should repulse us to the point that we turn away from these hate-filled assaults on our souls!
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After all, isn’t our great purpose in life to become filled with love of Christ?
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ABOVE PICTURE: television & the image of Satan – www.signsofheaven.org
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“I WILL SET NO WICKED THING BEFORE MY EYES”
Psalms 101:3
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But this new daily soap opera of politics is not only designed to distract us from the self-purification of our soul, but is also created to fill our hearts with hate and rage and disdain for others!
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Listen to 1st Corinthians 15:33…“Be not deceived! Evil communications corrupts good manners (character)!”
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Yes, whatever we expose ourselves to is going to leave an indelible mark upon our heart.
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Mark of the beast – pub. dom. – Wikipedia
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“HE BROUGHT ME UP…OUT OF THE MIRY CLAY”
Psalms 40:2
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And so, if we find ourselves addicted to some daily soap opera, sports game, or whatever other personal distraction one can pursue, we must continue to beg and plead for deliverance!
Crucifixion of Peter – Caravaggio Martirio di San Pietro – Wikipedia – US Public Domain
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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
“THEY BLESS WITH THEIR MOUTH, BUT THEY CURSE INWARDLY!”
Psalm 62:4
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So why then, does there seem to be so many acts of charity, so many humanitarian programs, and so much comradery in this fallen world.
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After all, if this world is truly Satan’s kingdom of sin, you would think that everyone would be a murderer, or a rapist, or a bank-robber, or a…whatever other crime one wishes to name!
Oh yes, there is no shortage of murderers, rapists, bank-robbers, etc…
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But there are many others who are well-behaved, upstanding, hard-working, tax-paying, and moral people!
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But what so many fail to consider is that the Bible refers to this world as “having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof”! 2nd Timothy 3:5
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Yes, the god of this world has given his kingdom a thin veneer of goodness as the means of masking the true nature of evil.
And so, Paul understood that the whole world was held in bondage to sin and Satan…
“As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
There is none that understandeth,
there is none that seeketh after God.
They are all gone out of the way,
they are together become unprofitable;
there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
Their throat is an open sepulchre;
with their tongues they have used deceit;
the poison of asps is under their lips:
Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:
Their feet are swift to shed blood:
Destruction and misery are in their ways:
And the way of peace have they not known:
There is no fear of God before their eyes.”
Romans 3:10-18
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“THE HEART IS DECEITFUL ABOVE ALL THINGS!”
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Now listen to this next verse from Jeremiah 17:9…“The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?”
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So here we have it! The human heart is “desperately wicked”, and yet is, “deceitful above all things: who can know it?”
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Thus, we have the answer to our perplexing question: the love and humanitarian goodness of this world is, for the most part, the product of Satan’s deceptive spirit, “that spirit which now works in the children of disobedience” Ephesians 2:2
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“SATAN…DECEIVETH THE WHOLE WORLD”
Revelation 12:9
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And so, Satan deceives the world into believing that they do not need God because they already have, “a form of godliness”.
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In other words, society has a crude saying, “It’s as phony as a 3-dollar bill!”
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“What!?”, most people will exclaim, “Are you trying to tell me that all the love and humanitarian goodness in society is the product of Satan!?”
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Well, that’s what the Bible says…“And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.” 1st John 5:19
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Yes, the WHOLE world lieth in wickedness, not just some!
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THREE DOLLAR BILL – Wikipedia – Public Domain
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“A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.” Proverbs 12:10
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Just consider the utter hypocrisy so often witnessed in today’s politics, as the leaders of the land attempt to show much mercy to one group…
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…while at the same time, trampling on the rights and livelihood of another group, all in the name of so-called, “Political Correctness” or “equity”!
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For example, just look at all today’s handwringing over some endangered species, or of some group of oppressed children, while at the same time cheering on the wholesale slaughter of millions of innocent children-in-the-womb, calling them “just a hunk of flesh”!
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All such pretentious “tender mercies” are condemned by God, as He warns us against these erring, “do-gooders”…“Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.” 2nd Timothy 3:5
Well, in spite of this very bad news, there is some really Good News!
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Yes, there is a way of escape from this totally evil condition in this entirely wicked world we live in!
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Yes, the One who was slaughtered by all of us so-called “do-gooder” humans, has allowed His own sacrifice on that cruel Cross of Calvary, to become the payment for our sins and deliverance from our hypocrisies!
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And He has opened up a fountain of grace, in which, if a man, woman, or child drinks freely from, that soul can become filled with true love and true goodness!
“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 – Anna Blunden – For Only One Short Hour – Wikimedia – Public Domain
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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN
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7 HEADS, 10 HORNS, & 7 CROWNS OF THE DRAGON
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“And there appeared another wonder in heaven;
and behold a great red dragon,
having seven heads and ten horns,
and seven crowns upon his heads.”
Revelation 12:3
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In Revelation, the Dragon of Revelation 12 is described as having seven heads, ten horns, and seven crowns.
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However, the Dragon Constellation up in the night sky does not.
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But God has faithfully created the wave of water, in such a way, as to illustrate this same concept of the seven heads, ten horns, and seven crowns.
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Because this wave of water is basically composed of ten stars.
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The main body of the wave has seven stars (#‘s, 1 thru 7).
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And the tip of the crest of the wave has the other three stars (#’s, 8, 9 & 10).
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So we have this 7 and 10 numbering.
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And this gives us a great clue, as to where in the Bible we should look, to find out the riddle as to just what or who do these 7 heads, 10 crowns, and 7 horns represent.
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Because, the Bible speaks very much about floods and waters as being associated with Satan (the Dragon).
But don’t hold your breath, waiting to hear a message concerning the value of the human conscience or the worth of the human soul!
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This world isn’t the least bit concerned about the soul, nor of the heart (the treasure-chest of the mind).
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ABOVE PICTURE: Battle for the heart – www.signsofheaven.org
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THE TWO BEASTS
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Now, while Christians are confidently assuming that they will be snatched out of the world PRIOR to the appearing of the two beasts of Revelation 13, the fact is, those two beasts have been in the world for a very long time.
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Listen to John 2:18…
“Little children, it is the last time:
and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come,
EVEN NOW are there many antichrists;
whereby we know that it is the last time.”
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Yes, the two antichrist beasts have been around a very long time!
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And they are in reality, the two forms of Satan’s attack on Christians and upon the unsaved multitudes!
But what modern-day theologians have forgotten is that the Bible uses, “beasts” to represent world-powers.
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For instance, just a quick reading ofRevelation 17:8-12reveals that the antichrist beast is comprised of “kings and kingdoms”.
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And while the 1st antichrist beast was prevalent during the Dark Ages, the 2nd beast represents what we’re going through right now!
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Oh yes, the 1st beast, though mortally wounded by the newly-invented printing-press, churning out Bibles during those years, still lives on, though now greatly weakened.
Yes, Satan is now coming with great force (as the False Prophet, the 2nd beast of Revelation 13), to cause the world to worship and re-powering the wounded, but recuperating, 1st beast.
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And armed with his new high-tech arsenal, this invisible world ruler can inscribe his fatal mark deeply upon the hearts of the unsuspecting multitudes.
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Mark of the beast – pub. dom. – Wikipedia
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SATAN DEADENS THE CONSCIENCE
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And, by constantly repeating the same narrative, Satan can blunt and even deaden the conscience, eventually normalizing any sin he wishes to promote throughout society.
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Listen…“Now the Spirit speaketh expressly,
that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith…
having their conscience seared with a hot iron;”
1st Timothy 4:1
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Here is foretold of the day in which Satan will sear men’s consciences with a “hot iron” (1st Timothy 4:1).
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This hot iron is actually Satan’s branding iron in which he engraves his mark upon the hearts of all who remain under his authority.
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ABOVE PICTURE: TV indoctrination – www.signsofheaven.org
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“THY WORD HAVE I HID IN MY HEART”
Psalm 119:11
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But instead of allowing our minds to be filled with the attributes of the world, the Bible instead encourages us to…
…”Keep My commandments, and live;
and My law as the apple of thine eye.
Bind them upon thy fingers,
write them upon the table of thine heart.
Proverbs 7:2, 3
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Here we have the clear command to bind God’s commandments upon the table of our heart.
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And the entire Bible is the expanded version of God’s commandments.
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ABOVE PICTURE: “Thy Word have I hid in my heart” Psalm 119:11
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GOD’S LAW TO BE IN OUR RIGHT HAND, AND IN OUR FOREHEADS
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Listen to how God’s law is to be written upon our hand and in our forehead…
…”Keep My commandments, and live;
and My law as the apple of thine eye.
Bind them upon thy fingers,
write them upon the table of thine heart.
Proverbs 7:2, 3
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By a continual contemplation of the Bible God’s law becomes inscribed upon the tables of our heart and extended to the work of our hands.
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ABOVE PICTURE: television & the image of Satan – www.signsofheaven.org
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“A MARK IN THEIR RIGHT HAND, OR…FOREHEADS”
Revelation 13:16
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Instead, Satan is now feverishly working night and day to etch his own character…
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…within the right hand (the actions and deeds of a man)…
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…OR within the forehead of unsaved mankind (the deep thoughts and beliefs etched upon the human heart, the mind)…
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…and all this via the images and words which come to us over the airways on a 24/7/365 basis!
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And so, it should be no surprise when we see a growing movement in which society all seems to be marching in lockstep, filled with an ever-increasing hateful rage against the people of God.
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Satan is successfully deadening the consciences of humanity, filling them with his attributes instead of the virtues of Heaven.
Well, if there is any Good News, it is only found in the escape route provided for any man, woman, or child who seeks to “flee from the wrath to come.” Matthew 3:7 & Luke 3:7
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Yes, this escape route is spoken of by Isaiah…“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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And all are encouraged to forsake this present world and begin to make their sojourn on that highway out of this world, and onward and upward toward the Celestial City of God!
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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…
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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN
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7 HEADS, 10 HORNS, & 7 CROWNS OF THE DRAGON
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“And there appeared another wonder in heaven;
and behold a great red dragon,
having seven heads and ten horns,
and seven crowns upon his heads.”
Revelation 12:3
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In Revelation, the Dragon of Revelation 12 is described as having seven heads, ten horns, and seven crowns.
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However, the Dragon Constellation up in the night sky does not.
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But God has faithfully created the wave of water, in such a way, as to illustrate this same concept of the seven heads, ten horns, and seven crowns.
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Because this wave of water is basically composed of ten stars.
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The main body of the wave has seven stars (#‘s, 1 thru 7).
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And the tip of the crest of the wave has the other three stars (#’s, 8, 9 & 10).
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So, we have this 7 and 10 numbering.
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And this gives us a great clue, as to where in the Bible we should look, to find out the riddle as to just what or who do these 7 heads, 10 crowns, and 7 horns represent.
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Because, the Bible speaks very much about floods and waters as being associated with Satan (the Dragon).
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Whenever people want to make a point by using the ultimate icon of Hell’s inhabitants, they often reach down for, arguably, the most despicable of all despots, Adolph Hitler.
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Well, there’s no doubt, Adolph Hitler was truly a monster of a man!
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And he did do an incredible amount of evil in a relatively short amount of time!
And it’s true! Yes, if Adolph’s crimes against humanity determined what place his permanent abode would be in the bottomless pit, he would definitely be right down there among the lowest of the low!
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He deservedly is often considered to be the epitome of evil in this world of woe!
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And if anyone is down there suffering the flames of Hell’s fires, surely Hitler is right there in the midst of them! (Of course, “Eternal Torment” is just one more false doctrine of the apostate churches — See September 8th (Eternal Torment?)
But even though, by man’s judgment, Adolph and Stalin and other similar despots are considered to be the ultimate sinners, nevertheless, God’s judgments are vastly different!
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Listen to God’s assessment…
…”For man looketh on the outward appearance,
but the LORD looketh on the heart.”
1st Samuel 16:7
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Here is revealed that only God can correctly judge the heart of sinners.
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Only God’s infinite power and understanding are capable of correctly judging any and every human!
“IN THE DAY WHEN GOD SHALL JUDGE THE SECRETS OF MEN”
Romans 2:16
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And Adolph Hitler is no exception!
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Yes, on that great and terrible Day of Judgment in which the secrets of all hearts will be revealed, Adolph and other similar evil tyrants will stand side-by-side to receive their just reward from the infinite Searcher of Hearts.
“FOR WE MUST ALL APPEAR BEFORE THE JUDGEMENT SEAT OF CHRIST”
2nd Corinthians 5:10
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And so, whether we are some despicable drug dealer, a hopeless drunkard in the gutter, or perhaps a beloved college professor, or a mechanic, a lawyer, a social worker or whatever other profession we might name…
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…all of humanity is indwelt by “the spirit of error”, the spirit of Antichrist…
…”They (antichrists) are of the world:
therefore speak they of the world,
and the world heareth them.”
1st John 4:5
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Yes, it is an antichrist world! And until Christ Jesus saves us, we too have all walked…
“according to the course of this world,
according to the prince of the power of the air,
that spirit which now works in the children of disobedience”
Well, the Good News in all this can be found in such passages as this one from 1st Timothy 1:15…
“This is a faithful saying,
and worthy of all acceptation,
that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners;
of whom I am chief.”
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Here is revealed that not only was Paul the chief of sinners, but we too can likewise say along with Paul…“Christ Jesus came into this world to save sinners; of whom I am chief!”
And we likewise have a desperately wicked heart just as Jeremiah 17:9 reveals…“The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?”
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Here again, Jeremiah is saying about the same thing that Paul says: our heart is“deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?”
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“HE IS ABLE TO SAVE TO THE UTTERMOST…”
Hebrews 7:25
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But let’s not forget that Paul also said… “Christ Jesus came into this world to save sinners…”.
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That’s right, Christ Jesus came for sinners just like you and me, and Paul, and Adolph Hitler!
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And none of us can look down our proud noses at such evil sinners as Paul or Judas, or Adolph or Osama Bin Laden, or Joseph Stalin, or anyone else for that matter! Satan has used all of us at times!
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But in spite of that, Christ is willing to save us!
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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…
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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN
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7 HEADS, 10 HORNS, & 7 CROWNS OF THE DRAGON
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“And there appeared another wonder in heaven;
and behold a great red dragon,
having seven heads and ten horns,
and seven crowns upon his heads.”
Revelation 12:3
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In Revelation, the Dragon of Revelation 12 is described as having seven heads, ten horns, and seven crowns.
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However, the Dragon Constellation up in the night sky does not.
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But God has faithfully created the wave of water, in such a way, as to illustrate this same concept of the seven heads, ten horns, and seven crowns.
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Because this wave of water is basically composed of ten stars.
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The main body of the wave has seven stars (#‘s, 1 thru 7).
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And the tip of the crest of the wave has the other three stars (#’s, 8, 9 & 10).
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So, we have this 7 and 10 numbering. \
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And this gives us a great clue, as to where in the Bible we should look, to find out the riddle as to just what or who do these 7 heads, 10 crowns, and 7 horns represent.
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Because, the Bible speaks very much about floods and waters as being associated with Satan (the Dragon).
Isn’t it truly amazing to behold all the acts of pure hatred which have been occurring on a daily basis around the world…
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…daily angry protests, enraged verbal attacks…
…name-calling, threats of violence…
…actual acts of violence, mob bullying and violence…
…beheadings, racism, bigotry…
…and bias by various ethnic groups against one-another…
…unjust and oppressive laws…
…forced political indoctrination in the school systems…
…kidnappings, deadly drugs, drug cartel violence…
…and many other similar violent acts are now “the new norm”?
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And here is just another proof that the Bible is the prophetic Word of Truth, since it correctly foretold of the world’s condition in these last moments of time just prior to God’s final judgment!
But today’s devotional, while shining the spotlight on the tragic condition of today’s world would also like to reveal the way of escape from all this insane hatred.
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Yes, there is a way of escape, which is found in Isaiah 26:20, 21…
“Come, My people, enter thou into thy chambers,
and shut thy doors about thee:
hide thyself as it were for a little moment,
until the indignation be overpast.
For, behold, the LORD cometh out of His place
to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity:
the earth also shall disclose her blood,
and shall no more cover her slain.”
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Yes, as this above verse reveals, there is, “a hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest;” Isaiah 32:30.
It is located in the southern sky. (Each night it appears a little earlier, slowly inching westward, through the summer, until it finally disappears below the western horizon in November.)
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At first, it simply appears as two twin birds flying westward.
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But if you look once again, it just might appear as a long box-like figure, with one star on the right, as you face it, and two stars on the left.
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The box, of course would be the Ark, and the stars on either side would represent angels, which are sometimes referred to as stars in the Bible.
Just one area of society in which things are being turned upside down is the current war on the genders.
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And equally amazing is how intelligent adult members of this supposedly moral society are such willing accomplices in the destruction of age-old moral standards.
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You would think that these citizens would realize that they are helping to tear down the very fabric and foundation of this society (and deep down, they probably do!)
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But of course, it is an antichrist world, and the people of this world can only do what their indwelling “satanic lord and master” drives them to do…“and all the world wondered after the beast. And they worshipped the dragon (Satan)” Revelation 13:3, 4
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Yes, this entire world worships Lucifer, “the god of this world”.
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Therefore, as obedient prisoner-slaves, they must do his evil bidding, especially since he is, “the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:”. Ephesians 2:2
But the responsibility for all this societal mayhem cannot be laid exclusively at the feet of the unsaved masses.
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No, the Church of Christ must also share in the guilt for this whirlwind of destruction!
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God’s poor deceived people, to a great degree, have been led into seeking after the vain pleasures and ambitious pursuits which abound in this decadent cornucopian super-society.
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And so, it’s small wonder that Sodom is rising up all around us!
Here is a stinging condemnation of today’s church-community!
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Never before in Church history have vast multitudes of God’s professed people lived in such a hedonistic and opulent society!
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There are myriad more opportunities to get involved in the countless pleasures, ambitious pursuits now within just about every man’s reach!
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SODOM RISING
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And in the light of this awful judgment of God, the fearful warning now goes out to Christians, just like it went out long ago to Lot…“Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.” Genesis 19:17
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Yes, even as Lot had to flee for his life on the morning of Sodom’s fiery deluge, so too, Christians must likewise flee from the wrath to come…to higher ground!
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“FLEE TO THE MOUNTAINS”
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The Good News in all this, is that…
…”there shall be upon every high mountain,
and upon every high hill,
rivers and streams of waters
in the day of the great slaughter,
when the towers fall.”
Isaiah 30:25
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Yes, the towers of society (and of the church-world) are now falling all around us. God’s fiery wrath is now falling down upon the world (and the church-world).
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But the Christian must not be afraid of making our end-time exodus out of this “ball of confusion and destruction”!
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For he is assured the following great and precious promise…
…”He shall dwell on high:
his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks:
“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…
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TODAY’S HEAVENLY SIGN
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HOLY-GHOST RIDER CONSTELLATION
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THIS STAR-CHART: This is a Wikipedia star-chart, in which this site’s editor has sketched in these three constellations (without the Holy-Ghost-Rider Constellation).
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Notice how the right front hoof is trampling on the tail of the Dragon.
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Also notice his eye is a star.
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It’s best seen when in the western half of the sky.
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It is found in mid-sky traveling from east to west.
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In January, it is in the west after midnight.
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As winter progresses, it can be seen earlier and earlier in the evening. a dark sky with good star-visibility is best, but not absolutely necessary to see this constellation.
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It is found on the opposite side of the Dragon Constellation from Orion.
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And as already stated, this Goodly Horse Constellation can be seen best in mid-winter when it is in the western side of the sky, and you are looking at it while you are facing west.
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And whenever the opportunity arises, a witness for Jesus is presented to some lost soul out there: in the supermarket, on the street, or at some event, etc…
Well, maybe it would be a good idea to observe what caused the downfall of God’s Old Testament people.
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Listen… “for with their mouth they shew much love,
but their heart goeth after their covetousness…
for every one from the least even unto the greatest
is given to covetousness,
from the prophet even unto the priest
every one dealeth falsely.”
Ezekiel 33:31 & Jeremiah 8:10
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Here is the crux of the problem which caused Old Testament Israel to fall: they lusted after the things of the world, and God finally gave them what they lusted after…Babylon!
Now here’s one more verse. This one concerns separation from unbelievers…
“But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you;
then it shall come to pass,
that those which ye let remain of them
shall be goads in your eyes,
and thorns in your sides,
and shall vex you in the land wherein ye dwell.
Moreover it shall come to pass, that I shall do unto you,
as I thought to do unto them.”
Numbers 33:55, 56
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These three above passages from Ezekiel 33:31, Jeremiah 8:10, and Numbers 33:55, 56, really encapsulate the fundamental problem: coveting the things of the world and refusing to separate from unbelievers.
“ALL THESE THINGS HAPPENED TO THEM FOR EXAMPLES” FOR US TODAY!
1st Corinthians 10:11
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Now let’s move forward to New Testament spiritual Israel.
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Unfortunately, these same three passages apply today to the Church, as much or even more so than for Old Testament Israel!
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Yes, for the most part, God’s professed people today are:
1. given over to covetousness, and…
2. have not separated themselves from ungodly influences (as far as possible).
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And though God sent the northern armies to literally carry away God’s people to actual Babylon, God has now allowed spiritual Babylon to rise up all around us, taking God’s people captive today, in a spiritual sense.
Now to mention just a few ways in which we’ve been taken captive.
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First, the vast majority of Christian children attend public-schooling in which they are daily indoctrinated into atheistic philosophies and other heathen behaviors of the world.
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Instead of studying the Bible and learning the history of the Church through the past 2,000 years, Christian children learn the ways of the world, and a secularized version of history, completely void of the plight of God’s people through the centuries.
“OH MY PEOPLE, THEY WHICH LEAD THEE, CAUSE THEE TO ERR…”
Isaiah 3:12
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And then, the Church has not properly warned its parishioners of the dangers of watching television and other “evil communications”. (see 1st Corinthians 15:33)
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And instead of separating from unbelievers, today’s churches actually encourage worldly relationships! (see 2nd Corinthians 6:14-18)
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“SUPPOSING THAT GAIN IS GODLINESS: FROM SUCH WITHDRAW THYSELF!”
1st Timothy 6:5
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And sadly, too many Christian men and women have sought after proud, ambitious, time-consuming, energy-sapping careers that pay enough money to afford plenty of the pleasures and treasures of this selfish world…
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…while sending the “crumbs which fall off our tables” to get out the Gospel into all the world.
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And if we had really been on fire to get the Gospel out into all the world, the inhabitants of the world would have fallen ere-long before this! (see Isaiah 26:18)
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“AND EVERY MAN…PURIFIETH HIMSELF…”
1st John 3:3
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In contrast to the sad and apostate condition of today’s church-world, the early Church was wholly given to:
1. getting out the Gospel, and…
2. the transforming of the soul into the image of Christ.
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And there was no attempt to have Jesus while still seeking after the pleasures and treasures of the world, as is commonly done today.
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They were 100% dedicated to the Gospel! The entire family!
Well, this devotional is too short to present a full litany of the abominations which has caused God’s Spirit to finally vacate today’s churches and denominations…
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…which has allowed them to become gobbled up and assimilated by this Babylon world.
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There’s just not enough time to list the various wrong doctrines now being taught, nor of the compromised worldly worship services, etc…
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But today’s devotional has presented just a few of the basic reasons why God is now calling His people out of the Babylonish churches, warning them to flee to the “mountain of His holiness”. Psalm 48:1
But the long oval-shaped body has relatively few stars, but can been seen, howbeit with a dark starry night.
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The four stars of the front fins are made partially of Taurus.
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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).
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